Jinan’s Development as a Regional Financial Center Forum 2016


Themed on the “Breakthrough Development of Jinan as a Regional Financial Center”, the forum explored the goal and approach of Jinan as a regional financial center with experts analyzing the opportunities and challenges for Jinan in the context of domestic financial innovation and reform. 


Date: July 5, 2016


Venue: Golden Hall, Shandong Hotel


Host: Jinan Municipal Financial Service Office; CDI; Qilu Bank


Theme: Breakthrough Development of Jinan as a Regional Financial Center


The forum explored the goal and pathway of Jinan as a regional financial center, analyzing the opportunities and challenges for Jinan in the context of domestic financial innovation and reform. 



8:30-9:00   Registration


09:00-09:10 Opening Remarks


Wang Wentao, Secretary, Jinan Municipal CPC Committee


Moderator: Su Shuwei, Vice Mayor, the People's Government of Jinan Municipality


09:10-10:00 Keynote Speech: Opportunities and Challenges during Jinan’s Development as a Financial Center


China’s financial industry has leaped forward with financial opening-up in the free trade zones, RMB’s inclusion in SDR basket, “Belt and Road” initiative, Silk Road Fund, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, etc. At the same time, marketization of interest rates, improvement of financial market, and easier market access for private capitals have laid a solid foundation for deepening China’s financial reforms. In this context, Jinan is confronted with opportunities and challenges during its development as a financial center. The session will discuss the trend of global financial industry and what opportunities challenges that Jinan Province need to deal with.



  • Fan Gang, President, CDI


Moderator: Su Shuwei, Vice Mayor, the People's Government of Jinan Municipality


10:00-10:10 Tea Break


10:10-11:10  Discussion: Positioning and Strategy of Jinan’s Development as a Regional Financial Center


The session will discuss the positioning and approach of Jinan as a regional financial center from the perspective of industrial upgrading and the support of the financial sector to the real economy.


Moderator: Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI


Panelists:



  • Cao Yuanzheng, Chairman of the Board, BOC International

  • He Jie, Director, Research Institute of Shenzhen Stock Exchange

    • Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI




Interaction


11:10-12:10 Dialog: Breakthrough Development of Jinan as a Regional Financial Center


This session will discuss the pathway and measures that Jinan should take in order to realize a breakthrough development of Jinan as a regional financial center.


Moderator: Li Hongwei, Deputy Director, Jinan Municipal Financial Service Office


Panelists:



  • Fan Gang, President, CDI

  • Cao Yuanzheng, Chairman of the Board, BOC International

  • He Jie, Director, Research Institute of Shenzhen Stock Exchange

  • Wang Xiaochun, Chairman, Qilu Bank

  • Bi Yuguo, President, Zhongtai Securities

  • Wang Maochang, President, Inspur


12:10      Closing Remarks