November 3–7, 2025
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and Multiple Venues
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Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and Multiple Venues
Celebrating a decade of innovation, the StartmeupHK Festival has evolved from a single flagship event in 2016 to a global platform connecting visionaries, founders, and investors from every corner of the world. Over the past ten years, the Festival has championed technology across industries, fostered international collaboration, and showcased Hong Kong’s dynamic role as a launchpad for startups and breakthrough ideas.
This year marks an exciting new chapter: for the first time, StartmeupHK Festival joins forces with Hong Kong FinTech Week for a special 10th-anniversary edition. By merging these two milestone events, we’re uniting the worlds of entrepreneurship and fintech, bringing together founders, innovators, investors, and industry leaders to explore the latest in AI, blockchain, healthtech, greentech, and beyond. This collaboration promises even greater opportunities for cross-sector dialogue, business growth, and global connections—setting the stage for the next decade of impact and inspiration in Hong Kong’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
This year marks an exciting new chapter: for the first time, StartmeupHK Festival joins forces with Hong Kong FinTech Week for a special 10th-anniversary edition. By merging these two milestone events, we’re uniting the worlds of entrepreneurship and fintech, bringing together founders, innovators, investors, and industry leaders to explore the latest in AI, blockchain, healthtech, greentech, and beyond. This collaboration promises even greater opportunities for cross-sector dialogue, business growth, and global connections—setting the stage for the next decade of impact and inspiration in Hong Kong’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
Hong Kong FinTech Week:
Curating the New Fintech Era
Hong Kong FinTech Week continues to evolve, building upon its legacy of impact to create an even bigger, more dynamic event experience — showcasing the technologies shaping the future of finance, from AI, Web3, and blockchain to digital payments and banking.
Leveraging Hong Kong’s strengths as a global financial and innovation hub, we're unlocking even more opportunities for key decision-makers, industry leaders, investors, and founders to connect, exchange ideas, and explore new possibilities — not only for Hong Kong, but also for Chinese Mainland, Asia, and beyond.
Leveraging Hong Kong’s strengths as a global financial and innovation hub, we're unlocking even more opportunities for key decision-makers, industry leaders, investors, and founders to connect, exchange ideas, and explore new possibilities — not only for Hong Kong, but also for Chinese Mainland, Asia, and beyond.
Hong Kong FinTech Week xStartmeupHK
A New Era of Innovation
Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK unites the worlds of finance, tech, and entrepreneurship, bringing together
45,000+ visitors, 1,000+ leading speakers, and 800+ exhibitors, and 30+ Chinese Mainland and international delegations from 120+ economies
to share insights and explore the future of technology.
Are you ready to be part of the excitement in 2026?
Are you ready to be part of the excitement in 2026?
2025 Government Speakers
(Hong Kong, China)
The Honourable
John KC LEE
Chief Executive|Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Hong Kong, China
The Honourable
Paul CHAN
Financial Secretary|The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, China
The Honourable
Christopher Hui
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury|The Government of the Hong Kong SARHong Kong, China
The Honourable
Algernon Yau
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development|The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, China
Eddie Yue
Chief Executive|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Julia Leung
Chief Executive Officer|Securities and Futures Commission
Hong Kong, China
Clement Cheung
Chief Executive Officer|Insurance Authority
Hong Kong, China
Joseph Chan
Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury|The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, China
Lillian Cheong
Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury|The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, China
Diane Wong
Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology|The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, China
Alpha Lau
Director-General of Investment Promotion|Invest Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Arthur Yuen
Deputy Chief Executive|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Nelson Chow
Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure)|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Eric Yip
Executive Director, Intermediaries|Securities and Futures Commission
Hong Kong, China
Keyin Wen
Deputy Director-General|Guangzhou Municipal Local Finance Administration Bureau
Chinese Mainland
Enoch Fung
Chief Executive Officer|Hong Kong Academy of Finance
Hong Kong, China
George Chou
Chief Fintech Officer|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Georgina Lok
Head (Market Development)|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Elizabeth Wong
Director and Head of Fintech unit|Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
Hong Kong, China
King Leung
Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech & Sustainability|Invest Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Yvonne Tsui
Senior Fintech Director|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Michael Law
Senior Fintech Director|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Terry Chan
Fintech Director|Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, China
Jayne Chan
Head, Startups|Invest Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
2025 Featured Speakers

Liqun Jin
President and Chair of the Board of Directors|Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Chinese Mainland
Chinese Mainland

Geoffrey Hinton
2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics|Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto
Canada
Canada

Georges Elhedery
Group Chief Executive|HSBC
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Bill Winters
Group Chief Executive|Standard Chartered
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Sun Yu
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive|Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Jenny Johnson
Chief Executive Officer|Franklin Templeton
United States
United States
Forest Lin
Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology|Tencent
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Eric Xiandong Jing
Chairman|Ant Group
Chinese Mainland
Chinese Mainland
Jean-Pierre Grimaud
CEO|Ofi Invest
France
France
Wensheng Cai
Ex-Chairman of Meitu|Angel Investor
Chinese Mainland
Chinese Mainland
Biswa Misra
Group Chief Technology and Life Operations Officer|AIA Group
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Anette Bronder
Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer|Prudential plc
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Mary Huen
CEO, Hong Kong and Greater China & North Asia|Standard Chartered Bank
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Maggie Ng
Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, Head of Retail Banking and Wealth, Hong Kong|HSBC
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
John Lindfors
Co-founder & Managing Partner|DST Global
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Fred Hu
Founder, Chairman and CEO|Primavera Capital Group
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Duane Kuang
Founding Managing Partner |Qiming Venture Partners
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and Founder of Nethermind|Ethereum Foundation
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Lily Liu
President|Solana Foundation
Switzerland
Switzerland
Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)|Binance
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Duane Kuang
Founding Managing Partner |Qiming Venture Partners
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and Founder of Nethermind|Ethereum Foundation
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Lily Liu
President|Solana Foundation
Switzerland
Switzerland
Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)|Binance
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
J. Edward Conway
Executive Secretary|The Wolfsberg Group
Switzerland
Switzerland
Harry Man
Partner|MPC
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Mars/Zizhao Xue
Vice President|MiniMax
Chinese Mainland
Chinese Mainland
Christine Moy
Partner, Head of Digital Assets, Data, and AI |Apollo
United States
United States
2025 Main Conference Agenda
November 3-4, 2025 | Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
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