| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration / Promo Videos (Chengdu & Partners) | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches | |
| Opening Remarks | ||
| Xiqing Gao | Former Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Former Vice Chairman and President of China Investment Corporation (CIC) Former Vice Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF) | |
| Mingshe Guo | Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of China Association for the Promoting of Development Financing | |
| Keynote Speeches | ||
| Yuyan Zhang | Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) President of the China Society of World Economics Dean of the School of International Politics and Economics, at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
| Mengzi Fu | Vice President of the China International Economic Relations Association Senior Academic Advisor of China Reform Forum Former Vice President of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) | |
| Weidong Chen | Dean, Academy of Bank of China Secretary-General of the China International Finance Society | |
| Hubertus Väth | Managing Director of Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF) | |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Opening Remarks | |
| Weidong Chen | Dean, Academy of Bank of China Secretary-General of the China International Finance Society | |
| Geng Xiao | Associate Dean, International Cooperation of School of Public Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Chairman, Hong Kong Institution for International Finance | |
| Keynote Speeches | ||
| Min Song | Dean, Institute of Central China Development, Wuhan University President of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance (HKIIF) | |
| Ran Tao | Presidential Chair Professor and the Head of Division of Development and Governance in the School of Humanities and Social Science at CUHK (Shenzhen) | |
| Haihong Gao | Professor & Director of International Finance Research Centre, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
| Panpan Yang | Professor & Director of International Finance Research Division, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
| Dongmin Liu | Associate Professor & Deputy Director of International Finance Research Centre, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
| Zirong Yang | Associate Professor, Department of Global Macroeconomy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
| Hefei Wang | Associate Dean of Academic Engagement at the International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) | |
| Peer Review and Discussion | ||
| Changhe Li | Deputy Director, Chengdu Financial Affairs Office | |
| Lincong Wang | President, Chinese Association of Middle East Studies Deputy Director, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Director, Gulf Studies Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
| Guangtao Xia | Deputy Director and Associate Research Fellow, International Finance Research Department, Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, School of International Political Economy, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS) | |
| Jing He | Deputy Secretary-General, China Innovation Finance Institute | Chengdu | |
| Rui Ma | Research and International Cooperation Officer, China Innovation Finance Institute | Chengdu | |
| 12:00-12:15 | Research Findings Release | Global Innovation Finance Index and Global Innovation Finance Research Report Cross-border Financial Integrated Service Platform and Chengdu Global Enterprises Database |
| 12:15–14:00 | Lunch Break | |
14:00 – 16:00 | Moderator | |
Lincong Wang | President, Chinese Association of Middle East Studies Deputy Director-general, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Director, Gulf Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
Opening Remarks | ||
Sike Wu | Member on the Foreign Policy Consulting Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Former China’s Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue Former Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Former Ambassador of China to Egypt and Authorized Representative of Chinese Mission to the Arab League | |
Keynote Speeches | ||
Xinchun Niu | Academic Vice President, Ningxia University Vice President, Chinese Association of Middle East Studies Former Director, Institute of Middle East Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) | |
Zhichao Tang | Vice President and Secretary-General, Chinese Association of Middle East Studies Director, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
Baizhi Liao | Director and Professor, Institute of Middle East Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations | |
Xiaojing Mao | Director, Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), Ministry of Commerce | |
Peer Review and Discussion | ||
Quangang Zhu | Vice Secretary-General, Chinese Association of Middle East Studies | |
Min Wei | Research Professor, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
Zhiqiang Zou | Professor, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fudan University | |
Fei Tong | Director of Security Research and Associate Professor, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
Yingmei Jiang | Associate Professor, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
Dong Liu | Associate Professor, Deputy Director of Economic Studies, Institute of West Asian and African Studies (IWAAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | |
Jing He | Deputy Secretary-General, China Innovation Finance Institute | Chengdu | |
Jun Huang | Research and Program Officer, China Innovation Finance Institute | Chengdu | |
| 08:40 – 09:25 | Registration and promotional video playback | |
| 09:25 – 09:30 | Kazakhstan and AIFC promotional video playback | |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Opening Remarks | |
| Renat Bekturov | Governor of Astana International Financial Centre | |
| Xiqing Gao | Former Vice Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission Former Vice Chairman, China Investment Corporation Former Vice Chairman, National Council for Social Security Fund of China | |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Presentation: Cross-Border Investment between China and Kazakhstan under the Belt and Road Initiative | |
| Kuanysh Amantay | Minister Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in China | |
| 09:50 – 10:30 | Presentations by AIFC & AIX | |
| Bakhtiyar Tleubekov | Chairman of the Management Board, AIFC Authority | |
| Zharas Mussabekov | Chief Financial Officer, AIX | |
| Q&A | ||
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Presentations: Unlocking the Cooperation Potential between Kazakhstan and China | |
| Timur Onzhanov | Deputy Chairman, NMH Baiterek | |
| Sadvakkas Seitzhanov | CEO, KTZ Express China | |
| Roza Jamulbek | Australia Region VP, CICC International Asia | |
| Chunyu Liu | Deputy General Manager, International Division, China Construction Bank (Sichuan Branch) | |
| Kei Lau | Chief Strategy Officer, Brillink Bank | |
| Q&A | ||
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Signing Ceremony | |
| MoU between AIFC Authority and China Innovation Finance Institute | ||
| MoU between AIX and China Innovation Finance Institute | ||
| Roadshow by China Innovation Finance Institute | |
| Launch of the Cross-Border Investment & Financing Digital Platform & the Database for Chengdu Enterprises Going Global Launch of the Global Innovation Finance Index & Report | |
| 11:50 – 13:30 | Roadshow by Representative Chengdu Enterprises |
| Sichuan Aizhong New Intelligent Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Sichuan Zhongxing Huijing Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Yimai Digital Cloud | |
| Tecloman Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Racobit Intelligent Traffic System (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Chengdu Guibao Science& Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| SiChuan LANHI Intelligent Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd | |
| Chengdu Vinchin Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Chengdu Newsun Crop Science Co., Ltd. | |
| Intelligent Engineering Connections Inc. (IEC) | |
| HC Scientific (Chengdu) L.L.C. | |
| 13:45 – 14:40 | Germany | |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Presentation: China-German Financial Cooperation | |
| Hubertus Väth | Managing Director of Frankfurt Main Finance | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Presentation: European Geopolitics and EU-China Emerging Investment Opportunities | |
| Yu Wang | Senior Expert at Roland Berger Institute | |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Q&A | |
| 14:40 – 15:30 | United Kingdom | |
| 14:40 – 15:20 | Presentation: Financial Data Empowering Chengdu’s Financial Innovation and Development | |
| Yucheng Zhao | Director of Strategic Partnerships for China, London Stock Exchange Group (video) | |
| Feng Chen | Director of Marketing for Data & Analytics, China Southwest Region, London Stock Exchange Group | |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Q&A | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Special Guest from Central Government Think Tank Policy Experts |
| Representatives from China Innovation Finance Institute and Middle Eastern Financial Regulatory Authorities |
