FII Institute picks the Post as its exclusive Asia-Pacific print media contributor for its inaugural Hong Kong conference

The FII Priority Hong Kong conference, held in partnership with the city’s government and HKEX, will be held at the local stock exchange’s Connect Hall in Central

Almost 1,000 attendees had registered as of November 24 to attend the two-day conference, according to FII Institute’s CEO Richard Attias

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Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), spoke at the FII Summit in Riyadh on 27 October, 2022. Photo: Handout.

Published: 6:00pm, 27 Nov 2023

The FII Institute, a think tank backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has invited the South China Morning Post to be the exclusive Asia-Pacific print media contributor to its inaugural conference in Hong Kong, scheduled for December 7 and 8.

The FII Priority Hong Kong conference, held in partnership with the city’s government and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), will be held at the local stock exchange’s Connect Hall in Central, FII said during a press conference in Paris.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will attend the opening ceremony, while Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po is scheduled to speak at the event. HKEX Chairman Laura Cha will headline a line-up of more than 120 speakers, comprising policymakers, financiers, scholars and business executives from the mainland, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia.

The organisation is in talks to invite Chinese officials from Beijing to attend, according to Richard Attias, chief executive of the FII Institute. Almost 1,000 attendees had registered as of November 24 to attend the two-day conference, he said.

The Board of Changemakers session at the FII New Compass conference in Riyadh on October 24, 2023. Photo: Catherine So.

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Saudi sovereign wealth fund with more than US$700 billion of assets under management, will lead the kingdom’s delegation to Hong Kong. Accompanying him will be the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, and the Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih, Attias said.