The Future of Finance Forum, hosted annually by the Bretton Woods Committee (BWC), convenes senior financial industry leaders, innovators, regulators, and policymakers to explore the frontier of financial innovation and the evolving global financial architecture. Following successful editions in Singapore (2022, 2024) and Hong Kong (2023), we are pleased to partner with the International Finance Forum (IFF) and return to Hong Kong in 2025, one of Asia’s most dynamic and internationally integrated financial centers.
This year’s Forum comes at a pivotal moment, as regulators and market actors seek to strike a balance between fostering innovation and maintaining trust and stability in the global financial system. Hong Kong’s strong regulatory institutions, proximity to China, robust fintech ecosystem, and regional leadership in financial regulation and innovation make it an ideal venue.
Theme: Financial Innovation – A unique engine of potential progress
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, digital assets, and quantum computing are transforming the global financial system. As the pace of innovation quickens, the rules of finance are being rewritten in real time. In a global economy grappling with uncertainty, persistent inflationary pressures, and tepid growth, technological breakthroughs represent a rare bright spot—an engine of potential progress.
Harnessing this progress will be crucial for continued growth and stability in the global financial system, but its pace and complexity presents a challenge as well. Regulators and policymakers must move quickly to keep pace with rapid change—navigating challenges like cyber threats, data misuse, algorithmic discrimination, and the risk of fragmented regulatory regimes. The task is to strike a delicate balance between enabling innovation while safeguarding financial stability, integrity, and trust.
This year’s Forum will bring together leaders across the financial and public sectors to explore how to collectively shape the future of finance. The goal is to create a system that is not only technologically advanced, but also safe, scalable, and inclusive.
Speakers
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Program Agenda
2025-09-08
2025-09-08
08:30-09:30
Networking & Registration
2025-09-08
09:30-09:35
Welcome Note
2025-09-08
09:35-10:00
Fireside Chat with IFF Suggested Moderator and Bill Dudley Chair Bretton Woods Committee – Global Macro Overview
What is the financial landscape that acts as the backdrop for this conversation on innovation?
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2025-09-08
10:00-11:00
Panel 1: The Convergence of AI, Quantum, and Financial Services
Vast amounts of data can be processed, analyzed, and acted upon with a combination of quantum computing and AI. As the financial world increasingly embraces these technologies, what is the extent of evolving use cases? How is AI being incorporated into the financial system and how close is mainstream adoption of Generative and Agentic AI systems? How do they challenge traditional models of financial governance and trust? How can regulators ensure that AI, quantum algorithms, and agentic systems don’t undermine financial integrity or consumer protection?
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2025-09-08
11:00-12:00
Panel 2: The Future of Money
This panel discussion will explore the recent explosion and effects of implementation of digital assets of varying types across the world. Panelists will discuss the following key questions: Can paper money, CBDC, stable coins and crypto co-exist? How will their coexistence reshape global payment systems, financial and capital markets? What are the roles and responsibilities of central banks, IFIs and the private sector to capture the new opportunities while guard against systemic risk and financial instability?
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2025-09-08
12:00-12:30
Networking Reception
2025-09-08
12:30-13:30
Luncheon
Networking & Registration
Welcome Note
Fireside Chat with IFF Suggested Moderator and Bill Dudley Chair Bretton Woods Committee – Global Macro Overview
Panel 1: The Convergence of AI, Quantum, and Financial Services
The Bretton Woods Committee is the preeminent non-profit organization dedicated to effective global economic and financial cooperation.
Towards this end, we demonstrate the value of multilateralism and improve the performance of the international financial institutions; through public dialogue, advocacy, and policy analysis.
The International Finance Forum is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental international organisation founded in Beijing in October 2003, and established by financial leaders from more than 20 countries, and regions, including China, the United States, the European Union, emerging countries and leaders of international organisations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The IFF is a long-standing, high-level platform for dialogue and communication and multilateral cooperation and has been upgraded to F20.
