At this annual meeting, Pan Gongsheng, Li Yunze, and Wu Qing will give speeches!

At the press conference for the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting held on October 17, relevant officials from the "One Bank, One Bureau, One Commission" announced that the Governor of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, the Director of the Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau, Li Yunze, and the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Wu Qing, will attend the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting and deliver keynote speeches.

Approved by the State Council, the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting, co-hosted by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the People's Bank of China, the National Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Xinhua News Agency, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, will be held from October 27 to 30 in Beijing Financial Street, with the theme "Global Financial Development under Innovation, Transformation, and Reshaping."

According to the introduction at the press conference, the opening ceremony of the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting is scheduled for the afternoon of October 27, hosted by Beijing Mayor Yin Yong, with a speech by the Municipal Party Secretary Yin Li, and keynote speeches by the main leaders of the five co-hosting units, along with video speeches from the heads of international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the Bank for International Settlements, and the European Stability Mechanism.

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A series of important financial policies will be announced during the annual meeting

According to the Executive Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting, Zhi Haijie, who is also the Deputy Secretary of the Xicheng District Committee and the District Mayor, over 400 important guests from more than 30 countries and regions will attend the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting.

The 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting will adopt an activity framework of "Main Forum + Parallel Forums + Financial Technology Conference + Supporting Activities," with a total of 27 topic activities and 6 investment and financing matching activities in the main and parallel forums, and 11 activities in the Financial Technology Conference.

The main forum includes 7 topic activities such as the opening and closing ceremonies, which will provide authoritative interpretations of the international and domestic economic development situation and financial regulatory policies and measures, actively guiding social expectations. The opening ceremony is expected to invite the main leaders of the Beijing Municipal Committee to give speeches, with keynote speeches from the heads of co-hosting units and international economic and financial organizations, hosted by the main leaders of the Beijing Municipal Government.

The closing ceremony will be held in conjunction with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange's main event, focusing on in-depth discussions on the theme of "International Economic and Trade Resilience Cooperation under Global Changes." The "Summit Dialogue" activity will continue, inviting well-known figures in the international financial field, such as former central bank governors from major economies, for dialogue and exchange.

Regarding the topics of the main forum, the People's Bank of China will discuss international financial governance and cooperation under changing circumstances; the National Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau's International Advisory Committee meeting and the China Securities Regulatory Commission's International Advisory Committee meeting will focus on discussions about financial risks and regulation, as well as inclusive development of capital markets. This year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to be invited to co-host activities on financial empowerment for the high-quality development of the technology service industry.

Zhi Haijie also stated at the meeting that a series of important financial policies will be promoted and announced during the 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting.

People's Bank of China: A series of financial standards will be released during the forum

Li Kexin, spokesperson for the People's Bank of China and deputy director of the General Office, stated at a press conference that this year, the President of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, will attend the forum's opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech. The People's Bank of China is also proactively hosting multiple events, and all preparatory work is progressing smoothly, with plans being arranged in an orderly manner.

First, a main forum titled "International Financial Governance and Cooperation in a Changing Landscape" will be held. Relevant leaders from the People's Bank of China will attend the main forum and deliver keynote speeches. This forum highlights the characteristics of central banks, focusing on global financial governance from the perspective of central banks, and widely invites central banks from various countries, embassies in China, and important domestic and foreign financial institutions and universities to participate, including leaders or relevant experts from the Bank for International Settlements, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, Bank of Thailand, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, HSBC Group, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Currently, all invited guests have confirmed their attendance, and some guests will also deliver keynote speeches.

Second, a Chengfang Financial Technology Forum will be held. The forum will focus on the theme "Deepening the Application of Financial Technology to Promote the Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Finance," showcasing good experiences in empowering the real economy with financial technology and innovative regulatory tools through a series of activities such as keynote speeches, expert dialogues, result releases, and project exchanges. It aims to strengthen industry communication and mutual learning, provide authoritative policy interpretations, and promote the overall improvement of the technological level in the financial industry. Li Kexin further introduced that the People's Bank of China will also release a series of financial standards during the Financial Street Forum.

In addition to the two events hosted by the People's Bank of China mentioned above, leaders from the People's Bank of China and relevant department heads will also attend several events during the forum, including the 2025 China-Arab Investment Cooperation Forum, the Financial Innovation Empowering High-Quality Development of the Private Economy Forum, and the Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions Meeting.

Financial Regulatory Administration: First China-Europe Insurance Innovation Forum

Yan Jiao, deputy director of the General Office of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, stated at a press conference that Li Yunzhe, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Financial Regulatory Administration, will attend the annual meeting's opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech. During this time, several leaders from the administration and relevant department heads will also attend related activities of the annual meeting.

According to Yan Jiao, the preparatory work we are undertaking is progressing smoothly. The first event is the 2025 International Advisory Committee Meeting of the Financial Regulatory Administration, which will be held as a main event on the afternoon of October 28. This is the third consecutive year that the Financial Regulatory Administration has held the International Advisory Committee Meeting during the Financial Street Forum annual meeting since 2023. The members of the International Advisory Committee of the Financial Regulatory Administration are foreign experts with rich experience in the international banking and insurance industries, regulatory experience, and certain influence. This year's meeting will discuss topics such as financial risks and regulation under the fragmentation of the world economy and trade, the development, opportunities, and challenges of digital finance, and international experiences in boosting consumption through finance. Currently, 13 committee members have confirmed their attendance.

**The second event is the China-Europe Insurance Innovation Forum, which will be held as a parallel forum on the morning of October 28. The forum will focus on the theme "New Energy, New Intelligence, New Future," discussing topics such as comprehensive classification of insurance models, intelligent driving, industry collaborative development, and green insurance development, exchanging cutting-edge theories, showcasing innovative cases, and releasing research results **

The third event is the forum "Safe Development of Artificial Intelligence to Support High-Quality Development of Digital Finance," which will be held on the morning of October 29 as a special forum of the FinTech Conference. Yan Jiao pointed out that both the China-Europe Insurance Innovation Forum and the special forum of the FinTech Conference are being held for the first time.

China Securities Regulatory Commission: The International Advisory Committee Meeting of the CSRC will be held for the first time during the forum

Wang Li, spokesperson for the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and deputy director of the General Office, stated at a press conference that CSRC Chairman Wu Qing will attend this year's annual meeting and deliver a keynote speech. Several leaders of the commission and heads of relevant departments and system units will also participate in related activities of the forum annual meeting.

To further expand the international influence and visibility of the forum annual meeting, the International Advisory Committee meeting of the CSRC will be held for the first time during the forum. According to Wang Li, the International Advisory Committee is an expert advisory body of the CSRC, consisting of several former officials from foreign financial regulatory agencies, executives from international financial institutions, and well-known experts and scholars. Since its establishment in 2004, it has held one meeting each year and serves as an important platform for communication and cooperation between Chinese and foreign capital markets. This year's committee meeting will focus on the theme "Innovation, Inclusiveness, Openness, Better Promoting High-Quality Development of Capital Markets," with multiple topics set for extensive exchange and discussion.

During this year's forum, the Beijing Stock Exchange will host a parallel forum. The forum, themed "Innovation, Cooperation, Openness—Technological Innovation and Financial Services in the Restructuring of the Global Economy," will highlight the establishment of an interactive platform for "Industry - Technology - Finance," featuring keynote speeches, thematic sharing, and roundtable dialogues. Relevant ministries, industry organizations, and representatives of listed companies will be invited to exchange and discuss, and relevant strategic cooperation results will be announced.

The Technology Department of the CSRC will host the Capital Market FinTech Forum. The forum will focus on the theme "Artificial Intelligence Empowering Innovation in Capital Markets," concentrating on how artificial intelligence drives the high-quality digital and intelligent transformation of capital markets, sharing new ideas, new experiences, and new results, and jointly seeking high-quality development of artificial intelligence in capital markets.

In addition, Wang Li stated that the CSRC will actively cooperate in policy releases, guest coordination, and news publicity during the forum. Currently, all preparatory work of the CSRC is progressing steadily and orderly.

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