Symposium 2026

Program

Digital Assets: Risks and Opportunities

Date:  April 25, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00am - 12:45pm
Format / Venue: Lecture Theatre C (LT-C), HKUST
Language: English

Program

09:30am - 10:00am Reception
 
10:00am - 10:05am

Opening Remarks

Prof. Kar Yan TAM
Vice-President for Administration and Business, HKUST
Chair Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, HKUST

 
10:05am - 10:30am
Addressing the Financial and Monetary Stability Risks of Stablecoins

Distinguished Keynote Speaker

Mr. Daryl HO
Executive Director (Monetary Management), HKMA

 
10:30am - 10:55am
Tokenization of Trade Assets and Documents

Distinguished Guest Speaker

Ms. Raluca POPA
Head of Global Trade Solutions, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong, HSBC 

 

10:55am - 11:15am

Refreshment Break

 
11:15am - 11:40am
The Programmable Ecosystem: Navigating the Opportunity and Systemic Risk of Asset Tokenization

Distinguished Guest Speaker

Mr. Alan CHAN
Partner, Consulting, PwC

 
11:40am - 12:05pm
Bridging Traditional Finance and Web 3.0

Distinguished Guest Speaker

Mr. Calvin LAM
Director, VMS Investment Group

 
12:05pm - 12:25pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Prof. Ki Ling CHEUNG
Director, Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program, HKUST
Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, HKUST

 
12:30pm - 12:45pm

Souvenir Presentation & Photo-taking

Closing Remarks

Prof. Ki Ling CHEUNG
Director, Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program, HKUST
Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, HKUST