CUHK FinTech Seminar Series: A Glimpse at FinTech 2025

Topic: A Glimpse at FinTech 2025

Date: 15 Feb 2022 (Tue)
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Format: Live virtual class (zoom)
Language: English

Register: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13645442

Fee: Free Registration

Speaker :
Mr. Nelson CHOW, Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
 
Abstract:
In the post-pandemic era, Fintech is a key growth engine for the financial industry. In June 2021, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced “Fintech 2025”, its new strategy for driving fintech development of Hong Kong. The strategy aims to encourage the financial sector to adopt technology comprehensively by 2025, as well as to promote the provision of fair and efficient financial services for the benefit of Hong Kong citizens and the economy. In this webinar, Mr. Nelson Chow will start by sharing some key focus areas put forward in this strategy. Then, Prof. Chun Kwong Chan will have a fire-side chat with him to further explore the commonly interested areas, such as Commercial Data Interchange (CDI), Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and FinTech Supervisory Sandbox 3.0.
 
Biography
Mr Nelson CHOW has been appointed to the present position from 1 September 2016 with responsibilities for facilitating the healthy development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and promoting Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia. He joined the HKMA in 2004 and was responsible for the supervision of banks’ technology risk management and business continuity planning as well as the formulation of related policies and guidelines. He was the Deputy Chief Representative of the New York Office in 2010. After returning to Hong Kong in 2013, he took up responsibilities to supervise banks’ operational risk management and perform macro-prudential data analysis.
 
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Hosted by: Faculty of Engineering
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Live virtual class (Zoom)
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Monday, January 24, 2022
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022 to 18:30
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ZHOU Jianshu
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企業數碼化 3大發展策略

踏入新一年，一如既往國際科技媒體紛紛預測2022年的科技發展趨勢，數碼化經濟是各方重視的範疇。
 
以上月中旬在北京舉辦的「2021年全球數字經濟大會」為例，會上發表了《中國信息通信研究院白皮書》，顯示47個國家和地區於2020的數碼經濟市場規模約33萬億美元，與2019年相比增長了3%，又指出在新冠疫情肆虐下，雖然2021年全球經濟復甦乏力，但數碼化經濟在推動全球經濟復甦，以及經濟可持續發展方面，發揮了極為重要的作用。 
Date: 
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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HKET Daily
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香港中文大學教授許正德獲選光學學會2022年度會士

　香港新聞網12月21日電　香港中文大學（中大）21日公佈，中大電子工程學系教授兼系主任許正德獲光學領域國際學術組織光學學會（Optica）推選為2022年度會士，以表彰他在“通信系統中光信號的控制與處理” 領域的創新及貢獻。

Date: 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Media: 
HKCNA
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CUHK Faculty of Engineering Professor Chester Shu elected Optica Fellow 2022

Date: 
2021-12-21
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Professor Chester Shu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Electronic Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has been elected a Fellow of 2022 by Optica, a prestigious international society in the field of optics, in recognition of his seminal contributions to effective control and processing of optical signals in communications. This year, 106 members from 24 countries/districts have been elected to the Fellow Class for their distinguished contributions to education, research, engineering, business and serving the community. The number elected each year is limited to approximately 0.5% of the current membership.
 
Professor Shu remarked, “I am greatly honoured to be elected an Optica Fellow in appreciation of our research on optical communications performed at CUHK. Our achievement would not have been possible without the tremendous support from the University, the concerted effort in creating a collaborative research environment, and the strong dedication of our team members to photonics research. We are indebted to visionary founders of the field, namely the late Professor Charles Kao, former Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK who brought light to the path that we now tread and venture forth.”
 
In today’s communications, massive information is carried by optical waves that are transmitted at the speed of light. The processing of optical signals with the conventional approach is however limited by the high power consumption and large latency. These challenges can be addressed by controlling and processing the signals in the optical domain. It is envisaged that with the integration of optical and electronic technologies, unprecedented performance can be achieved by fully utilising the available bandwidth, power and other resources in an optical communication system, while offering transparency, tunability, and reconfigurability in processing the signals.
 
Professor Shu joined CUHK in 1992 and his major research interest is in multi-dimensional processing of light waves for advanced communication systems. His research group has made notable contributions in decoupling the amplitude and phase responses of optical signals, breaking a major constraint that hinders wider applications of the processing approaches. Professor Shu is a subject editor-in-chief of IET Electronics Letters and a senior editor of IEEE Photonics Journal, both in the realm of optical communications.
 
Optica, formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA), is a world leading champion for optics and photonics established in 1916. It aims to advance optics and photonics worldwide, and deliver high-quality scientific and technical information that is authoritative, accessible and archived. Optica unites and serves 432,000 scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders worldwide from 181 countries/districts.
 

Professor Chester Shu

 

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Financial Technology and the Evolving Landscape of Banking

 

Topic: Financial Technology and the Evolving Landscape of Banking
Date: 18 January 2022 (Tuesday)

Time:  5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Live virtual class (Zoom)  or Face-to-face at CUHK Town Centre in Central
Language: English

Register: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13643272

Fee: Free Registration

Speakers :
Dr. Rajeev CHIB, Asia Pacific – COO Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
 

The landscape of Banking is evolving rapidly under digital disruption. With advanced financial technology, high-speed data feed can execute trades and update data multiple times faster than the traditional data feed does. Data feed management and optimization are now essential aspects of e-trading. New methodologies with computer-based and hardware-based solutions are available in high-frequency trading. Furthermore, the importance and focus on "Client Centricity", the use of FinTech solutions using AI, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning along with data analytics is actively used to improve customer experience. Onboarding and documentation platforms are leveraging rule-based engines to improve customer relationship management. In this seminar, Dr. Chib and Dr. Shen from Citi will share with us their insights and experiences in high-frequency trading and customer experience solutions, the common problems, and new methodologies to deal with them.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Rajeev Chib
Asia Pacific – COO Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited
Dr. Chib is a seasoned Capital Markets professional with 27 years international experience with leading banks based in Hong Kong, New York and Toronto. He is the Asia Pacific COO - Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions at Citi based in Hong Kong.

Dr. Chib is also passionate about Responsible Finance, ESG, Diversity & Talent. He is engaged with several committees and industry associations including the Co-Chair of the COO Markets committee at ASIFMA; FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and various ESG and Citi Talent related task forces. He is also involved with several mentorship programs.

Dr. Chib received his Doctorate degree in Business Administration in October 2020 from City University of Hong Kong in Organizational Behaviour and leadership with a focus on the younger generation within Financial Services. He has a MBA (Executive MBA) and a BSc. in Quantitative Economics (with honors) from University of Toronto.

 

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Hosted by: Faculty of Engineering
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Live virtual class (Zoom) or Face-to-face at CUHK Town Centre in Central
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Friday, December 17, 2021
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 to 18:30
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MAK Wing Cheung Martin
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Professor Raymond Tong scoops two awards at “the Oscars” of Asia Pacific’s eldercare industry

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2021-12-13
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Professor Raymond Tong, Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and inventor of the exoskeleton robotic hand for stroke rehabilitation “Hand of Hope”, has been honoured with the “Global Ageing Influencers 2021” award at the 9th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards Ceremony held by the Ageing Asia in Singapore, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in rehabilitation innovations, programmes and services that advance the standard of living for older adults on a global scale.
 
Professor Tong is the only winner of the “Global Ageing Influencers 2021” from Hong Kong. The other 9 awardees are from Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia and mainland China. On the same occasion, the “HOPE 4 Care” programme led by Professor Tong’s biomedical engineering research team and the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, took home the “Best Rehabilitation Programme” award.
 
“I am most thankful and humbled to be recognised as one of the ‘Global Ageing Influencers 2021’ with some of the world’s most prominent professionals and scholars in the field of ageing,’ said Professor Tong. “Talented minds and the innovative solutions that emerged from interdisciplinary and cross-boundary collaborations are required to tackle the global challenge of ageing population. Through ‘HOPE 4 Care’, which runs on a partnership between CUHK research teams and dozens of community centres in Hong Kong, we demonstrated how novel rehabilitation equipment and technology can be beneficial in supporting and accelerating the recovery of stroke patients. This programme is particularly impactful amid the global pandemic since patients can receive guided training at home. The effort by each of my team members and partnering organisations has affected the life of many patients in the best possible way and I sincerely appreciate their work.”.
 
The “Hand of Hope” mechanical robotic hand rehabilitation system, developed in 2012, can detect and amplify signals that the brain is sending to patients’ hand muscles and pass the information to the robotic hand. This enables patients to learn again the correct way of using the brain to control their hand functions. The “Hand of Hope” was the first Hong Kong-based innovation to receive the Grand Prix Award at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Making use of the latest 3D silicone printing technology, a new version of the soft robotic hand was later developed, providing stroke patients with a tailor-made, less bulky but comfortable and affordable device for the rehabilitation process.
 
The “Hand of Hope” forms part of CUHK’s “Hope 4 Care” programme, which is a joint initiative from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the CUHK Faculty of Medicine focused on combining software and robotic technologies with clinical expertise to enhance rehabilitation outcomes for stroke patients. The programme is generously funded with support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club.  
 
About the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards
 
Launched in 2013, the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific, was created by Ageing Asia to provide an annual recognition to individuals and organisations in Asia Pacific regions that demonstrate eldercare innovation to change the way seniors age. Previous awardees of the “Global Ageing Influencers” include Dr LAM Ching-choi, non-official member of the Executive Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Chairman of the Elderly Commission, Hong Kong.

35 community centers and units associated with 23 different organisations have joined the “HOPE 4 Care” programme.

Professor Raymond Tong.

The “HOPE 4 Care” programme delivers four innovations invented by Professor Tong’s team for stroke rehabilitation: the “Hand of Hope” (upper left), the exoskeleton ankle robot (upper right), the interactive functional electrical stimulation cycling system (lower right) , and the AR Rehab Training System (lower left).The AR Rehab Training System for stroke rehabilitation utilises state-of-the-art augmented reality and depth sensors for 3D body tracking, with customised software specially designed for a virtual interactive rehabilitation environment. Therapists can design, through the system, training plans for individuals and monitor their body movements to provide real-time posture guidance. Professor Tong’s team created an “AR home” version with the support of the Innovation and Technology Commission, allowing patients to have guided training at home during the pandemic.

 

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亞太區護老業界頒獎禮頒授兩項殊榮予中大教授

Ageing Asia第9屆「亞太區護老創意獎」頒獎禮向香港中文大學生物醫學工程學系系主任湯啟宇頒發「2021年全球護老創新最具影響力者」、他和其團隊與中大醫學院共同策劃「中大賽馬會凝聚希望計劃」亦奪得「最優秀復康服務計劃」獎。

Date: 
Monday, December 13, 2021
Media: 
香港商報
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http://www.hkcd.com/hkcdweb/content/2021/12/12/content_1311457.html
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MA Xin
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