HKIRA 6th IR Awards Conference | Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) on Glue Up

Speakers

Welcome Speech

Dr. Eva CHAN

Chairman, Hong Kong Investor Relations Association

Head of Investor Relations, C C Land Holdings Limited

Dr. Chan is the Head of Investor Relations of C C Land Holdings Limited (stock code: 1224). She has more than 25 years of experience and was the CFOs and company secretaries of various listed companies in Hong Kong. She is mainly responsible for formulating the IR strategies for the company and conducting meetings with investors and fund managers all over the world. She also leads in a number of corporate finance exercises and corporate restructuring activities.

Dr. Chan is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Capital Environment Holdings Limited (stock code: 3989) and is appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Chan graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. She then received her MBA degree from the University of Nottingham. She also obtained a DBA degree from the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. She is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association, a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Keynote Speech by Guest-of Honour

Mr. Christopher HUI

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury, HKSAR

Mr Hui was appointed the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on 22 April 2020.

Mr Hui was an Administrative Officer in the Government from 1999 to 2003 and served in the Economic Development Branch, the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing and the Home Affairs Department. Mr Hui worked in the banking sector after leaving the Government in 2003 and has worked for the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited for over 10 years. He has been the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council since 2019.

Mr Hui holds Bachelor and Master (Hon) Degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and Master of Business Administration Degree from INSEAD. He also attended the Stanford Executive Programme (SEP).

Presentation #1 - Digitalization for corporates and corporate executives in light of COVID-19 and beyond

Mr. William FUNG

Group Vice President, AMTD Group

William Fung is the Group Vice President at AMTD Group. Prior to joining AMTD, Mr. Fung served as an Executive Director, Asia Debt Syndicate function at the investment banking division of UBS AG Hong Kong Branch since 2009; as well as serving similar roles at Nomura International and Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong and New York. Mr. Fung has extensive experience in global debt capital markets and has syndicated and executed numerous capital markets transactions for Asian as well as global issuers including corporates, financial institutions and sovereigns / quasi-sovereigns.

Ms. Michelle LI

CEO, AMTD Digital

Ms. Michelle Li is co-CEO of AMTD Digital. She is a promoter and influencer in FinTech industry. She speaks frequently on major industry events. Before AMTD, Ms. Li served as lead analyst of Asian Financial sector in the Asia Fixed Income research team of UBS.

Panel Discussion #1 - IR Role of US-listed Chinese Stocks back to Hong Kong IPOs

[Moderator]

Ms. Nina ZHAN

Head of Investor Relations, 361 Degrees International

Ms. Zhan is the Head of Investor Relations of 361 Degrees International Limited (SEHK: 1361). She joined the Company in October 2015 and leads the team in designing and executing effective investor relations programmes, so as to enhance the transparency in the investor community. Ms. Zhan has over 13 years of experience in corporate finance, investor relations, corporate governance and management from her previous positions in investment banking, communication advisory and Hong Kong listed company. She is the Executive Committee member, and also a Fellow member of the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA). Ms. Zhan received her bachelor's degree from Peking University, majoring in International Relations and double majoring in Economics. She received her master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 in the United States, majoring in International Political Economy.

[Panel Speaker]

Ms. Esther CHAN

Managing Director, Strategic Financial Relations Limited

Ms. Chan is an investor relations and public relations veteran with more than 20 years of solid experience in public relations, the financial media and equity analysis. Since joining SPRG in 1998, she has played an instrumental role in effectively expanding business for the Group's financial practice and has led numerous pioneering campaigns, including several winners of prestigious awards in the region.

Esther's professional competence has the complement of her wealth of international and finance-related experience. She has work experience in the United States, gained journalistic experience at two of the most important media in Hong Kong, namely the Hong Kong Economic Journal and South China Morning Post, and equity analytical skills strengthened at a pan-Asian regional securities house, as well as hands-on investor relations management expertise accumulated at SPRG. With all-round professional capabilities, Esther has advised more than 150 listed companies, financial institutions and professional firms on their IR and PR programmes.

[Panel Speaker]

Silvia CHEN

Head of China Issuer Services, Senior Vice President

Markets Division, HKEX

Ms. Silvia Chen is currently the Head of China Issuer Services of the Markets Division at HKEX.

Ms. Chen joined HKEX in 2018. Prior to joining HKEX, Ms. Chen was an Executive Director at HSBC Global Banking and Capital Markets, working with Chinese enterprises on equity capital markets related matters in Hong Kong. She has led a number of landmark financing activities for Chinese and International corporates in the fields of IPO, share placement, and convertible bond issuance. Ms. Chen started her career at Merrill Lynch as an investment banking analyst, covering Retail and Consumer Products Sectors.

Ms. Chen received her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley.

[Panel Speaker]

Mr. John LEE

Vice Chairman, Managing Director

Head of Greater China Global Banking, UBS AG

John C. Lee is Vice Chairman and Head of Greater China, Global Banking for UBS AG. Mr. Lee joined UBS AG in March 2017 and is currently responsible for senior client coverage and origination efforts for M&A and equity and debt capital markets origination efforts in the Greater China region. He has over 25 years of investment banking experience with transactions across Asia in a wide range of product areas. Prior to joining UBS AG, John worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 20 years from 1996-2016 as Vice Chairman of Asia Coverage and Head of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau coverage and at Bear Stearns Asia Limited for 2 years from 1994-1996. Mr. Lee is a Council Member of The Better Hong Kong Foundation and also a Committee Member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Financial Services Advisory Committee and Vice Chairman of Hong Kong-Mainland International Investment Society.

John holds a BBA degree from Southern Methodist University in the U.S., with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate.

[Panel Speaker]

Mr. GUO Zi Li

Head of ECM and Managing Director, CMB International

Mr. Guo Zili is currently the Head of ECM and Managing Director of CMB International.

Mr. Guo has extensive experience in overseas IPO, follow-on, private equity financing and equity-backed financing. He has led or participated in nearly 200 overseas equity financing transactions. Prior to joining CMB International, Mr. Guo was Head of Syndicate in Huatai Financial Holdings, and Executive Director in UBS Asia ECM; Mr. Guo also worked at Citi Asia ECM and DCM in his early years.

Presentation #2 - 如何度过这段艰难的日子* (How to Sail through Current Hardship)

Dr. Michael CHEN 格隆博士

PhD in Finance and the Founder, Gelonghui

The works of Mr Chen include but not limited to Dictionary of China Finance(中国金融大辞典), Convertible Bond Investment and Financing --Theory and Practice(可转换债券投融资—理论与实务), H Share Investment Guidebook (H股投资指南) and On Hunting the Maker (猎庄说). Mr Chen was awarded as Best Researcher in the first New Fortune Selection and the 'Industry Model in the Past 15 Years' in the 15th New Fortune Selection. He was one of the pioneering overseas investors in China, and accumulated over 20 years of experience in cross-market investment in China and abroad. One of the funds under Mr Chen' management won the second prize in terms of annual performance among all public funds of the same type in China. Mr Chen has worked for the three largest funds in China and the biggest Chinese insurance company in Hong Kong respectively, where he worked as researching director and investment director, managing an asset of over 100 billion RMB. Mr Gelong has rich experience and insightful views in the investment in China and abroad, including A share, Hong Kong stock and the U.S. stock.

Panel Discussion #2 - IR Practice post Covid

[Moderator]

Mr. Angus GUTHRIE

Director, Investor Relations, CLP

Angus Guthrie has over thirty years experience in the energy industry and fifteen years of experience in Investor Relations. He has led the Investor Relations program at CLP Holdings Ltd in Hong Kong since 2014.

Originally trained as a geophysicist he worked in oil and gas exploration for a number of companies in Australia. After time in the Planning Department of Esso Australia he undertook exploration, commercial, strategy and planning roles with Boral Energy. He worked on the demerger of Boral Energy from its parent conglomerate to form Origin Energy in 2000. In 2001 he took over Investor Relations, building the program over 10 years as the market capitalization grew from around A$1 billion to A$15 billion.

In 2008 Angus was awarded Best Investor Relations Officer by Peer Vote in Australia. He joined the Board of the Australian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) in 2009 and was Chairman of AIRA for two years from 2011 to 2013. He left Origin and joined the CLP subsidiary Energy Australia in 2012 before moving to Hong Kong to work for CLP in April 2014.

Angus holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Adelaide. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been a serving Panel Member of the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association since 2017.

[Panel Speaker]

Mr. Peter J. CAVENY

Assistant Senior VP-Investor Relations, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

Peter is responsible for and leads all aspects of Galaxy's Investor Relations activities on a global basis. He is a highly respected IR practitioner who has been at the Group since 2006 and has more than 20 years' experience in the IR field having previously worked at a number of Investment Funds and Corporates. He has in-depth knowledge of the Company, industry and capital markets. Peter is instrumental in setting the company's IR strategy and implementing world-best IR practices. GEG has a diverse shareholder base, with more than 60% of the Group's free float held outside of its home market of Hong Kong.

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited is one of the world's leading hospitality and gaming companies. The Group primarily develops and operates integrated hotel, entertainment and gaming resorts in Macau. The Group is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 27) and is a member of the Hang Seng Index.

GEG is one of six gaming concessionaires in Macau with an exceptional track record of delivering innovative, spectacular and industry leading properties, products and services, underpinned by a "World Class, Asian Heart" service philosophy, that has enabled it to consistently outperform the wider market.

[Panel Speaker]

Mr. Aldous CHIU

General Manager – Strategy and Investor Relations, New World Development Company Limited

Aldous Chiu is the General Manager – Strategy and Investor Relations of New World Development Company Limited. He is mainly responsible for supporting the Board of Directors and the Group's strategy and investor relations matters like the engagement of the investor communities including institutional investors, investment banks, analysts and rating agencies. He is also involving in corporate strategy and activities like IPO, M&A, bond issuance, stakeholders' engagement initiatives, corporate governance initiatives, results announcements, and annual report production.

Aldous joined New World Group in 2002. Before joining New World Group, Mr. Chiu has extensive experience in equity research and management consultancy specializing in conglomerate, real estate, retail, supply chain management, operation reengineering and business strategy. Mr. Chiu holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst holder since 2001.

[Panel Speaker]

Ms. Luna FONG

Head – Investor Relations, Link Asset Management Limited

Luna Fong is currently the Head of Investor Relations of Link Asset Management Limited, the manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust. Luna has extensive experience in accounting, finance, investor relations and corporate strategy. Prior to joining Link REIT, she worked as Corporate Finance Manager in Esprit Holdings Limited. She also worked as Senior Manager in Financial Planning & Analysis at Sino Land Company Limited and Senior Manager in Assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Luna holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and is a Certified Public Accountant.

[Panel Speaker]

Mr. Alex LUPIS

Managing Director, Global Head of Client Engagement Group, Global Co-Head of ESG Sales, HSBC Markets and Securities Services

Alex Lupis joined HSBC in 2010 and is Global Head of Client Engagement, based in Hong Kong, overseeing Global Investor Access and Client Management in Markets & Securities Services. In this role, he is responsible for the origination and execution of conferences, seminars, roadshows, field trips, expert events and macro research marketing for the Bank's Equity and Fixed Income clients globally. Alex also leads the client management strategy for HSBC's institutional clients, managing the delivery of the Bank's resources to key institutional clients.

In addition, Alex was recently appointed Global Co-Head of ESG Sales and is responsible for leading ESG

Thought Leadership in Markets & Securities Services globally and co-running ESG Sales efforts in Asia-Pacific.

Before joining HSBC, Alex held a similar role at Citi, where he oversaw the bank's corporate marketing and origination for its Asian equity clients, based in Hong Kong and New York. He has 22 years of experience in the financial industry, having worked in the US and Asia. He started his career on the buy- side in Boston at Putnam Investments and Wellington Management Company. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and is a CFA charterholder.

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ORGANIZER AND SPONSORS

Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is a non-profit professional association comprising investor relations practitioners and corporate officers responsible for communication between corporate management and the investment community. HKIRA advocates the setting of international standards in IR education, advances the best IR practices and meets the professional development needs of those interested in pursuing the investor relations profession.

HKIRA is dedicated to advancing the practice of IR as well as the professional competency and status of its members. To date, HKIRA has over 960 members most of whom are working for companies primarily listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. About 60% of the Hang Seng Index Constituent Stock companies are currently members of HKIRA. HKIRA's members are from a wide spectrum of professions including IR, finance, accounting, company secretarial to corporate investment and hold positions at different corporate levels, including top executives responsible for IR and management of listed companies.

DIAMOND SPONSOR & PR PARTNER

Established in 1995, SPRG is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020. Founded as an investor relations specialist in Hong Kong, SPRG has now grown into a diversified full-service public relations group that delivers exceptional services to both local and international clients in Asia. With 320 professionals working from 15 wholly-owned offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as an associate company in Australia, plus a cohesive global affiliation network – PROI Worldwide covering over 140 major cities around the globe – we are able to provide a comprehensive suite of world-class public relations services. Our expertise includes investor relations, IPO communications, corporate and marketing communications, and brand building for corporate and financial institutions and associations in Asia Pacific.

DIAMOND SPONSOR

AMTD Group is a leading comprehensive financial services conglomerate, with businesses in investment banking, asset management, digital financial solutions; and non-financial services areas including education and real estate investment.

AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), a subsidiary of AMTD Group, is the largest independent investment bank in Asia and one of Asia's largest independent asset management companies, and has been a leading investor in FinTech and new economy sectors. AMTD International was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019, representing the first Hong Kong headquartered financial institution listed on NYSE. On April 8, 2020, AMTD International completed its successful listing on SGX-ST, which marks a series of historical milestones, including:

• The first company ever to be dual listed on NYSE and SGX;

• The first company featuring dual-class shares (DCS) listed on SGX; and

• The first company to conduct a digital listing ceremony in Singapore.

AMTD Digital, the digital solutions arm of AMTD Group headquartered in Singapore, is engaged in digital financial services, digital marketing and data intelligence, digital connectors and ecosystem building, and digital investments. AMTD Digital aims to build a one-stop, comprehensive, cross-market, and innovative digital solutions platform.

GOLD SPONSOR

ListcoPRO is a specialist of Internal Control Consulting in Listing Rules and Corporate Governance.

Listing Rules Compliance

Under the current stringent enforcement regime by the regulators, our advisory team assists listed clients to set up practical procedures and written policies to accomplish the business objectives while fulfilling specific Listing Rules' compliance requirement, particularly on inside information policy, notifiable and connected transaction compliance control procedures and code provision implementation. Such services include one off health-check to identify potential high risk area of breach and outsourcing regular detective control functions.

Listco Directors' Training

We also offer listed companies with regular ongoing professional training programme and tailor-made in-house professional training courses exclusively to their directors and senior executives to meet relevant requirements from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

SILVER SPONSOR & IT SUPPORT

Founded in 1996, we are Asia's leading digital investor relations company. Combining Investor Relations, Technology and Communications expertise, we help our clients engage with key decision makers globally through our exceptional IR experiences and our platform irasia.com.

Rated by TIME and Forbes magazines as one of the best websites for investment research, irasia.com is the world's leading online specialist in Investor Relations information for the Asia-Pacific region.

SILVER SPONSOR

EQS Group is a leading international provider of regulatory technology (RegTech) in the fields of corporate compliance and investor relations. In working with EQS Group, thousands of companies worldwide inspire trust by fulfilling complex national and international disclosure obligations, minimizing risks, and communicating transparently with stakeholders.

EQS Group's products are pooled in the cloud-based software EQS COCKPIT. They ensure the professional control of compliance workflows in the fields of whistleblower protection and case management, policy management, insider list management and disclosure obligations. In addition, listed companies benefit from a global newswire, investor targeting and contact management, IR websites, digital reports, and webcasts for efficient and secure investor communications.

EQS Group was founded in 2000 in Munich, Germany. Today the group employs more than 350 professionals around the globe and has offices in the world's key financial markets.

SILVER SPONSOR

ONC Lawyers is a professional and dynamic legal practice based in Hong Kong. With continuous growth since our establishment in 1992, we have now become one of the largest local law firms with more than 150 members of legally-qualified and supporting staff.

Our firm is a member of International Society of Primerus Law Firms, an international network of the world's finest law firms. With the seamless support of 200 member firms in more than 40 countries, we are able to assist our clients and serve their needs in major jurisdictions all over the world.

ONC Lawyers has been recognized by AsiaLaw Profiles as a "Highly Recommended Law Firm" in Hong Kong. We are also recognized by Chambers and Partners as a "Leading Firm". ONC Lawyers also received the "Debt Market Deal of the Year" Award in the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018.

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Managed by Link Asset Management Limited, Link REIT are the first Real Estate Investment Trust listed in Hong Kong. With a portfolio comprising retail facilities, car parks and offices across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, we serve local communities by fashioning dynamic urban destinations that enhance our tenants' businesses, engage shoppers and visitors with delightful experiences, and promote a shared sense of community.

As we further our unique role in placemaking in the many communities that we serve, we support local economies while enhancing value for Unitholders of Link REIT. This is driven by our Vision, Mission and Values, which determine how we conduct our business and ourselves with our stakeholders.

We are one of the world's largest retail focused REITs in terms of market capitalisation. A constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, and included in leading international indices such as Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index and FTSE4Good.

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Founded in 1970, New World Development Company Limited ("The Group", Hong Kong stock code: 00017) was publicly listed in Hong Kong in 1972 and is a constituent stock of the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index. A premium brand infused with a unique personality best defined by The Artisanal Movement, New World Group's core business areas include property development, property investment, roads, aviation and construction. Its operations in Greater China, especially the Greater Bay Area, had a total asset value of approximately HK$503.3 billion as at 30 June 2019. The Group's two listed companies are NWS Holdings Limited (61%), and New World Department Store China Limited (75%). New World China Land Limited is wholly owned by the Group.