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🤖 Join us at #AGD2026 for Session 5 on AI, innovation & growth!
🗣️ Fred Hu (Primavera Capital), Christine Yuan Huang (@HKUniversity, Quantum Life), Shunyuan Zhang (@HarvardHBS ) & Michael Spence (@Stanford).
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Thank you @HSBC for your support!
How are Asian multinationals reshaping global trade, AI & innovation? 🌏
Join #AGD2026 Session 4: The New Globalizers, mod. by Prof. Heiwai Tang!
🎙️ Speakers: • Noeleen Heyzer (NUS) • David Liao (@HSBC ) • Rafael Reif (@MIT)
🔗 asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/a…
(Supported by HSBC)
🚀 At the Digital Trade & Finance Dialogue during #APEC2026 FMM in Hong Kong, public & private sector leaders convened to discuss digital trade integration, fintech adoption, cross-border payments & financial inclusion.
Thanks to our speakers for shaping the digital future! 🌐🌐
From AI & supply chain resilience to workforce transformation, AGD2026 explores Asia’s role in a new economic era.
🎙️ Session 3 Keynote: Growth Reimagined by Nobel Laureate Michael Spence
🔗 Details here: asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/a…
At the 2026 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok, Prof. Heiwai Tang discussed how Asian economies are adapting to global uncertainties through trade diversification, localizing production, and strengthening supply chains.
Watch the full panel here: youtube.com/watch?v=QKy0usPa…
📢 AsiaGlobal Dialogue 2026 - Growth Reimagined: Asia's Role in a New Era
Hear from Nobel Laureate Michael Spence, Victor Fung, Rafael Reif, Heiwai Tang and other global thought leaders.
📅 Nov 13 (Fri) | 08:30–12:15 📍 Loke Yew Hall, HKU 🔗 Register: asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/a…
Jointly organized by the Asia Global Institute and APEC Study Center, Hong Kong, China, the “Digital trade & finance dialogue: policy & infrastructure” workshop takes place on Oct 22 during the 2026 APEC FMM week in Hong Kong.
Register now: asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/e…
The wait is over—the 2026 AsiaGlobal Fellows have officially arrived in Hong Kong! The Fellows kicked off their journey with an orientation session, a welcome luncheon, and a campus tour led by HKU student ambassadors.
Stay tuned for all the updates!
In a new piece for @SCMPNews, AsiaGlobal Fellows Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa and Mohamed Ibrahim Hafez break down recent China-Egypt joint air exercises.
Full analysis: scmp.com/opinion/china-opini…
Research co-authored by AGI Director Heiwai Tang, NUS Emeritus Professor Bernard Yeung and team on how returning scientists are accelerating high-impact innovation in China has been featured by @StanfordSCCEI! 📖
sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china…
Led by AGI Director Heiwai Tang, the AGI Research Team introduces a new sector-destination risk index mapping 165 markets across 10 sectors for Chinese outbound investment (#Chuhai).
📖 Read the full Geoeconomic Dynamics Update: asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/g…
After a highly competitive selection process that drew applicants from around the world, 17 outstanding mid-career professionals from 14 countries have emerged as this year’s #AsiaGlobalFellows!
Discover their stories and impact here: asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/a…
Matteo Giovannini, AsiaGlobal Fellow 2025, writes in @SCMP that Hong Kong is poised to be a leading capital hub in a multipolar world—leveraging deep markets, strategic connectivity & institutional strengths.
Read more 👉 scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-o…
Bradley Hiller, AsiaGlobal Fellow 2018, has co-authored “Human-AI Communication for a Just Climate Transition” in the book "Communicating Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of Artificial Intelligence".
🔗 Chapter: link.springer.com/chapter/10…
🔗 Book: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
Heiwai Tang, Director of AGI, in @SCMPNews: Hong Kong must leverage its "super-connector" status and institutional strengths to power the next five-year plan and drive I&T growth.
Read more: scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-o…
Angela Zhang, AGI Senior Fellow, and S Alex Yang analyze China’s distinctive innovation model and its potential advantage in the global AI race in their latest @ProSyn article.
project-syndicate.org/commen…
Matteo Giovannini, AsiaGlobal Fellow 2025, writes in the @SCMPNews that debates over whether the digital yuan will topple the US dollar overlook a deeper shift, as China quietly upgrades the infrastructure of global finance through its e-CNY system. scmp.com/opinion/china-opini…
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa, AsiaGlobal Fellow 2022, writes in the @SCMPNews that Europe should push back against U.S. pressure—building leverage, reengaging with China, and pursuing balanced global relations.
Read the full article here: scmp.com/opinion/world-opini…
Christina Monroe, AsiaGlobal Fellow 2025, writes in @ChinaUSFocus on how visa shifts, talent competition and geopolitics are reshaping global education and career pathways.
🔗 Read more: chinausfocus.com/society-cul…
Saule Agatayeva, 2025 AsiaGlobal Fellow, speaks with Ming Pao on why women’s empowerment is about ensuring equal opportunities in education, work, politics and everyday life, drawing on her advocacy in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. shorturl.at/9pIHP
