By Kiuyan Wong and Denise Wee | Updated on Oct 12, 2026 at 07:41 AM
Global finance chiefs will convene in Hong Kong in early November, roughly two weeks before US and Chinese leaders meet in Shenzhen in hopes of securing a long-term trade truce.
Speakers at the fifth edition of the annual summit are expected to include the chiefs of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., UBS Group AG, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc, Citadel Securities LLC, among others, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. The gathering is organized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
For Hong Kong, securing strong turnout from global bankers remains crucial as city officials seek to counter doubts over its financial autonomy after Beijing has tightened control over the once free-wheeling city. Attendance is also ticking up with Hong Kong on track for a record year in initial public offerings, driven by a surge in technology listings from Chinese firms.
Other attendees will include executives from Standard Chartered Plc, Franklin Templeton Inc., State Street Corp., Bain Capital and Vontobel Holding AG, the people added.
Spokespeople at the firms either declined to comment or couldn’t immediately be reached for a comment, some outside of normal business hours.
The HKMA has invited “leaders from the financial industry around the globe to participate and discuss the latest developments in the global economy and financial markets,” a spokesperson said. “Preparations are under way and details will be announced in due course.”
The speaker list and scheduled events have yet to be finalized and are subject to change, the people said.
The gathering will be shadowed by an upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping. They are scheduled to talk during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Shenzhen from Nov. 18 to 19. The two are expected to seek a longer-term trade truce after tariffs and the Hormuz blockade disrupted global supply chains and began weighing on economic growth.
The summit was launched in 2022 to signal the city’s revival as an international financial hub during Covid-era restrictions and after a political crackdown by Beijing.
Earlier this month, a top Republican lawmaker called for the Federal Reserve to review Hong Kong’s access to a US dollar liquidity facility designed to alleviate market stress, citing Beijing’s ongoing crackdowns. City officials have repeatedly reassured markets that the Hong Kong dollar’s long-standing peg to the greenback remains unchanged.
Hong Kong’s market has seen almost $50 billion in IPOs so far this year, on track for a record. More than 400 firms are in the pipeline to list in the city, with artificial intelligence and mining sectors driving activities, according to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
The summit also typically features direct addresses from senior Chinese officials outlining national policy priorities. Attendance has expanded from more than 200 executives at its inception to over 300 last year.
This year’s event kicks off on Nov. 2 with a welcome dinner at the Henderson, a newly opened skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects that has attracted several private equity and hedge fund tenants despite a sluggish commercial real estate market.
A series of panels and speeches will then be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, featuring mostly commercial and investment bankers. Asset managers will speak on Nov. 4. Discussions will focus on the macroeconomic outlook, geopolitical risks, and the impact of artificial intelligence, the people said.