Sino-European Finance Summit

15 September 2026

8:30 
Registration and coffee

9:00 
Welcome remarks 

• Hui Zhang, President, Bank of China
• Thomas Richter, CEO, German Investment Funds Association BVI

9:10
Keynote Speech
Financial Opening and Market Connectivity: China’s Macro Perspective
People's Bank of China International Department

9:20
Keynote Speech
Beijing’s Efforts to Promote High-Standard Opening-up of the Financial Sector
Beijing Municipal Financial Office

9:30
Keynote Speech
Resilience and international cooperation: A European financial markets perspective
Martin Wieland, Deputy Director General, Markets, Deutsche Bundesbank

9:50
Keynote Speech
The Next Chapter of Sino-European Economic Cooperation
Oliver Oehms, Chief Representative | Executive Director & Board Member, 
Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Beijing | German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China

10:00
Keynote Speech
Development of China’s Public Fund Industry (to be confirmed)
Lizhou Lou, Executive Vice President, E Fund Management

10:10
Coffee Break

10:30
Investing in China’s Capital Markets: Access Schemes and Market Practice 
Moderator: Hongbao Zhang, Deputy Head of Financial Institutions, Bank of China

• Feng Chen, Director of International Department, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
• Jian Li, Investment Director (Equity), BOC Investment Management
• Wen Li, Honorary President, Shanghai Asset Management Association
• Leo Shen, Chief Growth Officer, China at Allianz Global Investors
• Yiming Zhang, Managing Director, China International Capital Corporation

11:15
Building Bridges Across Capital Markets: Infrastructure and Technology for Cross-Border Investment
Moderator: Rudolf Siebel, Managing Director, BVI

• Ming Qian, Executive Board Member, China Europe International Exchange
• Tony Wang, General Manager, Bond Connect
• Yuna Jingyu Zhu, Head of China Market Development, Deutsche Börse
• Shanghai Clearing House (to be confirmed)
• Cross-Border Inter-Bank Payments System (to be confirmed)

12:00 
Lunch Break

14:00 
Access to Europe’s Fund Markets: Structures and Market Entry
Moderator: Yin Fan

• Fredy He, Director & Chief Representative, Euroclear Bank Beijing Representative Office
• Mathias Heiß, CEO, Universal Investment Germany
• Carter Shi, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, E Fund Management (Hong Kong)
• Tanguy van de Werve, Director General, EFAMA

14:45
Europe and China as Investment Destinations: A Strategic Asset Allocation View
Moderator: Yin Fan

• Li Kuang, Deputy General Manager, Bank of China Frankfurt Branch
• Jing Lei, General Manager, Harvest Fund Management
• Matthias Liermann, Chief Country Officer Germany, DWS Investment
• Thomas Schindler, CFO, Allianz Global Investors
• Edmond Tan, Acting General Manager, China AMC at Fidelity International

15:30
Coffee Break

16:00
From Overregulation to Simplification: Is Europe dismantling the Rulebook?
Featured address by Thomas Richter 
followed by a discussion with Tanguy van de Werve

16:30
Closing

Moderator of program
Yin Fan