On Wednesday September 1st, AustCham Shanghai Finance, Investment, and Tax industry forum will host a session on the development of China's digital currency. China has been at the forefront of digital currency experimentation. What impact will it have, and how should we prepare for the rise of China’s digital currency?

We are pleased to have two excellent speakers— Richard Turrin, the author of Cashless: China’s Digital Currency Revolution and Innovation Lab Excellence; and Michael Sung, Founding Co-Director of the Fudan Fanhai Fintech Research Center as well as Chairman CarbonBlue Innovations.

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During the talk, Richard will reveal how:

- China's digital currency can help us better predict and navigate the cashless future coming to the rest of the world.
- Your company might utilise China's digital currency to make cross-border payments.
- The EU, UK, Japan and India are developing digital currencies.
- Digital payments will change our relationship with money and promote financial inclusion.

Michael will cover how:

- Digital RMB will catalyse the global adoption of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
- Digital currencies will transform the international monetary system by allowing every country a seat at the table.
- Private-side stabelcoins will allow massive financial inclusion.

Agenda

4:00PM - 4:30PM
Registration
4:30PM - 4:40PM
Welcome Speech
4:40PM – 5:20PM
Panel Discussion
5:20PM – 5:40PM
Q&A
5:40PM – 6:00PM
Networking

Richard Turrin
Author
Fintech, Innovation and AI Consultant

Rich Turrin is the international best-selling author of Cashless: China's Digital Currency Revolution and Innovation Lab Excellence. He is an award-winning executive previously heading fintech teams at IBM, following a twenty-year career heading trading teams at global investment banks. Living in Shanghai for the last decade, Rich experienced China going cashless first-hand and has a unique combination of banking and technology skills that allow him to bring the exciting story to life. Rich is an independent consultant whose views on China's fintech developments are widely sought by international media and private clients. Learn more at www.RichTurrin.com.

Michael Sung
Founding Co-Director
Fudan Fanhai Fintech Research Center

Chairman
CarbonBlue Innovations

Michael Sung is the founding co-director of the Fudan Fanhai Fintech Research Center at the Fanhai International School of Finance at Fudan University. His applied research includes digital finance, Fintech policy & regulation, AI and Blockchain innovation, digital asset investment banking, asset-backed securitisation, tokenomics systems, digital economy business model innovation, and cryptoeconomics. Prof. Sung is a technology venture builder and investor, having founded various companies over the years in diverse high-tech industries ranging from AI, blockchain, semiconductor, and new materials industries. Prof. Sung is founder and Chairman of CarbonBlue Innovations, a cross-border tech-transfer and venture building platform that is focused on rapidly commercialising and scaling internationally-sourced blockchain, Fintech, and digital finance innovation to developing countries. Prof. Sung was also faculty at the Chinese Institute of Economics and Finance, a national-level think tank focused on thought leadership for finance innovation and Fintech policy and best practices. He is also faculty at HK University of Science and Technology, where he teaches executive and overseas MBA/EMBA groups on high-tech entrepreneurship, innovation thinking, business model innovation, commercialisation scaling, and doing business in China.

Prof. Sung has served in numerous advisory roles over the years for the HK, Taiwan, and China governments on international tech transfer, innovation ecosystem building, AI, blockchain, and Fintech policy for various top city and minister-level officials. He is a world-recognised expert on digital currencies and stablecoins, and in particular the digital RMB/e-CNY. He is frequently invited to speak at high-profile international events including at the UN, OECD, Vatican, C100, CGTN, Economist, Money20/20, Official Monetary Financial Institutions Forum,Global Blockchain Business Council, Crypto Finance Conference, etc. and has organised and hosted high-profile events including the One World Blockchain Forum and an annual Future of Fintech and Finance Forum at Davos. Prof. Sung serves as a member of the CBDC Committee for the World Digital Economy Council, China Digital Finance Advisory Group for the United Nations Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, China Ambassador for the Global Blockchain Business Council, and is also working with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific on various digital finance and digital economy initiatives. He was also the chairman of the steering committee for MIT Tech Review’s Emtech HK Conference. Prof. Sung has received various awards for technology entrepreneurship, including MIT Enterprise Forum’s Most Visionary Technology Award and Google’s Solve for X Prize. Prof. Sung received his Ph.D. in EECS at the MIT Media Lab/Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as well as a graduate financial engineering degree from MIT Sloan Business School.

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