Hugo LEUNG (Opening Speaker)

Hugo Leung is the Chief Executive Officer for Hong Kong, BNP Paribas and CEO of BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited. He oversees the full breadth of the bank's integrated and diversified offering in Hong Kong, encompassing all corporate and institutional banking activities.

As its CEO, Hugo is responsible for the overall management of the legal entity of BNP Paribas Securities Asia, supervising its activities. Prior to his current role, he oversaw Global Markets activities in Hong Kong including fixed income, equities and commodity derivatives business.

Hugo has extensive financial services experience and held various roles since joining BNP Paribas in 1993. He has a B.A. degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Hugo was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) in April 2017, where he serves on the Audit Committee, Board Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Board Risk Committee, Risk Management Committee (Statutory) and Listing Operation Governance Committee.

In April 2022, Hugo began serving as Non-Executive Director of OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited and subsequently elected as Board Chairman and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee a year later. He was also appointed as Non-Executive Director of LME Clear Limited in July 2024.