Hong Kong Academy of Finance Announces Open Application for 2024 Financial Leaders Programme with around 20 Participants, 9 Months Part-Time Program Starting in April 2024
16th November 2023 | Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) has announced the open application (15/11/23 to 17/12/23) for the 2024 Financial Leaders Programme (FLP) with around 20 participants (9 months part-time program starting in April 2024. HKMA: “Commencing in 2022, the FLP aims to inspire financial talents, to equip them with a mindset to lead and look at issues from a macro perspective, as well as to expand their network. The FLP offers a unique opportunity for participants to engage in dialogue with top leaders in financial services and other sectors. Each year, the FLP will admit around 20 promising financial talents from a diverse background at approximately two levels below the CEO position. The FLP is jointly supported by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the financial regulators in Hong Kong, namely the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority.” 2024 Financial Leaders Programme – The 2024 Financial Leaders Programmewill be offered on a part-time basis and last for about nine months, with the 2024 Programme commencing in April 2024. Application will open between 15 November and 17 December 2023. Applications received will be considered by the Membership Committee of the AoF. Further information about the FLP and the application form are available from the AoF website. In September 2023, the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) sent 30 Financial Leaders Program (FLP) participants nominated by CEOs on a field trip to Shenzhen, with the program goals including mindset to lead, look at issues from macro perspectives & expand network. The field trip to Shenzhen include meetings with Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Financial Technology Institute.
“ Hong Kong Academy of Finance Announces Open Application for 2024 Financial Leaders Programme with around 20 Participants, 9 Months Part-Time Program Starting in April 2024 “
Eddie Yue, Chairman of the AoF and Chief Executive of the HKMA: “To strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre amid this complex and ever-changing macro environment, we need to develop more financial leaders with global vision and leadership mindset to drive innovations and spearhead changes. The FLP has been running for two years and has received very positive feedback from the participating financial institutions, regulators, and cohort members. I strongly recommend the FLP and encourage our financial talents to seize the opportunity to join or nominate your promising staff to join.”
Hong Kong Academy of Finance Announces Open Application for 2024 Financial Leaders Programme with around 20 Participants, 9 Months Part-Time Program Starting in April 2024
15th Nov 2023 – The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) announces that the 2024 intake of the Financial Leaders Programme (FLP) is open for application today (15 November). Commencing in 2022, the FLP aims to inspire financial talents, to equip them with a mindset to lead and look at issues from a macro perspective, as well as to expand their network.
The FLP offers a unique opportunity for participants to engage in dialogue with top leaders in financial services and other sectors. Each year, the FLP will admit around 20 promising financial talents from a diverse background at approximately two levels below the CEO position. The FLP will be offered on a part-time basis and last for about nine months, with the 2024 Programme commencing in April 2024. Application will open between 15 November and 17 December 2023. Applications received will be considered by the Membership Committee of the AoF. Further information about the FLP and the application form are available from the AoF website.
The FLP is jointly supported by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the financial regulators in Hong Kong, namely the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority.
Hong Kong Academy of Finance Sent 30 Financial Leaders Program Participants Nominated by CEOs on Field Trip to Shenzhen, Program Goals Include Mindset to Lead, Look at Issues from Macro Perspectives & Expand Network, Meetings with Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Financial Technology Institute
28th September 2023 – The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) sent 30 Financial Leaders Program (FLP) participants nominated by CEOs on a field trip to Shenzhen, with the program goals including mindset to lead, look at issues from macro perspectives & expand network. The field trip to Shenzhen include meetings with Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Financial Technology Institute. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA): “A total of 30 participants from both 2022 and 2023 FLP cohorts met with senior executives from leading Fintech firms, including Alibaba Cloud, Micro Connect, OneConnect (an associate of Ping An Group), Ping An E-wallet, Tencent, and WeBank. During face-to-face dialogues and immersive experiences in multiple showrooms, the FLP cohorts learned more about the latest Fintech development centring around artificial intelligence and blockchain. They also met with Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Financial Technology Institute. The fruitful exchanges with the authorities deepened the FLP cohorts’ understanding of the latest policy thinking and future developments of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). The FLP cohorts also discussed how Hong Kong’s financial services industry can further promote and contribute to the developments of the GBA.”
Enoch Fung, Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) CEO: “This is the first field trip for the FLP, which aims at widening participants’ horizons on key strategic areas and expanding their professional network in the GBA. It also seeks to deepen the exchanges between practitioners of the financial markets of the two places. I am glad that both the FLP participants and the receiving institutions found the visit fruitful, and we hope to continue to organise other field trips under FLP in the future.”
Hong Kong Academy of Finance Sent 30 Financial Leaders Program Participants Nominated by CEOs on Field Trip to Shenzhen
27th September 2023 – A delegation of participants of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) Financial Leaders Programme (FLP) completed the inaugural FLP field trip to Shenzhen from 24 to 27 September. A total of 30 participants from both 2022 and 2023 FLP cohorts met with senior executives from leading Fintech firms, including Alibaba Cloud, Micro Connect, OneConnect (an associate of Ping An Group), Ping An E-wallet, Tencent, and WeBank. During face-to-face dialogues and immersive experiences in multiple showrooms, the FLP cohorts learned more about the latest Fintech development centring around artificial intelligence and blockchain.
They also met with Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Financial Technology Institute. The fruitful exchanges with the authorities deepened the FLP cohorts’ understanding of the latest policy thinking and future developments of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). The FLP cohorts also discussed how Hong Kong’s financial services industry can further promote and contribute to the developments of the GBA.
About the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF)
The AoF was set up with full collaboration amongst the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. It aims at facilitating financial talents’ development and fostering collaboration for applied researches.
About the Financial Leaders Programme (FLP)
Launched in 2022, the FLP is a programme to inspire Hong Kong’s future financial leaders (currently around two levels below the CEO position), equip them with a mindset to lead and to look at issues from macro perspectives, as well as expand their network. Participants are nominated by their CEOs. The 2024 intake will open for application around late October 2023.
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