Technological innovation and the future of global private equity investment

Agenda focus

As technological transformation accelerates and global production faces profound restructuring, private investors and asset managers have increased their exposure to emerging technologies and markets. These sectors and markets are becoming key areas for long-term strategic asset allocation and offer potential development opportunities for developing countries.

This session will bring together private equity funds, other institutional investors as well as industry representatives to discuss the evolution of capital allocation trends, the risk–return profile of emerging sectors and new models for cooperation between investors and disruptive industries.

Speakers

• Ebba Lund, Chief Executive Officer, International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP); Vice Chair, Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones (GASEZ)
• Tan Lee Hock, Founder, Asia Asset Management
• Simon Williams, Chief Economist, CEEMEA, HSBC Group
• Yonglan Chen, Chairman of the Board, China Carbon Neutral Development Group
• Elina Drakvik, Investment Director, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
• Nuoqing Yi, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Hillhouse Investment
• Yang Wang, Founding Managing Partner, Primavera Capital
• Haoling Liu, Vice Chairman, China Investment Corporation