Against the odds: Funding tomorrow's world

Economic uncertainty has seen a 35% decline in venture capital activity following record numbers in 2021 raising concerns about how new innovations will be supported.

What must be done to ensure the world’s brightest entrepreneurs and start-ups continue to receive the funding they need?

This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the World Economic Forum Centre for Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Speakers

Michael Chen
Managing Director, DST Global
Michael Chen is a Principal at DST Global, a private equity firm focusing on the internet sector. Prior to DST, Michael worked at Warburg Pincus as a Principal, Goldman Sachs as an Associate and Alibaba Group as Assistant to the CFO. Michael...

Leong Wai Leng
Managing Director; Head, Asia-Pacific, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Soichiro Takashima
Mayor of Fukuoka, City of Fukuoka
Former TV presenter for variety programs and talk shows on environmental issues. 2010, at the age of 36, became the youngest mayor in Fukuoka City’s history; re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022, securing a record number of votes for these elections....

Wilfred Yiu
Co-Chief Operating Officer; Head, Equities, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)
Wilfred is Co‐Chief Operating Officer & Head of Equities of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). He is also Chief Executive of HKEX’s wholly‐owned subsidiaries

Moderated by
Wang Feng, Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com
Master's in Journalism, University of California, Berkeley. Formerly: senior editor or chief editor for various Chinese and international news organizations, including Caijing/Caixin magazine, Reuters China online and Reuters Chinese News Service