Exclusive | Chanel, Chopard and Zegna to join Xpeng’s Brian Gu as Hong Kong wines and dines the ultra rich at Wealth for Good summit
- Looking forward to exchanging views with the speakers and family office decision makers from around the world: Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
- The summit will kick off with a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong hotel that will also feature a special performance by Chinese classical pianist Zhang Shengliang, who is also know as Niu Niu; it will be followed by an all-day conference the following day
The ultra rich from across the globe will be wined and dined by the Hong Kong government next week, as the city pulls all stops in a charm offensive aimed at enticing foreign investors to its shores.
The Wealth for Good Summit, which is being organised by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and InvestHK, will kick off with a gala dinner on Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong hotel in Wan Chai that will also feature entertainment by local performers. It will be followed by an all-day conference the following day.
The summit’s organisers have also arranged a viewing of a “Hong Kong success story” short video, with the aim of pushing and sharing the city’s achievements, according to an invitation letter seen by the Post.
David Wertheimer of the Chanel family, Caroline Scheufele, whose family owns Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard, and Angelo Zegna, whose family owns the namesake Italian luxury brand, will be among the headline speakers, according to a government statement published on Thursday.
“I eagerly look forward to exchanging views with the speakers and family office decision makers from around the world at the event,” said Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.
“Through the summit, we also aim to continue promoting Hong Kong as a prime destination for global family offices and asset owners to set up and expand their businesses.”
The city wants more affluent families to set up shop and bolster its status as Asia’s wealth hub.
The summit will centre around four key topics: luxury and legacy, green technology, philanthropy and wealth legacy. The speakers will discuss ways of using Hong Kong’s advantages to forge ahead amid external economic challenges.
Robert Rosen, director of philanthropic partnerships at the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, will speak at a panel at the summit. Bill Gates is said to have arranged a pre-recorded video message but will not be present for the event.
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