(Hong Kong, 13 May 2024) – The three-day Global Prosperity Summit 2024 (GPS 24), the first geopolitical conference to be hosted in Hong Kong, opened today with around 200 representatives from global business organisations, think tanks, academia, chambers of commerce and etc in attendance. The event, held by Global Prosperity Summit Hong Kong with support from the Savantas Policy Institute (SPI) and Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, commenced at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong with a welcome dinner officiated by Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, and Mr Cui Jianchun, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR.

Mrs Regina Ip, a founder of GPS 24 and Chairperson of SPI, delivered the welcome remarks. “We are greatly privileged and honoured that so many distinguished scholars, business leaders, prominent former officials, and experts have come from around the world to join us in a relaxing dinner before a hard-working day tomorrow, zeroing in on some of the most salient geopolitical issues impacting global development.”

Mrs Ip looks forward to the thematic panel discussions tomorrow (14 May), where experts from a variety of backgrounds and geographies will engage in in-depth exchange while striving to build common ground and foster international cooperation.

The Summit will feature a keynote luncheon and five Thematic Panels tomorrow. Professor Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel laureate in Chemistry and international authority on structural biology, will address the keynote luncheon. The panels will focus on five areas: Globalisation and De-globalisation; Risks of Pan-securitisation and the Impact on Development; Science and Technological Co-operation and the Future of Mankind; Great Power Competition and Peaceful Co-existence; and Climate Change and Sustainable Development. The Summit will officially conclude on 15 May with a Young Leaders’ Forum, bringing together visionary young entrepreneurs, executives and scholars from across Asia to brainstorm the region’s economic future.

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1) Mrs Regina Ip, a founder of Global Prosperity Summit 2024

and Chairperson of the Savantas Policy Institute,

welcomes distinguished scholars, business leaders, prominent former officials,

and experts from around the world.

2) Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, gave a speech at the welcome dinner

of the Global Prosperity Summit 2024.

3) (From left to right) Professor Yang Jiemian, Chairman of the Academic Advisory Council

of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies,Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR,

and Mrs Regina Ip, Chairperson of the Savantas Policy Institute inaugurated at the welcome dinner.

About Global Prosperity Summit Hong Kong
Global Prosperity Summit Hong Kong was initiated by a group of business, academic and thought leaders in Hong Kong to provide a platform for frank, objective and rational discussions on dominant issues impacting global prosperity.

About Savantas Policy Institute
Savantas Policy Institute (SPI) was founded in 2006 by a group of Hong Kong belongers with overseas experience who cared deeply about Hong Kong. The core vision of SPI is to enhance Hong Kong’s transformation into a knowledge-based economy. SPI engages mainly in conducting public policy research and analysis; and recommending appropriate long-term developmental strategies; as well as promoting public understanding of and participation in the economic and social development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

About Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
Established in 1960, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) has played a crucial role in conducting strategic research, providing policy recommendations, and contributing to the understanding of international politics, economics, security, and other related fields. It has evolved into an important institution informing and shaping China’s foreign policy and global engagement, and has been accredited as one of the most influential think tanks in China and around the world.