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Hong Kong, 7 May, 2025 ¨C ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ AG is excited to announce the expansion of its flagship ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Asian Investment Conference (AIC) to include a wealth management-focused event in Singapore, a week prior to the main conference in Hong Kong. This expansion follows the success of last year¡¯s AIC, recognized as one of the top conferences in the region.

AIC: Wealth Edition in Singapore, scheduled for 22 May, 2025, is a response to strong client demand for global connectivity and thoughtful insights into the current unpredictable environment. It will focus on the latest wealth trends in Asia Pacific, Singapore¡¯s outlook for the next 60 years, investment opportunities in today¡¯s macroeconomic environment, and ASEAN as an investment sweet spot.

Now in its 28^th year, the AIC is widely regarded as Asia¡¯s premier investment conference, offering exclusive access to influential and actionable advice, as well as new investment ideas from global thought leaders. Last year¡¯s AIC set a record with over 3,000 attendees, including global institutional and sovereign investors, family offices, asset owners, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals, together with top executives from leading companies across 30 countries.

Commenting on this year¡¯s AIC, Iqbal Khan, Co-President Global Wealth Management and President of Asia Pacific, ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ AG said: ¡°At ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ, we achieve excellence by blending our rich heritage with global expertise and local insights, enabling us to help our clients realize their financial goals. The AIC is a unique platform designed to connect local knowledge with global capabilities, providing actionable ideas. Following the resounding success of last year's AIC, which saw record attendance and recognition as one of the top value conferences in the region, we are excited to expand the event to include a Wealth Edition in Singapore. The decision to expand the conference is driven by strong client demand for global connectivity and actionable insights,¡± he added.

In the recently announced 2025 Extel All-Asia (ex-Japan, ex-ANZ) Survey (formerly Institutional Investor), ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ was voted the No.1 Corporate Access provider in the region, with the AIC and Greater China Conference (GCC) recognized among the top four best value conferences. ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ was also voted? #1 in Trading & Execution provider and #1 in Global Research in this survey, as well as claiming? the top rank across Corporate Access, Execution & Trading Sales, Research and Sales teams in the 2025 Extel Australia and New Zealand Survey.?

Unlocking tomorrow: Harnessing resilience, embracing opportunity

The theme for the 28^th AIC is ¡°Unlocking tomorrow: Harnessing resilience, embracing opportunity.¡± This year's AIC will delve into our unique ability to adapt, innovate and deal with uncertainty. We will explore the opportunities in breakthrough technologies and discuss today¡¯s key investment debates, from the macro landscape, policy and trade to societal challenges.

A packed agenda

The last week of May will be packed with ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ activities tailored for various audiences, including the APAC Family Office Summit, a Data Intelligence Forum for hedge fund clients, a Trading Symposium, an exclusive Fireside Track for CIOs, and two days of thought-provoking content from policymakers, industry experts, best-selling authors, academics, and iconic figures; as well as from ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ analysts and subject matter experts. As many as 90 speakers will explore topics central to investors¡¯ minds, including:

• The Global Economic outlook, dealing with uncertainty ¨C A debate between two of the world's foremost economists, Dr Raghuram Rajan and Prof Olivier Blanchard, who will discuss the macro-outlook, tariffs, recession and inflation risks.??
• Trade in an era of unpredictability ¨C A pivotal debate on rising trade tensions with former Head of the WTO and EU Commissioner Pascal Lamy and author and trade expert Dmitry Grozoubinski.
• Geopolitics in a state of flux: Author and Editorial Board Chair, Financial Times, Gillian Tett and renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs will discuss what it might take for geopolitics to stabilize and provide a more certain backdrop for the world economy.
• AI and technology ¨C a series of discussions on the implications of AI and the future of technology with a wide range of corporate leaders and experts including Peter Diamandis, visionary, best-selling author and Founder of Singularity; Bill MacCartney of Stanford's NLP Group; and renowned author and Professor Neil Lawrence, the inaugural?DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge.
  

Exclusive session with Cirque du Soleil

Our AIC guests will also be treated to a special networking evening featuring a performance from world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ is proud to be the Presenting Partner of Cirque du Soleil¡¯s internationally acclaimed show, KOOZA, in Hong Kong, which will be opening on 21 May, 2025.

On-the-ground insights

The AIC continues to be the most valuable platform for meeting leading corporates, both at the conference and during six on-the-ground research tours and field trips across the region. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet management from APAC¡¯s most important companies and gain unfiltered insights into the challenges and opportunities they are facing.