On 27 April 2019, the 4th CFA Institute China Financial Talent Summit was held to improve the career development of local practitioners, including CFA charterholders and candidates, in Western China. Almost one million people followed the livestreaming of the event online.
With CFA Institute and the local government as co-hosts, the event was delivered by CFA Society Chengdu to promote a greater understanding of today’s talent development trends, nurture the career development of local financial practitioners, and provide career support to CFA charterholders and CFA Program candidates. Chengdu was chosen as the site of this year’s China Financial Talent Summit, recognizing its position as one of the most important cities in Western China.
The event was a huge success, bringing together more than 200 professionals from well-known financial organizations. Organic social media posts drove over 200,000 views of the event in total and the event received over 150 pieces of media coverage, with three interviews conducted by tier-one media.
Xian HE, former Vice Minister of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, President of China Talent Association (the only national-level think tank focusing on talent development), Hua YU, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund Management Co., Ltd, and Nick Pollard, Managing Director of APAC, CFA Institute, all delivered speeches. The summit concluded with the launch of the CFA Institute Western China Financial Talent Development Whitepaper: An Overview of the Financial Talent Landscape in Western China.
The summit was held in conjunction with “Chengdu Talent Day”, an event organized by the Chengdu Municipal Talent Work Office, the other co-host of the Summit. As the third CFA Society founded in China, CFA Society Chengdu played a crucial role in delivering this event, including event planning and management and supporting the mission of CFA Institute in China to develop top financial talents.
“As a global organization of investment professionals, CFA Institute is optimistic about China’s Midwest region, where a city like Chengdu represents a dynamic future financial center with huge potential and demand for top talents.” said LJ Jia, China Country Head of CFA Institute, in his closing remarks at the summit.
Zhongcheng Liu, CFA, president of CFA Society Chengdu, stressed, “With the rapid growth of CFA candidates in western China, it is important to strengthen the role of CFA Society Chengdu in connecting with financial institutions and local universities to provide professional events and networking opportunities, and supporting financial talent development and attraction.”
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