On the morning of October 30, the “Parallel Forum of 2025 Financial Technology Conference: AI + Financial Special Forum” was held in ZGC Financial Technology Characteristic Industrial Zone with the theme of “Smart Future Financial Technology Innovation”. This forum was co-hosted by CUEB Institute of Beijing Digital Economy Research, Finance Committee of Beijing Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association and Zhongguancun (ZGC) Financial Technology Industry Development Alliance

Sima Hong, Deputy Mayor of Beijing and Chairperson of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association, said in her speech that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has conducted an objective assessment of the situations at home and abroad, and established the goals and tasks of economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. As an international science and technology innovation center and a national financial management center, Beijing is accelerating the construction of a dynamic modern financial system, relying on intensive digital technology and rich financial resources. In the future, Beijing’s financial sector will provide diversified application scenarios for cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), facilitating the iterative upgrading of core technologies in key areas. This will jointly promote the steady progress of digital finance, and deepen the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, thus accelerating the high-quality development of the digital economy.

Wu Weixing, CUEB Deputy Party Secretary and President, noted that AI shows vast application potential in the financial field, yet it is necessary to remain alert to its potential risks and challenges. Going forward, it is urgent for the industry to devote more research to boost its development and promote the financial industry toward a more sustainable future.

The first session of the keynote speech was presided over by Li Ping, Executive Vice Dean of the Institute of Beijing Digital Economy Research at CUEB and Director of the Finance Committee in Beijing Municipal Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association. Keynote speakers were as follows: Zhou Yanli, Member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, former Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Party Committee of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission; Li Meng, member of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, former Vice Minister of Science and Technology; Wang Rufang, member of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society and director of the Research Office; Liu Jun, academician of the National Academy of Sciences, tenured professor of statistics department of Harvard University, professor of statistics and data science department of Tsinghua University; and Pei Sai Fan, visiting professor of National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, former President of the MAS Academy  and former Director of banking supervision of Singapore Monetary Authority.

The second session of the keynote speech

was presided over by Shen Jingqi, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Finance Committee of the Democratic National Construction Association and deputy financial director of Gongxiao DariCo., Ltd. The keynote speakers included Guo Tianyong, Vice Head of Beijing Municipal Committee of Democratic National Construction Association and professor of Finance College of Central University of Finance and Economics; Jiang Zeshen, Director of the Central Youth Committee of Democratic National Construction Association and Deputy Director of the supervision department of the asset management institution of the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau; and Yu Bin, Vice President of Ant Group and President of AI business at Ant Digital Technologies .

In the outcomes release session, Li Ping presented findings titled “Building a New Highland of Digital Financial Cooperation in SCO Countries: Opportunities and Advantages of Beijing”; Guo Kun, Deputy Director and Secretary-general of Beijing Finance Committee of Democratic National Construction Association, and Deputy Director of School of Economics and Management Finance Department of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, unveiled relevant findings titled “Optimizing the Tech-Finance System for Integrated Sci-Tech and Industrial Innovation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region”.

The round-table dialogue session was hosted by Liu Yong, Deputy Director of the Finance Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee of Democratic National Construction Association, president of ZGC Internet Finance Research Institute and secretary general of ZGC Financial Technology Industry Development Alliance. Chen Zhong, a professor at Peking University Computer College and director of the Institute of Metaverse Technology; Yang Bin, Chief Information Officer of Qingdao Bank; Li Ning, Huafo Securities; and Wang Xi, Deputy General Manager of the Software Development Center of Bank of Beijing, conducted in-depth discussions on the topic “A new paradigm of AI-enabled finance: the essential change from technical tools to business models”.