27 November Sessions
8th Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Reform
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Conference Duration: One-and-a-half-day event
Format: In-Person Event
Start: 27 November 2025, at 9:00 AM
End: 28 November 2025 at 1:00 PM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Welcome Remarks
Start: 27 November 2025, at 9:30 - 9:45 AM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Watch on Youtube.
Hualing Fu
Dean, Warren Chan
Professor in Human Rights and Responsibilities, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Giuliano Castellano
AIIFL Director, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
The University of Hong Kong
Jae Sung Lee
Senior Legal Officer
UNCITRAL
International Standards: Status and Prospects
Start: 27 November 2025, at 9:45 - 10:15 AM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
This panel offers an update on the latest developments in the preparation of international standards on secured transactions since the 7th Secured Transactions Coordination Conference in November 2024. Watch on Youtube starting at 7:37.
Monica Canafoglia
Legal Officer
UNCITRAL
Ignacio Tirado
Secretary-General
UNIDROIT
Gérardine Goh Escolar
Deputy Secretary General
HCCH
Reform Trends: Challenges and Successes
Start: 27 November 2025, at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
This panel examines recent reform efforts in secured transactions law, with a particular focus on developments across the Asian region in the global context. Presentations will highlight both the challenges faced during implementation and the successes achieved in enhancing access to credit and improving legal certainty, including through emerging practices that are shaping the future of secured transactions. Watch on Youtube starting at 41:07
Monica Canafoglia
Legal Officer
UNCITRAL
(MODERATOR)
Julius Caesar Parreñas
Coordinator, APEC/ABAC Asia-Pacific Financial Forum; and Managing Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Murat Sultanov
Senior Operations Officer, Financial Institutions Group Advisory, IFC
Stellah Kakwezi Olimi
Assistant Commissioner,
Head of Chattels Securities Registration, Uganda Registration Services Bureau
Miha Isoi
Attorney-at-law, former JICA Senior Adviser, Legal Adviser to
International Cooperation Department, Research and Training Institute of the
Ministry of Justice of Japan
Charles Booth
Professor of Law and Director, Institute of Asian-Pacific
Business Law (IAPBL), William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i
at Manoa & Senior Advisor, Parabellum Capital
Angelia Chia
Senior Counsel, Trade and Supply Chain (Legal), Office of the General Counsel, ADB
Coordinating Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Responses
Start: 27 November 2025, at 2:15 - 3:45 PM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
This panel explores legal and regulatory adaptation to the fast-evolving landscape of digital finance. It covers recent domestic and international developments promoting access to credit through innovations in digital finance and intellectual property affecting secured lending. Coordination challenges and opportunities between law and regulation will be discussed, while highlighting how emerging trends and policy approaches are transforming access to credit through technology-driven solutions, requiring holistic policy actions. Watch on Youtube starting at 2:15:08.
Download: Ms. Carmen Chu's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. David Wong's Presentation Slides
Download: Ms. Hazel Law's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. Rocky Tung's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. Tomio Mizutani's Presentation Slides
Giuliano Castellano
AIIFL Director, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
The University of Hong Kong
(MODERATOR)
Hazel Law
Associate Director, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
Carmen Chu
Executive Director (Banking Supervision), Hong Kong
Monetary Authority
Rocky Tung
Director & Head of Policy Research for the Financial Services Development Council
David Wong
Director of Intellectual Property, Government of
Hong Kong SAR, China
Tomio Mizutani
Director, Cash Flow-Based Lending Promotion Office,
Financial Services
Agency of Japan
The Future of Collateral: Pathway to Digital Secured Lending
Start: 27 November 2025, at 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
This panel examines the evolving legal and regulatory landscape supporting the use of digital assets in secured lending transactions. It highlights key legal instruments and domestic approaches to integrate digital assets in secured lending. Specific reference is made to new products and practices that reflect broader shifts in the ecosystem of digital assets. Watch on Youtube starting at 3:50:36.
Download: Ms. Megumi Hara's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. Woo-Jung Jon's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. Marek Dubovec's Presentation Slides
Jae Sung Lee
Senior Legal Officer
UNCITRAL
(MODERATOR)
Woo-Jung Jon
Assistant Professor
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell
Full Professor of Commercial Law, Universidad Carlos III
de Madrid
Marek Dubovec
Director of Law
Reform Programs
International Law Institute
Megumi Hara
Professor
Chuo University Law School
Enforcement and Intangible Assets – Evolving Practice
Start: 27 November 2025, at 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Venue: 11/F Conference Room, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
This panel examines enforcement as a key element of secured transactions regimes. It explores legal and institutional factors, including judicial and nonjudicial mechanisms. The session highlights international standards shaping enforcement, including for lending products secured with intellectual property rights and digital assets. Watch on Youtube starting at 5:10:09.
Download: Ms. Anna Veneziano's Presentation Slides
Download: Mr. Richard Kohn's Presentation Slides
Queenie Wu
Deputy Director, Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Office, Department of Justice, Government of Hong Kong SAR, China
(MODERATOR)
Anna Veneziano
Deputy Secretary-General UNIDROIT
Richard Kohn
Founder and a Principal, Commercial Finance Group,
Goldberg Kohn Ltd
Danny Ong
Managing Director
Setia Law LLC
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