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Held in Shanghai under the theme “Sustainable Finance in the Digital Era: The Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology and Sustainable Investment and Financing,” the seminar brought together academics, market participants, and industry representatives to exchange views on sustainable finance, disclosure, digital technology, and long-term capital allocation.

Liu Liya delivered opening remarks at the seminar, addressing the development of emerging disciplines as well as green finance and the digital economy.

Arboris Global Partners attended the 13th (2025) SIIFC International Seminar held in Shanghai on 17 May 2025. The seminar was themed “Sustainable Finance in the Digital Era: The Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology and Sustainable Investment and Financing.” Public information indicates that the event was jointly organised by the Shanghai International Finance Center Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Edinburgh Business School, and the Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics, among others, and was held at Shanghai Yuehai Hotel.

The seminar brought together academics, financial-market participants, and institutional representatives to discuss frontier issues and development opportunities in sustainable finance. Public reporting indicates that opening remarks were delivered by Liu Liya, Vice President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and Ye Guobiao, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Securities News. Their remarks addressed themes including emerging disciplines, green finance, the digital economy, and sustainable development.

Ye Guobiao delivered remarks during the opening session, sharing views on sustainable development, clean-energy transition, and the role of sustainable finance.

A key feature of the seminar was the release of the SIIFC International Financial Center City Index by Ma Wenjie, Dean of the Shanghai International Finance Center Institute. According to public reporting, the index compared New York, Shanghai, London, Singapore, and Tokyo across five dimensions: financial-system development, degree of financial internationalisation, service to the real economy, financial regulation and risk prevention, and talent and business environment. Shanghai was reported to rank second overall, behind New York.

The keynote sessions also addressed sustainability-related disclosure, sustainable financing, climate-related investment, and the application of digital technology across financial systems. Publicly available materials indicate that keynote speakers included Zhang Zhengwei of the ISSB Beijing Office, Xiao Jianliang of the New Development Bank, and a number of experts from international financial and academic institutions. Topics discussed included sustainability disclosure frameworks, non-financial information, ESG data quality, digital financial infrastructure, and climate-related investment mechanisms.

Ma Wenjie released the SIIFC International Financial Center City Index, outlining a comparative assessment of major international financial centres.

Zhang Zhengwei delivered a keynote address on sustainability-related disclosure and the role of non-financial information in investment decision-making.

Against this backdrop, Arboris views the development of sustainable finance as increasingly dependent on implementation quality and institutional capability rather than thematic positioning alone. In a market environment where digital capability, information quality, and governance discipline are becoming more closely linked, institutional credibility is increasingly shaped by whether long-term objectives can be translated into coherent operating structures, measurable disclosure frameworks, and disciplined investment processes.

Arboris also believes that this evolution is particularly relevant in private markets and cross-border contexts. As sustainable finance becomes more institutionalised, the quality of governance, continuity of execution, and structural clarity become more central to long-horizon outcomes. In this respect, themes discussed at the seminar—including data integrity, sustainability-related disclosure, and digital enablement—are directly relevant to the broader development of capital strategy, fund platforms, cross-border structuring, and long-term stewardship.

Arboris remains committed to supporting professional and institutional clients through disciplined advisory, governance-led execution, and carefully structured cross-border frameworks across wealth management, private markets, fund platforms, family-office governance, and related capital planning mandates.

About Arboris Global Partners

Arboris Global Partners is a Singapore-headquartered capital strategy and advisory platform serving professional and institutional clients across wealth management, asset strategies, fund platforms, family-office governance, and capital structure and planning. The firm draws on experience in Australian real-estate credit and Asian secondary private markets, with an approach grounded in prudence, discipline, and trust.