On the evening of February 17, with the lights on, the North Bund World Reception Hall was ablaze with lights. The 12th "Shanghai Financier" Award Ceremony was held here as scheduled. Lu Ming, Deputy Chief of the Hongkou District Party Committee and District Governor, Chen Shuai, Deputy District Governor, and representatives of the previous "Shanghai Financier" awards, elites who won the 12th "Shanghai Financier" awards, as well as more than 100 guests from the financial, business and academic circles attended the event. Making a keynote speech was Tu Guangshao, Member of the CPPCC National Committee, Chair of the Shanghai Institute of New Finance and Executive Director of the Shanghai Institute of Advanced Finance of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
As the cultural card of the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center, the "Shanghai Financier" selection has been successfully held for 12 times, with more than 200 financial talents standing out in total, which has a profound impact on enhancing the soft power of the Shanghai International Financial Center.
The 12th "Shanghai Financiers" selection activity was officially launched on September 29, 2022, and was sponsored by China Economic Information Service, Xinhua News Agency Shanghai Branch, Xinhua News Agency News and Information Center, China Financial Information Center, Xinhuanet, Shanghai Securities News, Shanghai Financial Industry Federation, and First Finance and Economics. It was conducted by independent registration, nomination by the recommendation committee, media review, online voting, and expert review. The list of "2022 Shanghai Financial Industry Leaders" was announced on the spot. Zhang Shouchuan, Party Chief and President of Bank of China, Shanghai Branch, Tu Hong, Business Director of Bank of Communications, Chief of the Party Committee and President of Shanghai Branch of Bank of Communications, Dong Guoqun, Member of the Party Committee and Vice General Manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and other 11 elites in the industry won this honor. Lu Ming and other officials granted them awards.
Besides, the list of "2022 Shanghai Financial Industry Innovators" was released. 10 people, including Kong Yan, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Zhao Peizhou, Vice General Manager of the Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Clearing Corporation, Jin Guoping, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of China, Shanghai Branch and Bruno Weill, Vice Chairman of BNP Paribas Group (China) were on the list.
It is reported that in the face of multiple internal and external challenges in 2022, Shanghai's financial industry has achieved its own stable development while promoting economic recovery and revitalization. The layout of "new tracks" such as financial technology and green finance has been accelerated, and the construction of the international financial center has moved to a higher level. According to the latest Xinhua International Financial Center Development Index, Shanghai has been ranked the third in the international financial center for the third consecutive year, forming a three-pronged pattern of "New York, London and Shanghai", which has made a voice of Shanghai in the international financial market.
With the North Bund as the engine, Hongkou is accelerating the construction of Shanghai's global asset management center and financial technology core bearing area. At present, more than 2,000 financial enterprises have gathered, and various new business forms and models such as financial technology, green finance and shipping finance are thriving. The influence and appeal of Hongkou Finance in the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center have been further improved.
The awarding ceremony was broadcast on TV simultaneously by Xinhua Finance and the First Financial.