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Background & Mission

About FIRST

Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology(FIRST)
The Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology (FIRST) is a social service organization (private non-enterprise unit) supervised by the Financial Services Commission Office of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Financial Working Commission of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Local Financial Regulation.

Building on the advantages accumulated by the Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University and the International Business School, Zhejiang University in discipline construction, international development, and the integrated development of the government, industries, academia, schools, and the innovation field since the establishment in November 2014, FIRST has actively cooperated with Beijing to help the city build a fintech innovation hub with global influence. FIRST is dedicated to conducting frontier innovative theoretical research on the financial and regulatory technologies that are suitable for China's national conditions, publishing the "Global FinTech Hub Report", and enhancing the dual-scenario empowerment of "technology + regulation" and "technology + compliance" through the synergistic effects of "technology + finance + application". As the initiator of the Global FinTech Hub Network, FIRST establishes a platform for positive interaction among various entities, including regulatory agencies, industry associations, financial enterprises, technology companies, and research institutions, through international exchanges and collaborations, to create an ecosystem for regulatory technology and a developmental ecosystem for fintech.

Board of Directors

中企云链
中数智汇
度小满
易得融信
贝克资本
中企云链
中数智汇
度小满
易得融信
贝克资本
中企云链
中数智汇
度小满
易得融信
贝克资本
中企云链
中数智汇
度小满
易得融信
贝克资本
Dr. BEN Shenglin, Founding Dean of Academy of Internet Finance (AIF), International Business School (ZIBS), Zhejiang University and President of Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology (FIRST). Prior to joining Zhejiang University in May 2014 as a Professor, he spent 20-years in China and abroad with ABN AMRO, HSBC, and lastly JP Morgan Chase, where he served as China CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank. He is the founder and Director of the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China. He is also founder and chairman of Zhejiang Association of FinTech (ZAFT), the industry association of global fintech hub - Zhejiang Province. He is the Executive Vice President of the Zhejiang Western Returned Scholars Association(ZWRSA).He serves as a Counselor to Zhejiang Provincial Government, a Standing Committee member of CPPCC Zhejiang and Vice Chairman of its Economic Commission.
Zhang Ke is the Chairman and CEO of Blake Capital. He began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China and has over 30 years of experience in prominent international financial institutions across the United States, Japan, Europe, and Asia. He has held executive positions at renowned organizations such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., DWS, Daiwa Securities, and Pacific Investment. Notably, from 2013 to 2015, he was elected three times in a row as the Chairman of the Asian Financial Cooperation Association in the United States. Additionally, he served as the former Chief Investment Officer of a large Chinese Fortune Global 500 company with mixed-ownership.
Yan Cui is an associate professor at ZIBS. He has extensive experience in international finance and served as the former President of the Harbin and Tianjin branches of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Additionally, he worked at the Beijing branches of Societe Generale, HSBC, and the First National Bank of Chicago, as well as the Tianjin branch of Credit Lyonnais. Moreover, he used to serve as a finance lecturer at Nankai University.
Assistant Dean of ZIBS Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Associate Professor of Practice, ZIBS; Secretary General of ZAFT; Assistant to the President of Beijing FIRST
Associate Professor Research Interests: Global Financial Law and Regulation, Financial Market Infrastructures Management, and Data Governance and Regulation
Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, and Deputy Director of International Research Center for Hidden Champions Research Interests: Innovative Strategy of Hidden Champions and Managerial Cognition and Decision-making of Strategy
Executive Partner of BLAKE CAPITAL; former Deputy General Manager of the Planning and Finance Department at HNA Group Co., Ltd., General Manager of Finance Department of HNA Technology Group, Assistant to the President of HNA Technology Co., Ltd. (600751), responsible for financial system construction and capital operations, with the qualification of Secretary of the Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange. With 11 years of experience in financial and industrial investment and financial management, he has led and participated in major projects such as the acquisition of HNA Group, the sale of Ingram Micro (worth over USD 6 billion), and the acquisition of Hilton Hotels & Resorts by HNA Group.
Deng Huibo has a Ph.D. in Finance and is a postdoctoral researcher in public management. He worked as Director of the Financial Research Institute of the Government and Economy Research Center at the National Academy of Governance, Assistant to the Director of the Organization Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, General Manager of the Strategic Development Department at the Bank of China Travel Service of China Tourism Group, and Vice President of Dexun Securities Consulting Company under the Shenzhen State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. He is also a Council Member of the Beijing Computer Federation and serves as the Vice Chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the China Primary Health Care Foundation under the National Health Commission.
Managing Director of the International Cooperation Department

Leadership

Ben Shenglin
Dr. BEN Shenglin, Founding Dean of Academy of Internet Finance (AIF), International Business School (ZIBS)              
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Co-founder & President
Zhang Ke
Zhang Ke is the Chairman and CEO of Blake Capital. He began his career at the Ministry of
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Executive Chairman
Yan Cui
Yan Cui is an associate professor at ZIBS. He has extensive experience in international
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Vice President
Deng Huibo
Deng Huibo has a Ph.D. in Finance and is a postdoctoral researcher in public
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Vice President
Shen Li
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Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Liu Yi
Associate Professor of Practice, ZIBS; Secretary General of ZAFT; Assistant to the
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Research Center Team

Dai Xinzhu
Associate Professor Research Interests: Global Financial Law and Regulation, Financial Market
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Lei Linan
Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, and Deputy Director of International Research Center for.
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Li Junkai
Executive Partner of BLAKE CAPITAL; former Deputy General Manager of the Planning and
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Principal Investigator

Research Institute Team

Xu Ruiyang
                      
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Researcher
Du Siyuan
Managing Director of the International Cooperation Department...                      
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Wang Mengying
                      
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Office Director

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