Zhenhua Li

Mr. Li is Executive Director of Ant Group Research Institute and is responsible for the policy research, strategic analysis and the innovative projects incubation in Ant Group. He was the main designer and implementer of Ant carbon accounts and participated in the design of Ant strategic innovation projects such as Ant Forest and blockchain international remittances. Before joining Ant Group, he served as the Chief Finance Editor of 21st Century Business Herald, founded and served as the Secretary-General of the China Wealth Management 50 Forum and the Vice President of the Zhongguancun Guoyan Wealth Management Research Institute. He has in-depth research experiences in global fintech innovation, financial regulatory policies and digital economy, leading more than 100 research projects in digital economy, digital credit, mobile payment, fintech supervision, digital currency, financial holding company supervision and financial risk and stability. He served as a core member of the Chinese Expert Group on Digital Inclusive Finance at the 2016 Hangzhou G20 Summit and participated in the formulation and consultation of the "G20 Advanced Principles for Digital Inclusive Finance". He is currently a researcher at the Minsheng Wealth Research Center of Wudaokou Finance College, Tsinghua University and co-director of Ant Group-Zhejiang University Fintech Centre as well.