Platinum Sponsors

Bank of China London Branch, established in 1929, is the first business established by any Chinese institution in an international financial centre. Its history in the UK perfectly illustrates the international journey of China’s modern financial services industry. Over the past 97 years, Bank of China has expanded steadily in the UK and has become the first choice for both Chinese “going-out” customers and local UK customers seeking to establish relationships with China, with branches in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow. It is taking a leading role amongst UK-based Chinese financial institutions and is developing itself into one of the mainstream foreign banks in the EMEA market.

The relationship between Bank of China and the 48 Group Club dates back to the China–UK “Icebreakers” trade mission of the early 1950s. More than seventy years ago, Bank of China actively supported the first generation of British Icebreakers in visiting China, facilitating the earliest China–UK trade cooperation and laying important foundations for bilateral economic relations. Since then, Bank of China London Branch has continued to uphold the Icebreaker spirit and has maintained a close and long-standing partnership with the 48 Group Club, supporting exchanges across economic, commercial and people-to-people fields.

Today, as the platinum partner, Bank of China London Branch has supported the Icebreakers Chinese New Year Dinner for the 13th consecutive year. Through its continued engagement, the Bank remains committed to building bridges for China–UK economic and cultural cooperation, supporting high-quality financial development and contributing to China’s high-level opening-up.

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 57 countries and territories. With assets of US$3,234bn as at 30 September 2025, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources.

We operate in 35 countries where our 60,000+ employees are working to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Our portfolio includes iron ore, copper, aluminium and a range of other minerals and materials needed for people, communities and nations to grow and prosper, and for the world to cut carbon emissions to net zero. We continuously search for new projects that can support the energy transition, currently exploring for 7 commodities in 17 countries.

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Company Profile:

In under 10 years, Octopus Energy Group has grown from start-up to a global operator serving 10 million customers in 32 countries and managing over $9.5bn renewables portfolio. The company leads in heat pumps, EVs, and charging: it is the UK’s largest heat pump installer and largest manufacturer, runs the country’s biggest EV-only leasing business, and operates Electroverse, Europe’s largest EV charging network with access to over 1 million points worldwide. Under his leadership, the Kraken technology platform underpinning Octopus Energy has been licensed to serve more than 70 million accounts worldwide and is now being de-merged from the group at a standalone valuation of $8.65bn. Octopus has worked with many Chinese companies in the UK, such as with BYD to offer free driving packages for EV owners, and has this month announced a partnership with China's PCG to build a power trading platform in China.

Bio: Greg Jackson CBE, Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group

Greg Jackson CBE, Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, is a serial technology entrepreneur who brings deep experience scaling clean energy innovation and technology. In under 10 years he has grown Octopus from start-up to a global operator serving 10 million customers in 32 countries and managing over $9.5bn renewables portfolio. The company leads in heat pumps, EVs, and charging: it is the UK’s largest heat pump installer and largest manufacturer, runs the country’s biggest EV-only leasing business, and operates Electroverse, Europe’s largest EV charging network with access to over 1 million points worldwide. Under his leadership, the Kraken technology platform underpinning Octopus Energy has been licensed to serve more than 70 million accounts worldwide and is now being de-merged from the group at a standalone valuation of $8.65bn. As a key thought leader in the UK on the energy transition and innovation, Greg has been named a Time 100 Climate Leader, awarded a CBE for services to the energy industry, and serves as a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Cabinet Office.

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ATFX Connect is a trading name of AT Global Markets (UK) Limited (authorised and regulated by theFCA), AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Limited (authorised and regulated byASIC), and AT Global Financial Services (HK) Limited (authorised and regulated by the SFC). The firm is the Institutional arm of the wider ATFX Group.

The firm serves asa global multi-asset brokerage and liquidity provider, offering institutional and professional investors an extensive range of services, from agency liquidity, prime brokerage and post-trade clearing, and margin trading liquidity in OTC derivatives.

For margin trading services, ATFX Connect provides bespoke aggregated liquidity in rolling spotFX, indices, commodities and precious metals to a wide range of institutional clients from hedge funds, high-net-worth individuals, asset managers, family offices and other broker-dealers.  

For prime brokerage services, ATFX Connect’s Prime of Prime offering provides its clients with direct market access to a number of FX trading venues andECNs, as well as direct pricing from wholesale bank and non-bank liquidity providers/market makers, through a single account for collateral management, credit intermediation and post-trade reporting, thereby giving its clients full control of liquidity source, order execution and trading technology.

For further information on ATFX Connect, please visit the company website: https://www.atfxconnect.com

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