From Farming to Finance: Technology and Law for Agricultural Growth

Date & Time Friday, 28 November 2025 11:30 am-12:30 pm (HKT)

Duration 1:00

This panel explores how international legal instruments—like the UNCITRALUNIDROIT Model Law on Warehouse Receipts—can improve access to agricultural credit. It highlights innovative asset-based financing and emerging digital tools such as electronic receipts and blockchain registries.

Moderator

Marek Dubovec

Director of Law, Reform Programs, International Law Institute (AIIFL Fellowship: 27-28 November 2025)

Speakers

William Brydie-Watson

Senior Legal Officer & ATLC Co-Director, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) (AIIFL Fellowship: 26-28 November 2025 / 6 November 2024)

Lyu Qi

Chief Adviser, Beijing Fnlegor Law Firm; (AIIFL Fellowship: 27-28 November 2025)

Kyrylo Mukhomedzyanov

Project Lead, Financial Sector Specialist IFC; (AIIFL Fellowship: 27-28 November 2025)

Henry Gabriel

School of Law, Elon University & Wenlan Scholar Chair Professorship in International Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; (AIIFL Fellowship: 26-28 November 2025)

Resources Watch the Recording , Slides available

In this international conference

Welcome Remarks

Hualing Fu, Giuliano Castellano, Jae Sung Lee

International Standards: Status and Prospects

Monica Canafoglia, Ignacio Tirado, Gérardine Goh Escolar

Reform Trends: Challenges and Successes

Monica Canafoglia, Murat Sultanov, Miha Isol, Angelia Chia, Julius Caesar Parreñas, Stellah Kakwezi Olimi, Charles D. Booth

Coordinating Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Responses

Giuliano Castellano, Carmen Chu, JP, David Wong, Hazel Law, Rocky Tung, Tomio Mizutani

The Future of Collateral: Pathway to Digital Secured Lending

Jae Sung Lee, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell, Megumi Hara, Woo-Jung Jon, Marek Dubovec

Enforcement and Intangible Assets – Evolving Practice

Queenie Wu, Anna Veneziano, Richard Kohn, Danny Ong

Unlocking Innovation: Intellectual Property Collateralization

Julius Caesar Parreñas, Ivor Istuk, Doh-Uk Shin, Thomas Tsang, Johnson Kong

Access to Credit, Trade Finance, and Digitalization

William Brydie-Watson, Murat Sultanov, Milot Ahma, Jun Xu

From Farming to Finance: Technology and Law for Agricultural Growth

Marek Dubovec, William Brydie-Watson, Lyu Qi, Kyrylo Mukhomedzyanov, Henry Gabriel

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Concluding Roundtable: :Remarks and Lessons Learned

Anna Joubin-Bret, Jae Sung Lee, Ignacio Tirado, Murat Sultanov, Bob Trojan