Heads High Toward the Sea: SPD Bank Ningbo’s Southeast Asia “Tech Salon”

On 27 March 2026, the Ningbo Branch of SPD Bank (Shanghai Pudong Development Bank) hosted its “Heads High Toward the Sea” Tech Salon — Southeast Asia edition — at the Linhai International Hotel in Taizhou. The event brought together leaders and specialists from SPD Bank’s Ningbo and Singapore branches, alongside leading entrepreneurs and private-banking clients from across the Taizhou region, with the aim of deepening cross-border financial services and helping businesses and high-net-worth families seize new opportunities in a globalising world.

CM1 GROUP was invited to take part as a contributing speaker, presenting on global footprint design for outbound enterprises.

Opening remarks: charting the strategic blueprint

The salon opened with remarks from Zhang Wenyu, Party Secretary and President of SPD Bank’s Ningbo Branch. He noted that the bank holds fast to its core values of “integrity and excellence,” drawing on its integrated onshore–offshore service network to serve as a “financial escort” for companies going global and a “dedicated partner” for high-net-worth families building global asset allocations.

The Ningbo Branch then introduced its private-banking service framework, outlining the bank’s expertise and practice in wealth succession, family succession, and business succession — helping private-banking clients pursue globally diversified, enduring stewardship of their wealth.

Expert insight: mapping the path overseas

In the centrepiece of the programme, Zhou Chongfeng, Deputy General Manager of SPD Bank’s Singapore Branch, shared an in-depth view of outbound-expansion service solutions. Starting from Singapore’s standing as a leading global financial centre, international trade hub, and wealth-management base, he detailed the Singapore Branch’s capabilities across cross-border investment and financing, global asset allocation, and family wealth management — pledging to leverage its cross-border platform to build a “single point of access, global response” service system that gives a solid foundation to companies’ global footprints.

Wu Lanlan, Deputy General Manager of CM1 GROUP, then presented “New Questions in Global Footprint Design.” Drawing on representative cases, she examined the pivotal decision points companies face when expanding overseas, the essentials of capital-structure design, and approaches to risk management — offering participating businesses and private-banking clients a strategic reference grounded in practice.

Signing ceremony: deepening bank–enterprise partnership

A signing ceremony marked the high point of the event, as Zhang Haoxiong, Deputy General Manager of SPD Bank’s Ningbo Branch, formalised outbound strategic-cooperation agreements with two industry-leading companies, Hongxin Technology and Tiancheng Automation. The agreements signal comprehensive, in-depth collaboration between bank and enterprise across overseas investment, cross-border financing, and international settlement — opening international markets together for mutual benefit.

Roundtable: sparking ideas

In the closing roundtable, cross-border specialists from SPD Bank’s Ningbo and Singapore branches — joined by representatives of CM1 GROUP and other institutions — held an in-depth dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of going global, innovation in cross-border financial services, and how onshore–offshore coordination can power corporate globalisation. Their multi-angle, frontline perspectives gave guests a rich body of practical reference and forward-looking thinking.

Looking ahead: writing the next chapter together

The gathering showcased the core strengths and cross-border synergy of SPD Bank’s Ningbo and Singapore branches, and built a platform for bank–enterprise exchange. Looking ahead, the Ningbo Branch will continue to deepen onshore–offshore coordination and raise the calibre of its cross-border financial services — supporting both corporate and individual clients toward higher-quality, more sustainable growth with more professional, integrated solutions.

Event details

Date

27 March 2026

Venue

Linhai International Hotel, Taizhou (Zhejiang)

Host

SPD Bank — Ningbo & Singapore Branches

Language

Mandarin

Speakers

• Zhang Wenyu

  Party Secretary & President, SPD Bank Ningbo Branch

• Zhou Chongfeng

  Deputy General Manager, SPD Bank Singapore Branch

• Zhang Haoxiong

  Deputy General Manager, SPD Bank Ningbo Branch

• Wu LanlanCM1

  Deputy General Manager, CM1 GROUP