Mrs Palin is due to address around 1,000 international investors at the 16th CLSA Investor's Forum and will discuss economics, governance and the current political situation in the US.
Since being unveiled by John McCain as his running mate in the 2008 presidential elections, Mrs Palin has rarely left the limelight after capturing the public's imagination and dramatically polarising opinions.
However, she recently stepped down as governor of Alaska and her future political aspirations remain unclear despite suggestions she may try and launch a bid for the 2012 presidency.
Commenting on the former governor's presence at the Hong Kong summit Simone Wheeler, head of communications for CLSA, said she was convinced Mrs Palin would make interesting speaker.
'What we look to do is invite our keynote speakers who we feel are opinion makers, who are newsworthy and who we feel our clients - a very broad international client base - would be interested in hearing from,' she said.
'We certainly believe that Sarah Palin will be - she has been in the news - we believe that she will continue to be a newsmaker in the future and therefore someone we feel that is definitely of interest to fund managers.
'She is a controversial figure, so she attracts polarising opinions. And we have received feedback from people that question our decision. But I would have to frame that by saying most of that feedback has come from people in the US who are not our clients.'
Previous speakers at the forum include former US president Bill Clinton and vice president Al Gore.
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