Ashley Alder became Chair of the FCA Board in February 2023.

Ashley was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011.

He also chaired the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Ashley began his career as a lawyer in London in 1984 and practised in Hong Kong for more than 20 years. He was Executive Director of the SFC's Corporate Finance Division from 2001 to 2004, before returning to private practice at Herbert Smith LLP, a law firm, as Head of Asia.

Ashley also holds the position of PSR Chair, effective 26 January 2026.

Ayaz Baetov is the Special Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations, and First Deputy Chairman of the Management Council of the Special Financial and Investment Territory (SFIT) Tamchy.

He previously served as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, contributing to legal and institutional reforms and the modernisation of public administration.

Mr. Baetov has coordinated the establishment and development of the Tamchy SFIT, including the development of its legal and regulatory infrastructure, institutional framework, and governance mechanisms. His work supports the creation of a modern investment environment designed to attract international capital, promote innovation, and strengthen the Kyrgyz Republic’s integration into global financial markets.

A distinguished legal scholar and public policy expert, Mr. Baetov holds a Doctor of Legal Sciences degree from Kyrgyz National University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program.

His professional experience spans government, academia, international development, and legal reform. He previously served as Country Director for Uzbekistan at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and held senior positions in the judicial and public sectors.

Mr. Baetov is a Professor and author of academic publications, legal textbooks, and analytical papers. He is fluent in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English.

Bilal Bin Saqib, early Bitcoiner since 2016 and active angel investor in the space, is Pakistan’s Minister of State, and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.

He holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, has a keen interest in AI, quantum, and robotics, and is committed to channeling emerging technologies into Pakistan’s growth story. Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and honored as an MBE by King Charles III, Bilal blends policy, technology, and purpose.

Denis Beau has been Deputy Governor of the Banque de France since August 2017 and First Deputy Governor since January 2024. In this capacity, he represents the Governor as Chair of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) and has chaired the Observatory for the Security of Payment Means since January 2024. He is also a member of the Board of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and of the ECB Supervisory Board, and has chaired the ECB Budget Committee since 2023. At the international level, he co-chairs several groups dedicated to payments, market infrastructures and financial stability. In particular, he has co-chaired the Working Group on Modernisation (WGM) of the Financial Stability Board since March 2026.

His responsibilities cover in particular microprudential supervision, payments and market infrastructures, innovation, currency activities, the Banque de France branch network, and internal management.

As graduate of Sciences Po Paris and INSEAD, Denis Beau joined the Banque de France in 1986. He has since held numerous senior positions in financial markets, payments and financial stability, including Director General of Financial Stability and Operations from 2012 to 2017.

His Excellency Khalid Humaidan was appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) in February 2024.

Prior to his appointment as Governor, HE Mr. Humaidan served as Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), and Head of Global Markets MEA at BNP Paribas.

He has over 25 years of experience working in financial and capital markets, and currently serves as member on the boards of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), Gulf Payments and the Gulf Monetary Council.

HE Mr. Humaidan holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, United States.

Appointed by Sovereign Order No. 8-230 of 20 August 2020, H.E. Ms Marie-Pascale BOISSON is Monaco’s fourth Ambassador to China since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in January 1995.

A lawyer by training, she initially practised in the private sector before joining the Monegasque civil service in 2000.

After eight years with the State’s Legislative and Legal Affairs Services, she continued her career at the Directorate of Judicial Services, then, from 2011, within the Department of Finance and the Economy, before being appointed in 2011 as Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit, responsible for combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and corruption.

In her various roles, she was called upon to work on the implementation of numerous international conventions, particularly in the banking, financial and judicial sectors, before joining the Monegasque diplomatic service.

Skills and experience: Georges has almost 30 years of experience in the banking industry across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and has held a number of executive roles at a regional, global business and functional level.

Career: Georges was appointed Group CEO from 2 September 2024. He most recently served as Group CFO between January 2023 and September 2024. Georges joined HSBC in 2005 with extensive trading experience in London, Paris and Tokyo. He has since held a number of senior leadership roles, including Head of Global Banking and Markets, Middle East and North Africa; Chief Executive Officer for HSBC, Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye; Global Head of Markets; and co-Chief Executive Officer, Global Banking and Markets based in London. He was named Euromoney’s Banker of the Year in 2026.

He holds a degree in Engineering from the École Polytechnique in Paris, France, as well as a postgraduate degree in Statistics and Economics from the École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique (ENSAE).

External appointments:
– Member of Monetary Authority of Singapore, International Advisory Panel
– Member of the Asia Business Council
– Member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council (Beijing IBLAC)
– Member of the UK-India CEO Forum
– Member of the Semafor World Economy Global Advisory Board
– Member of the Board of Directors of the Peterson Institute for International Economics
– Member of the World Bank Private Sector Investment Lab
– Member of Advisory Board of The China Children Development Fund
– Principal Member of The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
– Member of Financial Services Task Force of the SMI

Bill Winters was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as Group Chief Executive on 10 June 2015.

Bill has had a distinguished career in banking, having spent 26 years with JP Morgan in diverse leadership roles, becoming co-Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Bank in 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. Bill was the only career banker to be invited to be a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established by the UK government. Subsequently, he served as advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and was awarded a CBE for his services to the UK economy and financial services.

In 2023, Bill was appointed UK chair of the India-UK Financial Partnership formed between the Ministry of Finance of India and HM Treasury.

Bill is an Independent Director on the Board of Stripe Inc, Board Advisor of the International Rescue Committee and Chair of The Coronet Theatre Board of Trustees

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of Bank of China since January 2025 and President of the Bank since December 2024, Chief Compliance Officer of the Bank since February 2026, and Deputy Secretary of the CPC BOC Committee since November 2024, concurrently as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited since February 2025,

Mr. ZHANG served as Executive Vice President of China Development Bank from February 2021 to November 2024. Prior to that, Mr. ZHANG had worked in Bank of Communications for many years, and he served as Chief Risk Officer from July to November 2020. Mr. ZHANG served as General Manager of the Risk Management Department and Director of the Internal Control and Crime Prevention Office from February 2019 to November 2020, General Manager of the Risk Management (Asset Preservation) Department from February 2017 to February 2019. Before that, he held a number of other positions at Bank of Communications, including President of Guizhou Branch.

Jenny Johnson is Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton. In a career spanning more than 35 years, she has been a driving force behind the company’s transformation into one of the largest global investment managers with $1.7 trillion in assets under management.

Ms. Johnson held leadership roles in all major divisions of the business before becoming CEO in 2020. She has led the evolution of the business in recent years, further diversifying the company’s investment capabilities and solutions for clients. Ms. Johnson was named to Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women” list in 2026, recognizing the world’s most influential business leaders. She has also been named to Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list and Barron’s list of the “100 Most Influential Women in US Finance.” The Committee for Economic Development honored Ms. Johnson with a 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award. In 2026, she was named a CNBC Changemaker. A sought-after speaker at industry conferences and global forums, Ms. Johnson frequently shares her perspective on leadership, the evolving investment landscape, technology, innovation and digital assets.

Ms. Johnson serves on the board of directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Investment Company Institute and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Foundation. She is a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Advisory Board on AI in Finance for Luxembourg and the Advisory Group to the Asian Development Bank, and serves on the NYSE Board Advisory Council.

Ms. Johnson earned her B.A. in economics from the University of California at Davis.

In 2026, I joined the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Chair Professor. Returning to Hong Kong is a full-circle moment for me. Twenty years ago, I received my M.Phil. degree from the Multimedia Laboratory (MMLab) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Xiaoou Tang and Prof. Jianzhuang Liu. I then moved to the United States to pursue my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under the supervision of Prof. Thomas S. Huang.

Before joining PolyU, I was a Principal Engineer and Director at Google DeepMind. For more than a decade, I have worked on intelligent assistants and AI agents, contributing to Gemini, Google Assistant, Apple Intelligence, IBM Watson, and Switi Inc., a startup I co-founded that was acquired by Google in 2018. More recently, my research has focused on AI assistants for special education, particularly for children with autism.

My research interests span computer vision, large language models, speech and multimodal AI, intelligent agents, and AI for education. I currently serve as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI).

Professor Zhaoyuan Ma is currently a professor at the School of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He is a fellow of IOP, a foreign academician of RAE, and an honorary professor of Korea University.

He has previously served as assistant dean of the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, principal investigator at The Future Laboratory of Tsinghua University, professor of Intelligent Manufacturing at the University of Sheffield, UK, and a Hundred-Talents Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

He designed the world's first space cold atom experimental platform on the Chinese Space Station "Tiangong-4." He is the author of Logic of the World, Quantum Dialogue, AI-Not, and Made-in-China Made China.

Maggie Ng is the Chief Executive Officer for Hong Kong at HSBC, while also serving as the Head of Retail Banking and Wealth (RB&W) in Hong Kong. In her dual role, Maggie oversees HSBC’s Hong Kong franchise, and leads the strategic growth of the Bank’s flagship RB&W business.

Maggie has a proven track record of delivering growth, particularly in wealth management, improving customer advocacy; driving digital transformation and effectively managing risks – all underpinned by a people-focused culture.

She joined HSBC in 2020 from IG Group, a leading online trading provider, where she was the Greater China CEO. Prior to that, Maggie co-founded a fintech wealth management and asset management company – Assured Asset Management – which was recognised in 2019 as the “Best New Wealth Management Platform” by AsiaAsset Management magazine and “Editors’ Triple Star” by the Asset magazine.

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Maggie is a seasoned banking professional, having held a number of senior local and regional positions at Citibank in both business and risk management. In her earlier career, Maggie worked for leading professional services firm Ernst & Young (Australia) and global resources company BHP Billiton.

She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Business Information Technology from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and an MBA in Accounting and Finance from California State University, Hayward.

Aveline San was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Citi Hong Kong in 2022. She became Hong Kong CEO and Head of Banking in 2023. Aveline also serves as Board Director and Chairman of Citibank (China) Co., Ltd.

Aveline began her career as a banking and capital markets lawyer after qualifying as a solicitor and barrister in Australia in 1997. She joined Citi in April 2019 as Regional Chief Compliance Officer for Asia Pacific (APAC). Prior to Citi, she spent 14 years with UBS in various senior management positions, including APAC Group Regional Head of Compliance & Operational Risk Control, General Counsel of Wealth Management for North Asia, and Supervisor of the Board of UBS’ China banking entity.

Aveline is passionate about promoting industry collaboration on innovation. She currently serves on the board of FinTech Association of Hong Kong. Aveline was conferred as an Honorary Certified Banker by the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers in 2024.

Gaurav is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Greater China & North Asia and Chairman of Anchorpoint Financial Limited. He was previously CFO for Singapore and ASEAN Cluster (Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Trust Bank). He joined the Bank in 2009 and has held numerous key positions in Standard Chartered such as Chief Financial Officer of Cluster Markets (Philippines, Sri Lanka, Australia, Nepal, Brunei), Head of Performance Management Analytics Wholesale Banking, and Global Head Asset & Liability Management (ALM) Product Control.

Prior to SCB, Gaurav was Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company focusing on advisory for Banking & Insurance clients. Here he counseled Senior Executives/ Boards of local and multinational banks as they developed their growth strategies, acquired and divested businesses, entered new markets, revamped their organizations, and transformed entire businesses.

Gaurav started his career with Dell Computers and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University.

Fred is Primavera Capital Group’s Founder, Chairman and CEO. He oversees the firm’s overall strategy, talent development and culture, and assumes the primary responsibilities in establishing and maintaining the firm’s long-term partnerships with global investors. Fred initiated and led investment transactions such as Alibaba Group, Ant Group, Yum China, ByteDance, Xpeng Inc., Kuaishou Technology, SenseTime, and Mead Johnson Greater China.

Prior to forming Primavera, Fred was Partner and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs and a member of Goldman’s Partnership Committee. He previously served as an economist at the International Monetary Fund. He also served on the Hong Kong Government’s Strategic Development Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and was an independent director of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and ICBC.

Fred is currently the non-executive chairman of Yum China Holdings Inc. and serves on the boards of UBS Group AG and Chubb Limited. In addition, he is a member of the The Nature Conservancy’s global Board of Directors and the co-chair of its Asia Pacific Council, a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the China Medical Board, a member of the HKEX Mainland China Advisory Group, the Global Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia University, Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean’s Leadership Council and Harvard University’s Global Advisory Council.

Fred holds a Master in Engineering Science from Tsinghua University and a Master and PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Manoj Bohra is executive vice president and chief data and AI officer at State Street, leading the firm's global strategy for enterprise data, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced analytics. In this role, he is responsible for building the data and AI platforms that power innovation, strengthen risk and operational intelligence, and enable scalable AI adoption across the organization and its client solutions.

Manoj is recognized for building enterprise-scale data and AI platforms that enable global financial institutions to operationalize AI in complex, highly regulated environments.

He brings more than two decades of experience leading enterprise technology, data, and AI transformation initiatives across global financial services organizations. His work has focused on modernizing large-scale data platforms, operationalizing machine learning through enterprise machine learning operations (MLOps) frameworks and enabling organizations to translate advanced analytics into measurable business outcomes.

Prior to joining State Street, Manoj served as managing director at Google Cloud, where he advised C-suite leaders across major financial institutions on large-scale data modernization and AI transformation initiatives. His work included helping organizations design cloud-native data platforms, operationalize machine learning and generative AI capabilities, and deploy large language models (LLMs) and emerging agentic AI architectures to support use cases across risk management, regulatory compliance, client intelligence, and operational automation. He also worked with institutions to establish governance frameworks for responsible AI adoption.

Earlier, Manoj spent over two decades at Bank of America in several senior leadership roles including senior vice president and managing director. In these roles he led global teams responsible for enterprise data platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, and cloud transformation initiatives supporting hundreds of thousands of users across the bank’s global operations. During his tenure he helped architect and scale one of the largest AI and data science platforms and built foundational enterprise data infrastructure enabling advanced analytics at scale.

Manoj holds several U.S. patents related to data security, distributed data architectures, and scalable data processing.

He frequently speaks on enterprise AI strategy, generative AI adoption, responsible AI governance, and modern data platforms within the financial services industry.

Manoj holds a Master of Science in technology management from Columbia University, a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Science from Jodhpur University.

Mr. Lin oversees Tencent’s overall fintech business, including payment, wealth management, securities and other fintech services. Previously he was the Managing Partner at Tencent Investment, where he was responsible for Tencent’s equity investment in various areas, such as e-commerce, Internet Finance, Online to Offline and digital contents etc. Notable deals including JD.com, China Literature, Tencent Music, Meituan, PDD, Bilibili etc. Prior to joining Tencent, Mr. Lin held various senior positions in finance, strategy, and operating management at Microsoft and Nokia.

Forest Lin holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor of Engineering from Zhejiang University.

Annabelle Yu Long is an experienced venture capitalist and board member with a strong background in digital innovation, and business operations in Asia/Pacific. She currently serves as Founding and Managing Partner of BAI Capital, a venture capital firm focused on businesses operating in Asia and beyond with investments across AI, fintech, consumer retail, media and content innovation. Additionally, Ms. Long is a member of the Group Management Committee of Bertelsmann, where she contributes to global corporate strategy and development, and where she has led Bertelsmann’s China growth strategy and its transformation into a well-regarded global investment powerhouse.

Ms. Long serves as an independent director on the boards of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL), Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR, whose portfolio includes Coach and Kate Spade), and NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO). In addition, she serves as an independent nonexecutive director on the board of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

Ms. Long holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and, as a distinguished alumna, served on the School’s Advisory Council as its first Chinese member. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2011 and has been actively involved in WEF activities. She has been featured in the Forbes Midas List and Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen list, among others.

Zhu graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University and worked for Lenovo Group for 10 years before joining Baidu in December 2008.

At Baidu, Zhu successively served as Senior Director of Public Relations, Vice President and Senior Vice President, responsible for government affairs, Baidu News and other initiatives.

Zhu led Baidu’s Financial Service Group (FSG) established in December 2015. His team swiftly established a business structure covering multiple areas including consumer credit, wealth management, payments, and internet insurance. The FSG reduced financing costs for customers, particularly owners of small and micro enterprises. On April 28, 2018, Baidu announced an agreement on the divestiture of the FSG with investors led by TPG and The Carlyle Group, which involved $1.9 billion in financing and resulted in the new brand “Du Xiaoman Financial” with Zhu as CEO.

Under his leadership, the fintech company driven by AI innovation covers six segments: consumer credit, wealth management, payment, insurance, fintech for personal finance, and fintech for supply chain finance. His team has adhered to the principle of "partners win first, long-term win-win", empowering traditional financial institutions with intelligent solutions while building a strong fintech partner ecosystem.

Du Xiaoman Technology, committed to inclusive finance, has continuously improved its AI prowess, enabling financial institutions to expand access to reliable services for more people. The company has also open-sourced Xuanyuan, the first Large Chinese Financial Chat Model with hundreds of billions of parameters, to offer customers more personalized and higher-quality services.

Additionally, Zhu was elected as Deputy Director of the China Internet Finance Association at the third session of the association’s first council held on March 17, 2018.

Mr Carstens served as General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) from 2017 to 2025. Prior to that, he was Governor of the Bank of Mexico from 2010 to 2017. During his time as Governor, he was a Member of the BIS Board from 2011 to 2017 and chaired the Global Economy Meeting and the Economic Consultative Committee from 2013 to 2017. He also chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the policy advisory committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from 2015 to 2017.

Earlier in his career, he served as Mexico's Finance Minister from 2006 to 2009, and as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF from 2003 to 2006. From 2000 to 2003, he was Mexico's Deputy Finance Minister, and from 1999 to 2000, he held the position of Executive Director at the IMF.

Mr Carstens began his career in 1980 at the Bank of Mexico. He is a member of the Group of Thirty (G30).

Mr. Gan Tian has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) since September 2020, with 20 years of investment management experience. Joining ChinaAMC (HK) since its establishment in 2008, he had previously served as the Managing Director and the portfolio manager, overseeing the firm's longest-running equity absolute return strategy.

Established in 2008, China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited ("ChinaAMC (HK)") is a leading Chinese asset manager in Hong Kong, with expertise in a variety of asset classes, covering equities, fixed income, ETF, L&I products, digital assets, as well as mandates and investment advisory services. ChinaAMC (HK) adopts a global outlook to build a versatile platform catering to institutional and retail investors in the region and worldwide. Committed to innovation and growth in the financial sector, ChinaAMC (HK) is actively leading developments in the Web3 space, strategically positioning itself in decentralized finance to explore frontier investment opportunities.

Dr. Tony Han is the Founder and CEO of WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD;HKEX: 0800), a global leader in autonomous driving technology. Since founding WeRide in 2017, he has led the company’s expansion across 13 countries and more than 60 cities worldwide. Under his leadership, WeRide became the first publicly listed Robotaxi company on Nasdaq in 2024 and the first Robotaxi company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2025.

Prior to founding WeRide, Dr. Han served as Chief Scientist of Baidu’s Autonomous Driving Division. He was also a tenured professor and doctoral advisor at the University of Missouri, where he directed the Computer Vision and Machine Learning Lab. Dr. Han holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Lily Liu is an operator and investor focused on the blockchain industry. Lily is the President of the Solana Foundation.

Lily has a background as a CFO and operating executive in the US, Europe, and Asia. She is a Co-Founder of Anagram. Previously, Lily co-founded Earn.com which was acquired by Coinbase in 2018. She was also the CFO of the Chinaco Healthcare Corporation, where she built a 500-bed private hospital in China. Lily also worked at KKR in New York as well as McKinsey in New York and Beijing.

Lily received a BA in Economics and International Relations from Stanford, and studied East Asian Studies at Harvard.

Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. As the Co-CEO of Binance, he works closely with various stakeholders including regulators, policymakers, industry players and users to further the growth of Binance in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to this role, Richard held various senior leadership positions within the company since joining in August 2021.

Before joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where he showcased his capabilities as one of the world’s foremost innovative regulators. Richard’s vast experience also includes being the Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Richard received his Masters in Applied Finance from the University of Western Australia.

"Daré Okoudjou is the Founder and CEO of Onafriq. Africa's largest payments network, connecting over 200 cross-border payment partners across 44 African countries and beyond. Our network links over one billion mobile wallets around the world enabling seamless real-time digital payments at an unprecedented scale.

Onafriq enables domestic and cross-border disbursements and collections across our network of networks and work closely with all our partners across the globe to make borders matter less. The company’s network of networks also includes 400 000 strong agent network in Nigeria. Onafriq is also a leading prepaid card processor, partnering with over 80 banks and multiple programmes in over 30 African countries. Onafriq was named by the international business magazine, Fast Company as one of Africa’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies.

Prior to founding Onafriq, Daré worked at MTN Group, where he developed its mobile payment strategy and led its implementation across 21 countries throughout Africa and the Middle East. He began his career as a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris. Daré was recently named as one of the Endeavor Entrepreneurs of the Endeavor Network, a leading supporter of high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. He was also selected as one of 13 African founders into the inaugural Foundry Fellowship at MIT. As a Fellow he will use his experience and skills to catalyse the next generation of innovation-driven entrepreneurship across the continent. He has an MSc in Telecom Engineering from ENST-Paris and an MBA from INSEAD.

Daré is originally from Benin and now based in Johannesburg, South Africa."

As Deloitte Asia Pacific Financial Services Industry Leader, Stuart is responsible for executing the regional strategy, driving profitable growth, and leading a cohesive team spanning geographies and functions. In this role, he oversees market activation, client leadership for priority accounts, and the development of critical capabilities, partnerships, and alliances with key market players. Stuart also serves on the Global Financial Service Executive, contributing to global decision-making and strategy.

In addition to his AP FSI leadership, Stuart is also responsible for Market Activation across the Asia Pacific region.  He focuses on elevating Deloitte’s reputation and regional brand presence, while cultivating strategic relationships with the firm’s most important clients through CxO engagement programmes and targeted initiatives.

Earlier, as Deloitte’s Global Clients Leader, Stuart managed a portfolio of more than 300 of the firm’s largest clients, representing approximately $15 billion in global revenues. He chaired the Global Client Council, driving innovation and continuous improvement in client experience, sales excellence, and account-based marketing, enabling major clients to achieve industry-leading outcomes.

Stuart began his Deloitte career through the acquisition of DotCom start-up Eclipse in 2001, which became the foundation for Deloitte Digital. With two decades of expertise in digital and emerging technologies, he is passionate about helping clients design customer experiences, business strategies, and operating models that enable them to thrive amid digital disruption.

This breadth of experience underpins Stuart’s ability to connect strategy with execution, foster cross-border collaboration, and guide clients through complex transformation.

Mr. Alger Fung is Chief Executive Officer for AIA Hong Kong & Macau since 2021. Alger is passionate about driving leading customer experience and has led AIA Hong Kong to be recognised as the No.1 insurer of choice in Hong Kong**, and has achieved the highest number of No.1 market positions in the 2025 Provisional Statistics on Hong Kong Long Term Business¹, whilst AIA Hong Kong & Macau delivered exceptional business performance with growth on multiple fronts, making it the largest contributor to AIA Group’s Value of New Business (VONB) in 2025².

Prior to this role, Alger was Chief Executive Officer of AIA Thailand. He led the AIA Thailand team to significantly expand its protection propositions and strengthen its unit-linked business, while continuing to raise the productivity of the agency force. The partnership with Bangkok Bank was also strengthened with sustained new business growth and increased productivity of the banca sales force.

Before leading the AIA Thailand business, Alger was the General Manager of Guangdong Branch, AIA China, where he transformed the agency business into a full-time, professional agency model that delivered significant VONB growth, contributing towards AIA China’s overall outstanding track record of success.

Alger brings with him a wealth of experience with over 30 years in the life insurance industry. Throughout his career, he has served in a wide range of leadership roles with an exceptional track record of success. He is a Governing Committee Member of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers from 2022.

¹ Provisional statistics of the Insurance Authority on Hong Kong long-term insurance business from January to December 2025. The policies refer to Direct New Business and Direct Inforce Business of Individual Life, Annuity and Linked Individual (Classes A & C) and Other Individual Business (Classes B, D, E&F). "Agency channel" refers to "Agents" as classified by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority under Distribution Channel. “Brokerage channel” refers to “Brokers” as classified by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority under Distribution Channel.

² Source: AIA Group Limited 2025 Annual Results’ “Results highlights” and “Announcement”.

Lawrence Lam is the Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Hong Kong Limited. He leads the Hong Kong executive management team to drive growth and development and oversee operations of Prudential’s life and general insurance business in Hong Kong and Macau, covering a full suite of protection, health, wealth and investment insurance solutions as well as a comprehensive collection of general-purpose insurance products.

Prior to joining Prudential, Lawrence was the Chief Executive of Citi’s consumer bank in Hong Kong. He brings with him a wealth of experience in managing multi-channel distribution and servicing network, developing customer-centric digital ecosystem, and creating client value through segmentation and product innovation. Lawrence has held senior leadership positions at Citi, including Head of Retail Banking, Head of Sales and Distribution, and Director of Consumer Lending, and has played a critical role in building the bank’s insurance business through bancassurance partnership.  

Lawrence currently supports several industry and professional organisations.  He serves as Deputy Chairman of the Life Insurance Council (LIC) of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, and a Member of its Governing Committee. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance, and a Council Member of The Hong Kong Management Association, where he chairs its Programme Advisory Committee for Marketing Management. He is an Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, contributing to Hong Kong’s long-term economic and social development.

In recognition of his forward-looking leadership at Prudential Hong Kong, he was named Corporate Executive of the Year at SCMP Live’s Business Awards 2025.

Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from the Ivey Business School. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Sally is the Chief Executive Officer of AXA Greater China and is responsible for the management and operations of AXA Hong Kong & Macau and AXA Tian Ping. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of AXA Global Private, a comprehensive, unified platform serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth customers. She also has oversight of the ICBC-AXA business and AXA Asian Markets Services which specialises in information technology services in Asia.

Sally has extensive management and business development experience in insurance companies covering Asia Pacific Region. She has held a number of senior positions in major insurance companies in Asia, including Hong Kong and Japan.

Prior to joining AXA Hong Kong and Macau in 2018, Sally was with AIA Group for more than 11 years in various senior positions including Regional Director in Financial Planning and Management and Regional Business Development Director. She spent 7 years in Tokyo with Allianz Fire and Marine Japan Ltd as Chief Financial Officer and other senior positions.  She started her career in KPMG Hong Kong in 1996.  

Sally is a Fellow with CPA Australia and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from The University of New South Wales, Australia.

Mandates held outside AXA:
•        The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI):
o        Chairman of Governing Committee (GC)
o        Councillors of the General Insurance Council (GIC) and the Life Insurance Council (LIC)
o        Deputy Convenor of Special Working Group on IA’s Proposed Enhanced Measures for Participating Products
o        Chairman of the Legal Working Group of GIC
o        Chairman of the FemPower Insurance Network of the GC

•        The Insurance Authority (IA):
o        Member of the Industry Advisory Committee on General Business

•        Member of the Market Development Committee for the Financial Services Development Council
•        Industry Member of General Committee of the Insurance Complaints Bureau
•        Council Member of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Hong Kong
•        President of the 31st East Asian Insurance Congress
•        Member of the HKMA Insurance Management Committee
•        Member of the HKTDC Financial Services Advisory Committee
•        Member of the Advisory Committee on Tax Policy
•        Member of HKGCC Economic Policy Committee

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Wilton Kee is Chief Executive Officer of Manulife (International) Limited, overseeing the company’s business in Hong Kong and Macau. He is also a member of Manulife’s Asia Division Executive Committee and Global Leadership Team.

Mr. Kee joined Manulife in 2013 and has held senior leadership roles across pricing, product, health and finance in Hong Kong and Macau. He served as Chief Product Officer and Head of Health before being appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2022 and taking on the additional role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer in March 2026. As Chief Financial Officer, he led the Finance function and oversaw distribution compensation and business intelligence, championing performance management and accountability.

He brings extensive experience in actuarial pricing, financial reporting and risk management in Hong Kong and Japan, including earlier experience in the Asia regional office of a leading international insurance group.

Mr. Kee holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from the University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) in the United States and holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation and Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF).

Laurent Crouet is Chief Transformation & Operations Officer for Generali Asia, overseeing transformation, technology, operations and security across its Asian markets. He leads initiatives that connect digital capabilities with business strategy, operational excellence and sustainable growth.

With 20 years of experience across Asia and Europe, Laurent has built his career at the intersection of insurance, technology and transformation. Before joining Generali, he held several executive positions at AXA, including CEO of AXA Group Operations in the Philippines, as well as senior roles across digital, data and transformation.

At Generali, Laurent focuses on scaling technology and innovation into measurable business outcomes. He is particularly passionate about moving innovation beyond isolated pilots by building the governance, platforms and cross-market collaboration needed to deliver meaningful value for customers, agents, partners and employees.

Originally from France and now based in Kuala Lumpur, Laurent brings extensive cross-cultural leadership experience. His philosophy is simple: technology enables transformation, but alignment, talent and disciplined execution drive success.