Dr. YI Gang is the Governor of the People’s Bank of China and the Deputy Director of the Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements.
Dr. Yi joined the People’s Bank of China in 1997 and has held a number of positions, including Secretary-General of the Monetary Policy Committee and Director-General of the Monetary Policy Department. In December 2007, he became a deputy governor and was appointed Administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in July 2009, a position he held until December 2015. He was appointed Governor of the People’s Bank of China in March 2018.
Dr. Yi received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1986 and was a faculty member in the Department of Economics, Indiana University from 1986 to 1994. In 1994, he co-founded the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University and has been a professor at the CCER since then.
His research interests include money, banking and the Chinese economy.
肖远企先生1990年加入中国人民银行,在不同司局和美洲代表处工作,期间分别在中国银行北京分行、加拿大帝国商业银行、新加坡金融管理局、澳门金融管理局等机构现场工作和培训。2003年起在中国银监会工作,先后在不同部门和广东、重庆局任负责人。2018年起任中国银保监会首席风险官、办公厅主任和新闻发言人。2021年起任中国银保监会副主席。
肖远企先生获中国人民银行研究生部(现清华大学五道口金融学院)经济学硕士;英国Cranfield大学工商管理硕士。
Mr.XIAO Yuanqi was appointed Vice Chairman of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) in February 2021. Prior to this appointment, Mr.XIAO took the roles of Chief Risk Officer and Spokesperson, and headed the General Office of the CBIRC.
Mr.XIAO held various positions at China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) from September 2003 to April 2018, with extensive experience in banking supervision. He served as chiefs successively at CBRC’s Prudential Regulation Bureau, Guangdong and Chongqing office, and supervision departments for large and small banks. Prior to that, he spent his career in People’s Bank of China (PBC). He worked in PBC’s Representative Office in the America and other departments, and was also sent for field training and secondments at Bank of China, Canadian Imperial Bank, Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Mr. XIAO holds an MBA degree from Cranfield University of the UK and a master’s degree in economics from the Post-graduate School of the People’s Bank of China (now the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University).
陈先生是会计师,他是香港会计师公会前任会长。
在加入政府前,陈先生曾担任多项公职,包括立法会议员及法律援助服务局主席。
陈先生于2012年7月至2017年1月出任香港特别行政区政府发展局局长,并于2017年1月16日获任命为财政司司长。
Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Before joining the Government, Mr Chan held a number of public service positions including member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council.
Mr Chan served as Secretary for Development from July 2012 to January 2017. He has been Financial Secretary since 2017.
许正宇自2020年起出任财经事务及库务局局长。他担任香港铁路有限公司董事及香港机场管理局董事会成员,并为九广铁路公司主席。
他于1999年至2003年期间任职特区政府政务主任,曾被调派到经济发展科,香港特区政府驻北京办事处和民政事务总署服务。许正宇在2003年离开政府后曾在香港交易所工作达13年,出任市场发展科董事总经理兼项目管理主管,亦担任过上市和市场发展部门不同的高级岗位;也曾在私人市场一些跨国企业就职。他于2019年至2020年出任香港金融发展局行政总监。
许正宇曾经出任不同公职,包括香港城市大学校董会、强制性公积金计划管理局程序复检委员会、香港交易所上市复核委员会,以及香港会计师公会纪律小组的成员。
许正宇持有英国牛津大学哲学、政治及经济系荣誉学士与硕士学位,以及INSEAD工商管理硕士学位。他亦曾参与史丹福大学行政人员培训课程。
Mr Hui has been Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury since 2020. He serves on the boards of Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited, Hong Kong Airport Authority and also as the Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
He was an Administrative Officer in the Government from 1999 to 2003 and served in the Economic Development Branch, the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing and the Home Affairs Department. After leaving the Government, Mr Hui spent 13 years at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, having been the Managing Director for Market Development and Head of Project Management and also in various senior roles in Listing and Market Development. He worked for a number of multi-national companies in the private sector as well. He was appointed the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council from 2019 to 2020.
Mr Hui previously held a number of public roles including Councillor of the City University of Hong Kong, Member of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority Process Review Panel, Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Review Committee and also Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Disciplinary Panel.
Mr Hui holds Bachelor and Master (Hon) Degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and Master of Business Administration Degree from INSEAD. He also attended the Stanford Executive Programme (SEP).
丘先生于2022年7月1日出任商务及经济发展局局长,职责范畴涵盖商贸、电讯和广播政策,亦包括推动保护知识产权和消费者权益的工作,以及促进外来投资。
丘先生加入政府之前,在航空及物流业出掌要职,担任大湾区航空公司行政总裁、国泰港龙航空行政总裁、国泰航空董事会执行董事及国泰航空航空服务董事。丘先生任职私营机构期间,掌管不同范畴的业务运作,亦参与多个政府谘询组织的工作。
丘先生获澳洲墨尔本皇家理工大学商业﹙运输及物流﹚学士学位,亦是香港运输物流学会资深会员。
Mr Yau assumed the post of the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 1 July 2022. His portfolio covers policy areas from trade, commerce to telecommunications and broadcasting, and from promotion of intellectual property and consumer protection to boosting inward investment.
Before joining the Government, Mr Yau held key managerial positions in the aviation and logistics sector. He was Chief Executive Officer of Greater Bay Airlines, and prior to this, Chief Executive Officer of Cathay Dragon, Executive Director of Cathay Pacific Board, and Director Service Delivery of Cathay Pacific. Mr Yau managed different aspects of business operations throughout his career in the private sector, and also served on various advisory bodies of the Government.
Mr Yau holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Transport and Logistics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong.
孙东教授于2022年7月1日获委任为创新科技及工业局局长。
孙教授为国际知名学者及科学家,是机械人自动化操作生物细胞领域的先驱,在结合机械人技术和各种微操作工具的应用研究上取得一系列突破,获颁多项殊荣
孙教授先后获选为加拿大工程院院士、欧洲科学与人文学院院士、国际医学与生物工程院院士、美国电机电子工程师学会会士。
在获委任为局长前,孙教授是香港城市大学生物医学工程学系讲座教授兼系主任、立法会议员(选举委员会界别)。
Professor Dong Sun is appointed Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry on 1 July 2022.
Professor Sun is a world-renowned scholar and scientist. He is a pioneer in robotic manipulation of biological cells and robot control. His research has led to breakthroughs in the use of robotics combined with various micro-engineering tools. He has also received numerous awards.
Professor Sun was elected as Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, and Fellow of IEEE.
Prior to his appointment, Professor Sun was the Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, and the Legislative Council Member (Election Committee).
余伟文先生于2019年10月1日起出任香港金融管理局总裁。他于1986年加入香港政府为政务主任,其后于1993年加入当时新成立的金管局,一年后擢升处长。他于2001年获委任为助理总裁,并于2007年获委任为副总裁,直至出任现职。
余先生在金管局先后负责不同范畴的工作。任职副总裁期间,他负责储备管理、研究事务、对外事务以及市场发展,推动了多项重要金融政策和项目。余先生积极参与了金融危机的应对工作,并在优化联系汇率制度的过程中担当重要角色。
余先生毕业于香港中文大学及美国哈佛商学院。
Mr Eddie Yue was appointed Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) from 1 October 2019. He began his career as an Administrative Officer in the Hong Kong Government in 1986. He joined the HKMA upon its establishment in 1993 and was promoted to Division Head a year later. He was appointed Executive Director in 2001 and subsequently Deputy Chief Executive in 2007 before taking up his current position.
Mr Yue has participated in numerous areas of the HKMA’s work. During his tenure as Deputy Chief Executive, he steered major policies and initiatives relating to reserves management, research, external affairs and market development. Mr Yue was also actively involved in tackling major financial crises and played an instrumental role in enhancing the Linked Exchange Rate System.
Mr Yue was educated at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Harvard Business School.
Mr Cheung has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Authority since August 2018 after retiring from the Administrative Service. Senior positions that he has held in the Government include Commissioner of Insurance (2006-2009), Postmaster General (2009-2011), Commissioner of Customs and Excise (2011-2015), and Secretary for the Civil Service (2015-2017).
At the global and regional levels, Mr Cheung is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, as well as Chairman of the Asian Forum of Insurance Regulators.
李达志负责储备管理、金融基建及金融科技。李先生亦为香港按 揭证券有限公司执行董事。李先生于 2009 年加入金管局为分处 主管,曾负责货币管理、金融稳定监察、机构发展及银行政策等 范畴的工作。李先生于 2018 年 1 月 1 日获委任为副总裁。李先 生在加入金管局前,曾任职香港特区政府,负责经济发展、金融 服务及其他公共政策方面的工作。
Howard Lee is responsible for reserves management, financial infrastructure and fintech. He is also an Executive Director of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. He joined the HKMA in 2009 as a Division Head and has worked in various areas including monetary management, financial stability surveillance, corporate services and banking policy. He was appointed as a Deputy Chief Executive on 1 January 2018. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Lee worked in the Hong Kong SAR Government in areas relating to economic development, financial services and other public policies.
梁女士是证券及期货事务监察委员会(证监会)委员,并且是副行政总裁兼中介机构部的执行董事。该部门主要负责制订和执行发牌规定,并对持牌公司进行持续监管,重点监察其业务操守和财政健全状况。
在加入证监会前,梁女士于 2008 年 8 月至 2013 年 12 月期间出任财经事务及库 务局副局长,并曾服务香港金融管理局 14 年。
梁女士在香港中文大学毕业,并持有纽约哥伦比亚大学硕士学位。梁女士就亚洲如何抵御金融危机撰写了一本相关书籍。
梁女士亦担任香港货币及金融研究中心应用金融研究顾问委员会委员。
梁女士兼任证监会学术评审咨询委员会及金融科技咨询小组主席,以及咨询委员会、投资委员会、财政预算委员会、执行委员会及证监会(香港交易所上市)委员会委员。
Ms Leung is a member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). She is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director with responsibility for the Intermediaries Division, which comprises the Intermediaries Supervision and Licensing departments. That Division is primarily responsible for administering licensing requirements and conducting ongoing supervision of licensed corporations with a focus on their business conduct and financial soundness.
Prior to joining the SFC, Ms Leung was the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury from August 2008 to December 2013 and worked with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for 14 years.
Ms Leung graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and earned a master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York. She authored a book on how Asia surmounted various financial crises.
Ms Leung is a member of the Council of Advisers for Applied Research of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research.
Ms Leung chairs the SFC's Academic and Accreditation Advisory Committee and the Fintech Advisory Group. She also sits on the Advisory Committee, Investment Committee, Budget Committee, Executive Committee and the SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee.
陈浩濂由二零一七年八月十六日起出任财经事务及库务局副局长。
陈浩濂拥有多年出任跨国银行高级行政人员的经验,包括曾为东方汇理银行环球市场部董事总经理,及渣打银行金融市场部董事总经理。
在加入政府前,他曾服务多个专业及公共机构,包括香港财经分析师学会副会长、香港证券及投资学会董事、金银业贸易场顾问及香港总商会理事,他亦曾出任中西区区议员。
陈浩濂持有美国密歇根大学经济学(荣誉)及心理学学士学位,并拥有特许财务分析师的资格。
Mr Chan was appointed the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on 16 August 2017.
Mr Chan has many years of senior executive experience in the banking industry. He was a Managing Director in the Global Markets Division of Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and was a Managing Director in Financial Markets of Standard Chartered Bank.
Prior to joining the Government, Mr Chan held multiple roles in a number of public and professional bodies, including Vice President of the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts, Director of Hong Kong Securities & Investment Institute, Advisor of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society, as well as a General Committee member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Mr Chan was also a member of the Central & Western District Council.
Mr Chan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Hon) and Psychology from the University of Michigan, USA. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Since 2017, Mr Stephen Phillips has been the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Government Department responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong.
In a career focused on Asia for more than thirty years, Stephen has held senior investment banking positions with Deutsche and BZW/Barclays Capital before co-founding a Hong Kong-based group of companies providing IT, financial and consultancy services across Asia. In 2006 became the Chief Executive of the China Britain Business Council, as well as Chairman of the EU China Business Association. He has held a number of non-executive and adviser roles in China.
Mr Phillips holds a BSc in Chemistry and Law from the University of Exeter.
Mr. MU Changchun is appointed Director-General, Digital Currency Institute, the People’s Bank of China in July 2019. Mr. Mu joined the People’s Bank of China in 1995 and was appointed as Deputy Director-General of Payment & Settlement Department in 2017. Mr. MU is a member of CPMI, a member of FSB Financial Innovation Network, and also a member of IMF High-level Advisory Group on Finance and Technology.
鲍克运先生持有香港中文大学经济学社会科学学士学位。鲍先生于1994年加入金管局为助理经理,于1997年升任经理,并于2000年升任高级经理及2008年升任主管。鲍先生曾参与金管局不同范畴的工作,包括银行监理、银行政策、银行业拓展、货币操作及支付系统运作。鲍先生于2015年至2018年期间借调至香港按揭证券有限公司(按揭证券公司),负责管理按揭证券公司的一般保险业务。鲍先生于2018年10月29日获委任现职。
Mr Pou holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr Pou joined the HKMA in 1994 as an Assistant Manager. He was promoted as Manager in 1997, as Senior Manager in 2000 and as Division Head in 2008. Mr Pou has worked in different areas of HKMA’s work including banking supervision, banking policy, banking development, monetary operations and payment system operations. Mr Pou was seconded to The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) during 2015 to 2018 to oversee HKMC's general insurance business, before taking up the present position on 29 October 2018.
Fuyu Yang serves as Vice-Chair of the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) from end January 2022 to end January 2025.He is Associate Inspector of IT Department at the People’s Bank of China,with responsibility over planning of financial informatization and standardization. He also is Secretary General of China Financial Standardization Technical Committee, responsible for domestic work related to ISO/TC 68 .
黄先生负责管理金管局外汇基金投资办公室的所有私募市场相关投资。黄先生目前带领一支三十余人的投资团队, 专注于私募股权及房地产等领域的投资。
黄先生于金融及投资行业拥有逾20年经验。在加入金管局之前,黄先生曾于苏格兰皇家银行、瑞银及摩根大通等主要投资银行任职。
黄先生毕业于凯洛格—香港科技大学 EMBA课程,并持有波士顿学院金融及资讯系统学士学位。
Mr. Samson Wong is responsible for managing all private markets investments at the Exchange Fund Investment Office of the HKMA. Mr. Wong currently leads a team of more than 30 professionals covering investments across private equity and real estate.
Mr. Wong has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial and investment industry. Prior to the HKMA, Mr. Wong held various positions at major investment banks including RBS, UBS and JPMorgan.
Mr. Wong is a graduate from the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program and received his B.S. in Finance and Information System from Boston College.
Stanley Chan, Division Head of Payment Systems Operation Division of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is responsible for the development and operations of the trade repositories, and payment and securities settlement systems. He joined the HKMA in 1995 and served in various areas, including reserves management, financial infrastructure development, bank licensing, and clearing and settlement systems oversight. Before taking up the current role in November 2015, he was seconded to the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation as the Senior Vice President in product development and operations. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and graduated from the University of Adelaide (Australia) with a Master of Business Administration.
周先生自二零一六年九月一日起担任现职,负责促进香港的金融科技业稳健发展,并推动香港发展为亚洲区一个金融科技枢纽。他于二零零四年加入金管局,负责有关银行科技风险管理及业务可持续性规划方面的监管工作,以及制订相关政策及指引。周先生于二零一零年担任纽约办事处首席副代表。二零一三年返港后,开始负责有关银行业务操作风险方面的监管工作,以及宏观审慎监管的数据分析。加入金管局前,周先生为摩根大通银行副总裁,负责亚太地区的资讯风险管理。
Mr Nelson Chow has been appointed to the present position from 1 September 2016 with responsibilities for facilitating the healthy development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and promoting Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia. He joined the HKMA in 2004 and was responsible for the supervision of banks’ technology risk management and business continuity planning as well as the formulation of related policies and guidelines. He was the Deputy Chief Representative of the New York Office in 2010. After returning to Hong Kong in 2013, he took up responsibilities to supervise banks’ operational risk management and perform macro-prudential data analysis. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Chow was a Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. responsible for information risk management of the Asia Pacific region.
George Tam, Director of Supervision of Markets at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, is responsible for supervising the development of the trading and clearing operations of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) – the key market infrastructure provider in the Hong Kong IFC. George has been overseeing the implementation of major market development initiatives in Hong Kong including the Mainland China-Hong Kong Stock Connects; and lately the Fast Interface for New Issuance (FINI) project and the Hong Kong Investor Identification Regime (HKIDR).
何杰先生毕业于南开大学,国际金融专业博士学位。1992年至2016年,何杰先生任职于深圳证券交易所,先后负责研究策划部、会员管理部、政策法规部、创业企业培训中心、综合研究所工作,拥有丰富的金融理论和金融工作经验。
从2005年起,开始研究并推动企业社会责任、社会责任投资、碳交易所设立、绿色中国建设、ESG、董事会性别多元化等工作。
2016年,何杰先生到深圳市福田区担任副区长。2019年,任深圳市地方金融监督管理局局长。何杰先生目前还担任国务院参事室金融研究中心研究员、民革中央经济委员会副主任、广东省政协常委等职务。
Mr. Charles Ng heads the Sector Specialists Group helping overseas and mainland companies to establish or expand their business presence in Hong Kong. The nine Sector Specialist Teams under his purview are grouped under three Clusters: (a) Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, (b) Fintech, Financial & Professional Services and (c) Lifestyle & Creative Industries. Mr. Ng also oversees Carbon Neutrality which cuts across all sectors. The teams offer a one stop service to help startups, scale ups, small medium enterprises and multinational corporations tap into the opportunities Hong Kong, the Guangdong, Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area, the mainland and Asia have to offer to grow their business.
Mr. Ng has worked for companies in the manufacturing, trading and financial services and banking sectors in Mauritius, Canada and Hong Kong. He speaks six languages and dialects and holds an MBA degree awarded jointly by the Business School of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.
Mr. Charles Ng heads the Sector Specialists Group helping overseas and mainland companies to establish or expand their business presence in Hong Kong. The nine Sector Specialist Teams under his purview are grouped under three Clusters: (a) Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, (b) Fintech, Financial & Professional Services and (c) Lifestyle & Creative Industries. Mr. Ng also oversees Carbon Neutrality which cuts across all sectors. The teams offer a one stop service to help startups, scale ups, small medium enterprises and multinational corporations tap into the opportunities Hong Kong, the Guangdong, Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area, the mainland and Asia have to offer to grow their business.
Mr. Ng has worked for companies in the manufacturing, trading and financial services and banking sectors in Mauritius, Canada and Hong Kong. He speaks six languages and dialects and holds an MBA degree awarded jointly by the Business School of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.
梁瀚璟先生领导香港特别行政区投资推广署金融科技团队,透过吸引国际及内地金融科技公司来港以协助丰富金融科技生态系统,为香港金融服务业的创新做出贡献。梁瀚璟先生藉由与金融科技产业中主要的伙伴 — 香港、大湾区和其他主要国际金融科技中心的监管机构、金融机构、投资者、金融科技公司、协会等合作,进而实现目标。
在加入政府前,梁瀚璟先生曾任科技公司创始人、天使投资者和金融科技讲师,梁瀚璟先生的第一家与数据相关的初创公司是透过瑞士信贷集团初期投资成立的。梁瀚璟先生曾在美国Booz Allen & Hamilton 和毕马威咨询公司担任管理顾问,以及担任由 Booz Allen & Hamilton 和雷曼兄弟共同运营的科技基金 Innovate@ 的风险投资者。
梁瀚璟先生持有芝加哥大学金融与策略工商管理硕士(荣誉)学位及威斯康星州 - 麦迪逊大学机械工程学士(荣誉)学位。
As the Head of Fintech at InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, King’s mission is to enrich the fintech ecosystem and contribute to the innovation of the financial services sector in Hong Kong. King achieves this goal through partnerships with fintech stakeholders – regulators, financial institutions, investors, fintech companies, associations, etc. in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and other major international fintech hubs.
Prior to joining the government, King had a diverse private sector background as a serial tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and fintech lecturer in Asia where his first data-related start-up was established through seed investment from Credit Suisse. King was a management consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton and KPMG in the US, as well as a venture capitalist at Innovate@, a technology fund jointly run by Booz Allen & Hamilton and Lehman Brothers.
King received his MBA (honors) from the University of Chicago and BSc (honors) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
黄楚峰是香港投资推广署大湾区业务发展团队主管。他负责透过加强与粤港澳大湾区内其他城市的投资推广机构合作,组织和参与在本地和全球的招商活动及与相关持份者交流等,吸引国际企业经香港扩充到粤港澳大湾区。黄楚峰是香港大学公共行政硕士和加拿大约克大学工商管理学士。
David Wong is the Head of Greater Bay Area Business Development team of Invest Hong Kong. He is responsible for, among other things, attracting international companies to set up in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area via Hong Kong through enhancing collaboration with investment promotion agencies of other cities in the region, organising and participating in business events both locally and globally and engaging with stakeholders.
David holds the Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Hong Kong and Bachelor of Business Administration degree from York University, Canada.
Dr. YI Gang is the Governor of the People’s Bank of China and the Deputy Director of the Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements.
Dr. Yi joined the People’s Bank of China in 1997 and has held a number of positions, including Secretary-General of the Monetary Policy Committee and Director-General of the Monetary Policy Department. In December 2007, he became a deputy governor and was appointed Administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in July 2009, a position he held until December 2015. He was appointed Governor of the People’s Bank of China in March 2018.
Dr. Yi received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1986 and was a faculty member in the Department of Economics, Indiana University from 1986 to 1994. In 1994, he co-founded the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University and has been a professor at the CCER since then.
His research interests include money, banking and the Chinese economy.
金立群自2016年1月16日起担任亚洲基础设施投资银行首任行长兼董事会主席。2020年7月28日,理事会选举金立群为第二任行长,任期5年。2014年1月起参与筹建亚投行,先后但任筹建工作组组长、多边临时秘书处秘书长以及亚投行侯任行长。
金立群自1980年起到财政部工作,先后担任各级领导职务。1988年至1993年担任世界银行中国副执行董事。1995年任财政部部长助理。1998年任财政部副部长,兼任中国人民银行货币政策委员会委员。2003年至2008年,担任亚洲开发银行副行长。2008年9月起担任中国投资有限责任公司监事长。2013年至2014年,担任中国国际金融有限公司董事长,期间兼任国际财务报告准则基金会受托人。
金立群于1978年考入北京外国语学院,获英美文学专业硕士学位。先后在美国乔治华盛顿大学和波士顿大学经济系研究生院学习。拥有高级经济师职称。
Mr. Jin Liqun is the inaugural President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. On July 28, 2020, he was elected to serve a second term of five years, beginning on Jan. 16, 2021. Before being elected as the Bank’s first president, Mr. Jin served as Secretary-General of the Multilateral Interim Secretariat tasked with establishing the Bank.
Mr. Jin has rich experience across the private and public sectors, as well as with MDBs. He served as Chairman of China International Capital Corporation Limited, China’s first joint-venture investment bank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of China Investment Corporation, and as Chairman of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds.
Mr. Jin previously served as Vice President, and then Ranking Vice President, of the Asian Development Bank, and as Alternate Executive Director for China at the World Bank and at the Global Environment Facility. He spent nearly two decades at the Chinese Ministry of Finance, reaching the rank of Vice Minister.
Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he focuses on financial services. He serves on the board of Branch, Brightside, Descript, Divvy, Earnin, FlyHomes, Loft, Mercury, PeerStreet, Point, Propel, Sentilink, Super Evil Mega Corp, Transferwise, and Very Good Security.
Alex additionally led the firm's investments in OpenDoor ($OPEN), Plaid, Quantopian (acquired by Robinhood), and Rival (acquired by LiveNation).
Prior to joining the firm, Alex co-founded multiple companies including Affirm ($AFRM), which he co-founded with Max Levchin, FraudEliminator (acquired by McAfee in 2006), Point, TrialPay (acquired by Visa in 2015), TXN (acquired by Envestnest in 2019), and Yub (acquired by Coupons.com in 2013).
He holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard University.
Veteran technology entrepreneur/investor Yat Siu is a major figure in the open metaverse and blockchain gaming. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in blockchain and gaming that is working to provide property rights for virtual assets via NFTs and related technologies. Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he established Hong Kong Cybercity/ Freenation, the first free web page and email provider in Asia. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM, and pivoted Outblaze to become an incubator of projects and companies to develop digital entertainment services and products. One of those incubated projects is Animoca Brands, created in 2014.
Since 2018, Yat has been an advocate for the use of blockchain and NFTs in the gaming industry. With a strong vision of the potential of decentralized apps and assets, Yat quickly steered Animoca Brands to a leadership position in the open metaverse: the company was most recently valued at US$5.8 billion and has one of the largest blockchain portfolios in the world.
Yat has earned numerous accolades, including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards, and recognition as one of Cointelegraph's top 100 notable people in blockchain. A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.
Jenny Lee is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital and is best known for investing at the front of innovation in areas such edtech, fintech, robotics/AI, EV, and Web3. She started her career as a jet engineer with Singapore Aerospace and became the first VC to invest in flying cars with eHang (NASDAQ; EH). Similarly, her lifelong passion for gaming led to investments in the metaverse and companies such as YY, and desire to help tackle food insecurity around the world have led to many investments in food tech and sustainability around the world. She has had eight IPOs in the last five years, including two in 2021, across the NYSE, Nasdaq, ChiNext, HKSE and SSE STAR Market exchanges, and numerous portfolio companies exits via M&A. Jenny launched GGV’s first office in China in 2005 and reopened GGV’s Singapore office in 2019. She also leads the firm’s USD fundraising activities.
Jenny’s portfolio includes 18 unicorns with companies such as Agora (API), Bombax, Geek+, Keep, Kingsoft WPS (SSE: 688111),Labster, Momenta, NextGen Foods, NIU (NIU), Huohua, Thunes, Tongdun, Xpeng(XPEV), and more. Selected past investments include hiSoft (NASDAQ: PACT),21Vianet (NASDAQ: VNET), SinoSun (SHE: 300333), YY (NASDAQ: YY), Xiaomi (HKSE:1810), 51credit (HKSE: 2051), and UCWeb (acquired by Alibaba).
Jenny’s previous operation and finance work experience with Singapore Aerospace, Morgan Stanley, and JAFCO Asia enhanced her role as a preferred board member and investor to many entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and China. She is highly respected in the Singapore business community and serves as a board member of Temasek and SATS Ltd (SGX: S58), a leading provider of gateway and food solutions. She is also a member ofSingapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), which is chaired by Singapore’s prime minister and comprises Singapore Cabinet Ministers, as well as distinguished local and international members from industry and academia that advise and drive research and innovation strategies for economic and societal development in Singapore.
Jenny has been a member of the Forbes Global 100 VC Midas list every year for the last decade, and the first woman to break the Top 10 in 2015. In 2016, she was named to the Vanity Fair New Establishment list, Fast Company Most Creative People in Business list, and is consistently recognized by The New York Times and CB Insights among the top 100 venture capital investors worldwide, ranking #8 among top venture capitalists in Asia. She is also a recipient of Singapore’s Business China’s Young Achiever Award in 2016, the Business Times’ Outstanding Overseas Executive Award in 2019, and a member of the 2019 Forbes Asia Power Business women 25 list.
Jenny graduated from Cornell University with an M.S. and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Adrian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New World Development Company Limited (HXEx 00017). In this role, he oversees the strategy and operations of the entire group, which spans property investment and development, infrastructure, construction, healthcare, insurance, hotels and other consumer and technology businesses. Its Greater China operations, primarily in the Greater Bay Area, had a total asset value of approximately HK$639.7 billion as at 31 December 2021.
Adrian was appointed CEO in March 2020. Since first joining the company in 2006, he has held various senior roles including Executive Director, Joint General Manager, Executive Vice Chairman and General Manager. Previously, he gained corporate finance and investment banking experience while working at international firms, UBS and Goldman Sachs.
Adrian’s focus is on revitalising the 50-year group by continuing to evolve its offerings and embedding culture, technology, innovation and sustainability into all facets of the organisation. He is strongly committed to Creating Shared Value; connecting business success with social progress, and improving social welfare.
At 29 years of age, Adrian established the K11 brand, the world’s first ‘cultural-retail’ concept, with the intention of merging art and commerce and curating the customer journey with a focus on the next generation. The growing franchise (which plans to operate 40 sites by 2025) includes art malls, office buildings, luxury residences and two not-for-profit organisations, the K11 Craft & Guild Foundation and K11 Art Foundation, that are focused on fostering cross-cultural art education and conserving and rejuvenating traditional Chinese craftsmanship.
Adrian has led some of New World Development’s most ambitious and impactful projects to date, including the development of Victoria Dockside, a US $2.6 billion, 3 million-sq-ft art and design district on the promenade of Hong Kong's iconic Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
He is spearheading several major development projects in the Greater Bay Area, including the recently announced ECOAST development, a one-of-a-kind commercial complex worth RMB10 billion in Shenzhen, aiming to create the region’s first circular economy hub and largest harbourfront cultural/retail destination. He has also led the development of 11 SKIES at Hong Kong International Airport, which will be the first development to combine retail, dining, entertainment and wellness, and become a world class destination for people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland – especially from the Greater Bay Area.
In 2017, Adrian founded C Ventures, a venture capital company that manages an investment portfolio of disruptive lifestyles, technology and media brands. The company champions the power of creativity and innovation and targets millennials and Gen Z. The portfolio includes brands such as CASETiFY, Fiture, RTFKT Studio and Moda Operandi.
In addition to the various board positions that Adrian holds on behalf of New World Development Company Limited and its affiliates, he is also a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Dean’s Council, the City University of Hong Kong’s International Advisory Board and the Ivey Asia Advisory Board.
Adrian was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR government in 2022 for his outstanding contribution to Hong Kong, taking a leading part in supporting the local community and creating shared value over the years.
Mr. Eric Jing is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ant Group. He joined Alibaba Group in 2007 and became President of Ant Group in June 2015. In October 2016, Eric was appointed CEO of Ant Group, and in April 2018, assumed the additional role of Chairman.
Under his leadership, Ant Group's strategy is focused on inclusiveness, sustainability, and globalization, to bring small but beautiful changes to the world. Ant Group aims to support digital transformation with partners worldwide and to enable access to financial and technological services for consumers and small businesses.
Mr. Jing serves as a senior advisor to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, is a member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Foundation Board, and served on the UN Secretary-General's Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr. Jing received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1994. In 2005, he obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration after completing the EMBA program at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, U.S.
Ms. Jessica Tan is currently Co-CEO of Ping An Group (the “Group”), overseeing the Group’s insurance, technology and healthcare businesses. She sits on the Group’s Executive Committee and Investment Management Committee for its over 30 subsidiaries across Insurance, Banking, Investment, Technology and Internet businesses. She is in charge of 10+ Ping An subsidiaries. Ms. Tan also serves on the board of a number of subsidiaries under Ping An Bank, Ping An Property & Casualty, Ping An Life, and Ping An Asset Management.
In Ms. Tan’s 9 years at Ping An, the Group grew from the world’s 30th largest financial conglomerate into the 2th, serving 668 million online users and 225 million financial customers. Moreover, Ping An made major strides in technology and innovation, having established research institutes and increasing its R&D staff from to over 30,000 (including nearly 3,900 scientists). The Group has filed over 43,000 patent applications around the world, ranking 1st for fintech, AI and digital healthcare globally. In addition, Ping An has won over 70 international championships in the last 5 years, including image recognition, semantic understanding, deep learning, medical imaging, intelligent diagnosis, and has published over 250 papers in internationally renowned journals covering healthtech, AI and other fields, such as The Lancet and American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Ms. Tan serves as a member of several government advisory committees, including a global director of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a member of the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (the Geneva Association), a member of international advisory panel for Human Health and Potential (HHP) of Singapore, a member of International Advisory Board (IAB) of University of Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, an international Advisor of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a member of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and an expert advisor of Shenzhen Advisory Committee, as well as an advisor of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC). She also represented Ping An as one of Co-Chairs for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos event in 2019. Ms. Tan received the Chinese Government Friendship Award in 2019. In 2020, Ms. Tan was listed by the Fortune magazine as the second most powerful woman outside of the US, and won the “Best 2 CEO” award from Institutional Investor’s 2020 All-Asia Executive Team rankings. In 2021, Ms. Tan was named Her World magazine's Woman of the Year, and ranked 6th on the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders list by the Fortune magazine.
Before joining Ping An, Ms. Tan served as a global partner at McKinsey & Company. In her 13 years with McKinsey in the USA and ten Asian countries, Ms. Tan has worked with over 30 world-leading financial and technology companies and regulatory authorities, focusing on strategy, innovation, operations and technology. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and two bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics respectively. As a native Singaporean, Ms. Tan is married and has two daughters.
Daniel Pinto is President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm, and a member of its Operating Committee. He is also CEO of its Corporate & Investment Bank, an industry leader in investment banking, trading markets and investor services.
Daniel has spent his career at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessor companies. He began as a financial analyst and foreign exchange trader at Manufacturers Hanover in 1983 in Buenos Aires. In 1992, he was appointed head of Sales for Chemical Bank, responsible for clients in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Shortly after, he became head trader and Treasurer of Chemical Bank in Mexico. Daniel moved to London in 1996 to oversee local markets in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for Chase Manhattan, later taking charge of the markets side of the firm’s emerging-market business.
In early 2006, Daniel was made global head of Emerging Markets. He was given added responsibility for the Global Credit Trading & Syndicate business in early 2008. In 2009, he was made co-head of Global Fixed Income for the Investment Bank before becoming sole head of the group in 2012. He was also made co-CEO of the Corporate & Investment Bank in 2012, and became sole CEO in 2014. In January 2018, he was named Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase, to work closely with the CEO and the Board to identify and pursue critical firm-wide opportunities.
Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting and Business Administration from Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance.
Agustín Carstens became General Manager of the BIS on 1 December 2017.
Mr Carstens was Governor of the Bank of Mexico from 2010 to 2017. A member of the BIS Board from 2011 to 2017, he was chair of the Global Economy Meeting and the Economic Consultative Council from 2013 until 2017. He also chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the IMF's policy advisory committee from 2015 to 2017.
Mr Carstens began his career in 1980 at the Bank of Mexico. From 1999 to 2000, he was Executive Director at the IMF. He later served as Mexico’s deputy finance minister (2000–03) and as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF (2003–06). He was Mexico's finance minister from 2006 to 2009.
Mr Carstens has been a member of the Financial Stability Board since 2010 and is a member of the Group of Thirty.
Mr Carstens holds an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.
Agustín Carstens became General Manager of the BIS on 1 December 2017.
Mr Carstens was Governor of the Bank of Mexico from 2010 to 2017. A member of the BIS Board from 2011 to 2017, he was chair of the Global Economy Meeting and the Economic Consultative Council from 2013 until 2017. He also chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the IMF's policy advisory committee from 2015 to 2017.
Mr Carstens began his career in 1980 at the Bank of Mexico. From 1999 to 2000, he was Executive Director at the IMF. He later served as Mexico’s deputy finance minister (2000–03) and as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF (2003–06). He was Mexico's finance minister from 2006 to 2009.
Mr Carstens has been a member of the Financial Stability Board since 2010 and is a member of the Group of Thirty.
Mr Carstens holds an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.
Bill Winters is the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC (June 2015 – Present).
Bill is a Non-Executive Director of Novartis International AG. He presently Chairs the Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets and Co-Chairs the B20 Action Council on Sustainability & Global Emergencies.
Bill spent 26 years with JP Morgan and was Co-CEO of the Investment Bank (2004-2009). He was a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established by the UK Govt (2010) and served as advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. Bill also founded Renshaw Bay, a hedge fund which he ran from 2011-2015.
Bill holds an MBA from Wharton and was awarded a CBE in 2013.
Nicolas Aguzin joined HKEX as Chief Executive Officer on 24 May 2021 from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s International Private Bank. Mr Aguzin has been based in Hong Kong since 2012.
From 2013 to 2020, Mr Aguzin was CEO, J.P. Morgan, Asia Pacific where he was responsible for all the firm’s business across 17 markets. Mr Aguzin presided over some of the firm’s major expansion efforts during the period, including establishing itself in China as one of the few international financial institutions with a full range of services and capabilities; including a fully-owned locally incorporated commercial bank, a majority-owned securities company, an asset management company and a futures and options company. Concurrent with his Asia CEO role, Mr Aguzin also ran J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking division in Asia. During his tenure the bank rose to become one of the leading investment banks in the Asia Pacific region.
Mr Aguzin joined J.P. Morgan in 1990 in Buenos Aires as a financial analyst. Between 1990 and 2005, he held a variety of roles in New York and Buenos Aires, and in 2005 he was appointed as CEO, Latin America. In 2008 and 2009, in addition to his responsibilities as CEO, Latin America and Head of Latin America Investment Banking, he served as Senior Country Officer for Brazil.
Mr Aguzin holds a bachelor degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Nicolas Aguzin joined HKEX as Chief Executive Officer on 24 May 2021 from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s International Private Bank. Mr Aguzin has been based in Hong Kong since 2012.
From 2013 to 2020, Mr Aguzin was CEO, J.P. Morgan, Asia Pacific where he was responsible for all the firm’s business across 17 markets. Mr Aguzin presided over some of the firm’s major expansion efforts during the period, including establishing itself in China as one of the few international financial institutions with a full range of services and capabilities; including a fully-owned locally incorporated commercial bank, a majority-owned securities company, an asset management company and a futures and options company. Concurrent with his Asia CEO role, Mr Aguzin also ran J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking division in Asia. During his tenure the bank rose to become one of the leading investment banks in the Asia Pacific region.
Mr Aguzin joined J.P. Morgan in 1990 in Buenos Aires as a financial analyst. Between 1990 and 2005, he held a variety of roles in New York and Buenos Aires, and in 2005 he was appointed as CEO, Latin America. In 2008 and 2009, in addition to his responsibilities as CEO, Latin America and Head of Latin America Investment Banking, he served as Senior Country Officer for Brazil.
Mr Aguzin holds a bachelor degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Mr. Cai Jianchun started his professional career in April 1994. He has long been in securities regulation, capital market reform and development, risk prevention and control, with nearly 30 years of experience in the capital market. He joined the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in April 2001. Starting from May 2004, he was appointed as deputy bureau chief of the CSRC Hebei Regulatory Bureau, deputy director-general of the Department of Listed Company Supervision, and subsequently deputy bureau chief of the CSRC Zhejiang Regulatory Bureau. Starting from April 2015, he successively served as director-general of the Department of Corporate Bond Supervision and director-general of the Department of Listed Company Supervision. Since June 2020, he has been serving as President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Cai holds a PhD degree in Management.
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 a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor of Engineering from Zhejiang University.
Greg Case is Chief Executive Officer of Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. He is also a member of the company's Board of Directors.
Before joining Aon, he served on the governing Shareholders' Council at McKinsey & Company, a leading international management consultant, and led their Global Insurance and Financial Services Practice. Prior to McKinsey, he worked for the investment banking firm of Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood and at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Case holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude from Kansas State University. He serves on the boards of Discover Financial Services, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Field Museum of Natural History, and St. John's University School of Risk Management. Case was named by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 best performing CEOs in the world in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
For over 25 years, L.T. has established a career as a distinctive operator, serial entrepreneur and forward-looking investor. As an operator, L.T. has served in executive-level roles at leading, global institutions Merrill Lynch (COO, CFO, Risk Committee, Head of Corp. Dev. and eCommerce), Blackstone (CFO, Management and Risk Committee Member, Head of the Innovations Fund and Blackstone Treasury Solutions fund) and Airbnb (CFO, Head of Payments, Customer Experience & Corporate Development). His tenure at each institution coincided with periods of their greatest innovation and transformational growth.
As an entrepreneur, L.T. was a founding partner or early investor behind several tech-enabled, disruptive businesses across e-commerce, private markets technology and cyber-security. During his time at Merrill and Blackstone, L.T. deployed ~$500M of capital, returning ~$1,600M. As an individual investor, L.T. has managed his own portfolio of investments via a family office for over 25 years, which recently evolved into WestCap.
WestCap is a strategic investor and operator in growth equity that partners with visionary leaders to build generational companies. WestCap’s team is comprised of seasoned entrepreneurs and company builders who work side-by-side with founders to help companies scale. WestCap has made notable investments like Airbnb, StubHub, Ipreo, Addepar, Hopper, iCapital, GoodLeap and NYDIG. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco and London. For more information, visit www.WestCap.com.
Luanne LIM was appointed Chief Executive, Hong Kong, HSBC, in February 2022, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, HSBC, a role that she held since 2017.
Ms Lim has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining HSBC Retail Banking in Singapore in 1999, she has held leadership roles and spearheaded strategic growth and transformation initiatives across HSBC’s key markets in Asia, including Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. During her time as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, Ms Lim delivered key innovation and efficiency programmes that demonstrate her strong understanding of the needs of our customers and employees in Hong Kong.
She currently serves several industry organisations. She is a Vice Chairperson of Hong Kong Association of Banks. She is a member of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Banking Advisory Committee and the Investor and Financial Education Council’s Financial Education Coordination Committee.
Ms Lim is also a strong advocate for workplace inclusion and has a passion for the environment.
Richard Li Tzar Kai is Founder and Chairman of Pacific Century Group (PCG), an Asia-based long-term private investment group founded in 1993 with interests in financial services, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), and infrastructure.
Richard Li launched now TV in 2003, via PCCW. He became interested in this industry in 1990 when he foresaw the opportunity for creative information and home entertainment services in Asia. The result was STAR TV, Asia's first satellite-delivered cable-TV service, which by 1993 had 45 million homes.
In 2010, PCG acquired the asset management business of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and renamed it PineBridge Investments. Since PCG’s acquisition, PineBridge has received 13 industry awards and managed assets of over US$110 billion in assets through its global network.
In 2013, PCG acquired ING Group N.V.’s Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand insurance business and renamed it FWD. Since then, Swiss Re has become a 15% shareholder in FWD and FWD has expanded its operations into Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia.
Richard Li was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia in 2011. Richard Li is a licensed pilot and dive master.
Yuval is a visionary leader at the intersection of finance and technology
Under Yuval’s leadership, Digital Asset has grown from a fledgling start up to a leading enterprise blockchain company whose technology is used by top institutions and market infrastructures around the globe. With a vision for a world where businesses seamlessly connect regardless of the underlying technology, he is taking Digital Asset to the next level by creating a Global Economic Network that will fundamentally change the future of business and how companies interact.
Previously, Yuval managed an algorithmic trading desk at DRW Trading and he launched DRW Venture Capital as a member of the firm’s investment team. He also worked as a developer at Citadel.
Yuval serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Blockchain Business Council and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He is based at the company’s headquarters in New York City.
Mr SUN has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited since December 2020. He is a member of each of the Strategy and Budget Committee and the Sustainability Committee. Mr SUN joined BOC in 1998. He had served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Overseas Business Officer and General Manager of London Branch of BOC, CEO of Bank of China (UK) Limited, and General Manager of Global Markets of BOCHK. He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of BOC Aviation Limited, President of Shanghai RMB Trading Unit of BOC and General Manager of Beijing Branch.
Mr SUN holds other roles with the Group, including Chairman of BOC Insurance (International) Holdings Company Limited, Chairman of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited and Chairman of BOCHK Charitable Foundation. Mr SUN also holds a number of public offices in Hong Kong. He is Honorary President of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association, Chairman of the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong, and sits on the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Banking Advisory Committee, and the Council of Treasury Markets Association. He is also Co-Chairman of Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union, sits on the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Risk Management Committee of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and is also Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, etc.
Mr SUN has extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry with substantial knowledge in business management and strategy, corporate governance, risk management and sustainable development. He graduated from Nankai University with a Master’s Degree in Economics in 1998.
Ms. Peng joined Alipay in November 2012 and had served as vice president and general manager of the international business group, where she laid the foundations of Alipay's international businesses. She had also served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ant Group, and President of Social Good and Green Development of Ant Group.
In May, 2022, Ms. Peng started to serve as Ant Group's first Chief Sustainability Officer, leading the implementation of the company's sustainable development strategy.
Prior to Ant Group, Ms. Peng joined Alibaba in May 2000 and served as its vice president from January 2008 to February 2012, when she was responsible for Alibaba's divisions for the domestic and international B2B marketplaces. In addition, Ms. Peng was the product founder of AliExpress, a global retail marketplace. Ms. Peng obtained a double degree in technical English and international trade from Xi'an Jiaotong University in July 2000, and an EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School in September 2010.
Dan Neary is the Vice President of Asia Pacific for Meta where he oversees the company’s business operations. Dan is a technology veteran with over 25 years of executive-level experience. Prior to Meta, Dan was the Vice President of Market Development at Skype, managing local marketing channels. Before joining Skype, Dan was the Vice President of Emerging Markets at eBay where he led the company's businesses in Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Dan began his career at the Kellogg Company in various US-based marketing roles and led many of the company’s expansion activities in APAC. Outside of his day job, Dan is active as a mentor in the start-up community and is a Limited Partner in several venture capital funds.
Charles is Founder and Chairman of Micro Connect. He was most recently Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) from January 2010 to December 2020. During this time, he orchestrated some of the most significant strategic initiatives in HKEX's history, including the acquisition of the London Metal Exchange in 2012, the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect cross-border trading scheme in 2014, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect in 2016, Bond Connect in 2017, and the Listing Reforms in 2018. Prior to joining HKEX in 2009, Charles served as Chairman of JP Morgan China from 2003 to 2009 and worked at Merrill Lynch from 1994 to 2003, where he served as President of Merrill Lynch China from 1999 to 2003. Earlier in his career, Charles practiced law at Brown & Wood and Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.
Charles also serves on the Board of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. and the Board of Trustees of Asia Business Council.
Charles received a BA in English Literature from Xiamen University, an MA in Journalism from the University of Alabama and a JD from Columbia Law School.
Dr. Vachira is currently the Executive Advisor for the Bank of Thailand’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects. She previously served as Deputy Governor for Corporate Development to oversee holistic organizational management including technology, risk management, human resources, legal, banknote management and corporate services. She also initiated and has continuously overseen the Bank of Thailand’s research and development on digital currencies and related technology since 2018.
Dr. Vachira is a CFA Charterholder. She received a Bachelor of Accountancy from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) and Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport (USA). She also earned a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia (USA).
陈德霖博士于2009年10月至2019年9月担任香港金融管理局(金管局)总裁。在此期间,他是 20国集团成立的金融稳定委员会成员,并于 2017 年 4 月至 2019 年 8 月出任金融稳定委员会辖下的监管和管理合作委员会主席。陈博士在1976年毕业于香港中文大学,加入香港政府出任政务主任,期后于1993年离开政府,加入金管局出任执行董事,并于1996年至2005年担任副总裁。2005年12月至2007年6月,陈博士担任渣打银行亚洲区副主席,继而于2007年7月至2009年8月,担任香港特别行政区政府行政长官办公室主任。他在2006年成立政策智库智经研究中心,为创会主席。陈博士自2021年8月起担任中文大学祟基学院校董会主席,在2020年及2021年分别获香港城市大学及岭南大学颁授工商管理荣誉博士学位。陈博士亦分别于2020年和2021年创立了圆币钱包科技有限公司和易信连有限公司两家金融科技公司。
Dr Norman Chan was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in October 2009 to September 2019. During this period, he was a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established by G20 and served as Chairman of FSB’s Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation in April 2017 to August 2019.
In 1976, Dr Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Government Administrative Service. He left the Administrative Service in 1993 to join the HKMA as Executive Director and as Deputy Chief Executive in 1996 to 2005. He then joined the Standard Chartered Bank as Vice Chairman, Asia in December 2005 to June 2007. He was the Director of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR’s Office in July 2007 to August 2009. He was the Founding Chairman of the policy think-tank Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre, which was set up in 2006.
Dr Chan is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College of CUHK from August 2021. He received an Honorary Doctoral Degree of Business Administration from the City University (2020) and Lingnan University (2021) respectively.
Dr Chan also founded two Fintech companies, RD Wallet Technologies Limited and RD ezLink Limited, in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
伍燕仪女士为花旗环球财富亚洲区主管,负责管理花旗亚洲区内财富业务,包括区内私人银行以及香港和新加坡的个人银行业务。
在此之前,伍女士为花旗集团香港及澳门区行政总裁。她于1998年加入香港花旗银行,先后出任不同管理层要职,包括零售银行、财富管理及信用卡业务主管。
在投身花旗集团之前,伍女士曾于宝洁香港有限公司及中华电力有限公司担任高管职位。她早年于汇丰银行开展其职业生涯。伍女士现为以下机构的董事会或委员会成员:外汇基金咨询委员会辖下的金融基建及市场发展委员会、香港科学园董事会、财资市场工会议会、香港总商会金融及财资服务委员会副主席、及良师香港顾问委员会。
伍女士拥有香港中文大学工商管理学士学位。
Angel Ng is the Head of Asia for Citi Global Wealth. She is responsible for overseeing Citi Asia’s wealth business which includes Asia Private Bank and Consumer banking franchises in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Prior to her current position, Angel was the CEO for Citi Hong Kong and Macau. She joined Citi in 1998, since then held many senior roles include Head of Consumer Banking, Head of Wealth Management and Head of Cards.
Prior to Citi, Angel held a number of senior positions at Procter & Gamble and China Light and Power Hong Kong. She started her career with HSBC.
Angel currently serves as a board or committee member of the following organizations: Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee under the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee; Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation; Council of the Treasury Markets Association; Vice Chairman of the Financial & Treasury Services Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; and Board Advisor of Teach for Hong Kong.
Angel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dong HE is Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) of the International Monetary Fund. He has oversight responsibility for MCM’s work on digital currencies and fintech. He joined MCM in October 2014 and led MCM’s work on global financial stability analysis, monetary and macroprudential policies, and technical assistance on central bank operations.
Dong holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Cambridge. He started his career in 1993 when he joined the World Bank through the Young Professionals Program. He was a staff member of the World Bank during 1993-1998, of the IMF during 1998-2004, and of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) during 2004-2014. At the HKMA, he was Executive Director responsible for directing research and policy advice on issues relating to the maintenance of monetary and financial stability and the development of financial markets. He was also Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
Dong has been an active member of the global central banking community and a regular participant in international meetings of central banks and regulatory agencies. He has published extensively on macroeconomic and financial market issues.
Sébastien Borget is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox decentralized Metaverse, a virtual world where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform. Sebastien also became the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 300 key members of the industry. He was recently named #4 in the Top #100 2022 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain/sebastien-borget. The Sandbox has been featured in TIME100 Top 100 most influential companies of 2022 by Times magazine https://time.com/collection/time100-companies-2022/6159401/the-sandbox/
Harshika Patel is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for running Strategy for J.P. Morgan in Asia Pacific partnering with the Corporate and Investment bank, Asset and Wealth Management and Commercial Banking businesses to drive and implement the firm’s strategy across our 16 markets.
She also serves as the CEO for Hong Kong which is home to the firm’s Asia Pacific headquarters. Harshika sits on the Board of J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited and on the EXCO of ASIFMA where she also serves as Treasurer.
Harshika joined J.P. Morgan in November 2013 as a Managing Director based in Singapore to run the Asia Commodities Sales and Structuring business and the Electronic Sales business, delivering electronic trading services across FX, Rates, Credit and Commodities to clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Harshika was at Barclays Capital for 10 years where she held a variety of roles based in London including Deputy Treasurer for Barclays Capital, and Global Chief Operating Officer for the Commodities business. Between 1994 and 2003, she was a Senior Manager in the Financial Services Practice at Deloitte London providing assurance and advisory services to global financial institutions.
Harshika is based in Hong Kong with her husband and two children.
Yoav Soffer has been with the Bank of Israel for 18 years. He served in various position as a research economist, advisor on behalf of the Bank at the executive board of the World Bank, and member of the Bank's Office of the Spokesperson and Economic Information, before becoming the Bank of Israel Spokesperson in 2014. He stepped down from this position in 2020 to become an Advisor to the Deputy Governor and the CBDC Project Manager. Since then, he has been coordinating the Bank of Israel's work on the digital shekel. Yoav has a B.A in Economics and Geography and an M.A in Economics, both from Ben Gurion University in Israel. He has taught various courses in economics in academic institutions in Israel.
Shu-Pui Li joined the Central Bank of U.A.E. (CBUAE) in November 2018 and is currently the Advisor to H.E. the Governor of Central Bank of UAE. His major responsibilities include the implementation of the Fintech Strategy and establishment of a FinTech Office for the CBUAE; implementation of the National Payment Strategy and the continued enhancement of the financial market infrastructure of U.A.E.; and the provision of advisory support to the digital transformation of the CBUAE.
Prior joining CBUAE, Shu-Pui was the Executive Director of the Financial Infrastructure Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and spent 17 years at the HKMA. His work covered the following areas:
Shu-Pui had also worked for the JP Morgan and Chase before joining the HKMA and was in charge of the Information Risk Department for the entire Asia region.
Shu-Pui is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountant England & Wales, a qualified Chartered Information System Engineer (CEng), a certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a member of the British Computer Society (MBCS). He has also obtained a Masters degree in research of computer graphics and a Bachelors (1st Class Hons) degree in Computing Science at the University of Manchester.
Vivienne Tam – 享誉全球的华裔时装设计师,被美国财经杂志《福布斯》选为「二十五位美籍 华人翘楚」之一及入选美国《人物 (People)》杂志全球 “50 大美人”之一。独特的背景造就了 她独树一帜的跨文化设计风格。其倡导 East-meets-West (融合东西) 的设计理念受国际时装界推 崇, 多项跨界合作更被誉为将创新科技与时尚完美结合的先驱。除著作得奖书籍 China Chic 外, 她的经典设计如「观音」、「牡丹」等, 亦分别被美国大都会博物馆 (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)、伦敦维多利亚与艾伯特博物馆 (Victoria And Albert Museum) 及匹兹堡安迪沃荷美术馆 (Andy Warhol Museum) 等多个知名博物馆永久收藏。
2015 年,Vivienne Tam 于纽约大都会博物馆《中国:镜花水月》(China: Through The Looking Glass) 展览上展出观音 (Buddha) 等一共三套经典服装设计,此次时尚届盛事的整个筹备过程 更被拍成精彩电影 — 「潮游镜花水月」(The First Monday In May)。2017 年,Vivienne 更于中 国国际时装周上荣获「中国时尚大奖 - 2017 年度国际设计师」奖项,以表扬 Vivienne 不遗余 力地用时尚的语言在传播中国文化的使命之路上所作出的巨大贡献与成就。2018 年,恰逢北 京奥运会十周年之际,Vivienne Tam 选于宏伟的北京国家体育馆鸟巢文化中心举行 2019 春夏 时装系列全球首秀,以灵感源于海上丝绸之路的时尚系列上演一趟别具意义的归巢之旅。2022 年, Vivienne Tam 再次为纽约时装周带来新刺激,以其 2023 春夏系列连接起现实时尚世界与虚拟元宇 宙的无限可能,将最著名的 NFTs 如 BAYC、Cryptopunks、Cyberkongz 及 Awkward Astronaut 化 成可穿性极高的数码艺术时装。
Vivienne Tam 的晚装備受全球明星名媛追捧, 由巩俐、Lady Gaga、杰西卡·阿尔芭(Jessica Alba) 、帕丽斯·希尔顿 (Paris Hilton) 、以至现任美国总统夫人吉尔·拜登 (Dr. Jill Biden) 及前 美国总统女儿伊万卡·特朗普 (Ivanka Trump)和蒂芙尼·特朗普 (Tiffany Trump)。蒂芙尼及帕丽斯 更穿上其晚装出席 Vivienne Tam 2017 秋冬纽约时装秀。
Vivienne Tam, honored by Forbes magazine as one of the “25 Top Chinese-Americans in Business” and People Magazine as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in the world, is an international designer known for her culture-bridging, east-meets-west approach to design as well as pioneering global collaborations marrying fashion with technology and renowned brands such as HP, Lenovo/Moto, Tencent, Google and Starbucks. Vivienne Tam effortlessly blends her cultural roots with a modern design vocabulary recognized for its artistry. She is also the author of the award winning book “China Chic” and pieces from her collections are housed in the permanent archives of the world’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.
In 2015, Tam’s three iconic gowns including Buddha collection were highlighted in the Metropolitan Museum Exhibition: “China: Through the Looking Glass" and received rave reviews. The entire process of staging the exhibit was made into a documentary “The First Monday in May” which premiered around the globe. In 2017, she was presented with “China Fashion Award – International Designer of the Year 2017” on Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in recognition of her contributions and achievements in promoting Chinese culture around the world. In 2018, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Beijing Olympics, Vivienne Tam come home to China with the world debut of her S/S 2019 fashion show in the spectacular Bird's Nest Culture Center in Beijing National Stadium. In 2022, Tam returned to S/S23 New York Fashion Week and bridge the reality of fashion world with the virtual possibilities of Metaverse, featuring the most celebrated NFTs from BAYC, CryptoPunks, CyberKongz and Awkward Astronauts.
Tam’s evening gowns are sought after by celebrities from around the world. From Gong Li, Lady Gaga, Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton to Dr. Jill Biden (wife of US President, Joe Biden), former first Daughters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump, whom Tam dressed at her F/W 2017 runway show in New York.
Aaron Dauber is a Registered Foreign Lawyer and the Knowledge Lawyer for Baker McKenzie's non-contentious Financial Services Regulatory practice. He is responsible for monitoring and training on regulatory change, legal content projects and other knowledge initiatives to support the firm and our clients. Aaron's experience includes over 13 years' as an in-house counsel responsible for legal support to businesses across the Asia Pacific region including Japan and Australia with a global systemically important bank.
Aaron has experience in a wide range of financial services legal and regulatory issues, general corporate matters and litigation. His experience includes structuring cross-border operations, development of new products and services, establishment, structuring and operation of various financial services businesses (including securities lending, brokerage, establishment of collateral investment funds, electronic trading platforms and foreign exchange) and responding to licensing and regulatory inspections.
Mr Wong is currently the Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr Wong has possessed more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector and has been appointed various management positions. Presently, he is responsible for commercial banking businesses with focus on SME segment, as well as Innovation and Technology industry and the Greater Bay Area.
Albert Lo is a Partner with Deloitte Asia Pacific specializing in AML, risk assessment and sanctions. He has broad professional experience in AML, national risk assessment and sanctions reviews for regulators, financial institutions, and other DNFBPs. Over the last 15 years, he has worked on various investigations and compliance reviews across various industries in various Asia-Pacific countries - in particular, AML compliance review, fraud investigation, procurement fraud investigation, fraud risk review, financial audit, SOX review, and corporate intelligence at a leading Big Four accountancy firm.
Aleck is the CFO of First Digital Trust. Apart from leading its finance team based in different jurisdictions to overview all of the Group's financial and accounting activities, Aleck is also involved in FDT’s fundraising and restructuring. Prior to joining FDT, Aleck was the Asia CFO of a Sweden-listed private equity group with dental prosthetics manufacturing arms in Mainland China and Southeast Asia. He gained unprecedented experience delivering crisis management solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aleck was a British Chevening Scholar and obtained his MSc in Economics and Strategy from Imperial College London. Upon his graduation, he worked in Big4 and accumulated experience in M&A, value creation and audit before working in-house since 2019. Aleck is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).
Alfian is a senior technology and operations professional with experience in implementing large group-wide programs and projects and for defining technology and operations road maps and strategies for financial organisations.
Experienced in building high performing teams of technologists and operations professionals who operate well in high pressure situations delivering the operational backbone of the bank.
Experienced in leading large operations and technology teams to deliver end to end, highly scalable technology and operations digital platforms in the area of financial services.
Alfian is also actively involved in charity activities and regularly participates in activities with charity organisations helping various initiatives around Asia.
Alfian is currently based in Hong Kong since 2019. Prior to Hong Kong, Alfian spent 3 years in Mumbai and 16 years in Singapore with DBS.
张子裘先生现担任中银集团人寿保险有限公司 (中银人寿) 副执行总裁及销售总监,主 要负责公司整体业务。他领导所有分销渠道,包括银保业务、保险专属代理、经纪人以 及业务合作伙伴等管理工作。在此之前,张先生曾担任中银人寿委任精算师,其主要职 责包括产品设计及定价、资产负债管理、风险管理等精算及财务相关职能。
张先生现担任香港保险业联会寿险总会委员及保险科技专责小组主席,以及获委任为香 港科学园导师,以提供专业的咨询意见及指导。张先生毕业于香港大学精算学系,并持 有香港中文大学行政人员工商管理硕士学位(EMBA)。
Alfred Cheung is currently working in BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (BOC Life) as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Sales Officer, responsible for overall business development of the company. He is leading all distribution channels including bancassurance, tied agency, brokerage as well as business partnership. Prior to that, Alfred was the Appointed Actuary of BOC Life, responsible for product pricing and valuation, asset and liability management, and risk management related to actuarial and financials.
Alfred is serving the Life Insurance Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) as Chairman of InsurTech Task force. He is appointed as a Mentor of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation to provide professional advice and guidance. Alfred graduated from The University of Hong Kong in Actuarial Science and he received an EMBA degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dr. Alfred Shang is the Founder and CEO of BitRock Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on Fintech and digitalization investments in the Greater China and US. Before founding BitRock, Alfred was a partner of Bain & Company and Head of the firm’s Financial Services Practice in Greater China. He advised leading multinational and Chinese financial institutions and investment firms on a wide range of topics including asset and wealth management, strategy, digitalization, business model design, organization and operational improvement. At BitRock, Alfred led investments in several leading Fintech startups including Linklogis (9959.HK), OneDegree, Sygnum, Fen Bei Tong, and Lingxi Technologies, etc. Alfred received his Ph.D. degree in Economics with focus on Finance from Harvard University. His research focuses on the interaction between market inefficiency and corporate governance. He also obtained a joint B.A. / M.A. degree in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Allen is a Partner at Deloitte who leads the Deloitte Consulting and the Digital practice in Hong Kong and Southern China. Allen also leads up the APAC Digital Customer Solution Practice at Deloitte. He has extensive knowledge and experience in working with executives in the formation of digital transformation with a human centric approach. His expertise includes digital strategy, operating model design, to large scale project implementation of CRM, digital marketing platforms, data solutions, service management and organization change management.
Alvin Kwock is the co-founder & CEO of OneDegree. OneDegree was established in 2016, with a mission to move insurance onto the next frontier in Web2 and Web3. Today, the OneDegree team operates in Hong Kong, Taipei, Shenzhen, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and London, with around 200 employees. OneDegree is an InsurTech company, licensed by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority since 2020 and has grown quickly into the leading Hong Kong virtual insurer with most number of paid customers and offering multi-line digital insurance products, including pet, medical, fire and home insurance for individuals, and cyber security and digital assets insurance for enterprise businesses. OneDegree develops its own proprietary full-stack insurance technology, which is used by Cigna and other insurance companies globally. OneDegree is backed by renowned investors including Alibaba, BitRock Capital, Cathay Venture, Cyberport Macro Fund and Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital.
Alvin is a member of United Nations ESCAP’s Banking and Finance Task Force, Hong Kong Insurance Authority’s Future Task Force, CUHK Business School’s Advisory Committee in the Department of Finance, and a founding member of Innovate for Future.
Alvin started his career in J.P. Morgan and spent 11 years there, prior to founding OneDegree. Alvin was JPM’s Asia-Pacific Head of Emerging Technology and Taiwan Head of Research. Under Alvin’s leadership, JPM’s Asia Tech Hardware team has been consistently rated in the Institutional Investors Poll, Financial Times/ Starmine and Asiamoney. He advised a number of global technology powerhouse and venture capitals and served as a guest lecturer at universities.
Amy Zhang is the VP of Sales, Asia at Fireblocks. Highly experienced in both traditional and crypto-focused financial institutions, Amy brings with her the skills and knowledge required for growing Fireblocks’ APAC presence. Servicing over 300 clients regionally, Amy establishes relationships with key partners within the blockchain industry while working closely with the Product team to deliver differentiated solutions to our customers and the industry at large. Prior to joining Fireblocks, Amy was Head of Sales at Diginex, a NASDAQ-listed digital assets financial services company. At Diginex, she oversaw the growth of their custody, trading, trading solutions, and exchange business verticals. Amy has also worked as a sales trader at Deutsche Bank where she provided execution services for institutional investors across cash equities, derivatives, and electronic training. Amy holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from University of Waterloo.
Andrew Chow is the Head of Advisory and Implementation Services of Kyndryl Hong Kong, leading the team that helps customers unlock maximum value across cloud, security, data, and beyond to accelerate digital transformation.
Prior to this role, Andrew has held key management positions in NTT / Dimension Data as Director of Technical and Support Services for four years where he led the team to deliver mission critical ICT infrastructure system for top tier clients; and at Cisco, he was the Head of Service Delivery for the Technology Consulting business and Program Manager of Cisco Services.
Andrew has brought over 30 years of experience in the technology sector, with extensive experience in cloud implementation, mission-critical infrastructure, banking system development, e-Commerce platform implementation, office automation infrastructure, enterprise & data centre network infrastructure, and converged infrastructure.
Angelina is passionate about Technology, Digital Assets and the Blockchain and loves advising start-ups. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance Limited, a consulting company focused on dealing with regulatory and operational issues in the financial services and digital assets space and advises brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers.
Most recently Angelina held Senior Advisor, Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Risk Officer roles at the HashKey Group, a regulated digital assets company that recently received the second Approval in Principle from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to operate a virtual asset trading platform. She has previously held Chief Operating Officer and Directorate positions with international digital asset exchanges, HKEX, Cantor Fitzgerald, the SFC, and other global financial services companies.
Angelina serves on a number of Hong Kong Government-appointed Boards, and charities including the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council, Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, she is the Vice Chair, Company Secretary of The Women’s Foundation, on the Board of the Ebenezer School for the Blind, and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and a graduate of the University of Southern California in Finance and Accounting. Her MBA is from Pepperdine University, LLB from HKU/Manchester Metropolitan University, and LLM from Harvard Law School.
Anita is a seasoned executive nurturing start-up’s entrepreneurial journey at Cyberport, through strategic collaboration with enterprise, technology partners, professional service providers and investment network to cultivate and support start-up ecosystem for engagement across HK and oversea. Prior to joining Cyberport, Anita had over 25 years of sales management and business development experiences gained from large corporations including HKBN, Wharf T&T, HK Telecom and IBM focusing on global enterprise and carrier sectors. Anita has been active in public services, and she is a member of the Information and Communications Technology Industry Training Advisory Committee (ITAC) appointed by Education Bureau. Incubated through her study of “Business Information System” in the University of United Kingdom back in early stage, she has been fostered to be a pioneer in the technology industry.
Anna has more than 30 years of CEO experience in steering the strategic direction of the organisation, spearheading major strategic innovative initiatives that have revolutionized the way companies do business locally and globally, helping HK business community thrive.
She has led GS1 Hong Kong to establish platforms, ecosystems and programmes that have driven industry adoption of global supply chain standards, practices and technologies for enhanced business efficiency, digital commerce and IoT development across industries.
Ms Lin attains Chartered Fellow (FCILT), granted by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in 2018, recognising her achievement and contribution to the industries in Hong Kong.
In fostering a collaborative ecosystem, Ms Lin holds a number of appointments in both government and local industry organizations as well as regional organisations, including:
Local:
· Vice-chairman of Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Promotion, Hong Kong Logistics Development Council, HKSAR;
· Chairman of Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistics Advisory Committee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong;
· Member of HKTDC Logistics Services Advisory Committee;
· Member of Hong Kong-Taiwan Business Cooperation Committee;
· Chairman of Supply Chain Special Interest Group, Smart City Consortium, Hong Kong;
· Advisor of Hong Kong-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation;
· Member of Management Advisory Board, OpenCertHub;
Global / Regional:
· Member of the GS1 Global Management Board and CEO Advisory Council;
· Director of Board of Pacific Basin Economic Council;
· APEC Business Advisory Council Hong Kong representative for APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security;
· Member of Advisory Board of School of Business, University of Birmingham;
· Director of Board of Hong Kong Foundation, University of Birmingham.
Ms Lin is a native of Hong Kong. She holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Birmingham United Kingdom.
Annabelle Huang is the Managing Partner at Amber Group. She previously served as the Asia lead at AirSwap, a decentralized trading platform that enables peer-to-peer trading on the Ethereum blockchain. Before transitioning into digital assets, she advised private equity funds, US corporates and hedge funds on structured solutions and risk management as an FX structurer at Deutsche Bank and Nomura in New York. Her deep understanding of traditional financial markets, combined with her expertise on how institutions and macro markets work, has played a key role in helping develop the product strategy and solutions delivered through Amber Group. Recently, Ms Huang has been appointed to lead GlobalX Center, a global expansion team to grow Amber's institutional and retail product offerings to more regions.
陈丽明女士于二○二二年一月三日被委任为中国建设银行(亚洲)零售业务总监。 陈女士具备 25 年零售银行业务经验,包括财富管理、数码银行、信用卡产品、战 略规划、行销、客户策略及经营、风险及流程管理等。
加入建行亚州前曾于渣打银行服务 20 年。陈女士于渣打银行曾担任不同高级管理 人员角色,包括担任财富管理部董事总经理,发展投资产品业务; 数码银行部董 事总经理,推动零售银行业务转型为数码银行及有关科技的项目。
陈丽明女士积极倡议多元和共融,在渣打银行香港曾任过四年的妇女内部联网联席 主席。陈丽明女士拥有香港科技大学,投资管理硕士学位。
Ms. Annie Chen is the Chief Retail Banking Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) since 3rd Jan 2022. Annie has over 25 years of solid and broad Retail Banking experience covering wealth management, digital banking, credit card products, customer segments strategies, proposition & portfolio management, risk management, process management & governance.
Annie has worked in Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong for 20 years before joining CCB (Asia). In Standard Chartered, she has held different senior positions including Managing Director & Head of Investment Products, Managing Director & Head of Digital Banking, with the mandate to grow the bank’s wealth management business and to lead the digital transformation of retail banking.
Annie is an advocate of Diversity & Inclusion, and had been the Co-Chair of the Women Internal Network in Standard Chartered HK for 4 years. Annie attained the Master of Science in Investment Management in The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.
许茵妮教授是新加坡管理大学(SMU)李光前商学院金融学(实践方向)的名誉教授。她是著名的会议发言人,论坛主持人和评论员。 许茵妮教授现任Prime美国房地产投资信托主席、世界经济论坛全球未来教育与新议程委员会成员、新加坡金融管理局亚洲债券基金二监督委员会主席、海关顾问委员会成员、人力资源转型咨询委员会成员。她也任尚乘集团、PBA集团、保诚保险新加坡、佑玛战略独立董事。她曾任新加坡政府技术局、新加坡中央公积金、Health Management International、K1 Ventures的董事会成员。
许茵妮教授为Flexxon、TOP International等私营企业,Dedoco、Elevate Tech、Hyperscal Solutions、Pyxis Maritime、RABC、StashAway、SWAT Mobility 等初创企业,以及新加坡网络青年组织和世界自然基金会新加坡等非营利组织提供咨询服务。她自 2010 年 7 月起担任 iGlobe Partners 投资委员会成员,自 2021 年 10 月起担任 CUBE3 Ventures 顾问,自 2022 年 2 月起担任亚洲食品可持续发展基金顾问。她也曾在SMU担任多个领导职位,包括商业发展副校长、V3集团家庭企业家学教授、家族企业学院和国际贸易学院学术主任、李光前商学院副院长、行政与职业教育办公室主任。
许茵妮教授于1988 年获得纽约大学斯特恩商学院富布赖特学者国际金融博士学位,主攻家族办公室和家族企业、投资行为、另类投资和企业风险管理等领域。她是《财务管理:理论与实践》第 2 版(2021 年)和《金融国际化 - 成功公司的成长战略》(2004 年)的作者之一,《亚洲家族企业:继任、治理与创新》(2020 年)的编辑之一,她并发表了多份亚洲家族企业的案例和调查报告。因其对教育和公共事业的贡献,许茵妮教授荣获新加坡公共管理奖章,铜奖(2010年)、银奖(2016年)和Adult Education Prism Award(2017年)。
Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. Professor Koh is appointed as Chairman of Prime US REIT. In addition, Professor Koh is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on New Agenda for Work, Wages and Job Creation. She also chairs the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee for the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and is a committee member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council and HR Transformation Advisory Panel. She is currently an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, PBA Group, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. She previously served on GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, HMI and K1 Ventures boards.
Professor Koh also advises privately owned enterprises such as Flexxon Pte Ltd. and TOP International, and startups such as Dedoco, Elevate Tech, Hyperscal Solutions Pte Ltd, Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd, RABC Holdings Pte Ltd, StashAway, SWAT Mobility, and non-profits such as Cyber Youth Singapore and WWF Singapore. She has been an investment committee member of iGlobe Partners since July 2010, advisor to CUBE3 Ventures since October 2021, and Asia Food Sustainability Fund since February 2022. Previously held leadership positions at SMU include Vice President for Business Development; V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.
Professor Koh received her Ph.D. degree in International Finance as a Fulbright scholar from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition (2021), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful Companies (2004), co-editor of Asian Family Business: Succession, Governance and Innovation (2020), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey reports. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, and the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017.
Anson is the co-founder and CEO of FundPark and has scaled the company’s net revenue by more than 80X in the past 4 years.
Anson started his career in HSBC commercial banking as the management trainee. During the trainee program, Anson had experience working in the SME as well as the Global Trade and Receivable Finance department, and it was when he built up his interests and domain knowledge in trade finance industry.
Prior to founding FundPark, Anson worked in Commodities Trades department in HSBC Hong Kong. He focused on customizing trade finance solutions for commodities clients including reputable global players and PRC SOEs as well as small steel traders.
Anson holds a Bachelor degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Hong Kong.
Anthony Sar founded FINNOVASIA in 2015 aiming to create an independent platform, which brings together the FinTech community in Asia and globally and organised over 80 Fintech activities across the regions. FINNOVASIA is the officially appointed organiser by InvestHK of the Hong Kong FinTech Week for the fifth year, the flagship industry event in Asia with over 40,000 attendees, over 1,000 world-class speakers from 130+ economies.
Anthony is also the Founder of FinTech Club, an exclusive community for senior executives in Hong Kong since 2018. He has hosted numerous Global CEOs talks with international banks, VCs and FinTech companies.
Anthony also founded the world’s first non-profit FinTech Basketball League in 2019 with more than 3 seasons with 100+ matches. over 40 teams have joined the programme.
Previously Anthony founded an executive education company Innovative Trips with headquarters in Hong Kong. Since 2010 his team has organised over 25 international
educational programs with more than 800 corporate executives participating in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Japan and South Korea. Before he moved to Hong Kong, Anthony was responsible for public relations in the Moscow office of the Japan Tobacco International, the Fortune 500 company, and worked as Media & Investors Relations Manager in NYSE listed food producer Wimm-Bill-Dann. Prior to that Anthony worked for five years as a correspondent in a leading Russian business newspaper “Vedomosti”, issued by Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. He also worked on a digitisation project at the Shanghai headquarters of Yicai / China Business Network, the leading financial publication in Mainland China.
Anthony obtained his MBA degree in Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, he also holds a Bachelor Degree in Journalism. Anthony also successfully finished the program for Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts Technological Institute (MIT) in Boston. Anton fluently speaks English, Russian and studies Mandarin Chinese.
Archana Kotecha is a UK qualified barrister and London School of Economics graduate who started her career practicing corporate law. After 7 years as a corporate lawyer, Archana joined the UN Refugee Agency's Legal Protection Team in London and subsequently the Immigration Advisory Service and Stop Trafficking UK.
Following a move to Hong Kong in 2013, Archana joined Liberty Shared as their Head of Legal and Asian Region Director. In October 2020, she launched The Remedy Project with the aim to revolutionize how migrant workers access remedy within global supply chains. Disrupting the activities of traffickers by improving modern slavery’s visibility within financial institutions, educating NGOs and lawyers on anti-trafficking legal frameworks and victim identification have been key aspects of Archana’s work.
Archana’s expertise also extends to remediation mechanisms and is recognized as a regional subject matter expert on modern slavery across the Asia-Pacific region. She is regularly named as an influential changemaker and was most recently named one of Asia’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs by APAC Entrepreneur. Archana has also been recognized as one of the most influential ethnic minority women in Hong Kong in the 2021 Diversity List.
Aric Fung is a core team member of Datax AI Solutions, Subanana, Morigin Network and Datax Staking. As the Account Director of Datax AI Solutions, he led the team to solve clients’ business needs by developing and implementing various AI solutions for commercial use, including OCR (Optical Character Recognition) document digitization solutions, NLP (Natural Language Processing) and CV (Computer Vision). Datax completed over 30 commercialized AI solutions for financial intuitions, listed corporates and government departments in the last 3 years.
As an enthusiast of web3, user data ownership & privacy, Aric started building Morigin Network, a web3 AI model incubator powered by federated learning and privacy-preserved user data on Oasis Protocol. The Datax team also operates Datax Staking, a PoS Validator of Desmos Network, Oasis Protocol and Likecoin.
周国昌先生现为中银香港个人数字金融产品部副总经理,负责香港及东南亚地区所有财富管理产品及财富顾问团队,同时担任中银国际英国保诚信托董事及宝生证券有限公司董事。
在加入中银香港前,周先生曾在汇丰集团内地及香港地区担任多个高级管理职位,包括策略规划、财富产品及分销,亦曾于恒生银行担任私人银行业务的高级执行副总裁。
周先生的职业生涯始于摩根士丹利(亚洲),专长于香港和中国投资市场。持有香港大学工程学院学士学位,现为投资者及理财教育委员会(证监会辖下)理财教育委员会成员。
Mr Arnold Chow is Deputy General Manager, Personal Digital Banking Product Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong) (“BOCHK”), overseeing its wealth management products as well as wealth specialists and advisory business in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. He is also a Director of BOCI Prudential Trustee Limited and a Director of Po Sang Securities Limited.
Prior to joining BOCHK, Arnold hold various senior executive positions in strategy planning, wealth products and distribution in Hong Kong and mainland China of HSBC Group. He then served as Senior Executive Vice President of Private Banking of Hang Seng Bank.
Arnold started his career in Morgan Stanley (Asia) with expertise in Hong Kong and mainland investment markets. He holds a Bachelor degree from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Hong Kong. He is also a Financial Education Committee member of Investor and Financial Education Council (under SFC).
Arnold Concepcion is the CEO ofGryfyn and the Co-Chief Operating Officer at Animoca Brands, where he hasserved since 2017. Arnold previously served in the legal department at The WaltDisney Company (Japan), and prior to that was in private practice at the lawfirm of Jones Day, focusing on M&A and corporate matters. He holds a JDfrom the University of Chicago, and a BA from the University of Houston.
Arthur has served as Futu’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Arthur served as a director at Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited from 2009 to 2016 in its equity business. He also served as a vice president at China International Capital Corporation from 2005 to 2009. Arthur received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Shanghai University of Finance & Economics in 1998 and his master’s degree in business administration from China Europe International Business School in 2005.
Mr. Xiaosong Zhu (Arthur) joined Lianlian Group since 2008 and he is the core member of the foundation team. Currently, he serves as the director of Lianlian DigiTech Co., Ltd and the Sole Director of Lianlian Hong Kong Company Limited. Besides, he is also the head of Lianlian’s corporate development division.
Mr. Zhu has in-depth understanding and over 20 years rich experience in mobile payment business development and business transformation. He leading the teams to obtain payment licenses globally over 10 countries and regions, and set up oversea teams with rich local resources and service capabilities.
Before joining Lianlian, Mr. Zhu spent 15 years on strategic consulting and private equity investment, worked for Bain & Co., Shell Royal Dutch, Create Capital, and was also a partner with well-known private investment funds specialized in technology and financial service sectors.
Mr. Zhu graduated from Tsinghua University with B.S. degree of Engineering, and completed UCLA MBA in the United States.
As CEO of Mox, Barbaros is driving to bring a brand new banking experience to Hong Kong. His extensive international banking experience guides the bank as it empowers Hong Kong people to grow and unlock possibilities through digital and personalised banking.
Barbaros is a proven leader with over 24 years of banking experience spanning business management and strategy, marketing, product development, and digital transformation. He joins Mox with a solid international track record in establishing digital banks and leading them to sustainable profitability.
Before joining Mox a year ago, Barbaros held senior leadership positions at ING Bank Austria, ING Bank Turkey, and Garanti Bank BBVA, where he led their respective digital initiatives. As the CEO of ING Bank Austria, he transformed the bank from one focused on savings into a full-service digital bank. At ING Bank Turkey, he transformed and digitalised the retail business for sustainable profitability and grew its profit base materially. He further established a full-service digital bank at Garanti Bank BBVA to expand its customer base exponentially.
Barbaros has a Certificate in Business Excellence (CIBE) from Columbia Business School and an MBA from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, and holds a Master’s of Science in Industrial Engineering from Marmara University. He is also a strong advocate of digital transformation in the retail and payments industries.
Barry O’Byrne was appointed Chief Executive of Global Commercial Banking in February 2020, having served in the role on an interim basis since August 2019.
He is responsible for a business serving about 1.4 million customers across 53 markets, ranging from small enterprises focused on their home markets through to corporates operating internationally.
Mr O’Byrne joined HSBC as Group General Manager and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Global Commercial Banking in April 2017, responsible for strategic change initiatives, data and analytics, middle office and the leadership of regional COOs. He was appointed as a Group Managing Director in March 2020.
He joined HSBC from GE Capital, where he worked for 19 years across a number of senior leadership roles. At GE Capital his most recent appointment was CEO for GE Capital International. Previously he was COO for GE Capital International, with responsibility for the group’s operations, technology, strategic initiatives and simplification strategy across more than 20 markets.
Mr O’Byrne has also held CEO positions in Italy, France and the UK and has served on boards in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Spain. He has a degree in Business Studies and French from the University of Limerick, and lives in Hong Kong with his wife and three daughters.
I am an Impact Venture Builder and the Founder of Anima Ventures, a female-focused Venture Builder based in Hong Kong, with a mission to actively co-create, support, and innovate with female startup founders. We come in at a very early stage to help Founders at the crucial prototype and go-to-market stage. We aim to not only bridge the funding gap for early-stage ideas in our ecosystem, but to also intensively support our Founders in strategy, operations, and business development.
I absolutely believe in building businesses with ‘purpose’ and with sustainable growth in mind, and advocate passionately for social innovation, youth empowerment, and diversity, including gender and cognitive diversity. I stand by the statement that tech, innovation, and business go hand-in-hand in creating shared values for our society.
As a multihatter, I often collaborate, curate, mentor, and co-host workshops, panels, and seminars in support of youth and women across tech, startups, and venture. These include speaking and moderating at JUMPSTARTER (Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund), Asia Financial Forum, AmCham Hong Kong, and Enactus Hong Kong. I am most excited about synthesising ideas and innovation across different verticals and in Web 3.0.
I started my career in Finance, trading FX and STIR at Credit Suisse in London and Zurich. I enjoy reading, philosophy (the archetypal ‘Armchair Philosopher’), horse-riding and speak six languages, including French, German, and Spanish.
Ben leads HashKey Group's token originations, strategic partnerships, and blockchain-based asset tokenisation projects. Ben was also an Advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank for International Settlements' project on tokenised financial products. With over 13 years of experience in Silicon Valley, Mainland China and Hong Kong, he started his career as a derivatives trader, then as a China cross-borders corporate finance analyst, before moving into technology product management and business development, serving Big Tech clients like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
Ben is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he earned his Master's degree in Management and founded the university's largest working group on blockchain and Web3.
Founder, Ben McQuhae & Co (www.bmcquhae.com), a Hong Kong-based corporate and commercial law firm for sustainability and innovation that has been described as the only true ESG law firm on the planet and Winner of the INSEAD Business as a Force for Good Award 2021. The firm only accepts mandates that are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ben is an industry leading corporate and commercial lawyer, a recognized leader in sustainable finance and green fintech, and a pioneer in carbon markets and decarbonization. Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales (1999) and Hong Kong (2003).
Founder, Venturis (www.venturis.eco) an ESG strategy advisory firm. Ben McQuhae & Co and Venturis provide a unique offering that combines legal solutions and sustainability solutions to help drive global sustainability efforts.
Bénédicte is the Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, Hong Kong Centre. Prior to this appointment, she was a managing director at SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered Bank that leads a series of new ventures across digital banking, banking as a service, SME finance and blockchain. From 2018-2019, she was the Vice President of International Government Relations at Circle, involved in the evolution of blockchain and digital assets. From 2012-2018, she was the Head of Risk & Strategy of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and in that capacity also acting as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Emerging Risks and the Fintech research lead for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). From 2007-2012, she was a managing director at Credit Suisse and before that from 1997-2007 she was an associate and executive director at Goldman Sachs. Originally from Belgium, she holds LL.M. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Leuven. She is admitted to the New York Bar since 1999. In 2016, she was a recipient of the China Daily Asian Women Leadership Awards for her efforts related to entrepreneurship, innovation and charity. She remains closely engaged in these topics, most recently through her involvement in the Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) and Women in Finance Asia (WiFA.)
Benjamin Eymère 先生拥有巴黎第二大学企业法律硕士学位及纽约大学法学院 收并购法学硕士学位, 因此在接管百年媒体品牌 L’Officiel 的国际发展业务之 前,Benjamin 曾任职于普衡律师事务所并参与执行收并购项目。
Benjamin 在 2017 年成为 L’Officiel 的首席执行官之前,曾于 2012 年共同创立 了以现代艺术及文化为主题的刊物 L’Officiel Art。在他的领导下,L’Officiel 这 个百年老品牌逐渐成长为一个布点于 30 个国家且在全球拥有一亿流行爱好者社 群的强大流行媒体网络。Benjamin 对于 Web 3 的兴趣极有影响力的社会转型 是他作为 L’Officiel 首席执行官的发展愿景核心。
Holding a Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Law from Paris II Assas University and LL.M in M&A from NYU Law School, Benjamin Eymère practiced M&A at the international law firm Paul Hastings before joining the centennial media brand L’Officiel in charge of international development.
In 2012 he co-founded the contemporary arts & culture publication L’Officiel Art before becoming the CEO of L’Officiel Inc in 2017. Under his leadership, the 100-year old legacy brand L’Officiel grew to become a powerful and close-knit global fashion media network present in 30 countries, reaching a community of 100 million fashion enthusiasts worldwide. His interest in Web 3 and impactful societal transformation is central to his vision as CEO of L’Officiel Inc.
Benjamin Quinlanis the CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates. He is the former Chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), Chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee at the Australian Chamber of Commerce(AustCham), an Adjunct Professor at the AIT School of Management, a Conference Ambassador for the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), sits on the Advisory Committee for Hong Kong Science and Technology Park’s (HKSTP) Technology Validation Initiative, is a member of the Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee for the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC), and sits on the Finance & Treasury Committee at the Hong Kong General Chamber ofCommerce (HKGCC). In addition, he is a Senior / Board Advisor for a number of leading startups, a Mentor for PingAn’s Cloud Accelerator, a Guest Contributor for eFinancialCareers and Regulation Asia, and is widely recognised as one Asia's leading FinTech influencers.
Benjamin has an extensive track record advising many of the world’s leading multinational companies, financial services organisations, SMEs and start-ups on a variety of high-profile strategic engagements. He is quoted extensively in the global financial press and is frequently interviewed by leading media outlets, including Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, and Channel New Asia. He is also a regular keynote speaker at leading financial services industry conferences across the world.
Prior to founding Quinlan & Associates, Benjamin was the Head of Strategy for Deutsche Bank’s Equities business in Asia Pacific and its Investment Bank in Greater China, and sat on a number of the bank’s global and regional executive committees.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, Benjamin worked as a Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman as part of the firm’s Corporate & Institutional Banking practice. Before joining Oliver Wyman, Benjamin worked at UBS in the bank’s Asia Pacific Client Coverage and Group Strategy departments. He began his career in M&A and Capital Markets Advisory at PwC in Sydney.
Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a First-Class Honours Degree in Economics (on scholarship) from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Biao Xue is currently the head of CICC Oversea IT team, including HK, US, UK, SG, JP and other oversea branches. He had over 35 years’ experience in the core technology field with focus on financial markets. He joined CICC in 2009 and prior to CICC, he worked for Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Bell Laboratories. Mr. Xue is responsible for IT platforms for both Global Market and Retail business, including Agency trading and Prop trading across all asset types and markets, with strong strength on cross-border trading and Delta one business.
Founder, MaGeHold - Angel Investment Group (SG& HK)
Founder, MaGeESpire - Technology & Education & Advisory Group
Affiliate Founding Partner, True Global Ventures - Decentralized Blockchain VC Fund
Executive Committee Member & Co-Head of North Asia - Global Impact FinTech (GIFT) Forum
HK Chapter Head - Centre for Finance, Technology & Entrepreneurship
Brian Hui is Managing Director and Head of Customer Propositions and Marketing, Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB), The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. In his current role, Brian manages the entire HSBC customer portfolio, international business, digital banking, customer experience and marketing to deliver the world class financial solutions and services to our customers. Brian has over 20 years of experience in users growth, marketing, digital strategy & transformation, customer experience and commercial roles across financial services, e-commerce and startups. Previously, Brian has held global management roles in Faraday Future, LeEco and Amazon based in the U.S. and Mainland China, where he took the helm of a wide range of functions including sales and marketing, customer growth, product development and customer experience. Earlier in his career, Brian worked for Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank across Hong Kong, China and the U.K. in the areas of e-business, sales and marketing and channel management.
李小明先生拥有逾12年的股权研究及财务顾问经验。 目前在尚乘集团负责股票研究,涵盖TMT,金融科技,以及加密货币。在这之前他曾供职于对冲基金,美银美林和毕马威
Mr. Brian Li has over 12 years of experience in equity research and financial advisory. Now he leads equity research at AMTD Group, covering TMT, FinTech, and cryptocurrencies. Before that he worked with hedge fund, BofA Merrill Lynch and KPMG.
BRIAN W TANG is a board member and was founding co-chair of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong’s Regtech Committee, which has been recognized by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in its two-year roadmap to promote regtech adoption as playing a “key role in the [regtech] ecosystem”. Brian is managing director of ACMI and founding executive director of LITE Lab@HKU - an interdisciplinary and experiential programme that fosters law, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship (LITE) at University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Law. Brian co-founded APAC Regtech Network (which brings together the regtech committees of the fintech associations of Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia); World Regtech Summit (which featured more than 80 regtechs in conjunction with Hong Kong Fintech Week 2020) and organized Hong Kong’s first lawtech and regtech hackathons LegalRegtechHack (which included mentors from the Securities and Futures Commission). Brian has been invited to speak and consult with financial institutions, fintechs and regulators (including at the HKMA’s AML/CFT Regtech Forum) and is a principal instructor for the world’s largest fintech online course on edX with more than 100,000 learners worldwide. Brian is also a globally recognized co-author of Wiley’s The FinTech Book, The RegTech Book , The AI Book and The LegalTech Book. Brian was previously at global investment bank Credit Suisse in Hong Kong and Wall Street law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and Silicon Valley.
Brian Tsang is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Choco Up, Asia’s largest revenue-based financing and growth platforms that offers fast-track, data-driven financing solution to fast-growing companies. Brian leads the operations, partnerships, and special projects at Choco Up, aspiring to help a million asset-light businesses to grow 10x.
Trained as an engineer with strong interest in product and technology, Brian began his career in leveraged finance at Deutsche Bank NYC, executing over 26 billion of leveraged loan and high yield bond offerings. After that, he joined a global private equity firm, spearheading the investment and management of over 4 billion of US corporate and commercial real estate assets. Brian is also a crypto enthusiast who participated in Ethereum's early investment and community building. His experience spans across credit analysis, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, portfolio management and capital markets. He is a CFA Charterholder and Certified FRM (Financial Risk Manager).
Brian is an alumnus of Georgia Institute of Technology where he studied Industrial and Systems Engineering. In 2018, Brian co-founded Choco Up with the company’s Chief Executive Officer Percy Hung. With data analytics and machine learning at its core, Choco Up employs vast integrations to automate fund deployment, providing fast-growing companies with zero-equity funding in a quick and seamless manner. Choco Up currently has offices in Singapore and Hong Kong and serve businesses worldwide, providing smart-growth analytics and global payment solutions to fuel their growth.
Brijesh focuses on Adams Street’s global venture capital fund investments and is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key venture capital general partners around the world.
Prior to joining Adams Street, he spent 10 years at Commonfund Capital, most recently as the Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Venture Capital and Head of Emerging Markets. In this role, he led the fundraising, portfolio construction, and investment of global venture capital funds. He also played a key role in Commonfund’s strategy development regarding new products, markets, and client development.
Before Commonfund, Brijesh spent four years at McKinsey & Company, where he oversaw consultant teams performing due diligence, turnarounds of portfolio companies, and the development of investment and organizational strategy for private equity firms. He began his career as a member of GE Capital’s Mergers & Acquisitions team where he managed acquisition-related due diligence and deal structuring.
Brijesh is a member of Adams Street’s Primary Investment Committee.
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Harvard Business School, MBA
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Brit Blakeney is Senior Vice President, Digital Advisory & Wealth Management group – Asia, for Franklin Templeton. Based in Hong Kong, Ms. Blakeney is focused on leading the transformation of Franklin Templeton’s business in the region to a digital first, client-centric model, working with internal and external partners to drive the digital business.
Prior to this role, Ms. Blakeney was Head of Innovation and Ecosystems for DBS Bank Hong Kong. She has also held senior positions at major data & analytics, media and internet companies, such as Dun & Bradstreet, AOL and Univision, and helped launch and run several successful internet and financial startups.
Ms. Blakeney holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Georgetown University and also studied at the Université Stendhal in Grenoble, France. She is on the WealthTech committee of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, a member of Women in Tech Hong Kong, a founding Advisory Committee member of CEFAR (CUHK Engineering, Fintech and Applied Research Academy), Greater Bay Fintech Talent Initiative Advisor, and is a regular speaker at industry events across Asia.
Calvin是浓说 (Wizpresso)的创办人兼行政总裁,公司致力为整个金融交易生态提供软体即服务(SaaS)的产品。透过机器学习及自然语言处理,Wizpresso协助投资银行和律师事务所验证首次公开募股、并购等交易资料。作为香港政府数码港培育计划,香港科技园BSFI加速器及香港贸易发展局Startup Express的毕业生,Wizpresso是香港顶级金融科技公司,并获得2019及2020经济通金融科技大奖、2019及2020 IFTA金融科技成就大奖, 及2020及2021香港资讯及通讯科技奖 - 金融科技奖。
Calvin在业务发展、策略和产品设计方面拥有8年以上的经验,曾在汇丰银行的环球银行部门工作,负责亚太区机构客户的客户策略和业务发展。Calvin是香港大学专业进修学院金融科技的客座讲师及香港大学工商管理硕士的导师。Calvin更获加拿大驻港澳总领事亲自授予成就证书,以表彰他在香港的成就。Calvin拥有加拿大Ivey商学院的荣誉工商管理HBA学位,亦是特许金融分析师(CFA)。
Calvin is the founder and CEO of Wizpresso, a Hong Kong-based technology company specializing in capital markets SaaS. Wizpresso offers research, reporting, and due diligence solutions for capital markets underpinned by cutting-edge deep learning and NLP technologies. Wizpresso is the HKICT Grand FinTech Awards winner and has also won numerous accolades in recent years including the Champion of Maker in China 2022, EPIC 2021 – Fintech champion, IFTA’s Fintech Award 2021, and etnet’s Fintech Award 2020. Wizpresso is an alumnus of the Cyberport Incubation Programme, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park’s BSFI Accelerator Programme, and Hong Kong Trade and Development Council’s Startup Express.
Calvin has 8+ years of experience in business development, strategy, and product. He previously worked in Global Banking at HSBC, where he covered client strategy and business development for institutional clients across Asia-Pacific. Calvin is also a visiting Lecturer in Fintech at HKU Space and an MBA mentor at The University of Hong Kong. As a Hongkonger with strong Canadian ties, he has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement by the Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao in recognition of his achievements in Hong Kong. Calvin holds an Honors Business Administration (HBA) degree with distinction from Ivey Business School. Calvin is a CFA charter holder.
Calvin Hung joined BCG Digital Ventures in 2017 as a seasoned product expert from Silicon Valley. BCG Digital Ventures is part of the BCG X tech-build and design business unit at Boston Consulting Group. With more than ten years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams in tech companies in the US, Germany and China, Calvin has substantial expertise in building product-led organizations and digital products.
Over the years, Calvin has played a pivotal role in establishing numerous new ventures, leading teams to overcome industry challenges and realize blue-sky opportunities at the forefront of emerging technologies. Recognized as a thought leader in innovation, Calvin was a pioneer of many Web 2.0 applications and has now shifted his focus to a new wave of disruptions in Web 3.0.
Among Calvin’s notable achievements, he has incubated a global blockchain-enabled supply chain, a digital bank in UAE, an AR eyewear retail experience in China, and a voice-recognition AI platform in Germany.
Catherine is Head of VIP & Institutional at Binance, where she oversees global coverage of the exchange’s most sophisticated clients, ranging from individual traders and mid-sized proprietary teams to global financial institutions. Before joining Binance, she spent 15 years in investment banking with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and others. gaining experience across multiple asset classes and a specialty in derivatives and structured solutions. At Binance, Catherine is leading the charge to accelerate institutional growth through the Binance Institutional platform and by building out an institutional-grade product stack. A pioneer by nature, she enjoys the challenge of bridging the worlds of traditional financial institutions and crypto, and has spearheaded many first-to-market products that aim to make Binance the trusted digital asset platform for institutions.
Cecilia Skingsley became Head of the BIS Innovation Hub in September 2022. She is a member of the BIS's Executive Committee. Previously, she held the position of First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank since November 2019.
Most recently she chaired the BIS's Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Future of Payments Working Group, was the Governor of the Riksbank’s alternate on the General Council of the ECB and member of the Advisory Technical Committee (ATC) of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).
Prior to holding the position of Deputy Governor of the Riksbank from May 2013 to November 2019, Ms Skingsley held various roles including Head of FX and Fixed Income Research and Chief Economist at Swedbank (2007-2013); financial journalist and Head of Financial Market Section at Dagens Industri (2000-2007); Macro Analyst, ABN Amro Bank (1998-2000).
Ms Skingsley holds a degree in economics and political science from Stockholm University. She received a financial analyst degree from SSE Executive Education at Stockholm School of Economics (formerly IFL at Stockholm School of Economics) and studied journalism at Poppius School of Journalism in Stockholm.
Prior to joining the dYdX Foundation, Charles was Global Head of Business Development @ ConsenSys and served as Head of Fintech in the Hong Kong government (InvestHK).
He is the co-author of Block Kong, and polishes his next book on DAOs.
Charlotte Wong is a seasoned banking and technology professional with over 20 years of experience in Hong Kong and New York. Since joining HSBC in 2001, Charlotte has held several key leadership positions across technology teams globally and regionally, in the domains of Global Markets, Securities Services and Wholesale. She is recently appointed as the Chief Information Officer Hong Kong of HSBC, leading the technology and transformation agenda to deliver faster, easier and more secure digital banking.
Cheney Cheng is the Managing Partner of Altive, and co-founder of Apoidea, the ultimate holding company of Altive. Cheney is also a Venture Partner at Pacific Century Group.
With strong knowledge in technology including but not limited to A.I., Blockchain, and Software developments. Cheney is responsible for the technological empowerment of Altive's investment platform, while he also oversees the A.I. business of Apoidea.
Prior to his current role, Cheney focused on venture capital investment and M&A in the technology sector, with deal experiences in Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and United States. Cheney started his career at Goldman Sachs.
Cheney is passionate about education and children’s well-being. Cheney is an honorary advisor of D.H. Chen Foundation. Cheney is also a co-founder of Teach For Hong Kong, a tax-exempt charity that supplies diversified young talents to the education industry by offering fresh graduates with non-education degrees a one-year teaching leadership program at underprivileged schools.
Cheney obtained a BBA in Global Business and Economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, with a visiting study at Harvard University and Peking University.
Chi-man Kwan is Group Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder at Raffles Family Office (RFO), a pan-Asian financial advisory firm focused on addressing the wealth growth and preservation needs of ultra-high net worth individuals.
Kwan’s responsibilities centre on overseeing RFO’s investment business lines – Independent Asset Management and Advanced Wealth Solutions – as well as steering the company’s expansion in terms of new markets and service offerings. Under his leadership, RFO has fast become one of Asia’s largest multi-family offices, with a local presence in five cities across the region and a headcount of over 100. The company is also in the process of developing Asia’s first digital assets-based multi-family office through a partnership with Huobi Technology.
A wealth advisor by training, Kwan spent 15 years in the private banking sector with BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered before starting a single-family office that he later turned into what is now RFO.
In addition to his corporate role, Kwan is the founding chairman of Family Office Association Hong Kong, a consultative body established to lead and drive dialogue between the family office industry, governments, and regulatory bodies.
Kwan holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business management from Lancaster University and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA through a joint-programme with INSEAD and Tsinghua University.
Christian joined the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Commission) in 2012 and currently serves as Head of Policy, Research and Compliance. He also leads the Commission’s Financial Technology Hub, SCB FITLink, which among other things, researches, develops and implements digital assets and digital asset policy for The Bahamas.
During his time at the Commission, Christian completed a two-year secondment to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (USSEC) Office of International Affairs, in Washington, DC, where he served in the Supervisory and Enforcement Cooperation, Regulatory Policy and Technical Assistance unit.
Since returning to the Commission, he has been intrinsically involved in the development and implementation of various legislation and guidelines, including the Commission’s Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act (DARE) and the Securities Industry (Business Capital) Rules (crowdfunding).
Christian has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Sykes School of Business at the University of Tampa and a Master’s in Business Administration (Honours) from the University of Miami. He has completed various securities, financial technology and capital markets courses at universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge and Harvard University.
Christian lived in Beijing, China for two years while pursuing post graduate studies in economics at the University of International Business and Economics, and is an HSK-4 level speaker of Mandarin Chinese.
鲍海洁女士,现担任香港交易所董事总经理及市场拓展联席主管,为 拟到香港上市的全球发行人提供服务,并推动香港交易所战略项目發 展。鲍海洁女士于 2016 年加入香港交易所,曾担任行政总裁办公室 总管,负责香港交易战略项目推动和业务综合管理。
在加入香港交易所前,鲍女士自 2001 年起曾在平安银行和深圳发展 银行担任不同管理职位,包括曾任深圳发展银行董事长兼行政总裁办 公室总管,负责战略专案、投资者关係和公共关係管理。鲍女士曾全 面负责深圳发展银行和平安银行的两行整合项目。两行整合完成后, 鲍女士担任了平安银行零售网络金融事业部总裁等职务。
鲍女士于北京大学获取工商管理硕士学位(金融系)。
Ms Christina Bao, Managing Director, is currently the Co-Head of Sales & Marketing at HKEX.
Ms Bao joined HKEX in 2016 as the Chief of Staff, reporting to the CE of HKEX. She was responsible for the planning and oversight of the Group’s strategic projects.
Prior to joining HKEX, Christina held a number of senior positions at Ping An Bank (previously at Shenzhen Development Bank, which merged with Ping An Bank in 2010) since 2001. At Shenzhen Development Bank, she served as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO from 2005 until 2010, and was responsible for the bank’s strategic projects, Investor Relations and Public Relations. After the merger and integration of the two banks, she headed Retail e-Banking, Service & Marketing, and the Retail e-Finance Strategic Business Unit for Ping An Bank.
Ms Bao received her Master of Business Administration (Finance, General) from the Peking University of Mainland China.
Christina Ong is Head of Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong, HSBC.
Ms Ong is responsible for driving the growth of HSBC’s business banking franchise in Hong Kong, strengthening the Bank’s commitment to support SMEs and startups through its expertise, extensive network and continuous digital innovations.
With more than 25 years of experience with HSBC, Christina has held various key management roles spanning client coverage across SMEs, mid-market segment and large corporates, strategy and propositions, as well as marketing.
Christine Yu is Founder and Managing Partner of Lapidary, a venture focused on impact investments in South East Asia. Prior to founding Lapidary, Christine spent a large part of her career in the institutional capital markets, serving in various corporate debt sales roles for HSBC in both Hong Kong and New York. Whilst at HSBC she witnessed the rise of the Asian debt markets in G3, offshore RMB and local Asia currencies. Before her credit sales career, she worked for two startups. Now, with Lapidary, she is combining the three personal objectives she finds most relevant, interesting and sustainable: growing companies, pursuing her interest in startups and making a difference.
Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Cindy Zhang, Executive Director. Prior to joining Gobi in 2020, Cindy held positions in the investment banking division of Guggenheim Securities in New York. She also worked as a Senior Associate at PwC. Cindy received her Bachelor and Master’s Degree from the Unive