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Mr. Eric Jing is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ant Group. He joined Alibaba Group in 2007 and became the President of Ant Group in June 2015. Eric was appointed as the CEO of Ant Group in October 2016, and assumed the additional role of Chairman in April 2018.

Under his leadership, Ant Group's strategy focuses on inclusiveness, sustainability, and globalization to bring small but meaningful changes to the world. Ant Group aims to support digital transformation with partners worldwide, enabling access to financial and technological services for consumers and small businesses.

In addition to his role at Ant Group, Mr. Jing serves as a senior advisor to the World Bank's Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative and the Centre for Digital ID, Trade and Economy of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). He is also a foundation board member of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Furthermore, Mr. Jing is an active member of both the Patrons for Nature of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Champions for Nature of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Previously, he served as a senior advisor for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Comprehensive Surveillance Review and as a member of the UN Secretary-General's Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mr. Jing received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the College of Economics & Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1994. In 2005, he obtained his Master's degree in Business Administration after completing the EMBA program at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, U.S.

Tom serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bullish, responsible for creating, planning, and implementing the company's strategic direction. Previously, Tom served as CEO, President and Chairman of Far Peak Acquisition Corporation, and Far Point Acquisition Corporation. Tom also serves as Chairman of Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE: GB).

Tom brings many years of executive leadership in the finance industry, including serving as President of the NYSE Group of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., or ICE, from 2014 to 2018. Tom led all operations for the NYSE and managed a diverse range of equity and equity options exchanges, comprising the largest equities listing and securities trading venue in the world. In this role, Tom spearheaded the NYSE through a significant strategic and operational transition, revitalizing an iconic business and brand. Tom also presided over a series of operational improvements which led to the tripling of profits, the doubling of pre-acquisition operating margin, the reduction of annual costs by US$550 million, and the modernization of NYSE technology. Prior to joining the NYSE, Tom served as the SVP of Financial Markets at ICE, where he oversaw a variety of modernization efforts, strategic acquisitions, and exchange consolidations. Prior to joining ICE, Tom was President of SunGard Kiodex, after serving as its CFO and COO.

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank.

As a member of WeBank executive management team, Henry oversees the IT strategic planning and management, fintech innovation at WeBank.

Prior to WeBank, Henry has served as General Manager at Ping An Technology Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Henry had lived and worked in Silicon Valley for more than 10 years. Henry has received his Bachelor of Science degree with Highest Honors from UC Berkeley and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. With years of professional studies and working experience, he has successfully led teams in in various renowned companies to in-house design and implement multiple groundbreaking fintech infrastructures and applications.

Luanne Lim was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, HSBC, in 2022, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, HSBC, a role that she has held since 2017.

Ms Lim has more than 25 years of banking industry experience. Since joining HSBC in Singapore in 1999, she has held leadership roles and spearheaded strategic initiatives across HSBC’s key markets, including Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. She is currently a board member of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd.

She is the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, and sits on the Banking Advisory Committee and Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Development Council, council member of Treasury Markets Association and member of the Academy of Finance. She is also the Chairperson of Financial Services Advisory Committee and the Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

She currently serves as a board member and executive committee member of The Community Chest. In July 2024, Ms Lim was awarded a Medal of Honour by the HKSAR Government in recognition to her services to the community.

John Lindfors is the Cofounder and Managing Partner of DST Global, which backs exceptional category-leading internet and software companies led by visionary founders. Previously, John was the Head of European Tech and a Partner of Goldman Sachs in London

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

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

Laura is currently a Director in Temasek’s Blockchain team, which focuses on venture building and investment opportunities in the space.

She is a sponsor of Temasek’s venture studio, Menyala, supporting the development and growth of startups. Laura is also part of the founding venture teams of various start-ups initiated by Temasek –Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan and DBS to setup a multi-currency payments network to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements as well as Affinidi, a start-up that uses decentralised technologies to develop data and self-sovereign identity solutions.

Laura joined Temasek in 2007, before her current role she was involved in originating and evaluating investments across various sectors at Temasek. Her expertise spans B2B, B2B2C and B2C industries such as Consumer Tech, Industrials, Specialty Chemicals, Offshore Marine, Transportation, and Logistics.

Prior to joining Temasek, Laura had worked at Ernst & Young, followed by General Electric (“GE”) invarious finance roles pertaining to GE’s Financial Management Program and CAS Programs, which spanned several geographies including US, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

Laura is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (FCCA) and holds a BA(Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Additionally, she represents Temasek on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi and as Board Observer of Partior. Laura has also been recognized as a Singapore 100 Women in Tech (SG100WIT) 2023 honoree and a 2022 Fintech65 Leader.

徐欣先生现任复星全球合伙人、复星创富联席董事长、首席执行官，负责全球私募股权投资及并购业务。曾先后主导投资了科创板首批上市科创企业乐鑫科技，中国领先的商业人脉大数据AI公司合合信息（CCT），2024年科创板过会第一股赛分科技，全球领先的毫米波雷达芯片提供商加特兰微电子；主导投资了爱瑞无线、安思疆、比昂芯、觉非科技、Tetramem等前沿科技企业；通过中美财团联合，完成对印度最大电商物流企业Delhivery投资及IPO。曾数度荣获“甲子光年年度最佳科技投资家”、“融资中国 - 中国股权投资杰出创新人物”等荣誉。

Yuval is a visionary leader at the intersection of finance and technology.

Yuval co-founded Digital Asset in 2014 to fill a gap in the blockchain space, ultimately taking the technology beyond cryptocurrencies to reduce risk and bring greater efficiency for major financial institutions such as BNP Paribas, Broadridge, Goldman Sachs, HKEX, HSBC, and Nasdaq, among others.

Yuval is a member of the Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Market Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Blockchain Business Council, a leading global industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem.  

Prior to Digital Asset, Yuval held positions at Citadel and DRW Trading, where he managed an algorithmic trading desk and helped launch DRW Venture Capital.

Lily Liu is an entrepreneur and investor focused on the cryptocurrency industry. She has abackground as a CFO and operating executive in the US, China, and throughout emergingmarkets.
Lily is the Co Founder of Anagram; the President of the Solana Foundation; on the foundingteam of Osmosis, and an advisor to Brave.

Previously, Lily co-founded Earn.com which was acquired by Coinbase in 2018. She wasalso the CFO of the Chinaco Healthcare Corporation, where she built a 500-bed privatehospital in China. Lily also worked at KKR in New York as well as McKinsey in New York andBeijing.

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

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Dr Norman Chan previously served as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Deputy Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund of Hong Kong, Director of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR’s Office and Vice Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank.  

Dr Chan received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the CUHK, an Honorary Fellowship from the CUHK, an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration from the City University, Lingnan University and Shue Yan University, an Honorary Doctoral Degree of Social Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr Chan currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College of CUHK, Vice Chairman of CUHK Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RD Wallet Technologies Ltd, RD ezLink Limited, Chairman of the Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation and Founding Chairman of Hong Kong Institute of Web3.0.

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Mr. Xu Bing is the Co-founder of SenseTime who is passionate about building AI innovations for a better tomorrow. Before founding SenseTime, Bing was a PhD candidate conducting research on deep learning and computer vision at the Multimedia Lab of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the first Chinese team to focus on deep learning and computer vision research.

Bing, together with several Co-founders from the same university lab, founded SenseTime in 2014 and cultivated it into the world’s leading AI company. Bing is a key executive of the company, primarily managing corporate development strategies and overseeing fundraising activities. Bing was named one of the most promising Innovators Under 35 in China by the MIT Technology Review and is featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia List.

Bing holds two bachelor’s degrees in Information Engineering and in Mathematics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Christina is a Managing Principal, Global Head of Capital Markets and Co-Chair of Alternative Investments at Gaw Capital Partners. She works closely with limited partners relating to capital raising and new product developments. Gaw Capital is a real estate private equity firm and has raised seven commingled funds targeting the APAC region since 2005. The firm also manages value-add/opportunistic funds in the US, a Pan-Asia hospitality fund, a European hospitality fund, a growth equity fund and it also provides services for credit investments and separate account direct investments globally. The firm has over US$35.4 billion in AUM as of Q1 2024. She also serves as Executive Director of Pioneer Global Group (0224.HK) and Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Sustainability Committee of CLP Holdings Limited (0002.HK).

Ms. Gaw was named Global PERE’s Rainmaker 30 and one of the Top 10 PERE’s Women of Influence in 2021.

Prior to joining Gaw Capital, Christina had an investment banking career with Goldman Sachs and UBS as Managing Director for over 15 years, with responsibilities as Head of Asia Equities Distribution and as Head of APAC Capital Introduction team within Prime Brokerage. She has deep experience in covering the largest institutional investors globally.

Christina is also active in community and educational sector capacity work in Hong Kong. She is currently an honorary advisor of Hong Kong PropTech Association, a board member of InspiringHK Sports Foundation, a committee member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hong Kong CEO Forum, a member of International Advisory Council at Stanford University, an advisor of Teach for Hong Kong and Time Auction, a finance committee member and board member of Hong Kong International School, a board member of Stellart International School of Arts, a corporate member of the Cheltenham Ladies College UK, a school supervisor for TWGHs S. C. Gaw Memorial College and the council member of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. She has also served as the board member of The Women’s Foundation for over 10 years from 2009 to 2019 and the board treasurer of The Hong Kong Ballet Group from 2010 to 2017.

Christina received her B.S in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, California.

戴文渊，现年 41 岁，江苏苏州人，民主建国会会员，北京市人大代表，本科毕业于上海交通大学，香港科技大学计算机科学及工程学博士，高级工程师。戴文渊现任北京第四范式集团董事会主席、首席执行官，北京市工商联商会副会长，国家创新人才推进计划科技创新创业人才，第三十四届“北京青年五四奖章”获得者，人工智能领域顶尖学者，在全球范围内首次提出迁移学习理论框架和主要算法，在全球迁移学习领域具有较高学术影响力。

戴文渊在习总书记教导下立志做自主创新排头兵。

2007 年 4 月，时任上海市委书记习近平出席上海各界优秀青年纪念建团 85 周年座谈会。当时正在上海交大读书的戴文渊作为大学生代表参加座谈，从此立志争当自主创新的“排头兵”。同年 5 月，时任中共上海市委书记习近平赴上海交大调研座谈并作重要讲话，戴文渊作为学生代表参与活动。习书记与戴文渊亲切握手、交谈。

戴文渊创办第四范式，企业快速发展并在港股上市

第四范式成立于 2014 年，现已成为企业级人工智能领域的行业先驱者和领导者，是中国最大的以平台为中心的垂直类行业大模型提供商，已经连续 5 年在中国人工智能决策解决方案市场保持份额第一。公司在 2023 年 4 月推出的“式说大模型”入选工信部赛迪研究院 2023 年人工智能大模型综合竞争力榜单第 7 名，并被美国《麻省理工科技评论》选入“中国AI 大模型先进应用案例”。2023 年 4 月，公司以 203 亿人民币的估值入选《胡润全球独角兽榜》第 310 名。工商银行、人民日报、中国石油、中国石化、国家电网、百胜集团和联想集团等均为第四范式主要客户。目前，第四范式已经完成港股主板上市，股票代码 6682，市值保持在 30 亿美元左右。

中央和北京市领导持续关注和指导第四范式发展

第四范式的发展始终离不开各级领导同志一直以来的关心和指导。2021 年 9 月，时任北京市委副书记、市长陈吉宁调研第四范式，要求把握新发展阶段形势任务，进一步释放创新潜能。2022 年 6 月，时任中央政治局委员、北京市委书记蔡奇调研第四范式，要求发挥科技创新优势，为全市高质量发展贡献力量。2023 年 7 月，北京市委副书记、市长殷勇调研第四范式，鼓励企业进一步探索人工智能技术有效的落地应用实践，持续赋能产业发展。2024 年1月，中央政治局常委、国务院副总理丁薛祥，中央政治局委员、北京市委书记尹力来第四范式视察，和公司创始人、CEO 戴文渊亲切交流并听取了戴文渊在中国人工智能发展方向的意见建议。2024 年 3 月，戴文渊作为北京大模型企业和新质生产力的代表，参加了国务院总理李强在京召开的座谈会，并针对人工智能企业的发展献言献策。

第四范式积极布局“一带一路”沿线国家，力求服务国家整体外交大局。

2022 年 12 月 9 日，首届中国-阿拉伯国家峰会(中阿峰会)在沙特首都利雅得举行。中阿峰会期间，第四范式作为中国企业代表受邀参与了由沙特投资部主持的签约仪式，并与中东地区享有盛誉的商业家族阿吉兰兄弟控股集团，完成了战略合作项目的签署。目前，合作项目正在支持沙特阿吉兰集团旗下企业进行数字化转型，并且在积极拓展包括沙特国民银行、阿美石油、Medgulf 海湾保险等顶级客户合作业务。

Mr. Zhu has served as the CEO of Du Xiaoman Technology (formerly Baidu Finance) since April 2018, when Baidu completed its spin-off of the Financial Service Group (FSG) with investors led by TPG and Carlyle. Mr. Zhu led the team to establish Baidu’s FSG in December 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Zhu held the position of Senior Vice President at Baidu, where he was responsible for various roles including public relations, government affairs, and Baidu News.

Mr. Zhu graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University and joined Baidu in 2008. Prior to that, he worked at Lenovo Group for ten years.

Elwin Yuan boasts an extensive 13-year tenure in the venture capital sector, bringing a wealth of experience and insight to the table. Since his arrival at 5Y Capital in 2011, his strategic vision and leadership have been pivotal, culminating in his promotion to Partner in 2017. Elwin's expertise lies at the intersection of digital/social media, AI, and enterprise services, where he has spearheaded investments in industry-defining companies such as Kuaishou (HK: 01024), the trailblazing Musical.ly (acquired by ByteDance), the health and fitness platform Keep (HK: 03650), as well as innovative ventures like Moonshot and Soul.

Elwin's journey to 5Y Capital included a formative three-year stint at KPMG, where he sharpened his financial and analytical skills, complemented by a year of hands-on startup experience. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree from the esteemed Nanjing University.

His remarkable track record has not gone unnoticed, with Forbes acknowledging Elwin's success by featuring him on the prestigious Midas List, an accolade that places him among the top 100 venture capitalists globally. To delve deeper into Elwin's professional narrative and his influence within the industry, visit his Forbes Profile.

Jack Zhang is a technology entrepreneur redefining financial services for the digital economy. As CEO and Co-founder of Airwallex, he has built a successful company with a vision to become the global economic infrastructure to empower modern businesses of all sizes to grow beyond borders.

Established in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex has raised over US$900 million in funding and is currently valued at over US$5.6 billion, supported by Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Tencent, Hillhouse, Salesforce Ventures and MasterCard.

Jack has been recognised as Outstanding Leader of the Year by Fintech Australia and one of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurs of the Year. An engineer by trade, Jack was also awarded the Kernot Memorial Medal, one of Australia’s most prestigious engineering awards, by the University of Melbourne.

Deeply passionate about fueling the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators, Jack launched Capital49, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage investment in high-growth tech-enabled companies. Airwallex is also working to build pathways to entrepreneurship through its AU$3 million scholarship and mentoring partnership with the University of Melbourne and its founding partner sponsorship of Build Club, Australia's first dedicated AI residency, campus and accelerator.

Martha Sazon is the President & CEO of Mynt, the holding company of GCash, the #1Finance App in the Philippines. Appointed as CEO in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, her focus on customer-centricity has propelled GCash into a lifeline to many Filipinos. With Martha at the helm, GCash is now the Philippines' first and only $5B unicorn with millions of registered users. As a result, GCash is now a household name and is being used as a verb in the country.

Prior to GCash, Martha had 20 years of experience in various industries like food, OTC drugs, personal care, and telco. Martha spent 12 years at Globe Telecom during which she pioneered many breakthroughs and achievements for a wide array of products and headed the Broadband business. Martha has also worked as a Marketing Director and Category Leader for Asia at GlaxoSmithKline and as a Senior Product Manager for Del Monte.

Martha has attended and finished executive programs at IMD, INSEAD and Harvard Business School, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting (Cum Laude), from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Sergey Nazarov is the co-founder of Chainlink, the leading decentralized oracle network used by global enterprises and leading Web3 projects at the forefront of the blockchain industry. Chainlink oracle networks enable smart contracts on any blockchain to reliably connect to any external API and leverage secure off-chain computations for building feature-rich applications. Chainlink currently secures tens of billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, gaming, and other major industries. Contributing to building an industry-standard oracle solution used by leading banks, insurance companies, and large technology firms has given Nazarov a unique perspective on what is required to drive the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology and build a world based on cryptographic truth.

Esther is the founder and CIO of 3Capital Investment, an Al-focused VC targeting global opportunities.The firm has a dedicated vision: we believe Al is at the dawn of a multi year breakthrough, and we have chosen to focus on infrastructure and foundational technologies that will be the building blocks of this revolution.

Prior to founding 3Capital, Esther was a founding member of SenseTime, one of China's largest Al software companies. She initiated the company's strategic investment and capital markets team, raising over USD 5 billion and leading investments and collaborations with strategic partners both domestically and internationally.

In addition to her successful startup experience, Esther has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking, holding leadership roles at Cazenove (now JP Morgan), CICC, Barclays, and Bocom.

Esther holds an Executive MBA from The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. She is dedicated to youth development and serves as a board member of the Greater Bay. Youth Committee and Junior Achievement Hong Kong.

Rob Schimek is the Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of bolttech. He leads the bolttech team across our operations globally, spanning more than 35 markets across 4 continents.

With more than 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Rob has previously held senior leadership roles in insurance, including Managing Director &Group Chief Operating Officer for FWD Group, President and CEO of AIG’s commercial insurance businesses worldwide and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas for AIG. Prior to that, Rob served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EMEA for AIG and was the Chief Financial Officer of AIG’s global property and casualty insurance business.

Rob was also a partner at Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. where, for 18 years, he used his public accounting experience to serve global financial institution clients, including MetLife, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Merrill Lynch.

Rob is a C.P.A. He earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds an undergraduate degree from Rider University in New Jersey.

Outside of work, Rob can be found in the gym or competing in some of the world’s toughest endurance competitions such as the Ironman World Championships, and the Antarctic Ice Marathon

Alain Lam, aged 50, graduated from University of Oxford with a master's degree in Engineering in August 1998. He is a Vice President and the CFO of the Xiaomi Corporation, and the Chairman of Airstar Digital Technology.
Alain joined the Group in 2020. Prior to joining the Group, AlAlain Lam, aged 50, graduated from University of Oxford with a master's degree in Engineering in August 1998. He is a Vice President and the CFO of the Xiaomi Corporation, and the Chairman of Airstar Digital Technology.

Alain joined the Group in 2020. Prior to joining the Group, Alain worked at Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) as Managing Director and Head of the Asian Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group of the Investment Banking division from January 2016 to October 2020. From July 1997 to December 2015, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the London, New York, Menlo Park and Hong Kong offices. Alain was responsible for leading many US IPO projects including those of Kingsoft Cloud, XPeng Motors and Pinduoduo, as well as Hong Kong IPO projects including those of Alibaba, Xiaomi, and NetEase.

Alain worked at Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) as Managing Director and Head of the Asian Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group of the Investment Banking division from January 2016 to October 2020. From July 1997 to December 2015, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the London, New York, Menlo Park and Hong Kong offices. Alain was responsible for leading many US IPO projects including those of Kingsoft Cloud, XPeng Motors and Pinduoduo, as well as Hong Kong IPO projects including those of Alibaba, Xiaomi, and NetEase.

Thomas G. Tsao co-founded Gobi Partners in 2002. Gobi’s regional platform supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and has expanded to 13 locations across Asia.

In China, Tom and his partners were first-round investors into Airwallex, Dianwoda, Teambition, Tuniu, UR, and WaveOptics. He was named to the Forbes List of China’s Top VCs from 2013 – 2017. For two years, he served as CEO for DMG and created the world’s first subway soap opera starring Huang Xiaoming. Tom also leads the team that manages the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, which has invested in companies like AutoX, DayDayCook, GoGoX, Prenetics, and WeLab.

In 2015, Tom relocated to Kuala Lumpur where he set up several funds with MAVCAP, Malaysia’s largest VC firm. Gobi has invested in over 65 companies in Southeast Asia, including Aerodyne, Carsome, EasyParcel, iStoreiSend, Kumu, and Synagie. Tom is now building Gobi’s TaqwaTech investment practice focused on innovative startups serving Muslim communities such as Airlift, Sastaticket, and UmrahMe.

Tom graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Economics and was the inspiration for Seinfeld’s ‘Movie Phone’ episode. In 2006, he founded SEO China, a non-profit organization, which has provided hundreds of internships for underserved college students. He also serves as Chair of the Presidential Scholars Foundation, which cultivates, connects, and celebrates U.S. Presidential Scholars (161 of the nation’s top high school seniors who are selected annually and honored by the White House).

Max is Head of Digital Assets for Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs. Based in Hong Kong Max is focused across the firms crypto, tokenization and Digital Asset investment initiatives.

Max serves as an observer on the boards of BitGo and Blockdaemon, two of Goldman Sachs’ portfolio companies.

Naveen Mallela is the global co-head of Onyx, which is a division within J.P. Morgan focused on digital assets and digital currencies. He has been one of the founding members of Onyx and builder of cornerstone products like JPM Coin, Programmable Payments and Partior.

Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money.

Naveen prior to founding Onyx had held several roles at J.P. Morgan including APAC Head of Digital, Payments.

Naveen is a graduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.

Prof. Hongxia Yang, PhD from Duke University, has published over 100 papers in top-tier conferences and journals, and holds more than 50 patents in the USA and China. Her contributions to the field have been recognized through numerous prestigious awards, including the coveted Super AI Leader (SAIL) Award at the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the Second-Class National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2020, which is one of China’s highest technological honors, the First-Class Science and Technology Progress Award from the Electronics Society in 2021 and the First-Class Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Education in 2022. Forbes China lauded her as one of the Top 50 Women in Tech in 2022, a testament to her trailblazing role in the tech industry. She has also been elected as AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award since 2023. Previously, she worked as a research staff member at IBM T.J. Watson research center, principal scientist at Yahoo!, an AI scientist and Director at Alibaba DAMO Academy, an adjunct professor at Zhejiang University’s Shanghai Advanced Research Institute and the Head of Large Language Models at ByteDance US.

Andrea is the Co-founder and CEO of Aspire, the all-in-one finance software for businesses across Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has over 450+ employees across five countries and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal.

Prior to Aspire, Andrea Baronchelli was part of Lazada’s founding team and spent 6 years building the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia based out of Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. He held several leadership roles within Lazada across the region including CMO, Commercial director, and CEO Vietnam. Andrea is a Y-Combinator and Rocket Internet Alum.

Matt has had a high profile career spanning more than 20 years in the technology domain. His leadership has significantly contributed to building trust in technology transformations and the protection of digital assets. As a senior partner and the head of the Cybersecurity practice at PwC, he oversaw its expansion to over 150 specialists and played a foundational role in VARA's establishment before accepting the role of CEO. An alumnus of the University of Bath and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, his academic credentials reflect the success of his professional journey.

Matt is not just confined to the corporate world. He is a co-founder of two startups: 'decent', a platform seeking to revolutionise charitable giving, and 'Clubbie', a niche social network for amateur sports enthusiasts. He is frequently sought after as a public speaker - his insights and expertise make him a valuable voice in helping to make this complex subject more accessible to everyone.

Lai Pei Si is currently the CEO of GX Bank Malaysia, the first Digital Bank in Malaysia. The start up Bank opened its doors in Malaysia in September 2023. Her role sees her leading a team of dynamic financial professionals and technologists who are passionate about transforming and redefining financial services. They aim to make financial services more inclusive and catering to the needs of all, including the unbanked, underbanked and underserved segments.

A veteran in the financial services industry, Pei Si comes with an extensive experience and deep customer centricity honed over 25 years in retail banking, wealth management, corporate finance, product and business management, as well as governance, in both local and international markets. Prior to her current role, she held senior management positions in Standard Chartered Bank in the region and specific markets in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

Pei Si graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) at National University of Singapore, with a major in Economics & Political Science.

何东, 剑桥大学经济学博士，现任国际货币基金组织货币与资本市场部（MCM）副主任，协助主任管理和监督部门工作，并主持数字货币与金融科技方面的工作。他于1993年通过青年专才计划加入世界银行，于1998 年入职国际货币基金组织，有与多个成员国进行政策磋商、贷款谈判、及技术援助方面的丰富经验。在2004-2014年期间任职香港金融管理局，曾任助理总裁，并兼任香港金融研究中心主任。自2014年10月加入MCM以来，曾主持编制全球金融稳定报告，并负责货币政策、宏观审慎政策、中央银行的功能与运作等方面的工作。发表了大量学术论文，主要研究领域包括货币与金融稳定政策框架、跨境资本流动、货币国际化、数字货币、中国宏观经济等。

Ajay Mathur is Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking Group & Wealth Management, of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. He joined the bank in December 2017.

Ajay is responsible for leading DBS HK’s consumer banking and wealth management business. He has more than 25 years of extensive retail and wealth exposure in Indonesia, Singapore and India.

Ajay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Mumbai in India.

A veteran business executive and visionary strategist, Alan Chan serves as Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas). Revered for his investment acumen and his commitment to championing impact, Alan is also Founding Investor in a diverse portfolio of green-economy ventures, including EcoCeres, EnerVenue, StarFive and Towngas Lifestyle. Upholding the ethos of “Doing well by doing good”, he actively seeks out and incubates solutions and technologies at the forefront of the green energy sector. His insatiable passion for innovation and sustainability has continued to drive change and advance progress towards a greener future.

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Dr Alan Cheung is the Chief Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies division at ASTRI. He leads the division in driving ASTRI’s initiatives, particularly in FinTech and Smart City, through Generative AI, multimedia data analytics, Federated Learning, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, and privacy-enhancing applications. The division has won numerous local and overseas innovation awards. His collaboration partners comprise both the public and private sectors. They include government departments and regulators such as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, as well as financial institutions and corporations. He has over 25 years of rich R&D and management experience and is also the owner of multiple US patents.

Alan Li is the blockchain investment lead and director at Da Wan Asset Management and one of the institutional investors focused on blockchain companies and protocols, especially infrastructure, blockchain layers, and decentralized finance. A hedge fund veteran turned blockchain investor, he is a firm believer that blockchain can disrupt the world and that decentralized finance will continue to boom in the next 3-5 years.

Dr. Albert Yip is the Chairman of Syndicate Capital Group, which is the Investor Champion and Corporate Champion of Global Fast Track. Currently, Dr. Yip is appointed as the Chief Ambassador of OMFIF as well as the Global Ambassador of Cyberport. He is also the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong ICT Fintech Awards.

Dr. Yip has been named by Linkedin as the “10 CEOs in Hong Kong You Should Follow in 2022”. During the past three decades, Dr. Yip has been playing different C-Suite roles as CEO, CFO and CAE in Fortune 500 leaders, such as State Street Bank, SSGA, Manulife Financial and Westpac Bank. Dr. Yip is the former SVP and APAC Regional Head of Corporate Audit at State Street Corporation and the MIC (Governance) at SSGA, managing the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (“TraHK”).

Among his public duties in professional bodies, Dr. Yip is serving as the Chairman of WealthTech Committee at IFTA as well as the Chairman of Investment Committee at IESGB. Dr. Yip was the Board Governor and the Chairman of Professional Development Committee of the IIA Hong Kong (2016-19), and the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee of CPA Australia, Greater China (2015-18).

For community services, Dr. Yip has been recognized with awards such as the PolyU Department of Computing Outstanding Alumni Award in Entrepreneurial Achievement and the global WACE award, the first honoree in Asia. Since 2019, Dr. Yip has been appointed to the Task Forces of Sustainable & Inclusive Finance of United Nations ESCAP ESBN.

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 Accoutants (HKICPA).

黄先生于 2023年 8月荣任恒生银行商务理财业务总监，黄先生是一位经验丰富的银行家，尤其在企业融资，资金管理，信贷风控以及多项商业银行服务领域均具备深厚的专业知识。在担任现职之前，黄先生已在银行担任多个高级职位，并在中港两地的多个市场累积了超过 20 年的业务经验。值得一提的是，他最初加入恒生银行时，是作为该行的管理培训生，开始了他的银行生涯。黄先生主管恒生银行的中小企银行业务，他对中小企业市场发展、初创企业领域以及大湾区市场等怀有浓厚的兴趣。他经常与商界不同领域的专业人士及客户交流，以推动企业的数码化转型，并积极鼓励银行创新业务模式和拓展策略，去支持中小企业的发展，共同成长。

Alex started his career at John Swire & Sons working in the United States, China & Hong Kong. Since 2004 he has been an entrepreneur in many different areas of the real estate investment space, co-founding a serviced apartment business, Kush Serviced Apartments, a boutique neighbourhood retail brand called Warehouses on West and a real estate investment and asset management business, District15. District15 co invested with large real estate institutions and funds and was responsible for repositioning, asset managing and exiting these real estate assets and portfolios.

Alex also has a long history of mentoring and investing in start ups and technology companies in the proptech and real estate space and has sat on a number of committees and boards in this space including the ULI Technology Committee, the Proptech HK POC Committee, the Negawatt Sustainability Committee, the Gentian Board and the Spacious Advisory Committee.

He is a co-founder and managing partner of Undivided Ventures which invests in companies looking to solve for sustainability challenges in the built environment. The establishment of the platform is, he sees, as the culmination of the years of experience he has had investing in real estate and related technologies.

Partner at Truffle Capital, an European based Fintech VC, Alexis is a successful entrepreneur with over 6 years' experience as a bank Chief Innovation Officer and board member in the Tech industry. He has strong entrepreneurial skills and significant experience in venture capital, digital strategy, AI, blockchain and digital assets. Very involved in the development of the web3 ecosystem in France, he is also an early-stage investor in projects around decentralized finance and other verticals. Alexis is a graduate of ESCP and the University of Venice.

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.

Dr. Alfred Shang is the Founder and CEO of BitRock Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on Fintech, Web3 and digitalization investments globally.

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.

Alger Fung is Chief Executive Officer for AIA Hong Kong & Macau since 2021. Alger is passionate about driving leading customer experience and has led AIA Hong Kong to achieve 10 market share No. 1 in the 2023 Provisional Statistics on Hong Kong Long Term Insurance Business1, whilst AIA Hong Kong & Macau delivered exceptional business performance with growth on multiple fronts, making it the largest contributor to AIA Group’s Value of New Business (VONB) in 20232.

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

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

Alger brings with him a wealth of experience with over 25 years in the life insurance industry. Throughout his career, he has served in a wide range of leadership roles with an exceptional track record of success. He is a Governing Committee Member of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, and an Executive Committee Member of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand.

Alice Suen is the Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance and Investment, HSBC Hong Kong. She engages with Hong Kong’s broad sustainable finance ecosystem on behalf of HSBC Hong Kong, looking for opportunities to leverage HSBC’s capabilities and market position in Hong Kong to support sustainable market development and deliver new solutions to address Local, Regional and Global needs.

Having worked in the financial services industry for almost 20 years, Alice has a wealth of experience across frontline relationship management, business strategy, and people management. She has a dedicated focus on Greater China Business, and she has previously worked in Shanghai and the Greater Bay Area.

Outside of her professional career, Alice is an enthusiast in ESG-related volunteering activities. She has also run full marathons for charity and completed a trek in Indian Himalayas to raise fund for social and environmental causes. She is a mentor in HKSAR’s Strive and Rise Mentoring Programme supporting junior secondary students from under-privileged family for two consecutive years.

Alice graduated from University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, with a Bachelor Degree in Commerce.

Alison is a Qualified Chartered Accountant (SAICA) and CFA Charterholder with extensive experience in Finance. She was previously COO at Valiance Asset Management, COO at Lafayette Investment Management, and worked at Goldman Sachs in both Hong Kong and London. Fluent in English and Afrikaans, she was raised in South Africa and holds a degree and honours in accounting from the University of Stellenbosch.

Aliya Grig is a renowned entrepreneur and AGI researcher, pioneering in creating empathetic AI.

She is the founder of Evolwe AI startup, which focuses on building empathetic AI technology and the founder of Kosmos Foundation creating a new generation of anthropomorphic robots for manufacturing and deep space exploration, and The Cosmos City - an innovation hub for space tech startups in Los Angeles.

With 15 years of global experience in launching tech startups, including a successful space tech venture and collaborations with giants like Boeing, NASA, and Lexus, Aliya has made significant contributions to technology and space exploration. Her work, merging insights from neuroscience, cognitive science, and consciousness studies, has earned her accolades from ESA, CDL, and Starburst, as well as recognition as a Top 100 women entrepreneur in AI in 2021 and a Forbes Europe Young Entrepreneur nominee in 2018.

A regular speaker at international forums and a mentor for programs like Women in Tech, Aliya continues to influence the fields of deep space exploration and advanced artificial intelligence.

Aliya Grig is a renowned entrepreneur and AGI researcher, pioneering the development of empathetic AI.

She is the founder of Evolwe AI, a startup focusing on building empathetic AI technology, the Kosmos Foundation, which creates a new generation of anthropomorphic robots for manufacturing and deep space exploration, and The Cosmos City, an innovation hub for space tech startups in Los Angeles.

With over 15 years of global experience in launching tech startups, including three international hardware tech ventures (fuel cells, launch vehicle, and 3D printer) with two successful exits, and collaborations with giants like NASA, Boeing, AWS, NVIDIA, Middlesex University, and Stanford University, Aliya has made significant contributions to technology and space exploration. Her work, which merges insights from neuroscience, cognitive science, and consciousness studies, has earned her accolades from ESA, CDL, and Starburst. She has also been recognized as one of the Top 100 women entrepreneurs in AI by Leta Capital and was listed among the top 30 young entrepreneurs by Forbes Europe and the 23 most influential women in tech by Startups Magazine.

She also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Arizona Astrobiology Center and is a Fellow of the Karman Space Foundation. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Neuroscience, researching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and contributing to Forbes and YFS Magazine.

Allen leads the Markets & Security Services Digital Solutions group globally and is also the Global Head of eRisk for FX Options. He is a member of Global FX, EM Rates & Commodities and Chief Digital & Data Office executive committees.

Allen started his career as an intern with DCM in 2009, subsequently joined the 2010 graduate program, and placing permanently with the FXO Trading desk in 2011. Allen is a strong advocate of innovation being the driving force of business success and a competitive advantage that each of us can drive forward. He believes that people sit at the heart of innovation and is passionate about creating an environment that enables everyone to innovate, deliver value, and create efficiency.

Allen has a BA in Engineering from Downing College, University of Cambridge. He is a keen runner and was the Singapore national high school champion in 400m-hurdle. He was based in London until 2021 before moving to Hong Kong. He has 3 kids.

Amanda Cassatt is the founder and CEO of Serotonin. Amanda previously served as Chief Marketing Officer of ConsenSys from 2016 through 2019. Joining one year after the launch of Ethereum, Amanda played a crucial role in defining, creating, and growing the narrative for ConsenSys, Ethereum, and blockchain overall.

Amanda stewarded the ConsenSys brand through its global expansion across enterprises, governments, developers, and consumers. She created and scaled the marketing team to over 50 people, serving both the ConsenSys brand and 50+ portfolio companies such as MetaMask, Infura, Truffle, and Gitcoin; managing teams in product marketing, growth, design, content, community, events, email, analytics and SEO. Amanda’s contributions to some of the most successful product launches, token sales and fundraises landed her on Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016. Amanda is the author of the world's first web3 marketing book, "Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution".

With over ten years of dedicated experience in Technology & Business operations, Amy is passionate about bridging the gap between technological leapfrog and traditional business practices. In 2020, Amy has founded Ariaa Company Limited, a digital content and partnership consultancy in Hong Kong.

Ariaa focuses on helping businesses with a tailored, sustainable digital solution that drives growth amidst the ever-changing global business environment.

With an EMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she was a Risk analyst at Citibank Hong Kong before becoming the co-founding COO of AQ Talent Lab, a career development mobile app with blockchain infrastructure.

Andy Bruce is Chief Information Officer for Hong Kong and Macau, Manulife (International) Limited. As a member of Manulife Hong Kong’s senior management team, Mr. Bruce is responsible for leading the company's digital transformation initiatives, driving innovation, delivering information technology programs to meet business goals, and ensuring the stability and reliability of systems to enhance the experience of customers and distributors.

Mr. Bruce is a seasoned digital, data, and technology leader with over 25 years of technology transformation and leadership experience across Europe, North America, and Asia, spanning infrastructure, applications, cloud and enterprise architecture. He has a proven track record of bringing people together to foster change within diverse markets and achieving results in complex environments.

Mr. Bruce joined Manulife from AIA Group, where he served as the Regional Chief Technology Officer, providing vision and leadership to design and deliver technological, digital, and customer-centric transformational programs. Before joining the insurance industry, he held leading roles in the investment banking and telecommunications sectors.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Brighton.

关蕙女士现为IMC Asia Pacific (IMC) 的高级顾问， IMC是一家领先的全球造市和自营交易公司。 关女士曾在国际数字资产交易所、香港交易所、康托菲茨杰拉德、香港证监会及其他全球金融服务公司担任高级管理人员和董事职务。 她亦是 Stratford FinanceLimited (匡丰有限公司) 的董事总经理，匡丰是一家专注于处理金融服务和数位资产行业的监管和运营问题的谘询公司，为经纪商、基金经理和技术提供商提供谘询意见。关女士现任妇女基金会主席，并在多个香港政府委任的委员会及慈善机构任职，包括香港金融发展局拓新业务小组、香港证券及投资学会、 心光盲人院暨学校及伍伦贡大学，并为香港理工大学会计及金融学院荣誉兼任教授。关女士是美国、香港、澳大利亚和纽西兰的註册会计师，毕业于南加州大学。 她的企业管理硕士学位来自佩珀代因大学、法学学士学位来自香港大学/曼彻斯特城市大学、法学硕士学位来自哈佛大学法学院。

Ankit is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planto, a profitable, venture-backed fintech company based in Hong Kong, established in 2018. Planto leads the way in developing innovative use cases for Open Banking and Digital Banking, offering AI-powered technology solutions and services that empower retail and SME-focused banks to thrive in the Open Banking era.

Planto's clients include global banks, wealth management firms, virtual banks, and fintech lenders, and the company has been recognized by the HKMA's FSS 3.1 program, Cyberport, and Accenture's FinTech Innovation Lab.

Ankit began his career at HSBC in Hong Kong, where he focused on leveraging banking data to create personalized digital experiences before moving onto a listed fintech ideating, implementing and creating value from one of Asia’s first Open Banking integration.

Ankit has lived and worked across Asia Pacific region such India, Australia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong & holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong. He also serves as co-chair of the Digital Banking & Payments Committee at the Fintech Association of Hong Kong.

Ankur is the Group President of JULO, where he works with Julo Board and Management to build Julo into a leading financial institution across S.E Asia.

Ankur has over 20 years of experience in finance and in building new businesses across Asia, North America, and Europe. He joined Grab at an early stage in 2016 and founded multiple Fintech businesses at Grab, including its lending and insure-tech businesses, and grew them to over 1.5 B in asset size.

Ankur spent 7 years at Grab, during which time he served as CEO of its Lending JV, Board member of its Insurance JV, and Director of multiple fintech subsidiaries across SG, PH and VN.

Prior to Grab Ankur was the founder of a food-tech startup, a banker in Standard Chartered Bank and also spent nearly a decade at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.

He represented Grab as a speaker in multiple events such Money 20/20 (Hangzhou ‘18 and Las Vegas ‘19 ), SFF, HK FF, G20 Financial Stability Forum and IFC SME Finance Forum to name a few.

Anna is a celebrated entrepreneur and technology leader, recognized forher expertise in building and pioneering enterprise software solutions across Silicon Valley and Asia Pacific. As the Founder and CEO of Perx Technologies, she leads a cutting-edge loyalty engagement and behavioral intelligence platform, catering to a diverse client base in over 15 markets. With a rich history of leadership roles, including at Wily Technology—a pioneer in application performance monitoring, which later was acquired by CA Technologies for close to US$400M. Anna has distinguished herself as a visionary in the tech industry. Dubbed the "turnaround girl," she made history as CA Technologies' youngest female leader to spearhead cloud computing initiatives.

Anna's accolades include being named Singapore's Top Women in Tech and receiving recognition as an Award-Winning Entrepreneur. Her influence extends beyond business as aTEDx speaker and a prominent figure on the global keynote circuit. She also invests her expertise in shaping the future of tech, holding advisory and board positions at Duke University Corporate Education and Genius Group (NYSE: GNS), and contributing as a mentor in notable forums like Google Startup Accelerator and the Unreasonable Group. A dedicated community builder, Anna supports founders and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide and is a proud member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).

Anson is the CEO and a Co-Founder of FundPark. He was the amongst the first generation of cross-border eCommerce merchants 13 years ago, gaining firsthand experience of the sector.

Anson started his professional career in HSBC Commercial Banking as a management trainee, focusing on SME lending and global trade finance, providing customized working capital solutions to clients ranging from SME traders to conglomerates in the commodities sector.

Under Anson’s leadership, FundPark has become the largest independent digital lending platform to eCommerce merchants in Asia.

Anson holds a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Hong Kong and is a Certified Financial Analyst.

林远栋于 2024 年正式就任渣打银行香港及大中华暨北亚区金融交易业务部主管。在担任现职前他曾于大湾区任职行政总裁董事总经理。

林远栋自 2017 年 3 月就任于渣打（台湾）国际商业银行总经理，负责渣打在台湾地区所有的银行业务。他曾担任美国银行中国区总裁及中国企业银行部主管，以及德意志银行（中国）企业客户部及贸易融资及企业现金管理部董事总经理之职。

林远栋在金融领域拥有超过二十五年的丰富经验，他曾于2012 年获颁“上海领军人才奖”，并于同年获中国商务部研究院信用评级中心与《经济》杂志所发表之“中国外资贸易融资杰出经理人奖”。

林远栋拥有香港中文大学计算机科学学士学位及香港中文大学工商管理硕士学位。

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Anthony leads the organization of the Asia's flagship event - Hong Kong FinTech Week, attracting over 35,000 global attendees annually. Since 2015, Finoverse has also orchestrated over 80 FinTech and Web3 conferences across Asia, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. With an MBA focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, Anthony has developed Finoverse into a leading platform for connecting FinTech and Web3 industry leaders from over 130 countries. Anthony also co-founded THE VERSE, a private members community, and FTBL, a FinTech basketball league, to foster community engagement in Hong Kong.

April is a marketing professional in the crypto space with over five years of experience spanning both DeFi and CeFi. She has been with Sushi for over a year, contributing to its growth as one of the most innovative multi-chain decentralized exchanges (DEX). Prior to Sushi, April worked at Bancor, one of the original decentralized exchanges, spent six months with HashKey, and spent three years at Crypto.com. Her diverse background provides a deep understanding of the evolving crypto landscape, and she’s passionate about driving DeFi forward.

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Currently overseeing all wealth and retail products of personal banking in HK across UHNW, affluents, mass retail and business banking clients. He also has regional oversight of product management across 9 Southeast Asia countries.

He started his career in Morgan Stanley (Asia) with expertise in HK and mainland investment markets. Prior to joining BOCHK, he had held various senior executive positions in distribution, products and strategy in HK and mainland China of HSBC Group.

Ashutosh is the founder of CEO of xalts, a financial technology firm providing enterprise grade, real time connectivity between financial services & businesses by leveraging modern technology stack including APIs, Blockchains & Orchestration layers to automate complex workflows. Xalts is backed by Accel and Citi Ventures and has a presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, UAE and UK.

Prior to founding xalts in 2022, Ashutosh spent over 15yrs working with major banks including Nomura & HSBC, in several roles including managing bank treasury and fixed income trading.

With over 14 years of experience in AI, Blockchain and Finance, Baghdad is currently heading the development of a newly established Technology focus Corporate Venture Studio based in UAE and Hong-Kong, MH# Holding. He is also Venture Partner at Antler MENAP, Chief Data Officer at Medad Holding, Chief Product Officer at Al Hail Holding and Board member of Allied Investment Partner and XBTO. Al Hail and Medad Holding portfolio of companies include Zand Bank, Transguard, CBRE MENA, Dalma Mall, AIP, Index Exchange but also various real estate and infrastructure assets.

Baghdad lead strategic projects in AI, blockchain and digital assets, driving innovation and creating new opportunities for the group. Previously, he was Head of Data Science and AI at Zand, Data Science and AI Practice Head for a French Consulting firm working with institutions such Google, Booz Allen Hamilton, DU, MAF, Axa, UAE Prime Minister Office, RTA, etc...

He also served as an adjunct professor at IE Business School and RIT Dubai, delivering impactful lectures on data science for MSc programs. Additionally, he was appointed as a Google Developer Expert AI and Google MENA Accelerator Mentor, contributing to the community building and knowledge sharing in AI to the region.

Ben A Jelloun is the founding and managing partner of GCCVest, which is an investment platform bridging capital from the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) to leading tech champions in Asia. Ben is a distinguished deal advisory professional with more than 25years of global experience providing M&A Strategy and Advisory services to Fortune 500 clients and PE firms in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Greater China. Ben helps companies across the deal cycle, including synergy planning, post-deal value creation, cross-border growth and expansion, etc. His M&A and corporate strategy advisory background are supplemented by investment banking and private equity experience in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and since 2016, Asia.

Ben also has experience leading a PE platform in the Middle East focused on investing in filmed entertainment. Prior to founding GCCVest, Ben was a Partner in KPMG and led the private equity advisory services for the Global Strategy Group at KPMG China for 4 years. He led the creation of the private equity value creation offering for private equity clients and also the fund-in-a-box services for emerging fund managers. He also led the creation of the fund due diligence offering for limited partners (LPs) in Asian Funds.

Prior to joining KPMG USA in 2014 and subsequently KPMG China in 2016, Ben served as a Senior Manager with Deloitte’s M&A Advisory practice in New York City, helping global clients align their business models with global priorities through the disposal or integration of multiple business units. His work in Deloitte also included performing operational and commercial due diligence for leading PE firms like KKR. While in Deloitte, Ben was the Lead Deal Advisor on the historic 2014 Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) between two Middle Eastern countries for the supply of $10 billion of natural gas over 15 years.

Throughout his career, his focus has been M&A in corporate and private equity entities and restructuring, both at HSBC investment bank in London and Dubai and in Accenture’s integration/separation practice in North America.

Ben has also served as a VP and fund manager of international investments and portfolio restructuring for a leading global investment house in Kuwait and has led the creation of the first-of-its-kind filmed entertainment PE platform in the Middle East (MENA MEDIA CAPITAL).

Ben was appointed Standard Chartered’s President, International in April 2024. He sits on the Group’s Management Team and is the Chairman of both Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited.

Ben joined Standard Chartered in 1992 and has held a number of senior management positions spanning corporate, commercial and retail banking. Prior to his current role, he was CEO, Asia, overseeing the Bank’s presence in 21 Asian markets.

Ben is a member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers, Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He is the Co-Chair of B20’s Trade and Investment Taskforce.  He also serves as an economic advisor at the International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong Province, Mainland China. He was previously the chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, a member of the Financial Services Development Council, a board member of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, the Hong Kong Airport Authority and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, and a Council Member of the University of Hong Kong.

Benjamin Quinlan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates.

Benjamin is the former Chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and is a Board Member and Chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee at the Australian Chamber of Commerce.

Benjamin is an Adjunct Professor at the AIT School of Management, a Conference Ambassador for the Hong Kong Tourism Board, and sits on various Advisory/Steering Committees and Working Groups for HKSTP, HKTDC, FSDC, and HKGCC. He is also the Co-Founder of Nevermind Post-Quantum, Chairman of krip and Divit, Board Advisor at Fusang, Senior Advisor at several FinTech startups, Mentor for PingAn’s CloudAccelerator, and Guest Contributor for eFinancialCareers and Regulation Asia. He is recognised as one of Asia’s leading FinTech influencers.

Benjamin has an extensive track record advising governments and 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. He is also a regular keynote speaker at major industry conferences across the globe.

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. Before Deutsche Bank, Benjamin worked as a Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman. He also worked in the Asia Pacific Client Coverage and Group Strategy departments at UBS and in M&A and Capital Markets Advisory at PwC.

Electrification, Decarbonization, and Sustainability are the three main themes that Bernard immerses himself in his work for his clients at Schneider Electric's Sustainability Business.

Bernard's current work stems around guiding his clients to strategize, digitize, and decarbonize their operations, in their journey to Net-Zero and a more sustainable future.

His experience spans over 10 years within Canada, and Hong Kong. His roles have spanned from carbon accounting to energy procurement advisory and now consulting; serving a multitude of clients ranging from financial service companies, hospitality companies, heavy industries, hospitals, educational boards, and municipal corporations.

Bernard believes that a sustainable future is a more valuable future. His career mission is to support the advancement of the green energy transition, and to make the topic of energy more exciting for everyone.

Bill Deng, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of XTransfer. Has over 10 years of experience in the global payments business. Before founding XTransfer in 2017, joined Visa in 2007 and served for three years. In 2010, joined Alipay and served for seven years. Expert in export business in China, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) exporters' needs for global financial services and their pain points. Has in-depth knowledge of innovative fintech services in various markets. Has designed cross-border business-to-business payment solutions for global SME importers and exporters, including payments and fund collection, remittance, FX conversion, artificial intelligence (AI) anti-money laundering and related risk management.

Bojan is the Chief Digital Officer at HSBC Hong Kong and a part of the HSBC Hong Kong executive leadership team. He is responsible for developing and executing HSBC's cohesive digital banking strategy, with a focus on digital assets and currencies, FinTech ecosystem partnerships, new economy development in Hong Kong and emerging tech innovation.

Brad Jones is the Chief Executive Officer of PayMe, the leading digital wallet in Hong Kong owned by HSBC. Prior to this appointment, Brad has spent over fifteen years in digital payments and fintech in Asia. This has included establishing successful digital payments businesses in two markets in Southeast Asia, as well as leading mobile innovation in Asia Pacific for Visa. Brad has also consulted to IFC(World Bank) in a variety of markets, including Indonesia, Bangladesh and China, advising their portfolio companies on digital payments strategy. Brad has a Bachelor of Commerce from Griffith University in Australia, post graduate business qualifications from the University of Queensland, and is currently completing a Masters of Fintech at University of New South Wales.

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.

Calvin Ng is a distinguished cybersecurity professional with deep expertise in Identity Access Management (IAM), Endpoint Security, and Network Security.

With extensive experience in global and regional cybersecurity services, he excels in solution selling and integrating Chinese and foreign brands to comply with Hong Kong's regulations. Since joining CMI in 2022, Calvin has led successful projects in IAM and Network Security, significantly enhancing security frameworks for banking clients.

In Endpoint Security, he has pioneered projects using advanced EDR and XDR technologies integrated with Threat Intelligence, significantly strengthening defenses against sophisticated cyber threats and protecting client data across multiple touchpoints.

Camilla Bullock, CEO of EPA Asia, is an entrepreneur, connector and influencer in the global payments industry. Leveraging her extensive background in data and sales gained at Thomson Reuters, she founded EPA Asia in 2018. Since its inception, Camilla has emerged as a strong voice for the APAC Payments industry. She leads critical discussions in EPAA-curated rooms, speaks at Industry Events and represents EPAA members on global platforms. Under her leadership, EPA Asia has cultivated a robust community dedicated to enhancing interoperability and harmonisation of regulation. Through her work, she connects vital industry players and encourages collaboration while amplifying innovation opportunities and business growth for members. Camilla, with her team, customers and community, is reshaping the future of payments across the APAC region and beyond.

Carmen joined Standard Chartered in 2020 as the Greater China & North Asia Trade and Working Capital Head, a role that incorporates formulating the Bank’s regional product strategy as well as overseeing the commercialization and end-to-end delivery of trade, supply chain finance and short-term lending solution offerings in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. With more than 20 years in the global trade finance, Carmen has extensive experience in managing a rapidly growing client portfolio across a spectrum of industries.

During 2010 to 2020, Carmen had held various senior Trade Finance and Cash Management positions in Deutsche Bank, including 4+ years as Head of Financial Supply Chain for Asia Pacific. In 2018, she took over the role of Trade Finance & Lending Head for Greater China, where she oversaw the region’s fast growing Trade, Supply Chain Financing, as well as Working Capital Lending businesses. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Carmen had also spent more than a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch managing are gional portfolio of multinational and local corporate clients with trade and supply chain finance requirements across Asia Pacific.

Carmen holds an MBA Degree from University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, and is International Cash Management certified at Association of Corporate Treasurers, UK.

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.

Charles Bedford is Chief Impact Officer and Founder at Carbon Growth Partners (CGP), a leading global investment manager in carbon finance.  He’s also a Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.   Prior to CGP, he served as Regional Managing Director for The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Asia Pacific Region and in a variety of other conservation leadership positions. Based in Hong Kong, Charles has worked closely with leaders and local communities across Asia, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia to advance climate, marine, freshwater and land conservation projects that benefit people and nature. He has also focused on building the capacity amongst the region’s business and government leadership to address complicated conservation problems.

Prior to joining TNC, Charles served as director of the Colorado State Land Board, overseer of 3 million hectares of state lands, was Legal Counsel to Colorado Governor Roy Romer and practiced law with the firm of Kutak Rock. He graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. He is a frequent commentator in the Asian press on conservation and climate issues, as well as the author of journal articles and a book on land tenure and conservation.

Mr. Charles Song, the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Linklogis, holds a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Huazhong Institute of Technology (currently known as Huazhong University of Science and Technology), and a Master’s degree in business administration from the University of Melbourne. He has over 30 years of experience in finance, internet, and technology related industries. Mr. Charles Song founded Linklogis in 2016. He is responsible for the overall strategic planning, business direction, and management of the Group. In April 2021, Linklogis was successfully listed on the main board of HKEX.

Mr. Charles Song has served as the finance strategic consultant at Tencent Technology, the President of China Resources Bank (“CR Bank”), and the Global Head of Corporate Trust and Loan Agency Services at HSBC. Mr. Charles Song is the founding director of China Securitization Forum, and was a member of the steering committee of The International Capital Market Association. He has also worked in JPMorgan Chase Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. Mr. Charles Song has rich experience in the capital market, asset securitization, commercial banks and transaction banking. He created the business model of “asset-light bank” in China and made many beneficial attempts in this field.

Charles is the CEO of the dYdX Foundation, leading the world's premier decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for perpetual futures. The dYdX Chain is a fully decentralized, community-governed ecosystem.

Before joining dYdX, Charles served as Global Head of Business Development at ConsenSys, a prominent blockchain engineering firm. His diverse career includes entrepreneurial ventures, executive roles in FinTech startups, and a stint as Head of FinTech with the Hong Kong government.

Recognized as a Top-50 FinTech influencer in Asia in 2018, Charles' expertise in FinTech and blockchain has earned him widespread acclaim. In 2021, he authored "Block Kong," a book exploring the blockchain leaders shaping Hong Kong's ecosystem.

Charlotte Wong is a seasoned banking and technology professional with over 20 years of experience. She has held several key leadership positions across technology teams at global, region and market levels, in Global Markets, Securities Services, Wholesale and Personal & Wealth Banking. In her role as the Chief Information Officer Hong Kong, she takes leading role to drive technology resilience and transformation agenda.

Charlotte is very passionate in driving the diversity and inclusion agenda in technology sector. She takes a leading role in organizing the first Women-In-Tech lounge in the HK FinTech Week 2023. Outside her professional role, she volunteers as a Girl Guide/Scout commissioner and leader and is an active member in the global Girl Guiding and Scouting movement, in advocating leadership development for girls and young women. She also acts as the technology advisor of an EdTech start-up in Hong Kong, the industry advisor for the FutureGen Young Women Leader Award, and the chairperson of the FACE Club (first IT women club) of Hong Kong Computer Society.

Mr. Chen is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Ant International. He leads the international sustainability initiatives and the implementation of the sustainable development strategy of Ant International businesses. He is also responsible for International Public Policy and Government Affairs of Ant International.

Mr. Chen has been a senior executive member of Ant Group since March 2016 and served as Ant Group’s General Counsel from March 2016 to May 2020. In his day-to-day responsibilities, Mr. Chen undertakes a broad range of regulatory engagements in connection with Ant International’s business activities. Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a New York-based international law firm where he led the China practice and worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings. He was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions involving PRC companies, including his lead role in advising Alibaba in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014.

Mr. Chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong. Mr. Chen obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, Canada.

Chen Mu is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and influential voice in the FinTech industry, with deep expertise in data-driven products. He currently serves as the CEO of Canopy, a WealthTech platform that specializes in investment data aggregation and analytics solutions tailored to Family Offices managing over $180 billion in Assets Under Reporting. Mu is also the founder and chairman of BigOne Lab, an alternative data company backed by S&P Global.

Driven by a strong sense of responsibility and a bold ambition to bridge China and the global market, he also serves as the co-editor of Baiguan.news, a platform committed to addressing information asymmetry in China. Through this platform, Mu seeks to enhance transparency, foster cross-border understanding, and promote impact-oriented business practices that connect China with the rest of the world.

In addition to his entrepreneurial and professional pursuits, Mu is also a guest lecturer at Tsinghua University's PBC School of Finance, where he teaches on the digitalization of business and investment. His insights and thought leadership are widely respected by global financial media and influential business leaders. Mu is also a regular speaker at prestigious corporate and industry forums.

Mu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Gong Cheng is Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Based in Hong Kong SAR, China, Gong is also a Managing Director for the agency’s APAC Credit Strategy and Research Group. He is responsible for developing Moody’s views on emerging risks, conducting cross-sector macro research and aligning credit views across various industry sectors in the region. He chairs the APAC Credit Council and is a member of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which sets the agency’s global forecasts that inform rating assessments.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Gong had worked extensively in the public sector since 2010, including the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and Banque de France, the French central bank. He led policy and research work on green finance, Asian economies, crisis resolution and sovereign debt. He was a member of the Central Banks and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System and led working groups on green and transition finance and central banks’ net-zero investments. He had also served as an official representative of the ESM and BIS in the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group, dealing with international issues such as official-sector ending, sovereign debt restructurings, global imbalances and reforms in the international monetary system.

Gong holds a PhD in economics from Sciences Po Paris and master's degrees in finance and international political economy from Sciences Po Paris and London School of Economics. He has published extensively on topics such as net zero transition, climate finance, sovereign debt restructuring and fiscal and monetary policies.

Chloe Cheung is a passionate advocate for sustainable finance, dedicated to driving positive change through impactful investments. She has originated, managed, and advised a diverse global portfolio of climate investments spanning renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, and construction sectors.

Previously, as a Senior Advisor at WWF, Chloe led their sustainable finance initiative and facilitated bankable nature solutions across the region.

Chloe currently serves as a Board Director at EarthCare Foundation and as Managing Director at Prosperity Impact, an ESG and impact investing advisory firm dedicated to climate change mitigation and regeneration of natural systems.

Chris is Head of Trade and Working Capital Solutions within Citi Services. Based in London, Chris supports clients with their daily commercial activities of buying and selling goods, both domestically and across borders. As the leading Trade Finance Bank, Citi offers a unique set of trade and supply chain finance solutions, across Core Trade, Supply Chain Finance, Trade Loans and Export Agency Finance to global multinationals and institutional clients.

Before his current role, Chris was Citi’s Global Head of Data, Digitalization and Strategic Projects for Securities Services and the EMEA head of the Securities Services portfolio. Around a third of Chris’ career has been spent overseas across the Citi network, including Japan, Singapore and Australia, where he ran Citi’s Australia and New Zealand Markets business between 2008 and 2014.

With over 30 years of industry experience in Markets and Securities Services, he has a track record of growth, transformation and innovation. Chris started his career at Salomon Brothers Investment Banking division in 1991, with his product experience spanning to debt capital markets and structuring.

Chris holds a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (Dainton) from Imperial College.

Ms Ong is responsible for driving the growth of HSBC’s business banking franchise in Hong Kong, spearheading the Bank’s strategy to support the banking and financial needs of 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.

In her previous role as Managing Director, Corporate, Commercial Banking in Hong Kong, Ms Ong had been instrumental in building HSBC’s industry specialty corporate coverage strategy, and in driving digital and sustainable initiatives for corporate clients. She was in charge of a diverse portfolio of corporates, such as industrials, infrastructure, capital projects, professional services, technology and consumer retail.

Ms Ong is also active promotor of diversity and inclusion culture in HSBC. She is the Founding Chairman of HSBC Women’s Network, an employee resources group that aims to support women’s professional growth.

Christoph Krieg is the Chief Strategy Officer at Peak3 (formerly ZA Tech), the leading next generation SaaS core system provider for P&C, health and life insurance. He leads strategy, corporate development and finance at Peak3, with a focus on growing the core modernisation business across APAC and EMEA. Furthermore, his team supports multiple joint ventures with digital platforms (such as Klook and Carro) active in embedded insurance.

Prior to joining Peak3, he worked in financial services, fintech and consulting, advising tier 1 insurers on their digital transformation agendas and corporate strategy. He has worked across a dozen of countries across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

陈正思女士于2012 年 9 月获委任为香港机场管理局商务执行总监。

陈女士主管香港国际机场的商务发展，以及土地和物业组合。她亦负责制定和推行商务策略，涵盖零售、广告、物业发展，以及包括空运货物发展的航空物流范畴。

陈女士曾于多间本地及跨国机构任职，拥有丰富管理经验，尤其是在建立伙伴关系、协商及管理商业结盟等方面。加入机场管理局前，陈女士是希慎兴业有限公司总监（商铺租务及市场推广），并曾在利洁时公司（香港／台湾）及强生（香港）有限公司等跨国机构担任高级职位。

陈女士曾出任香港房屋委员会委员及其辖下审计附属小组委员会主席，现为莞港智慧空港投資(東莞) 有限公司主席及香港中文大學工商管理碩士課程顧問委員會委員。

Clara was the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Head of Fintech Unit and Director of Licensing. She was the primary initiator, core architect, and author of Hong Kong's fintech and virtual asset (VA) regulatory framework and licensing requirements.

Clara left the SFC in 2021 and set up her consulting firm which serves major local and international clients in the financial industry.  Her firm boasts an experienced team of ex-SFC senior licensing managers, lawyers and professionals, and specializes in novel licensing applications in Hong Kong, such as licences for crypto exchanges (VATP/VASP), virtual asset businesses for securities brokers, participating dealers of crypto ETFs with virtual assets in-and-out, virtual asset omnibus account business models, tokenisation projects and automated bond trading platforms. Through all her work, Clara has a vision to enhance the VA regulatory requirements, bridge the gap among the financial industry, financial regulators and the Government, and push for the robust financial market development in Hong Kong.

Clara is an appointed member of the SFC Fintech Advisory Group. She also sits on the HKSI Corporate Committee. Clara practised as a lawyer at international law firms before joining the SFC. 

Clara holds a Bachelor of Laws (HKU), PCLL and Master of Laws (London).

Dr. Clara Guerra is the Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation (SFID) of the Liechtenstein Government, where she leads the charge in pioneering regulatory frameworks and driving digital transformation in the financial sector. With a focus on FinTech, blockchain, and AI, Dr. Guerra plays a pivotal role in aligning emerging technologies with robust regulatory standards, ensuring innovation is both cutting-edge and secure. As Co-Chair of the European Blockchain Association and Chair of the INATBA Governmental Advisory Board, she actively shapes global digital policy, advocating for a balanced approach to innovation and regulation. Dr. Guerra’s expertise in bridging technology with public policy has positioned her as a thought leader in the global fintech ecosystem. She regularly shares her insights through high-profile lectures and publications, offering a forward-looking perspective on the future of technology and its implications for the global financial landscape.

Mr. Clarence Wong is the Chief Economist of Peak Re. Mr. Wong is responsible for delivering strategic insights on economic, insurance and emerging risks to the company and its key stakeholders. He also oversees the development of thought-leadership content for Peak Re.

Mr. Wong is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in the finance industry and an extensive research track record.

Before joining Peak Re, Mr. Wong worked at Swiss Re since 1999, where he last served as the Chief Economist, Asia. He led a team of researchers to provide Swiss Re and other stakeholders with economic and insurance insights, as well as research on emerging risk landscape in Asia. At the same time, his team contributed to Swiss Re’s sigma, the regular insurance industry report that is considered a “must-read” for anyone interested in the sector.

Prior to that, Mr. Wong spent nine years at HSBC’s economic research department, worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its management consulting arm, and in the R&D department of Hutchison Trading Ltd.

Mr. Wong has a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Hong Kong.

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Before founding Pluang, Claudia has worked in the financial services industry in Indonesia formore than 10 years, through Celebes Capital, a leading venture capital fund focused on financial institutions. Previously she held a Bachelor of Molecular Biology from the Occidental College, LA, but finally she realized her passion is in the financial industry. Claudia continued to hold an MBA from the Harvard Business School and has the goal of levelingthe playing field for Indonesians by increasing access to investment products.

As M.B.A. classmates at Harvard Business School, Claudia Kolonas and Richard Chua launched Pluang, aiming as a multi-assets investing platform targeting first-time millennial investors in Indonesia to easily experience the thrill of investing wisely.

Claudia believes that everyone has the same opportunity to grow their wealth, and that’s what makes Pluang offer a diverse range of products in only one application including mutual funds, digital gold, crypto assets, US Stock CFD, and Micro E-Mini Index Futures, before those products only available to middle up society.

Claus Christensen is the CEO & Co-Founder of Know Your Customer, an award-winning RegTech company with offices and clients across both APAC and Europe (in 2022 Know Your Customer won the second prize at the SFF Global Fintech Awards in the ASEAN category).  

As a speaker and industry expert, Claus complements his vast technical knowledge with outstanding eloquence. A regular contributor to leading industry publications, including Finextra, Regulation Asia, Silicon Republic and Fintech Futures, Claus is a recognised expert in the anti-money laundering and financial regulation space and a senior lecturer of the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE)’s RegTech Course. As well as hosting RegTalks, an interview podcast dedicated to the latest RegTech trends with 30+ episodes with global experts, he has spoken across various conferences globally such as Hong Kong Fintech Week 2023 and Money 20/20 Europe 2023, 2024.

An experienced entrepreneur and executive, Claus has been active in the software industry for more than thirty years. Prior to Know Your Customer, Claus founded Servolutions GmbH, a company developing email server infrastructuresfor 60,000+ global customers, and served as Vice President of Electronics at Thielert Aircraft Engines.  

As a technology brand of Ant Digital Technologies for Web3products and services, ZAN delivers ZAN Cloud to cater to the needs of Web3enterprises and integrates RWA tokenization solution for property proprietors and banking establishments.

In his previous role, Mr. Zhang functioned as the General Manager of the AI platform at MEGVII Technology, supervising the development and engineering squads engaged in the establishment and enhancement of the AI(deep learning) training platform, inference engine, vector databases, and datamining infrastructure.

Education: M.S and B.S from the Computer Science Department of Tsinghua University.

Connie currently leads Microsoft’s Financial Services industries business includes banking, insurance and capital markets in Asia Pacific region and part of Microsoft worldwide financial services leadership team. Passionate about the success of financial services customers’ digital, culture and business transformation through acceleration in technology adoption such as cloud, data and AI, blockchain and Open API. Connie brings more than 20+ years of experience working in the banking and financial industry markets and also honored to be part of the 25 Women Leaders in Hong Kong Fintech 2018

As COO, Cynthia leads investor relations and oversees global business strategies at Matrixport. Previously Investment Director at Bitmain Technologies, Cynthia focused on investments in blockchain technology and decentralized applications.

Prior to venturing into crypto, Cynthia was Vice President at Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX), responsible for derivatives product development and institutional sales. She started her career in HK as a commodities trader.

Daniel Chan is the Head of Greater Bay Area (GBA) at HSBC.

Mr Chan joined HSBC in 1988, and has extensive experience working in retail and commercial banking, including roles in strategy and proposition development, learning and development, non-financial risk and control functions.  Since 2007, Mr Chan has assumed a number of leadership positions of Commercial Banking in Singapore and Hong Kong, and has become Head of Business Banking for Hong Kong in 2015.

Mr Chan was appointed Head of GBA since Apr 2021, spearheading HSBC’s strategic development in GBA, a key focus of the Bank’s Asia growth strategy. He is responsible for the overall business strategy development and implementation in GBA, across all business lines and functions to capture opportunities brought by GBA’s economic growth and policy enhancement measures. HSBC was named the Best International Bank for GBA in 2021 and 2023, as well as the 2022 Best International Bank for the Wealth Management Connect, by Asiamoney.

Mr Chan holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Mr Daniel Cheung JP is currently the Deputy Commissioner for Digital Policy (Digital Infrastructure) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  He supports the formulation of policies and strategic initiatives for driving the development of digital government and smart city in Hong Kong by strengthening local digital infrastructure, fostering the development of local IT industry and facilitating closer collaboration with the Mainland on the connectivity of digital infrastructures and data, with a view to laying a solid foundation for accelerating the development of digital economy.  In addition, he oversees and implements policies and measures relating to project governance and cybersecurity of government IT systems.  As a strong advocate for digital inclusion, Mr Cheung actively promotes wider adoption of digital technologies in the community.  With over 30 years of professional experience in the field of IT, his expertise contributes significantly to the continuous advancement of Hong Kong’s digital landscape.

Mr. Daniel Hong joined Tencent in 2016 and currently serves as Vice President of Tencent Financial Technology, with a focus on overseas fintech business. He is committed to promoting the development of payment services in international markets, by leveraging Tencent's know-how in this area and creating a seamless integration with Tencent's ecosystem. Additionally, Mr. Hong is responsible for Tencent fintech business analysis and planning. He also plays a key role in fostering collaboration with external strategic partners. Before joining Tencent, Mr. Hong worked with Accenture and Bain & Company. He holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago.

Daniel P. Harris serves as Chairman of both DPH International GmbH, a Swiss based Fintech Incubator and the Singapore based Creator 2 Business Foundation which together are striving to create an economically viable system for independent professional audio and video creators worldwide. An early digital disruptor, Mr. Harris secured the first legal downloadable movie clips from a major studio. A 7-year partnership with Microsoft Corporation ensued which resulted in launching MediaPass (sold in 2010) and becoming Microsoft's No.1 digital content supplier for 5 consecutive years along side channel partners including Yahoo and MTV before spearheading the launch campaign for Vevo (largest music video destination in the world); a JV between SonyMusic and Universal Music and funded by Abu Dhabi Group.

Routinely at the forefront of popular culture, Mr. Harris established the video identity of acclaimed global Electronic Dance Music events including Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival; later overseeing content production, licensing, and distribution partnerships with the most prominent independent festival producers in North America. From 2014 - 2019, Mr. Harris was Chairman & Interim COO of a regional EDM concert company that produced 1,000 concerts with the Top 100 DJ’s in the world including: Above & Beyond, Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Tiesto, Steve Aoki, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, and Deadmau 5.

Mr. Harris has extensive content licensing experience with entities including Adidas, ABC Sports, Fox Sports, SiriusXM and the 3 largest music labels in the world having executed hundreds of licensing agreements for the video catalogs of Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music. This included executing promotions and being entrusted with the digital assets of Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey and Red Hot Chili Peppers. A native of Washington, DC, Mr. Harris earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from the School of Business at Loyola University New Orleans and has been a featured speaker at industry events including: CES, Digital Music Summit, Winter Music Conference, NAB, NATPE, Media Summit, OMMA, National Copyright Conference, Venture Summit, and Los Angeles Venture Association.