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Government & Regulator Speakers (Mainland & Hong Kong)

Mainland China
Government
Government
Yi Gang
People's Bank of China
Governor
Mainland China
Mainland China
Government
Government
Xiao Yuanqi
China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
Vice Chairman
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Paul Chan
Hong Kong SAR
Financial Secretary
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Christopher Hui
Hong Kong SAR
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government & Regulators
Government & Regulators
Algernon Yau
Hong Kong SAR
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Sun Dong
Hong Kong SAR
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government & Regulators
Government & Regulators
Government
Eddie Yue
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chief Executive
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Central Banks & Regulators
Central Banks & Regulators
Clement Cheung
Insurance Authority
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Howard Lee
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Deputy Chief Executive
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Julia Leung
Securities and Futures Commission
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Intermediaries
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Joseph Chan
Hong Kong SAR
Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Stephen Phillips
Invest Hong Kong
Director-General of Investment Promotion
Hong Kong
Mainland China
Mu Changchun
People’s Bank of China
Director-General of the Digital Currency Institute
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Central Banks & Regulators
Central Banks & Regulators
Government
Colin Pou
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure)
Hong Kong
Mainland China
Government
Government
Fuyu Yang
The People's Bank of China
Associate Inspector
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Samson Wong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chief Investment Officer (Private Markets)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Central Banks & Regulators
Central Banks & Regulators
Stanley Chan
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Head (Payment Systems Operation Division)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Central Banks & Regulators
Central Banks & Regulators
Government
Nelson Chow
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chief Fintech Officer, Fintech Facilitation Office
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Central Banks & Regulators
Central Banks & Regulators
George Tam
Securities and Futures Commission
Director, Supervision of Markets
Hong Kong
Mainland China
Government
Government
He Jie
Shenzhen Financial Regulatory Authority
Director
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Government
Government
Charles Ng
Invest Hong Kong
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
King Leung
Invest Hong Kong
Head of FinTech
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Government
Government
David Wong
Invest Hong Kong
Head of Greater Bay Area Business Development
Hong Kong

Government & Regulator Speakers ( International)

Mainland China
Government
Government & Regulators
Governor, People's Bank of China
Yi Gang
Yi Gang
People's Bank of China
Governor
Mainland China


All Speakers

Jin Liqun

President & Chair|Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
President & Chair
Mainland China

Mr. Jin Liqun is the inaugural President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. On July 28, 2020, he was elected to serve a second term of five years, beginning on Jan. 16, 2021. Before being elected as the Bank’s first president, Mr. Jin served as Secretary-General of the Multilateral Interim Secretariat tasked with establishing the Bank.

Mr. Jin has rich experience across the private and public sectors, as well as with MDBs. He served as Chairman of China International Capital Corporation Limited, China’s first joint-venture investment bank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of China Investment Corporation, and as Chairman of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Mr. Jin previously served as Vice President, and then Ranking Vice President, of the Asian Development Bank, and as Alternate Executive Director for China at the World Bank and at the Global Environment Facility. He spent nearly two decades at the Chinese Ministry of Finance, reaching the rank of Vice Minister.

Mainland China
Banks & Financial institutions
Jin Liqun
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
President & Chair
Mainland China

Alex Rampell

General Partner|Andreessen Horowitz
General Partner
United States

Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he focuses on financial services. He serves on the board of Branch, Brightside, Descript, Divvy, Earnin, FlyHomes, Loft, Mercury, PeerStreet, Point, Propel, Sentilink, Super Evil Mega Corp, Transferwise, and Very Good Security.

Alex additionally led the firm's investments in OpenDoor ($OPEN), Plaid, Quantopian (acquired by Robinhood), and Rival (acquired by LiveNation).

Prior to joining the firm, Alex co-founded multiple companies including Affirm ($AFRM), which he co-founded with Max Levchin, FraudEliminator (acquired by McAfee in 2006), Point, TrialPay (acquired by Visa in 2015), TXN (acquired by Envestnest in 2019), and Yub (acquired by Coupons.com in 2013).

He holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard University.

North America
Banks & Financial institutions
Alex Rampell
Andreessen Horowitz
General Partner
United States

Yat Siu

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman|Animoca Brands
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Hong Kong

Veteran technology entrepreneur/investor Yat Siu is a major figure in the open metaverse and blockchain gaming. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in blockchain and gaming that is working to provide property rights for virtual assets via NFTs and related technologies. Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he established Hong Kong Cybercity/ Freenation, the first free web page and email provider in Asia. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM, and pivoted Outblaze to become an incubator of projects and companies to develop digital entertainment services and products. One of those incubated projects is Animoca Brands, created in 2014.

Since 2018, Yat has been an advocate for the use of blockchain and NFTs in the gaming industry. With a strong vision of the potential of decentralized apps and assets, Yat quickly steered Animoca Brands to a leadership position in the open metaverse: the company was most recently valued at US$5.8 billion and has one of the largest blockchain portfolios in the world.

Yat has earned numerous accolades, including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards, and recognition as one of Cointelegraph's top 100 notable people in blockchain. A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.

Hong Kong
Blockchain, DLT & Cryptocurrencies
Yat Siu
Animoca Brands
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Hong Kong

Jenny Lee

Managing Partner|GGV Capital
Managing Partner
United States

Jenny Lee is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital and is best known for investing at the front of innovation in areas such edtech, fintech, robotics/AI, EV, and Web3. She started her career as a jet engineer with Singapore Aerospace and became the first VC to invest in flying cars with eHang (NASDAQ; EH). Similarly, her lifelong passion for gaming led to investments in the metaverse and companies such as YY, and desire to help tackle food insecurity around the world have led to many investments in food tech and sustainability around the world. She has had eight IPOs in the last five years, including two in 2021, across the NYSE, Nasdaq, ChiNext, HKSE and SSE STAR Market exchanges, and numerous portfolio companies exits via M&A. Jenny launched GGV’s first office in China in 2005 and reopened GGV’s Singapore office in 2019. She also leads the firm’s USD fundraising activities.

Jenny’s portfolio includes 18 unicorns with companies such as Agora (API), Bombax, Geek+, Keep, Kingsoft WPS (SSE: 688111),Labster, Momenta, NextGen Foods, NIU (NIU), Huohua, Thunes, Tongdun, Xpeng(XPEV), and more. Selected past investments include hiSoft (NASDAQ: PACT),21Vianet (NASDAQ: VNET), SinoSun (SHE: 300333), YY (NASDAQ: YY), Xiaomi (HKSE:1810), 51credit (HKSE: 2051), and UCWeb (acquired by Alibaba).

Jenny’s previous operation and finance work experience with Singapore Aerospace, Morgan Stanley, and JAFCO Asia enhanced her role as a preferred board member and investor to many entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and China. She is highly respected in the Singapore business community and serves as a board member of Temasek and SATS Ltd (SGX: S58), a leading provider of gateway and food solutions. She is also a member ofSingapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), which is chaired by Singapore’s prime minister and comprises Singapore Cabinet Ministers, as well as distinguished local and international members from industry and academia that advise and drive research and innovation strategies for economic and societal development in Singapore.

Jenny has been a member of the Forbes Global 100 VC Midas list every year for the last decade, and the first woman to break the Top 10 in 2015. In 2016, she was named to the Vanity Fair New Establishment list, Fast Company Most Creative People in Business list, and is consistently recognized by The New York Times and CB Insights among the top 100 venture capital investors worldwide, ranking #8 among top venture capitalists in Asia. She is also a recipient of Singapore’s Business China’s Young Achiever Award in 2016, the Business Times’ Outstanding Overseas Executive Award in 2019, and a member of the 2019 Forbes Asia Power Business women 25 list.

Jenny graduated from Cornell University with an M.S. and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

North America
Other
Jenny Lee
GGV Capital
Managing Partner
United States

Adrian Cheng

Chief Executive Officer|New World Development
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong

Adrian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New World Development Company Limited (HXEx 00017). In this role, he oversees the strategy and operations of the entire group, which spans property investment and development, infrastructure, construction, healthcare, insurance, hotels and other consumer and technology businesses. Its Greater China operations, primarily in the Greater Bay Area, had a total asset value of approximately HK$639.7 billion as at 31 December 2021.

Adrian was appointed CEO in March 2020. Since first joining the company in 2006, he has held various senior roles including Executive Director, Joint General Manager, Executive Vice Chairman and General Manager. Previously, he gained corporate finance and investment banking experience while working at international firms, UBS and Goldman Sachs.

Adrian’s focus is on revitalising the 50-year group by continuing to evolve its offerings and embedding culture, technology, innovation and sustainability into all facets of the organisation. He is strongly committed to Creating Shared Value; connecting business success with social progress, and improving social welfare.

At 29 years of age, Adrian established the K11 brand, the world’s first ‘cultural-retail’ concept, with the intention of merging art and commerce and curating the customer journey with a focus on the next generation. The growing franchise (which plans to operate 40 sites by 2025) includes art malls, office buildings, luxury residences and two not-for-profit organisations, the K11 Craft & Guild Foundation and K11 Art Foundation, that are focused on fostering cross-cultural art education and conserving and rejuvenating traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

Adrian has led some of New World Development’s most ambitious and impactful projects to date, including the development of Victoria Dockside, a US $2.6 billion, 3 million-sq-ft art and design district on the promenade of Hong Kong's iconic Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.

He is spearheading several major development projects in the Greater Bay Area, including the recently announced ECOAST development, a one-of-a-kind commercial complex worth RMB10 billion in Shenzhen, aiming to create the region’s first circular economy hub and largest harbourfront cultural/retail destination. He has also led the development of 11 SKIES at Hong Kong International Airport, which will be the first development to combine retail, dining, entertainment and wellness, and become a world class destination for people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland – especially from the Greater Bay Area.

In 2017, Adrian founded C Ventures, a venture capital company that manages an investment portfolio of disruptive lifestyles, technology and media brands. The company champions the power of creativity and innovation and targets millennials and Gen Z. The portfolio includes brands such as CASETiFY, Fiture, RTFKT Studio and Moda Operandi.

In addition to the various board positions that Adrian holds on behalf of New World Development Company Limited and its affiliates, he is also a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Dean’s Council, the City University of Hong Kong’s International Advisory Board and the Ivey Asia Advisory Board.

Adrian was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR government in 2022 for his outstanding contribution to Hong Kong, taking a leading part in supporting the local community and creating shared value over the years.

Hong Kong
Other
Adrian Cheng
New World Development
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong

Eric Jing

Executive Chairman & CEO|Ant Group
Executive Chairman & CEO
Mainland China

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

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

Mr. Jing serves as a senior advisor to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, is a member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Foundation Board, and served on the UN Secretary-General's Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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

Mainland China
Lending & Payments
Eric Jing
Ant Group
Executive Chairman & CEO
Mainland China

Jessica Tan

Co-CEO & Executive Director|Ping An Group
Co-CEO & Executive Director
Mainland China

Ms. Jessica Tan is currently Co-CEO of Ping An Group (the “Group”), overseeing the Group’s insurance, technology and healthcare businesses. She sits on the Group’s Executive Committee and Investment Management Committee for its over 30 subsidiaries across Insurance, Banking, Investment, Technology and Internet businesses. She is in charge of 10+ Ping An subsidiaries. Ms. Tan also serves on the board of a number of subsidiaries under Ping An Bank, Ping An Property & Casualty, Ping An Life, and Ping An Asset Management.

In Ms. Tan’s 9 years at Ping An, the Group grew from the world’s 30th largest financial conglomerate into the 2th, serving 668 million online users and 225 million financial customers. Moreover, Ping An made major strides in technology and innovation, having established research institutes and increasing its R&D staff from to over 30,000 (including nearly 3,900 scientists). The Group has filed over 43,000 patent applications around the world, ranking 1st for fintech, AI and digital healthcare globally. In addition, Ping An has won over 70 international championships in the last 5 years, including image recognition, semantic understanding, deep learning, medical imaging, intelligent diagnosis, and has published over 250 papers in internationally renowned journals covering healthtech, AI and other fields, such as The Lancet and American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Ms. Tan serves as a member of several government advisory committees, including a global director of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a member of the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (the Geneva Association), a member of international advisory panel for Human Health and Potential (HHP) of Singapore, a member of International Advisory Board (IAB) of University of Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, an international Advisor of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a member of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and an expert advisor of Shenzhen Advisory Committee, as well as an advisor of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC). She also represented Ping An as one of Co-Chairs for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos event in 2019. Ms. Tan received the Chinese Government Friendship Award in 2019. In 2020, Ms. Tan was listed by the Fortune magazine as the second most powerful woman outside of the US, and won the “Best 2 CEO” award from Institutional Investor’s 2020 All-Asia Executive Team rankings. In 2021, Ms. Tan was named Her World magazine's Woman of the Year, and ranked 6th on the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders list by the Fortune magazine.

Before joining Ping An, Ms. Tan served as a global partner at McKinsey & Company. In her 13 years with McKinsey in the USA and ten Asian countries, Ms. Tan has worked with over 30 world-leading financial and technology companies and regulatory authorities, focusing on strategy, innovation, operations and technology. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and two bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics respectively. As a native Singaporean, Ms. Tan is married and has two daughters.

Mainland China
Other
Jessica Tan
Ping An Group
Co-CEO & Executive Director
Mainland China

Daniel Pinto

President & COO|JPMorgan Chase
President & COO
United States

Daniel Pinto is President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm, and a member of its Operating Committee. He is also CEO of its Corporate & Investment Bank, an industry leader in investment banking, trading markets and investor services.

Daniel has spent his career at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessor companies. He began as a financial analyst and foreign exchange trader at Manufacturers Hanover in 1983 in Buenos Aires. In 1992, he was appointed head of Sales for Chemical Bank, responsible for clients in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Shortly after, he became head trader and Treasurer of Chemical Bank in Mexico. Daniel moved to London in 1996 to oversee local markets in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for Chase Manhattan, later taking charge of the markets side of the firm’s emerging-market business.

In early 2006, Daniel was made global head of Emerging Markets. He was given added responsibility for the Global Credit Trading & Syndicate business in early 2008. In 2009, he was made co-head of Global Fixed Income for the Investment Bank before becoming sole head of the group in 2012. He was also made co-CEO of the Corporate & Investment Bank in 2012, and became sole CEO in 2014. In January 2018, he was named Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase, to work closely with the CEO and the Board to identify and pursue critical firm-wide opportunities.

Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting and Business Administration from Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance.

North America
Banks & Financial institutions
Daniel Pinto
JPMorgan Chase
President & COO
United States

Agustín Carstens

General Manager|Bank for International Settlements
General Manager
Mexico

Agustín Carstens became General Manager of the BIS on 1 December 2017.

Mr Carstens was Governor of the Bank of Mexico from 2010 to 2017. A member of the BIS Board from 2011 to 2017, he was chair of the Global Economy Meeting and the Economic Consultative Council from 2013 until 2017. He also chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the IMF's policy advisory committee from 2015 to 2017.

Mr Carstens began his career in 1980 at the Bank of Mexico. From 1999 to 2000, he was Executive Director at the IMF. He later served as Mexico’s deputy finance minister (2000–03) and as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF (2003–06). He was Mexico's finance minister from 2006 to 2009. 

Mr Carstens has been a member of the Financial Stability Board since 2010 and is a member of the Group of Thirty.

Mr Carstens holds an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. 

South America
Other
Agustín Carstens
Bank for International Settlements
General Manager
Mexico

Bill Winters

Group Chief Executive|Standard Chartered
Group Chief Executive
United Kingdom

Bill Winters is the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC (June 2015 – Present).

Bill is a Non-Executive Director of Novartis International AG. He presently Chairs the Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets and Co-Chairs the B20 Action Council on Sustainability & Global Emergencies.

Bill spent 26 years with JP Morgan and was Co-CEO of the Investment Bank (2004-2009).  He was a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established by the UK Govt (2010) and served as advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. Bill also founded Renshaw Bay, a hedge fund which he ran from 2011-2015.

Bill holds an MBA from Wharton and was awarded a CBE in 2013.

Europe
Banks & Financial institutions
Bill Winters
Standard Chartered
Group Chief Executive
United Kingdom

Nicolas Aguzin

Chief Executive Officer|Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong

Nicolas Aguzin joined HKEX as Chief Executive Officer on 24 May 2021 from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s International Private Bank. Mr Aguzin has been based in Hong Kong since 2012.

From 2013 to 2020, Mr Aguzin was CEO, J.P. Morgan, Asia Pacific where he was responsible for all the firm’s business across 17 markets. Mr Aguzin presided over some of the firm’s major expansion efforts during the period, including establishing itself in China as one of the few international financial institutions with a full range of services and capabilities; including a fully-owned locally incorporated commercial bank, a majority-owned securities company, an asset management company and a futures and options company. Concurrent with his Asia CEO role, Mr Aguzin also ran J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking division in Asia. During his tenure the bank rose to become one of the leading investment banks in the Asia Pacific region.

Mr Aguzin joined J.P. Morgan in 1990 in Buenos Aires as a financial analyst. Between 1990 and 2005, he held a variety of roles in New York and Buenos Aires, and in 2005 he was appointed as CEO, Latin America. In 2008 and 2009, in addition to his responsibilities as CEO, Latin America and Head of Latin America Investment Banking, he served as Senior Country Officer for Brazil.

Mr Aguzin holds a bachelor degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Hong Kong
Capital Markets
Nicolas Aguzin
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong

Cai Jianchun

President|Shanghai Stock Exchange
President
Mainland China

Mr. Cai Jianchun started his professional career in April 1994. He has long been in securities regulation, capital market reform and development, risk prevention and control, with nearly 30 years of experience in the capital market. He joined the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in April 2001. Starting from May 2004, he was appointed as deputy bureau chief of the CSRC Hebei Regulatory Bureau, deputy director-general of the Department of Listed Company Supervision, and subsequently deputy bureau chief of the CSRC Zhejiang Regulatory Bureau. Starting from April 2015, he successively served as director-general of the Department of Corporate Bond Supervision and director-general of the Department of Listed Company Supervision. Since June 2020, he has been serving as President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Cai holds a PhD degree in Management.

Mainland China
Capital Markets
Cai Jianchun
Shanghai Stock Exchange
President
Mainland China

Forest Lin

Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology|Tencent
Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology
Mainland China

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

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

Mainland China
Other
Forest Lin
Tencent
Corporate Vice President, Head of Tencent Financial Technology
Mainland China

Greg Case

Chief Executive Officer|Aon
Chief Executive Officer
United States

Greg Case is Chief Executive Officer of Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. He is also a member of the company's Board of Directors. 

Before joining Aon, he served on the governing Shareholders' Council at McKinsey & Company, a leading international management consultant, and led their Global Insurance and Financial Services Practice. Prior to McKinsey, he worked for the investment banking firm of Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood and at the Federal Reserve Bank. 

Case holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude from Kansas State University. He serves on the boards of Discover Financial Services, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Field Museum of Natural History, and St. John's University School of Risk Management. Case was named by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 best performing CEOs in the world in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2014.

North America
Advisory & Professional Services
Greg Case
Aon
Chief Executive Officer
United States

Laurence Tosi

Managing Partner & Founder|WestCap
Managing Partner & Founder
United States

For over 25 years, L.T. has established a career as a distinctive operator, serial entrepreneur and forward-looking investor. As an operator, L.T. has served in executive-level roles at leading, global institutions Merrill Lynch (COO, CFO, Risk Committee, Head of Corp. Dev. and eCommerce), Blackstone (CFO, Management and Risk Committee Member, Head of the Innovations Fund and Blackstone Treasury Solutions fund) and Airbnb (CFO, Head of Payments, Customer Experience & Corporate Development). His tenure at each institution coincided with periods of their greatest innovation and transformational growth.

As an entrepreneur, L.T. was a founding partner or early investor behind several tech-enabled, disruptive businesses across e-commerce, private markets technology and cyber-security. During his time at Merrill and Blackstone, L.T. deployed ~$500M of capital, returning ~$1,600M. As an individual investor, L.T. has managed his own portfolio of investments via a family office for over 25 years, which recently evolved into WestCap.

WestCap is a strategic investor and operator in growth equity that partners with visionary leaders to build generational companies. WestCap’s team is comprised of seasoned entrepreneurs and company builders who work side-by-side with founders to help companies scale. WestCap has made notable investments like Airbnb, StubHub, Ipreo, Addepar, Hopper, iCapital, GoodLeap and NYDIG. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco and London. For more information, visit www.WestCap.com.

North America
VC & Investing
Laurence Tosi
WestCap
Managing Partner & Founder
United States

Luanne Lim

Chief Executive, Hong Kong|HSBC
Chief Executive, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

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

Ms Lim has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining HSBC Retail Banking in Singapore in 1999, she has held leadership roles and spearheaded strategic growth and transformation initiatives across HSBC’s key markets in Asia, including Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. During her time as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, Ms Lim delivered key innovation and efficiency programmes that demonstrate her strong understanding of the needs of our customers and employees in Hong Kong.

She currently serves several industry organisations. She is a Vice Chairperson of Hong Kong Association of Banks. She is a member of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Banking Advisory Committee and the Investor and Financial Education Council’s Financial Education Coordination Committee.

Ms Lim is also a strong advocate for workplace inclusion and has a passion for the environment.

Hong Kong
Banks & Financial institutions
Luanne Lim
HSBC
Chief Executive, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Richard Li

Chairman & Chief Executive|Pacific Century Group
Chairman & Chief Executive
Hong Kong

Richard Li Tzar Kai is Founder and Chairman of Pacific Century Group (PCG), an Asia-based long-term private investment group founded in 1993 with interests in financial services, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), and infrastructure. 

Richard Li launched now TV in 2003, via PCCW. He became interested in this industry in 1990 when he foresaw the opportunity for creative information and home entertainment services in Asia. The result was STAR TV, Asia's first satellite-delivered cable-TV service, which by 1993 had 45 million homes. 

In 2010, PCG acquired the asset management business of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and renamed it PineBridge Investments. Since PCG’s acquisition, PineBridge has received 13 industry awards and managed assets of over US$110 billion in assets through its global network. 

In 2013, PCG acquired ING Group N.V.’s Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand insurance business and renamed it FWD. Since then, Swiss Re has become a 15% shareholder in FWD and FWD has expanded its operations into Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia. 

Richard Li was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia in 2011. Richard Li is a licensed pilot and dive master.

Hong Kong
Other
Richard Li
Pacific Century Group
Chairman & Chief Executive
Hong Kong

Yuval Rooz

CEO|Digital Asset
CEO
United States

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

Under Yuval’s leadership, Digital Asset has grown from a fledgling start up to a leading enterprise blockchain company whose technology is used by top institutions and market infrastructures around the globe. With a vision for a world where businesses seamlessly connect regardless of the underlying technology, he is taking Digital Asset to the next level by creating a Global Economic Network that will fundamentally change the future of business and how companies interact.

Previously, Yuval managed an algorithmic trading desk at DRW Trading and he launched DRW Venture Capital as a member of the firm’s investment team. He also worked as a developer at Citadel.

Yuval serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Blockchain Business Council and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He is based at the company’s headquarters in New York City.

North America
Blockchain, DLT & Cryptocurrencies
Yuval Rooz
Digital Asset
CEO
United States

Sun Yu

Vice Chairman & Chief Executive|Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive
Hong Kong

Mr SUN has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited since December 2020. He is a member of each of the Strategy and Budget Committee and the Sustainability Committee. Mr SUN joined BOC in 1998. He had served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Overseas Business Officer and General Manager of London Branch of BOC, CEO of Bank of China (UK) Limited, and General Manager of Global Markets of BOCHK. He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of BOC Aviation Limited, President of Shanghai RMB Trading Unit of BOC and General Manager of Beijing Branch.

Mr SUN holds other roles with the Group, including Chairman of BOC Insurance (International) Holdings Company Limited, Chairman of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited and Chairman of BOCHK Charitable Foundation. Mr SUN also holds a number of public offices in Hong Kong. He is Honorary President of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association, Chairman of the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong, and sits on the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Banking Advisory Committee, and the Council of Treasury Markets Association. He is also Co-Chairman of Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union, sits on the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Risk Management Committee of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and is also Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, etc.

Mr SUN has extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry with substantial knowledge in business management and strategy, corporate governance, risk management and sustainable development. He graduated from Nankai University with a Master’s Degree in Economics in 1998.

Hong Kong
Banks & Financial institutions
Sun Yu
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive
Hong Kong

Sabrina Peng

Chief Sustainability Officer|Ant Group
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mainland China

Ms. Peng joined Alipay in November 2012 and had served as vice president and general manager of the international business group, where she laid the foundations of Alipay's international businesses. She had also served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ant Group, and President of Social Good and Green Development of Ant Group.

In May, 2022, Ms. Peng started to serve as Ant Group's first Chief Sustainability Officer, leading the implementation of the company's sustainable development strategy.  

Prior to Ant Group, Ms. Peng joined Alibaba in May 2000 and served as its vice president from January 2008 to February 2012, when she was responsible for Alibaba's divisions for the domestic and international B2B marketplaces. In addition, Ms. Peng was the product founder of AliExpress, a global retail marketplace. Ms. Peng obtained a double degree in technical English and international trade from Xi'an Jiaotong University in July 2000, and an EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School in September 2010.

Mainland China
Lending & Payments
Sabrina Peng
Ant Group
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mainland China

Dan Neary

Vice President, Meta APAC|Meta
Vice President, Meta APAC
Singapore

Dan Neary is the Vice President of Asia Pacific for Meta where he oversees the company’s business operations. Dan is a technology veteran with over 25 years of executive-level experience. Prior to Meta, Dan was the Vice President of Market Development at Skype, managing local marketing channels. Before joining Skype, Dan was the Vice President of Emerging Markets at eBay where he led the company's businesses in Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Dan began his career at the Kellogg Company in various US-based marketing roles and led many of the company’s expansion activities in APAC. Outside of his day job, Dan is active as a mentor in the start-up community and is a Limited Partner in several venture capital funds.

Southeast Asia
Big Tech & Emerging Tech
Dan Neary
Meta
Vice President, Meta APAC
Singapore

Charles Li

Founder & Chairman|Micro Connect
Founder & Chairman
Hong Kong

Charles is Founder and Chairman of Micro Connect. He was most recently Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) from January 2010 to December 2020. During this time, he orchestrated some of the most significant strategic initiatives in HKEX's history, including the acquisition of the London Metal Exchange in 2012, the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect cross-border trading scheme in 2014, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect in 2016, Bond Connect in 2017, and the Listing Reforms in 2018. Prior to joining HKEX in 2009, Charles served as Chairman of JP Morgan China from 2003 to 2009 and worked at Merrill Lynch from 1994 to 2003, where he served as President of Merrill Lynch China from 1999 to 2003. Earlier in his career, Charles practiced law at Brown & Wood and Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.

Charles also serves on the Board of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. and the Board of Trustees of Asia Business Council.

Charles received a BA in English Literature from Xiamen University, an MA in Journalism from the University of Alabama and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Hong Kong
Capital Markets
Charles Li
Micro Connect
Founder & Chairman
Hong Kong

Vachira Arromdee

Executive Advisor, CBDC Projects|Bank of Thailand
Executive Advisor, CBDC Projects
Thailand

Dr. Vachira is currently the Executive Advisor for the Bank of Thailand’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects. She previously served as Deputy Governor for Corporate Development to oversee holistic organizational management including technology, risk management, human resources, legal, banknote management and corporate services. She also initiated and has continuously overseen the Bank of Thailand’s research and development on digital currencies and related technology since 2018.

Dr. Vachira is a CFA Charterholder. She received a Bachelor of Accountancy from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) and Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport (USA). She also earned a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia (USA).

Southeast Asia
Banks & Financial institutions
Vachira Arromdee
Bank of Thailand
Executive Advisor, CBDC Projects
Thailand

Norman Chan

Chairman|RD Technologies
Chairman
Hong Kong

Dr Norman Chan was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in October 2009 to September 2019. During this period, he was a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established by G20 and served as Chairman of FSB’s Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation in April 2017 to August 2019.

In 1976, Dr Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Government Administrative Service. He left the Administrative Service in 1993 to join the HKMA as Executive Director and as Deputy Chief Executive in 1996 to 2005. He then joined the Standard Chartered Bank as Vice Chairman, Asia in December 2005 to June 2007. He was the Director of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR’s Office in July 2007 to August 2009. He was the Founding Chairman of the policy think-tank Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre, which was set up in 2006.

Dr Chan is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College of CUHK from August 2021. He received an Honorary Doctoral Degree of Business Administration from the City University (2020) and Lingnan University (2021) respectively.

Dr Chan also founded two Fintech companies, RD Wallet Technologies Limited and RD ezLink Limited, in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Hong Kong
Other
Norman Chan
RD Technologies
Chairman
Hong Kong

Angel Ng

Head of Asia|Citi Global Wealth
Head of Asia
Hong Kong

Angel Ng is the Head of Asia for Citi Global Wealth. She is responsible for overseeing Citi Asia’s wealth business which includes Asia Private Bank and Consumer banking franchises in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Prior to her current position, Angel was the CEO for Citi Hong Kong and Macau. She joined Citi in 1998, since then held many senior roles include Head of Consumer Banking, Head of Wealth Management and Head of Cards.

Prior to Citi, Angel held a number of senior positions at Procter & Gamble and China Light and Power Hong Kong. She started her career with HSBC.

Angel currently serves as a board or committee member of the following organizations: Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee under the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee; Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation; Council of the Treasury Markets Association; Vice Chairman of the Financial & Treasury Services Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; and Board Advisor of Teach for Hong Kong.

Angel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong
Banks & Financial institutions
Angel Ng
Citi Global Wealth
Head of Asia
Hong Kong

Dong He

Deputy Director|International Monetary Fund
Deputy Director

Dong HE is Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) of the International Monetary Fund. He has oversight responsibility for MCM’s work on digital currencies and fintech. He joined MCM in October 2014 and led MCM’s work on global financial stability analysis, monetary and macroprudential policies, and technical assistance on central bank operations.

Dong holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Cambridge. He started his career in 1993 when he joined the World Bank through the Young Professionals Program. He was a staff member of the World Bank during 1993-1998, of the IMF during 1998-2004, and of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) during 2004-2014. At the HKMA, he was Executive Director responsible for directing research and policy advice on issues relating to the maintenance of monetary and financial stability and the development of financial markets. He was also Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.

Dong has been an active member of the global central banking community and a regular participant in international meetings of central banks and regulatory agencies. He has published extensively on macroeconomic and financial market issues.

North America
Banks & Financial institutions
Dong He
International Monetary Fund
Deputy Director

Sebastien Borget

COO & Co-Founder|The Sandbox
COO & Co-Founder
France

Sébastien Borget is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox decentralized Metaverse, a virtual world where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform. Sebastien also became the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 300 key members of the industry. He was recently named #4 in the Top #100 2022 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain/sebastien-borget. The Sandbox has been featured in TIME100 Top 100 most influential companies of 2022 by Times magazine https://time.com/collection/time100-companies-2022/6159401/the-sandbox/

Europe
Blockchain, DLT & Cryptocurrencies
Sebastien Borget
The Sandbox
COO & Co-Founder
France

Harshika Patel

CEO, Hong Kong|J.P. Morgan
CEO, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Harshika Patel is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for running Strategy for J.P. Morgan in Asia Pacific partnering with the Corporate and Investment bank, Asset and Wealth Management and Commercial Banking businesses to drive and implement the firm’s strategy across our 16 markets.

She also serves as the CEO for Hong Kong which is home to the firm’s Asia Pacific headquarters. Harshika sits on the Board of J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited and on the EXCO of ASIFMA where she also serves as Treasurer.

Harshika joined J.P. Morgan in November 2013 as a Managing Director based in Singapore to run the Asia Commodities Sales and Structuring business and the Electronic Sales business, delivering electronic trading services across FX, Rates, Credit and Commodities to clients.

Prior to joining the firm, Harshika was at Barclays Capital for 10 years where she held a variety of roles based in London including Deputy Treasurer for Barclays Capital, and Global Chief Operating Officer for the Commodities business. Between 1994 and 2003, she was a Senior Manager in the Financial Services Practice at Deloitte London providing assurance and advisory services to global financial institutions.

Harshika is based in Hong Kong with her husband and two children.

Hong Kong
Banks & Financial institutions
Harshika Patel
J.P. Morgan
CEO, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Yoav Soffer

CBDC Project Manager|Bank of Israel
CBDC Project Manager
Israel

Yoav Soffer has been with the Bank of Israel for 18 years. He served in various position as a research economist, advisor on behalf of the Bank at the executive board of the World Bank, and member of the Bank's Office of the Spokesperson and Economic Information, before becoming the Bank of Israel Spokesperson in 2014. He stepped down from this position in 2020 to become an Advisor to the Deputy Governor and the CBDC Project Manager. Since then, he has been coordinating the Bank of Israel's work on the digital shekel. Yoav has a B.A in Economics and Geography and an M.A in Economics, both from Ben Gurion University in Israel. He has taught various courses in economics in academic institutions in Israel.

Middle East
Central Banks & Regulators
Yoav Soffer
Bank of Israel
CBDC Project Manager
Israel

Shu-Pui Li

Advisor, The Governor Office|Central Bank of U.A.E.
Advisor, The Governor Office
United Arab Emirates

Shu-Pui Li joined the Central Bank of U.A.E. (CBUAE) in November 2018 and is currently the Advisor to H.E. the Governor of Central Bank of UAE.  His major responsibilities include the implementation of the Fintech Strategy and establishment of a FinTech Office for the CBUAE; implementation of the National Payment Strategy and the continued enhancement of the financial market infrastructure of U.A.E.; and the provision of advisory support to the digital transformation of the CBUAE.

Prior joining CBUAE, Shu-Pui was the Executive Director of the Financial Infrastructure Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and spent 17 years at the HKMA.  His work covered the following areas:

  • in charge of the Fintech Facilitation Office (FFO) of the HKMA, which helps build the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and promote Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia;
  • development and promotion of the financial infrastructure in Hong Kong, including the four large value payment systems (covering USD, HKD, euro and RMB), the faster payment system (7*24 payment system), debt securities clearing and settlement systems and research on digital currency issued by central bank;
  • continued development and promotion of the largest RMB offshore centre and infrastructure worldwide in Hong Kong, which has on average close to one trillion RMB turnover on a daily basis.  Related key projects included the enhancement to liquidity provision, mutual fund recognition, stock connect and bond connect, which allow mainland RMB financial products to be available at the off-shore centre.  
  • development of the soft infrastructure in Hong Kong, including implementation of the deposit protection scheme, investor and consumer education, enhanced competency framework for banking practitioners, and currency and note printing; and
  • coordination with overseas central banks and service providers to facilitate cross-border cooperation in financial infrastructure development.

Shu-Pui had also worked for the JP Morgan and Chase before joining the HKMA and was in charge of the Information Risk Department for the entire Asia region.

Shu-Pui is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountant England & Wales, a qualified Chartered Information System Engineer (CEng), a certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a member of the British Computer Society (MBCS). He has also obtained a Masters degree in research of computer graphics and a Bachelors (1st Class Hons) degree in Computing Science at the University of Manchester.

Middle East & Southwest Asia
Banks & Financial institutions
Shu-Pui Li
Central Bank of U.A.E.
Advisor, The Governor Office
United Arab Emirates

Vivienne Tam

International Fashion Designer & Founder|VIVIENNE TAM
International Fashion Designer & Founder
Hong Kong

Vivienne Tam, honored by Forbes magazine as one of the “25 Top Chinese-Americans in Business” and People Magazine as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in the world, is an international designer known for her culture-bridging, east-meets-west approach to design as well as pioneering global collaborations marrying fashion with technology and renowned brands such as HP, Lenovo/Moto, Tencent, Google and Starbucks. Vivienne Tam effortlessly blends her cultural roots with a modern design vocabulary recognized for its artistry. She is also the author of the award winning book “China Chic” and pieces from her collections are housed in the permanent archives of the world’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

In 2015, Tam’s three iconic gowns including Buddha collection were highlighted in the Metropolitan Museum Exhibition: “China: Through the Looking Glass" and received rave reviews. The entire process of staging the exhibit was made into a documentary “The First Monday in May” which premiered around the globe. In 2017, she was presented with “China Fashion Award – International Designer of the Year 2017” on Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in recognition of her contributions and achievements in promoting Chinese culture around the world. In 2018, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Beijing Olympics, Vivienne Tam come home to China with the world debut of her S/S 2019 fashion show in the spectacular Bird's Nest Culture Center in Beijing National Stadium. In 2022, Tam returned to S/S23 New York Fashion Week and bridge the reality of fashion world with the virtual possibilities of Metaverse, featuring the most celebrated NFTs from BAYC, CryptoPunks, CyberKongz and Awkward Astronauts.

Tam’s evening gowns are sought after by celebrities from around the world. From Gong Li, Lady Gaga, Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton to Dr. Jill Biden (wife of US President, Joe Biden), former first Daughters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump, whom Tam dressed at her F/W 2017 runway show in New York.

Hong Kong
Vivienne Tam
VIVIENNE TAM
International Fashion Designer & Founder
Hong Kong