2026 Speakers

Queena Qiu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Polyverse Entertainment Inc., a globally recognized GenAI consumer app company whose flagship product, AI Mirror, was featured by a16z as one of the top 20 GenAI mobile apps. Queena is an accomplished product and partnerships leader with over a decade of experience across Apple and ByteDance. At Apple, she played a pivotal role in launching the Apple Music product globally and expanding Apple's media services into the China market. She later joined ByteDance, where she led the strategic partnerships team with major ecosystem partners. Her work spanned international growth, ecosystem strategy, and core product expansion across global markets.

Queena holds a MBA degree from Tsinghua University&MIT Global program and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.

Rachel Lee currently serves as the Director of Blockchain & Digital Asset at Cyberport,  spearheading a range of strategic initiatives aimed at accelerating industry growth and fostering the expansion of the blockchain, digital asset and agentic AI-powered One-Person-Company (OPC) ecosystems. Prior to her current position, Rachel held the role of Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation at IX Fintech, and has served in the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) for 10 years, contributed to various high-impact functions, including Derivatives Trading, Fixed Income & Currency Development, and Emerging Business Development.

Rachel holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Compliance and Regulation and an MBA from the University of Hong Kong, as well as a BSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Rachel also holds various professional qualifications including Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA).

Rachel serves as Head of Business Development at HashKey Group and Chief Operating Officer of the On-Chain BG, overseeing both the operational management of the On-Chain Business Unit and the execution of strategic business development initiatives at the group level. As On-Chain COO, she drives institutional partnerships, commercial expansion, product & solution development to grow On-Chain business. As Group BD Head, she leads group-wide business development and partnerships with HashKey strategic accounts.

Rachel brings over 20 years of management experience across financial services, consulting, and fintech across web 1 / web 2 / web 3, with a multidisciplinary background spanning strategic planning, business operations, and technology-driven transformation. Early in her career, she served at McKinsey and Bain, where she served many world’s leading financial institutions. In recent years, she successfully led the scaling of MasterCard payment solutions in Greater China and Ping An Group PFS Platform.

During her tenure at Ping An Group, Rachel led the group's personal fintech business, scaling the team from several dozen to nearly one thousand professionals, while driving the business to profitability and delivering significant revenue growth.

Rachel joined HashKey with the aspiration to bring more financial institutions and businesses on-chain and build the future on-chain financial infrastructure together with institutional clients and partners.

Raunak Mehta is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Igloo, a Singapore-headquartered full-stack insurtech that builds and operates the operating system for insurance across Southeast Asia.

He was promoted to Co-Founder and CEO after serving as Igloo’s Chief Commercial Officer, and works alongside Igloo’s founding leadership as the company scales partnerships, product lines, and insurer integrations across the region.

Raunak brings deep operating experience from Asia’s consumer internet and platform ecosystem, having held senior roles at major e-commerce businesses including Flipkart and Zalora. He is frequently invited to speak on how distribution-led insurance, data-driven underwriting, and automated claims can unlock insurance adoption at scale in emerging markets.

Ray Chan is the chairman and CEO of MemeStrategy (HKEX: 2440), where he leads the company’s mission to bring digital innovation to collectibles. Under his leadership, the company has built a comprehensive trading card ecosystem under the Grade10 brand, spanning manufacturing, grading, vaulting, tokenization, financing, retail, merchandise, and live events.

Ray is also the co-founder and founding CEO of 9GAG, which he launched in 2008 with a simple mission: make the world happier. The platform has since grown into one of the world's top three humor-focused social networks by traffic, reaching more than 200 million users today.

Beyond business, Ray serves as an honorary advisor to World Vision Hong Kong, a board member of the Hong Kong Genome Institute, and a member of the Hong Kong government's Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ray lives in the city with his wife, son, and dog. He is a passionate trading card collector and lifelong anime fan, and he holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong.

Head of WeFi Technology's Indonesia project, previously Head of Marketing, Corporate Finance at WeBank, and Remote Lending Strategy Manager at Ping An Zhitong. Led multiple business lines from early-stage exploration to full-scale expansion, achieving exponential growth and significantly boosting revenue scale and industry competitiveness.

Raymond Fu is Vice President of Product and a Product & R&D Partner at Ninetech. He graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University and further studied Human-Computer Interaction at Eindhoven University of Technology. He combines a strong academic background with over a decade of experience building enterprise AI products and driving large-scale AI transformation.

At Ninetech, Raymond leads the company's AI product strategy and enterprise AI innovation initiatives. He has played a key role in developing bit-Agent, an enterprise AI Agent platform that enables organizations to accelerate intelligent transformation through autonomous AI agents, enterprise knowledge integration, and workflow intelligence. Under his leadership, bit-Agent has become a core solution for helping enterprises improve operational efficiency, optimize decision-making, and scale AI adoption across complex business environments.

Raymond specializes in AI Agents, large language model applications, enterprise AI platforms, low-code technologies, and intelligent workflow solutions. Throughout his career, he has successfully led the planning and commercialization of multiple enterprise-grade AI products serving customers across finance, manufacturing, retail, and other industries. Prior to joining Ninetech, he led the development of AI-powered enterprise solutions that achieved large-scale commercial deployment and delivered significant business value.

Today, Raymond is recognized for bridging cutting-edge AI technologies with real-world enterprise applications. His work focuses on helping organizations transform AI innovation into measurable business outcomes, with particular expertise in enterprise AI strategy, intelligent automation, and the practical adoption of AI Agents in large-scale enterprises.

Raymond serves as the Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific Markets at G.H. Financials (Hong Kong), a leading global clearing firm renowned for its deep industry expertise, client-focused solutions, cutting-edge technology, and robust compliance framework. As one of the largest non-bank FCMs globally and a specialist in listed derivatives, G.H. Financials operates at the forefront of the financial markets. In his capacity, Raymond oversees the firm’s overall business operations across the Asia Pacific region, driving the execution of the group’s growth strategy. He also holds the position of Responsible Officer for the Hong Kong entity.

With a career spanning close to two decades, Raymond brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Prior to joining G.H. Financials, he held the position of Head of EMEA Business Development at HKEX, where he played a pivotal role in expanding the exchange’s presence in the EMEA region. His professional background also includes roles as a Sales Trader and Equity Derivatives Broker, specialising in the Asia Ex-Japan markets. Raymond’s diverse skill set encompasses leadership development, strategic execution, business development, relationship management, cash equity and derivatives sales trading, listed derivatives clearing, and expertise in trading/clearing infrastructure and systems. His extensive experience and strategic acumen position him as a key leader in driving G.H. Financials’ success in the Asia Pacific region.

Rebecca ZHANG is the Head of Regional Partnerships, Product Development and Innovation at SCOR L&H, responsible for developing relationships with priority clients, generating new business opportunities and facilitating new product and solution development.

Rebecca first joined SCOR Hong Kong in 2016 and has worked in both Pricing and Marketing roles, focusing on product development and client management.

Prior to SCOR, Rebecca worked in Toronto with both traditional roles such as consultancies and insurance companies, and non-traditional roles such as being one of the first members of the NMG North American practice, and as a senior leader at a listed P2P insurtech startup.

Rebecca is a frequent speaker at insurance events and has keen interest in developing partnership opportunities with insurtech and digital health companies.

Dr Reneta Jovanoic is the Chief Scientific Officer Deloitte South Asia with the mission to merge science and deep tech to solve business and societal challenges. She is also leading Deloitte Quantum Centre of Disruption for Enterprises (QCoDE). The QCoDE is an ecosystem with academia, research, leading global quantum start ups as well as AWS and NIVIDA as partners. The QCoDE is de-risking quantum journeys and investment of clients aiming to explore quantum technologies for materials and drugs discovery, optimization challenges, exploring hybrid quantum/AI algorithms as well as quantum safe cryptography.

She served as an interim head of quantum computing department of the Fortune 10 (ten) company building their quantum strategy, use cases portfolio, and capabilities. She is member of German Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Solid State Physics as well as German Institute for Industrial Standards with the focus on AI and quantum standards. She is also a member of the advisory board of the Government of Karnataka for the Quantum City. She is a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab in Canada and Germany for the quantum and AI workstreams.

Prior to consulting industry, she held various management and leadership positions at BASF SE (Germany), including leading computer simulations and modeling department and senior advisor to BASF board. She is also an author, a keynote speaker, and a lecturer.

Mr. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Forthright Financial and Forthright Securities. Previously, he served as Managing Director for the Greater China region at Jefferies and previously an Associate Director at UOB Kay Hian.

Throughout his career, he has served over 200 major domestic and international investment institutions, including Capital, Fidelity, Millennium, China Investment Corporation (CIC), and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). He has also advised more than 30 Chinese enterprises, including JD.com in completing their overseas listings. He possesses extensive experience in cross-border capital markets and global asset allocation.

Mr. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University, a Master's degree in Management from Fudan University, an MBA from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and an EMBA from the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). He currently serves as an Alumni Mentor for the School of Management at Fudan University and previously served as the Secretary-General of the CKGSB Hong Kong Alumni Association.

Rishi is a senior markets practitioner and industry advocate with over 20 years’ experience in global markets across multiple capacities, products and fields, having previously worked in Sydney and Hong Kong prior to Singapore. Rishi brings to ASIFMA a deep understanding of capital markets and the financial market value chain, together with unique insights and perspectives gained from APAC-wide industry positions and a wide stakeholder base, including extensive advocacy experience with national, regional and global regulators. He leads ASIFMA’s initiatives in fintech, digital assets, AI, cybersecurity, tech risk, operational resilience, financial crime and third-party risk management.

Rishi has previously held with roles at the ASX as a Senior Communications Executive, Binance as Head of Government Affairs (Australia/Japan/New Zealand/Pacific Islands), AFMA as Director of Policy, ISDA as Director and then Senior Adviser of Public Policy, ASIC as an Analyst in the Financial Market Infrastructure team, and Deutsche Bank in Sydney as Team Leader, Equity Derivative Confirmations Asia-Pacific and Equity Derivatives Analyst.

Rishi is a graduate of The University of New South Wales, with Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts degrees including majors in Finance, International Business, Political Science and History.

Robert Lui is a Partner and Governing Board Member of Deloitte China with over 25 years of experience in capital markets, audit, digital transformation, and advisory services. As Deloitte China's Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader, he works closely with regulators and industry participants across the digital asset and Web3 ecosystem, advising on licensing, governance, compliance, and assurance matters. He has led more than 50 Hong Kong IPOs and plays an active role in shaping the city's digital asset agenda through key public appointments, including serving on the HKSAR Government's Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development and the Stablecoin Review Tribunal Panel. His extensive portfolio of government, professional, and academic appointments reflects his influence across financial services, public policy, and innovation, making him a recognized leader in advancing Hong Kong's position as a global digital asset and Web3 hub.

Robert also serves on audit and finance committees of leading public and professional organizations, including as Audit Committee Chairman of City University of Hong Kong and the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, Finance Committee Member of the Hospital Authority, and Audit Committee Member of the China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He previously served as Greater China Divisional President of CPA Australia and Chairman of the HKICPA Greater Bay Area Committee.

Rocky is a partner in Clifford Chance’s HK office and the Head of HK Asset Management and Financial Regulatory Group. He specialises in financial regulatory advice, fund formation and general corporate related work. Rocky also leads the Fintech practice in Hong Kong with expertise in digital assets, blockchain, AI and payments related matters. He is a member of various regulatory and fintech committees of AIMA/ASIFMA/FTAHK/HKIFA/PWMA. He is also the Advisory Board Member of AIHK and member of Hong Kong Academy of Finance.

Rocky is admitted as a solicitor in HK, NSW Australia, and England and Wales.

Zhengyong Wan, Founder and CEO of Ninetech, graduated from Peking University and has held senior positions including Senior Director at China Merchants Financial Technology (CMB Fintech), Head of the Overseas R&D Center at CICC, and Principal Solutions Consultant at Oracle.

A recognized expert in RPA, databases, middleware, and AI, Wan has received honors including Forbes China Technology & Innovation Leader, China’s Top 10 Outstanding Database Engineers, Oracle ACE Director, and Oracle ACE. He has authored or translated several influential technical books and holds more than ten invention patents.

At CICC, Wan led the development of multiple core financial systems, including derivatives and fixed-income trading platforms. These systems supported more than 10-fold business growth, while the derivatives trading system achieved a 1,000-fold increase in transaction volume.

At China Merchants Financial Technology, he led the introduction and deployment of AI, big data, blockchain, and RPA, built related technology teams, and successfully incubated the company’s RPA business.

In 2020, Wan founded Ninetech, dedicated to intelligent automation and enterprise AI. He has since led the company through seven rounds of financing and established Jiuke as a leading RPA provider for China’s state-owned and centrally administered enterprises, earning recognition as an expert in intelligent automation for state-owned enterprises.

Ronald Leung is the founder and Group CEO of Esperanza.

Ronald is responsible for the Group's governance and legal matters, with a focus on developing licensed and regulated products in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions. Under his leadership, Esperanza has secured registration with Hong Kong Customs for a digitalised gold-backed instrument (known as tokenised gold), and permission from the SFC to conduct fund tokenisation issuance with secondary trading.

Ronald began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Young. He then practised as a legal professional at King & Wood Mallesons and Mayer Brown, focusing on commercial and securities law, and later worked in the investment banking arm of BNP Paribas on corporate finance.

Before founding Esperanza, Ronald created the first tokenised fund permitted by the SFC in 2023, while serving in senior management at a licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong.

Ronald holds an MBA and a Juris Doctor degree. He is a solicitor of Hong Kong, a Chartered Accountant (ANZ) and a Certified Public Accountant (Washington), and currently serves as a member of the HKSAR Appeal Panel (Housing).

With over 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, Mr. Yao has enabled 62 companies to become industry leaders. He led his team in developing the proprietary "Positioning Equation," which received the Management Science Award from the Chinese Society for Management Science and was featured in MIT Sloan Management Review. Since 2010, he has worked with leading institutions including Peking University and China Central Television (CCTV) to advance strategic positioning as a widely adopted and globally recognized discipline. In 2015, he co-founded a consulting firm that enabled five companies, including Feihe and Yadea, to exceed RMB 10 billion in revenue. In 2022, he founded Apexmind Consulting, driving growth for leading enterprises such as CHAGEE, Junlebao, Xiaoguan Tea, Pantum, and Softide.

‧ Academic Fellow, The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI)
‧ Member of the Expert Committee of AAPM (American Academy of Project Management) China
‧ Honorary Fellow, The Institute of Management Consultants Hong Kong (IMCHK)
‧ Director, Chinese Society for Management Science
‧ Member of the Expert Committee, Competitive Strategy Teaching and Research Workshop, China Management Case Sharing Center
‧ Expert Mentor for Enterprise Development (Shanghai)
‧ Member, Advisory Committee for Business Administration Discipline Development, Shanghai University
‧ Practice Professor, Corporate Practice Expert and Corporate Mentor, MBA Center of Shanghai University
‧ Senior Economist

Ruda Yang is the CFO & COO, bringing a rare cross‑disciplinary background spanning engineering, economics, global finance and operational leadership.

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering with a second degree in Economics from Tsinghua University, where he previously served as President of the Student Union for the Department of Electronic Engineering. He later completed his master’s degree at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Ruda built his early career at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, before moving into investment as Global Technology Equity Investment Manager at CoreView Capital. He possesses extensive hands‑on experience in global technology investing and has taken part in numerous prominent private‑equity investment transactions.

Drawing on his dual roots in technical engineering and capital markets, Ruda combines sharp technical comprehension, rigorous economic analysis and deep investment insights. In his current dual‑role capacity, he oversees corporate finance, capital strategy and day‑to‑day operations. He bridges technical business needs with financial discipline, steering organizational execution, capital planning and strategic decision‑making to drive sustainable company growth.

Ryan Rugg is Head of Digital Assets, Services, Citi. The Services team helps enable global clients by simplifying the management of treasuries, payments and commerce on a day-to-day basis.

Since joining Citi, Ryan has built and led the bank's digital assets strategy within Services, culminating in the launch of Citi Token Services in 2023. Under her leadership, Citi developed one of the first large-scale institutional tokenization platforms from a global bank, enabling clients to move liquidity across Citi's network on a 24/7 basis using tokenized deposits and blockchain technology. The platform addresses longstanding treasury challenges around cross-border liquidity, cut-off times, and market-hour constraints, creating an "always-on" banking model for multinational corporate clients. Ryan has been instrumental in translating emerging blockchain technologies into practical, regulated banking solutions that deliver measurable business value to clients.

Before Citi, Ryan was Head of IBM’s America's blockchain team, helping to enhance client’s solutions and capabilities for building Digital Ecosystems. She provided strategic guidance for; operational and governance considerations, technology roadmaps, and services infrastructure to help clients focused on TIPS (Tokenization, Identity, Provenance & Sustainability).

In this role, her team helped launch New York’s Excelsior Pass (Digital Wallet for Vaccinations & PCR tests), which was groundbreaking with millions of users. This fundamental framework will help in the development and implementation of digital health credentials and beyond. The blueprint will help as a guide to assist other states, territories, and entities in the expansion of credential systems to advance economic development efforts nationwide. Prior to that Ryan was the Global Head of Industry at R3 (Fintech Startup), where she sat at the forefront of blockchain innovation across multiple industries. She was responsible for the strategic direction of R3’s key verticals, helping industry leaders capture the full benefits of blockchain for their businesses. Ryan also launched the Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) in cooperation with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development).

Ms Sammy Wong is Managing Director and Head of Business Banking, Hong Kong, leading HSBC’s Business Banking franchise that supports more than 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Her strategic focus is on building and deepening SME relationships, helping clients navigate market complexity through customer-centric banking solutions and digital innovation.

With over 20 years’ experience across the HSBC Group, Ms Wong has held senior leadership roles spanning corporate client segments and industry sectors. Prior to her current appointment, she served as Managing Director, Corporate Banking, covering Industrial and Commodity clients at HSBC, and as Head of Wholesale Credit Risk Management at Hang Seng Bank.

Ms Wong is actively engaged in fostering strategic dialogue and strengthening relationships across the financial sector and the wider community. She has also completed the Financial Leaders Programme at the Hong Kong Academy of Finance.

Sean is Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business at Bybit, overseeing the development of Bybit’s derivatives and institutional offering, with a broader remit spanning trading risk and exchange technology. He plays a key role in strengthening Bybit’s trading infrastructure, risk frameworks and institutional capabilities as digital assets continue to converge with global financial markets.

With more than 25 years of experience in global financial markets, Sean brings deep expertise across derivatives, high-frequency trading, trading risk, market structure and exchange technology.

Prior to joining Bybit, Sean was with Jump Trading, where he led the firm’s high-frequency futures trading business across EMEA, the US and LATAM. He managed significant investment portfolios and worked closely with exchanges and regulators globally, contributing to market development, trading performance and the evolution of trading infrastructure.
Previously, Sean was with Jump Crypto as a trader and Head of Strategic Partnerships, where he developed crypto trading strategies and led more than 20 strategic partnerships, contributing to ecosystem growth and the expansion of market liquidity.

At Bybit, Sean focuses on advancing the institutional trading experience through robust market infrastructure, disciplined risk management and scalable product development. His cross-market experience across traditional finance and digital assets gives him a distinctive perspective on the evolution of institutional trading and the infrastructure required to support the next generation of global digital asset markets.

Selene is Head of Digital Assets, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB), at HSBC. She provides strategic leadership for digital assets, custody and currencies within Markets and Securities Services, in close partnership with her counterpart in Global Payments Solutions.

Previously, she was Deputy Global Head of Equities and Asia Head of Equities, overseeing cash execution services, equity derivatives, structured products, prime finance and exchange-traded derivatives.

Since joining HSBC in 2001, Selene has held a number of senior leadership roles across the FX business, including Global Head of FX Options and APAC Head of GFX & Commodities. She has also led in Global Markets corporate sales, delivering tailored hedging and investment solutions for listed and privately held corporates.

Selene previously served on the board of ASIFMA and currently serves on the board of the City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong. She brings a strong cross-border perspective, deep markets experience and a leadership style centered on innovation, authenticity and sustainable high performance.

Selina is the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), a trade body with 134 insurers operating in Hong Kong which represents over 90% of the market share.

Selina has accumulated extensive management and communications experience in the field of insurance since she joined the HKFI in 1997. In addition to overseeing the operations of the HKFI and its 30+ technical committees and various consumer education and communications projects, she also spearheaded a number of significant initiatives for the industry, including the Insurance Fraud Prevention Claims Database, the award-winning Motor Insurance DLT-based Authentication System (MIDAS), the Hong Kong Insurance Awards, etc.

Externally, she is a member of the FSTB’s Shenzhen-Hong Kong Financial Co-operation Committee, Insurance Authority’s Insurance Advisory Committee and Road Safety Council.  She also serves as a member of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks’ Data Governance Steering Committee, Capacity Building Working Group under the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance and Insurance Training Advisory Committee of the Qualifications Framework.  She has been appointed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board as the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador.

On the international front, Ms Lau serves the East Asia Insurance Congress (EAIC) as Secretary & Treasurer.  She is also a member of the Nomination Committee and Education Forum of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).  In 2021, 2022 and 2024, Ms Lau has been elected Asia’s Elite Women in Insurance Industry by the Insurance Business Asia.

Ms Lau holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in English and Translation.  She also acquired a Master Degree in Communications and New Media at the City University of Hong Kong.  She is a graduate of the seventh class of the Chinese Academy of Governance (Hong Kong).

Seyi Ebenezer – CEO, Payaza Africa Limited

Seyi Ebenezer is a seasoned commercial banking expert and fintech entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in driving innovation, business growth, and financial transformation across Africa and global markets. He is the Founder and CEO of Payaza Africa Limited, a rapidly expanding payment gateway infrastructure company with operations in 20 African countries, Canada, the USA, and the UAE.

Prior to founding Payaza, Seyi held senior management roles at Keystone Bank and Access Bank PLC. He facilitated capital and debt deals exceeding $450 million across sectors including oil & gas, real estate, fintech, logistics, and e-commerce.

Seyi began his career at KPMG and is a chartered accountant, a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB). He holds an MBA from Lagos Business School, a Certificate in Finance from Harvard, and is currently completing an Executive MBA at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Seyi is recognized for his strong leadership in commercial finance, business development, and strategic banking operations. His honors include “Role Model of the Year” and “Balance Sheet Growth Award’’. Passionate about Africa’s financial future, he continues to shape the digital payments landscape through strategic vision and relentless innovation.

Shadab Ahmed leads digital assets within Cash Management at Standard Chartered in Hong Kong, putting digital money to work in real corporate treasury flows across Hong Kong's Ensemble and cross-border rails. He is responsible for building and commercializing products covering Tokenized Deposits, Stablecoins and CBDC's.

He brings more than 20 years in payments and transaction banking, and has launched payment products in over 30 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

His career began at Citi in New York. He moved into cash management product in Pakistan, where he launched wholesale cards and rebuilt the bank's electronic payments platform, then led commercial cards across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey from the UAE, launching in nine markets. As Citi's head of country business and product in Iraq, he built payment networks for sovereign and development flows through one of the world's most complex operating environments.

As a Director in Europe, he led Citi's global cross-border payments transformation across more than 10 countries, with deep engagement across global corporates including regulators across the world. He then crossed into technology as Principal for International Commerce and Payments at HubSpot in Ireland, taking embedded payments to 40 countries and 20 currencies.

Today his focus is where tokenized deposits, stablecoins and CBDCs meet the practical needs of corporate treasurers. Having built payments in some of the world's most mature and most challenging markets, from both the bank and the tech side, he brings a global and grounded view of how digital money moves from pilot to everyday use.

Shakira Monique is a Dutch-German entrepreneur, innovator, and Founder and CEO of TechPup and Visual Earth Limited, a Hong Kong-based technology company developing AI-powered solutions to advance animal health, wellness, and longevity.

With an international background spanning Europe, Asia, and the United States, Shakira brings together experience in business development, marketing, design, and emerging technologies. She studied Global Communications and Business at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and California State University, and pursued Environmental Science studies at Dong Hwa University in Taiwan.

Her professional experience includes luxury brand marketing and public relations at Bulgari, business development in the technology sector, and academic research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Fashion and Textiles. These experiences inform her multidisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship, combining creative thinking with commercial strategy and technological innovation.

Driven by her passion for animal welfare and the human–animal bond, Shakira founded TechPup to help pets live safer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Under her leadership, the company has received support through initiatives including the PolyU Micro Fund and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), and has participated in business and innovation programmes and international competitions.

Beyond her work in technology, Shakira is committed to community building, sustainability, and social impact. Through pet-focused initiatives and events, she advocates for responsible pet ownership and stronger connections between people and animals. Her long-term ambition is to build a leading internationally recognized pet wellness technology brand.

Mr. Huang served as Deputy Managing Editor and Editorial Board Member of Caixin Media, the Chinese equivalent of the Economist. He was in charge of Caixin’s foreign desk, with 20 years of experience in reporting on Chinese domestic political and economic situations, and its external relations with a focus on Chinese economic diplomacy.

Mr. Huang was a visiting fellow with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford in the trinity term of 2018. He served as a senior research associate with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame for the period of August 2018 through May 2019.

Fu Sheng is a prominent entrepreneur and product leader with extensive experience spanning the PC and mobile internet eras. In 2010, he founded Cheetah Mobile and led the company to its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 2016, Fu introduced the “All in AI” strategy and founded OrionStar. Under his leadership, OrionStar has developed a portfolio of AI service robots deployed in more than 60 countries and regions worldwide.

Since 2023, Fu has led the company in launching the Orion series of large language models (LLMs), developed in-house and released as open source, alongside EasyClaw, an enterprise AI agent application. The company continues to build its AI expertise and explore the capabilities and limits of LLMs and AI agents.

Today, Fu is leading the company’s transformation into an AI-native organization while advancing its hardware and software businesses. On the hardware side, he focuses on developing AI robots that deliver tangible value; on the software side, he accelerates the deployment of AI agent applications. These efforts translate AI advances into real-world productivity gains, helping enterprises accelerate their AI transformation and expand globally.

Sheng Wu is the Co-Founder of SK Monde Consulting, an AI-native consultancy helping businesses prepare and transform for the agentic era. Leveraging a team with backgrounds at AWS, Bank of China and McKinsey, SK Monde advises companies on AI, technology and go-to-market strategy.

Sheng brings extensive experience across finance, e-commerce, and technology. Through her roles at Bank of China, she developed a deep understanding of the technology requirements within the financial industry. She subsequently worked on cross-border expansion and data-driven initiatives at fast-growing SMEs, including YesStyle and Premium Sound Solutions.

Fluent in English, Chinese and Dutch, she also serves as an AI and Marketing Advisory Member at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Sheng holds dual master’s degrees in Business Economics and Management from Belgium.

Sherry is the Chief Operating Officer of Manifold AI and holds a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has a multidisciplinary background spanning technology R&D, product operations, and business management.

Prior to joining Manifold AI, Sherry served as General Manager of the Internet Finance Department at Zhongshan Securities, becoming the youngest head of an internet finance division at a Chinese securities firm at the time. She led a team of more than 20 people responsible for online customer acquisition, product operations, and the development and management of related technology systems. She was also responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of all in-house systems at the company.

During her tenure at SenseTime, Sherry served as Product Operations Lead for a product line generating RMB 200 million in annual revenue and as a Senior R&D Project Manager. She led R&D projects for data annotation platforms, autonomous driving data platforms, and MEC products.

Sherry specializes in driving business growth through data-driven approaches and has a proven track record of turning around underperforming businesses and restoring them to profitability. At Manifold AI, she oversees overall operations, commercialization, and organizational alignment, driving the transformation of cutting-edge technologies into sustainable business growth.

Yen has been an investor in blockchain technology since 2016. previously, he managed strategic investments at block.one, one of the world's leading blockchain firms, where he was involved in numerous investments combined worth over a billion usd. prior to web3, yen was the cio of a fintech vc fund launched by leading asian investment group clsa capital partners. he started his career as an investment banker with ubs investment bank in new york and hong kong

Ms Shirley Leung is Deputy General Manager of Personal Banking Product Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong). She oversees the Bank’s wealth management products and business strategy, which encompasses insurance and investment services across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Shirley also plays a key role in digital transformation of personal banking, including customer experience and journey, digital innovation and platform development.

Prior to joining Bank of China (Hong Kong), she held senior roles in wealth management at various financial institutions, focusing on product management, advisory strategy, and customer propositions within retail and private banking, and high-net-worth client segments.

Shuaibo Shen is a rare financial writer who produces high quality content across text, publishing, video, audio and other formats and platforms.

He wields substantial influence in the field of future oriented business observation, with his research covering innovative technology, overseas market insights, the real economy and other areas.

Both Shen himself and 【Jinji BO Finance】, the media outlet under his stewardship, have won multiple authoritative honours. These include Forbes 2025 Business Knowledge Influential Figure, Hurun China Top 20 Most Influential Financial Self Media, as well as Annual Business Observer and Annual Financial Self Media awards from NewRank, Klr and other institutions.

In the field of innovative technology, he has long term followed and researched domestic and international technological development and ecosystems, and maintains ongoing exchanges and partnerships with leading Chinese tech enterprises such as Step Fun、Coze AI and Tencent Yuanbao. For brand globalisation, he works closely with front rank overseas oriented enterprises and platforms including Anta and Amazon. He has travelled to dozens of emerging markets worldwide to conduct in depth field research.

He is the author of best selling books: 《The Lightning Rise of Luckin Coffee》, 《Iteration》, 《Running a Small Business》 and《The Great Power of Compounding.》

Dr. Shuoling Liu is currently the Chief Information Officer of E Fund Management Co., Ltd., and is a member of its Fintech Executive Committee and the Fintech Committee of the Asset Management Association of China.

Dr. Liu boasts 15 years of experience in asset management and 20 years in technology. Since joining E Fund Management Co., Ltd. in 2017, he has achieved significant accomplishments in the fintech field, including one first prize, five second prizes, and two third prize of the People’s Bank of China Fintech Development Award. Dr. Liu holds 30 national invention patents and serves as the Executive Editor-in-Chief of the Special Issue on Financial Large Models for the 2025 Frontiers of Information and Electronic Engineering journal by the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Dr. Liu earned a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a PhD in Computer Science from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence.

Mike Ng is a platform architect and site reliability engineer based in Hong Kong, and an organizer of the AWS AI User Group Hong Kong. His work sits where AI agents meet production systems: how they behave when a model fails, when memory goes stale, and when nobody is watching.

In September 2026 he led a team from HKIIT to the top 15 of the AI Tinkerers global hackathon, supported by OpenAI, OpenRouter and CopilotKit. Their project, Ora, is an ambient agent that lives inside group chats and spends most of its life saying nothing. Rather than answering on demand, it decides for itself whether a moment is worth speaking into, and stays silent unless it has something grounded to add.

His route into this work was vocational: Youth College, then a higher diploma at IVE in cloud and data centre administration, then years of building and running production systems. That hands-on path shaped how he mentors student builders, and it is why he serves on Hong Kong's Steering Committee on the Promotion of Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) and the Qualifications Framework, appointed by the Education Bureau for 2026 to 2028.

He writes about agent architecture, runtime reliability, and systems that govern themselves at mikeng.io.

An exponent of the product management craft, Sriram is deeply passionate about bringing meaningful solutions to life that enable commerce.

Sriram combines excellent cultural awareness and inter-personal skills to forge robust Client relationships and collaborates with partners to achieve desired outcomes whilst maintaining high standards of quality and work ethics.

Stanley Huo is Partner, Head of Asia, at Hivemind Capital Partners, based in Hong Kong. Stanley is responsible for pursuing strategic investment opportunities, developing strategic partnerships and overseeing the engineering team in Asia.

Prior to Hivemind, Stanley was a Managing Director at China Renaissance, a TMT focused investment bank where he advised many leading web2 and web3 firms in Asia on both public and private capital market transactions. Stanley has over 15 years of investment banking experience in Hong Kong and London, having worked at UBS, Citi and BAML previously. He also has web3 and fintech start-up experience as a founding team member at Kenetic and Oriente. Stanley holds MSc Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. He also received BSc Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester.

Steffanie Yuen is the Managing Director and Head of Hong Kong at Endowus..

Endowus is Asia’s leading wealthtech platform, providing conflict-free advice and access to institutional-grade financial solutions at fair, low fees. Serving over 300,000 individuals, family offices, charities, endowments, and institutions, its mission is simple: to empower investors to build personalised, multi-asset portfolios and grow their wealth holistically.

Before Endowus, Steffanie was Managing Director at Value Partners, Hong Kong's largest home-grown asset manager. Previously, she served as Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Director at Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Group, where she drove cross-border collaborations with international financial institutions. She began her career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank and Barclays in Hong Kong.

Steffanie holds a BS in Finance and Accounting from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She is currently a Board Director of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong and leads the local chapter of 100WFintech, an initiative under 100 Women in Finance. In 2026, she was named to the "Women to Watch" list by The Women’s Foundation and the 30% Club Hong Kong.

Yan Ni (Stella Yan) is a seasoned Fintech Solutions Expert and Product Lead with a distinguished track record in incubating 0-1 digital platforms and designing bespoke financial architectures. Specializing in the strategic application of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI, she has successfully modernized green credit workflows for major financial institutions, achieving significant gains in operational efficiency and identification accuracy.

With prior experience at Moody’s Analytics and a leadership role at MioTech, Yan/Stella has spearheaded end-to-end solutions for global clients like HSBC, where she pioneered an integrated SME ESG evaluation system that links sustainability performance directly to financing costs. Her technical proficiency is underpinned by a robust financial foundation, holding an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Nottingham and professional certifications including ACCA and FRM. She excels at translating complex regulatory frameworks (ISSB, HKMA) into scalable, data-driven tools that drive both commercial value and sustainable impact.

Stephane Vernede is the CEO and Co-founder of Enwise, a cleantech company pioneering solutions for the circular economy. Recognized as the 2021 Young Green Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, Stephane leads the deployment of distributed green power plants that convert organic waste into green fuel. His innovations assist major global clients—including PepsiCo, Sinarmas, and Dohler, in reducing their carbon footprints and achieving net-zero targets.

Prior to his entrepreneurial venture at Enwise, Stephane built a distinguished career in industrial R&D and product management at Alcan. As a Research Team Leader and Development Manager, he specialized in industrial process, playing a pivotal role in developing advanced simulation models to solve complex process challenges. His work successfully bridged the gap between fundamental research and industrial application across France and China.

Stephane holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he was awarded the 2008 Prof. R. Wasserman Prize for the best research work in the field. A distinguished researcher, his work has been featured in Science, and his portfolio includes 11 published articles and 12 patents. With multidisciplinary expertise spanning materials engineering, data analysis, and anaerobic digestion systems, Stephane is a recognized thought leader and frequent speaker on bioenergy and sustainable industrial innovation.

Steve Zeng is Executive Director and Partner at Panthertrade (Hong Kong) Limited, a virtual asset trading platform licensed by the SFC. As Hong Kong’s first fully licensed VATP incubated by a licensed brokerage, Panthertrade was built from the ground up within its parent group’s ecosystem to bridge traditional finance and virtual assets under a robust, fully compliant regulatory framework. With over 15 years of experience in web3 and wealth management, Steve brings deep industry expertise and a distinctive perspective on the evolving digital asset landscape. Drawing on his extensive background in wealth management, he is committed to delivering seamless cross-asset investment experiences and tailored wealth management solutions for retail, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through Panthertrade.

Stratos Pourzitakis is the Head of Digital Policy, APAC, at HSBC Group Public Affairs in Hong Kong. In his role, he leads policy advocacy and regulatory engagement initiatives on digital assets and currencies, AI, and quantum computing. Stratos is also an Adjunct Professor at HKUST School of Business and CUHK School of Governance and Policy Science.

Before joining HSBC, Stratos held senior positions at the CFA Institute and Asian Private Banker and worked for the Greek Ministry of Finance. He serves as Chairman of the ASIFMA Fintech Committee and Vice Chairman of the Europe Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Stratos holds a Ph.D. in Government and International Studies from Hong Kong Baptist University, a Master’s in International Public Policy from Osaka University, and a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, scientific edited volumes, and global think tanks, including the Council on Foreign Relations and Carnegie Europe, and it has been funded by the European Union, the Japanese Government, and other global organisations.

Stuart Riley joined HSBC as Group Chief Information Officer in February 2024 and was appointed to the Group Operations Committee in October 2024. He is responsible for leading the bank’s technology strategy, enabling the delivery of an efficient, resilient, and innovative digital bank for customers.

Before joining HSBC, Stuart was Co-Chief Information Officer of Citi where he oversaw the technology and infrastructure for the global businesses and functions and led cross-functional artificial intelligence initiatives. He previously worked in senior technology roles at Deutsche Bank and was a partner at a technology consulting firm.

Stuart holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering management from Bournemouth University. He has been commercially involved in software from a very young age, spending many years as an engineer and developer – something he continues to be engaged in today.

Beyond software engineering, Stuart is passionate about diversity and education initiatives: He was co-lead of the Citi Women initiative and is a member of Teach First’s technology committee, which aims to develop solutions to create a fair education for all.

At HSBC, he is the executive sponsor for Strive UK, an employee resource group which supports and advocates for colleagues from different economic backgrounds.

Dr Sue-Anne Toh is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of NOVI Health, a multi-disciplinary medical practice and health technology company dedicated to transforming the prevention and management of metabolic diseases for health longevity.

She concurrently serves as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Honorary Senior Consultant and Director at the National University Hospital (NUH), and Founding Director of the Singapore Population Health Improvement Centre (SPHERiC).

A respected clinician, researcher & leader in the fields of diabetes, metabolism, weight care & population health, Dr Toh brings decades of clinical and academic experience. She previously held the role of Senior Consultant, Endocrinology, at NUH, and Director, Regional Health System Office, at the National University Health System (NUHS). She leads one of the world’s largest comprehensive studies on the progression to diabetes in Asian populations and has contributed extensively to national clinical, research & innovation initiatives. These include the Ministry of Health Lipid Clinical Practice Guidelines Workgroup, the National Diabetes Research Taskforce, National Telehealth Implementation, Outpatient to Community Care, and Precision Medicine: Clinical Practice Adoption Workgroups, among others.

Dr Toh has received multiple national & international honours, including the American Heart Association Awards, Singapore’s National Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist Award, Public Service (PS21) Gold Award, and the National Healthcare Innovation & Productivity Excellence Champion Medal.

She graduated with BA, MA (Pharmacology) and MBBChir degrees from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and subsequently obtained American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certifications in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. She also holds a Master of Science in Translational Research from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Sunny Chow oversees and leads the retail cards and lending business to drive sustainable growth. His teams have been recognised across the industry for product and service excellence.

With nearly 20 years at HSBC, Sunny has held a range of leadership roles across Retail Banking. He brings deep expertise in product strategy, consumer portfolio management, digital sales growth and commercialisation, and the development of loyalty and partnerships ecosystems.

Sunny holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Syed Musheer Ahmed is the Founder and Managing Director of FinStep Asia, a Hong Kong-based advisory firm focused on fintech, digital finance and digital assets across Asia and the Middle East. With more than 20 years of experience spanning capital markets, financial services, fintech and digital assets, he has played an active role in the development of the region's fintech and digital assets ecosystem and in policy development for the region. He co-founded and served as the inaugural General Manager of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and was part of the founding team of Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Founded in 2019, FinStep Asia advises financial institutions, fintechs, technology firms, regulators, government agencies and multilateral organisations and recent projects include market studies, ecosystem assessments, policy and regulatory research, industry reports and strategic advisory mandates across digital finance and emerging financial infrastructure. The firm operates across Hong Kong, Greater China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East.

Musheer is a recognised industry expert and thought leader, having spoken at more than 200 major industry conferences globally, including Singapore FinTech Festival, Hong Kong FinTech Week, Money20/20, Shanghai Bund Inclusion Summit, GITEX Dubai, Global Fintech Festival, Rise by Web Summit, TEDx and London FinTech Week. His commentary and research have been featured in leading international media, including Bloomberg, CNBC, Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Asian Investor and CGTN.

As the group chief operating officer of standard chartered, tanuj heads corporate strategy, bank-wide transformation, group operations and corporate functions (hr, brand & marketing, corporate affairs, corporate services). leading at the intersection of strategy, transformation, people and brand, she is responsible for how the bank develops, executes and communicates its strategy. prior to taking on this role in 2026, tanuj was the bank’s chief strategy and talent officer.

tanuj is a non-executive director on the board of sainsbury’s plc and a member of their nomination and remuneration committees. in addition, tanuj serves on the board of mindbeat, an ai-powered coaching platform, and is a member of the asia house board of trustees. she has previously served as an associate non-executive director on the board of nhs england, advising the nhs on their workforce transformation agenda, as well as a board member of the uk financial services skills commission and vault22, an integrated digital wealth, health, and lifestyle solutions start-up

tanuj is a recognised thought-leader on the future of work. she is often featured by leading global media including the economist, financial times, bloomberg, bbc and in publications such as the harvard business review, on a range of topics, including strategy, culture, leadership, transformation, inclusion and skills. she is a regular participant at the annual meeting of the world economic forum in davos. her first book ‘the skills-powered organization – the journey to the next generation enterprise’ has been published by the mit press in 2024.

prior to joining standard chartered in 2017, tanuj built her career in banking across multiple markets, including hong kong, singapore, dubai, india, and london.

Mr. Tao ZHANG has been Chief Representative of the BIS Office of Asia and the Pacific since September 2022. As a member of the BIS senior management, he takes lead in its activities in Asia and the Pacific.

Mr. Zhang has extensive experiences both in international arena and at the national level in China. He served as Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC during 2016-2021. Mr. Zhang also held senior positions in China, including Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited. Earlier in his career, he had worked as an economist at the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Mr. Zhang has a Ph.D. in International Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, and a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University, China.

Liu Tianran joined Vertex Ventures in 2017 as a partner. She has over 15 years of experience in equity investment and capital markets, having discovered outstanding projects like Regor Therapeutics (asset acquired by Roche/Genentech), AnHeart Therapeutics (acquired by Nuvation Bio), Recbio [02179.HK], Harbour Biomed [02142.HK], Edge Medical【02675.hk】, Pinnacles Medical, and Medpulses etc.

Before joining Vertex, she worked in capital markets at BNP Paribas and ING Group in London, Amsterdam and Hong Kong, respectively. Liu Tianran graduated from Utrecht University and holds an FMBA from Amsterdam Business School. She has received several honors, including being named among the "Top 25 Outstanding Female Investors of the 21st Century Economic Report," "Top 10 Best Pitchers in Digital Healthcare by Huxiu," and "F40 China's Young Investors by Qingke."

In addition to her professional achievements, Liu Tianran is also a national first-class chess player in China and has a talent for piano performance.

Timothy Chau, an AI community leader, founded the Hong Kong Chapter of AI Tinkerers. Sparked by a Toronto meetup, he bootstrapped the chapter from a simple restaurant event into a thriving network, driven by his dedication to AI community building.

In addition to a technical community, he is currently focused on bridging the gap between technical and non-technical audiences through “Prompt in Progress,” an initiative designed to elevate regional AI literacy.

As one of 30 worldwide 2024 LinkedIn Certified Marketing Experts, Timothy holds a BBA from HKUST and an MA from Falmouth University, blending technical acumen with strategic vision to advance AI adoption.

In 2026, he was also awarded as “AI Professional" under the Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong AI Ambassador program, and also produced 2 Landmark Global AI Hackathons in Hong Kong backed by Google DeepMind & OpenA, which under his leadership, Hong Kong produced the winner of the first place in the global hackathon supported globally by OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Copilot Kit.

Zhang Ting is the CEO of Ecosphere Technology Co., Ltd., a company dedicated to strategic planning and transformation in the fields of carbon emission reduction and carbon trading.

She serves as an expert member of the CN100 Green and Low-Carbon Supply Chain Public Service Platform, an accredited expert at the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, and a Carbon Neutrality Expert at the Hong Kong Association for Science and Technology Youth.

Under her leadership, the company provides enterprises with comprehensive energy management and low-carbon transition services, including carbon asset management, carbon trading, green electricity and green certificate trading, corporate carbon neutrality solutions, CBAM compliance services, green supply chain development, and low-carbon transformation support for businesses expanding overseas.

Li Tong, founder and CEO of KEENON Robotics. Li has been working in the robotics industry for over 20 years and is a pioneer in the service and delivery sector. KEENON specializes in embodied service robot products and comprehensive solutions, focusing on various complex scenarios. Offerings include delivery robots,，cleaning robots、humanoid robots ，and more， serving industries such as catering, hospitality, healthcare, factories, supermarkets, and airports etc,.

Today, KEENON Robotics has evolved into a globally renowned leader in the service robot industry, with operations spanning over 600 cities worldwide, setting industry benchmarks.

Li Tong has been honored as a "U40 China Entrepreneurial Pioneer" by Fortune Magazine, and recognized among Hurun's "Top 40 Under 40 Business Elites in China".

Toya Zhang is the deputy ceo of ex.io group — a hong kong-licensed virtual asset trading platform and infrastructure group dedicated to bridging traditional finance with digital asset markets — where she also heads the marketing function. a seasoned marketing and communications specialist with over a decade of experience across technology, finance and blockchain, she entered the digital asset industry in 2016 and has held senior roles at okcoin (okx), aax and bit (bit.com), where she served as chief marketing officer accountable for the exchange's branding, marketing and growth. she began her career at a communications agency servicing hedge funds and asset management firms, and has since helped notable crypto startups raise tens of millions of dollars.

At ex.io group, toya drives the group's strategic positioning within the global crypto ecosystem, focusing on three core areas: leading the decision-making process of the token listing committee, optimising liquidity management systems, and strengthening the platform's market influence and brand awareness through precise marketing and branding strategies. a graduate of the city university of hong kong, she brings a rare blend of tradfi communications discipline and web3-native growth expertise, and is a frequent speaker on exchange strategy, web3 adoption, rwa tokenisation and compliant digital asset infrastructure across hong kong and the wider apac region.

Ms. Tracy Ji is the Founding Managing Partner of Meridian Capital. She holds an MBA from Imperial College London. She also serves as a member of the Investment Committee of Zhongyuan FoF and a director of the First Council of the China Digital Economy Investment and Financing Alliance. With nearly two decades of experience in venture capital, Ms. Ji previously conducted in-depth research in hedge funds and trading before entering the VC industry.

Leveraging her holistic perspective on economics and finance, sharp grasp of technological trends, and deep understanding of user behavior, Ms. Ji founded Meridian Capital in 2008. Under her leadership, the firm has built a robust investment portfolio across technology, consumer, enterprise services, and the digital economy, establishing Meridian Capital as a leading innovation-driven private equity fund in China.

Meridian Capital maintains offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Silicon Valley. Currently managing over RMB 15 billion in both RMB and USD funds, the firm focuses on leading Series A and B rounds, with investments extending into early-stage and growth-stage companies, alongside strategic industrial M&A and integration opportunities. Meridian Capital has consistently ranked among the Top 50 Venture Capital Firms in rankings published by leading financial institutions and media including Zero2IPO, ChinaVenture, and 36Kr. Ms. Ji herself has received dozens of prestigious awards from Forbes, Fortune, Zero2IPO, ChinaVenture, 36Kr, and 21st Century Business Herald, including Best Investor, Most Influential Businesswoman, Best Female Investor, and Most Entrepreneur-Friendly Investor.

Among the 300+ companies invested in by Meridian Capital, Ms. Ji has led and participated in numerous landmark deals, including:Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Limited、Golden Union Commercial、Weimob、Kanzhun Limited、Biren Technology‌、BFB HEALTH、Ocean Butterflies、Vastai Technologies‌、Shenzhou Semiconductor、Zinsight、Weinian Group、Hefu-Noodles、Yellow Swan、Origin Quantum、TENWAYS、Jiemian News and Cailian Press、DEEPRobotics、X Square Robot、D-Robotics、TCab Tech、Volant Aviation、Chang Guang Satellite Technology、Neolix Autonomous Vehicle.

Tracy Wong Harris is an Asia-focused sustainable finance executive with over 20 years’ global experience across Asia, Europe and the US. She is Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Asia Team at the Green Accelerator. Green Accelerator makes green projects in emerging markets investment-ready and connects them with the right capital from philanthropic, public, and commercial sources, using blended finance as needed. She also serves as Private Capital Mobilisation Strategy Advisor to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where she led the design of the Bank’s blended-finance platform to crowd institutional capital alongside AIIB’s origination.

Former Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, Asia at Standard Chartered, she scaled the franchise eightfold across 21 markets, financing renewables, green buildings, aviation, shipping and industrial decarbonisation. As Executive Vice President of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), she contributes to policy and market development. She serves on the board of the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and on the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) Policy Research Committee. She previously served on the Sprinkles Charity Foundation board and as an Alternate Board Member of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).

She holds BA and MSc degrees in International Finance and Capital Markets (UK), completed the Social Finance Executive Programme at Oxford Saïd Business School, and is certified in Green and Sustainable Finance by the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.

Trevor Cheung is a seasoned business and technology leader with over 30 years of experience, specializing in digital and technology transformation. As of 2026, he serves as the Chief Digital Officer of Corporate Banking and General Manager of AI Application Strategy at Bank of China (Hong Kong). Before joining BOCHK, he held various senior positions at leading firms including DBS in Hong Kong and Singapore, Huawei Technologies, and Motorola Limited.

He holds a first-class honours degree from University College London and an MBA from China Europe International Business School. He has also completed executive education at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and MIT CISR.

Vanessa Han holds dual master's degrees from France and the United States, combining mathematics, computer science, and finance. She serves as a Professional Master's Supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Antai College of Economics and Management and lectures on fintech in master's programs at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has also been a guest speaker at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

Her career spans senior leadership across finance and AI infrastructure. She previously served as Assistant to the Chairman and Head of the Quantitative Department at a listed company, Director of the Large Model Division at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and Fund Manager at the headquarters of Guotai Junan and Orient Securities. Today she is Co-founder and Project Lead at Lumi Capital (Hong Kong), focusing on the intersection of finance and embodied intelligence.

Her core expertise lies in GPU computing and cloud service product design. As one of the earliest practitioners in China to work on NVIDIA A100 clusters and cloud product design, she leads technology and product architecture for compute support and industry-cloud optimization serving robotics and financial institutions. She has established collaborations with leading Chinese AI model companies including Kimi and MiniMax, and leads overseas data center projects across Southeast Asia, anchored by a 50MW AIDC in Thailand.

She was runner-up in the Bloomberg Quantitative Trading Competition (China) and a Top 5 Best Practice in the inaugural China Quantitative Investment White Paper. With a mathematics-computer science background, she understands model optimization from mathematical fundamentals, computational complexity, and engineering implementation—enabling forward-looking guidance on model architecture, training paradigms, and compute scheduling.

Her current focus: embodied AI vertical models, multimodal perception, and scalable compute infrastructure for robotics.

Vanessa Lau is the Chief Operating Officer at HKEX. In addition to this role, she is Chief Executive of HKEX’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited and Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, and a Director of the London Metal Exchange. Ms Lau also serves as a director at CMU OmniClear Holdings Limited, the holding company jointly established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and HKEX, which oversees the operation of the Central Moneymarkets Unit in Hong Kong.

Ms Lau brings over 30 years of global finance and capital markets experience and has held a number of leadership positions since she joined HKEX in 2015. As Chief Operating Officer, she is responsible for spearheading the Group’s strategic delivery and overseeing HKEX’s market operations in Hong Kong. Previously, Ms Lau was Group Chief Financial Officer and led the Group’s finance operations globally, including its financial and management reporting, investor relations and treasury functions.

Ms Lau has worked at multinational firms in the US, Europe and Hong Kong. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, and later worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. In 2007, Ms Lau took on her first CFO role at a subsidiary of Alcoa, Global Rolled Products, based in New York and Geneva. Between 2011 and 2015, she was a senior research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in Hong Kong.

In addition, Ms Lau has been an independent non-executive director at Swiss Re since April 2023.

Ms Lau holds an MA in Mathematics & Computation from the University of Oxford. She is a chartered accountant, having qualified with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ir Dr Venus Lun is the Special Project Director at the Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM). She holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of London and an MSc in Business Information Technology. Her work has been recognized by the European Patent Office, where she is a Designated Inventor, supported by a diverse portfolio of patents. She is also an Erasmus Mundus Scholar awarded by the European Commission. She is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in the UK and a Registered Professional Engineer (RPE) in Hong Kong, with fellowships in the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE). She was further honored with a Faculty Award from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). She has published over 100 scholarly articles in journals and conference proceedings. Committed to public service, Dr Lun contributes to key governmental advisory and statutory bodies including the Hong Kong Town Planning Board, the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board, the Enterprise Support Scheme, the Hong Kong ICT Awards Judge Panel, and the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council. She has also held major leadership roles, serving as President of CILT Hong Kong (2018–2020) and CILT International Vice President (East Asia) (2021–2025). In 2025, she became Chair of the International Trade and Supply Chain Committee at CAGA, the Chinese Academy of Governance (HK) Industrial and Commercial Professionals Alumni Association.

Vera (known online as Xiao Ye Jiang) is a prominent Chinese venture investor, published author, and podcaster operating at the intersection of capital, technology, and global narrative.

Holding dual Master’s degrees in Business and Finance, Vera built a solid analytical foundation in top-tier venture capital, serving as Executive Director at leading funds and managing strategic investment initiatives alongside veteran dealmakers.

Beyond balancing portfolios, Vera is a celebrated literary voice and media creator. She is the founder and host of Yeah's Talk Business (野说商业), a flagship business podcast that decodes market dynamics, dissects tech trends, and fosters candid dialogues with visionary founders and investors. As the author of four best-selling books, she seamlessly bridges the rigor of financial analytics with the nuance of human-centric storytelling.

A global mind and keen observer of industrial paradigms, Vera brings a holistic, forward-looking perspective to Artificial Intelligence, Embodied AI, and Global FinTech—empowering innovators to not only build physical and digital intelligence, but to shape the global narratives of tomorrow.

Vincent Fong is a keen observer of the fintech landscape and a dedicated community builder.

He currently serves as Chief Editor for several Asian editions of the Fintech News Network, including Fintech News Singapore, Fintech News Malaysia, Fintech News Philippines, and Fintech News Hong Kong.

Fintech News Network is a leading online media platform covering fintech developments across Asia and Europe.

Through his editorial leadership across these key regional publications, Vincent provides deep insights into fintech trends, regulatory shifts, and innovation in the Asian market.

Vincent is currently the Global Head of Digital Money at HSBC Global Payments Solutions (GPS). In this role Vincent leads HSBC’s digital currencies and emerging payments development with clients, central banks and industry consortiums globally. Vincent is currently based in Hong Kong and is an appointed member of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) Policy Research Committee.  As part of his global remit, Vincent leads HSBC GPS’s efforts in developing HSBC’s DLT-payments, Tokenised Deposit Service, Stablecoins related services, and supporting central banks’ digital money explorations, including Project Agorá, Swift Digital Ledger, GBTD, Project mBridge, E-CNY Pilot, Project Ensemble, Project eHKD+, HKSAR Tokenised Green Bond project, Project Guardian (SG), and other CBDC consultations.

Vincent has over 20 years of transaction banking experience across HSBC, Citi, and ANZ, covering Cash Management, Supply Chain Finance, and Digital Currencies businesses globally.  Vincent holds a BSE in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  He receives his Masters Degrees, in Information Economics, Management and Policy from University of Michigan School of Information, and E-Business Management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School.

Global corporate affairs and reputation executive with over 30 years of cross-border leadership across institutional fintech, digital assets, telecommunications, and strategic advisory. A trusted adviser to chairs, CEOs, and founders, he brings deep expertise in communicating #ChinaTech innovations to global audiences while navigating the rigorous demands of highly regulated financial services.

His cross-border perspective—spanning Greater China, the United States, and Australia—combines boardroom judgment, diplomatic acuity, and rapid execution across complex, high-scrutiny environments. Since 2013, he has served as a trusted leader at Asia Insight Circle, driving premier C-suite thought leadership forums that shape high-level dialogues on market trends, governance, and technology adoption across Asia.

Known for bringing sharp clarity to intricate domain topics, he regularly moderates executive discussions that connect macro policy, technological disruption, and commercial strategy, drawing out actionable insights from industry pioneers, institutional leaders, and policy influencers.

Wayne Shiong is currently Co-founder and Managing Partner of Argo Venture Partners, a physical AI seed fund based in Silicon Valley. 

Wayne is a cross-border venture capitalist with 27 years of tech entrepreneurship, investment banking and early stage venture investing experience between China and US. During his tenure at China Growth Capital, Bertelsmann Asia Investments, Matrix Partners China, and WI Harper, he has helped create nearly $1 billion in aggregate equity value.

His recent standout investments include WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), Seyond (HKEX: 7855), PlusDrive (NASDAQ: CCCX), Biren Technologies (HKEX: 6082), XREAL, Landspace, and DeePhi (acquired by NASDAQ: XLNX).

He was among the first-generation Wall Street analysts covering Chinese technology stocks and previously founded a Bluetooth technology startup. 

Wayne earned his economics degree from Peking University, with a strong academic interest in game theory and complexity science.

Shi Wei served in the military for 11 years before transitioning to civilian work and joining ZTE Corporation. He once participated in the development of a military application system for the Beidou-1 Project and the formulation of national standards for smart education in China. Currently General Manager of Baidu Intelligent Cloud for Hong Kong and Macao, he is primarily responsible for partnership development and project implementation for Baidu’s Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Center.

He focuses on the practical deployment of AI technologies to boost productivity within the primary and secondary industries, covering the full spectrum from AI algorithm research to integrated engineering architecture design and implementation. He holds the view that the future of artificial intelligence lies in the integration of algorithms and hardware. His work aims to customize and popularize dedicated intelligent devices tailored for industrial scenarios, especially manufacturing and agriculture. Ultimately, these solutions can replace human labor in repetitive, mechanical, inefficient and hazardous work environments.

Based in Hong Kong and with over 30 years of experience in financial services technology, Wendy Wang has assumed the role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Asia and the Middle East in January 2025, overseeing the regional Technology team as part of the Global Technology and regional leadership teams.  

Born in China and raised in the US with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Wendy previously worked for a number of financial services organisations, including Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, General Re, Bankers Trust, and AIG.

Wendy joined HSBC’s Global Banking and Markets Technology in New York in 2005. In 2009, she transferred to HSBC Hong Kong and held the position of Asia-Pacific CIO for Global Banking and Markets. Wendy was appointed Global CIO for Commercial Banking in 2013 and moved to the United Kingdom before moving back to Hong Kong in 2017.  

In 2020, Wendy’s role was expanded to Wholesale CIO for a newly formed Technology unit, covering Commercial Banking, Global Banking, Global Cash and Liquidity, and Payment infrastructure. In 2024, she was appointed as Global Head, Technology Centres, and had the oversight across all of the Technology Centres in India, China, Poland, and Mexico.

Wendy Yuen is currently the Head of Personal and Business Banking Group of China CITIC Bank International Limited, with the key responsibility of driving growth and strategic development across the Bank’s Personal Banking, Private Banking as well as SME Banking business.

Ms Yuen has more than 20 years’ experience in the banking industry. Over the years, she has held various senior roles as in retail channel management, commercial banking development, overseas branch management and operations, securities and investment products management as well as market research and product development. Prior to joining the Bank, she was Head of Retail Distribution, Hang Seng Bank Limited.

She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Fellow of The Institute of Public Accountants (FIPA), Fellow Financial Accountants (FFA), Certified Banker (CB) and Associate Fintech Professional (CPFinT(A)) of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.

Alongside her professional capacities, Ms Yuen also serves in a number of public roles. She is a General Committee Member of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, for which she has also been appointed as the Vice Chairman of GBA Think Tank, Member of the Finance and Human Resources Committee, and Council Member of the Pearl River Delta Council. She is also a Member of the Communications Authority, Panel Member of Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Member of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee of Labour and Welfare Bureau, Member of Investment Advisory Boards of the Police Children’s Education Trust and Police Education and Welfare Trust. On the other hand, she is also a Member of Honours Academy Board of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

Dr. William Yu is the Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Circular Economy and the Founder of the World Green Organisation (WGO). An energy economist and climate professional by training, Dr. Yu completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He also holds an Executive MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (USA), completed the Sustainable Finance Programme at Cambridge, and was a scholarship recipient for the Executive Education program in Non-Profit Strategic Management at Harvard Business School. Prior to his leadership in the sustainability sector, he gained extensive regional management experience working with US multinationals, including 3M Hong Kong, and major financial institutions such as the Bank of China Group.

Internationally, Dr. Yu serves as a Task Force Member of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Business Network (ESBN) of the United Nations, and was the Vice-Chair of the UN ESBN Asia Pacific Business Forum (APBF) in 2022. He is a highly sought-after global speaker, frequently invited to share his insights at prestigious international conferences organized by the United Nations, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and The Economist.

In Hong Kong, Dr. Yu actively shapes environmental and sustainability policy through various high-level government advisory roles. He is a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) under the Environment and Ecology Bureau, and a member of the Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development of the HKSAR Government. Additionally, he serves on the Green Tech Fund Assessment Committee under the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).

A champion of corporate governance, green technology, and social impact, Dr. Yu serves as the Chairman of the Judging Panel for the BDO ESG Awards, Deputy Chairman of the Judging Panel for the Smart Living Award at the Hong Kong ICT Awards (2025), and a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts (HKISIA).

As an educator and professional trainer, Dr. Yu has held adjunct professorships at several universities and is currently a Faculty Member of the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC). In this capacity, he regularly trains board-level C-suite executives and regulators on Carbon Neutrality, Green Finance, and Sustainability.

Dr. Yu holds numerous prestigious professional credentials. He is an Accredited Trainer for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) SDG Impact Standards, a Certified China Carbon Trader registered with the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, and a BEAM Pro expert serving on the CA Expert Panel at the BEAM Society. Furthermore, he acts as an Advisor for both the Certified ESG Planner (CEP) and the Professional Circular Economy Planner qualifications.

Winnie Fan is the Deputy General Manager of the Global Corporate Banking Department at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. A seasoned finance professional with over 30 years of experience.

Throughout her distinguished tenure, Winnie has accumulated deep expertise across diverse banking domains, including corporate and retail banking, trade bills operations, mainland branches management, cross-border and RMB business, Southeast Asia business, green and sustainable finance business development and management. She oversees tailored financial solutions for local, Mainland Chinese, and multinational corporations spanning TMT, shipping, ports, aviation, real estate, logistics, and infrastructure sectors. Before her current position, Winnie has also been the Deputy Chief Executive of Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited, Managing Director of Sustainable Finance (Corporate Banking) at Bank of China (Hong Kong).

In her current leadership role, Winnie actively leads business development strategies for emerging and future-focused industries, specializing in cultivating client relationships within the Big-tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and TMT, ICT, data center domains. She is dedicated to driving financial innovation, developing products and services that empower these high-growth companies to scale and expand globally.

Winnie has over 20 years of experience in various leadership roles across Sales Management, Wealth Products, Retail Products, Propositions, International, and Marketing. She is responsible for HSBC's wealth solutions and strategies across the retail and private banking segments in Hong Kong.

Prior to her current role, Winnie served as Head of Distribution Sales Management, driving sales performance, and as Head of International, Jade & Premier Propositions, where she focused on customer growth and portfolio deepening within high-net-worth segments.

Before joining HSBC, Winnie spent over 14 years at Citi in senior roles.

Winnie is the CEO & Executive Director of Asia Insurance Company Limited and Avo Insurance Company Limited.  Prior to Asia Insurance, she was the CEO of Aon Risk Solutions Hong Kong/Macau.

She is a recognized industry expert in insurance, insurtech and risk management, regularly speaking at numerous industry conferences and is very active in the financial services industry and community in terms of proposing recommendations to develop the financial services/insurance industry, re-brand the industry image, and develop young talent by serving on various government-appointed Advisory Boards such as the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) and the Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature, and Officials under the Political Appointment system of the HKSAR, industry-elected boards, university trustee and charity boards.

Awards:
•        Best Growth in HR Initiative Award 2025/2026 by Jobsdb
•        The Employer of Choice Award 2025 by JobMarket
•        Top 10 HKUST Alumni Leaders 2024 listed in CEO Insights Asia
•        Directors Of The Year Awards 2023 by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors
•        Winner of Asia’s Most Inspiring Executives of the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2022
•        Winner of Elite Women 2021 by Insurance Business Asia
•        Top 3 Finalist of Women of Influence (Leading Woman on Boards) 2021 by The American Chamber of Commerce in HK

Ms Wivinia Luk holds the position of Senior Manager of Policy Research at the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). She steers the Council’s research agenda, covering policy development across several key financial sectors. Her areas of focus include green and sustainability, FinTech, asset and wealth management, insurance, and connectivity with the Mainland and international markets.

Prior to joining the FSDC, Ms Luk worked in the field of corporate strategic planning and development, with a series of commercial roles in the banking and financial services sectors.Ms Luk graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and a Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Wolf Ruzicka is a veteran technology executive with over 25 years of experience leading enterprise strategy, innovation, and digital transformation. As Chief Commercial Officer at Unlimit, he drives the company’s global commercial strategy, partnering with clients to unlock growth through AI-driven solutions.

Throughout his career, Wolf has built and scaled high-performing technology businesses. He joined EastBanc Technologies as CEO in 2007, growing the company from 25 to over 200 employees. Following its merger with Solvd, now a nearly 1,000-person organisation, he led Solvd’s strategic advisory efforts, helping to position it as a leader in sophisticated software solutions. He also served as President of APIphany, a division of EastBanc Technologies, through its acquisition by Microsoft. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at MicroStrategy and contributed to global initiatives with organisations such as Mercedes-Benz, Lufthansa, and the Japanese government.

An entrepreneur, investor, and technology advocate, Wolf has served on numerous boards, including Microsoft’s Customer Advisory Board for Azure, Halcyon House, Spense, Kion, and the Investment Board of Virginia Venture Partners, contributing to nine successful exits. He is also the author of AI Driven and a dedicated mentor in the technology and venture community.

Mr. Chai Xiaolang currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of EngineAI, overseeing the company's financial management and capital markets activities. Prior to joining EngineAI, Mr. Chai served as Capital Markets Director and Joint Company Secretary at Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA; SEHK: 2391), a leading global AIoT cloud platform, where he led key capital initiatives including the company's U.S. IPO and dual primary listing in Hong Kong. He also served as Finance Director for North America at Hikvision (SZ: 002415) and previously worked at Deloitte China, where he led or participated in multiple A-share and H-share IPOs, listed-company audits, European bond issuances, and cross-border major acquisitions. With over a decade of experience in the technology sector, Mr. Chai brings extensive expertise in financial management, capital markets, and corporate governance, and is committed to bridging technological innovation and capital markets.

Xiaotian Fang, the COO of Atomology. He received his PhD from the University of Science and Technology of China. He is currently a member of the Wuxi Youth Association for Science and Technology, a member of the Expert Group for the 15th Five-Year Plan of Wuxi’s Optoelectronics Convergence Industry, and a member of the Wuxi Project Managers Team.With extensive experience in the research and industrial transformation of engineered quantum information processing technologies, Fang possesses both strong technical expertise and industrial insight. He is experienced in project application, project management, and technology planning. He has also led multiple national and provincial-level scientific research projects.

Dr. Xiao Zhang is the Founder and CEO of Syneron Bio, a global leader in Al-driven macrocyclic peptide drug discovery and a Chinese unicorn. Syneron Bio combines artificial intelligence with high-throughput experimentation: its proprietary Synova™ platform and 10^12-scale mRNA display library enable end-to-end discovery of macrocyclic peptide drugs targeting intracellular "undruggable" targets beyond the reach of small molecules and antibodies.

In March 2025, Dr. Zhang led Syneron Bio's landmark strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca to co-develop best-in-class macrocyclic peptide medicines for chronic diseases — US$75M upfront plus up to US$3.4B in R&D and commercial milestones, tiered global royalties, and an equity investment by AstraZeneca — one of the largest cross-border licensing deals by a Chinese Al drug developer in the cyclic peptide field.

Prior to founding Syneron Bio in 2022, Dr. Zhang spent a decade in healthcare investment banking and venture capital, leading over 40 financing and M&A transactions totaling more than US$6 billion. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Rutgers University and a BS from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Over ten years of experience in dual-track management of capital and marketing. Formerly worked at Westpac Bank and BOC Hong Kong, both Fortune 500 companies. Familiar with domestic and overseas markets, having served TMT leading enterprises such as Tencent and Huawei, leading the implementation of over twenty large-scale mergers and acquisitions, syndication loans, and IPO projects. Long-term deep involvement in artificial intelligence, high-end manufacturing, consumer, and healthcare industries.

Dr. Jin joined One Connect in 2024 as the CEO of OCHK and the General Manager of AI Digital Intelligence BU. Dr. Jin joined Ping An Group in 2021, served as the Chief Architect of Ping An Technology, responsible for driving Ping An Group IT strategy, enterprise architecture, engineering efficiency, and technology innovation with building common platforms for AI, data, and DevOps supporting IFS.

Before joining Ping An Group, Dr. Jin has more than 20 years international IT development/consultancy and technology leadership experience, working with multi-culture teams in several banks (HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland) and consultancy companies. From 2015 to 2021, Dr. Jin served as the Chief Architect for Global Risk and Asia-Pacific Wholesale Banking at HSBC.

Mike Xu is the Co-Chairman and CEO of Fosun Capital and a Global Partner of Fosun Group. He has extensive experience in technology investment, corporate management, and cross-border business development, with a strong focus on FinTech, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and other emerging technologies.

At Fosun, Mike has led investments in leading technology companies, including Espressif Systems, a global provider of IoT semiconductor solutions that successfully listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market; HeHe Technology (CCT), a leading Chinese AI and big data company; and Delhivery, a major Indian e-commerce logistics company. He has also played an active role in fostering international technology partnerships, including Fosun's collaboration with MIT on the China Future City Lab and its strategic partnership with Plug and Play.

Prior to joining Fosun, Mike held senior management positions at Microsoft China, Nielsen, and Bertelsmann-Arvato. He also co-founded Wicresoft, bringing together extensive corporate leadership experience and entrepreneurial expertise across technology sectors.

Mike holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Fudan University and an Executive MBA from Washington University's Olin Business School in St. Louis. He has also pursued advanced studies in finance and management.

With a combination of investment expertise, industry insights, and international experience, Mike is committed to supporting technological innovation and connecting promising companies with global capital and industrial resources.