Global Fast Track 2021 Spotlight Series

New Age of Investments

Wealth Management and InvestTech

July 27, 2021
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Tuesday
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15:00
Hong Kong Time
Online Webinar
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Speakers

William Fung

Group Vice President|AMTD Group
Hong Kong

Mr. William Fung is Group Vice President of AMTD Group and CEO of AMTD International, responsible for strategic development of investment banking and asset management businesses at AMTD.  Prior to joining AMTD, he served at UBS AG, Nomura International and Lehman Brothers.  Mr. Fung also has extensive experience in arranging and structuring international capital markets transactions.

Group Vice President@AMTD Group
William Fung
A comprehensive conglomerate in Asia, with businesses in investment banking, institutional asset management, digital solutions, real estate and hospitality, and education
William Fung
AMTD Group
Group Vice President
Hong Kong

Joyce Ng

Investment Director|Cyberport
Hong Kong

Joyce is the Investment Director of Cyberport Macro Fund that focuses on venture capital investments in the Cyberport community. Joyce was previously the Managing Director at OurCrowd, a hybrid venture capital platform for investing in global startups. With over a decade of experience in hedge fund management, Joyce was the partner and senior portfolio manager of Sumeru Capital, a Greater China-focused equity long/short fund. Prior to joining Sumeru Capital, she was a portfolio manager at LIM Advisors, managing an event-driven portfolio of Asia's oldest hedge fund. Joyce started her career at Citigroup Hong Kong, where she first worked as a corporate finance analyst at Global Markets and then as an Investment Counselor at Private Bank. Joyce holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Investment Director@Cyberport
Joyce Ng
Cyberport is an innovative digital community with over 1,650 start-ups and technology companies.
Joyce Ng
Cyberport
Investment Director
Hong Kong

Brit Blakeney

Executive Director, Innovation and Ecosystems, Consumer Banking Group|DBS
Hong Kong

Brit is Executive Director, Innovation and Ecosystems, Consumer Banking Group. Prior to joining DBS, Brit was a Director at Dun & Bradstreet, leading its digital transformation. She has also held senior positions at major media and internet companies, such as AOL and Univision, and helped launch and run several successful internet and financial startups. Brit holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and also studied at the University of Grenoble in France. She is on the digital banking committee of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, a member of Women in Tech Hong Kong, and is a regular speaker at industry events across Asia.

Executive Director, Innovation and Ecosystems, Consumer Banking Group@DBS
Brit Blakeney
Asia’s leading digital bank with a vision to become a 29,000 person startup
Brit Blakeney
DBS
Executive Director, Innovation and Ecosystems, Consumer Banking Group
Hong Kong

Richard Holt

Head of Content|FINNOVASIA
Hong Kong
Head of Content@FINNOVASIA
Richard Holt
Richard Holt
FINNOVASIA
Head of Content
Hong Kong

King Leung

Head of FinTech|Invest Hong Kong
Hong Kong

As Head of Fintech at InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, King’s mission is to foster a more vibrant fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area (GBA) where King has the privilege to work closely with major fintech stakeholders – leading financial services institutions, fintech companies, accelerators, innovation labs, investors, regulators, universities, etc.  In another complementary role, King also serves as Visiting Lecturer in Fintech at Institute for China Business (中国商学院) of The University of Hong Kong in China in which King has extraordinary exposure to Mainland China fintech and financial services executives.

Prior to his Fintech immersion, King’s tech entrepreneurial career included his role as angel investor in startups involving artificial intelligence, Big Data and Insurtech; founder of a data management platform and lead generation startup funded by Credit Suisse; transformed Datatrade from a traditional direct marketing agency into a multiple awards winning CRM and loyalty marketing agency.

Recognized for his industry domain experience, King has been invited to serve in leadership roles at Fintech Association Hong Kong (Insurtech Committee), The Marketing Society Asia, [Digital-Direct] Marketing Association, Asia America Multi-technology Association, Young Entrepreneurs Development Council, etc.

Prior to his entrepreneurial career, King was a management consultant in strategy, operation and information technology with Booz Allen Hamilton and KPMG Consulting in USA and UK. King was also in technology investment as a venture capitalist at Innovate@ (a tech fund co-managed by Booz Allen Hamilton & Lehman Brothers in USA).

King Leung holds an MBA (Hons) in Finance and Strategy from University of Chicago, and BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Head of FinTech@Invest Hong Kong
King Leung
Helping worldwide FinTech companies to start business in Hong Kong
King Leung
Invest Hong Kong
Head of FinTech
Hong Kong

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Global Fast Track 2021 Spotlight Series Overview

Hong Kong FinTech Week 2021’s virtual Global Fast Track Spotlight Series - a series of must-attend webinars covering current trends, opportunities and challenges across key FinTech verticals in the Global Fast Track 2021.

You will hear from a range of Global Fast Track Corporate and Investor Champions who are actively seeking cooperation and engagement with FinTech companies in the investment and wealth management industry. We will introduce more details on the Global Fast Track Programme, designed to connect you with over 80 Corporate and Investor Champions to scale up your business in Hong Kong, Asia and beyond.  

Language:
English
Entry:
FREE

What is the current dynamics for InvestTech & WealthTech?

Join us to learn about the landscape and recent development in the InvestTech & WealthTech space in Hong Kong. We will be covering the opportunities and some recent success stories, and taking a deeper dive into ESG, retail investors, digital assets, robo advisors, HNWI and more

Overview of the landscape and role of Hong Kong as an investment and wealth management hub

• How to understand investors evolving expectations
• What is the WealthConnect Scheme, and how has access to mainland clients been impacted?
• How is WealthTech adoption being driven?

Industry challenges - what are the opportunities for InvestTech and WealthTech adoption?

• How to balance both Robo and human wealth management and investment advisers
• How are established financial companies partnering with FinTechs in this space?
• The Institutionalisation of digital assets and security tokens

How has retail investing in Hong Kong changed and what has been the impact of no-fee trading

How retail investors affected the markets: SPACs, GameStop and board voting
• Why lower barriers make trading more accessible
• What responsibility do companies have for their users’ financial literacy

The growing importance both investors and fund managers are placing in ESG

Why social impact needs to be demonstrated and not merely implied
• How to meet the demand for providing sustainable investing options

Opportunities & Use cases

• Recent success stories and use cases to learn from
• How you can scale your company in Hong Kong & the support available when opening a business
• How to become part of the Global Fast Track programme

Event Schedule

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