Steering Committee

The AFF Steering Committee acts as the advisory body to provide guidance on planning and preparation of the Forum. Formed by experienced professionals representing various sectors of Hong Kong's financial industry, the Steering Committee advises on both strategic and operational issues of AFF.

<strong>Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong</strong><br />The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Luanne-Lim-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Luanne Lim, MH</div><div class="speaker-company">Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong</div><div class="speaker-company">The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Luanne LIM was appointed Chief Executive, Hong Kong, HSBC, in February 2022, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, HSBC, a role that she has held since 2017. <br /><br />Ms Lim has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining HSBC Retail Banking in Singapore in 1999, she has held leadership roles and spearheaded strategic growth and transformation initiatives across HSBC’s key markets in Asia, including: <br /><ul><li>Mainland China: Set up and built a sizeable client operations division of a strategic joint venture</li><li>Vietnam: Supported the significant expansion of the business and the local incorporation of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, the first wholly foreign-owned bank to</li><li>operate both branches and transaction offices in Vietnam. She continues to serve as a member of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd’s Members’ Council.</li><li>Malaysia: Led HSBC Data Processing Malaysia Sdn Bhd, supporting businesses and operations for more than 25 markets around the globe</li><li>Indonesia: Oversaw the integration of PT Bank Ekonomi with HSBC Indonesia in her capacity as the Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Board</li></ul><br /><br />During her time as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, Ms Lim delivered key innovation and efficiency programmes that demonstrate her strong understanding of the needs of our customers and employees in Hong Kong. <br /><br />She currently holds various roles in the financial services industry. She is a Vice Chairperson of Hong Kong Association of Banks, and sits on the Banking Advisory Committee and Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority. She is also a council member of Treasury Markets Association, and a member of the Academy of Finance, a member of Financial Education Coordination Committee of the Investor and Financial Education Council, and a member of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Taskforce on Trade and Investment of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. <br /><br />Ms Lim is also a strong advocate for workplace inclusion and has a passion for the environment.</div></div>

Ms Luanne Lim, MH

Chairperson

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Group President</div>Animoca Brands

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Evan-Auyang-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Evan Auyang</div><div class="speaker-title">Group President</div><div class="speaker-title">Animoca Brands</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr. Evan Auyang is the Group President of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based multinational blockchain technology and investment company focused on developing the digital property rights ecosystem, including play-to-earn games, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain marketplaces, infrastructure and more.<br /><br />Mr. Auyang is also the Chairman of the Board of Civic Exchange, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on two boards: Sun Hung Kai &amp; Co. Ltd., and Asia Financial Holdings Limited. He is an Advisor for Our Hong Kong Foundation, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Transport Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Development Fund Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Advisory Council for Institute at Brown for Environment and Society for Brown University, as well as the Board of Advisors of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In addition, Mr. Auyang is a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy.<br /><br />Prior to joining Animoca Brands, Mr. Auyang was the Managing Director and Head of GLG International (Gerson Lehrman Group), a technology-enabled expert insight platform where he ran and grew its business spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific across 15 locations. Before GLG, Mr Auyang was the Deputy Managing Director of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. (“KMB”) and a board director of Transport International Holdings Limited, the parent company of KMB. Prior to joining Transport International and KMB, Mr. Auyang was an Associate Partner at McKinsey &amp; Company. Before that, Mr. Auyang worked at Citigroup’s Derivatives Structuring and Marketing unit.<br /><br />He obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from Brown University and his MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management.</div></div>

Mr Evan Auyang

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman</div>WeLab Bank<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Senior Advisor</div>WeLab

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/KC-Chan-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Prof KC Chan, GBS, JP</div><div class="speaker-title">Chairman<br />WeLab Bank</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Senior Advisor<br />WeLab</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Professor Chan is the Chairman of WeLab Bank and Senior Advisor of WeLab, a leading pan-Asian fintech platform with over 70 million individual users and over 700 enterprise customers in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Indonesia. The company operates one of the largest digital consumer finance businesses in Asia, two digital banks and a fast-growing B2B fintech enterprise solutions business.<br /><br />Professor Chan was appointed as Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from July 2007 to June 2017. Prior to that, he was Dean of Business and Management in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is currently Adjunct Professor at HKUST Business School.<br /><br />Professor Chan received his bachelor's degree in economics from Wesleyan University and his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago. He specialised in assets pricing, evaluation of trading strategies and market efficiency and has published numerous articles on these topics.<br /><br />Professor Chan is a member of Competition Commission. In the past, he held a number of public service positions including Chairman of the Consumer Council, Director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange, and Member of the Commission on Strategic Development, Commission on Poverty, the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Hang Seng Index Advisory Committee, and the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation.</div></div>

Prof KC Chan, GBS, JP

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Associate Director, Policy and<br /> Legislation</div>Insurance Authority

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Tony-Chan-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Tony Chan</div><div class="speaker-title">Associate Director, Policy and Legislation</div><div class="speaker-title">Insurance Authority</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr Chan is the Associate Director, Policy and Legislation of the Insurance Authority, Hong Kong. Mr Chan is spearheading major projects being pursued by the Insurance Authority including promotion of Fintech development of the insurance industry of Hong Kong; green and sustainable insurance; and financial connectivity of the Greater Bay Area. <br /><br />Before Mr Chan joined the Insurance Authority in June 2017, he worked with the then Office of the Commissioner of Insurance for over 27 years and was the Acting Assistant Commissioner of Insurance of the Policy and Development Division. Mr Chan has been involved in the supervision of Hong Kong insurance companies, both life and non-life, in different positions of the Office. The scope of his experience has spanned all aspects of insurance regulation, including prudential supervision of insurers, formulation and promulgation of regulatory policies on the insurance industry, liaison with international and Mainland regulatory authorities. <br /><br />Mr Chan is a qualified accountant and holds a MBA and BA degree.</div></div>

Mr Tony Chan

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-6 mt-1">Vice Chairman</div>Hong Kong Venture Capital and<br />Private Equity Association<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Managing Director and Head of Asia<br />Private Equity</div>Neuberger Berman

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Kent-Chen-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Kent Chen</div><div class="speaker-title">Vice Chairman</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Venture Capital and<br />Private Equity Association</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Managing Director and Head of Asia<br />Private Equity</div><div class="speaker-title">Neuberger Berman</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Kent Chen, CFA, is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman, Head of Asia Private Equity and a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investments Investment Committees. Kent joined Neuberger Berman in 2015 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) after 17 years of central banking career in various positions, including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA’s New York Office and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. From 2008, Kent was involved in the establishment of the HKMA’s private equity program, which is comprised of global buyout, global energy and Asia private equity investments. Before joining the HKMA in 1998, he was the Head of China Research at Daiwa Securities in Hong Kong, covering the Chinese stock market. Kent is Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA) and a member of the Products Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong.</div></div>

Mr Kent Chen

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Executive Director, Investment Products Division</div>Securities and Futures Commission

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Christina-Choi-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Christina Choi</div><div class="speaker-title">Executive Director, Investment Products Division</div><div class="speaker-title">Securities and Futures Commission</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Ms Choi is a member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). She is also an Executive Director with responsibility for the Investment Products Division, which is responsible for authorising and supervising collective investment schemes and other investment products as well as for the development and implementation of the SFC’s asset management strategy and policies.<br /><br />Ms Choi has been with the SFC for over 10 years. She has extensive regulatory knowledge and experience in the policies and requirements for investment products both in Hong Kong and internationally. She played a lead role in the design and launch of various mutual recognition of funds (MRF) arrangements between Hong Kong and other jurisdictions, in particular the ground-breaking MRF arrangements with Mainland China.<br /><br />Prior to joining the SFC, Ms Choi practised as a solicitor in Hong Kong and was a partner of the Corporate Group of the international law firm, Clifford Chance.<br /><br />Ms Choi chairs the Products Advisory Committee and the Committee on Real Estate Investment Trusts. She also sits on the Advisory Committee, the SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee and the Executive Committee. She is also a member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Financial Services Advisory Committee and Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee.</div></div>

Ms Christina Choi

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Permanent Honorary Chairperson</div>Chinese Asset Management<br />Association of Hong Kong<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chief Executive Officer</div>CSOP Asset Management Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Ding-Chen-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Chen Ding, MH, JP</div><div class="speaker-title">Permanent Honorary Chairperson</div><div class="speaker-title">Chinese Asset Management</div><div class="speaker-title">Association of Hong Kong</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Chief Executive Officer</div><div class="speaker-title">CSOP Asset Management Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Ms. Ding has served as Chief Executive Officer of CSOP Asset Management Limited since joining the company in 2010, overseeing the formulation of the firm’s overall business direction and setting strategic priorities. Prior to this role, she was the Assistant CEO, Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at China Southern Asset Management from 2003 to June 2013, accumulating over 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. <br /><br />Ms. Ding was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in July 2021 and appointed as a Justice of the Peace in July 2024. In April 2025, she was appointed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. <br /><br />Since January 2023, Ms. Ding has held the position of Vice Chairperson of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, concurrently serving as Convener of the Mainland Opportunities Committee since 2019. She transitioned to the role of Permanent Honorary Chairperson of the Hong Kong Chinese Fund Association in 2020 after serving as its chairperson. Her current roles also include membership in the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Appeal Board, Executive Board Member of the Treasury Markets Association Council, Executive Committee of the Investment Management Association of Singapore and non-official member of the HKSAR Government’s Task Force on Enhancing Stock Market Liquidity.<br /><br />Throughout her career, Ms. Ding has held significant positions including member of the Product Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, Process Review Panel of the Securities and Futures Commission, Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Co-Chairman of the International Business Committee of the Asset Management Association of China, and the Vice Chairperson of Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong.<br /><br />Ms. Ding holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from San Francisco State University in the United States and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Sichuan University in China.</div></div>

Ms Chen Ding, MH, JP

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Global Head of Family Office</div>Invest Hong Kong

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Jason-Fong-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Jason Fong</div><div class="speaker-company">Global Head of Family Office</div><div class="speaker-company">Invest Hong Kong</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr. Jason Fong was appointed as the Global Head of FamilyOfficeHK, Invest Hong Kong (“InvestHK”) in April 2023. InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and FamilyOfficeHK at InvestHK is responsible for promoting Hong Kong as the international hub and preferred choice of family offices.<br /><br />Mr. Fong is a veteran in the banking and asset management industry with over 27 years of experiences before joining FamilyOfficeHK. He has held various senior positions with international financial institutions over his career and he has wide exposure in the Asia Pacific region including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan China, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan and Korea. Mr. Fong was re-located to China and based in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, during his terms with international banks to take up onshore leadership.<br /><br />Mr. Fong spent his early years in United Kingdom and graduated from the University of Leeds. He is an expert in family business and family office. He served as a senior consultant to banking associations and government advisory bodies. Mr. Fong is also the member of HKTDC Financial Services Advisory Committee and Steering Committee member of Asian Financial Forum.</div></div>

Mr Jason Fong

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Deputy Secretary (Financial Services)1<br />for Financial Services and the Treasury</div>Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Francis-Ho-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Francis Ho, JP</div><div class="speaker-title">Deputy Secretary (Financial Services)1</div><div class="speaker-title">for Financial Services and the Treasury</div><div class="speaker-title">Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr Francis Ho is Deputy Secretary (Financial Services) of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. He oversees policies of financial services, with a portfolio covering policies and legislation relating to the securities and futures markets, financial infrastructure, banking and monetary matters as well as financial market development. He is also the head of the Hong Kong delegation to the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.<br /><br />Mr Ho has rich experience in public administration in a wide range of policy portfolio. Prior to the current post, Mr Ho previously served as Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry from 2019 to 2024. His responsibilities include Hong Kong’s participation in international and regional economic and trade forums, negotiation of trade and investment agreements, Hong Kong's bilateral trade relations with trading partners in Europe, ASEAN, Japan, Korea, Oceania and Africa, as well as Hong Kong’s strategic trade control system.<br /><br />From 2017 to 2019, he was Assistant Director-General of Trade and Industry (Systems), responsible for amongst others bilateral commercial relations with Americas and Hong Kong’s rules of origin system. From 2014 to 2017, he was Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion responsible for attracting foreign direct investment into Hong Kong.</div></div>

Mr Francis Ho, JP

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Executive Vice President</div>Hong Kong Green Finance Association<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Managing Director, Head of<br />Sustainable Capital Markets APAC</div>BNP Paribas Banking

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Chaoni-Huang-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Chaoni Huang</div><div class="speaker-title">Executive Vice President</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Green Finance Association</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Managing Director, Head of<br />Sustainable Capital Markets APAC</div><div class="speaker-title">BNP Paribas Banking</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">As Head of Sustainable Capital Markets Asia Pacific, Chaoni Teads BNP Paribas' sustainable finance solutions across asset classes for corporates, financial institutions and investors. Leading a growing Sustainable Capital Markets team and working with Global Markets, Capital Markets Group and coverage teams in Asia Pacific and the Bank's global sustainable finance community, Chaoni drives BNP Paribas' continued expansion and leadership in Asian sustainable capital markets.<br /><br />Chaoni is an industry veteran with over 15 years of experience in sustainable finance having held various ESG-related roles at Natixis, S&amp;P Trucost, MSCI and the United Nations. In addition to her role at BNP Paribas, Chaoni is also highly involved in the forwarding Asia's ESG agenda through driving the development of sustainable finance ecosystems, education and advocacy in the region. She is Executive Vice President of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and was a guest researcher at both the Green Finance Center at Tsinghua University and the China Economy and Sustainable Development Centre at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Chaoni was awarded the 'Best Sustainable Finance Banker in HKSAR' by FinanceAsia in 2023 and 'Excellence in Sustainability' in the 2024 Women in Finance Asia Awards.<br /><br />Chaoni received her Bachelor of Economics from the University of Warwick.</div></div>

Ms Chaoni Huang

<strong>Executive Director (External)</strong><br />Hong Kong Monetary Authority

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Kenneth-Hui-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Kenneth HUI</div><div class="speaker-title">Executive Director (External)</div><div class="speaker-company">Hong Kong Monetary Authority</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Authority (HKMA), responsible for promoting the development of Hong Kong as an international financial centre, advancing Mainland-Hong Kong financial cooperation, and overseeing the HKMA's participation in international forums and organisations.<br /><br />Mr Hui joined the HKMA as Senior Manager (Market Development) in February 2017 and took up the role of Head (Market Development) in March 2020 with responsibilities in the formulation and implementation of various initiatives to promote the development of Hong Kong's financial sector. <br /><br />Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Hui was a Senior Manager in Investment Products Division of the Securities and Futures Commission, where he specialised in regulatory policies on retail funds and innovative retail investment products.</div></div>

Mr Kenneth Hui

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">President</div>International Association of CFOs and<br />Corporate Treasurers (China)

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Gogo-Yung-Lai-Ko-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Gogo Yung Lai Ko</div><div class="speaker-title">President</div><div class="speaker-title">International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China)</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Gogo is the President of the International Association of CFOs &amp; Corporate Treasurers (China) (IACCT (China)) since 2015. IACCT (China) is a non-profit making association and is an association for CFOs, corporate treasurers and senior finance professionals doing businesses mainly in Hong Kong and/or Mainland China. Its mission is to encompass the positioning of Hong Kong as a global financial centre; to support a network of treasury and finance professionals across industry bodies; to enhance education and training opportunities to upskill finance talent pool.<br /><br />Gogo was the Deputy General Manager, Finance Department of the YUEXIU Group and was responsible for overseeing the YUEXIU Group’s financial management functions. YUEXIU is one of the largest state-owned enterprises, in terms of assets, in Guangzhou, representing the controlling interest of six listed entities both in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Prior to that, she was the CFO of the YUEXIU REIT Asset Management, the licensed asset manager of YUEXIU Real Estate Investment Trust (Stock Code: 0405.HK). During her 26 years with YUEXIU, she had been dealing with different businesses including corporate finance, IPOs, securities, very substantial acquisitions, real estate investment trust, corporate restructuring and acquisition of a bank in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Prior to working for YUEXIU, Gogo worked for Arthur Andersen &amp; Co in Hong Kong and Sydney. She graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a qualified fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA), the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and the Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI).<br /><br />She was the Chairlady of the CIMA Hong Kong Branch in the year 2016 and Vice Chairlady in the year 2015. She was a Member of the CIMA North Asia Regional Advisory Panel serving from 2016 to 2019. Gogo is a Member of the Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee, HKICPA Mainland China Business Interest Group, as well as a Volunteer Financial Advisor of the Hong Kong Volunteers Federation Company Limited (HKVF). She is the Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Promotion of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation - Finance &amp; Accounting Professional Committee. She is the Guest Professor of the Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics School of Accountancy.</div></div>

Ms Gogo Yung Lai Ko

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman</div>Hong Kong Securities Association<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chief Executive Officer</div>Victory Securities Company Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Katerine-Kou-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Katerine Kou</div><div class="speaker-title">Chairman</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Securities Association</div><div class="speaker-title">Chief Executive Officer</div><div class="speaker-title">Victory Securities Company Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Ms Katerine Kou has witnessed and participated in every development detail of the Securities industry in the past 30 years.<br /><br />Ms Kou has been the chairlady of Hong Kong Securities Association (“HKSA”) since September 2023, and being the Vice Chairman of the Association for the period of (2017-2023), conveying the voices and needs of the industry to the regulators and relevant department of the government.<br /><br />Ms Kou led a traditional securities firm, namely Victory Securities Co Ltd. became a Listed Company (8540) in 2018, and extended its financial services to Personal Financial Planning and Wealth Management, as well as to virtual assets and its related business segments.<br /><br />Ms Kou had been member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Tianjin Harbour District for the period of 2008-2022; Formulate the business development goals and strategies.</div></div>

Ms Katerine Kou

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">CEO</div>Two Sigma Asia-Pacific

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Kenny-Lam-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Kenny Lam</div><div class="speaker-title">CEO<br />Two Sigma Asia-Pacific</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Kenny is CEO of <strong>Two Sigma Asia-Pacific</strong>, overseeing the Asia-Pacific region for Two Sigma. Two Sigma is one of the world’s largest hedge funds with an AUM of about USD 60 billion. It is known as a global leader in quantitative investment management, applying advanced data science and technologies to the investment process.<br /><br />Prior to joining Two Sigma, Kenny was Group President of <strong>Noah</strong> Holdings Limited (NYSE: Noah). Noah is China’s largest independent wealth manager and a leading asset manager, having advised on more than USD 90 billion for institutions and high networth families. During Kenny’s five-year tenure, Noah’s revenue, AUM and profit grew by over 2-fold and was the first and only wealth manager from China to be named “The Best Domestic Wealth Manager” by Asia Private Banker Magazine and Asiamoney between 2016-2019.<br /><br />Before Noah, Kenny was Global Partner of <strong>McKinsey &amp; Company</strong> and Co-Leader of its Asia Financial Institutions Practice, serving leading financial institutions in 13 markets in Asia. He was one of the fastest rising partners of McKinsey when elected a Global Partner six years after he joined McKinsey as an analyst. He has advised governments and regulators on transformation of financial hubs, including the creation of the Private Wealth Management Association in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Kenny has been appointed to various public roles serving the broader business community. He is Chairman of <strong>the Executive Board of the Wharton School in Asia;</strong> and Co-Chairman of the <strong>Asia Pacific Leadership Council of The Nature Conservancy.</strong> He is a member of the University of Waterloo President’s Global Advisory Board and was appointed as a Special Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, a leading Hong Kong think-tank.<br /><br />Kenny is also an elected board member of two leading companies in Asia. He is a Board Member and Chairman of the Risk Committee of The Bank of East Asia (China), one of the largest foreign banks in China; and a Board Member of Smartone Telecommunications in Hong Kong (HKSE: 315), a leading telecommunications provider in the city.<br /><br />Kenny graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Joseph Wharton Scholar and Benjamin Franklin Scholar; and Bachelor’s and Master’s in Law degrees with honours from Oxford University.<br /><br />He was the first Hong Kong Chinese ever to be awarded the Joseph Wharton Scholarship from the Wharton School. He is a best-selling author in China, with his book “Choices” published by Citic Publishing, one of China’s largest publishers, and reached No. 4 in e-book sales in China in 2023.</div></div>

Mr Kenny Lam

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1"><strong>Chief Executive Officer</strong></div>The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Carrie-LEUNG-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Carrie Leung, MH</div><div class="speaker-title">Chief Executive Officer</div><div class="speaker-title">The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">As the Chief Executive Officer of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB), Ms LEUNG is responsible for driving the ongoing development of competency and professional standards among local banking practitioners. <br /><br />Prior to joining HKIB, Ms LEUNG was Head of Service Quality and Training at one of the note-issuing banks where she acquired extensive experience in building and managing “total quality excellence”. Under her leadership, the bank obtained several highly-regarded industry awards for the quality of its training and customer service. <br /><br />Ms LEUNG also actively participates in the development of the Hong Kong Banking Qualifications Framework (QF) which sets the professional standards for industry competency amongst the local banking practitioners. <br /><br />In addition, Ms LEUNG is extensively involved in the education and human capital development of the banking and financial industry in Hong Kong and is a member of numerous committees organised by different government departments and public organisations including the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education (CSPE), under the Education Bureau and a Council Member of Lingnan University. Of the particular notes, she was appointed as the Council Member of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). <br /><br />Ms LEUNG also contributes to the banking industry at an international level. She was a member of the Accreditation Council, Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), Malaysia and is the Vice-Chairperson of the Global Banking Education Standards Board (GBEStB). She is instrumental in helping to shape the global banking education standards. <br /><br />Ms LEUNG was one of the recipients of the Most Extraordinary Women in Finance Award 2009 from Benchmark Magazine. She was awarded with the Medal of Honour (MH) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2018.</div></div>

Ms Carrie Leung, MH

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Assistant Executive Director</div>Hong Kong Trade Development Council

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Stephen-Liang-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Stephen Liang</div><div class="speaker-title">Assistant Executive Director</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Trade Development Council</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr Stephen Liang is Assistant Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the statutory organisation responsible for promoting and developing the city’s external trade. He oversees the Council’s Mainland China and international activities that promote Hong Kong products and services.<br /><br />Mr Liang joined the HKTDC in 1996 as Manager, Service Promotion. In 2000, he was posted to the Council’s Singapore office to oversee the Southeast Asian market. Mr Liang was promoted to Head of Mainland Promotions in 2005, managing the HKTDC’s promotional activities in Mainland China. Before taking up his current post, he served as Director, Product Promotion.<br /><br />Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mr Liang graduated from York University in Canada with a Bachelor of Sociology degree. He then furthered his studies on Business Administration at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US.<br /><br />Mr Liang began his career with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre (now called the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation). While at the HKTB, he served as its representative on the US West Coast for more than four years.</div></div>

Mr Stephen Liang

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman, Executive Committee</div>Private Wealth Management Association<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman of Global Wealth Management Asia</div>UBS<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Head and Chief Executive</div>UBS Hong Kong

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Amy-Lo-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mrs Amy Lo</div><div class="speaker-title">Chairman, Executive Committee</div><div class="speaker-title">Private Wealth Management Association</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Chairman of Global Wealth Management Asia</div><div class="speaker-title">UBS</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Head and Chief Executive</div><div class="speaker-title">UBS Hong Kong</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Amy Lo is Co-Head of Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Head and Chief Executive of UBS Hong Kong, and a Group Managing Director at UBS. Amy has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining UBS in 1995, she has held a number of senior management positions including Regional Head of Ultra High Net Worth in Asia. Today, the ultra-high net worth business is the leading wealth manager for ultra-high net worth individuals in the region.<br /><br />Actively involved in the development of the private banking industry in Hong Kong, Amy chairs the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA), is a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Education Bureau, and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee Financial Infrastructure Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority.<br /><br />A passionate supporter of youth education and technological innovation in Greater China, Amy is a member of The Court and the MBA Advisory Board at The University of Hong Kong, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an Advisor of the Industrial Consulting Committee at the HongKong X, a tech start-up platform aim at promotion of innovations among young entrepreneurs. She is also a Board Member of the UBS Optimus Foundation, the independent grant-making foundation that helps UBS clients improve the education and welfare of children globally.<br /><br />Amy received the Executive Award at the DHL/SCMP Business Awards 2018 for her efforts in promoting the growth and development of the wealth management industry, and for her drive in building UBS as a corporate citizen in Hong Kong. She was also named by a top-tier Chinese media, China Business News, as one of the "Hong Kong Top 20 in the next 20 years" for her contribution to innovation developments in 2017.</div></div>

Mrs Amy Lo

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Head of Platform &amp; Market Structure Development</div>Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Glenda-So-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Glenda So</div><div class="speaker-title">Head of Platform &amp; Market Structure Development</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Glenda So is Head of Platform &amp; Market Structure Development at HKEX and is responsible for developing new platforms including the Integrated Fund Platform (IFP) and enhancing market structure on existing platforms such as OTC Clear.<br /><br />Ms. So is a member of the Management Committee at HKEX. She also serves as the Chief Executive of the SEHK Options Clearing House Limited and OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited. Additionally, she is a Board Director at Bond Connect Company Limited. She chairs the FIC Advisory Panel and the IFP Task Force.<br /><br />Ms. So joined HKEX in 2020. She has led a number of key platform development initiatives including the VaR Platform (a next generation risk management platform for Hong Kong’s securities market), Swap Connect, as well as HKEX Synapse, a post-trade settlement acceleration platform for Northbound Stock Connect.<br /><br />With nearly 30 years of experience in the global financial industry, Ms. So has held senior roles at various international banking and investment firms. Before joining HKEX, she spent four years as Chief Operating Officer of a macro hedge fund in Singapore. Prior to that, Ms. So had a 23-year career with Goldman Sachs in New York, and Hong Kong where she was Managing Director responsible for Asia Ex-Japan Operations, Global Listed Derivatives and OTC Clearing Operations, as well as Asia Securities and Clearing Operations.<br /><br />Ms. So is a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Financial Services Advisory Group.<br /><br />Ms. So holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Baruch College in the US.</div></div>

Ms Glenda So

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman of the Governing Committee</div>The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers<br />Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer<br />Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/07/Ellick_Tsui.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Ellick Tsui</div><div class="speaker-title">Chairman of the Governing Committee</div><div class="speaker-title">The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers<br />Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer<br />Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr Tsui is the Chairman of HKFI and Councillor of Life Insurance Council (LIC). He also serves as the Chairman of Task Force on RBC Enhancement, Deputy Convenor of Special Project Team on Participating Fund Management of LIC and a member of Task Force on Greater China Affairs. <br /><br />Representing HKFI, Mr Tsui sits as a member of the Insurance Regulatory Advisory Panel of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). Furthermore, Mr Tsui is a member of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) Working Group on Mobilising Insurance Capital to Foster Sustainable Economic and Social Development in Hong Kong as well as a member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) Financial and Treasury Services Committee and General Committee Member of Insurance Complaints Bureau (ICB). He is also a member of Life Committee of Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (ASHK) and Advisory Committee member for the Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis (IFAA) programme of the CUHK Business School. <br /><br />He is the Executive Director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited (CTF Life).<br /><br />Mr Tsui has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry and has worked in various areas, including regional business development covering China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines; marketing and branding; product development; pricing; investment; ALM; valuation; and capital and risk management. <br /><br />Prior to joining CTF Life, Mr Tsui was Deputy Chief Executive &amp; Chief Financial Officer of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited. He also held senior management positions at BOC Life, HSBC Life, Sun Life and Manulife. Before returning to Hong Kong in 1999, Mr Tsui worked at Canada Life in Toronto, Canada for almost 10 years, gaining extensive overseas experience. <br /><br />Mr Tsui holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer &amp; Actuarial Science from the University of Toronto, Canada. He is currently a fellow member of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the Society of Actuaries in the USA, and the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong.</div></div>

Mr Ellick Tsui

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Director and Head of Policy Research</div>Financial Services Development Council

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Rocky-Tung-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Dr Rocky Tung</div><div class="speaker-title">Director and Head of Policy Research</div><div class="speaker-title">Financial Services Development Council</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Dr Tung is the Director and Head of Policy Research for the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). He leads the team responsible for conducting policy research and industry surveys to formulate proposals for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and financial regulators. <br /><br />Before joining the FSDC, Dr Tung was the Director of Capital Markets Policy for the CFA Institute, covering research areas related to capital market structures (e.g. corporate governance, regulatory environment) in the Asia Pacific region. Before that, he was the Senior Economist for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, where he oversaw its macroeconomic research, as well as labour- and international trade-related policy research functions. He also served as an economist and a research analyst for banks, a trade credit insurer and a Hong Kong-based think-tank. <br /><br />Dr Tung holds a doctoral degree in organisational leadership from Northeastern University in Boston and is a Fellow of CPA Australia. He received a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree, both in Economics, from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, respectively.</div></div>

Dr Rocky Tung

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chair</div>Fintech Association of Hong Kong<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Head of SME Banking</div>DBS (Hong Kong) Bank

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Lareina-Wang-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Ms Lareina Wang</div><div class="speaker-title">Chair</div><div class="speaker-title">Fintech Association of Hong Kong</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Head of SME Banking</div><div class="speaker-title">DBS (Hong Kong) Bank</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Lareina Wang is Executive Director, Head of Digital and Innovation, Institutional Banking Group of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. She is responsible for managing the wholesale digital business of Institutional Banking Group, including P&amp;L management, digital product and platform development as well as delivering best-in-class digital customer journeys across Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.<br /><br />Lareina is an active FinTech practitioner. She currently serves as Chair to the Board of FinTech Association of Hong Kong and is also a member of the Banking and Finance Training Board for the Vocational Training Council.<br /><br />Prior to DBS Hong Kong, Lareina also held senior digital and strategy roles for HSBC UK and HSBC Hong Kong, as well as Barclays Bank and Ogilvy London.<br /><br />Lareina holds a Master of Science degree in International Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.</div></div>

Ms Lareina Wang

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Managing Partner</div>CT Green Capital<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairperson</div>Friends of the Earth (HK)

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Plato-Yip-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Plato Yip</div><div class="speaker-title">Managing Partner</div><div class="speaker-title">CT Green Capital</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Chairperson</div><div class="speaker-title">Friends of the Earth (HK)</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Mr. Plato Yip is a seasoned investment professional with a focus on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate management in the APAC, MENA, and ASEAN regions. With extensive knowledge in strategic consulting and business growth, he specializes in sectors such as clean energy, biotechnology, financial technology, and low-carbon energy infrastructure.<br /><br />He has held positions at a leading US middle-market private equity firm, renowned multinational business conglomerates with a worldwide presence, and has ventured into entrepreneurship. Over the course of his career, he has spearheaded fundraising initiatives, executed PE deals, orchestrated mergers and acquisitions transactions, and offered invaluable strategic guidance and operational expertise to portfolio entities.<br /><br /><strong>Current Public Services</strong> Policy Research Committee Member, Financial Services Development Council, HKSAR<br />Middle East Advisory Group Member, Financial Services Development Council, HKSAR<br />Investment Committee Member, HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund<br />Investment Committee Member, HKSAR Government Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund<br />Member, HKSAR Government Advisory Committee on Built Heritage Conservation<br />Member, HKSAR Government Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation Investment Advisory Committee<br />Chairman of the Board of Governors, Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong)<br />Chairman of Green Finance, Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Association<br />State Alumni, U.S. State Department<br />Inaugurate Catto Fellow, The Aspen Institute cum Member of the Global Leadership Network<br />Advisor, AWF (African Wildlife Foundation)<br /><br /><strong>Previously</strong><br /><strong>Member</strong>, Quality Education Fund Investment Committee of HKSAR<br /><strong>Member</strong>, Environment and Conservation Fund Investment Committee of HKSAR<br /><strong>Member</strong>, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) of HKSAR<br /><strong>Member</strong>, Advisory Council on the Environment of the HKSAR Government<br /><strong>Member</strong>, Education and Publicity Sub-committee, Council for Sustainable Development of HKSAR<br /><strong>Member</strong>, Advisory Committee of the Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund of HKSAR<br /><strong>Specialist Advisor</strong>, Hong Kong 2030 Planning Vision and Strategy of HKSAR<br /><strong>Founding Director</strong>, Centre for Environmental Management Education and Development of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University</div></div>

Mr Plato Yip

<div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Chairman</div>Hong Kong Investment Funds Association<br /><br /><div class="text-level-caption text-font-bold line-limit-2 mt-1">Managing Director, Head of Compliance, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)</div>Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited

<div class="container"><div class="mb-4 w-100"><div class="speaker-img"><img src="/conference/aff/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/06/Sam-Yu-v1.jpg" /></div><div><div class="speaker-name">Mr Sam Yu</div><div class="speaker-title">Chairman</div><div class="speaker-title">Hong Kong Investment Funds Association</div><br /><div class="speaker-title">Managing Director, Head of Compliance, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)</div><div class="speaker-title">Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited</div></div></div></div><div class="container"><div class="speaker-details">Sam Yu is the Managing Director and Head of Compliance for Asia Pacific ex-Japan at Barings, where he is responsible for the supervision of compliance within the firm and the enforcement of compliance with laws, regulatory requirements and changes, policies, and procedures. Sam has more than two decades of experience in the industry. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Sam served as the Head of Business AML/KYC Office, Asia, at JP Morgan Asset Management in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he served as the Head of Legal &amp; Compliance, Asia Pacific at GAM Hong Kong Limited and the Head of Risk Management for the Royal Bank of Canada's wealth management business in Asia. He also held positions at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Lehman Brothers, Bankers Trust in Hong Kong, and Deloitte &amp; Touche in New York.<br /><br />At present, he also serves as the Chairman of Hong Kong Investment Funds Association and its Regulatory Subcommittee for the 2024-2025 term.<br /><br />Sam is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States and holds a BSc in Business Administration from Boston University, Massachusetts. He is based in Hong Kong.</div></div>

Mr Sam Yu

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