Digital Assets and Tokenisation: Guiding you through this rapidly expanding world

David founded Chintai in 2018 to promote the adoption of compliant digital assets that utilise blockchain technology to modernise capital markets for banks, asset managers, and SMEs. A financial industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in banking, finance and asset management with leading banks including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Wealth and HSBC Global Asset Management. David also served on the Board of Advisors to several Singapore start-ups, including Credify Inc and Worbli, and Treasurer on the Board of Trustees for deafPLUS, an organisation championing integration and equality between deaf and hearing people in all areas of life. David graduated from the City University of London with MSc Business Systems Analysis & Design and a Bachelor in Business Economics from the University of Exeter.

Harmen Overdijk is Chief Investment Officer of Leo Wealth, a Hong Kong based asset management firm focused on fee-based asset management. Leo Wealth was created from the strategic merger of two existing independent asset managers, where the partners have decades of Asian and International wealth management experience. The firm’s philosophy is based on Evidence Based Investing. A disciplined approach that gains its insights about the markets and returns from academic research, structures portfolios along the dimensions of expected returns and adds value by integrating research, portfolio structure, and implementation. This investment approach makes extensive use of low cost investment instruments. Harmen is an expert portfolio manager with 20 years of investment management experience. Prior to Leo Wealth he held senior management and CIO roles for several successful asset management practices at EFG Asset Management, Fortis Bank and MeesPierson. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) holder and has an MSc in economics from Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Daniel (Dan) is the founder of Lightbulb Capital, a research and advisory firm focusing on digital assets. Before starting the firm, Dan was Chief Operating Officer (COO) and board member of HSBC Securities in Singapore. Since 1999, Dan has been involved in investment banking technology at UBS in both Germany and the UK, Barclays Capital in both Singapore and Tokyo, and Close Brothers in Frankfurt, his hometown. Dan is also appointed affiliate faculty of Singapore Management University. He teaches classes on blockchain & digital assets and decentralised finance (DeFi). His work has been accepted for publication in and outside academia (e.g. MIT Press, Springer, Wiley). He is also the Associate Editor-In-Chief of World Scientific's "Annual Review of Fintech" academic journal. Dan is also working towards his PhD within the Finance department of Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University.

Stephanie has more than 17 years of experience in managing multi-asset portfolios globally for Goldman Sachs as well as for institutional investors and family offices. Her expertise in global macro and quantitative investing has enabled her to effectively manage multi-billion portfolios for her clients. Prior to finance, she began her career at McKinsey & Co. advising companies in the Asia Pacific region. Stephanie earned her MS in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University and BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.

James has over 15 years’ experience as a technology and telecoms analyst with UBS and Deutsche Bank in London. He combines this with over 11 years’ entrepreneurial and capital raising experience, having founded a Swiss-based ESG asset management boutique, Secure Wealth Management. James is passionate about the intersection between digital technology and sustainability. James is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Masters in Management from ESCP Europe.

David founded Chintai in 2018 to promote the adoption of compliant digital assets that utilise blockchain technology to modernise capital markets for banks, asset managers, and SMEs. A financial industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in banking, finance and asset management with leading banks including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Wealth and HSBC Global Asset Management. David also served on the Board of Advisors to several Singapore start-ups, including Credify Inc and Worbli, and Treasurer on the Board of Trustees for deafPLUS, an organisation championing integration and equality between deaf and hearing people in all areas of life. David graduated from the City University of London with MSc Business Systems Analysis & Design and a Bachelor in Business Economics from the University of Exeter.

Harmen Overdijk is Chief Investment Officer of Leo Wealth, a Hong Kong based asset management firm focused on fee-based asset management. Leo Wealth was created from the strategic merger of two existing independent asset managers, where the partners have decades of Asian and International wealth management experience. The firm’s philosophy is based on Evidence Based Investing. A disciplined approach that gains its insights about the markets and returns from academic research, structures portfolios along the dimensions of expected returns and adds value by integrating research, portfolio structure, and implementation. This investment approach makes extensive use of low cost investment instruments. Harmen is an expert portfolio manager with 20 years of investment management experience. Prior to Leo Wealth he held senior management and CIO roles for several successful asset management practices at EFG Asset Management, Fortis Bank and MeesPierson. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) holder and has an MSc in economics from Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Daniel (Dan) is the founder of Lightbulb Capital, a research and advisory firm focusing on digital assets. Before starting the firm, Dan was Chief Operating Officer (COO) and board member of HSBC Securities in Singapore. Since 1999, Dan has been involved in investment banking technology at UBS in both Germany and the UK, Barclays Capital in both Singapore and Tokyo, and Close Brothers in Frankfurt, his hometown. Dan is also appointed affiliate faculty of Singapore Management University. He teaches classes on blockchain & digital assets and decentralised finance (DeFi). His work has been accepted for publication in and outside academia (e.g. MIT Press, Springer, Wiley). He is also the Associate Editor-In-Chief of World Scientific's "Annual Review of Fintech" academic journal. Dan is also working towards his PhD within the Finance department of Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University.

Stephanie has more than 17 years of experience in managing multi-asset portfolios globally for Goldman Sachs as well as for institutional investors and family offices. Her expertise in global macro and quantitative investing has enabled her to effectively manage multi-billion portfolios for her clients. Prior to finance, she began her career at McKinsey & Co. advising companies in the Asia Pacific region. Stephanie earned her MS in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University and BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.

James has over 15 years’ experience as a technology and telecoms analyst with UBS and Deutsche Bank in London. He combines this with over 11 years’ entrepreneurial and capital raising experience, having founded a Swiss-based ESG asset management boutique, Secure Wealth Management. James is passionate about the intersection between digital technology and sustainability. James is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Masters in Management from ESCP Europe.

Michael is a prominent figure in the financial services industry in Asia. He is the founder and CEO of Hubbis, a renowned provider of intelligence and connectivity for the Asian wealth management industry. With a depth of experience and expertise, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the industry for over 30 years, becoming a leading industry presence in the events, professional development, and publishing space in the region. Hubbis is a multi-generational family-owned and managed business.

He has been actively involved in the Asia-Pacific region since 1993. And has lived in Asia since 1995, holding positions in Hong Kong, Sydney, and Singapore. 

For over 14-years, Hubbis has established itself as the gold standard media and events brand in wealth management thought leadership in Asia. Each year providing a very large body of cutting-edge editorial and sponsored content, organizing top-flight events. During that time Hubbis has become the platform of choice for many high-profile C-suite leaders to communicate their vision of the Asian wealth management.

Before his involvement with Hubbis, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002, a financial services media company. Under his leadership, the company achieved significant success and was subsequently acquired by global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006. Michael continued to serve as the CEO of Pacific Prospect until October 2008. Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, Michael garnered 5 years of experience in financial markets publishing.

His career in this field began in 1993 when he joined Euromoney Publications as the publisher of the quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now owned by LSEG) and spearheaded the conception and launch of Finance Asia magazine. During his tenure as Managing Director of Finance Asia, he also initiated the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine, and the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, he founded FIA Limited, further expanding his contributions to the financial publishing industry.

Born in North Wales, Michael served as the head boy of St David's College Llandudno. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. Beyond his professional endeavours, Michael is a family-oriented individual and is happily married with three children: Reanna, Garett, and Tarryn.