Digital Wealth Asia Forum 2019

Karen is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Group, and Global Chair of Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice. She focuses her practice on financial services regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Karen is admitted to practice in Hong Kong, as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. Karen leads the non-contentious Financial Services Regulatory practice, and her clientele includes global, Chinese and local banks, fund managers, brokers/dealers, money service operators and fintech firms. Karen regularly advises these financial institutions on a variety of regulatory, compliance and anti-money laundering matters, including establishment, structuring and operation of various financial services businesses (including private banking, wealth management, brokerage, fund management, foreign exchange), structuring of cross-border operations, development of new product /service offerings, licensing and regulatory inspections by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, as well as providing advice on financial services M&As and business integration.

Damien Mooney , Managing Director, is Head of Aladdin Wealth Tech for Asia Pacific within BlackRock Solutions. Aladdin Wealth Tech in Asia Pacific is focused on helping BlackRock’s retail & wealth distribution partners transform their business through technology. In his role Damien is responsible for leading the firm's digital wealth strategy in the region. Damien leads the business development efforts for the firm’s wealth technology capabilities with retail distribution partners across Asia Pacific and is the senior relationship manager on a number of BlackRock’s enterprise clients in the region. Damien is also responsible for identifying tech oriented distribution partnerships and digital ventures opportunities Prior to taking up this role in January 2018, Damien led the Retail & Wealth Business for Asia Pacific for over four years and before that was Chief Marketing Officer for the region. Damien is a member of BlackRock's Asia Pacific Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee. Damien joined BlackRock in July 2011 from Fidelity International where he was Regional Head of Marketing Initiatives, Asia Pacific. After joining Fidelity in January 2003, he held senior regional European marketing positions before relocating to Hong Kong in mid 2006. Prior to Fidelity Damien held senior product management, business development and international marketing positions in London with Egg Invest (the UK's first direct to consumer fund supermarket), Zurich International (offshore funds distribution) and Prudential Assurance UK. Damien earned a combined BSc and Diploma (Hons) in Property Economics from Trinity College, University of Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Limerick, Ireland in 1994.

Alexandre Kech has 20+ years of experience in the capital market industry. From global custody and asset servicing at the Bank of New York Mellon to data standardisation and Head of Securities & FX APAC at SWIFT, Alex has developed a strong post-trade industry leadership experience, extended in recent years to digital assets and blockchain. Alexandre transitioned to a new challenge in November 2018 when he joined Onchain Custodian as the CEO of the company in charge of building and launching, with Da Hongfei (Chair of the Board), Raymond Cheong (CSO) and El Lee (COO), an institutional digital custody service in Singapore. Onchain Custodian believes in solving non-competitive industry issues though collaboration. Alexandre is the co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (GDF) Custody working group and acts as the Singapore Representative to the ISO TC68 / SC8 / WG3 building an international standard for Digital Token Identification.

A native Australian and long-time Hong Kong resident he has over 15 years’ experience in financial services sales in emerging Asian markets. Shane’s impressive resume includes stints as Executive Director for Wealth & Advisory at SS&C Technologies, Regional Head of Sales for Wealth Management and Regional Head of Sales for Buy Side at Thomson Reuters. Consequently Shane has accumulated years of experience in providing fin-tech solutions for wealth & asset management. Currently, Shane is in responsible for business development and digital transformation (Wealth Management) at the Contemi group.

Dr. François Monnet is the Head of Greater China Private Banking and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong branch, based in Hong Kong. Dr. Monnet joined Credit Suisse in 2007 as Head of Private Banking Southeast Asia and Australasia until 2010 when he assumed a new responsibility as Head of Ultra High Net Worth for Private Banking Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan. Dr. Monnet was appointed the Chief Operating Officer for Private Banking Asia Pacific in April 2012. Prior to that, he managed the offshore core affluent client segment in Asia Pacific at UBS, with an additional focus on the Singapore domestic market. He also worked for UBS in Zurich in Mergers and Acquisitions. Dr. Monnet has substantial experience in strategy and business development in the financial and consumer industries across Asia Pacific and Europe, mostly with Credit Suisse, UBS and Eastman Kodak Corporation. In the latter company, he held various key managerial positions over a 10 year period, the last one being APAC CEO for Eastman Kodak Consumer Imaging Division, a franchise worth USD 1.2bn revenues. Dr. Monnet is a graduate of University of Geneva and holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts and Harvard Universities, Cambridge USA, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from University of Geneva, Switzerland. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Joshua is an Partner in EY’s Financial Services Practice with a focus on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF). At EY, Josh has led a number of regulatory and internal audit driven AML/CTF reviews and remedial actions at financial institutions on issues including intensive reviews of sanctions controls, transaction monitoring and CDD/KYC files across the APAC region and globally. Prior to joining EY, he has over 10 years of compliance management experience for the financial services sector and has held senior positions with leading international banks, focusing on AML policy management, Customer Due-Diligence remediation and regulatory review within the Asia-Pacific region.

Jay is a Partner in EY’s Financial Services Practice with a focus on both Strategy and Wealth & Asset Management. Jay has over 25 years of experience across asset management, private banking, corporate & investment banking, insurance and strategy consulting. He was previously a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan (holding regional CFO and Head of Strategy roles) and a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Jay has been based in Hong Kong since 2000 and has experience across Greater China, Japan, Korea, South East Asia, India and Australia. Jay has deep experience developing business, market entry and transformation strategies, implementing large scale programs, integrating businesses and performing transactions.

Gabriel leads the R&D function at FNZ for the Asia-Pacific region. He is responsible for innovation and new product design enhancing FNZ’s core platform in new markets to support the strategic growth of our business in region. Gabriel joined FNZ in 2011 and has extensive experience in the solution architecture and implementation of FNZ platforms across a diverse range of propositions to market. He is familiar with the platform operating models across the jurisdictions we operate in globally, having based in London, Sydney, Wellington, and presently in Hong Kong.

Dr. Bernard Lee is the Founder and CEO of HedgeSPA, which stands for Sophisticated Predictive Analytics for Hedge Funds and Institutions. Previously, he was a managing director in the Portfolio Management Group of BlackRock in New York City, as well as a finance professor who has taught and guest-lectured at a number of top universities globally. Dr. Lee has authored numerous journal articles and books, and presented & chaired sessions at top academic venues, including the Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association and the American Statistical Association. Seeded by the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office, HedgeSPA provides a core investment platform based on artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing. Its industry cloud platform, serving leading asset managers, private banks and insurers, was recognised by Forbes as a “disruptive industry cloud solution.” The platform’s multi-lingual advantages have led to successful use cases at top-tier institutions across Asia, including the Ping An Group, as well as an investment by Ping An Sparklabs FinTech. In addition to a track record of successful deployments of its analytics & methodologies at top institutions across the US and Europe, the company is a serial award winner in global financial technology competitions.

Manish Prasad is the CEO of Ignition Advice, a fintech firm specialising in the delivery of digital advice technology to large banks and superfunds in Australia and Europe. Ignition has teams and offices located in Sydney and Dublin with further expansion across Europe and Asia already underway. Ignition Advice is a recognised world leader in next generation robo-advice technologies and has live deployments of its bank grade digital advice engine with two of Australia's largest superfunds and with the Bank of Ireland. In 2018 Ignition was rated the 'world's most innovative and flexible B2B robo engine' by MyPrivateBanking Research Group (Zurich). Immediately prior to joining Ignition, in the role of CEO, Manish was Director - Wealth & Asset Management at KPMG where he helped KPMG's clients deal with changing regulatory, market and technology landscapes while improving member and stakeholder value. Prior to KPMG Manish held senior roles within the AXA/AMP group including Head of Advice for Tynan Mackenzie and Head of Equity Programs at Genesys Wealth Management. Manish has a Bachelor of Commerce and an Executive MBA from the AGSM at University of NSW.

Michael Zwiefler is an executive with more than twenty years of experience in strategy consulting, business development, sales and delivery. His industry background is in Financial Services where he has become a thought leader for digital banking transformation. Michael has worked with many of the world's leading banks and insurance firms in the area of digital re-invention. For the last 10+ years, Michael worked across Asia Pacific and Europe where he has built a strong track record in shaping and implementing leading edge digital banking strategy and transformation projects. Building new businesses, business development, value creation and competitive deal strategy are other areas where Michael has developed unique experience and many of his ideas in these areas have been implemented globally.

Stephanie, Client Solutions & Partnerships for InvestaX, has over 20 years of experience in international legal and banking profession in Europe and Asia. An English solicitor by training with exposures to a broad range of industries, including food & beverage, health & wellness, shipping, aviation, international trade and insurances. Ex-deputy head of legal for wholesale banking of Standard Chartered Hong Kong covering the broad range of business sectors, including special situations, private equity and corporate finance. Her particular area of specialisation is business pioneering, restructuring and transformation.

Ricardo is an Advisory director in Hong Kong specialised in wealth and asset management. Ricardo has deep expertise in the front and middle offices of wealth and asset management firms. He has been working in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Ricardo started his career in the Group Finance function of UBS in Zurich and subsequently became the COO for the wealth management business serving the Brazil and Iberia offshore markets out of Switzerland. He then moved to UBS Asset Servicing, where he focused on institutional wealth management clients such as family offices, financial intermediaries and private label funds. He transferred to Hong Kong to build the Greater China Asset Servicing offering around global custody, securities lending, fund structuring and investment analytics for institutional wealth management clients in the region. Ricardo has a keen interest in emerging technologies and co-founded a venture firm focused on financial technology based in Hong Kong prior to joining KPMG.

Avril Rae, Head of Fintech Hong Kong for KPMG. A future thinker with over 20 years IT experience from Network Engineering, Service Management, Solution Sales and Strategy within the Financial Services Ecosystem. She enjoys sharing insights on emerging technology, innovation and digital transformation and actively engages in regional industry groups, including; FIX Trading Community, British Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair: Innovation and Technology Committee and Fintech Association Hong Kong: Co-Chair for the Big Data Committee. She is an advocate for women in technology and acts as an ambassador to Moxie Future, a female community to empower and educate females on sustainable investing and is also the country ambassador for female start-up and entrepreneur community, She Loves Tech.

Simon Hawkins is counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham and Watkins. Mr. Hawkins' is a Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Task Force. His practice focuses on financial regulation, including licensing matters, prime brokerage arrangements, securities dealing, financial market regulations, intermediary and distribution arrangements, product development and structuring, and FinTech. Mr. Hawkins also advises on the regulatory aspects of capital market and M&A deals involving financial institutions, and he has particular expertise in structuring and negotiating bancassurance arrangements. Mr. Hawkins was recognised as a Next Generation Lawyer in Hong Kong: Regulatory by The Legal 500 2018 and Top 200 FinTech Influencer in Asia by FinTech Asia and Lattice80. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Hawkins worked in the London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong offices of a leading international law firm.

Christophe Lee is a leading figure in the Asian investment management industry with 28 years of broad ranged financial services experience. He is the Founder & CEO of SFC licensed Lotus Asset Management. In 2015 he founded JP Asia Partners to offer consulting services in asset & wealth management and FinTech. He is also an angel investor, Fintech advisor to HK-X Tech and Beyond Ventures and serves on the advisory board of several Fintech companies. Before that he was the CFO and Director of a global private MedTech company. Christophe has work for a number of financial institutions including Morgan Stanley (FrontPoint Partners), Sun Hung Kai Financial Group , Goldman Sachs and Bankers Trust. Christophe played an active role in the development of asset management industry in Hong Kong. His HKSAR government appointments include the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) – New Business Committee from 2013 to 2019 (where he led the working group to advise the HKSAR government on Fintech policy) and the advisory committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) from 2007 - 2009. Christophe chaired AIMA Hong Kong (the global trade association for hedge funds) for 8 years from 2004 to 2012. Christophe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bassam Salem is a Senior Partner at Mckinsey & Company focusing on Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management and Digital Finance. He is an award winning CEO with in depth entrepreneurial experience in Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East and Europe. He was the CEO of Citi Private Bank in Asia based in Hongkong, the Global Investment Head for Citi Private Bank based in New York and a founding partner of EFG Bank in Zurich.

Jason Tu, Stanford MBA, Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree, Co-Founder and CEO of MioTech. Jason’s career spans across banking and tech startups around the globe. He kicked off his career at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong and has since then worked at a number of startups such as WeLab and Robinhood in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the U.S. He saw a technological gap that left financial services behind and since then, is determined to bring world-class fintech solutions to Asia. His startup, MioTech has achieved great milestones in the past 28 months with the backing of ZhenFund, leading VC in China and Horizons Ventures, the investment arm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing.

Henri Arslanian is the PwC Global Crypto Leader and Asia FinTech Leader, the Chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he teaches the first FinTech university course in Asia. Henri leads PwC’s crypto efforts and advises many of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, funds, custodians and token issuers on a broad range of crypto matters from regulatory and tax to governance and capital raising. He also advises many of the world’s leading financial institutions on their crypto initiatives as well numerous governments, regulators and central banks on crypto regulatory and policy matters. With over 500,000 LinkedIn followers, Henri is a TEDx and global keynote speaker, a best-selling published author and is regularly featured in global media including Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Henri was named by LinkedIn as one of the global Top Voices in Economy & Finance and is the host of the FinTechCapsules™ and CryptoCapsules™ social media series. Henri has been also awarded many industry and academic awards over the years from being regularly named one of the Most Influential Individuals in FinTech in Asia to being awarded the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. Chambers Global recent named him the “highest profile FinTech consultant in Hong Kong” and Asian Private Banker awarded him the “FinTech Changemaker of the Year” award. Henri’s latest book “The Future of Finance: The Impact of FinTech, AI and Crypto on Financial Services” published by Palgrave Macmillan, was ranked as one of Amazon’s global best-sellers in financial services and was recognized as one of the “Best FinTech Books of All Time” by Bookauthority. Before joining PwC, Henri was with a FinTech start-up and previously spent many years with UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong. Henri started his career as a financial markets and funds lawyer in Canada and Hong Kong. Henri speaks five languages including English, French, Armenian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He holds a Masters in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University; a joint Global Executive MBA from Columbia Business School, London Business School, and Hong Kong University; a Masters in Transnational Law from the University of Sherbrooke; and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal (Dean’s List of Excellence).

John Robson drives client partnerships at Quantifeed, a leading provider of digital investment solutions to financial institutions in Asia. He works with banks, online brokers and wealth advisors to assist them in developing their digital wealth management future. Based in Hong Kong for over 20 years, he has held regional leadership roles at JP Morgan, Nomura and Merrill Lynch managing teams which serviced the region’s consumer and private banks. His career has been focused on the development of investment platforms and products. He has been instrumental in introducing significant product innovation to wealth management platforms in Hong Kong, London and Tokyo. John has been a board member of several private and public listed companies.

Audrey Wong manages operations and financial affairs to deliver on Quantifeed’s business strategy. Audrey joined Quantifeed from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she was COO for the equities division in Asia Pacific. Audrey’s tenure at Merrill Lynch included senior assignments in Toronto and New York, before relocating to Hong Kong in 2006 to take a new role as the Finance Head of Equities Derivatives for APR. Her responsibilities expanded to CFO of APAC Equities in 2011 and CFO for APAC Global Markets in 2013. Audrey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Brock University of Ontario. She is also a Chartered Professional Accountant of Ontario and Chartered Financial Analyst. Audrey enjoys biking and swimming with her two children.

Vippy Wong is a Partner at Quinlan & Associates, where she provides end-to-end strategy consulting services to leading Financial Institutions and FinTech companies. Vippy has extensive experience in financial services, having spent over 15 years in investment banks, exchanges, technology providers and management consultancies. Most recently, she was a Director in the Industry Solutions team at Thomson Reuters, where she was responsible for identifying, developing and executing new, innovative ventures and businesses across the Financial & Risk sector. Prior to Thomson Reuters, she was a founding member of a new commodities exchange in Hong Kong, where she was involved in all aspects of launching the trading venue with a focus on business development, and sales and marketing. Vippy has held various positions in principal investments, corporate finance and strategy at Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro in Hong Kong and management consulting at Oliver Wyman in New York. She has an Executive MBA from EMBA-Global Asia, a joint program between Columbia Business School, University of Hong Kong and London Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton University.

Johanan is a Performance Director at Refinitiv driving growth for the Wealth Proposition in North Asia and is based in Hong Kong. His primary focus is to enable both advisors and investors better harness the power of data through AI and analytics to improve their investment experience. From the ultra-high net worth individual to the affluent and retail investor, he has a keen interest in helping financial institutions and solutions providers that cater to these communities deliver a better digital investment journey. Johanan has spent time in consulting and the banking industry and has an acute awareness of the challenges the industry faces in transforming their business to cater to the rapidly evolving needs of the customer. Having worked across financial centers of Singapore, London & Hong Kong he remains excited by the opportunity of a dynamic, fast-moving and diverse market as Asia. As a strategy consultant for EY he has advised both traditional and digital banks, asset managers and insurers on their regional acquisition plans and go-to market strategies for existing and new markets. During his time at Barclays he has worked across the sales, product, markets and CEO office functions driving strategic initiatives that generated both top and bottom-line growth. Johanan is passionate about fusing his technical education (Computer Science), financial work experience and data interests together to identify and deliver new growth opportunities to the wealth industry and its various participants.

Dr. Silvio Struebi is a Partner at Simon-Kucher's Hong Kong and Singapore Office. He is a member of the Global Banking Practice and heads the company's banking operations in APAC. Silvio focuses on international Private Banking and B2B Banking in Hong Kong and Singapore. Silvio has more than twelve years of consulting experience. He advises a broad array of local and global financial institutions on multiple topics, starting from monetisation and product management to market-specific implementation of growth strategies. Prior to focusing in the APAC region, Silvio served Retail, Private Banks and Asset Managers in Switzerland and Europe. Prior to joining Simon-Kucher, Silvio worked for an international Private Bank in Zurich and at a consulting start-up. He received his PhD in Marketing from the University of St. Gallen and has a Masterʼs degree in business administration.

Lars has a corporate background as a business analyst in the fields of structural optimisation and mergers & acquisitions. Over the last ten years he has been focused on special situations project development & project finance within the areas of technology, energy & infrastructure and urbanisation derived from Asia-driven global trends. Having covered transactions from deal origination to deal execution, Lars can identify where to apply digital assets technology solutions within the financial services ecosystem. He drives the business development and commercialising strategy for Skyhook Capital from Hong Kong and is in charge of developing and leveraging the business relationships to expand and optimize the service offering to Skyhook’s clients and partners.

Hin Han has experience in mergers and acquisitions, company start-ups, and company restructuring. Her secondment at a securities firm has also allowed her to better cater for the commercial and practical needs of businesses. Keeping abreast of technological developments, she has given practical solutions to clients in relation to cybersecurity, data collection and data breach matters, and has advised clients on legal compliance relating to new technological tools contemplated by clients in their bid to build their businesses.

Sean is the Head of Business Innovation and Growth for Synpulse Hong Kong. A seasoned management consultant / Ex-Fintech COO, with a passion to help FI’s to transform their ways of doing business in a complex, tech driven, financial inclusive world.

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.

Damien Mooney , Managing Director, is Head of Aladdin Wealth Tech for Asia Pacific within BlackRock Solutions. Aladdin Wealth Tech in Asia Pacific is focused on helping BlackRock’s retail & wealth distribution partners transform their business through technology. In his role Damien is responsible for leading the firm's digital wealth strategy in the region. Damien leads the business development efforts for the firm’s wealth technology capabilities with retail distribution partners across Asia Pacific and is the senior relationship manager on a number of BlackRock’s enterprise clients in the region. Damien is also responsible for identifying tech oriented distribution partnerships and digital ventures opportunities Prior to taking up this role in January 2018, Damien led the Retail & Wealth Business for Asia Pacific for over four years and before that was Chief Marketing Officer for the region. Damien is a member of BlackRock's Asia Pacific Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee. Damien joined BlackRock in July 2011 from Fidelity International where he was Regional Head of Marketing Initiatives, Asia Pacific. After joining Fidelity in January 2003, he held senior regional European marketing positions before relocating to Hong Kong in mid 2006. Prior to Fidelity Damien held senior product management, business development and international marketing positions in London with Egg Invest (the UK's first direct to consumer fund supermarket), Zurich International (offshore funds distribution) and Prudential Assurance UK. Damien earned a combined BSc and Diploma (Hons) in Property Economics from Trinity College, University of Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Limerick, Ireland in 1994.

Hin Han has experience in mergers and acquisitions, company start-ups, and company restructuring. Her secondment at a securities firm has also allowed her to better cater for the commercial and practical needs of businesses. Keeping abreast of technological developments, she has given practical solutions to clients in relation to cybersecurity, data collection and data breach matters, and has advised clients on legal compliance relating to new technological tools contemplated by clients in their bid to build their businesses.

Dr. Silvio Struebi is a Partner at Simon-Kucher's Hong Kong and Singapore Office. He is a member of the Global Banking Practice and heads the company's banking operations in APAC. Silvio focuses on international Private Banking and B2B Banking in Hong Kong and Singapore. Silvio has more than twelve years of consulting experience. He advises a broad array of local and global financial institutions on multiple topics, starting from monetisation and product management to market-specific implementation of growth strategies. Prior to focusing in the APAC region, Silvio served Retail, Private Banks and Asset Managers in Switzerland and Europe. Prior to joining Simon-Kucher, Silvio worked for an international Private Bank in Zurich and at a consulting start-up. He received his PhD in Marketing from the University of St. Gallen and has a Masterʼs degree in business administration.

Audrey Wong manages operations and financial affairs to deliver on Quantifeed’s business strategy. Audrey joined Quantifeed from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she was COO for the equities division in Asia Pacific. Audrey’s tenure at Merrill Lynch included senior assignments in Toronto and New York, before relocating to Hong Kong in 2006 to take a new role as the Finance Head of Equities Derivatives for APR. Her responsibilities expanded to CFO of APAC Equities in 2011 and CFO for APAC Global Markets in 2013. Audrey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Brock University of Ontario. She is also a Chartered Professional Accountant of Ontario and Chartered Financial Analyst. Audrey enjoys biking and swimming with her two children.

Gabriel leads the R&D function at FNZ for the Asia-Pacific region. He is responsible for innovation and new product design enhancing FNZ’s core platform in new markets to support the strategic growth of our business in region. Gabriel joined FNZ in 2011 and has extensive experience in the solution architecture and implementation of FNZ platforms across a diverse range of propositions to market. He is familiar with the platform operating models across the jurisdictions we operate in globally, having based in London, Sydney, Wellington, and presently in Hong Kong.

John Robson drives client partnerships at Quantifeed, a leading provider of digital investment solutions to financial institutions in Asia. He works with banks, online brokers and wealth advisors to assist them in developing their digital wealth management future. Based in Hong Kong for over 20 years, he has held regional leadership roles at JP Morgan, Nomura and Merrill Lynch managing teams which serviced the region’s consumer and private banks. His career has been focused on the development of investment platforms and products. He has been instrumental in introducing significant product innovation to wealth management platforms in Hong Kong, London and Tokyo. John has been a board member of several private and public listed companies.

Karen is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Group, and Global Chair of Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice. She focuses her practice on financial services regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Karen is admitted to practice in Hong Kong, as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. Karen leads the non-contentious Financial Services Regulatory practice, and her clientele includes global, Chinese and local banks, fund managers, brokers/dealers, money service operators and fintech firms. Karen regularly advises these financial institutions on a variety of regulatory, compliance and anti-money laundering matters, including establishment, structuring and operation of various financial services businesses (including private banking, wealth management, brokerage, fund management, foreign exchange), structuring of cross-border operations, development of new product /service offerings, licensing and regulatory inspections by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, as well as providing advice on financial services M&As and business integration.

Simon Hawkins is counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham and Watkins. Mr. Hawkins' is a Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Task Force. His practice focuses on financial regulation, including licensing matters, prime brokerage arrangements, securities dealing, financial market regulations, intermediary and distribution arrangements, product development and structuring, and FinTech. Mr. Hawkins also advises on the regulatory aspects of capital market and M&A deals involving financial institutions, and he has particular expertise in structuring and negotiating bancassurance arrangements. Mr. Hawkins was recognised as a Next Generation Lawyer in Hong Kong: Regulatory by The Legal 500 2018 and Top 200 FinTech Influencer in Asia by FinTech Asia and Lattice80. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Hawkins worked in the London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong offices of a leading international law firm.

Michael Zwiefler is an executive with more than twenty years of experience in strategy consulting, business development, sales and delivery. His industry background is in Financial Services where he has become a thought leader for digital banking transformation. Michael has worked with many of the world's leading banks and insurance firms in the area of digital re-invention. For the last 10+ years, Michael worked across Asia Pacific and Europe where he has built a strong track record in shaping and implementing leading edge digital banking strategy and transformation projects. Building new businesses, business development, value creation and competitive deal strategy are other areas where Michael has developed unique experience and many of his ideas in these areas have been implemented globally.

Henri Arslanian is the PwC Global Crypto Leader and Asia FinTech Leader, the Chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he teaches the first FinTech university course in Asia. Henri leads PwC’s crypto efforts and advises many of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, funds, custodians and token issuers on a broad range of crypto matters from regulatory and tax to governance and capital raising. He also advises many of the world’s leading financial institutions on their crypto initiatives as well numerous governments, regulators and central banks on crypto regulatory and policy matters. With over 500,000 LinkedIn followers, Henri is a TEDx and global keynote speaker, a best-selling published author and is regularly featured in global media including Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Henri was named by LinkedIn as one of the global Top Voices in Economy & Finance and is the host of the FinTechCapsules™ and CryptoCapsules™ social media series. Henri has been also awarded many industry and academic awards over the years from being regularly named one of the Most Influential Individuals in FinTech in Asia to being awarded the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. Chambers Global recent named him the “highest profile FinTech consultant in Hong Kong” and Asian Private Banker awarded him the “FinTech Changemaker of the Year” award. Henri’s latest book “The Future of Finance: The Impact of FinTech, AI and Crypto on Financial Services” published by Palgrave Macmillan, was ranked as one of Amazon’s global best-sellers in financial services and was recognized as one of the “Best FinTech Books of All Time” by Bookauthority. Before joining PwC, Henri was with a FinTech start-up and previously spent many years with UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong. Henri started his career as a financial markets and funds lawyer in Canada and Hong Kong. Henri speaks five languages including English, French, Armenian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He holds a Masters in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University; a joint Global Executive MBA from Columbia Business School, London Business School, and Hong Kong University; a Masters in Transnational Law from the University of Sherbrooke; and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal (Dean’s List of Excellence).

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.

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.

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.