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Michiel is an experienced services and technology executive at the forefront of key developments transforming the banking industry. Currently Michiel is the COO of Canopy, one of the world's leading wealth tech companies. In the last 3 years Michiel has overseen Canopy's growth from a small Singapore focused company to a global, multi-million dollar revenue player with offices in Asia and Europe and thousands of users. Before he joined Canopy Michiel had a long career as a consultant with IBM and PwC where he delivered large and innovative transformation programs with banks on both the business and technology side. After 12,5 years in Asia Michiel recently moved back to Europe to drive Canopy's growth with large banks in Switzerland and other European markets.

As recently appointed Director of Strategic Business Development, Stef Nielen brings 20 years of experience and deep domain expertise on the distinct processes hedge funds, asset managers, investment managers, and asset owners perform in the areas of market risk, credit risk, hedge fund risk, private equity risk, enterprise risk and performance management. Having worked for industry leaders including MSCI, RiskMetrics, and Axioma, he is well-known in the industry as a trusted advisor to some of the largest asset managers and asset owners. Stef has an MSc Engineering from The Hague University of Applied Sciences and an MSc Business Administration from Erasmus Rotterdam. In his private life, Stef is a father of a teenage boy and girl, and enjoys open water swimming, movies and skiing.

Dr. Richard Dratva is a founding member of CREALOGIX and Chief Strategy Officer. He has extensive experience in the field of digital banking and was named as one of the most influential FinTech personalities in Switzerland by Finews.ch. Richard began his professional career at UBS AG, before he became a research associate at the Institute of Information Management at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. Richard co-founded CREALOGIX in 1996, where he worked as a project manager for Credit Suisse and was responsible for the conception and the launch of the first Swiss online bank. He has led numerous innovation projects in the areas of Digital Wealth Management and Digital Advisory and is actively involved in fintech start-ups. With his long history in helping banks and financial institutions enhancing the digital offerings, Richard is one of the true leaders in digital banking and the main driver of where CREALOGIX is today.

Wael Salem is the Chief Executive Officer at Tradesocio. In his role as CEO, Wael leads Tradesocio in providing tailored investment technology solutions. Wael leads a team that is passionate about innovation and digital transformation for financial organizations. Prior to becoming the CEO at Tradesocio, Wael was a Senior Technology Consultant at one of the largest financial institutions. He was an advisor, mentor and product lead for multiple financial institutions in Singapore, Dubai, London, Hong Kong, and Cyprus. As an experienced global wealth and asset manager, he has launched several funds capitalizing on investor markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. With a deep sophisticated understanding of the investment landscape, Wael’s aim in the next ten years is to establish Tradesocio as the go-to fintech studio that customizes technological solutions which drive the future of investment management. As an avid investor and technologist, Wael ardently mentors and grooms many Start-ups. He holds a degree in Information & Technology with a concentration in programming from the American University in Dubai. He is qualified as a CISI – Chartered Wealth Manager – Level 4.

Neil Thomas is the Head of Asia Pacific region for SIX, working closely with our customers to support and anticipate their data and regulatory requirements. Neil is working to deliver global data propositions to several large international banks. Prior to arriving in Asia, Neil spent a decade heading global relationships with strategic customers from SIX, primarily based out of London. Neil joined SIX from Thomson Reuters (Refinitiv) where his role focused on the investment banking and management sectors for ten years. Neil is a certified member of FISD.

Dominik Łyżwa is a Business Consultant at Comarch, covering Wealth & Asset Management platforms. His professional career focuses on finance & capital markets, with relevant experience on both buy and sell side. Dominik is a licensed stockbroker and investment advisor.

Wael Salem is the Chief Executive Officer at Tradesocio. In his role as CEO, Wael leads Tradesocio in providing tailored investment technology solutions. Wael leads a team that is passionate about innovation and digital transformation for financial organizations. Prior to becoming the CEO at Tradesocio, Wael was a Senior Technology Consultant at one of the largest financial institutions. He was an advisor, mentor and product lead for multiple financial institutions in Singapore, Dubai, London, Hong Kong, and Cyprus. As an experienced global wealth and asset manager, he has launched several funds capitalizing on investor markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. With a deep sophisticated understanding of the investment landscape, Wael’s aim in the next ten years is to establish Tradesocio as the go-to fintech studio that customizes technological solutions which drive the future of investment management. As an avid investor and technologist, Wael ardently mentors and grooms many Start-ups. He holds a degree in Information & Technology with a concentration in programming from the American University in Dubai. He is qualified as a CISI – Chartered Wealth Manager – Level 4.

As recently appointed Director of Strategic Business Development, Stef Nielen brings 20 years of experience and deep domain expertise on the distinct processes hedge funds, asset managers, investment managers, and asset owners perform in the areas of market risk, credit risk, hedge fund risk, private equity risk, enterprise risk and performance management. Having worked for industry leaders including MSCI, RiskMetrics, and Axioma, he is well-known in the industry as a trusted advisor to some of the largest asset managers and asset owners. Stef has an MSc Engineering from The Hague University of Applied Sciences and an MSc Business Administration from Erasmus Rotterdam. In his private life, Stef is a father of a teenage boy and girl, and enjoys open water swimming, movies and skiing.

Dominik Łyżwa is a Business Consultant at Comarch, covering Wealth & Asset Management platforms. His professional career focuses on finance & capital markets, with relevant experience on both buy and sell side. Dominik is a licensed stockbroker and investment advisor.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.