Keynote Speaker
 
Henry Tang
Chief Secretary for Administration
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Aged 59. Mr. Tang was appointed the Chief Secretary for Administration in July 2007. Prior to this appointment, he was the Financial Secretary and formerly the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology.

Mr. Tang has been a member of the Executive Council since 1997. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and the Provisional Legislative Council for seven years from 1991 to 1998. Mr. Tang also served extensively on various government boards and public bodies, including the Trade Development Council, Town Planning Board, University Grants Committee, and Council of the City University of Hong Kong.

Before joining the Government in 2002, Mr. Tang was a leading industrialist in Hong Kong. He served as the Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries between 1995 and 2001. He was also a Committee Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

   
Speakers

Speakers listed in alphabetical order by last name.

   
Ronald Arculli
Chairman
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited


Mr. Ronald Arculli has been a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government since 2005 and is the Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. He is also the Chairman as well as Board Director of the World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"). The WFE has 52 regulated equity and derivatives exchanges as members with a total market capitalization of over US$50 trillion. He is the senior partner of King & Wood, the Hong Kong Office of one of the largest law firms in Mainland China. In addition, he serves on the boards of several major listed companies in Hong Kong.

In 2000, he succeeded HRH the Duke of Edinburgh as Chairman of The International Award Association, a youth development programme present in some 100 countries – a position he held until November 2007. In October 2008, he is appointed by the HKSAR Government as a Member of the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, which is responsible for a HK$21.6 billion art and cultural project.

Mr. Arculli has a long and distinguished record of public service as a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1988-2000) and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club between 2002 and August 2006. He has served on many commissions and boards including the Board of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Board of Governors of the London Business School.

In 2005, the City University of Hong Kong conferred on Mr. Arculli an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences. In 2010, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology conferred on him an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws.

   
   
Kelvin Au
General Manager, SME Banking Hong Kong & South China Region
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited


Mr. Kelvin Au is currently General Manager, SME Banking Hong Kong & South China Region of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. He oversees the Bank’s fast-growing SME business in Hong Kong and South China Region, particularly the Pearl River Delta area, with an aim of providing total solutions to fulfill customer needs in the region.

Kelvin joined Standard Chartered in March 2010. He has 19 years of all-rounded banking experience in various areas including branch operations, trade services, corporate lending, strategic planning and SME banking. He has developed profound knowledge in SME banking in Hong Kong and Mainland China, including two years of on-the-ground experience in the cities of Guangzhou and Shanghai. Kelvin held various senior positions in HSBC Hong Kong and China before joining Standard Chartered.

Kelvin participates actively on the SME Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Hong Kong.

   
   
T C Chan
Senior Adviser, The Bank of East Asia, Limited
Honorary Advisory Vice President, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

As a career banker, T.C. started with Citibank in Hong Kong as a Management Associate in 1980. He was posted to Japan from 1986 to 1994. In 1994, he returned to Hong Kong to become Country Treasurer and Head of Sales and Trading. In 1997, he became head of Citibank’s Corporate Banking business for Hong Kong. In 1999, he became Citigroup Country Officer for Hong Kong. In 2003, T.C. was posted to Taiwan as Citigroup Country Officer. In 2004, he assumed the additional role of Chief Operating Officer for Greater China. In 2005, he returned from Taiwan to Hong Kong as Citigroup Country Officer for Hong Kong and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking business for Greater China, a position he held until his retirement from Citi in 2007. T.C. worked briefly as Deputy Chief Executive for Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2008.

Current Positions
Senior Adviser, The Bank of East Asia, Limited
Senior Adviser, CVC Capital Partners
Member, Board of Directors, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Member, Board of Directors, Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC)
Chairman, HKSAR Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board
Member, Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council
Member, HKSAR Advisory Committee on Bond Market Development
Member, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Council (Chairman of Audit Committee)
Member, Hong Kong Open University Sponsorship and Development Fund Committee
Member, Board of Directors, The Community Chest of Hong Kong (Chairman of Investment Sub-committee)
Member, Hong Kong Red Cross Council
Chairman, Financial & Treasury Services Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Honorary Advisory Vice President, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

Past Positions
Vice President and Fellow, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
Member, Banking Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Member, HKSAR Small and Medium Size Enterprises Committee
Council Member, Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association
Council Member, Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong
Board Member, Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
Honorary Chairman, Hong Kong Chinese Bankers Club
Chairman, HKSAR Advisory Committee on Human Resources Development in the Financial Services Sector

T.C. obtained his MBA degree from the University of Hawaii in 1979 and his CPA in the same year. He is married with two daughters.

   
   
Armstrong Chen
Deputy Director and Senior Counsel, Supervisory Rules & Regulations Department, China Banking Regulatory Commission
Director of Banking Law & Practice Center, Shanghai Law Society


Armstrong Chen, Deputy Director and Senior Counsel of Supervisory Rules & Regulations Department of China Banking Regulatory Commission. Graduated from Northwest University of Politics & Law and worked for the People’s Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission in the field of foreign exchange administration, foreign bank supervision, banking legislation, regulations review and in-house counsel. He is currently the Director of China Banking Law Research Institute, the Director of Banking Law & Practice Center of Shanghai Law Society, a mediator of the China Chamber of International Commerce Mediation Center, and an arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)/China Maritime Arbitration Commission and Shanghai Court of Financial Arbitration. As a chief arbitrator, sole arbitrator or arbitrator, he adjudicated more than 50 cases concerning disputes arising from the civil and commercial field, international trade and financing.

   
   
R. Sean Craig
IMF Resident Representative in Hong Kong SAR, and
Coauthor of IMF Global Financial Stability Report


Sean Craig has been IMF Resident Representative in Hong Kong SAR since January 2011, reprenting both the Asia and Pacific and the Monetary and Capital Markets Departments. He has been with the IMF for 11 years, and before that worked at the Bank for International Settlements (4 years) and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (10 years). Over the last year, he has worked on the IMF Early Warning Exercise and on Executive Board papers on the IMF’s surveillance mandate. In 2007-09, Mr. Craig spent several years in the IMF’s London office doing capital markets surveillance for the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR). Mr. Craig holds a Ph.D in economics from Boston University.

   
   
Frank Fang
Director, Greater China Corporates, Commercial Banking
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited


Frank Fang is Director Greater China Corporates of Commercial Banking, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and is in charge of business development among Mainland Chinese and Taiwan corporate clients based in Hong Kong.

Branches and Distribution, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and is in charge of business development and management of the Company’s branch network in Mainland China.

Mr. Fang joined HSBC in 1991 and served various positions with HSBC in Hong Kong, London, Beijing and Shanghai. His experiences in Mainland China include Corporate Banking Relationship Manager, IT Support Manager, Credit Card Development Manager, Deputy Manager of HSBC Shanghai Branch, Deputy Manager of HSBC Beijing Branch and Head of Resources and Energy Sector, Corporate Banking. He was Deputy Head of Branches and Distribution, HSBC Bank (China) Co Ltd before he holds the current position.

Frank Fang graduated from China Foreign Affairs University with a B.A degree in 1989.

   
   
John Foulley
Risk Management Practice Head, Asia Pacific
SAS Institute


John Foulley joined SAS in May 2004 to provide assistance to the region in the field of Risk Management. He had previously worked for banks, brokerage, and technology vendors and has more than 15 years experience in the Banking Industry.

John is no stranger to implementation and the real life challenges of the implementation of Risk Management solutions to large and small organisations. He has worked for project including banks of all sizes from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia to the United Kingdom.

He also worked for information providers and analytical pricing provider, giving him a practical knowledge of front-office applications and pricing of the most sophisticated derivative instruments. John also worked in the banking and brokerage industry, namely for Credit Lyonnais (France) and Bosher (France).

He is currently assisting the Asia-Pacific region on leveraging the many opportunities that exists in the field of Risk Management, providing market intelligence and Basel II knowledge to his customers and prospects.

John provides the market knowledge related to the regulatory development of Basel II and the application of the directive in the Asia Pacific countries.

He also participates in conferences where he shares SAS experience and knowledge on Basel II and Operational risk. Speaking engagement this year include appearance at SAS own events, PRMIA events and Asia Business Forum. He has also appeared on Business Tonight, Channel News Asia.

John received a Master in Finance from Nice ESC in France. He also majored in Business Management from Nice University and International Business School in Paris. He has been living in Asia for the past 7 years.

   
   
Dr. Fung Yuk Bun Patrick
Chairman & Chief Executive, Wing Hang Bank Limited
Chairman, Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers


Dr. Patrick Yuk Bun Fung obtained his MBA degree from University of Toronto in 1973, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2001 and an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Toronto in 2005. Dr. Fung joined Wing Hang Bank in 1976 and was appointed a Director of the Bank in 1980. He was appointed Chief Executive in 1992, and then Chairman and Chief Executive in April 1996. Dr. Fung is the Chairman of numerous subsidiaries within the Group.

Dr. Fung is a Non-Executive Director of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company Limited and an Independent Non-Executive Director of The Link Management Limited. He is a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee (EFAC) and the EFAC Financial Infrastructure Sub-Committee, a member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, a member of the Court of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust.

   
   
Huang Tao
Executive Vice President & Head of Consumer Banking Group
China Construction Bank (Asia)

Huang Tao is the executive vice president of China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation since July 2010. He is also the alternate chief executive and the head of consumer banking group overseeing consumer banking business since April 2010.

Prior to assuming his roles in April 2010, he has been the secretary to the Board of the bank since January 2007. In addition to facilitating the communication with the Board of Directors and the bank’s stakeholders, he was also in charge of the bank’s company secretarial function in compliance with regulatory requirement. He was further appointed non-executive director of China Construction Bank (Asia) Finance in November 2009.

Possessing over 15 years of experience in the banking industry, Huang specializes in risk and credit management. Graduated from Law School, Huang is a qualified lawyer in China with concentration in Chinese and International Law. Huang joined the Assets Collection Department in China Construction Bank in July 1996. He has over 10 years of solid experience with China Construction Bank Head Office in Beijing before his secondment to China Construction Bank (Asia) in Hong Kong in 2007. Within the years at the Head Office, he has served the Division of Risk Management, Credit Risk Management and Asset Quality Regulation Office. He was promoted to Assistant General Manager of Risk Management in 2006.

Huang has served the Board of Supervisors designated by the State Council to Key Financial Institutions between 2000 and 2001. In 2006, he also contributed to the first Certification of China Banking Professional Examination organized by the China Banking Association by editing and approving the course materials as well as being the exam reviewer on the subject of Risk Management.

Born and raised in Hubei, China, Huang graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing in 1993. He attained his Master’s Degree in International Economic Law from the Law School of Renmin University of China in 1996. Huang was also a recipient of the British Government Chevening Scholarship and earned his MBA degree at the Said Business School of Oxford University in the United Kingdom in 2005.

   
   
Richard Iley
Chief Asia Economist
BNP Paribas


Richard Iley is Chief Asia Economist for BNP Paribas based in Hong Kong. Mr. Iley publishes daily research notes, appears on numerous television and radio shows including CNBC and CNN and is quoted frequently. Before moving to Hong Kong, Mr. Iley worked in the firm’s New York office covering the US economy for over 4 years. Before moving to New York, Richard was a member of BNP Paribas' Market Economics team in London covering both the UK and US economies.

Prior to joining BNP Paribas in July 2003, Mr. Iley spent over six years at ABN AMRO working as their chief UK economist. Before moving to the private sector, he worked at HM Treasury from 1994 to 1996 providing ministerial briefing on the UK and global economies and also working on the Treasury's first assessment of the implications of EMU. Mr. Iley holds degrees from University College, London and the University of Sussex. With Professor Mervyn Lewis, he is the author of ‘Untangling The US Deficit: Evaluating Causes, Cures and Global Imbalances' (Edward Elgar Press, 2007).

   
   
Alex Jagmetti
Head of Asia Pacific
Falcon Private Bank Limited

Alex Jagmetti joined Falcon Private Bank in October 2010 as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific. Previously, he served as a Managing Director and Head of Global Investors Asia Pacific with UBS in Singapore and Hong Kong from 2005 to 2010, preceded by Managing Director and Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for HSBC Private Bank in Singapore.

Earlier, he setup F. Van Lanschot Bankiers in Geneva as Branch Manager after having started his wealth management career at Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS) in Zurich and Berlin in 1992. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from European University.

Alex Jagmetti studied in schools throughout England, Belgium, Switzerland and South Korea.

   
   
Frank Jin
Assistant General Manager
Shanghai Commercial Bank


Frank Jin is Assistant General Manager and Chief of General Administration Division of Shanghai Commercial Bank.

Mr. Jin has accumulated over 30 years of experience in commercial and retail banking in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He has held leading roles in business strategy, operations, financial controls and risk management of several financial institutions that have significant presence both locally and in Mainland China.

Mr. Jin started his career as a bank auditor with an international accounting firm, and chose the banking industry for advancement of his profession in the nineties. Before joining Shanghai Commercial Bank, he was CFO of Chong Hing Bank and China Construction Bank (Asia). Mr. Jin holds a master degree of business administration in finance, and is a CPA.

   
   
Donald Lam
Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking
Hang Seng Bank


Mr. Donald Lam, Head of Commercial Banking, will succeed Mr. Chan as Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking. Mr. Lam joined Hang Seng in 2003 as a Department Head of Commercial Banking Relationship Management and was promoted to Head of Commercial Banking in 2009.

Before joining Hang Seng, Mr. Lam held various senior commercial banking and corporate marketing positions and was the finance director of a listed company.

Mr. Lam obtained his Bachelor of Social Science degree from The University of Hong Kong; and Master’s degrees in Business Administration, and Science (e-Commerce) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

   
   
Alice Lee
Division Head, Banking Conduct Department
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Ms. Alice Lee is a Division Head of the Banking Conduct Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Her responsibilities include the day-to-day supervision of banks’ intermediary activities in respect of investment, insurance and MPF products and the development of the related regulatory requirements. She also takes up the role of co-ordination with the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and the banking industry in relation to supervisory and policy matters arising from these activities. Ms. Lee has over 16 years’ experience of supervising banks.

   
   
Jacky Leung
Manager, Operational Risk and Compliance Management, AMH TSC
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited


Mr. Leung has 15 years of risk and compliance experience in the banking and finance industry. Before joining HSBC, he was the regional head of Operational Risk of Newedge Group (JV of Socgen and Calyon for derivatives & equity brokerage) and had set up and leading the team to oversight the 8 locations in Asia Pacific. Besides, he had been the banking supervisor in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for around 5 years.

Mr. Leung is one of the founding committees of the Institute of Operational Risk – Asia Chapter and a frequent QP workshop facilitator for the HKICPA and he also holds the HKICPA, LLB and FRM.

   
   
Teresa Lin
Honorary Advisor, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers


Teresa Lin has retired from DBS Bank in 1 January 2011. She took the role as Senior Adviser in 2010 and was the Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of DBS Bank (China) Limited from 2007-2010 where her key priorities was to develop an integrated banking business and to grow the DBS franchise in China. Lin was the Chairman of the China Management Committee and a member of DBS Group Holdings Management Committee.

Lin joined DBS in 2001 as Head of Enterprise Banking in Hong Kong and has led the growth of the small and medium enterprise portfolio with customer-focused trade and equipment finance services. Under her leadership, Enterprise Banking business also experienced significant growth in China.

Lin has extensive experience in the banking and financial industry in the region. Prior to joining DBS Bank, Lin held senior positions at financial institutions including Dao Heng Bank, Dah Sing Bank, Citibank and Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. She was appointed managing director of Citicorp Commercial Finance (HK) Ltd in 1991 and was head of Citibank’s Emerging Local Corporate business in 1996. She was the Senior Executive Director of Dah Sing Bank and managed their Commercial Banking Division before joining DBS.

Since 1991, Lin has held executive positions in numerous advisory and consultative committees in Hong Kong and China like The Finance Houses of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Equipment Leasing Association. She was chairman of the latter from 1995 to 1998. She was a member of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) of the Trade and Industry Department of Hong Kong SAR Government in 2003-2008. She was also Advisor to the Small and Medium Size Enterprises Sub-committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Hong Kong till August 2007. Lin was appointed by the HKSAR Government as a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee (ITAC) of the Education and Manpower Bureau in August 2006. Lin, was also nominated executive committee member of the Local Bank Association in China (2007- 2009) and the Vice Chairman of its Foreign Banks Working Committee. She is also a member of the Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council and Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council. In June 2011 she was appointed Honorary Advisor of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.

On retirement she turned to philanthropy and is the Executive Director of L plus H Community Interest Company Ltd. to create jobs in Hong Kong and We R Family Foundation Ltd., a charity foundation to support the under-privileged children. For the support of music, she is the Honorable Treasurer and Director of Opera Hong Kong.

   
   
Francis Liu
Managing Director, Regional Market Manager, Hong Kong
UBS, AG


Francis Liu is currently Regional Market Manager of Hong Kong Market in UBS Wealth Management & Swiss Bank. He joined UBS in December 2010 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he has spent 18 years in various capacities across APAC. In his last role as Head of Greater China Market, he was responsible for the market management and business growth in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong markets in Asia Pacific. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Texas A&M University, a Master's Degree in Business Administration from University of Texas and Graduate of Leadership & Management Program from Harvard Business School.

   
   
Alan Luk
Head of Private Banking and Trust Services
Hang Seng Bank


Mr. Alan Luk is Head of Private Banking and Trust Services at Hang Seng Bank. He oversees the Bank’s private banking and trust services business, providing wealth management services to meet the various needs of high-net-worth customers. Prior to joining Hang Seng, Mr. Luk held senior positions such as Treasurer at a number of international banks in Hong Kong.

Mr. Luk has a Master of Sciences in Global Finance jointly awarded by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and New York University STERN Business School.

   
   
Kim Man Ngan
Head of RMB Business Strategy and Planning Department
Hang Seng Bank


Mr. Kim Man Ngan is currently the Head of RMB Business Strategy and Planning Department of Hang Seng Bank. Since the graduation from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mr. Ngan has worked for Hang Seng Bank for more than 16 years. During the periods from 2002 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2010, Mr. Ngan has been seconded to work in Hang Seng (China) as the Head of Treasury. For the rest of his career, he spent most of his time in Interest Risk Management Department of Hang Seng Bank responsible for businesses relating to balance sheet management. In view of the fast development of the offshore RMB businesses in HK, Mr. Ngan set up the RMB Business Strategy and Planning Department of Hang Seng Bank in order to coordinate the overall RMB business development of Hang Seng. Because of his background, Mr. Ngan has extensive experience in both the banking market of China and the treasury market of Hong Kong.

   
   
Peter Pang
Deputy Chief Executive
Hong Kong Monetary Authority


Mr. Pang graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1979 and obtained a Master in Management from the Stanford University in 1993. Mr. Pang started his civil service career as an Administrative Officer in 1979 and has served as Assistant Director General of Trade and Assistant Commissioner of Banking before joining the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in 1994. Mr. Pang joined the HKMA as Executive Director (Banking Policy) in 1994 and was appointed as Executive Director (Monetary Policy and Markets) in 1996. Mr. Pang was seconded to the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation and assumed the position of the Chief Executive Officer in 1997 till 2004. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of the HKMA in July 2004 and is responsible for international affairs relating to multilateral agencies and central bank co-operation, corporate services and research on issues related to monetary policy and financial markets.

   
   
Sebastian Paredes
Chief Executive Officer
DBS (Hong Kong) Limited


Sebastian Paredes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited on 13 September 2010.

A seasoned banker of 25 years, Sebastian, an Ecuadorian citizen, has a strong track record in building franchises across multiple markets. He is highly experienced in managing complex situations and leading through times of economic volatility.

As President Director of P.T. Bank Danamon, Indonesia, from 2005 to early 2010, Sebastian successfully solidified the bank’s position in retail, SME and commercial banking, and made inroads into new businesses such as consumer finance and micro lending. Over the five-year period, the bank more than doubled its loan book, expanded its customer base from 2 million to 5.2 million customers and grew revenues by over 240%. Prior to Danamon, Sebastian spent 20 years at Citi, with stints in South America, Middle East, Africa and Europe. Between 2002 and 2005, he managed 11 markets as CEO of Citigroup South Africa and regional head of Sub Saharan Africa.

Sebastian holds a Bachelor degree from California State University (Fresno CA., USA) and an International MBA from IE Business School (Madrid, Spain). He speaks five languages (Spanish, English, German, French and Bahasa Indonesia).

   
   
Rohitha Perera
Partner, Greater China Financial Services Leader
IBM Global Business Services


Rohitha (Ro) is an Executive Partner in IBM Global Business Services and leads the Greater China Group Financial Services practice. He has proven management skills to grow businesses and is also a leading subject matter expert in Financial Services, globally. He has worked in Financial Services for over 15 years and brings unique strategy and change domain skills across business, operations and technology to define and deliver transformational change in leading banks and financial markets firms.

As a seasoned consultant and manager, Ro has extensive experience bringing together and facilitating multiple senior stakeholders and executives within both IBM, its clients and 3rd party partners to drive material profit improvement through major change programmes.

   
   
Thomas Poon
Head of Business Planning and Strategy Hong Kong
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited


Took up the position as Head of Business Planning and Strategy for HSBC in HK in Nov 2010. A key aspect of the job is to strategise and promote the RMB business initiative in HK. Prior to that, Thomas was a Director in Global Banking after his return from Shanghai. Thomas had worked extensively on China related business development in HSBC's then Area Office China initially based in HK from 1992 to 2002 and in Shanghai from 2003 to 2005. Thomas joined HSBC's graduate trainee program in 1985.

   
   
Arvind Sundaresan
Vice President and Head of Sales, APAC & Middle East, Financial Services Global Business Unit
Capgemini Hong Kong Limited


Mr. Arvind Sundaresan is currently sales leader for APAC & Middle East General Manager, for financial services vertical within Capgemini. In this role, he focuses primarily in servicing various clients across their consulting, technology and outsourcing needs. Arvind is also one of the key spokesperson for Capgemini’s annual World Wealth Report as well as Asia Pacific Wealth Report publications which it publishes annually along with Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management.

Arvind joined Capgemini in May 2008. Prior to this Arvind had spent more than 10 years across APAC (Japan, China, Hong Kong) in various roles with Infosys. He has more than 14 years of all-rounded experience in the consulting and technology transformation domain.

Arvind participates actively in various technology, outsourcing as well as consulting forums across the region and is considered a SME in this domain in this region. He holds a Master of Management Studies post graduation degree in Information Technology/ Systems as well as Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering from the University of Mumbai.

   
   
Eddie Wang
Honorary Advisor, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
Senior Adviser, McKinsey & Company


Mr. Wang has a distinguished banking career with extensive experience in managing Corporate, Personal, Private and Investment banking operations in North America, Mainland China and Hong Kong in the past 36 years.

Mr. Wang started his banking career in 1973 with HSBC. He became Chief Executive Officer China in 1994. Through 2002, he succeeded in establishing HSBC the largest foreign bank in China. In 2003, Mr. Wang was posted to USA as Regional President West Coast USA & Executive Vice President Asian Markets guiding the development of China business in North America through 48 Asian branches.

In 2006, Mr. Wang returned to China. He was appointed as President of China Minsheng Bank, being the first Hong Kong Chinese to take on such a role in a major domestic bank. During his tenure, Mr. Wang was instrumental in the development of his bank from a Corporate Banking-focused institution into a full-fledged Commercial Bank. He introduced various international practices to the management of the bank. The bank was listed in Hong Kong in 2010.

Mr. Wang has now taken up two advisory roles, one with the Institute of Bankers and the other with McKinsey & Company. He has recently published two books in Hong Kong, named "The Art of Managing when going North" 北上管理的艺术 and "Hong Kong, Shanghai, HSBC Stories" 香港,上海,汇丰故事。He has two special columns on local magazines. Mr. Wang gives regular appearance on local TV and radio to give perspectives on China economic and social topics.

   
   
David See Hong Wong
Deputy Chief Executive
Bank of China (Hong Kong)


Mr. Wong David See Hong is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Group with the overall responsibility for the financial market businesses which include Global Markets, Global Transaction Banking, Investment Management, Insurance, Asset Management, and other capital market-related businesses. He is also a Director of BOC Life and BOCHK Asset Management Limited. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Wong was Corporate Executive Vice President and Country Executive of ABN AMRO Bank (“ABN”) and was responsible for ABN’s operations in South East Asia. He joined ABN in 1995 and has held various senior positions within ABN, including Regional Head of Financial Markets, Country Executive in Singapore, and Managing Director of the Hong Kong Branch. Mr. Wong has spent over 25 years in the banking sector and has extensive knowledge and experience in treasury and financial products. Mr. Wong serves as a board member of Energy Market Authority till 31 March 2009. He continues to serve as board member of Civil Service College in Singapore and Customer Advisory Board Members of Thomson Reuters in Hong Kong from August 2009. Mr. Wong graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and was awarded a Master’s Degree in Science in Investment Management by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was awarded the Financial Industry Certified Professional from the Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore. He has also received the Distinguished Award for his contribution to the financial industry in Singapore.

   
   
Linda Wong
Managing Director & Head of Consumer Banking, Hong Kong and Mainland China, Consumer Banking
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited


Ms. Linda Wong is DBS Bank’s Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking, Hong Kong and Mainland China. She joined in September 2008.

Managing a team of more than 2,200 staff members in over 60 branches of the Consumer Banking Group in Hong Kong and Mainland China, Ms. Wong oversees the consumer banking businesses in both markets, including wealth management, mortgage, deposit, credit card and unsecured loan, etc.

Ms. Wong has more than 20 years of extensive experience in consumer banking industry in Hong Kong and Greater China. Prior to joining DBS Bank, Ms. Wong had held senior positions with major banks including Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank, Hong Kong and China, and ABN AMRO NV, Hong Kong and China.

Ms. Wong graduated from the University of Guelph, Canada with a Bachelor Degree in Computing Science and Statistics. She received an International Investment Advisory Certificate from the Securities Institute, UK and a Diploma in Business Management from Henley on Thames, UK.

   
   
Teddy Wong
Head of Deposits, North-East Asia
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited


Mr. Teddy Wong is currently Head of Deposits, North-East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. He oversees the Bank’s core retail deposit businesses in Hong Kong and North-East Asia region, particularly Greater China Area including China and Taiwan, aiming at providing product solutions to fulfill various customer deposit and savings needs in the region.

Teddy joined Standard Chartered in November 2000. He has 20 years of all-round consumer banking experience in various areas including frontline sales, customer segment management, operational risk management, strategic planning and products management.

Teddy is the associate director of Joint Electronic Teller Services Limited and the alternate director of EPS Company (Hong Kong) Limited. He participates actively in the Consultative Committee on Deposit Protection Scheme.

   
   
Winnie Yeung
General Manager
Cimigo

Miss Winnie Yeung is the General Manager of Cimigo. Prior to joining the company, she was the director of Customized Research at The Nielsen Company, Hong Kong. She had additional roles of champion of banking, insurance and finance industry group and is an expert in the realm of customer and employee satisfaction/ mystery shopper studies.

Winnie is a research expert with over 17 years of experience. She handles clients from all kinds of industries including public utilities, telecommunications, transportation, Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG), the insurance and finance sector, the pharmaceutical industry, retail and statutory bodies. She has vast experience of designing local or cross-country research projects; specifically projects relating to customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty, mystery shopping, new product launches and brand building. Prior to joining The Nielsen Company, she worked for Taylor Nelson Sofres.

Winnie holds a Bachelor degree of Social Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, major in Psychology and minor in Sociology.

   
   
Edwin Yuen
Chief Analytics Officer
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited


Edwin C. L. Yuen heads the Basel Implementation Office in Bank of China (Hong Kong), is responsible for the implementation of the overall Basel II Program for retail banking, corporate banking, and IRB regulatory capital calculation for the BOCHK Group consisting of Bank of China Hong Kong, Nanyang Commercial Bank, Nanyang Commercial Bank (China), Chiyu Bank and BOC Credit Card International. He joined BOCHK four years ago and led the successful FIRB compliance accreditation with HKMA on January 1, 2011.

Prior to his current position, Edwin was appointed by the UK FSA as senior examiner for Basel accreditation. He was the Head of Risk Analytics for Standard Chartered Bank based in Singapore, responsible for the successful global implementation of its Basel II Program with the UK FSA for the wholesale banking division. He held various senior positions in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto, Canada and United Overseas Bank in Singapore.

Edwin is a Basel II implementation expert with over 10 years Basel experience and two successful IRB implementations. He has more than 20 years experience in risk analytics and computer system development and implementation experience.

Edwin holds MBA degree, post-graduate Diploma in Management and B.Sc. degree with honours, all from the University of Hong Kong.