Raj Dhanda
Partner and Global Head of Wealth Management
Ares Wealth Management Solutions

Mr. Dhanda is a Partner and Global Head of Wealth Management within Ares Wealth Management Solutions, which oversees product development, distribution, marketing, and client management activities across Ares' investment offerings in the global wealth management channel. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Black Creek Group, which he joined in 2016 as President before being named Chief Executive Officer in April 2018. Mr. Dhanda also serves on the Board of Directors for Black Creek Diversified Property Fund Inc. and as Co-President of both Black Creek Diversified Property Fund Inc. and Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc. While at Black Creek, Mr. Dhanda led the evolution to a one firm brand as Black Creek Group, and oversaw significant capital raise, acquisitions and developments. Previously, Mr. Dhanda spent 26 years at Morgan Stanley, where he held a variety of leadership roles, including leading key divisions of their institutional and wealth management platforms, Head of Investment Products and Services for their wealth management division, and serving on the Executive and Operating Committees for their wealth management division. Throughout his career at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Dhanda helped develop strategies for changing regulations and technology to advance the company's wealth management channels. Mr. Dhanda serves on the Brown University Real Estate Group Advisory Board. He holds a B.A. from Brown University in Economics and Organizational Behavior & Management.

Jeremy Hall
CEO Brookfield Singapore and
Head of APAC Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions

Jeremy Hall is a Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific for Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions.

In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with wealth intermediaries across the Asia Pacific region.

Mr. Hall joined Brookfield in 2016 and was formerly Head of Brookfield’s Public Securities business across the Asia Pacific. Before joining Brookfield, Mr. Hall was a Director at Prudential (UK) PLC’s asset management business. Prior to that, he was Head of Client Relations for Deutsche Asset Management’s alternative asset management business.

Mr. Hall holds a Master’s and Bachelor of Business degrees from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Ed Huang
Head of Private Wealth Solutions - Asia Pacific
Blackstone

Ed Huang is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC) for Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions Group based in Hong Kong. Private Wealth Solutions’ mission is to bring institutional quality products across a broad spectrum of alternative asset classes to individual investors and their advisors.

Mr. Huang joined Blackstone in 2012, and Private Wealth Solutions in 2024. Prior to his current role, Mr. Huang was COO of Asia Private Equity, Head of BCP Asia Acquisitions, and led Greater China and Korea for Blackstone’s Private Equity Group. Mr. Huang has led or been involved in Blackstone’s investments in Ennovi/Interplex, Geo-Young, SHP Packaging, Global Sources, Pactera, and Simone.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Huang was previously a Managing Director for China investments at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia and worked in investment banking for Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in New York and Hong Kong.

Mr. Huang received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Huang serves as a director on the boards of Ennovi/Interplex, Geo-Young and SHP Packaging. He is also director on the boards of the China and Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Associations, and a member of the Yale Asia Development Council.

Amy Lo, JP
Chairman, Executive Committee, Private Wealth Management Association;
Chairman, UBS Global Wealth Management Asia,
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management,
Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong,
Managing Director

Amy Lo is Chairman, Global Wealth Management Asia, Co-Head of Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Head and Chief Executive of UBS Hong Kong, and a Managing Director at UBS. Amy has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining UBS in 1995, she has held a number of senior management positions including Regional Head of Ultra High Net Worth and Global Family Office in Asia. Today, the ultra-high net worth business is the leading wealth manager for ultra-high net worth individuals in the region.

Actively involved in the development of the private banking industry in Hong Kong, Amy chairs the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA), and is a Board Member of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) and the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy. She is also a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Education Bureau and an advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation.

A passionate supporter of youth education and technological innovation in Greater China, Amy is a member of The Court and the MBA Advisory Board at The University of Hong Kong, and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also a Board Member of the UBS Optimus Foundation, the independent grant-making foundation that helps UBS clients improve the education and welfare of children globally.

In recognition of her contribution to the wealth management industry, Amy was named Private Banker of the Year in the Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction 2020 and 2023. She also received the Executive Award at the DHL/SCMP Business Awards 2018 for her efforts in building UBS as a corporate citizen in Hong Kong. She was also named by a top-tier Chinese media, China Business News, as one of the "Hong Kong Top 20 in the next 20 years" for her contribution to innovation developments in 2017.

Matthew Michelini
Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific
Apollo Global Management

Matthew Michelini is Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific at Apollo and a member of the Firm’s Leadership Team.

Matthew joined Apollo in 2006 in Private Equity and has played a pivotal role in the creation and success of many of Apollo’s largest growth initiatives, including Athene, Hybrid Value, Apollo Dedicated Insurance Program, Natural Resources, and the Financials Institutions Group. Matthew serves as Investment Chair for Apollo’s Hybrid Value business and Apollo Asia’s businesses.

He currently serves on the board of directors of Challenger and previously served on the boards of Athene Holding Ltd., Venerable Holdings, MaxCap, Aleris Corporation, Metals USA, Noranda Aluminum, One Main Financial, and Warrior Met Coal. Previously, Matthew was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Lazard Frères & Co.

Jean Eric Salata
Chairman EQT Asia and
Head of EQT Private Capital Asia

Jean Eric Salata is the Chairman of EQT Asia and Head of EQT PC Asia. Jean started the regional Asian private equity investment program for UK-based Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd in 1997 and later led the management buyout of this program in 2000 to establish BPEA as an independent Firm. He has since been responsible for the investment activity of BPEA, and now EQT PC Asia.

Prior to joining EQT, Jean was a Director of Hong Kong-based AIG Global Investment Corporation (Asia) Ltd., the Asian private equity investment arm of AIG. Prior to that, Jean was the Executive Vice President of Finance of Shiu Wing Steel, a Hong Kong-based industrial concern, and prior to that a management consultant with Bain & Company based in Hong Kong, Sydney and Boston.

Jean holds a B.S. (Hons) in Finance and Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude.