Digitally Empowering the Front Line: Taking Client Engagement to the Next Level

Avishek Nandy is a member of the Bain’s Financial Services, Organization and Strategy practices.

Avishek has more than 15 years of consulting experience working across the financial services sphere, specializing in retail banking and wealth management.

Avishek plays a leadership role in APAC on Wealth and Asset Management, as well as Sustainability & Responsibility in Financial Services.

He focuses on full potential transformations, with a client portfolio that encompasses many of Southeast Asia’s largest financial services entities.

Prior to joining Bain in 2011, Avishek worked for another top consulting firm.

He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from Nanyang Technological University.

Adam Cowperthwaite is Asia Pacific Head of Capital Markets at Citi Private Bank. In this role he is responsible for the management and development of Citi Private Bank’s cash, derivatives and structured solutions product offerings for Asia Pacific clients across equities, foreign exchange, fixed income & rates, credit and commodities. Adam is an investment and risk management specialist, whose career in equity, fixed income, commodity and alternative-asset derivatives began in London in 1996. Prior to joining Citi in April 2014, he held derivative structuring, sales and sales management positions in London and Hong Kong, at US, European and Japanese investment banks, including J. P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Daiwa Capital Markets. His clients have included an extensive range of private banks, family offices, corporates, retail banks, asset managers and insurance companies. Adam is a third-generation Hong Kong citizen and a graduate of the London School of Economics.

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

Darell Miller is Managing Director, APAC based in Singapore, leading the company’s growth across the APAC region. He has a huge breadth of experience in FinTech for over 25 years, bringing innovative solutions to financial markets, helping clients exceed their goals, and building great sales and account management teams. Darell’s experience crosses a wide breadth of the financial markets in firms like UBS, Refinitiv, and many more. In his last three roles he has focused on Reg-tech solutions in the fields of KYC, trade surveillance, benchmarks, and regulatory risk & reporting. Darell holds a Law Degree from the University of Sheffield in the UK and combines this understanding with a deep interest in financial markets, structures, and institutions.

Darell Miller is Managing Director, APAC based in Singapore, leading the company’s growth across the APAC region. He has a huge breadth of experience in FinTech for over 25 years, bringing innovative solutions to financial markets, helping clients exceed their goals, and building great sales and account management teams. Darell’s experience crosses a wide breadth of the financial markets in firms like UBS, Refinitiv, and many more. In his last three roles he has focused on Reg-tech solutions in the fields of KYC, trade surveillance, benchmarks, and regulatory risk & reporting. Darell holds a Law Degree from the University of Sheffield in the UK and combines this understanding with a deep interest in financial markets, structures, and institutions.

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

Avishek Nandy is a member of the Bain’s Financial Services, Organization and Strategy practices.

Avishek has more than 15 years of consulting experience working across the financial services sphere, specializing in retail banking and wealth management.

Avishek plays a leadership role in APAC on Wealth and Asset Management, as well as Sustainability & Responsibility in Financial Services.

He focuses on full potential transformations, with a client portfolio that encompasses many of Southeast Asia’s largest financial services entities.

Prior to joining Bain in 2011, Avishek worked for another top consulting firm.

He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from Nanyang Technological University.

Adam Cowperthwaite is Asia Pacific Head of Capital Markets at Citi Private Bank. In this role he is responsible for the management and development of Citi Private Bank’s cash, derivatives and structured solutions product offerings for Asia Pacific clients across equities, foreign exchange, fixed income & rates, credit and commodities. Adam is an investment and risk management specialist, whose career in equity, fixed income, commodity and alternative-asset derivatives began in London in 1996. Prior to joining Citi in April 2014, he held derivative structuring, sales and sales management positions in London and Hong Kong, at US, European and Japanese investment banks, including J. P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Daiwa Capital Markets. His clients have included an extensive range of private banks, family offices, corporates, retail banks, asset managers and insurance companies. Adam is a third-generation Hong Kong citizen and a graduate of the London School of Economics.

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.