Rohit Bhuta is a senior executive with over 26 years’ experience, most of which (22 years) with the Macquarie Group. He has worked across eight key markets globally and has had extensive experience in the private banking, wealth management and asset management space. He has lived and worked in New Zealand, Australia, UK, South Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. He has held senior leadership and strategic roles over the years, spanning multiple layers and levels of accountability. He is currently the CEO at Crossinvest (Asia) Pte Ltd, a family owned multi-generational independent asset management company providing (discretionary) investment management, investment advisory and family office solutions and services to investors globally. His role prior to this was working as a senior adviser to Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Financial Markets group, with a mandate to design and execute go-to-market strategies with the family offices, private banks and asset managers across Asia. His role prior to that and before a year-long sabbatical (2014), was the CEO of Religare Macquarie Private Wealth, a private wealth company domiciled in India but targeting high / ultra-high net worth investors globally. While Australia is home, he has operated out of South Africa since 2000 and Asia since 2005. Rohit has developed a deep understanding of the culture and the inherent nuances driving each economy within Africa and Asia, in particular within the wealth management / private banking industry.

Arnaud Tellier was appointed Head of Wealth Management, Singapore and South-East Asia in May 2018. Prior to his current position, he was Head of Investment Services, Asia since 2015 and CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Singapore from 2013 to 2015. Arnaud comes to this role with a solid background of more than 20 years in capital markets and has held various senior positions in Corporate and Investment Banking, as well as Wealth Management, across Europe and Asia. Arnaud has also held various positions within the Group in London, Paris and Madrid. In 2002, he was appointed Regional Head of Corporate and Investment Banking–Northern & Central Europe and from 2006-2010, the CEO and Country Head for Greece. Arnaud was Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Turkey from 2010-2013. A Finance graduate of the French Business School, Arnaud is fluent in English and Spanish in addition to French.

Mr. Johan Jooste is Head of Rates at Bank of Singapore Ltd. since August 2018. He was
Chief Investment Officer at Bank of Singapore Limited since May 3,2016 until August 2018.
Mr. Jooste joined Bank of Singapore Limited in May 2016 from Azure Wealth LLP, where he
served as Chief Investment Officer for one year. He served as UK Chief Investment Officer
for Julius Baer since 2014. Mr. Jooste served as Chief Investment Officer at Bank Julius Baer
UK. He also served as Chief Market Strategist at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has
worked with RMB Asset Management. Mr. Jooste holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), in
Law and Economics from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and Honours in Economics
from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He also holds a Masters in Economics from
University of Johannesburg.

Mr. Martin Goerojo, Structured Products & Fixed Income Asia Pacific and EMEA, is responsible for growing Citi’s Structured Products & Fixed Income business in the region with a key focus on delivering best-in-class markets access, advisory and execution capabilities to Citi’s wealth management clients. A seasoned financial professional, Martin has joined Citibank 13 years ago. Before Citi, Martin worked for Reuters in its Prague, Geneva, Chicago, Singapore and Hong Kong offices. Martin holds a Master’s degree in international trade from the University of Economics, Prague.

Rodolphe Larqué is Head of Managed Solutions, Asia Pacific for Credit Suisse Private Banking Asia Pacific. Rodolphe oversees the selection of Asian Funds and ETFs strategies for Credit Suisse globally, as well as the distribution of globally recommended Funds and ETFs into the Asia Pacific region. Rodolphe started heading the Funds and ETFs Asia Pacific team of Credit Suisse Private Banking Asia Pacific in July 2014. Previously, he worked 10 years in Structured Products, where he most recently headed the Structured Products Advisory, Asia Pacific Team for Credit Suisse Private Banking Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he held positions as M&A Specialist and Economist. Rodolphe holds a Degree in Economics and a Master in Banking & Finance from HEC Lausanne, Switzerland. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Marc Lansonneur joined DBS in October 2014. Based in Singapore, he is leading the Wealth Managed Solutions and Investment Governance group. His team of specialists cover managed products such as Funds (Unit Trusts, Private Equity, Hedge Funds), Funds Selection and Discretionary Portfolios. Marc is a member of DBS Group Sustainability Council. Previously Marc was working for Société Générale where he held various positions in Private Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking in Asia, Europe and America. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. A French National, Marc holds a Master in Business Administration from E.S.S.E.C in Paris (France).

Pierre DeGagne joined DBS in September 2013 and is heading up new initiatives in Fund Selection & Strategy regionally across both DBS Retail and Private Bank Segments. He is responsible for the selection of high conviction funds in both the traditional and alternative space. With a focus on delivering client-oriented solutions, Pierre is responsible for identifying, reviewing, and communicating our conviction ideas though multiple channels. With an emphasis on deep dive subjective research, his team works to identify strategies that can deliver outperformance on a forward-looking basis. He is integral to our efforts to institutionalize our overall annuity strategy with enhanced systems, client support and implementable model solutions. Pierre has over 20 years of experience interviewing Portfolio Managers globally and identifying teams with competitive advantages in the market. Before joining DBS, Pierre was the Head of Fund Selection for Standard Chartered Bank and held the position of Director at Merrill Lynch. Most recently, Pierre worked as Principal at Mercer Consulting. Pierre holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Political Studies from University of Manitoba and is a CFA Charterholder. A Canadian citizen, Pierre has lived in Austria, Germany & UK, before settling in Singapore with his wife as a Permanent Resident twelve years ago. Together they have a young daughter.

Stephen joined Fiera Capital in August 2017 covering institutional business across the MENA region. He relocated to the Singapore at the beginning of 2019 to  Lead the Institutional business across APAC. Previously he held positions at the Rohatyn Group where he was Head of Institutional Sales and Man FRM where he was responsible for maintaining consultant relationships. Stephen started his career with Mizuho Bank in Structured Finance. Stephen holds a BA in Business Studies from the University of the West of England.

Dominic joined the Frontier markets team at Fiera Capital (Europe) in 2013 and co-manages the Frontier Markets, MENA and OAKS strategies. He previously held a series of senior positions at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and, from 2006, Renaissance Capital, the EMEA investment bank operating in high opportunity emerging and frontier markets. With over 30 years of industry experience, Dominic began his career in financial services in 1989, initially specialising in closed-end funds and then, from 1992, in emerging markets. Between 1995 and 2002 Dominic worked for Regent Pacific, from which Fiera Capital was demerged, where he was responsible for managing 23 Eastern European funds. Dominic is an economics and statistics graduate from the University of Exeter.

Richard (Rick) Nino is Executive Vice-President, Global Distribution with Fiera Capital where he leads global growth initiatives, sales, and business development. Rick was appointed Chairman, Fiera Capital Europe in Jan 2017. In addition Rick serves as advisory member to Fiera's Private Alternative Investments business which includes Infrastructure, Real Estate, Private Equity, Direct Lending, and Agriculture. He is a member of Fiera's Strategic Acquisition team and also serves as a member of the Fiera Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. Previously, Rick led the successful launch and start-up of AGF Investments America Inc. headquartered in Boston MA. As Managing Director and Global Head of Sales he also led U.S. distribution including growth in global markets in Asia and EMEA. Over the course of his 30+ year business career, Rick has led a 3rd party multi-manager investment platform, provided fiduciary oversight to corporate pension plans and gained experience in corporate development, business operations, compliance, human resources, and institutional and private client management.  Rick is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (Bachelor of Arts) and an MBA graduate from McMaster University. He has also completed the Ivey School of Business Executive Development Program in Marketing and in 2005 was awarded the prestigious Chartered Director (C. Dir) designation through McMaster University’s Directors College. He has also served as a Lecturer at the Wilfrid Laurier University School of Business. In 2010, Rick completed the Global Studies in Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management course at the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School.

Ms. Dua is engaged in client relations and business development for GMO’s Global Client Relations team located in the Singapore office. Prior to joining GMO in 2015, she was a Vice President at PIMCO in New York where she was responsible for coverage of corporate clients. Previously, she was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York and London and has also worked at HSBC. Additionally, she has served as a consultant to the World Bank. Ms. Dua holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a B.A in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (P.P.E) from Merton College, University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. She is also a Rhodes Scholar (Oxford, 2002).

Alvin is currently a Managing Director for Global Account Management. Alvin and his team work with financial institutions, institutional investors, and leading corporations to structure solutions for risk management, connectivity, product valuation, regulatory compliance, and deriving strategic market insights for these institutions’ investment, trading, lending, and intermediary activities. Alvin started his career in JPMorgan’s Risk Management Advisory team in both New York and Singapore, where he developed quantitative models for trading activities and advised selected clients on enterprise risk management. He then joined RiskMetrics Group, where he was in product development at the New York headquarters, and then ran the Asia team, whose business lines included portfolio risk management, corporate governance, and environmental and socially responsible investing research. Prior to joining IHS Markit, Alvin served as Head of Southeast Asia Coverage at MSCI, where he led the regional coverage team and was instrumental in growing the business across three product lines (Equity Indices, Portfolio Risk Analytics, and ESG Research). Alvin is also the author of CorporateMetrics to analyse earnings-at-risk, and has contributed finance-related articles to AsiaRisk and the Wall Street Journal Asia Edition. Alvin was born in Canada and grew up in the North America.  He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Engineering from Stanford University.  He is now based in IHS Markit’s Singapore office.

Drawing upon his extensive leadership experience and industry knowledge, Arjan is responsible for the entire products and services offering in Asia and overlooks the regional investment strategy. Arjan started his financial career with Hollandsche Bank Unie (HBU), serving Private, Corporate and Institutional clients within a dealing room environment, and subsequently became Head of Treasury & Special Products Private Clients in the Netherlands. He has over 14 years of experience with ABN AMRO Private Banking, of which more than 7 years were spent in Asia. In early 2006, he relocated to Singapore to take up the position of Regional Head of Treasury & Special Products for Private Banking in Asia with ABN AMRO. With his strong understanding of the needs of Asian clients, Arjan moved to Hong Kong in April 2010 and was appointed Head of Private Banking for North Asia. Following this, he was appointed Head of North Asia at ANZ Private Bank before being appointed Head of Integration for ANZ Retail & Private Wealth Asia in April 2016. Arjan was appointed Head of Markets & Investment Solutions Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management in February 2017. Arjan graduated with a Master of Science in Business Economics from Nyenrode University, the Netherlands.

Jalil Rasheed joined Invesco in 2013 as Investment Director - Head of Singapore Office. He leads the Singapore investment team and focuses on ASEAN equity portfolios. Prior to joining Invesco, Jalil spent 10 years with Aberdeen Asset Management. His last position was CEO of Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management, based in Kuala Lumpur, where he was responsible for establishing and managing the firm’s investment desk and developing the overall Malaysian business. He joined Aberdeen in 2003 as an Investment Analyst and took on various roles, including Investment Manager and Head of Equities focusing on Asian Equities. Jalil graduated with a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics in 2003.

Zvika (Zack) Rotbart is the Business Development Manager of J. Rotbart & Co., a Hong Kong-based precious metals company providing precious metals solutions for high net worth individuals, family offices and private banks wishing to procure, store and transport physical precious metals and other tangible assets worldwide. Zvika started building his expertise in the precious market industry in 2017 when he joined the family owned bullion house. Zvika has recently opened the company’s new office branch in Manila and is in charge of the company’s engagement in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space: the company was amongst the first to accept cryptocurrencies as means of payment for precious metals and is advising companies in the blockchain space, with an emphasis on blockchain technology use in the bullion industry and on tokenization of physical gold.

Tuck Meng Yee has over 20 years’ experience in the financial markets in Asia and Australia in derivatives, and in funds portfolio management, development, research and marketing with global investment banks (JPMorgan, UBS) and private banks (ABN Amro and Citibank) as well as funds services (Moore Management) and family office (JRT Partners) giving him a keen sense of what investments suit which types of investors, and the support they typically need. Most recently he was Investment Solutions Head for Allfunds in Asia (a leading funds platform) before returning to the family office JRT Partners. Tuck speaks English and Mandarin, and holds degrees in Accounting, Computer Science, and Finance (Masters) from the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales. JRT Partners is a Singapore based Family Office that invests across multiple asset classes including real estate, Alternatives (PE, HF) and mutual funds. On occasion, the family office works with other family offices in investing, as well as advising them on family office setup, management and administration, as well as investment due diligence services. He can be reached via [email protected]

Over 25 years experience in the financial services industry as an Investment Strategist, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Managing Director (MD) at various global and domestic firms. George has managed investments (direct and external multi-manager) across multiple asset classes (cash, fixed income, equities, property, PE/VC, alternatives), investment teams and funds management companies. Also, currently a part-time university lecturer in finance and an experienced MD of listed companies and Non-Executive Director (NED) of funds management firms and charities. Current roles include: Executive Director (ED) and Head of Research at K2 Asset Management; Director & Investment Committee Chair and Investment Advisor (CIO) at Salter Brothers Asset Management (SBAM, formerly MAP Capital); Investment Committee at Paua Wealth Management (Auckland, NZ); Investment Committee at Apostle Ethical Balanced Fund; Chairman of the Advisory Board, International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) and part-time lecturer at The University of Adelaide Business School. Historical experience includes: CIO at SBAM (formerly MAP Capital); MD and CIO at Contango Asset Management; Executive Director (ED) and Head of Investment Strategy & Consulting at UBS; CIO and Head of Asset Management at Equity Trustees; Senior Investment Manager at HSBC Global Asset Management; Investment Strategist at Macquarie Group; Economist at Westpac, NSW Treasury and SBC (now UBS); Director Blues Foundation at The Carlton Football Club and Director at Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF). Education: Bachelor of Economics, Hon. Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Portfolio Management Executive Certificate from the AGSM at the University of New South Wales (UNSW); Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management; Investment Decisions & Behavioural Finance Program at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government and the Securities & Derivatives Industry Association (SDIA) Accreditation (PS146).

Vincent Magnenat, Limited Partner, is Chief Executive Officer of Lombard Odier in Asia. Vincent has spearheaded the growth and expansion of Lombard Odier’s private banking business since joining the firm in 2012, contributing heavily to raising its visibility and overseeing solid growth in assets under management. He was invited to be a Limited Partner of the Group in February 2018. He has also been a key architect of the firm’s strategy to serve clients directly from three offices in Asia and partner with some of the region’s major financial institutions to support their goals of becoming private banking leaders in their markets while leveraging over 200 years of international wealth management expertise of Lombard Odier. Prior to joining Lombard Odier, Vincent spent close to nine years at Société Générale, one of the largest European banks. His last position was as Regional Head of Sales and Marketing for Private Banking in Asia, overseeing business development efforts across the region. Vincent began his career in international private banking at Credit Suisse in Switzerland and relocated in 2002 to Singapore. He has worked and lived in Hong Kong and Singapore for 19 years.

Odile Lange-Broussy is a PM for the LO Asia High Conviction and LO Emerging High Conviction funds within LOIM. Previously, she was an analyst covering the Russian consumer sector for Merrill Lynch in Moscow from 2006 to 2010. Before that, she was an analyst covering the European retail and luxury sectors for Deutsche Bank from 1998 to 2005. She began her career in mergers and acquisitions at SG Warburg in 1993. Odile earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from HEC Paris in 1993.

Laurent has been active in the financial service industry since 1998, first in Luxembourg then in Singapore. He is currently Head of Portfolio Management at Lumen Capital Investors. Prior to joining Lumen Capital Investors, Laurent was Investment Counsellor at Taurus Wealth Advisors where he specialised in Equity investments. Prior to that he was Equity Fund Manager at RHB Asset Management Pte Ltd. Before that, he spent 11 years at Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Europe (LCF Rothschild Luxembourg) in Luxembourg where he advised Ultra High Net Worth Individuals for their Equity Investment in Europe, US and Asia. He also participated to the launch of multi-assets products for institutional and private investors. He started his career at BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg as a Buy-side analyst in 1998. Laurent holds a Master of Science in Business Engineering from Solvay Business School in Brussels (Belgium).

Mr. Shihan Abeyguna is the Head of Business Development for Morningstar Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he is responsible for Morningstar’s business strategy and growth for the Asia region with major focus on key Asian markets. Shihan works with asset managers, banks, insurance companies and financial technology firms to provide data analytics, research, strategic beta and multi asset solutions to help drive their efforts for better investor outcomes. In his 12 years at Morningstar, Shihan has served in several capacities including product, strategy and sales leadership roles. Prior to his current position, he was based in Hong Kong as a Product Manager responsible for product strategy, development, and execution of Morningstar’s data analytics solutions. Before that, he was based at Morningstar’s headquarters in Chicago serving as a Product Manager responsible for the development of Morningstar’s wealth management software solutions. Shihan’s major areas of interest include global asset management trends, wealth management solutions, financial technology and behavioural science. Shihan holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science from Grinnell College and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Steven has been based in Ho Chi Minh City for five years, working on the buy-side in Vietnam’s capital markets throughout his time there and enjoying witnessing the growth from a total of $60bn market cap at the time of arrival to $160bn today. He accepted an opportunity in Vietnam following six years working in Royal Bank of Scotland’s corporate banking division. As a portfolio manager, he was responsible for the debt structuring of a customer base of hotels and restaurants with private equity and venture capital backing to expand across the UK. Vietnam was the obvious choice of relocation when moving to Asia due to the exciting capital market reforms and challenging restructuring of the country’s banking sector, as well as witnessing first-hand the high growth levels of this large frontier economy and the effect this has on both its finance industry and everyday life. He holds a degree in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London, where upon studying development economics he was first drawn to the exciting economic growth of southeast Asia alongside fascinating demographic and consumption trends. Steven joined PXP Vietnam Asset Management, Vietnam’s oldest listed equity specialist, in 2018 where he works in marketing and investor relations for the firm’s two funds; PXP Vietnam Emerging Equity Fund and PXP Vietnam Smaller Companies Fund.

David Lai is a Partner and co-Chief Investment Officer of Premia Partners. Prior to Premia Partners, David was Executive Director and Responsible Officer at China Asset Management (HK) Limited where he supervised the company's investment activities and led the build-out of the company's ETF platform in Hong Kong, including launching the world's first cross-border RQFII-based ETF with over US$2 billion in AUM. Before that, David had been a portfolio manager since 2002 at Hang Seng Bank, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Citic Securities International. David has demonstrated proven investment track record in both active and passive strategies, recognized by numerous industry awards. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.

Benn is a veteran in the financial industry and he has over 30 years of experience under his belt. He is currently the Managing Director of Raffles Family Office in Singapore. He works closely with the in-house analysts, researchers as well as other relationship managers. One of his key responsibility is to assist the HNW clients to establish appropriate investment strategies and getting the correct asset allocation to obtain the best risk adjusted return. Prior to joining RFO, Benn is the regional head of FX of a global European bank and is well known for his humour and story-telling style in his investment seminars. He holds a Master Degree in Asset and Wealth Management from the NTU and is also a ultra-marathon runner.

Anand a fundamental investor with extensive experience in global markets. He has 25 years of experience as a portfolio manager and has created and managed Asian and EM equity strategies at international investment houses in Singapore and London. Prior to joining River Valley Asset, Anand was a senior portfolio manager with Legg Mason International Equities, first in Singapore and then in London. He was part of the Global Emerging markets team which managed multiple equity strategies - concentrated, core and long-short. He has worked closely with multiple teams of sector analysts and strategists to deliver on client objectives. Anand was a senior member and a Director of equity research at Citigroup Asset Management from 1998 to 2005, where he took on various responsibilities. In the initial period, he was part of the global research team responsible for developing world-class processes in portfolio management and research to deliver alpha in a systematic manner. Later on he successfully took on the role of managing disciplined bottom-up Asia-x-Japan equity portfolios for institutional and retail clients and growing that business. Anand began his career in asset management in Singapore in 1994 as part of Alliance Capital Management's Asian research team responsible for managing unconstrained research portfolios. Anand is a civil engineer and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. He is a British citizen and a Singapore permanent resident.

Having graduated in 1986 from Edinburgh University with an Honours Law Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Simon started his financial career with J.P Morgan / Saudi International Bank in London, New York and the Middle East specialising in corporate finance solutions for High Net Worth, Corporate and Family Office clients. In 1994, Simon moved to Clydesdale Bank PLC (then part of the National Australia Bank group) to build the Specialised Finance Unit before being asked (in 1999) to join the board of one of Scotland’s largest privately owned companies (Strathclyde Pharmaceuticals Limited) as Business Development Director. In 2006, upon the successful growth and sale of the principal parts of that business, Simon joined UBS AG in Scotland to drive forward its Scottish wealth management business. In 2008 Simon moved to Credit Suisse in Singapore to establish and develop their UK/International private banking operation before joining Cazenove Capital Management in June 2016. The firm rebranded to Schroders Wealth Management in September 2017. Simon is a GlobalScot and co-founder of the Scottish Business Association of Singapore.

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.

Olivier joined the Wealth Management division of Standard Chartered Bank in 2015 where he looks after the Singapore Structured Solutions Desk. It involves supporting the Private Bank and the Retail Bank on Structured products and OTC Equity Derivatives as well as running the Equity Direct Access desk for HNW Clients. Olivier has been based in Asia-Pacific since 2001 and held various role in the Private Banking industry across product, advisory and relationship management in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Olivier has a Master degree in Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Damian Hitchen, Chief Executive Officer, Swissquote Pte Ltd Damian joined in January 2014 to drive Swissquote’s expansion strategy from being Switzerland’s largest online banking and trading platform into the Middle East & Asia region. During 2014-2019 inclusive he built a successful B2c-B2b office from the DIFC, Dubai with a major focus on the development and upgrade of the Bank existing institutional platform services. In July 2019, he relocated from Dubai to head up Swissquote’s new office in Singapore, which will act as the regional booking centre for its business development in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on professional, industry and institutional clients such as external asset-managers, insurance firms, securities brokerages, family offices and local - regional Banks/Private Banks. Prior to joining Swissquote, Damian worked in a number of senior roles for HSBC in the Middle East region, and as an Executive r Director for Falcon Private Bank, the Abu Dhabi owned Swiss Private Bank.

Hrishi is a member of the leadership team at Taurus. He has over 16 years of private banking experience across New York, London, Singapore and East and Southern Africa. He has worked in the private banking divisions of Citibank, Barclays Wealth and Standard Chartered. Hrishi has managed high net worth clients based in Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. He has leveraged his knowledge and experience in banking, credit, investments, and wealth structuring to address the financial needs of clients. At Taurus, he advises families of various nationalities based in Zambia, Botswana and Singapore. His extensive experience across East and Southern Africa allowed Taurus to establish a footprint in Africa. He travels to Zambia, Botswana and Kenya to continue to develop strong relationships with clients who require a family office service. In 2017, Hrishi won the Outstanding Young Private Bankers Award at the Private Banker International Global Wealth Summit and Awards. Hrishi is from Kerala, India and grew up in Tanzania, Zambia and Swaziland, but maintains strong ties with Kerala. He earned his International Baccalaureate Diploma from Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Swaziland. He has a BA in Economics with distinction from Cornell University in the US and Masters in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering also from Cornell. He has an MBA from the INSEAD business school. Hrishi is a keen tennis player and golfer. He is married with one son and takes his family time very seriously.

Paul Stefansson is currently Head IPS Portfolio Specialists Singapore. He was previously appointed Head of Investment Funds, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Distribution in APAC in July 2014 where he was responsible for the Asia Pacific locations spanning Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and China.

Paul has over 30 years of investment experience as an actuary, analyst, portfolio manager and wealth manager. He joined UBS in 2006 in Products and Services Consulting and was most recently Head of Investment Funds, Hedge Funds and Private Equity for Hong Kong and Singapore. From 2001 to 2006, Paul was the CEO of ipac financial planning, a subsidiary of AXA.

He has been featured on Channel News Asia, CNBC, The Straits Times, and Business Times.

Paul graduated from the University of Manitoba in Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), was a Certified Financial Planner, was a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and was a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Sam joined Standard Life Investments, in Edinburgh, on the Global Client Group graduate program in 2009 undertaking various responsibilities including managing the dealing of the money market team, supporting the marketing efforts for UK business and European private bank sales before joining the Asia business. Prior to this Sam worked at JP Morgan, in London, within the Futures & Options business. Based in Hong Kong, Sam is an Investment Director responsible for growing and servicing the private markets client base in Asia-Pacific across products within private equity, infrastructure (concessionary and economic), private debt, natural resources and multi-asset private market solutions for Aberdeen Standard Investments. Prior to this Sam was Head of Southeast Asia Institutional Business at Standard Life Investments, since 2015, where he was responsible for developing, and maintaining, profitable business relationships with institutions and investment consultants throughout Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau. Sam holds a BA (Hons) in business and hospitality as well as the CAIA, IMC and IOC professional qualifications.

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.

Vincent Magnenat, Limited Partner, is Chief Executive Officer of Lombard Odier in Asia. Vincent has spearheaded the growth and expansion of Lombard Odier’s private banking business since joining the firm in 2012, contributing heavily to raising its visibility and overseeing solid growth in assets under management. He was invited to be a Limited Partner of the Group in February 2018. He has also been a key architect of the firm’s strategy to serve clients directly from three offices in Asia and partner with some of the region’s major financial institutions to support their goals of becoming private banking leaders in their markets while leveraging over 200 years of international wealth management expertise of Lombard Odier. Prior to joining Lombard Odier, Vincent spent close to nine years at Société Générale, one of the largest European banks. His last position was as Regional Head of Sales and Marketing for Private Banking in Asia, overseeing business development efforts across the region. Vincent began his career in international private banking at Credit Suisse in Switzerland and relocated in 2002 to Singapore. He has worked and lived in Hong Kong and Singapore for 19 years.

Arnaud Tellier was appointed Head of Wealth Management, Singapore and South-East Asia in May 2018. Prior to his current position, he was Head of Investment Services, Asia since 2015 and CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Singapore from 2013 to 2015. Arnaud comes to this role with a solid background of more than 20 years in capital markets and has held various senior positions in Corporate and Investment Banking, as well as Wealth Management, across Europe and Asia. Arnaud has also held various positions within the Group in London, Paris and Madrid. In 2002, he was appointed Regional Head of Corporate and Investment Banking–Northern & Central Europe and from 2006-2010, the CEO and Country Head for Greece. Arnaud was Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Turkey from 2010-2013. A Finance graduate of the French Business School, Arnaud is fluent in English and Spanish in addition to French.

Rohit Bhuta is a senior executive with over 26 years’ experience, most of which (22 years) with the Macquarie Group. He has worked across eight key markets globally and has had extensive experience in the private banking, wealth management and asset management space. He has lived and worked in New Zealand, Australia, UK, South Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. He has held senior leadership and strategic roles over the years, spanning multiple layers and levels of accountability. He is currently the CEO at Crossinvest (Asia) Pte Ltd, a family owned multi-generational independent asset management company providing (discretionary) investment management, investment advisory and family office solutions and services to investors globally. His role prior to this was working as a senior adviser to Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Financial Markets group, with a mandate to design and execute go-to-market strategies with the family offices, private banks and asset managers across Asia. His role prior to that and before a year-long sabbatical (2014), was the CEO of Religare Macquarie Private Wealth, a private wealth company domiciled in India but targeting high / ultra-high net worth investors globally. While Australia is home, he has operated out of South Africa since 2000 and Asia since 2005. Rohit has developed a deep understanding of the culture and the inherent nuances driving each economy within Africa and Asia, in particular within the wealth management / private banking industry.

David Lai is a Partner and co-Chief Investment Officer of Premia Partners. Prior to Premia Partners, David was Executive Director and Responsible Officer at China Asset Management (HK) Limited where he supervised the company's investment activities and led the build-out of the company's ETF platform in Hong Kong, including launching the world's first cross-border RQFII-based ETF with over US$2 billion in AUM. Before that, David had been a portfolio manager since 2002 at Hang Seng Bank, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Citic Securities International. David has demonstrated proven investment track record in both active and passive strategies, recognized by numerous industry awards. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.

Tuck Meng Yee has over 20 years’ experience in the financial markets in Asia and Australia in derivatives, and in funds portfolio management, development, research and marketing with global investment banks (JPMorgan, UBS) and private banks (ABN Amro and Citibank) as well as funds services (Moore Management) and family office (JRT Partners) giving him a keen sense of what investments suit which types of investors, and the support they typically need. Most recently he was Investment Solutions Head for Allfunds in Asia (a leading funds platform) before returning to the family office JRT Partners. Tuck speaks English and Mandarin, and holds degrees in Accounting, Computer Science, and Finance (Masters) from the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales. JRT Partners is a Singapore based Family Office that invests across multiple asset classes including real estate, Alternatives (PE, HF) and mutual funds. On occasion, the family office works with other family offices in investing, as well as advising them on family office setup, management and administration, as well as investment due diligence services. He can be reached via [email protected]

Hrishi is a member of the leadership team at Taurus. He has over 16 years of private banking experience across New York, London, Singapore and East and Southern Africa. He has worked in the private banking divisions of Citibank, Barclays Wealth and Standard Chartered. Hrishi has managed high net worth clients based in Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. He has leveraged his knowledge and experience in banking, credit, investments, and wealth structuring to address the financial needs of clients. At Taurus, he advises families of various nationalities based in Zambia, Botswana and Singapore. His extensive experience across East and Southern Africa allowed Taurus to establish a footprint in Africa. He travels to Zambia, Botswana and Kenya to continue to develop strong relationships with clients who require a family office service. In 2017, Hrishi won the Outstanding Young Private Bankers Award at the Private Banker International Global Wealth Summit and Awards. Hrishi is from Kerala, India and grew up in Tanzania, Zambia and Swaziland, but maintains strong ties with Kerala. He earned his International Baccalaureate Diploma from Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Swaziland. He has a BA in Economics with distinction from Cornell University in the US and Masters in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering also from Cornell. He has an MBA from the INSEAD business school. Hrishi is a keen tennis player and golfer. He is married with one son and takes his family time very seriously.

Mr. Shihan Abeyguna is the Head of Business Development for Morningstar Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he is responsible for Morningstar’s business strategy and growth for the Asia region with major focus on key Asian markets. Shihan works with asset managers, banks, insurance companies and financial technology firms to provide data analytics, research, strategic beta and multi asset solutions to help drive their efforts for better investor outcomes. In his 12 years at Morningstar, Shihan has served in several capacities including product, strategy and sales leadership roles. Prior to his current position, he was based in Hong Kong as a Product Manager responsible for product strategy, development, and execution of Morningstar’s data analytics solutions. Before that, he was based at Morningstar’s headquarters in Chicago serving as a Product Manager responsible for the development of Morningstar’s wealth management software solutions. Shihan’s major areas of interest include global asset management trends, wealth management solutions, financial technology and behavioural science. Shihan holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science from Grinnell College and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Drawing upon his extensive leadership experience and industry knowledge, Arjan is responsible for the entire products and services offering in Asia and overlooks the regional investment strategy. Arjan started his financial career with Hollandsche Bank Unie (HBU), serving Private, Corporate and Institutional clients within a dealing room environment, and subsequently became Head of Treasury & Special Products Private Clients in the Netherlands. He has over 14 years of experience with ABN AMRO Private Banking, of which more than 7 years were spent in Asia. In early 2006, he relocated to Singapore to take up the position of Regional Head of Treasury & Special Products for Private Banking in Asia with ABN AMRO. With his strong understanding of the needs of Asian clients, Arjan moved to Hong Kong in April 2010 and was appointed Head of Private Banking for North Asia. Following this, he was appointed Head of North Asia at ANZ Private Bank before being appointed Head of Integration for ANZ Retail & Private Wealth Asia in April 2016. Arjan was appointed Head of Markets & Investment Solutions Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management in February 2017. Arjan graduated with a Master of Science in Business Economics from Nyenrode University, the Netherlands.

Marc Lansonneur joined DBS in October 2014. Based in Singapore, he is leading the Wealth Managed Solutions and Investment Governance group. His team of specialists cover managed products such as Funds (Unit Trusts, Private Equity, Hedge Funds), Funds Selection and Discretionary Portfolios. Marc is a member of DBS Group Sustainability Council. Previously Marc was working for Société Générale where he held various positions in Private Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking in Asia, Europe and America. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. A French National, Marc holds a Master in Business Administration from E.S.S.E.C in Paris (France).

Paul Stefansson is currently Head IPS Portfolio Specialists Singapore. He was previously appointed Head of Investment Funds, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Distribution in APAC in July 2014 where he was responsible for the Asia Pacific locations spanning Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and China.

Paul has over 30 years of investment experience as an actuary, analyst, portfolio manager and wealth manager. He joined UBS in 2006 in Products and Services Consulting and was most recently Head of Investment Funds, Hedge Funds and Private Equity for Hong Kong and Singapore. From 2001 to 2006, Paul was the CEO of ipac financial planning, a subsidiary of AXA.

He has been featured on Channel News Asia, CNBC, The Straits Times, and Business Times.

Paul graduated from the University of Manitoba in Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), was a Certified Financial Planner, was a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and was a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

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.

Laurent has been active in the financial service industry since 1998, first in Luxembourg then in Singapore. He is currently Head of Portfolio Management at Lumen Capital Investors. Prior to joining Lumen Capital Investors, Laurent was Investment Counsellor at Taurus Wealth Advisors where he specialised in Equity investments. Prior to that he was Equity Fund Manager at RHB Asset Management Pte Ltd. Before that, he spent 11 years at Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Europe (LCF Rothschild Luxembourg) in Luxembourg where he advised Ultra High Net Worth Individuals for their Equity Investment in Europe, US and Asia. He also participated to the launch of multi-assets products for institutional and private investors. He started his career at BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg as a Buy-side analyst in 1998. Laurent holds a Master of Science in Business Engineering from Solvay Business School in Brussels (Belgium).

Olivier joined the Wealth Management division of Standard Chartered Bank in 2015 where he looks after the Singapore Structured Solutions Desk. It involves supporting the Private Bank and the Retail Bank on Structured products and OTC Equity Derivatives as well as running the Equity Direct Access desk for HNW Clients. Olivier has been based in Asia-Pacific since 2001 and held various role in the Private Banking industry across product, advisory and relationship management in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Olivier has a Master degree in Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Over 25 years experience in the financial services industry as an Investment Strategist, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Managing Director (MD) at various global and domestic firms. George has managed investments (direct and external multi-manager) across multiple asset classes (cash, fixed income, equities, property, PE/VC, alternatives), investment teams and funds management companies. Also, currently a part-time university lecturer in finance and an experienced MD of listed companies and Non-Executive Director (NED) of funds management firms and charities. Current roles include: Executive Director (ED) and Head of Research at K2 Asset Management; Director & Investment Committee Chair and Investment Advisor (CIO) at Salter Brothers Asset Management (SBAM, formerly MAP Capital); Investment Committee at Paua Wealth Management (Auckland, NZ); Investment Committee at Apostle Ethical Balanced Fund; Chairman of the Advisory Board, International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) and part-time lecturer at The University of Adelaide Business School. Historical experience includes: CIO at SBAM (formerly MAP Capital); MD and CIO at Contango Asset Management; Executive Director (ED) and Head of Investment Strategy & Consulting at UBS; CIO and Head of Asset Management at Equity Trustees; Senior Investment Manager at HSBC Global Asset Management; Investment Strategist at Macquarie Group; Economist at Westpac, NSW Treasury and SBC (now UBS); Director Blues Foundation at The Carlton Football Club and Director at Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF). Education: Bachelor of Economics, Hon. Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Portfolio Management Executive Certificate from the AGSM at the University of New South Wales (UNSW); Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management; Investment Decisions & Behavioural Finance Program at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government and the Securities & Derivatives Industry Association (SDIA) Accreditation (PS146).

Ms. Dua is engaged in client relations and business development for GMO’s Global Client Relations team located in the Singapore office. Prior to joining GMO in 2015, she was a Vice President at PIMCO in New York where she was responsible for coverage of corporate clients. Previously, she was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York and London and has also worked at HSBC. Additionally, she has served as a consultant to the World Bank. Ms. Dua holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a B.A in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (P.P.E) from Merton College, University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. She is also a Rhodes Scholar (Oxford, 2002).

Zvika (Zack) Rotbart is the Business Development Manager of J. Rotbart & Co., a Hong Kong-based precious metals company providing precious metals solutions for high net worth individuals, family offices and private banks wishing to procure, store and transport physical precious metals and other tangible assets worldwide. Zvika started building his expertise in the precious market industry in 2017 when he joined the family owned bullion house. Zvika has recently opened the company’s new office branch in Manila and is in charge of the company’s engagement in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space: the company was amongst the first to accept cryptocurrencies as means of payment for precious metals and is advising companies in the blockchain space, with an emphasis on blockchain technology use in the bullion industry and on tokenization of physical gold.

Benn is a veteran in the financial industry and he has over 30 years of experience under his belt. He is currently the Managing Director of Raffles Family Office in Singapore. He works closely with the in-house analysts, researchers as well as other relationship managers. One of his key responsibility is to assist the HNW clients to establish appropriate investment strategies and getting the correct asset allocation to obtain the best risk adjusted return. Prior to joining RFO, Benn is the regional head of FX of a global European bank and is well known for his humour and story-telling style in his investment seminars. He holds a Master Degree in Asset and Wealth Management from the NTU and is also a ultra-marathon runner.

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.

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.