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Will Lawton serves as the Global Head of QUO. Will is an experienced financial services leader in wealth management, private banking and fintech, holding several leading positions across London, New York, Zurich and Singapore. Will’s experience includes strategy formulation and its implementation, sales and business development leadership, development and delivery of propositions, marketing function leadership and mobilising fintech wealth business transformation programmes. Will has extensive executive Board committee experience. Will’s focus prior to joining Tradingscreen to Head the QUO wealth proposition has been within the Fintech arena leading Eigencat, which is a digital investment platform based in Singapore Will has over 30 years of experience in the financial and commodity markets globally, of which 15 years have been spent in Asia. Will's most recent role was as Head of Investment Group for HSBC Private Bank in Singapore managing all discretionary, advisory and product services (including Corporate Finance) Will was with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for 15 years. From 2005 to 2009 he was the Chief investment Officer for the Private Bank (RBS Coutts) based in Zurich and was a member of the Executive Committee. During Will's tenure as CIO, he also served as a Board Director of numerous RBS asset management funds registered in Cayman Islands. Prior roles at RBS included Head of Financial Markets, Singapore; Treasurer of RBS USA and Global Head of Futures and Options based in London. Will moved back to Singapore in 2009 with Standard Chartered as Group Head of Advisory and Solutions for the consumer bank division. Will started his career in London as a commodities trader.

With over 20 years experience in financial services across the US, Europe and Asia, Julien has a track record in successfully leading businesses and delivering on growth strategies globally. Combining his experience of setting up, expanding and managing international businesses with innovative financial technologies, he co-founded Smartfolios in 2016, a quant enabled advisory, insights and portfolio management platform for financial institutions. Smartfolios was acquired in February 2018 by Finantix, a leading FinTech provider improving sales, advice and client management globally for its global banking, wealth and asset management client base. Finantix focuses on state-of-the-art technology and artificial intelligence to deliver innovative solutions to its clients worldwide.

Vivek Mohindra is the Co-Founder & Responsible Officer of KRISTAL.AI. He has over 20 years of experience in different big banks such as Natxis, UBS, Merril Lynch and CitiBank, mostly as a fixed income trader in Asia managing several hundred million USD of assets. He is a popular speaker on Fintech industry and was recently honored as the most-viewed Finance professional in Hong Kong by LinkedIn.

Juan Aronna is the head of Investment Solutions and Products at Royal Bank of Canada's Wealth Management business in Asia, based in Hong Kong. He joined RBC Wealth Management Asia in 2014 from UBS Wealth Management, Asia Pacific, where he held the role of executive director and head of Asia Portfolio Management Hub and head of Investment Solutions Singapore for 12 years. Juan is the chairman of Asia Investment Committee (AIC). He is responsible for the portfolio strategy. Juan holds a MBA degree in Economics from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, with a specialization in macroeconomics and monetary policy.

Freddy Lim is the Co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of StashAway, a Singapore-based digital wealth management platform that is expanding Asia-wide. Freddy is considered an expert in quantitative macro investing and regime-based asset allocation. He is the architect behind StashAway's ERAA (Economic Regime-based Asset Allocation) which is a framework that identifies the right mix of asset classes for a given economic regime and makes forward looking adjustments based on medium term valuation gaps. Freddy was regularly invited to speak in the field and was notably the keynote speaker at the prestigious "Global Derivatives USA" conference (Chicago, Nov-2014) and at the RISK's Quant Congress USA (New York, July 2015). Prior to getting into FinTech, Freddy was a Managing Director and Global Head of Derivatives Strategy at Nomura. During his tenure, he built and spearheaded a global team that won the "Global Derivatives - Research and Strategy House of the Year" award by Global Capital (September 2015). Before Nomura, Freddy was a multi-asset portfolio manager at the Singapore arm of Millennium Capital Management. He held similar roles at Citi Capital Advisors and Citi Principal Strategies Group. Prior to moving to fund management, Freddy was APAC Head of G10 Rates Strategy for Citigroup and Head of Interest Rate Strategy at Morgan Stanley Japan.

10+ years of experience. Dhruv started his career as a Portfolio Trader at UBS Hong Kong and went on to become a Director and lead UBS's ETF efforts in the region. After an extensive career in finance, Dhruv joined and built Grofers, a Softbank and Sequoia backed leader in e-commerce.

Juan Aronna is the head of Investment Solutions and Products at Royal Bank of Canada's Wealth Management business in Asia, based in Hong Kong. He joined RBC Wealth Management Asia in 2014 from UBS Wealth Management, Asia Pacific, where he held the role of executive director and head of Asia Portfolio Management Hub and head of Investment Solutions Singapore for 12 years. Juan is the chairman of Asia Investment Committee (AIC). He is responsible for the portfolio strategy. Juan holds a MBA degree in Economics from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, with a specialization in macroeconomics and monetary policy.

Will Lawton serves as the Global Head of QUO. Will is an experienced financial services leader in wealth management, private banking and fintech, holding several leading positions across London, New York, Zurich and Singapore. Will’s experience includes strategy formulation and its implementation, sales and business development leadership, development and delivery of propositions, marketing function leadership and mobilising fintech wealth business transformation programmes. Will has extensive executive Board committee experience. Will’s focus prior to joining Tradingscreen to Head the QUO wealth proposition has been within the Fintech arena leading Eigencat, which is a digital investment platform based in Singapore Will has over 30 years of experience in the financial and commodity markets globally, of which 15 years have been spent in Asia. Will's most recent role was as Head of Investment Group for HSBC Private Bank in Singapore managing all discretionary, advisory and product services (including Corporate Finance) Will was with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for 15 years. From 2005 to 2009 he was the Chief investment Officer for the Private Bank (RBS Coutts) based in Zurich and was a member of the Executive Committee. During Will's tenure as CIO, he also served as a Board Director of numerous RBS asset management funds registered in Cayman Islands. Prior roles at RBS included Head of Financial Markets, Singapore; Treasurer of RBS USA and Global Head of Futures and Options based in London. Will moved back to Singapore in 2009 with Standard Chartered as Group Head of Advisory and Solutions for the consumer bank division. Will started his career in London as a commodities trader.

Vivek Mohindra is the Co-Founder & Responsible Officer of KRISTAL.AI. He has over 20 years of experience in different big banks such as Natxis, UBS, Merril Lynch and CitiBank, mostly as a fixed income trader in Asia managing several hundred million USD of assets. He is a popular speaker on Fintech industry and was recently honored as the most-viewed Finance professional in Hong Kong by LinkedIn.

10+ years of experience. Dhruv started his career as a Portfolio Trader at UBS Hong Kong and went on to become a Director and lead UBS's ETF efforts in the region. After an extensive career in finance, Dhruv joined and built Grofers, a Softbank and Sequoia backed leader in e-commerce.

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.