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HKFIA 2020 Forum

10 July 2020 (Fri) | 9:30 – 17:00 HKT

Time Topic and Speakers
9:30 – 9:40

Welcome Address

Qingxu Deng, Senior Vice President of Sina Corporation
9:40 – 9:50

Opening Remarks

Mr. Chan Mo Po, Paul  GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
9:50 – 10:00

Words from InvestHK

Dr. Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
10:00 – 10:45

Panel Discussion 1 (Mandarin)

The Next Decade: What opportunities can the start-ups seize in the next decade?
11:00 – 11:45

Panel Discussion 2 (English)

Women Entrepreneurship: How can women remain resilient and persistent in such changing and challenging world?
14:00 – 14:45

Panel Discussion 3 (Mandarin)

Sustainable growth for SMEs: How would SMEs seize the opportunities of sustainable growth after the crisis?
15:00-15:45

Panel Discussion 4 (Mandarin)

The future of Fintech: How can 5G change the development of Fintech in the next decade?
16:00 – 17:00 Awards Ceremony

Talks will be conducted in a mix of English and Mandarin, with computer translation provided.
Agenda Subject to Change

Speakers

Qingxu Deng

Senior Vice President, Sina Corporation

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Mr. Chan Mo Po, Paul, GBM, GBS, MH, JP

Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Dr Jimmy Chiang

Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Panel Discussions

1. The Next Decade: What opportunities can the start-ups seize in the next decade?

Despite the COVID-19, many of us almost forgot the year of 2020 is the start of a new decade, which will definitely be an extraordinary year. We have invited the best investors from China to talk about the future of their industries and what are the important qualities that best companies should have. For start-ups, how can they embrace the new decade? How could they embrace the challenges and make themselves more competitive after the crisis? What kind of qualities do the great companies that survive after the crisis in the long run?

Silvia Chen [Moderator]

Senior Vice President, Head of China Issuer Services, HKEX

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Cynthia Zhang

Founder, FutureX Capital

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Francis Kao

Associate Partner, Lightspeed China Partners

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Nelson Chiu

Co-Founder & Managing Director, New Oriental Education and Culture Industrial Fund

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William Shen

CEO, CRE Alliance Hong Kong

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2. Women Entrepreneurship: How can women remain resilient and persistent in such changing and challenging world?

As change becomes a theme for the world economy, what can female leaders do to seize the opportunities to promote gender equality in the workplace? What are the unique qualities for women leaders? How can women apply these unique qualities to solve gender inequality in the workplace? What are the female advantages in the changing world?

Jayne Chan [Moderator]

Head of StartmeupHK, InvestHK

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Amy Lo

Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management, Head and Chief Executive UBS Hong Kong, Group Managing Director

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Christopher Lau

Group Assistant Managing Director, Cargo Services Group

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Karena Belin

CEO, startup community WHub

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Loretta Fong

Partner, PwC’s Entrepreneurial Group of the Assurance Division in Hong Kong

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3. Sustainable growth for SMEs: How would SMEs seize the opportunities of sustainable growth after the crisis?

It is perceived that transformation is inevitable to the business world after the crisis. What changes will the SMEs need to make so as to adapt to the new normal? When SMEs are still struggling to survive under the economic uncertainties, how can they still think long-term and achieve sustainable growth?

Maggie Luo [Moderator]

Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, Sina Finance Global

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AJ Mak

Founder and CEO, Chain of Demand

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Bryan Peng

Head of Innovation and Technology (Greater Bay Area), InvestHK

Calvin Tse

Chairman, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs

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Chibo Tang

Partner, Gobi Partners China

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Kaishu

Founder, Kaishu Story

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4. The future of Fintech: How can 5G change the development of Fintech in the next decade?

Online payment, embedded finance, virtual banks are all the new things invented after the development of Fintech for the past ten years. How about next decade? As we are entering into 5G era, how can 5G change the development of Fintech? Will the Fintech companies have new roles in the finance industry and what are they?What’s next step for the development of Fintech in the next decade?

Yali Zhu [Moderator]

Head of Fintech & Retail business, Huatai International

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Daniel Tian

CTO and Alternate Chief Executive, ZA Bank

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Daqing (David) Ye

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Rong360

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Ho Long Lei

Founder and CEO, Jarvix

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Nick Nie

Partner, China Creation Ventures

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Yi Lin

Founder and CEO, Cashcash

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Zhang Fei

SC Ventures

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Qingxu Deng

Senior Vice President, Sina Corporation

Qingxu Deng has served as our Senior Vice President since March 2018. Mr. Deng had served as our Vice President from August 2015 to February 2018. Mr. Deng joined us in April 2001, worked in Finance Channel and Technology Channel successively. From February 2011 to December 2014, Mr. Deng served as Deputy Chief Editor of Finance Center, General Manager of Finance and Technology Division from January 2015 to July 2015. Prior to joining SINA, Mr. Deng worked at Xinhuanet. Mr. Deng holds a B.S. in Economics from Dongbei University of Finance & Economics and an M.A. in Journalism from Renmin University of China.

Chan Mo-po, Paul, GBM, GBS, MH, JP

Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Before joining the Government, Mr Chan held a number of public service positions including member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council.

Mr Chan served as Secretary for Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from July 2012 to January 2017. He was appointed Financial Secretary on 16 January, 2017.

Dr Jimmy Chiang

Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Dr Jimmy Chiang is Associate Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, the government department responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong.

He joined Invest Hong Kong in August 2003 and was promoted to Head of Tourism and Hospitality in September 2010. He took up the ADG position in April 2015, in which he oversees the Department’s investment promotion strategies in the areas of Business and Professional Services, Consumer Products, Creative Industries, Financial Services, Tourism and Hospitality and Transport and Industrial. Prior to joining Invest Hong Kong, Dr Chiang worked with a Hong Kong-based multinational transportation company in a number of different managerial roles for five years.

Dr Chiang has a doctorate in hotel and tourism management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also has a master's degree in business administration from The University of British Columbia and a bachelor's degree in social sciences from The University of Hong Kong.

Silvia Chen [Moderator]

Senior Vice President, Head of China Issuer Services, HKEX

Ms. Silvia Chen is currently the Head of China Issuer Services of the Markets Division at HKEX.

Ms. Chen joined HKEX in 2018. Prior to joining HKEX, Ms. Chen was an Executive Director at HSBC Global Banking and Capital Markets, working with Chinese enterprises on equity capital markets related matters in Hong Kong. She has led a number of landmark financing activities for Chinese and International corporates in the fields of IPO, share placement, and convertible bond issuance. Ms. Chen started her career at Merrill Lynch as an investment banking analyst, covering Retail and Consumer Products Sectors.

Ms. Chen received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley.

Cynthia Zhang

Founder, FutureX Capital

Cynthia founded FutureX Capital in 2017, which focuses on investing in leading enterprises of the ‘Smart Era’. FutureX has completed more than US$300 million of investments, including Kingsoft Cloud, Bytedance, Gridsum Technologies, NIO, Haodf, Meituan Dianping and Spotify. Cynthia pioneered the private equity business in China’s mutual fund industry, founding the private equity arm when joining China AMC HK in 2009. She has lead investments in many ‘New Economy’ giants, including Alibaba, Dianping, Meitu, Didi; and in healthcare giants such as Wuxi AppTec and involved in the privatization of RDA. The majority of the over RMB15 billion investments lead by her has completed successful exits, with an average single-project IRR of over 50%.

Cynthia has served at Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Delta Partners (Boston-based private equity fund) in the US. She holds a bachelor degree from National University of Singapore with honors in Computer Science, and an MBA from Hult International Business School (co-op with Boston College), Cynthia continues her education in Tsinghua EMBA program.

Outside of her successful career, Cynthia has a very happy family, and is a proud mother of three boys. She also continuously explores physical and mental health, including interests such as fasting, diet & exercise, and classical Chinese studies. She’s very compassionate about education and empowerment. She is a long-time supporter for Adream foundation and Life Academy.

Francis Kao

Associate Partner, Lightspeed China Partners

Francis Kao is associate partner of Lightspeed China Partners，currently based at Lightspeed Shanghai Office. Francis focuses on enterprise software and digitalization of traditional industry investments. Prior to joining Lightspeed China Partners, Francis worked with Alibaba Strategy Investment and DCM Ventures. He was involved with Udesk, Bestsign, Fxiaoke, Gago Bigdata, SequoiaDB, Pilipa Smart Tax, Boohee, Ledongli, Tungee, Sheng-Qian-Kuai-Bao and so on. Prior to Alibaba and DCM Ventures, Francis worked with Amazon and Asus where he held positions in product, sales and management. Francis holds a B.A in International Business Management from National Taiwan University (NTU) and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.

Nelson Chiu

Co-Founder & Managing Director, New Oriental Education and Culture Industrial Fund

Background：Nelson Holds MSc of Finance and a BSc of Economics from Peking University. He worked for Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch with years of experience in auditing and IPOs

Experience & Cases：He joined New Oriental in 2007 and he was fully responsible for the group's strategic investment and M&A since 2010. With over a decade of in-depth experience in education investment, he led 50+ cases of education investments, representative cases include Sunlands(NYSE:STG), Tedu.cn(NASDAQ：TEDU）, Golden Finance, Kaishu Story etc.

William Shen

CEO, CRE Alliance Hong Kong

Mr. William Shen is the CEO of CRE Alliance (Hong Kong) Company Limited since mid- 2017 and is a member of the investment committee. CRE Alliance (Hong Kong) is a subsidiary of China Resources Enterprise Group (“CRE”). CRE initiated and runs a USD-denominated growth capital fund, CRE Alliance Fund, focusing on consumer brands, services and retail services within the consumption upgrade theme. Investment targets include high growth private enterprises, SOE mixed ownership reform and foreign brands which would like to leverage China Resource Group network and resources to enter PRC’s consumption market. Investment size ranges from USD 40 m to USD 150 m. Prior to joining CRE Alliance (Hong Kong), Mr. Shen was Senior Partner and Head of Greater China at Headland Capital Partners Limited (formerly known as HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited), and a member of its private equity fund investment committee. Prior to joining Headland in 2004, Mr. Shen worked at Vertex China Investment, managing its PRC private equity investments. He also worked previously at Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, managing the firm’s venture capital investments, as well as at Bain & Company in the US and Hong Kong.

Mr. Shen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with summa cum laude and Dean’s list from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University, with a focus on strategy and venture capital investments.

Jayne Chan [Moderator]

Head of StartmeupHK, InvestHK

Jayne is Head of StartmeupHK at InvestHK, the government department responsible for attracting and retaining Foreign Direct Investment into Hong Kong. StartmeupHK is InvestHK’s startup division established in 2014, aimed at attracting innovative startups, investors and other stakeholders to Hong Kong, provide a one-stop service platform to support these companies setting up in the city, promote Hong Kong as a premier startup destination and help build our ecosystem to transform the city into a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The StartmeupHK Festival is one of the key platforms organised by the team to attract international startup communities to Hong Kong, to share and network with local innovators, corporates and showcase the city’s success stories. The annual event in January 2019 attracted over 17,000 participants, and representation from over 50 countries, with events in key sectors where Hong Kong has distinct competitive advantages, namely financial technology (fintech), Internet of things (IOT), health technology, retail technology and smart city.

Prior to joining InvestHK, Jayne was Executive Director at the HK chapter of TiE, a global nonprofit network focused on fostering entrepreneurship in the markets in which they operate, and management roles at advertising & digital agencies, startup incubator, management consulting and manufacturing companies.

Amy Lo

Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management, Head and Chief Executive UBS Hong Kong, Group Managing Director

Amy Lo is Co-Head of Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Head and Chief Executive of UBS Hong Kong, and a Group 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 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 member of the Policy Research Committee of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). She is also a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Education Bureau, and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee Financial Infrastructure Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

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, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an Advisor of the Industrial Consulting Committee at the HongKong X, a tech start-up platform aim at promotion of innovations among young entrepreneurs. 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.

Amy received the Executive Award at the DHL/SCMP Business Awards 2018 for her efforts in promoting the growth and development of the wealth management industry, and for her drive 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.

Christopher Lau

Group Assistant Managing Director, Cargo Services Group

Christopher Lau is Group Assistant Managing Director of Cargo Services Group and Head of the Greater China since April 2018.

Prior to his current role, Chris co-founded eCargo Holdings Limited (ASX: ECG), and led its successful IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange in November 2014. He was the CEO and an Executive Director of ECG from ECG’s inception until March 2018, when he became a non-executive director.

Chris was Assistant Managing Director and an Executive Director at Cargo Services Far East from 2006 to 2012, where he founded the GAM business in 2007 and led the strategic development in the Australasia market. He has a broad range of management experience in global supply chain, e-commerce and technology, and was instrumental in the transformation of Cargo Services in becoming the leading integrated retail supply chain solutions service provider based in Hong Kong. He was involved in the formation of CS Logistics, acquisition of Allport Limited and HSBC’s strategic investment in CS Logistics in 2010. He was an Executive Director of CS Logistics from 2010 to 2012.

Chris was appointed as an independent non-executive director of GP Industries Limited (SGX: G20), in April 2020. GP is a leading batteries brand in Asia. Through its fully owned subsidiary, GP Acoustics is the owner of the KEF brand, a major global sound specialist.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the Leonard Stern School of Business at New York University. He began his professional career with Ernst and Young LLP and Deutsche Bank in New York working in audit, structured products and fixed income. He was appointed as a member of the 14th Nanjing Political Consultative Conference, is Vice-Chair Youth Affairs Committee, Hong Kong CPPCC Members Association, is an Honorary Member of the Court at the Hong Kong Baptist University and is a Vice-Chairman of the fundraising committee of the Dragon Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Hong Kong. His father is John Lau, Founder and Group Managing Director of the Cargo Services Group and his mother is Shelley Lee, GBS, JP, former Home Affairs Bureau Permanent Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Karena Belin

CEO , startup community WHub

Karena Belin, CEO of WHub and COO/CFO/RO of AngelHub, is passionate about helping startups succeed. She successfully co-founded WHub and AngelHub with her partner and associate Karen Contet Farzam. Together they are on a mission to empower startups to drive wealth and economic growth.

Since 2013, she has been passionate about entrepreneurship and a leader in the start-up scene. She acts as ambassador, consultant, speaker, mentor and judge at events and organisations such as the APK (Asia Pacific Conference of the German Industry), Chicago Booth GNVC, Google EYE, RISE Conference and Web Summit, Jeju Peace and Prosperity Conference, FinTech Valley Vizag India, Techsauce Thailand, Tech Open Air Berlin, IFLR, Nexchange, Techstar’s StartupWeekendHK, global YPO YNG+ and more.

Karena is also a member of the Global FinTech Core Group at the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ex-Com member and Vice President of The Indus Entrepreneurs Network (TiE) HK, ambassador to the German Senat in Berlin through SUAB (Startup Asia Berlin), member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), President of the board of the parent organisation (PFO) at Hong Kong International School, as well as driving diversity and inclusion as board member of WOW at the American Women’s Association.

In addition, Karena holds a double diploma in business and administration from the University of Mannheim and the MBA business school ESSEC in Paris. She has worked 15 years for Procter & Gamble in various roles including Finance, Sales and Strategy across Europe, North East Asia and Greater China before co-founding WHub & AngelHub. She has extensive background in business and financial planning, business acquisition and integration.

Loretta Fong

Partner, PwC’s Entrepreneurial Group of the Assurance Division in Hong Kong

Leveraging her strong international background, Loretta has extensive experience in providing accounting, audit and transaction advisory services to private and publicly listed entities in Hong Kong and the United States. Her key clients are primarily engaged in the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector.

She has assisted a number of companies in completing their initial public offerings in both Hong Kong and the United States, and led numerous substantial transactions including acquisitions, disposals and privatisation for her clients. Loretta is a frequent speaker at various organisations on accounting, auditing, IPOs as well as mergers and acquisitions related topics. She has also been making use of her knowledge in driving excellency of the accounting profession in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, and in serving the society by taking on a number of government appointments. She is currently the Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), Treasurer & Council Member of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Board Member of Ocean Park as well as a member of the General Committee of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

Maggie Luo [Moderator]

Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, Sina Finance Global

Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, Sina Finance Global, M.A. in Business Journalism in Hong Kong Baptist University, more than 10 years of experiences in business and finance reporting industry, renowned as a business correspondent.

AJ Mak

Founder and CEO , Chain of Demand

AJ Mak is the Founder and CEO of Chain of Demand, an AI data analytics company that predicts sales for brands and retailers to minimize inventory risk and maximize margins.

He has over 10 years of experience in the apparel industry covering brand management, retail, wholesale, product development & supply chain management, and specialized in digital transformations in apparel organizations.

AJ holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

Calvin Tse

Chairman, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs

Calvin Tse graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong majoring in business administration and minoring in information technology. After graduating in 2005, he joined the Big Four accounting firms. During his career, he completed a bachelor's degree in law from the University of London and completed a program in Master of Chinese Law from Renmin University of China. He started his entrepreneurial career in 2010 and founded a number of companies in industries including catering, accounting, and finance. He won the HSBC Youth Entrepreneurship Award and the Great Bay Area Youth Leadership Award.

Chibo Tang

Partner, Gobi Partners China

Chibo Tang has been investing in early stage companies in the technology and media sectors in China for over a decade. He is Head of Hong Kong, and manages the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, for which Gobi is the exclusive General Partner. He’s led numerous investments including Airwallex, WeLab, Urban Revivo, Prenetics, GOGOVAN, Qupital, DayDayCook, AQUMON, and Sandbox VR.

Chibo is recognized in the industry as Silicon Dragon Venture Capitalist of the Year 2017, Global Corporate Venturing Rising Star 2019, Global Corporate Venturing Emerging Leader 2020, and is a member of The Tatler Tribe for Gen.T.

Chibo received his B.A. in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard. He received his MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Chibo began his career as strategy consultant with Monitor Group, focusing on ASEAN and MENA regions. He also spent time at Robert Bosch as Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy APAC. Chibo joined Gobi Partners China in 2009 and is currently a Partner based in Hong Kong.

Kaishu

Founder, Kaishu Story

Kaishu, Founder of Kaishu Story, internet entrepreneur. He is known for founding the APP of “Kaishu Story”. Kaishu was a famous anchor in CCTV and Hunan TV. “Kaishu Story“ is dedicated to providing the good quality stories, educational contents and services. With the aim of giving a happy childhood for kids in China, the contents provided on “Kaishu Story” has promoted the traditional culture in China and scientific knowledges all over China. Currently, “Kaishu Story” owns over 38 million users and 20,000 educational contents, with the play volume over 7 billion times and the average users time for each day is 70 minutes.

Yali Zhu

Head of Fintech & Retail business, Huatai International

Ms Zhu has 15 years of working experience in financial industry in Japan and Hong Kong. After graduation, she joined Goldman Sachs Japan as analyst. During her 12 years’ stay in GS, she worked on trading platform and trading strategy, pricing and risk hedging for structured product, risk management for equity and credit desk. When left GS, she works as executive director for credit desk in Hong Kong. In 2017, she joined Yunfeng financial as head of brokerage. In 2019, she joined Huatai International as head of fintech and retail business.

Daniel Tian

CTO and Alternate Chief Executive, ZA Bank

Daniel Tian is Chief Technology Officer and Alternate Chief Executive of ZA Bank, in charge of the technology system design and development for the company.

Daniel has more than 20 years of banking experience in information technology service and management. He served several senior management positions in Standard Chartered, DBS, and Ping An. Before joining ZA Bank, Daniel was Chief Information Officer for the Great China region at First Data Corporation.

He holds a master degree in computer software engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Daqing (David) Ye

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Rong360

David Ye is an entrepreneur and investor with 25 years of experience in Internet and Financial Technology in the United States, China, India and Southeast Asia. He is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Rong360 Jianpu Technology (NYSE:JT), a leading independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China and Southeast Asia. Before founding Rong360 in 2011, he had leadership roles with PayPal, American Express, Capital One, and America Online in the US and China.

Mr. Ye was awarded “Entrepreneur of the Year” by The Founder in 2015. He sits on the advisory board at the Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) in Stanford University. He also sits on the Consumer’s Financial Rights Protection and Education Committee under the National Internet Finance Association of China. He is a mentor of Tsinghua PBCSF Global Entrepreneur Leadership Program.

Mr. Ye received a B.S. in engineering from Hunan University, a M.S. in finance from the George Washington University, and an EMBA from the People’s Bank of China School of Finance, Tsinghua University.

Ho Long Lei

Founder and CEO, Jarvix

HO Long Hei (Samson) is the Founder and CEO of Jarvix, an internet economic infrastructural service platform company. Samson graduated from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in information systems, has extensive experience in technology product management and data-driven growth management. Samson founded Jarvix in 2016, which provides cross-boarder e-commerce software, digital and credit card payment gateways, international logistics platform, cloud fulfilment services and internet financial services platform, facilitated over HK$10 billion transactions.

Nick Nie

Partner, China Creation Ventures

7 years of experiences in investment and internet industry, and several years of experiences in consulting. Nick focuses on areas including mobile internet, entertainment, and big data/e-marketing, and deeply dives in realm of “New People”. Nick led investments on Wanka Online (01762.HK), Joyrun, ShiXiangHui, Menya,etc.

Before joining CCV, Nick has worked for KPCB China, Tencent, and Accenture that accumulated rich experience and understanding in To-C mobile internet and enterprise strategy and operation. Nick also founded two start-ups in SNS and Sharing Economics respectively.

Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Renmin University of China.

Yi Lin

Founder and CEO, Cashcash

Lin Yi, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Master Degree in Software Engineering

Lin Yi has over 10 years of experience in Southeast Asia Internet industry, becoming a pioneer to lead the internet companies to expand its local Chinese business to international markets. Lin Yi has rich experience in various industry including gaming, live streaming, tools, short videos and fintech.

He once served as Baidu's deputy country manager in Indonesia, successfully launched 3 internet products, while each product have the DAU more than one million. Among them, the APP “mobomarket” has become the largest third-party App and the biggest online live broadcast platform in Indonesia.

Lin Yi founded Firestorm in 2017, which has a product called “cashcash” has become the biggest personal credit product in Indonesia. “Cashcash” is also the first APP to provide comprehensive API integration solution & regulations maker, with the partnership of more than 100 financial institutions at a monthly transaction volume of 65 million USD.

Zhang Fei

SC Ventures

Fei Zhang is an entrepreneurial international senior executive in the financial services industry. His career span across strategic consulting on digitalization, driving digitalization change in large FSI groups and bootstrapping ventures. He has worked across France, Germany, Singapore and China.

Fei’s career started in the Paris office of BearingPoint, servicing insurance and telecom clients. After achieving MBA at INSEAD in 2011, he has taken several roles in disruptive innovation in telecom, high-tech and insurance industries (Singapore Telecom, Dell and Allianz Group). Innovations spearheaded by Fei include AI, WebRTC, Big Data, Blockchain, where Fei has played the roles of technical research, business case and program management.

Leveraging his extensive experience on strategy, marketing and innovations, Fei has built brand new spaces in Blockchain and Digitalization for Allianz Group. Fei co-founded the B3i Inc, acted as COO and was mainly responsible for strategy formulation, business planning and operations management.