Fangmin Xie is Chief Executive Officer of JIANKE.COM (健客), a leading digital healthcare platform in China. As CEO, he oversees the company’s strategic development and innovation initiatives across online pharmaceutical retail and healthcare services, advancing the integration of technology within the healthcare ecosystem.

Fangmin brings extensive leadership experience in digital health and enterprise management, with a strong focus on leveraging technology to improve healthcare accessibility and service delivery. He holds an EMBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and an MBA from Sun Yat-sen University.

Felix is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital transformation. He has successfully founded multiple startups, leveraging his innovative mindset to create impactful solutions. As the CEO of ISLASH AI, he leads the company to become a leader in next-generation chat-commerce platforms powered by conversational AI, fosters strategic global partnerships, and builds high-performing, multi-country teams to execute the company’s vision.

Felix started his ventures in 2015, evolving from a tech consulting company to an AI SaaS company. He reshaped the business into a recurring and sustainable model. Felix thrives on exploring new ideas, tackling complex technical challenges, and sharing insights to inspire others. His goal is to remain a lifelong learner, continuously seeking opportunities to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact in the technology sector by bridging the gap between emerging technologies and real-world business needs. He also serves as an Open-Source Evangelist with the Linux Foundation APAC, dedicated to promoting the adoption and advancement of open source technologies across the Asia-Pacific region. He advocates for the collaborative, transparent, and innovative spirit of open source, encouraging business innovation.

Ms. Fiona Lau has served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited (0315.HK) since 2023. SmarTone is a leading mobile communications provider in Hong Kong. She leads the company’s strategic direction and transformation into a technology‑driven organisation, while strengthening its leadership in network quality and service excellence.

Prior to joining SmarTone, Ms. Lau was the Chief Commercial Officer of SUNeVision Holdings Limited (1686.HK), where she held leadership roles overseeing business development, corporate strategy, sales and marketing, product development, and investor relations. She served as a director of the board for SUNeVision from 2019 to 2025, and played an active role in shaping the company’s strategy for growth in the AI and cloud-driven era.

Earlier in her career, she was a director at BlackRock Asset Management (North Asia), where she held senior roles across strategy and investment fund distribution functions. She began her career at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant.

Since 2025, Ms. Lau has served as an independent non‑executive director of Octopus Holdings Limited, one of the largest electronic payment companies in Hong Kong, now expanding its products and services to a wider portfolio of sectors and geographies.

Through her diverse experience across telecommunications, digital infrastructure, finance and strategy, Ms. Lau brings a unique, cross‑sector perspective to drive business transformation and innovation.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from The University of Chicago.

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Mr. Grant Chum is chief executive officer, president, and an executive director of Sands China Ltd., and executive vice president of Asia operations for Las Vegas Sands Corp. He is also a director of various Sands China subsidiaries, including Venetian Macau Limited, and is chairman of Sands China’s capex committee.

Mr. Chum joined the Las Vegas Sands group and Sands China Ltd. in July 2013 as senior vice president of global gaming strategy. In March 2015, he began serving as the chief of staff of Sands China Ltd., subsequently becoming chief operating officer in February 2020. 

In his current role as chief executive officer and president of Sands China Ltd., he is responsible for executing the company’s business strategies and overseeing its day-to-day operations, as well as providing leadership for all aspects of the company’s operations with an emphasis on long-term strategy and growth. Since July 2022, he also concurrently serves as the executive vice president of Asia operations for Las Vegas Sands (LVS), with oversight over LVS’ operations in Asia. 

Mr. Chum served as a member of the Tourism Development Committee of the Macao SAR government for four terms between 2016 and 2026. Prior to joining the Las Vegas Sands group, Mr. Chum spent 14 years at UBS Investment Bank in a variety of roles, including serving as managing director, head of Hong Kong equity research and head of China equity research. He was named Asia’s stock-picker of the year by the Financial Times in 2011. Mr. Chum graduated in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with First Class Honours from the University of Oxford.

Hary Tanoesoedibjo (HT), an Indonesian citizen, holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and an MBA from Ottawa University, Canada. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of MNC Group, an investment group focused on three strategic sectors: Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, and Tourism & Hospitality. In media and entertainment, MNC Group owns market-leading assets including three free-to-air TV stations—RCTI, MNCTV, and GTV—with a combined 38.2% prime time audience share, as well as two pay TV businesses, Indovision and K-Vision, serving over 14 million subscribers.

Beyond television, MNC Group operates some of Indonesia’s largest digital media platforms, including RCTI+ and Vision+, which reach 110 million monthly active users and 5 million subscribers. The Group also has the nation’s largest social media presence, generating 1.5 billion monthly views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok through 500–700 daily video uploads, and owns iNews Media Group, Indonesia’s largest news, business, sports, and lifestyle media network. MNC Group produces over 20,000 hours of new content annually, maintains a library of more than 300,000 hours for local and global monetisation, manages over 400 artists and 200 influencers, and operates Movieland, a 21-hectare integrated production facility located 45 minutes from Jakarta.

Outside media, MNC Group’s financial services portfolio offers an integrated ecosystem spanning traditional and digital banking, capital markets, and B2B and B2C insurance, driven by technology, ecosystem synergy, and strategic partnerships. Its tourism and hospitality portfolio includes the 1,040-hectare MNC Lido City Special Economic Zone, featuring integrated residential, commercial, and tourism developments, the 18-hole Trump International Golf Club, and hospitality assets such as Park Hyatt Jakarta and The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali. As an entrepreneur, HT also advises the government and parliament on economic matters, speaks at national and international forums, has lectured at more than 180 universities across Indonesia on entrepreneurship and strategic management, and supports social impact initiatives through the MNC Peduli Charitable Foundation.

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Helena has over 25 years of extensive experience in the financial services industry, specialising in transaction banking, consumer and commercial payment.

As Senior Vice President, General Manager of Hong Kong and Macau, Helena oversees business development and day-to-day operations across Hong Kong and Macau.

Prior to this, Helena served as Mastercard's Managing Director for Hong Kong & Macau from September 2017 to February 2025, following her role as Division Head of Market Development for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from April 2016 to August 2017. She oversaw the sales of commercial payment solutions and digital innovations in her initial role, before advancing to lead the broader business where she secured strategic portfolios and navigated market challenges while driving significant business growth.

Before joining Mastercard, Helena was with Standard Chartered Bank from 1997 to 2005, then returning to become the company’s Executive Director, Head for Local Corporate & Public Sector, Transaction Banking from 2011 to 2014. Between 2005 and 2010, she was at Visa International as Director, Commercial Products, Hong Kong and Macau and then Greater China.

She graduated from King’s College, University of London.

Jason Chen is the Co Founder of Aden Financial, a fintech company focusing on the electronic trading of various OTC financial assets in Asia-Pacific. Jason is responsible for overseeing Group’s global expansion, particularly in ASEAN, East Asia and Australia. Before co-founded Aden, Jason had decades of experience in Hong Kong, Boston, New York and Silicon Valley, covering cross border investment and fintech innovation from banking and asset managers perspectives.

Paul Fisher is the Chief Executive Officer of Knight Frank Greater China. He leads the business across one of Knight Frank’s most strategically important regions, overseeing operations in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Taipei and Macau. Knight Frank is an independent global property consultancy headquartered in London, with more than 21,500 professionals across 600 offices in 50 markets worldwide, advising private clients, developers, investors, and corporate occupiers.

Based in Hong Kong, Paul brings deep regional insight and a strong client centric approach. His leadership is focused on driving growth, strengthening market leadership, and delivering integrated, high quality advisory solutions across capital markets, leasing, occupier services, and a broad range of professional services, including valuation, land advisory and development consultancy. Prior to joining Knight Frank, Paul held senior regional leadership roles in Southeast Asia, leading large teams and overseeing periods of strong expansion.

Smile Huang is the CEO of APAC at Whale, an AI unicorn, where she drives regional strategy and large‑scale AI transformation across large enterprises and partner ecosystems. With more than a decade of sales and channel experience at Salesforce, Palo Alto Networks, and Ant Group, she brings deep expertise in scaling secure, high‑value digital ecosystems across Asia. An alumna of NTU and certified in AI by NUS, Smile contributes actively to the enterprise AI community, with a focus on responsible innovation, operational impact, and accelerating business value for organizations navigating the next wave of AI‑driven growth.

Sebastian Paredes is the Head of North Asia of DBS with oversight of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the Chief Executive Officer of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.  He is also the Chairman of DBS (China) Ltd. A banker of over 30 years, Sebastian has a strong track record in building franchises across multiple markets. Prior to joining DBS, Sebastian was the President Director of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, where he successfully solidified the bank’s position in retail, SME and commercial banking, and made inroads into micro lending business. Before Danamon, he spent 20 years at Citigroup in South America, Turkey and Africa. Sebastian holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Fresno (California, USA) and an International MBA from IE Business School (Madrid, Spain). He speaks five languages (Spanish, English, German, French and Bahasa Indonesia).

Mr. Johnny W K Mok is currently the Alternate Chief Executive & Head of Financial Institutions of Habib Bank Zurich (HK) Limited, a Restricted License Bank.  He was appointed as ACE since Dec 2023.

Johnny has more than 35 years of banking experience.  Before joining Habib Bank Zurich (HK) Limited, a Restricted License Bank, he was the Chief Representative of The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, Hong Kong Rep Office.  Mr. Mok had assumed various senior position as Heads of Financial Institutions Department at the Hong Kong Office of Singaporean, Chinese, European and United States Banks.  He was appointed as Alternate Chief Executive in The Bank of New York Mellon Hong Kong Branch in July 2007.  Mr. Mok gained solid experience in Trade Finance at time he worked at Rabobank, ING Group and Credit Suisse.  He started his banking career as a Management Trainee at Bank of China Hong Kong in 1986.

Mr. Mok holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Electronic Business & a Master Degree in Finance at City University of Hong Kong.  He was graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BBA Degree.

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