Family Office Forum, Singapore 2023 Conference

She joined the Family Office at it’s inception in 2009 and oversees the real estate company as well as the HR, marketing & PR of the business. Hannatu also sits on the Investment Committee and the internal board of the private equity side of the business.

Hannatu is also a board member of a number of the family businesses based in Nigeria ranging from oil and gas to shipping services and the development of a school. She is also a trustee of the family’s charitable foundation, TY Danjuma Foundation based in Abuja, Nigeria which focuses on health care, education of under 18s and education and empowerment of women in Nigeria.

Hannatu has been educated in the UK and is an alumni of Nottingham University and London Business School. Prior to joining the family office Hannatu was an experienced marketer and e- commerce professional with over 10 years working in the travel industry.

Mr. Foster is an experienced Single Family Office CEO and has in excess of 25 years’ experience acting in for diverse family offices, private investment vehicles and their portfolio companies from bases in the UK and Bermuda.

Simon has twice been the architect for the initial creation of family office / private client investment structures. In addition to his role within the TY Danjuma Family Office he sits on numerous Boards and previously acted as Chairman of the Family Office Council – a Family Office industry body.

Simon is a qualified accountant and holds both the UK ACA and Canadian CA accounting designations in addition to a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance. He also has extensive corporate finance and shareholder exit experience including IPOs, trade sales, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance and restructuring programs.

He is also an individually chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

In this role, he coordinated several strategic and change-related projects, leading the establishment of family office operations across South Africa, UK, and Jersey following the family’s sale of De Beers.

He has relocated permanently to Singapore to launch Oppenheimer Generations’ presence in Asia. This is a dual role: overseeing the family’s Asian investment portfolio, with a focus on early and growth-stage investments, as well as representing the family office’s broader interests in the region.

Edoardo began his professional career at Barclays Wealth, holding client coverage roles in London and New York. He subsequently transitioned to strategy and chief of staff roles, ultimately working directly for Barclays’ Group CEO. This coincided with a period of intense change for the bank, including the rebuilding of its public reputation and global strategy in the aftermath of the LIBOR crisis.

Since his move to Singapore, Edoardo has been active within the local family office ecosystem. He was appointed as Vice Chair for the Global-Asia Family Office Circle at the Wealth Management Institute. He is also a member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders’ Circle and of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network. He is currently completing his Executive MBA at Chicago Booth School of Business.

Outside of work Edoardo is a passionate foodie, serving on the board of a family office joint venture with South African Michelin-starred chef Jan Hendrik (link). Notwithstanding his Italian origins, Edoardo has deep roots in East Africa – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – where his family have lived for four generations.

Vishal is an experienced entrepreneur with multiple company exits. He has over 20 years experience in fashion, media, real estate and private equity. He has a broad base of expertise in entrepreneurship, operations, finance and business development. Vishal was the founder of Elite Models in London. He founded Elite Models in the UK which is part of the €200 million public listed Elite World Group.

The Valkin Group is also a holding company with majority and minority stakes in various companies (including both public listed and private) across different industries from consumer goods to trade finance globally.

She currently serves as Head of Asia for Toniic, a community of private wealth owners committed to aligning their investments with their values. She also serves as an independent director for JcbNext, an investment holding company listed on the Malaysia Exchange.

Previously, Cindy served as Venture Partner for Quona Capital, an early-stage VC fund focused on financial inclusion. Prior to Quona, Cindy served as Head of Asia for Endeavor, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building venture ecosystems worldwide. During her 10+ year career at Endeavor, Cindy built Endeavor’s presence in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Cindy also led the charge to bring Zipline, a Silicon Valley-based robotics company, to the region. She worked with both the private and public sectors to implement a drone delivery system operating at national scale to send urgent medicines to those in need.

She has been involved in the full spectrum of finance, starting her career as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs and going on to do micro-lending in post-war Kosovo.

Cindy is passionate about social impact, and has served on the advisory board of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and investment committee for Patamar Capital’s Investing in Women Fund. She holds degrees from Wellesley College and the Harvard Business School.

He established PIABO with the mission to support the rise of globally ambitious tech entrepreneurs in achieving growth targets and ultimately conquering the market. Tech heavyweights such as Google, Stripe, Silicon Valley Bank and Shopify trust in his advice.

Tilo is a keynote speaker at international innovation conferences such as NOAH, DLD, and MWC as well as a passionate and active supporter of the tech ecosystem as a mentor for founders.

As a value-adding investor in numerous VC funds worldwide, he accelerates the growth of upcoming business stars. He is also the author of the book "Light Your Fire!" on personal branding for Movers, Shakers and Visionaries.

Heading Venture team at Fortino Capital
Strategic vision, balance sheet management, financing, corporate restructuring and M&A
Sector focus:
Logistics & Supply Chain
Media
Agetech – Training & Education
Financial Services & Fintech

Before joining Fortino Capital, Renaat has served as CFO at Telenet for 6 years, where he initially started in 2001 as Group Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations. Renaat has been Treasurer EMEA at Solutia Inc and International Finance Advisor Multinationals at KBC Bank (1993-98).
Next to Fortino, Renaat is:
Non-Executive Director at SFPIM (Belgian Federal Government Investment Holding)
Non-Executive Director at BVA (Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)

Renaat has Masters Degree in Economics (UA - 1990), Transport & Maritime Economics (UA - 1993) and Political Science (KUL - 1988)

Renaat is fluent in Dutch (native), English, French and German

Mel has been involved in the tech startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia (including the inaugural Rice Bowl Awards) since 2015 and has graduated from The University of the West of England, Bristol with a BA for Communications and Journalism in 2016.

His family background in Malaysia is in IT and the automotive sector where he also has a personal passion in the motorsports media which has seen him partner with leading national athletes for projects such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Spa.

In his free time, Mel is an avid road cyclist and a member of the Rapha Cycling Club (RCC) in the Singapore chapter.

He has thousands of ideas and is always creating new ways of looking at the ordinary to make it better. His capacity to think quickly through options and synthesise outcomes makes him a powerhouse in any conversation. With a generosity of mind and heart, his eye is always on creating ways to help those in his community.

David’s unique perspective starts with his position as a second-generation family member. Having also founded several tech startups and not-for-profits, he has developed a sophisticated 360 degree understanding of families, governance, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational issues. Author of the best-selling book Transition: How to Prepare Your Family and Business for the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History, David now works with families and business owners, and is an acclaimed speaker.

David is married with five children.

Black Group Ventures was set up as an Australian Corporate Advisory firm in 2014 and in the last eight years James has teamed with globally established and Start Up Companies requiring the expertise, resources and capital to scale businesses for growth locally and internationally.

Having passion and know-how in a range of domains, James has led Black Group Ventures in launching many businesses including a BioTech Firm, an Australian Global Digital Bank, an Aviation industry and a crypto exchange platform to name a few. Their current focus is on renewables where James is part of a thriving team, Net Zero, a new carbon/renewable registry and Fund based in Singapore which is dedicated to educating, investing and working alongside dedicated innovators and change makers to regenerate the environment sustainably. Working alongside him are Jesse Collver and Justin Reynolds who are focusing on businesses and change makers sourcing businesses and private investment into the renewable sphere globally.

Justin Reynolds who partners James at NetZero comes from 20+ years of experience in Corporate governance and ESG / Sustainable working with stock exchanges. Justin previously worked with Bain Capital, Goldmans and Blackstone.

The team is seeking strategic partnerships and investment and have developed strong bonds with many Family offices over the last few years. 

​His areas of interest include energy transition, agriculture, transportation and infrastructure. Gaetano currently serves on the boards of portfolio companies Mycoworks, Atom Computing, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Oceanix, and Bandit. Gaetano is a three-time entrepreneur and brings his experience building companies to evaluate opportunities and supports portfolio CEOs in scaling world-changing companies. Obsessed with building teams and organizations, he co-founded and served as CEO of Cabin Technologies, the tech-enabled long-distance mobility company solving intercity travel, and was responsible for launching their never-before-seen, actively suspended cabins that makes highway travel smoother than trains.

Previously, Gaetano was the COO of Betable, the world’s first fintech/game-engine platform powering real-currency play in apps across any platform or device. In 2006, Gaetano founded Machina, a production company focusing on web series, music videos, and commercials during the transition to digitally-consumed content. Gaetano was nominated for a Grammy in 2013 for his work with Foster the People and also produced Beyonce’s “Move Your Body” video for Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” project. Before becoming a producer, Gaetano was a consumer and retail investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York. Gaetano is an alumni of Wharton and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Having grown up in Brazil, Venezuela, Canada, and the United States, Gaetano speaks three languages fluently and lives to explore.

Kelvin Chiu is an impact investor and philanthropist. He is the Founder and CIO of Silverstrand Capital, a Singapore-based single family office with an impact mandate focused on the regenerative economy. The investment strategy places emphasis on systems change, as Silverstrand seeks to accelerate the widescale adoption of regenerative practices in food systems and beyond, striving to restore ecological health and biodiversity to the planet.

Kelvin started his career trading grains and oilseeds derivatives, and today much of his time is dedicated to commodities and macro trading. Outside of work, he is an avid diver, hiker, skier, and safari goer. Through returns generated from his passion in trading, he is able to deploy funds towards his love for the natural world and biodiversity, helping to scale a movement which is core to many of his values.

Prior to setting up Silverstrand, Kelvin worked as a trader for Goldman Sachs in London and Vitol Asia in Singapore. He holds a M.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge (2008).

She currently serves as Head of Asia for Toniic, a community of private wealth owners committed to aligning their investments with their values. She also serves as an independent director for JcbNext, an investment holding company listed on the Malaysia Exchange.

Previously, Cindy served as Venture Partner for Quona Capital, an early-stage VC fund focused on financial inclusion. Prior to Quona, Cindy served as Head of Asia for Endeavor, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building venture ecosystems worldwide. During her 10+ year career at Endeavor, Cindy built Endeavor’s presence in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Cindy also led the charge to bring Zipline, a Silicon Valley-based robotics company, to the region. She worked with both the private and public sectors to implement a drone delivery system operating at national scale to send urgent medicines to those in need.

She has been involved in the full spectrum of finance, starting her career as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs and going on to do micro-lending in post-war Kosovo.

Cindy is passionate about social impact, and has served on the advisory board of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and investment committee for Patamar Capital’s Investing in Women Fund. She holds degrees from Wellesley College and the Harvard Business School.

The Tecity Family Office is part of the The Tecity Group which comprises a public-listed arm, Straits Trading Company Limited and a philanthropic arm, The Tan Chin Tuan Foundation. The Tan Chin Tuan Foundation operates from the Tan Chin Tuan Mansion, which is used as a "hub" for philanthropic activities, sharing business ideas and mutual learning.

Also as Council Member of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation in Singapore Mr. Chew oversees the evaluation of applications and the disbursements of grants in Singapore and ASEAN.

Mr Chew was elected to the NCSS Board as a member from 1 August 2012 till 31 July 2018. During his term, he was appointed as a member of the Services Committee, Audit Committee and Community Chest Committee. Since 1 August 2014, he had stepped up to the position of Vice Chairman of the Community Chest Committee, and has since spearheaded various projects, such as Community Chest Orange Day and Sharity Day.

He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of The Community Justice Centre in Singapore; which aids litigants-in-persons and their families with legal and social assistance.

Mr Chew was invited to join the board of Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in its mission of partnering donors and charities to enhance giving in Singapore from year 2020 to present.

Mr Chew is also a member of the Programmes & Grants Committee with a purpose to ensure that Management establish strategic directions and procedures on CFS programmes and grantmaking policies and the evaluation of grant requests.

Asher sits on the board of several companies worldwide, representing AlTouq Group’s global investments.

Asher is a fellow chartered accountant, qualified trust & estate practitioner, holds an advanced certificate in family business advising, and is on the editorial board of STEP Journal and a former board and faculty member at Family Firm Institute, Boston. He also holds an MBA from EDHEC Business School, France.

Asher has written for various publications including co-authoring a chapter in the ‘Family Office Handbook’ and authored a chapter in the book titled ‘Advising the Wealthy Client: A Handbook for working with the ultra-wealthy’.

In 2020, FamCap profiled him as one of the top 100 influencer worldwide in the family enterprise world.

Asher has been interviewed on BBC World’s Middle East Business Report and has spoken at 50+ conferences worldwide.

Asher is based between Riyadh and Singapore and has worked for PwC, Banque Saudi Fransi and Morgan Stanley in the past.

In over three decades he has developed one of the world’s most successful contract farming models.

Arvind has invested in several innovative and successful projects in the field of agriculture and agricultural value added products, and has advised companies globally in organic agriculture. His impact-award winning group companies are focused on benefitting the poorest farmers.

A past member of the YPO Board, he also served as the chair for S.E. Asia.

Arvind speaks seven languages and graduated in Economics from Heidelberg and Paris and the Sasin Institute of the Chulalongkorn University.

He graduated from the University of Manchester with a MBChB (Hons) and went on to obtain an EMBA from Tsinghua-Insead EMBA. Dr Vincent is a trained Concept-Based Teaching and Learning professional.

A former Psychiatry registrar, he chose to dedicate his life to ensure that the future generation are well prepared for life rather than another examination. A teacher, entrepreneur, innovator and speaker, he wears many hats as a leader at Fairview and strives to redefine good quality education. Over the last 11 years, he taught biology, headed a science department, led the IB Diploma programme and championed holistic education as a principal.

Under his leadership, the IB Diploma at Fairview handed out over RM 2 million in scholarships and achieved a cohort average of 37.3 out of 45 points. Fairview has won several awards recently, including the “International School Award for Teaching and Learning 2021” for the ToolBox skills programme ; “A Top 50 Global IB School”, “The Top IB School in Malaysia” for 2020 and 2021.

Dr Vincent Chian is a board member of Family Business Network Asia and Entrepreneurs Organisation Malaysia where he enjoys nurturing other up and coming changemakers. He has spoken at Edutech Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore, led workshops by BNP for Nextgens and inspired educators as a presenter at IB Conferences. His areas of interest include educational pedagogy, leadership, technology, family business, organizational change, holistic education, teacher development and skill development in schools.

Prior to this appointment, Ms Tan was Executive Director of the Financial Markets Development Department, which aims to promote a vibrant financial market in Singapore, with a focus on developing the capital market, asset management and insurance sectors as well as green finance capabilities and solutions. From 2016-2019, she served as Executive Director of the Enforcement Department, which is responsible for investigating and enforcing breaches under the laws administered by MAS, including anti-money laundering regulations and market misconduct offences.

Ms Tan previously worked in the Supreme Court of Singapore as a Justices’ Law Clerk, Assistant Registrar and Magistrate, and was subsequently appointed as a District Judge of the State Courts of Singapore. She also served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and Deputy Senior State Counsel in the Attorney-General’s Chambers for a number of years.

Gillian co-chairs the Private Banking Industry Group, the Singapore Funds Industry Group and the Human Resources Industry Group. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Green Finance Industry Taskforce and the Advisory Board of the Singapore Green Finance Centre, which conducts multi-disciplinary research and talent development in the area of sustainability and climate finance. Gillian is also a Board Member of Infrastructure Asia, which supports Asia’s social and economic growth through infrastructure development. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Monetary Fund’s Singapore Regional Training Institute.

Ms Tan graduated from Cambridge University with a First Class Honours in Law. She also holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School. She was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2018 in recognition of her contributions to public service.

In this capacity she has participated in transactions from various roles, limited partner, principal and advisor with venture capital, private equity, mergers & acquisitions and long short hedge funds including: Projects of Energy Investments Corp (Panama), Sands China, Ltd. (Macau), Frontier Resource Group (then privately held, now listed on SEHK), Starr International Co. Inc. (Asia), Dragon Capital Group (Vietnam), Vision Investment Management (Hong Kong) in strategic developments and Equinox Group (Nigeria).

She has served as a member and observer on various boards of portfolio interests, and has been seconded time to time to various organizations in special situations: She was Special Advisor to the Chairman of Equinox Group, a Nigerian based resource and real estate corporation on in bound investment projects; Special Advisor to the CEO of Sands China, Ltd., Special Advisor to the Deputy CEO of UC Rusal during their dual listing on the Securities Exchange of Hong Kong and NYSE-Euronext Paris Exchange, and Autorité des Marchés Financiers building out their compliance and institutional investor and retail programs; and Executive Advisor to the Chairman at Prudential Corporation Asia she advised on the proposed acquisition of $1.3Bn AIG Global Investments Asia Real Estate Fund portfolio.

Catherine holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, in political science with minor in biochemistry, and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center with election to The Tax Lawyer as Associate Editor. Catherine is admitted to the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Department, and U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York and the State Bar of California.

He has thousands of ideas and is always creating new ways of looking at the ordinary to make it better. His capacity to think quickly through options and synthesise outcomes makes him a powerhouse in any conversation. With a generosity of mind and heart, his eye is always on creating ways to help those in his community.

David’s unique perspective starts with his position as a second-generation family member. Having also founded several tech startups and not-for-profits, he has developed a sophisticated 360 degree understanding of families, governance, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational issues. Author of the best-selling book Transition: How to Prepare Your Family and Business for the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History, David now works with families and business owners, and is an acclaimed speaker.

David is married with five children.

Vishal is an experienced entrepreneur with multiple company exits. He has over 20 years experience in fashion, media, real estate and private equity. He has a broad base of expertise in entrepreneurship, operations, finance and business development. Vishal was the founder of Elite Models in London. He founded Elite Models in the UK which is part of the €200 million public listed Elite World Group.

The Valkin Group is also a holding company with majority and minority stakes in various companies (including both public listed and private) across different industries from consumer goods to trade finance globally.

Sam is a highly experienced wealth management practitioner and business leader in the development and implementation of institutional-grade financial technology solutions.

A former Executive Director and CFO of a leading Fintech company listed on NASDAQ, which provides a platform for integrating and personalizing financial services across Southeast Asia to over 68 million users; Sam was instrumental in raising USD 300 million in pre-IPO funding for the company, successfully guiding the company through its public listing.

Sam is CEO Asia SEBA since July 2021 and based in Hong Kong.

After successfully trading cryptocurrencies on his personal account, Peter co-founded Aaro Capital to help give investors access to the growing opportunity presented by DLT and cryptoassets. He previously worked at competition economics consultancy RBB Economics, advising on multibillion-dollar global M&A deals, and draws on this background to provide a traditional competition and industrial economics framework to DLT and cryptoassets.

Peter holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Southampton.

His career includes a brief tenure at New Jersey based MPI after having served as Principal of a London based multi family office firm focusing on PE deals in the financial services industry. Mr Foroodian’s experience includes his roles as chief investment officer of Inflection Point Capital Management, Chief investment officer of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Vice President of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Barclays Global Investors and Mackenzie Financial.

Mr Foroodian is a CFA charter holder. He completed his studies at the University of Oxford in Engineering, Economics & Management and has a MBA from Imperial College.

These days, her focus is on a tech scheme, particularly fintech and healthtech. Impact and ESG considerations have been embedded in her investment decision-making process from day one of her professional life.

Prior to setting up a family office, for over eight years, Nataliya was running a London-based finance advisory company, covering the UK, Ukraine, and the Baltics, with the industry focus on information technologies, telecoms, ports infrastructure, and commercial real estate, relying on the vast international investor, entrepreneur, and broader business community she has developed within the previous two decades, visiting around thirty countries across Europe, North America and Middle East for investment-related purposes. Prior to that, she worked in the commercial real estate and merchant banking divisions of Morgan Stanley in London. Nataliya started her professional life in politics and diplomacy.

She is a speaker at the international industry conferences in various European countries, at one of the UK renown universities and on the Ukrainian national TV. In 2013, Nataliya was appointed by the UK Government’s international trade department as the Catalyst UKTI member, responsible for promoting UK globally as an attractive business destination. Back then, she also wrote for and was interviewed by the FT publications on FDI into and awareness of Ukraine. In 2020, Nataliya has been appointed the member of Tech London Advocates, an 8,000-firm body that is part of the Global Tech Advocates.

She has been educated in five universities in four countries in two continents, including at Harvard and at Cass Business School. Nataliya is a British National and is fluent in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. Her hobbies are travelling, reading, psychology, geopolitics, exploring various cultures, sports, musicals, spending time with her family, and in nature.

We aim to tackle the global challenge of healthy and sustainable protein production while creating material positive social and environmental impacts, and generating compelling returns for investors.

For this purpose, 8F has created Pure Salmon, a global land-based salmon aquaculture company using proven Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology to sustainable produce clean, fresh, traceable, and healthy Atlantic Salmon close to end consumers. Unlike traditional Salmon producers, Pure Salmon has zero impact on the Oceans & Ecosystems, minimal waste, land usage and resource consumption. Our fish are free of antibiotics, vaccines, chemicals, pesticides, and micro-plastics pollution. With a global target production of 260,000 tons/year, Pure Salmon is already on its way to becoming the largest global sustainable Salmon producer.

Based in Hong Kong, Yoram has over 18 years of experience in the finance industry, including 13 years in Asia for BNP Paribas where he served as Managing Director and Head of Global Markets Institutional Sales.

...focused on asset management, family office advisory, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, start-ups, blockchain/cryptocurrency and financial regulations advisory. Brandon has been involved in some of the largest initial public offerings in Singapore and is a domain expert for the variable capital company (VCC) structure, having established over 80 VCCs as of March 2022.

He also frequently assists with the formation of single family offices in Singapore and is well regarded in the cryptocurrency regulatory space.

BTPLaw was nominated as one of the best law firms in Singapore by the Straits Times in its first year of operation, and in 2021, Brandon was nominated as a finalist for the Asian Legal Business Awards 2021 for Young Lawyer of the Year in the whole of Southeast Asia.

In his role he leads a several hundred member global team working hard to improve maps and location experiences for all of our customers at Grab. Previously he was SVP Engineering for Telenav Inc. as SVP Engineering, a firm in Silicon Valley that provides Connected Car Solutions and before that he was an enterpreneur starting skobbler that was sold to Telenav in 2014.

...addictions and related behavioural disorders. With a global reputation for excellence and the highest staff to client ratio in Europe (400+ staff vs 170 beds) over 8,000 young people have been through the Yes We Can Programme and gone on to rebuild their lives.

Piet Jansen is the Managing Director at Yes We Can Youth Clinics. As a Keynote speaker at many events, he enjoys grasping the attention of any audience, addressing universal issues that often resonate long after the event has passed.

Of Dutch origin, yet a true internationalist having studied International Affairs and having lived in Salamanca, London and Bordeaux, he now travels the world on behalf of Yes We Can to build a network of like-minded professionals to help as many families in need as possible. His mission is to create a world- leading environment where every young person can feel safe and be given a reason to change. “Young people getting their lives back on track motivates me to carry this message around the globe. Seeing hope and joy return in the lives of others is my raison d’être. There is nothing more powerful than seeing these apparently broken flowers reach for the sun and stand straight again in all their beauty.”

He is a seasoned business professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in international business environments. Joost has joined Yes We Can Youth Clinics to work with and from his heart and soul in order to be able to give back to others what he has found himself.

He speaks from the heart about his own experience; going from a happy child to a young adult living in hell and how he has been able to turn around life for the best; now enjoying a wonderful life in recovery; “It’s not about how many times you fall it's about how many times you get up”.

Joost is launching a lifechanging program for adults as this family man is determined to give everyone who is stuck in life the chance to dream again and to make those dreams happen.

Phil has spent his career building and scaling Fintech’s and Asset Management businesses. Initially working as a trader and investment manager where he managed portfolios in traditional asset classes, he went on to lead teams tasked with scaling retail investment platforms to mass-market adoption before moving into the digital asset space.

Phil is passionate about improving the financial health of everyday investors and through his book, The Money Triangle, supports several early years financial education programs.

Mr Tsang’s industry experience includes: education and professional services, TMT, retail and consumer products, real estate, natural resources/mining, advanced manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, logistics, environmental products/services, energy and alternative energy, financial services etc. The companies he has been involved with include Noah Education Holdings Limited, Minsheng Education Group (1569.HK), Galloping Horse Media Group Limited, Kangda International Environmental Protection Holding Limited (6136.HK), Pansoft Group Limited, Ambow Education, Hidili Industry International Development Limited (1393.HK), Launch Tech Co Ltd (2488.HK), Great Wall Auto (2333.HK, 601633.CN), Nord Anglia Education, Kasca Education, China Mini-Storage, Teky Holdings, Carsome, Cakap, Sayurbox, Halodoc, Zagana. Prior to founding Strategic Year Holdings Limited, he spent 13 years at Baring Private Equity Asia (“Baring Asia”), where he was Managing Director. He was the Founding Partner of Baring Asia’s Beijing office. Prior to that, he was with Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific doing equity research, focusing on media and retail sectors. In the 1990s, Mr Tsang began his career at Peregrine Investment Holdings, where he was involved with Asian fixed income sales and marketing. Since 2016, he became Founder and Chairman of Strategic Year Holdings Limited.

Mr Tsang is currently President and Executive Director of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA). Previously, he was Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s Chairman of the Board (2013-2015). Mr Tsang is also General Member of the Hong Kong Cyberport Investors Network. Prior to founding Strategic Year Holdings Limited, he was Senior Advisor, Asia with Apollo Education Group, a US higher education company.

Mr Tsang obtained a Master’s Degree in Management Studies at University of Oxford, United Kingdom; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (First Class Honors) at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, United Kingdom. He also completed an executive program on Private Equity and Venture Capital at Harvard Business School, US.

Personal Awards:
CBN Weekly, “2011-2012 Most Valuable Partners 50 in China”
Forbes China Magazine, “2008,2009, The 50 Best Venture Capitalists in China”
Top Capital Magazine, “2008 The Best PE Investor of The Year”
China Most Valuable Venture Enterprises Awards, “2008 The Best PE Investor”
Zero2IPO Group, “2007, 2009, Top 10 PE Capitalists in China”
World Eminence Chinesebusiness Association, “Top 100 Most Visionary Chinese Investors (2007, 2008)”
China Venture Group, “2008 The Top 30 PE Investors of The Year”

Her career began with magazine editing, including several years in the mid-1980s working in the City of London, where she edited high-end magazines for the City’s top team of retail analysts, moving with them from brokers Capel-Cure Myers to Wood Mackenzie.

A switch to the voluntary sector then saw her editing Orbit magazine for UK-based NGO Voluntary Service Overseas (VS0). From there she moved into overseas program development, opening VSO’s program in Cambodia in the early 1990s before joining Save the Children UK. Starting as London-based coordinator for the Iraq program following the Kurdish humanitarian crisis, she was then director of Save the Children’s program in Cambodia from 1993-7, developing its activities in the fields of child rights, child protection and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Concurrently pursuing an interest in Buddhism, Joan then moved to Japan to take up a career with the grassroots Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist network that promotes peace and individual empowerment for positive change. Over the past 20 years, she has helped develop the SGI’s communications outreach, including from magazines to websites, films and social media, and is also involved in their NGO and non-formal education initiatives, particularly in the field of sustainable development. She is also women’s leader for the SGI Tokyo International Group.

Joan is also actively involved in the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, a member of the Global Advisory Board of Ethical Markets and recently completed the Capra Course on The Systems View of Life. Hobbies include cooking, eating, walking her friend’s dog and her balcony garden.

Excited by the impact of technology on every aspect of life she then worked for Techstars and Big Data for Humans.

Today she is on a mission to accelerate the transition to impact and sustainability as the default way of investing.

She currently works for Top Tier Impact the global ecosystem for impact and sustainability leaders. She is also an angel investor in alternative protein and climate tech.

Passionate about solving old problems in new creative ways by getting people to think outside the box to create a better world. The New School and London School of Economics graduate. Elected Founder of the Future in 2016, Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017 and one of the 50 most inspirational women in technology in Europe in 2017.

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His research on family dynamics is inspired by insights from cognitive neuroscience, behavioural economics, dynamic complex system theory and chaos theory.

He has over 18 years of tax advisory experience and has spent more than half of his career in Singapore.

The diversity of Stephen’s experience means that he has advised across a range of industries and has a deep appreciation of principles of international taxation. He has developed particular expertise in asset management and private client space which he has honed during his time in Singapore.

Stephen joined KPMG Singapore from the Singapore office of an international private client law firm where he was a Partner with the Tax and Private Client team. In this former role, Stephen advised UHNW clients on the design and implementation of wealth planning structures including the use of single family offices. Stephen advised on almost all aspects of these structures including Singapore tax and regulatory matters. He was also regularly engaged by institutional asset managers to provide Singapore tax advice on fund formation and investment structuring projects.

Concurrently David is an external advisor to Singapore's Corrupt Investigation Practices Bureau (CPIB) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) and to Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Data Science).

Prior to his current roles, David was Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) first appointed Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group reporting to the agency Deputy Managing Director for Financial Supervision and subsequently Special Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) reporting to Deputy Managing Director for Markets and Development. In these roles he led the development of the AI strategy both for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector as well as driving efforts in promoting open cross-border data flows.

David holds a PhD in Computer Science in the field of Machine Learning from the University of Southampton and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with First Class Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

As a serial entrepreneur, he has raised over €50 million from venture capital funds. He also led Intel's European Start Program and co-founded Intel Ignite, which was voted the best startup accelerator for early stage tech startups.

Stephan served as the Founder and CEO of FinCompare, a fast-growing fintech platform for SME financing. Before that, he also co-founded Watchmaster - a re-e-commerce platform for new and pre-owned luxury watches. Previously, Stephan worked for international discount giant Groupon in London, where he played a key role as responsible for Groupon's success and strong growth in Europe. He started his career as an Investment Analyst at Waterland, a private equity fund focused on the German Mittelstand.

Stephan holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Vienna and a Master's degree in International Management from ESCP Europe in Paris, London and Berlin.

Aihui Ong was born and raised in Singapore and moved to Silicon Valley in 1999 to embark on her software engineering career. In her 20 years in the U.S., her career spanned from engineering, to entrepreneurship to venture capital.

Prior to joining Transform Capital, she has built, launched, and ran multiple highly successful, technology-based businesses, including one of INC Top 10 fastest-growing, female-led companies in America, EdgiLife, which successfully exited in 2018.

Transform Capital is a traditional VC fund with a non-traditional way of giving back. We are building a movement to inspire philanthropy in venture capital. We invest in growth-stage startups and donate 50% of General Partners' profits to causes our portfolio founders and LPs care about WITHOUT sacrificing LPs’ profits.

Aihui is passionate about helping the next generation of founders, especially underrepresented founders. She’s an advisor to several startups where she coaches founders to transition to CEOs and is a mentor at 500 Global and TechStars. Aihui is also a partner at XFactor Ventures - an early-stage fund founded by female founders funding the next generation of women-led startups.

Aihui holds a BSc. in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and a MBA from Warwick Business School in the U.K.

Mr. Wick leads a team of investment professionals located in New York and California who, together, manage public and private technology assets. He joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 1987 and for almost two decades has been the portfolio manager of the Seligman Communications and Information Strategy. In 2001, he began managing a long-short investment vehicle focused on opportunities in the technology sector. Mr. Wick is recognized as a leading technology investor. He specializes in the semiconductor and electronic capital equipment industries as well as in the software and computer hardware industries, both domestically and abroad. Mr. Wick’s insight and outlook on the technology industry are frequently featured in the financial media.

Mr. Wick received a B.A. in economics from Duke University and an MBA in finance from Duke University Fuqua School of Business.

He joined the firm with the acquisition of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated in 2008, Art joined Seligman in 1983. Currently, Art is responsible for hedge fund marketing and client service. Prior to his work on the hedge funds, Art was Director of Wealth Management Services.

Art received his B.S. in Business Management from St. John’s University.

She works extensively with a variety of institutional investors on asset allocation strategy, manager selection and investment programme evaluation.

Devyani began her career at Cambridge Associates as a consulting analyst in 2010. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Devyani worked as an analyst at a boutique investment bank. Before this, she worked as a research associate at an equity research firm, covering the automobile and real estate sectors.

EDUCATION
CFA Charterholder
MSc in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Bachelors in Business Administration, St. Xavier’s College, India(USA).

He works with a diverse range of FTSE 100 clients, international businesses and prominent figures and their families. Through years of experience working on sensitive issues, he is adept at advising clients on finding the narrow path between the dual perils of not doing enough and failing to avoid harm and doing the wrong things and making a crisis worse.

Currently Head of Business Development & Education for IG Asia, Terence has accumulated 15 years of experience in the financial industry since 2006.

His expertise areas includes Technical Analysis, Forex Trading, Risk Management, Trading Psychology and Algorithmic Trading Systems.

Before joining the firm, he was head of Asset Allocation & Portfolio Solutions for Standard Chartered Bank. As part of that role, Monappa was responsible for the design of global asset-allocation models and multi-asset-class portfolio solutions for both the private and priority segments. He was a key member of the bank’s Global Investment Council and also acted as an advisor to the Discretionary Portfolio Management division.

Previously, Monappa was head of Wealth Management Analytics for RiskMetrics Group, responsible for its asset allocation and portfolio construction offering. Prior to RiskMetrics, he worked with J.P. Morgan, first in the Investment Management division, followed by three years with J.P. Morgan Advisory Services, a division of J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Monappa holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MS in financial engineering from Columbia University. He is a CFA charterholder. Location: Singapore

Amy’s early career spans Investment Banking, Equity Capital Markets and Sales/ Trading with UBS and Nomura, and Synthetic/D1 Distribution in the first six years of JPM’s Prime Brokerage build in APAC, based in Hong Kong. Prior to Genesis Amy was part of the early team in building out the global institutional client base of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.

Amy holds a B.A. Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing.

Including the preparations for the planned Vienna-Budapest World Fair, wind, solar and hydro power plants with a total capacity of over 1200MW, real estate and infrastructure projects in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, and Russia.

Besides infrastructure projects, Thomas is actively working in scientific research and development of natural and technical inventions in cooperation with scientific institutions and supporting educational, cultural, and various social projects.

Aera VC looks to back future icons: start-ups that will generate exceptional financial returns by moving the world towards a sustainable future. Milena has over 20 years of finance experience across investment banking, wealth management, venture capital investing and start up advisory.

She is a sustainability galvaniser and a strong believer that directing capital for impact can be a powerful force for good without compromising financial returns.

She has been working as Country Manager for Indochina Starfish Foundation (ISF) Cambodia for 13 years. ISF Cambodia is an award-winning NGO implementing education, healthcare, and football programmes in Phnom Penh to help break the cycle of poverty for Cambodia’s most marginalized youth. In the time that she has worked there, the organisation’s Football programme has grown from only a few hundred players to more than 3000 players and the Education programme currently counts over 700 students compared to 50 students when she started.

The impressive growth in number of beneficiaries and impact of ISF Cambodia is a testament of Vicheka’s competency and commitment to her work.

Vicheka holds a Bachelor of Business Management from the Build Bright University in Phnom Penh."