Speakers

(in alphabetical order of family name)
 
Toronto Chicago    
Opening Session and Main Symposium
Mr Robert Agnes
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific Operations
Mitel Networks Corporation
Bob Agnes is Executive Vice President and General Manager of Asia-Pacific Operations. In this role, Bob is...[more]
Dr Chu Gang
Chief Operating Officer
China International Capital Corporation
Mr Gang Chu is currently the Chief Operating Officer of China International Capital Corporation (CICC). Previously, he was the Head of...[more]
Dr Janet De Silva
President and Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jan De Silva is President & CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade, a role she assumed in January 2015. The Toronto region is...[more]
The Honourable Ed Fast
Minister of International Trade, Canada
The Honourable Ed Fast was first elected to the House of Commons in 2006 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2011...[more]
Mr Donald Guloien
President and Chief Executive Officer
Manulife
Donald Guloien is President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife. A 34-year company veteran, he is a member of the...[more]
Mr Benjamin Hung, BBS, JP
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Greater China
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Benjamin Hung is currently Standard Chartered Chief Executive Officer for Greater China...[more]
The Honourable C Y Leung, GBM, GBS, JP
The Chief Executive
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Mr C Y Leung graduated from King's College, Hong Kong Polytechnic and Bristol Polytechnic...[more]
Mr Vincent H S Lo, GBS, JP
Chairman
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Mr Vincent Hong Sui Lo assumed Chairmanship of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in June 2015. He is the...[more]
Mr Calvin Mak
Founder and President
Rhombus International Hotels Group
Founder of C.T.E.W. Group and Rhombus International Hotels Group, Mr Calvin Mak has over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry and...[more]
Mr James E. Thompson, GBS
Chairman and Founder
Crown Worldwide Group
James E. Thompson, GBS is the Chairman and Founder of the Crown Worldwide Group of Companies...[more]
Thematic Sessions
Ir Prof Andros Chan
Chairman
Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industries Association
Ir Prof Andros Chan is a graduate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from...[more]
Mr Norman T.L. Chan, GBS, JP
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Norman Chan was appointed Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on 1 October 2009. Mr Chan joined the...[more]
Ms Bonnie Chan Woo
Chief Executive Officer
Icicle Group
Bonnie Chan Woo is chief executive officer of Icicle Group, a cross-media creative production and consulting company...[more]
Mr Choi Kwok Fai, Chris
General Manager (Merger & Acquisition Department)
Choi & Lo C.P.A. Limited
Mr Choi has a MBA degree from the University of Queensland, Australia. Engaged in finance, mergers and acquisitions, financing, IPO...[more]
Ms Ding Chen
Chief Executive Officer
CSOP Asset Management Limited
Chairperson
Chinese Asset Management Association of Hong Kong
Ms DING is currently Chief Executive Officer of CSOP Asset Management Limited. She joined the Company in June 2010 as...[more]
Mr Rod Fong
President and General Manager
Wing Wing Company Limited
Rod was born and raised in Vancouver. Graduating from the University of Western Ontario in 1988 with a...[more]
Mr Gao Yingxin
Executive Vice President
Bank of China
Mr Gao Yingxin, aged 52, is an Executive Vice President of Bank of China. Mr Gao joined Bank of China in 1986. He was an Executive Director and the...[more]
Mr Romnesh Lamba
Co-Head of Global Markets
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Mr Lamba is the Co-Head of the Global Markets Division at HKEx Group which includes all trading, market data, strategy...[more]
Prof Ronald Li
Director
Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Consortium (SCRMC), S.Y. and H.Y. Cheng Endowed Professor in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Professor Li is the Founding Director of the Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Consortium (SCRMC) and...[more]
Mr Jeff Lin
Executive Director
Liricco Technologies LLC
Jeff attended Undergrad at University of Texas Austin and got his MBA from Rice University. He has held...[more]
Dr Jacqueline Lui
Managing Director
Eagle IP Limited
US Registered Patent Agent with B.Sc. in Agricultural Science and Bronze Tablet Scholar from the University of Illinois at...[more]
Mr Allen Ma
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
Mr Allen Ma was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) in July 2013...[more]
Mr Barry Macdonald, CPA, FCA
Former Chair
Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide
Past National Chair
Hong Kong-Canada Business Association
Barry Macdonald is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow) and a partner at PwC Canada in their Vancouver office. Barry has over...[more]
Mr Les Mandelbaum
President and Co-Founder
Umbra Ltd.
Les Mandelbaum — Les Mandelbaum was born in Toronto, Canada in 1951. He attended Antioch College in Ohio...[more]
Mr Norman Morris
Board Director
Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Toronto Section
Son of a British Army Officer, then Diplomat, was raised and educated on the Continent of Europe before completing his education in...[more]
Mr Charles Ng
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion
Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Charles Ng was appointed as the Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) in July 2007...[more]
Mr Ian Russell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Investment Industry Association of Canada
Ian Russell is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC)...[more]
Ms Elizabeth L. Thomson
Governor
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Elizabeth Thomson has been a pioneer in enabling entrepreneurs and mid size companies from North America and Europe to...[more]
Prof Tsui Lap-Chee, GBS, JP
Board Member of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Immediate-past Vice Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
President, Victor and William Fung Foundation
Professor Tsui Lap-Chee was the immediate-past Vice Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong. Prior to which, he was...[more]
Mr Stephen Wortley
Partner and Chair, Hong Kong Office
McMillan LLP
Mr Stephen D. Wortley is the Chair of McMillan's Hong Kong office, a leading Canadian law firm. Stephen's practice emphasizes domestic and...[more]
Prof Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu
Chairman
Hong Kong Biotechnology Organization
Professor Albert Cheung Hoi YU is the Chairman & CSO of Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited. He is a well-respected...[more]
Mr Donald J.P. Ziraldo
President
Ziraldo Estate Wines
Co-Founder
Inniskillin Wines
GENERAL: Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, October 13, 1948 to Fredrick and Irma (Schiratti)...[more]