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Peter Koo, APAC Leader of IT & Specialized Assurance Services of Deloitte. He is also leading the firm’s FinTech Integrated Management Office (IMO) in southern region; the FinTech IMO liaises various activities including fundraising, TechFin, Blockchain System Implementation, Digital Transformation, e-Commerce/ FinTech related Tax advisory, FinTech/ Cyber Assurance, Fintech Risk and Regulatory Advisory, pre-IPO advisory, and IPO statutory audits.
Erhan Korhaliller is the Founder and CEO of Leading Blockchain PR Consultancy EAK Digital. EAK Digital represents some of the biggest projects in the blockchain space throughout Europe, American, and Asia.
Erhan is a regular speaker at major blockchain-related conferences as well as a respected MC/Host and moderator. Additionally, he’s CEO, Editor, and Host of the Absolute Influence brand, which includes a dedicated podcast where he interviews business leaders, journalists and marketing experts to gain valuable insight about their steps to success.
Adrian Lai is the CEO of Liquefy and manages the overall operations and resources of Liquefy. He is an angel investor in FinTech startups with specific interest in AR, VR, blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Outside of work, Adrian is a trainer for the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute on security tokens, blockchain technology and digital asset courses. Meanwhile, he is a guest lecturer for Ivey School of Business MBA program. He is also a fintech committee member of Invotech, a do-tank (not just a think-tank) dedicated to promote and support positive changes in Hong Kong through innovation and technology. Meanwhile, Adrian is a columnist at SCMP and Jumpstart media on blockchain technology; he has been interviewee / commentator for Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Before being an entrepreneur, Adrian worked at BlackRock for 3+ years. His last role at BlackRock was an ESG analyst where he worked with chairmen and board members from 100+ listed companies across Asia on issues such as corporate governance, corporate actions (e.g. M&A), cybersecurity and climate change risk. Adrian also worked at Marketing Team where he coordinated and delivered marketing strategies for retail and private bank clients.
Edmond Lai joined the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) in 2018 to lead the digital transformation, smart manufacturing and Mainland business of the HKPC. Mr Lai is an expert in Industry 4.0 (i4.0) and Enterprise 4.0 (e4.0) business transformation, as well as digital product development, with experience in local and overseas market development.
Prior to joining HKPC, Mr Lai worked in General Electric (GE) for more than 20 years. He successfully completed the management trainee programme in the information technology department of the multinational company, and then had also served in their internal audit and finance functions. He also spearheaded his expertise across other business units, such as aviation, capital, healthcare, plastics, power, transportation, etc., among various regions including Greater China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, the United States, etc. He also assumed regional and global responsibilities to drive the business growth for various industries, such as energy storage, mining, marine, rail, renewable energy, thermal power generation, etc.
Mr Lai held the Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) and Master of Philosophy (Computer Science) degrees from the University of Hong Kong.
Angie Lau is an award-winning journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Forkast.News. Before founding Forkast in July 2018, Angie anchored Bloomberg TV’s flagship morning show “First Up with Angie Lau” broadcast globally into 350 million homes and offices. She interviews newsmakers, CEOs, and icons, including the exclusive with Li Ka-shing — his first television one-on-one in more than a decade.
Angie’s TEDx Talk “I Am Not Supposed to Be Here” is now a TED Ed Lesson for its global audience of 6.7 million followers. She has been featured in Vogue and other media. When she’s not at her desk, Angie speaks at conferences around the world, including the Forbes Summit, Binance Blockchain Week, Paris Blockchain Week Summit, The Women’s Foundation, Asia Society, and many others.
Jasper is a veteran in the trading and Fintech field with over 10 years of experience. He opened eToro Asia in 2016 and has led the company to become one of the largest and most reputable social trading platforms in Asia. Before joining eToro, Jasper served as the General Manager at FXCM in China.
Founded in 2007, eToro has been a leader in the global Fintech revolution, empowering people to invest by giving them access to global markets. From cryptos to stocks and commodities, eToro has made trading easy and social, creating a strong community of over 12 million traders worldwide.
eToroX, established in 2018, aims to provide an evolving product range and infrastructure to support the growth of tokenized assets. eToroX manages the eToro wallet and launched crypto exchange that currently lists 17 stable coins, leading the bridge between the traditional financial markets and crypto markets.
Anndy Lian is an all-rounded business strategist with more than 15 years of experience in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international and public listed companies.
He currently plays a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organisation committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region. He advises the Secretariat on the latest concepts and applications of blockchain technologies in cybersecurity and IoT network data integrity across smart factories and upskill the Secretariat staff in blockchain technologies as applicable to productivity. APO members include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Republic of China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Anndy is also part of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Blockchain Special Committee, Government of Republic Korea, together with industry experts such as Brock Pierce (Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation) and Alexis Sirkia (Founder of Yellow.com), helping the province to grow using blockchain technologies.
He was the CEO of LINFINITY, the World’s First Distributed Supply Chain Platform that disrupts the supply chain industry through a transparent and traceable system. LINFINITY has a successful business in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Korea.
Jay Liang is the Founder and Co-Chairman of Hong Kong Blockchain Association. He is a Veteran PE, VC and hedge fund professional with over 25 years in experience from Wall Street, to Silicon Valley and to the Asia Pacific. He is a successful entrepreneur having founded OES Capital Group with over $2 billion AUM. He is an active speaker on trade, public policy, and geopolitical issues in US Congress, Chinese American communities, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Jay is a contributing social leader as Honorary Chairman of US-China CEO Organization, Founding Chairman of Hong Kong Blockchain Association, Founding Vice Chairman of Taiwan Future Study Society, Founding Executive Director of SoCal Mont Jade Science and Technology Association, ex-Chair of Asia Pacific Advisory Board of Rand Corporation, and ex-Board Member of SoCal Asia Society.
