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Date: January 26, 2024 (Friday) Time: 9:00 -17:20 (to be followed by a cocktail
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PROGRAM

Stream A (N101) Stream B (N108) Stream C (N111)

9:00 Call to Order by Conference Co-chair
Eric Mason, Head of Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund 9:02 Welcome Remarks
by HKVCA Chairwoman
Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives 9:05 Opening
Remarks
The Hon. Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary, HKSAR
Government 9:20 Opening Keynote
Ming Lu, Executive Chairman, Asia Pacific, KKR 9:40 GP Panel

Chatham House Rules will apply for this session.

Moderator: Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives Advisor
Hong Kong
Panelists: David Whyte, Managing Director, ADM Capital K.Y. Tang, Founding
Chairman & Managing Partner, Affinity Equity Partners Jenny Lee, Managing
Partner, GGV Capital Stephanie Hui, Head of Private and Growth Equity in Asia
Pacific; Global Co-head & Co-CIO of Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Asset
Management 10:30 Coffee Break
After 10:55, the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Private Credit Panel; Real Asset Panel
Stream B (N108): Exit Panel; ESG Panel
Stream C (N111): Japan/Korea Panel; SEA Panel
10:55



Private Credit Panel
Moderator: Bo Hu, Head of Private Credit, HSBC
Panelists: Anil Gorthy, Senior Portfolio Manager, Avenue Capital Group Ryan
Chung, Managing Director & Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International
Carol Park, Managing Director, Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt / CLSA
Capital Partners (HK) Jeffrey Lau, Partner & Head of Private Credit and Special
Situations, Primavera Capital Group 11:40



Real Asset Panel

Moderator: Katrina Chik, Director, Account Management, Ontra
Panelists: Dr. Charles Lam, Co-Head of APAC Diversified Funds, EQT Exeter Ronald
Tham, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Link Asset Management Collin Lau,
CEO, BEI Capital Angela Lee, Head of Credit Investments, New World Strategic
Investmemts After 12:25, Luncheon will be served at N201. 12:25 Luncheon (N201)
After 14:05, the conference will resume in N101. 14:05



Fireside Chat – Global private investment trends
Samson Wong, Chief Investment Officer (Private Markets), HKMA Eric Mason, Head
of Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund
Interviewed by Kent Chen, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Asia After 14:25,
the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Family Office Panel; Healthcare Panel
Stream B (N108): India Panel; VC Panel
Stream C (N111): Listed PE Panel; 14:25



Family Office Panel

Moderator: Danny Lee, Managing Partner, VCA Capital
Panelists: Jonathan Lo, CEO, ALPS Advisory (HK) Anthony Lau, Tax and Business
Advisory Services Partner, Deloitte China Winnie Chiu, JP, President and
Executive Director, Dorsett Hospitality International David Yang, Head of Asia
PE, Mousse Partners 15:10



Healthcare Panel

Moderator: Benjamin Crawford, Partner, Allen & Overy
Panelists: Sean Lu, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity & Head of MedTech &
Services, CBC Group Dr. Steven Wang, Partner & Senior Managing Director, OrbiMed
Healthcare Fund Management Dr. Yifei Wang, Partner, GL Capital 15:55 Coffee
Break
After 16:15, the conference will resume in N101. 16:15



Data Presentation
Kyle Stanford, Lead Research Analyst, Venture Capital, PitchBook 16:30



LP Panel
Moderator: Eric Mason, Head of Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund
Panelists: Raymond Chan, Managing Director & Head of APAC Credit, CPP
Investments Tim Huang, Partner, Lexington Partners Jie Gong, Partner, Pantheon
Ventures (HK) Lorna Chen, Asia Regional Managing Partner & Head of Greater
China, Shearman & Sterling 17:15 Closing Remarks by Conference Co-chair
Kent Chen, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Asia 17:20 Cocktail Reception at
N100 West Foyer

9:00 Conference start at N101
After 10:55, the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Private Credit Panel; Real Asset Panel
Stream B (N108): Exit Panel; ESG Panel
Stream C (N111): Japan/Korea Panel; SEA Panel
10:55



Exit Panel
Moderator: Wendy Zhu, Partner, Managing Director & Global Head, AlpInvest
Partners
Panelists: Yiqiao Ren, Managing Director, CDH Private Equity Frank Feng,
Managing Director, EQT Private Capital Asia Mark Chiba, Group Chairman &
Partner, The Longreach Group Rohan Wolfers, Managing Director - Private Equity,
Pacific Equity Partners 11:40



ESG Panel

Moderator: Queenie Ho, Partner, Affinity Equity Partners
Panelists: Amy Fong, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives and
Sustainability, FountainVest Partners (Asia) Dr. Dequan Wang, Founder & CEO,
Governance Solutions Group Henry Lin, Founder & CEO, Linnovate Partners Jie
Gong, Partner, Pantheon Ventures (HK) After 12:25, Luncheon will be served at
N201. 12:25 Luncheon (N201) After 14:05, the conference will resume in N101.
Stream A (N101): Fireside Chat – Global private investment trends After 14:25,
the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Family Office Panel; Healthcare Panel
Stream B (N108): India Panel; VC Panel
Stream C (N111): Listed PE Panel 14:25



India Panel

Moderator: Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives
Panelists: Gautam Mago, Founder & General Partner, A91 Partners Suresh Prabhala,
Managing Partner, ADV Partners Imran Jafar, Managing Partner, Gaja Capital
Rochelle Dsouza, Managing Director, Lighthouse Funds 15:10



VC Panel

Moderator: Tommy Yip, Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Capital Partners
Panelists: Ian Goh, Founding Partner, 01VC Matt Cheng, Founder & General
Partner, Cherubic Ventures Harry Man, Partner, Matrix Partners China Harry Wang,
Founder & CEO, Linear Capital Kuo-Yi Lim, Co-founder and Managing Partner,
Monk’s Hill Ventures 15:55 Coffee Break After 16:15, the conference will resume
in N101.
Stream A (N101): Data Presentation; LP Panel 17:20 Cocktail Reception at N100
West Foyer

9:00 Conference start at N101
After 10:55, the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Private Credit Panel; Real Asset Panel
Stream B (N108): Exit Panel; ESG Panel
Stream C (N111): Japan/Korea Panel; SEA Panel
10:55



Japan/Korea Panel
Moderator: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Principal, Private Equity, Neuberger Berman
Panelists: Megumi Kiyozuka, President & Representative Director, CLSA Capital
Partners Japan KK Hae-Joon Joseph Lee, Partner, IMM Private Equity, Inc. Paul
Mclnerney, General Partner, Incubate Fund Tsuyoshi Yamazaki, Partner, Integral
Corporation 11:40



SEA Panel

Moderator: Amit Dabas, Director, HQ Capital
Panelists: Rodney Muse, Managing Partner, Navis Capital Partners Shane Chesson,
Partner, Openspace Ventures Danny Koh, Founder & CEO, Tower Capital Asia
Frederic Azemard, Managing Partner, TR Capital After 12:25, Luncheon will be
served at N201. 12:25 Luncheon (N201) After 14:05, the conference will resume in
N101.
Stream A (N101): Fireside Chat – Global private investment trends After 14:25,
the conference will split into 3 simultaneous streams.
Stream A (N101): Family Office Pane; Healthcare Panel
Stream B (N108): India Panel; VC Panel
Stream C (N111): Listed PE Panel 14:25



Listed PE Panel

Moderator: Jeffrey Chan, Founding Partner, Oriental Patron Financial Group
Panelists: Alexander Imseeh, Senior Manager, Investment Funds, Capital Markets,
London Stock Exchange Benjamin Lohr, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Luke
Mason, Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman After 15:10, the conference will
split into two streams.
Stream A (N101): Healthcare Panel
Stream B (N108): VC Panel 15:55 Coffee Break After 16:15, the conference will
resume in N101.
Stream A (N101): Data Presentation; LP Panel
17:20 Cocktail Reception at N100 West Foyer


CALL TO ORDER BY CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

ERIC MASON,

Head of Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund

Eric Mason is a Managing Director of The Church Pension Fund. He joined the
Church Pension Fund in 2009 as the head of the Fund’s new Asian office based in
Hong Kong and has been based in Asia for almost 25 years. Mr. Mason and his team
are responsible for the Fund’s investments in Asia across all asset classes with
a focus on private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, credit and real estate.
The team manages approximately $3.0 billion in investments in Asian based
managers.

Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Mason was the head for the Carlyle Group’s Asia
Leverage Finance Fund and before that spent 13 years at JPMorgan most recently
as Asian regional head of Leveraged Finance. In these roles, Mr. Mason has
developed experience in structuring, underwriting and investing in private
equity and credit transactions. Mr. Mason first came to Asia in 1990 to teach at
the Foreign Affairs University in Beijing with Princeton-in-Asia, prior to that
he worked in Washington DC for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. Mr. Mason earned a
Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of
International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a B.A. in International Relations
and Economics from the University of Delaware. Mr. Mason speaks Mandarin
Chinese.

The Church Pension Fund is a private tax exempt organization based in New York
City with more than US$17 billion in assets under management. The Fund has been
in continuous operation since 1917 and provides pension benefits to those
serving the Episcopal Church. The Church is an extensive investor in alternative
assets and has been investing with many of the global leaders in venture capital
and private equity for decades.


WELCOME REMARKS BY HKVCA CHAIRWOMAN

REBECCA XU,

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives

Rebecca Xu is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Asia Alternatives. Ms. Xu
splits her time between Asia Alternatives’ Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong
offices. Ms. Xu is on the Firm’s Investment Committee and co-leads Asia
Alternatives’ investments in growth and venture capital funds, focusing most of
her time on Asia Alternatives’ China investments.

Prior to starting Asia Alternatives, Ms. Xu was a Senior Investment Officer at
the Funds Group of the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the private
sector investment arm of the World Bank Group. There, she had the primary
responsibility of leading IFC’s fund investing and portfolio supervision in Asia
for over six years. Previously, Ms. Xu also worked at McKinsey & Co, Inc.
(Washington D.C.) and HSBC (Hong Kong).

Ms. Xu received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a Bachelor’s
degree in International Relations from the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing,
China. Ms. Xu is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.

Ms. Xu currently serves on the Advisory Boards for a number of Asia
Alternatives’ China and India private equity funds. In addition, she serves as
the Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
(HKVCA) and on the Board of the Chun Hui Bo’ai Children’s Foundation. Ms. Xu is
a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance.


OPENING REMARKS

THE HON. PAUL CHAN MO-PO, GBM, GBS, MH, JP,

Financial Secretary, HKSAR Government

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 from July 2012 to January 2017. He
has been Financial Secretary since 2017.


OPENING KEYNOTE

MING LU,

Executive Chairman, Asia Pacific, KKR

Ming Lu (Hong Kong) joined KKR in 2006. He is the Executive Chairman, Asia
Pacific at KKR Asia Limited and is a Member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
L.P. Mr. Lu currently serves as a member of the KKR Asian Private Equity
Investment Committee, KKR Asian Portfolio Management Committee and the Firm’s
Management Committee. Mr. Lu has played a significant role in private equity
investments across Asia Pacific. Since 2018, he has been playing a leadership
role in KKR Asia’s growth and expansion, including serving as a member of the
Asian Infrastructure Investment Committee and Asian Real Estate Investment
Committee. He was previously a Partner at CCMP Capital Asia (formerly J.P.
Morgan Partners Asia). At JPMP Asia, Mr. Lu was responsible for investments in
the automotive, consumer and industrial sectors in Korea, China, Japan,
Australia and South East Asia. Prior to joining JPMP Asia in 1999, Mr. Lu was
President of Asia Pacific at Lucas Varity, a leading global automotive component
supplier. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Lu worked for Kraft Foods International Inc.
From 1985 to 1993, he worked for CITIC, the largest direct investment firm in
China. Mr. Lu received a B.A. in Economics from Wuhan University of
Hydroelectrical Engineering in China and an M.B.A. from University of Leuven in
Belgium.


FIRESIDE CHAT

SAMSON WONG,

Chief Investment Officer (Private Markets), HKMA

Mr. Samson Wong is responsible for managing all private markets investments at
the Exchange Fund Investment Office of the HKMA. Mr. Wong currently leads a team
of more than 40 professionals covering investments across private equity and
real estate.

Mr. Wong has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial and investment
industry. Prior to the HKMA, Mr. Wong held various positions at major investment
banks, including RBS, UBS and JPMorgan.

Mr. Wong is a graduate from the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program and received
his B.S. in Finance and Information System from Boston College.


CLOSING REMARKS BY CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

KENT CHEN,

Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Asia

Kent Chen, CFA, is a Managing Director and head of Asia private equity at
Neuberger Berman. Mr. Chen joined Neuberger Berman in 2015 from the Hong Kong
Monetary Authority (HKMA) after 17 years of central banking career in various
positions including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA’s New York Office
and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary
Fund in Washington D.C. From 2008, Mr. Chen helped to establish the HKMA’s
private equity program. Before joining the HKMA in 1998, Mr. Chen was Head of
China Research at Daiwa Securities.


PANELISTS & SPEAKERS

IAN GOH,

Founding Partner, 01VC

Ian Goh is the Founding Partner at 01VC, a prominent early-stage investment
firm. With a track record, Ian has played a pivotal role in shaping some of the
groundbreaking companies, such as Lalamove, Xtransfer, and Hai Robotics.

Before co-founding 01VC, Ian served as a Partner at Matrix Partners China, where
he further honed expertise in identifying and nurturing innovative ventures. His
venture capital journey began at TDF Partner in 2004 , which later merged into
Kleiner Perkins China, where he held the position of Partner. In 2001, Ian
joined Lycos Asia, an early-mover in the internet world. His journey at Lycos
Asia began with corporate development, later transitioned to roles in business
development.

Born in Singapore, Ian spent the majority of his life there before pursuing
higher education in Perth, Australia, where he earned a Bachelor in Commerce
from Murdoch University.

GAUTAM MAGO,

Founder & General Partner, A91 Partners

Gautam is a founder and General Partner at A91 Partners. Previously, Gautam was
a Managing Director at Sequoia Capital India and also worked at McKinsey &
Company. He is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and the University of Mumbai. He
currently serves on the boards of Exotel, Inshorts and Kaar Technologies and has
previously served on the boards of Oyo Rooms and Star Health Insurance, amongst
other companies.

DAVID WHYTE,

Managing Director, ADM Capital

David is a Managing Director in the Asia-Pacific direct lending team, a member
of the Executive Committee and a voting member of the Investment Advisory
Committee.

He oversees sourcing and executing investments in Australia & New Zealand.

Before joining ADM Capital in 2014, David spent two years working for a Chinese
e-commerce start-up after having worked with KPMG for seven years in their
Consumer and Industrial Audit and Capital Markets Division in Hong Kong and
Australia. David holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of
Tasmania and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

SURESH PRABHALA,

Managing Partner, ADV Partners

Suresh Co-founded ADV in 2013 and serves as its Managing Partner responsible for
South Asia investments. Suresh has over 25 years of experience with almost 20 of
them in private investing, primarily in India.  Prior to co-founding ADV, Suresh
was Managing Director and Head of India for Mount Kellett Capital and was a
member of Global Investment Committee. Previously, Suresh was an Executive
Director and Head of India for J.P. Morgan’s Principal Investments Group, where
he was also part of the Asia Management Committee. Suresh began his career as a
credit analyst at CRISIL (S&P ‘s India affiliate) and had stints at Arthur
Andersen and Allegro Capital. 

Suresh holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta and a
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University. He is fluent in
English, Hindi and Telugu.

K.Y. TANG,

Founding Chairman & Managing Partner, Affinity Equity Partners



QUEENIE HO,

Partner, Affinity Equity Partners

Queenie Ho is a Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Affinity Equity
Partners. Queenie joined Affinity in 2004. She is a Member of the Investment
Committee, and Valuation and Portfolio Review Committee of Affinity. She
currently serves on the board of directors of Plaza Premium Group. Before
joining Affinity, Queenie was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Queenie holds a BSc in Economics with first-class honours from the London School
of Economics, a MPhil in Finance with distinction from the University of
Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

BENJAMIN CRAWFORD,

Partner, Allen & Overy

Benjamin’s practice focuses on cross-border M&A and private equity transactions,
joint ventures and complex shareholder and commercial arrangements across
various industries, such as life sciences and healthcare. He is admitted to
practice in both Hong Kong SAR and Victoria, Australia. Legal 500 ranked him as
a “Next Generation Partner for M&A” in its 2022, 2023 and 2024 editions.

WENDY ZHU,

Partner, Managing Director & Global Head, AlpInvest Partners

Wendy is a Partner, Managing Director and Global Head of AlpInvest Partners’
Primary Fund Investments team. She is also responsible for the Secondary and
Portfolio Finance team in the Asia Pacific region and a member of the Operating
Committee. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Macquarie Funds
Management, where she was Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific regional private
equity fund investments and co-investments. Previously, Wendy was a Director
with Deutsche Bank Asset Management and an Associate Director at MetLife. Wendy
received a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Accounting from the
University of Southern California. She represents AlpInvest Partners on various
Advisory Boards.

JONATHAN LO,

CEO, ALPS Advisory (HK)

Jonathan is the Chief Executive Officer of ALPS Advisory (HK) Ltd, a
Multi-Family Office established in 2003 to represent a small group of ultra high
net worth families manage their assets globally. Prior to joining ALPS in 2017,
Jonathan was an entrepreneur in a transportation technology platform based in
Latin America. Jonathan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in
Economics and International Affairs from George Washington University, U.S.A.

PRANEET GARG,

Managing Director, Asia Alternatives Advisor Hong Kong

Praneet Garg is a Managing Director in Asia Alternatives’ Hong Kong office. Mr.
Garg co-leads Asia Alternatives’ investments in India, Australia and South East
Asia, and is primarily responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence, deal
execution and portfolio management of private equity fund investments and direct
co-investments in these geographies. Mr. Garg also leads Asia Alternatives’
market research function. Prior to joining Asia Alternatives, Mr. Garg had over
five years of consulting and research experience with the Private Equity
Practice at McKinsey & Company in the Delhi and London offices. He worked with
McKinsey Private Equity client teams on issues of Private Equity strategy,
organization, performance and due diligence. He also led the Private Equity
research team and authored several market research pieces on Asia Private Equity
and other related topics. Mr. Garg holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an
MBA from Mumbai University. Mr. Garg is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi and English.
Mr. Garg currently serves on the Advisory Boards of several of Asia
Alternatives’ Pan Asian, Indian, Australian and Indonesian funds. Asia
Alternatives Management, founded in 2006, is a solution platform dedicated to
helping institutional investors make investments in private equity across Asia.
The firm’s research, investment and client service infrastructure is solely
dedicated to Asian private equity fund investments from offices in Hong Kong,
Beijing, Shanghai and San Francisco. Asia Alternatives diversifies its
investment program by targeting private equity fund managers in Asia.

ANIL GORTHY,

Senior Portfolio Manager, Avenue Capital Group

Mr. Gorthy is the Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for directing the
investment activities of the Avenue Asia Strategy and has over 23 years of
investment experience in Asia. Prior to joining Avenue Capital Group in 2014,
Mr. Gorthy was a Managing Director and Partner at Pacific Alliance Group (“PAG”)
in Hong Kong, where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager focusing on special
situations and distressed investments. Prior to PAG, Mr. Gorthy was a Director
in Deutsche Bank’s Asia-Pacific Distressed Products Group. Previously, he was a
Director at Beacon Advisory Pte Ltd in Singapore, providing consulting and
advisory services to Asian corporates and, before that, Mr. Gorthy worked in
Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Finance and Investment Banking division.

Mr. Gorthy received a Bachelor of Technology (First with Distinction) from
National Institute of Technology Warangal (1996) and a Post Graduate Diploma in
Management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (2000).

COLLIN LAU,

CEO, BEI

Collin Lau is the CEO of BEI, a real estate and alternative investor and
operator. BEI is the founding shareholder of Virtus Medical
(www.virtusmedical.com).

Collin was previously a managing director, head of global RE and European PE at
China Investment Corporation. Before CIC, he had been a MD at Starr and BPEA.

Collin holds a Master of Laws degree with distinction in Corporate and Financial
Law from the University of Hong Kong. He was ranked 25th of the top 100 most
influential global industry figures by PERE for the last decade (2005-2015) in
2015.

FRANK FENG,

Managing Director, EQT Private Capital Asia

Frank Feng is a Managing Director with BPEA EQT focused on the firm’s Cross
Border investment strategy. Frank is responsible for BPEA EQT’s APAC sector
coverage in corporate and compliance technology and services, and has led the
firm’s investments including Vistra, Tricor, and SAI360.

Prior to joining BPEA EQT, Frank was a Vice President at H.I.G. Capital based in
Boston, focused on buyout investments in Business Services and Enterprise
Software. Frank previously was an Associate at Advent International and began
his career at Lazard in New York.

Frank holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude
with a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

SEAN LU,

Senior Managing Director, Private Equity & Head of MedTech & Services, CBC Group

Sean has over 20 years of private equity, investment banking and healthcare
industry experience. Prior to joining CBC, he was most recently the President of
Fosun Private Equity, where he managed over 30 investment professionals and
US$1.5b private equity investments, with a focus on healthcare, consumer and
cross-border transactions. Prior to Fosun PE, he was Head of China and Managing
Director for Carlyle Asia Growth Fund, a private equity platform managing over
US$2b, leading a team of 10 professionals, investing in mid-sized growth and
buyout transactions in Greater China.  Prior to Carlyle, Sean was a co-founder
and partner of Kaisen Capital, primarily investing in growth stage RMB
transactions. Prior to Kaisen, he was Head of China for Lehman Brothers Asia
Special Sits Group, Managing Director of Temasek China, among other private
equity roles. Sean holds an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of
Business with High Honors, a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry from University of
Utah, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from University of Science and
Technology of China.

 

YIQIAO REN,

Managing Director, CDH Private Equity

Mr. Ren is a well-known private equity investor with a strong focus on industry
technology and renewable energy industry. Mr. REN currently is the Managing
Director, head of Industry Technology and Renewables team and member of
investment committee of CDH Private Equity, one of the largest alternative asset
management companies in greater China and Asia Pacific. With a total amount of
US$ 1 billion invested as of March 2023, Mr. Ren stands out as one of the most
knowledgeable investors in technology space in Greater china.

After graduate from MBA in IMD Switzerland and EECS from Shanghai Jiaotong
University China, Mr. Ren joined McKinsey in the end of 2003 and was responsible
for TMT and serving PE for transactions in China. Then he started his investment
career in CV Starr (Ex AIG’s holding company).

Driven by his passion for technology and innovation, Mr. Ren founded Beijing
Semiconductor fund in 2013, and KYI Capital in 2017, two private equity funds
(AUM of around RMB 4 billion) that focused on investing leading technology
companies across the globe. Under his leadership, investments were made in
countries such as mainland China, Singapore, Sweden, the United States and
Israel. At the same time, the portfolio companies ranged from solar energy
storage systems to optical inspection machine. As a firm believer in “value
creation, ” Mr. Ren actively manages and brings value to his portfolio companies
by setting up new R&D centres, sourcing talents, building new production
facilities, and leading market entry into new geographies. Through his
assistance, many of his portfolio companies grew into leading global players.

Mr. Ren stands out from many other private equity investors by his solid
balancing of the economic value and social value that each investment brings
forth, and of the interests of his investors and portfolio companies. On the
former, while financial returns remain the top priority of his evaluation
criteria, the vision of portfolio companies to make a positive impact on society
is also an important indicator of their long-term health. On the latter, Mr.
Ren’s active involvement in portfolio companies earns him the trust of
management.

Deal experience: Innolight (global #1 optical module manufacturer), CIMS (global
# 1 automated optical inspection, automated vision inspection machinery company
in PCB and IC substrate industry), SVOLT (global top 10 EV battery
manufacturer), CSI Solar (global top 5 solar module manufacturer, SH.688472),
Foytec (global #2 security pigment company), SF Freight (#1 logistics company in
China), Access (#1 IC substrate manufacturer in China), Silex Microsystems
(global #1 pure MEMS foundry), SMIC North (China #1 foundry), NTS Air Cargo
(sold to strategic player), among others.

Current board position: Innolight Pte, Foytec, CSI Solar (SH.688472); Former
directorships: Silex, SMIC North, CIMS, Anji material (SH.688019)

He earned MBA from International Institute of Management (IMD), Switzerland, and
Bachelor of EECS from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

MATT CHENG,

Founder & General Partner, Cherubic Ventures

Matt Cheng is the solo founder and General Partner at Cherubic Ventures, a
pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in pre-product market fit startups
globally. Matt led Cherubic’s unicorn investments including Flexport, Hims,
Calm, Paidy, 91APP, Bellabeat, Tezign and Astranis. Prior to Cherubic Ventures,
Matt co-founded two unicorn IPOs in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as a $500M+
M&A in the U.S. Before launching his career in startups and venture investing,
Matt was no.1 junior tennis player in both singles and doubles and was a member
of Taiwan’s junior Davis Cup team.

MEGUMI KIYOZUKA,

President & Representative Director, CLSA Capital Partners Japan KK

Megumi Kiyozuka currently serves as President & Representative Director of CLSA
Capital Partners Japan. In this capacity, he is responsible for the overall
investment activities of the firm and serves on the board of numerous portfolio
companies. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Mr. Kiyozuka was a Director
focusing on Japanese buyout opportunities in the consumer, healthcare, and
industrial sectors with The Carlyle Group in Tokyo. He spent 6 years at Carlyle
and was one of the founding members of Carlyle Japan. Prior to his tenure at The
Carlyle Group, he was a Senior Manager at MUFG Bank, Ltd., where he accumulated
over 10 years of experience in M&A and syndicated loans across various countries
in Asia. Mr. Kiyozuka received a B.A. in Economics from Shiga University and an
M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.

RAYMOND CHAN,

Managing Director & Head of APAC Credit, CPP Investments

Raymond joined CPPIB in October 2019 and leads our Asia credit business. He is
the chair of the Asia Credit Committee and a member of our Global Credit
Committee. He is the co-chair of the Credit Committee of The HKVCA. Prior to
joining CPP Investments, he was a managing director at SSG Capital, responsible
for special situations investments and secured lending in Greater China.

Previously, Raymond was the head of Greater China at Intermediate Capital Group,
senior fund manager at RAB Capital and head of Asia Asset Management at D.B.
Zwirn. He started his career with HSBC, departing as a team head of the Real
Estate Sector.

Raymond holds a BSSc in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and
an MBA from the EMBA program of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

ANTHONY LAU,

Tax and Business Advisory Services Partner, Deloitte China

Anthony Lau is Deloitte Private’s Hong Kong Leader. He is a tax partner based in
Hong Kong, specializing in Hong Kong, the PRC and international tax planning.

Anthony has rich experience in advising family offices, including working with
different stakeholders and/or industry players such as private banks, law firms,
multi family offices, single family offices, etc. to lead the delivery of
all-round solutions encompassing tax aspects, legal/licensing considerations,
succession planning, asset protection, philanthropic advisory, etc. Meanwhile,
Anthony also regularly advises clients on international tax issues associated
with mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment, group
restructuring and other cross-border transactions involving Hong Kong, the PRC
and other Asia Pacific countries. 

Anthony was actively engaged in lobbying the Hong Kong SAR Government on the
introduction of the unified Hong Kong tax exemption regime for all funds in 2019
and tax concession for carried interest in 2021. Anthony has also been heavily
involved during the consultation stage concerning the introduction of the Hong
Kong tax concession for family offices in 2022. In particular, Anthony, on
behalf of Deloitte Advisory (Hong Kong) Limited, made a written submission to
provide comments in response to the Hong Kong SAR Government’s consultation on
the draft legislation on the family office tax concession in Hong Kong, and was
invited to attend Hong Kong Legislative Council’s Bills Committee meeting to
present Deloitte’s views.

Qualifications

 * Tax Expert in Hong Kong of the State Taxation Administration
 * Divisional President of Greater China 2020 of CPA Australia
 * Co-chairperson of the Taxation Committee of CPA Australia Greater China
   Division
 * Member of Corporate Treasury Development Working Group of Hong Kong Treasury
   Markets Association
 * Member of Technical Committee of Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity
   Association
 * Member of Hong Kong Academy of Finance
 * Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
 * Fellow of The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong
 * Certified Tax Adviser of The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong

WINNIE CHIU, JP,

President and Executive Director, Dorsett Hospitality International

A real estate and hospitality leader, Ms. Winnie Chiu, J.P. is the President and
Executive Director of Dorsett Hospitality International, Executive Director of
Far East Consortium and the Chairman of AGORA Hospitality Group. Over the last
decade, the Hong Kong-based Group has grown from 11 hotels in 3 geographies to
61 hotels in 23 cities across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, the United
Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, Continental Europe and Japan. Winnie is one of the
youngest Justice of the Peace appointed by the HKSAR Government and a passionate
advocate for arts and culture, sustainability and impact investment.

CAREER
Upon graduating from King’s College London, and a stint working at Credit
Suisse, Winnie Chiu JP founded her own burger chain, Freshness Burger, back in
2007, before joining her family’s hospitality and property development business.
She is currently the President and Executive Director of Dorsett Hospitality
International, Executive Director of Far East Consortium and Chairman of Agora
Hospitalities. She was included in Tatler Asia’s Most Influential List in 2022
and 2021, Prestige Hong Kong’s Women of Power List in 2022, and in Forbes Asia
magazine’s Top 12 Asia’s Power Businesswomen in 2014. Sustainability and ESG has
also become a major focus both for Winnie personally and for her businesses. She
has been giving opportunities to young entrepreneurs and is continuing to expand
her impact investing portfolio.

DR. CHARLES LAM,

Co-Head of APAC Diversified Funds, EQT Exeter

Dr. Charles Lam is Co-Head of APAC Diversified Funds in the EQT Exeter team. Dr.
Lam worked for Baring Private Equity Asia as Managing Director, Real Estate from
Nov 2011 until Oct 2022, when the company joined forces with EQT. A veteran in
Real Estate industry, Dr. Lam held senior positions in various multinational
real estate firms, including Pramerica Real Estate Investors (now renamed as
PGIM), China Ping An Trust, and AIG Global Real Estate. Dr. Lam started his
career in Sun Hung Kai Properties Group. Dr. Lam is the Permanent Honorary
President of the China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & International
Chapter (CRECCHKI), an Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF).

AMY FONG,

Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability, FountainVest
Partners (Asia)

Amy is the Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability at
FountainVest Partners (Asia) Limited. FountainVest Partners was founded in 2007
and is a leading Asian private equity fund with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Beijing, Frankfurt and Singapore.

Prior to joining FountainVest as the Fund’s Chief Operating Officer in late 2019
, Amy worked for 4 years as the CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong. Before Save
the Children, Amy spent nearly two decades in financial services with
institutions including JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch, working in
the US and Asia, having worked as an investment banker, head of strategy, COO
and Head of Regulatory Change Management.

Amy is a Board Member of Langdi Pharmaceutical and serves on the ESG Committee
of Amer Sports, and the Board of Rädda Barnen Service AB, a Swedish social
enterprise focusing on Child Rights in business.

She is a graduate of Georgetown University and has an MBA from Columbia
University and she was also a Certified Public Accountant qualified in the
District of Columbia, USA. Amy is a Hong Kong native and has a 22-year old
daughter and a 17-year old son. She is a spiritual practitioner and teaches
meditation as a volunteer on a regular basis.

IMRAN JAFAR,

Managing Partner, Gaja Capital

lmran is a Managing Partner at Gaja Capital (www.qajacapital.com)

Gaja Capital is India’s leading mid-market growth capital investment firm with
AUM of $750 million. Gaja Capital’s aim is to help create India’s next
generation of market leaders in sectors such as Education, Software, Consumer,
Financial Services and Healthcare.

lmran has 25 years of experience in Private Equity, Pharmaceuticals and
Technology services. Prior to Gaja Capital, lmran worked in a variety of roles
of increasing responsibility at Dr Reddy’s and Wipro Technologies.

At Gaja Capital, lmran leads investments in the Education, Software and Consumer
clusters. He has been closely involved with Gaja Capital’s investments in Signzy
(Saas platform for BFSI), LeadSquared (Sales automation Saas platform),
Educational initiatives (B2B Ed-Tech). Kangaroo kids (Pre-Kand K-12), KOOH
Sports (Performance Sports), Sportzvillage (Youth Sports), Eurokids (Pre-Kand
K-12), John Distilleries (AlcoBev), CL Educate (Supplemental Education) and
Indus World Schools (K12).

lmran has post graduate degrees in software engineering from BITS-Pilani and an
MBA from IIM-Bangalore.

JENNY LEE,

Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Jenny Lee is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital and is best known for investing
at the front of innovation, being the first VC to invest in flying cars.
Similarly, her lifelong passion for gaming led to investments in the metaverse
and desire to help tackle food insecurity around the world has led to many
investments in foodtech and sustainability. Her portfolio includes 17 companies
valued at more than $1 billion. She has had eight IPOs in the last five years,
including two in 2021 across the NYSE, Nasdaq, ChiNext, HKSE, and SSE STAR
Market exchanges, and numerous portfolio companies exits via M&A. Jenny has been
named to the Forbes Midas list of to 100 global VCs for 12 consecutive years,
and is the first woman to break the top 10. She is a highly respected member of
the Singapore business community, serving on the boards of Temasek, SATS Ltd and
Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), which is chaired
by Singapore’s prime minister. Jenny launched GGV’s first office in China in
2005 and reopened the firm’s Singapore office in 2019. She also leads the firm’s
USD fundraising activities.

DR. YIFEI WANG,

Partner, GL Capital

Yifei is a Partner at GL Capital, responsible for sourcing and executing private
equity transactions. Prior to joining GL Capital, Yifei was a Fund Manager at
Columbia Threadneedle Investments where he focused on pan-European healthcare.
Prior to this, Yifei was an Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs where he
performed investment research on pan-European pharmaceutical and biotech
industries. Yifei received a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from MRC Centre for
Development and Biomedical Genetics at the University of Sheffield and a
Bachelor of Science in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Fudan University.

STEPHANIE HUI,

Head of Private and Growth Equity in Asia Pacific; Global Co-head & Co-CIO of
Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Stephanie is head of Private and Growth Equity in Asia Pacific, co-head of Asia
Pacific Private Investing and global co-head and co-chief investment officer of
Growth Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Stephanie initially joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 as an analyst. She worked in
the Principal Investment Area in New York and then transferred to Hong Kong in
1997. Stephanie left Goldman Sachs in 1998 to attend graduate school, rejoined
the firm as an associate in 2000 and became an executive director in 2003. She
was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2010.

Stephanie is a member of the Board of Trustees of Asia Society, the Board of
Governors of the China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, the Board
of Directors of Save the Children Hong Kong and Honorary Trustees of The Women’s
Foundation.

Stephanie earned an AB in Biology, summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1995
and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000.

DR. DEQUAN WANG,

Founder & CEO, Governance Solutions Group



Dr. Wang is the founder and CEO of Governance Solutions Group (GSG), a China
based ESG and corporate governance research and rating, data and software
solution provider. Before founding GSG in 2017, Dr. Wang was the Greater China
Managing Partner for international law firm Simmons and Simmons where his
clients included China National Council for Social Security Fund, China
Investment Corporation, People’s Insurance Company of China and fund managers
from China and beyond. Before that he was a partner at the law firm of King &
Wood and a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.

Dr. Wang is a founding Council Member of the China Finance 40 Forum. He is also
an invited expert on China’s ESG30 Forum, Vice Chair of the ESG Committee of
Hong Kong Chinese Asset Managers Association, a member on the ESG and
Sustainable Investment Committee of China Assets Management Association, and an
Advisor on the ESG and Responsible Investment Committee of Insurance Asset
Management Association of China. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of
Directors. Dr. Wang holds a bachelor degree from Peking University, an LL.M.
degree from Harvard Law School, and he earned his SJ.D. in corporate governance
and securities regulation from Stanford University.

BENJAMIN LOHR,

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Benjamin advises international and regional sponsors on fund formation matters,
including on the establishment of closed-ended funds, hybrid funds and bespoke
transactions such as secondary transactions, joint ventures, club deals and
managed accounts.

He works closely with the firm’s M&A practice to advise private capital clients
on transactions with fund elements.

Benjamin also advises sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors
on their investments in private funds. Over recent years, he has advised
investors on several billion US dollars’ worth of commitments to private funds.
He is well versed in the fund terms typically seen in Asian and US buy-out
funds, real estate funds and technology-focused funds.

AMIT DABAS,

Director, HQ Capital

Amit Dabas is a Director at HQ Capital and is responsible for private equity
fund investments, secondaries and co-investments in Asia. Prior to joining HQ
Capital, Amit was a Director at Creador, where he focused on direct private
equity investments in Southeast Asia and India. Prior to this, he was an
investment professional at Guggenheim Partners. He holds an MBA from IIM
Bangalore and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi.

BO HU,

Head of Private Credit, HSBC

Bo Hu is a Managing Director who leads the HSBC Private Credit Trading business
in APAC. She oversees a business including par loan, special situations trading
in bond and loan as well as primary/secondary private credit investment
opportunities.
Bo has over a decade of experience in APAC credit market with roles spanning
banking, structuring and trading. She started her career in Lehman Brothers IBD
and later on joined JP Morgan and Credit Suisse in credit trading roles.

Bo graduated from Swarthmore College with dual BA/BS degree in Physics and
Electrical Engineering. She also holds a Master degree from UC Berkeley.



RYAN CHUNG,

Managing Director & Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

Ryan Chung is the head and founder of Huatai International’s private credit
investment team. Ryan has over 20 years of experience in secured private debt
and private equity investments. He specializes in infrastructure, energy and
natural resources industry. Ryan was responsible for an aggregate of over US$2
billion private capital investments throughout Asia across 12 countries.

Prior to Huatai, Ryan was a founding partner of the semi-sovereign China-ASEAN
Investment Fund specializing in private equity investments in the ASEAN region.
He has also worked at UBS Investment Banking Division and Citi’s leverage
finance team. Prior to that, Ryan was also a Chartered Civil Engineer registered
in the U.K. and Hong Kong. He has two master degrees in Civil & Environmental
Engineering and in Finance from Imperial College London and Cass Business School
London respectively.

HAE-JOON JOSEPH LEE,

Partner, IMM Private Equity, Inc.


IMM is one of the leading private equity investment firms in Korea with
approximately US$10 billion AUM. At IMM, Joseph is responsible for investments
in Korea and Asia and cooperating with Korean and international investors on
fund and co-investment opportunities. Key sector focus for Joseph has been
healthcare, media, technology-driven services, and value-added manufacturing.

Previously, Joseph was with Fortress Investment Group in New York. Prior to
joining Fortress, he was at Morgan Stanley’s New York office. Joseph served in
the Republic of Korea Army as an officer and prior to that was an M&A attorney
at Skadden, Arps in New York.

Joseph graduated from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania
Law School. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

PAUL MCLNERNEY,

General Partner, Incubate Fund

Paul joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 1997 and co-led digital business building and
corporate venture capital investing efforts. While at Recruit, Paul was also a
founding member of Golfport (an online golf reservation site) – subsequently
sold to Rakuten in 2002.

He joined McKinsey & Company’s Tokyo Office in 2002, was elected Partner in 2007
and Senior Partner in 2014. He supported clients in the retail, consumer
products, media, telecommunications, finance, and pharmaceutical industries with
growth strategy, digital and AI, branding, marketing, and M&A.

He has served as head of the Asia Pacific Marketing & Sales Group, head of the
Asia Pacific Analytics Group, head of the Asia Pacific Consumer Goods & Small
Business Group, and Managing Partner of QuantumBlack Japan

Paul joined Incubate Fund as a General Partner in March 2021.

Paul has authored articles in the Harvard Business Review, Nikkei Business, Toyo
Keizai and speaks regularly at industry events. Paul grew up in Australia and
has been a resident of Japan for the past 30 years. He is a co-founder and board
member of UWC ISAK Japan.

TSUYOSHI YAMAZAKI,

Partner, Integral Corporation

Mr. Yamazaki has engaged in private equity investment since the early 2000s
consistently.

In addition to investment analysis and execution, he has a wealth of experience
in participating in the management of portfolio companies for value-creation on
hands-on basis and in fund-raising from institutional investors.

He joined Integral Corporation in 2009, and has been mainly responsible for
investments in Yohji Yamamoto, FiBest, Aderans, Toyo Engineering, Sanden Retail
Systems, JRC, Primo Global Holdings, and Toppan Photomask.
Prior to joining Integral Corporation, he worked at Industrial Revitalization
Corporation of Japan (IRCJ) from 2004 and was mainly involved in corporate
revitalization project of small and middle-sized manufacturing company.
Before joining IRCJ, he worked at Strategic Business Transformation division of
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting (now known as Abeam Consulting) and was involved in
several business process transformation projects.

Personal history

 * BA Economics, the University of Tokyo, MBA, Harvard Business School
 * 2001 Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting(now known as Abeam Consulting)
 * 2004 Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan
 * 2009 Integral corporation
 * 2020 Promoted to Partner at Integral Corporation

 

CAROL PARK,

Managing Director, Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt / CLSA Capital Partners
(HK)

Ms. Park is responsible for overall fund operations, origination, overseeing
execution, and portfolio monitoring. Ms. Park is also a member of Lending Ark’s
Investment Committee and Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity
Association’s Private Credit Committee. Ms. Park has over 29 years of experience
across investment banking, private equity, and private debt investments in New
York and Hong Kong with J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Henderson Global
Investors. Ms. Park is a co-founder of Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt
Holdings Limited. Ms. Park has extensive experience investing in specialty
lending and consumer finance companies in Asia during her private equity and
private debt investment roles. Ms. Park currently is a director on the board of
Techmate Korea Daebu Co. Ltd, a Korean consumer finance company and an observer
on the board of PeopleFund Company Inc., a leading marketplace lender in Korea.
She speaks fluent Korean and received a BA in economics from Vassar College.

TIM HUANG,

Partner, Lexington Partners

Tim Huang is a Partner of Lexington Partners and a member of the Secondary
Investment Committee. Based in Hong Kong, Tim is responsible for Lexington’s
Asia business and primarily engaged in the origination and evaluation of
secondary purchases of non-U.S. private equity and alternative investments, and
the origination of non-U.S. equity co-investments.

Prior to joining Lexington in 2011, Mr. Huang was an Executive Director in
private equity at LGT Capital Partners and prior to that, he spent time with
Investment AB Kinnevik, Merrill Lynch and Gartner Group.

Mr. Huang graduated from Cornell University with a BS in business administration
and from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an MBA.

ROCHELLE DSOUZA,

Managing Director, Lighthouse Funds

Rochelle Dsouza is a Managing Director at Lighthouse Funds and co-leads the
Investment Team.  She specializes in food, healthcare and agri sectors.  

Rochelle is currently one of the Executive Committee members of IVCA (Indian
Venture Capital Association) and one of the ambassadors for WINPE (Women in
Private Equity). 

By qualification, she is an engineer in Electronics and Communication and has
earned a MBA in Finance. 

HARRY WANG,

Founder and CEO, Linear Capital

Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, made his mark as Facebook’s
second Chinese engineer and first engineering manager, playing a key role in the
development of News Feed and Social Ads, and leading virtual currency and
payment security/backend projects. His expertise extended to advising CEOs at
Dianping.com, Baixing.com, and CSDN. An author of the bestseller “Building up
Facebook,” Harry holds a master’s degree from Stanford in Management Science and
Engineering, and a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Zhejiang University. His
leadership is acknowledged through his roles as a Fellow in the China Fellowship
Program, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a Young Global
Leader with the World Economic Forum, Class of 2018.

Established in 2014, Linear Capital focuses on investments in ‘frontier
technology + industry’, encompassing artificial intelligence, next-generation
infrastructure, robot technology, and advancements in biomedicine, materials,
and energy. The firm is dedicated to boosting industry productivity and
addressing major challenges, contributing to significant value growth in these
sectors. Managing ten funds with a total asset of about $2 billion, Linear
Capital has been an early investor in over 150 entrepreneurial teams. The total
valuation of its portfolio companies is estimated at around $20 billion.

RONALD THAM,

Chief Corporate Development Officer, Link Asset Management

Mr Ronald Tham is the Chief Corporate Development Officer of Link REIT and is
responsible for its corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate
finance and capital transactions.  He has held senior roles in multinational and
global financial institutions including Swire Group, HSBC, SMBC and Macquarie
Capital, where he was Head of Real Estate Investment Banking, Asia. He graduated
with M.Eng in chemical engineering from Imperial College and qualified as a
Chartered Accountant.

HENRY LIN,

Founder and CEO, Linnovate Partners

A passionate entrepreneur and expert in the fields of alternative investment and
FinTech, Henry established Linnovate Partners in 2016 in response to the
alternative investment industry’s pressing need for an integrated suite of
solutions. Driven by a transformative vision, Henry aims to revolutionize the
industry with a unique combination of cutting-edge technology solutions and
platforms, building an ecosystem connecting fund managers, investors,
entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in the alternative investment scene.

Henry acted as Managing Director for eFront, one of the world’s leading
technology solutions providers for alternative investment professionals before
establishing Linnovate Partners. He started his career as a software engineer
specializing in developing advanced solutions, such as Augmented Reality, the
Internet of Things, Product Lifecycle Management and Computer Aided Design for
industrial companies.

Henry has been recognized as one of 100 Global Outstanding Chinese by Forbes and
awarded as Executive of the Year by Hong Kong Business Excellence Awards.

ALEXANDER IMSEEH,

Senior Manager, Investment Funds, Capital Markets, London Stock Exchange

Alex Imseeh has 10 years’ worth of experience in financial markets and data
infrastructure. He commenced his journey in September 2014 with the London Stock
Exchange Group (LSEG), where he presently serves as a senior business
development manager in the funds team in the capital markets division at the
London Stock Exchange. In this capacity, Alex advises fund managers on the
process of raising, listing, and trading closed-ended funds. 

His earlier contributions at the London Stock Exchange included valuable
involvement in the debt capital markets team, where he supported sovereigns and
corporates in raising international capital. Notably, Alex played a pivotal role
in shaping the sustainable bond market during this period. 

Before joining the London Stock Exchange, Alex honed his skills at the London
Clearing House (LCH), an LSEG business, in SwapClear as a risk operations
analyst. In this role, he provided critical support to large investment banks in
clearing interest rate derivatives.  

Prior to his time at LSEG, Alex spent a year in technology strategy at
Capgemini. 

Alex holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the
University of Patras and a Master’s degree in Nanotechnology from University
College London (UCL). 

HARRY MAN,

Partner, Matrix Partners China

In 2008, Harry joined Matrix Partners China as one of the founding members. He
focuses on investment in deep tech and advanced manufacturing sector. Prior to
Matrix, Harry was a Partner at WI Harper Group and led investments in the China
office in the TMT sector. Before WI Harper, Harry was in charge of the
investment and M&A departments of two Nasdaq-listed companies. He helped
Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ: LTON) and Chinadotcom (Nasdaq: CHINA) in investment and
M&A work. Harry started his career as a management consultant at Arthur Andersen
in 1998, responsible for consulting projects in the TMT industry.

The investment cases that Harry has led and engaged in include X-peng (NYSE:
XPEV), DIDI (NYSE: DIDI), Hello Group (NASDAQ: MOMO), JD Technology,
VNET(NASDAQ: VNET), Career International (SZ: 300662), Egls (SZ: 002619), Umeng,
Moody, Kaitaiming, Flight Master, BaoZhunNiu etc.
Harry has been awarded as Forbes Top 100 Best Investors and China’s Top Venture
Investors by Jiemian, Toutiao, etc.



KUO-YI LIM,

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures

Kuo-Yi is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a leading
early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. He is based in Singapore and
serves on the boards of Ninja Van, Padlet, KKday, URBANMETRY, GoGet, Hypefast,
Upmesh, CROWDE and DELOS.

Prior to founding Monk’s Hill Ventures, Kuo-Yi was CEO of Infocomm Investments,
a $200M global growth-stage venture fund based in Singapore. He was a
founder/early employee of several tech startups in Boston, San Francisco and
Singapore with multiple exits.

Kuo-Yi currently serves as a board member on several Singapore government
entities, including the Infocomm Media Development Authority, Health Promotion
Board and SEEDS Capital. Kuo-Yi graduated from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology with bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical
engineering with specialization in nanophotonics. He started his career at the
Boston Consulting Group.

DAVID YANG,

Head of Asia PE, Mousse Partners

David is the Head of Asia PE at Mousse Partners, based in Hong Kong. Previously
David was the Head of China PE at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority where he
oversaw the institution’s direct, fund and secondaries businesses in Greater
China. Prior to ADIA, he spent a dozen years in private equity in Asia,
including with CVC Asia and Warburg Pincus, and also worked at McKinsey and FMR
in the US. He holds a S.B. from MIT, MBA from Columbia and is a CFA charter
holder.

 

RODNEY MUSE,

Managing Partner, Navis Capital Partners

Mr. Muse is one of two Managing Partners of Navis and an Investment Committee
member. At Navis, Mr. Muse leads investment teams in making, monitoring and
exiting investments and sits on the boards and/or executive committees of
several Navis portfolio companies. He has been active in many of Navis’
investments in consumer goods, food, business services, industrial goods and
services.

Mr. Muse co-founded Navis in 1998 with Mr. Bloy and Mr. Foyston, with whom he
worked while at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). At BCG, he worked in Sydney
and Kuala Lumpur, where he gained experience in a number of industries including
consumer goods, retail, oil and gas, distribution, primary resources and more.
He started his career with Chase Manhattan Bank in 1985 in New York and Hong
Kong.

Mr. Muse has been a resident in Asia since 1993, having been raised and educated
in the US. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Hons degree from St. Lawrence University
and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

HIROYUKI FUKUDA,

Principal, Private Equity, Neuberger Berman

Hiroyuki Fukuda joined the firm in 2019. He is a Principal on the Asia Private
Equity investment team and primarily focuses on the investments in Japanese
private equity market. He has over 10 years of private equity investment
experience in Japan at both local and international firms. Most recently, he was
a director at Principal Investments Ltd. of Mitsui & Co. Prior to that, he was
with Morgan Stanley’s Private Equity Asia Group as a vice president and Ant
Capital Partners’ Secondary PE Investment Group as a principal. He also worked
for UBS Investment Bank in Tokyo at Financial Sponsors and Consumer groups. He
started his career at Kokusai Asset Management. He holds an MBA from New York
University Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Keio University.
He is a CFA charter holder.

LUKE MASON,

Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman

Luke joined the Private Equity team at Neuberger Berman in October 2023 with a
focus on Investor Relations. Prior to joining he was Head of IR and Business
Development for the Closed End Funds business at abrdn focusing on UK wealth
management and institutional client. He started his career at JP Morgan Cazenove
in the UK Funds team and then at JPMorgan Asset Management looking after their
closed end fund sales team. He joined JPMorgan in 2015 from the British Army
where he served as an Infantry Officer for 5 years. 

ANGELA LEE,

Head of Credit Investments, New World Strategic Investmemts

Angela Lee is the Head of Investments for New World Strategic Investmemts, where
she has started and responsible for the private credit investment strategy since
mid 2019. NWSI invests in Asia Pacific with focus in real estate. She has over
23 years of investment experience in private debt, debt structuring, special
situations, and alternative investments across a range of sectors. Prior to
NWSI, Angela was the Managing Director, head of Leverage Finance China with
Standard Chartered and is responsible for building up SCB corporate finance
portfolio (Leverage Finance/ Structured Trade Finance) since 2007. She has also
worked in other Standard Chartered teams such as Credit Portfolio Management and
risk analytics London. Angela holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from
University of Manchester, UK and is a Chartered Professional Accountant
(Australia).

 

KATRINA CHIK,

Director, Account Management, Ontra

Katrina works at Ontra as an account management director in APAC. Prior to
joining Ontra, she was trained and practised law in Hong Kong with King & Wood
Mallesons from 2011 to 2021, mainly advised on matters relating to joint
venture, multi-jurisdictional M&A and  private equity (M&A) transactions. She
also worked briefly at Binance as a senior legal counsel.

SHANE CHESSON,

Partner, Openspace Ventures

Shane is Founder and Partner of Openspace Ventures, a Singapore-headquartered VC
focused on investments in Southeast Asia-based technology companies. Openspace
manages 6 funds with total committed capital of over US$800M from global
investors. Selected Openspace investments overseen by Shane include Gojek (Exit
GOTO:JK), Halodoc, Biofourmis, Whispir (Exit WSP:AU), Tradegecko (Exit to
INTU:US), Finnomena, Pluang, Abacus Digital and Octopus.

Openspace was awarded Best Venture Capital House – Asia 2023 by FinanceAsia
Achievement Awards. Openspace funds are ranked upper quartile performing
according to Cambridge Associates PE & VC benchmarks. GoTo, an Openspace
portfolio company with Shane as board member and deal lead, was the winner of
SVCA Exit of the Year Awards for 2022. Openspace Fund III is the winner of
“Fundraising of the Year” for SVCA Awards 2021.

Shane was previously Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology Investment
Banking of Citigroup Asia-Pacific. As a technology banker, he spent over
thirteen years advising Asian technology companies and financial sponsors on
capital raising and M&A strategies. Over this time, his clients have included
strategic players such as Qihoo, Mediatek, Pactera, Acquity, Hisoft, ASE, SAS
and sponsors such as Temasek, Khazanah, ATIC, GGV, CVCI and DCM. Shane has acted
as advisor on many technology M&A transactions including SaS acquisition of
Covalent, sale of Singapore Computer Systems to NCS in 2009 and the private
equity buyouts of SPI, Unisteel, MMI and Acument. Prior to his banking career,
Shane was a strategy consultant with Bain and Company and GEM Consulting in
Australia.

Shane currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Singapore Venture
Capital Association (SVCA), as well as the Chairman of the Investment Committee
of AIDHA.

Shane has an MBA with distinction from INSEAD Singapore where he was a recipient
of the IAA Asian Campus scholarship and a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce
from UWA.

JEFFREY CHAN,

Founding Partner , Oriental Patron Financial Group

Mr. Jeffrey Chan is a founding partner of Oriental Patron Financial Group
and responsible for its overall management oversight of its regulated
activities.  Mr. Chan has over 30 years of experience in the securities and
investment industries. 

Mr. Chan is a Permanent Honorary President of the Hong Kong Securities
Association and was its Chairman from 2013-2015. He is currently a member of the
Process Review Panel of the Securities and Futures Commission, Main board and
GEM Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the
Supervisory Board of Micro Connect (Macao) Financial Assets Exchange Co., Ltd.
He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures
Commission (2015-2021), Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal Panel
(2015-2021) and Investment Sub-Committee of the Beat Drug Fund (2017-2023).

Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland,
Australia and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, CPA Australia and a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of
Australasia.

DR. STEVEN WANG,

Partner & Senior Managing Director, OrbiMed Healthcare Fund Management

Steven D. Wang, Ph.D., CFA, is a Partner and Senior Managing Director on the
Asia team. Prior to joining OrbiMed, Dr. Wang served as a Managing Director
focusing on healthcare at CITICPE, one of largest domestic private equity houses
in China. Previously, Dr. Wang was a Managing Director and Head of the APAC
Healthcare Investment Banking at Credit Suisse. He has also worked on healthcare
capital markets and M&A transactions at Morgan Stanley, UBS and Rothschild both
in Hong Kong and in New York. Before moving to Asia, he worked in asset
management funds at ADAR Investment Management and Clinton Group in New York.
Dr. Wang started his career as a Senior Research Scientist in Allergy and
Immunology at the Research Institute of Schering-Plough (now Merck). Dr. Wang
received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and his
MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.

ROHAN WOLFERS,

Managing Director - Private Equity, Pacific Equity Partners

Rohan is a Managing Director at Pacific Equity Partners, having joined the firm
in 2010. Before joining PEP, Rohan was with Navis Capital Partners, and Merrill
Lynch Global Private Equity in Australia, Asia, and North America. Rohan
received a PLD from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Economics from the
University of Sydney.

 

JIE GONG,

Partner, Pantheon Ventures (HK)

Jie Gong is a Partner at Pantheon, and a member of the firm’s Asia Regional
Investment Committee and the Global Co-investment Committee. Jie joined Pantheon
from Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners’ private equity fund of
funds group, where she led Asian investment activity and was a member of the
Global Investment Committee. Before that she was a Vice President at JPMorgan
responsible for leverage finance deal origination, structuring and execution in
Greater China. Previously she worked at the International Finance Corporation on
emerging market debt and equity investments. Jie received a Masters in Finance
from London Business School, an MA in Economics from University of Miami and a
BA in Economics and International Trade from Shanghai International Studies
University. Jie is Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private
Equity Association (HKVCA) and serves on its board. She founded and chairs
HKVCA’s ESG committee, and co-chairs its LP committee. She is also a committee
member of United Nation Principle of Responsible Investment Private Equity
Advisory Committee (UNPRI PEAC).

KYLE STANFORD,

Lead Research Analyst, Venture Capital, PitchBook

Kyle Stanford is the lead US venture capital research analyst at PitchBook,
where he oversees a team of analysts covering the US venture market. He has
developed PitchBook’s coverage areas within nontraditional VC investment,
venture debt and VC ecosystem development, as well as our breakout of the
venture growth stage of the VC market. He also contributes to quarterly core
reports, produces thematic analyst notes on various topics and speaks at
industry conferences such as SXSW and Collision. Prior to this role, he worked
on PitchBook’s publishing team, building and designing custom reports across all
asset classes while also supporting the analyst team’s core report
development. He is regularly cited in top-tier publications including Wall
Street Journal, the Financial Times and Axios, and has been featured in segments
on CNBC, Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance.

Stanford received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of
Washington. He is also a CAIA charter holder. He is based in PitchBook’s Seattle
office. 

JEFFREY LAU,

Partner & Head of Private Credit and Special Situations, Primavera Capital Group

Jeffrey is Partner and Head of Private Credit and Special Situations at
Primavera Capital Group.

Prior to joining Primavera, Jeffrey led and managed private investments in
partnership with leading sovereign wealth funds, corporates and family offices. 
He was an investor and director of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group between
2012 and 2017.  Previously, Jeffrey oversaw special situations, structured
credit and equity investments in Greater China for Och-Ziff Capital Management
Group.  Prior to Och-Ziff, Jeffrey worked at The Blackstone Group in New York,
and in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring Department at Morgan Stanley
in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and New York.

Jeffrey earned his AB in Social Studies from Harvard University, graduating Phi
Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and as a John Harvard Scholar. He holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School.

LORNA CHEN,

Asia Regional Managing Partner & Head of Greater China, Shearman & Sterling

Apart from serving as regional leader, Lorna Chen is also a member of the firm’s
Executive Group. Lorna founded and leads our asset management and investment
funds practice in Asia. Lorna has 27 years of experience across the United
States, Europe and Asia in the corporate law area, including 23 years in the
investment funds and private equity field. She advises clients in the
structuring, restructuring, formation and operation of alternative investment
products, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds,
real estate funds, funds of funds, project funds and co-investment structures.

Lorna has extensive experience in cross-border transactions representing top
global institutional clients such as the world’s major sovereign wealth funds,
wealth management platforms, commercial and policy banks, insurance companies,
as well as family offices and start-up companies.

Lorna is a frequent speaker at major regional conferences and is regularly
interviewed by the financial media in Asia. She has also been consistently rated
a leading lawyer by various independent ranking publications.

MARK CHIBA,

Group Chairman & Partner, The Longreach Group

Mark Chiba is Group Chairman and Partner of The Longreach Group. The Longreach
Group is an established independent private equity firm with offices in Hong
Kong and Tokyo. The Firm focuses on Japan and related Greater China control
buyouts in the mature industrial and technology, consumer, business services and
financial services sectors. The Firm manages three Funds which have accumulated
approximately US$2.1 billion of committed limited partner and co-investment
capital.

Mark co-founded The Longreach Group in late 2003. Mark’s lead responsibilities
at Longreach include firm management, senior relationship driven investment
sourcing and execution, and building the firm’s global capital base and
networks.

Before co-founding Longreach, Mark served as Chief Executive Officer and
President of UBS Securities Japan, Member of the Global Investment Banking
Management Committee and Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Investment Banking
Management Committee, Head of Japan Investment Banking and as a member of the
UBS Global Investment Bank Board. Previous to these roles, Mark headed the UBS
Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions Group.

Mark is an Australian citizen, resident in Hong Kong. He holds First Class
Honours degrees in Economics (University of Melbourne) and Law (University of
Sydney). Mark is a Rhodes Scholar with a Master of Philosophy degree in
International Relations (with Distinction) from Oxford University.

DANNY KOH,

Founder & CEO, Tower Capital Asia

Danny is the founder and CEO of Tower Capital Asia. He has over 15 years of
private equity experience in Southeast Asia and has invested and originated over
US$1b of transactions. He began his private equity career with 3i where he
invested in and exited several successful deals. More recently, he led the
Southeast Asia private equity team at Actis before he founded Tower Capital Asia
in 2016. Danny started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Danny has a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore. He is also a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered
Accountants.

Besides being on the boards of portfolio companies, he sits on the Services
Committee of the National Council of Social Service and is Vice Chairman of
Community Chest., Singapore.

FREDERIC AZEMARD,

Managing Partner, TR Capital

Frederic Azemard is a Managing Partner at TR Capital. He joined the firm in 2012
and focuses on deal screening, quantitative analysis, due diligence, deal
monitoring and exit of transactions. Mr. Azemard is a board member of a number
of TR Capital’s investee companies. Mr. Azemard began his career at Bain & Co.
in Los Angeles. In 2005, he joined Electra Partners in Europe, before becoming
the CEO of Sunnco GC. Mr. Azemard is also a former Officer of the French Navy.

Mr. Azemard holds a Master in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, and graduated
from Ecole Polytechnique and ENST.

TOMMY YIP,

Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Capital Partners

Tommy Yip is the Founding Partner of Unicorn Capital Partners, a tech-focused
venture capital platform specialized in primary fund investments, secondaries,
and direct investments in China. Prior to founding Unicorn, Tommy spend a decade
as Partner & Head of North Asia for Emerald Hill Capital Partners, an emerging
manager focused fund-of-funds in Asia. Before that, Tommy was Head of Research
at the AVCJ Group.

DANNY LEE,

Managing Partner, VCA Capital

Danny Lee is an experienced investor with over 25 years of global private equity
experience spanning venture, growth and buyouts. He is currently managing VCA
Capital Fund I, helping individuals and family offices manage their private
equity portfolio globally through both fund and direct investments. Danny is
also a senior advisor to Blue Pool Capital where he was a partner running global
private equity since 2015. Before that he was a managing director at Bain
Capital and Vice President at Investor AB, the largest industrial holding
company in the Nordic region. He started his career with Lehman Brothers in NY.
Danny has a BA in Economics from Columbia and is a CFA Charter holder.

Danny is an Aspen Finance Fellow and Edmund Hillary Fellow. He sits on the
investment committee for New Zealand Elevate Venture Fund, on the board of the
HK Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, and is the chairman of Seed
Foundation, a youth education NGO sponsored by Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund. He is
also a committee member at the Financial Services Development Council, an
advisor to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Our Hong Kong Foundation,
and a founding Patron to the HK Palace Museum.

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