Anusha Thavarajah is Allianz’s Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific since December 1, 2021. She is also a member of Allianz Asia’s Regional Executive Board, which is responsible for setting and executing Allianz’s growth strategy in Asia.

Anusha was previously Allianz’s Regional Chief Executive Officer, Life & Health for Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for the profit and loss and functional development of Allianz’s Life & Health business in Asia.

Prior to joining Allianz Asia Pacific in December 2019, Anusha held the position of Chief Executive Officer at AIA Bhd. In addition to its three main business lines – Agency, Partnership Distribution and Corporate Solutions, Anusha oversaw AIA Malaysia’s Takaful, General Insurance, Pension and Asset Management, and Health Services units.

Anusha was also the first female President of the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia, Chairperson of the Malaysian Insurance Institute as well as the first female CEO in the AIA Group when she was appointed to head AIA Malaysia in June 2015.

Anusha has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry having served in various senior leadership roles in the UK, Hong Kong and Malaysia. She graduated with First Class Honours in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, United Kingdom, as well as a Fellow of the Malaysian Insurance Institute.

Anusha also serves as a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Financial Centre Advisory Panel, which advised the MAS on Singapore’s financial sector reforms and strategies.

Mr. Jacky Chan - Regional Chief Executive and Group Chief Distribution Officer responsible for the Group’s businesses operating in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, South Korea and Taiwan (China) as well as the Group’s agency distribution, partnership distribution, corporate solutions and digital platform partnerships. He is a director of various companies within the Group, including AIA Company Limited and AIA International Limited. Mr. Chan has extensive life insurance industry experience having worked at AIA for the past 36 years. Prior to becoming a Regional Chief Executive, Mr. Chan was Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau since 2009. Previously, he held several senior positions including the Country Head of AIA China, responsible for overall business performance and results in China; Executive Vice President - Distribution & Marketing of Nan Shan Life Insurance - Taiwan; Senior Vice President & Head of Life Profit Centre of AIA - Asia (ex-Japan & Korea).

Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of Society of Actuaries (FSA), a member of American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and a Fellow of Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA).

Lilian Ng is the Managing Director, Strategic Business Group and a member of the Group Executive Committee of Prudential plc. She is responsible for the insurance operations covering mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; and the Group-wide customer, distribution and marketing strategy across the network of insurances businesses.

She is the Chairman and Director of Prudential Hong Kong Limited and a Director at CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited.

Lilian has been part of the Prudential family for over 25 years and have held a range of leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Hong Kong, Chief Operating Officer, Insurance and Chief Executive, Insurance of Prudential Corporation Asia. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

Mark Saunders retired in 2022 and received the Asia Insurance Industry Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual event being cited as “…a visionary leader who has contributed to the growth and development of the insurance industry across Asia.”

Pre-retirement he was a member of the AIA Group Executive Committee leading Strategy and Corporate Development for the Group (2014-2022) and before that the Senior Principal and Managing Director and a member of the Tillinghast Global Leadrship Council at consulting firm, Towers Watson, establishing a leadership position in M&A and the area of economic value determination and optimisation for Asian insurers (1997-2014). Pre that he was Hong Kong CEO of insurer, Clerical Medical Investment Group (1988-1997), all based in Hong Kong over the last 30+ years.

He is now a Senior Advisor to Blackstone Inc and a Member of the Board of Directors of Prudential PLC and an External Advisor to management consultants as well as an Executive Council member of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong and of the International Insurance Society. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong and has been a Fellow of four other professional actuarial bodies.

Mr. Timothy Wong is the Chief Actuary of AIA Hong Kong & Macau and Appointed Actuary of AIA International Limited, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of actuarial management, including product pricing and implementation of individual life and health, group life and health and pension business, distribution channel compensation design and financial analysis, participating and universal life business management, reinsurance management, experience studies, solvency management, actuarial policies, technology, digitalization and analytic in actuarial function. He is also a director of an AIA company. Prior to AIA, he worked at Manulife regional and Hong Kong office.

Timothy served as Vice President of ASHK in 2023 and has been serving as council member of ASHK since 2022. He is a member of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) Actuarial Working Group, a member of HKFI Task Force on Early Adoption of the RBC framework and Task Force on Risk-based Capital Framework.

Timothy is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the University of Hong Kong.

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Mr Yiu took up the Chairmanship of the Insurance Authority (IA) since December 2021. He has been a member of the IA Board since its inception in 2015. Mr Yiu was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Mainland China and Hong Kong of KPMG, possessing in-depth knowledge on auditing large banking and financial corporations. He was also a government-appointed Director on the Board of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Mr Yiu has been actively promoting the financial services sector of Hong Kong and is currently a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and a director of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. He is also a government-appointed Board member of the Hong Kong Airport Authority.

David Cummings is chief actuary and head of analytics, senior vice president at the USAA Property & Casualty Group in San Antonio, Texas. He previously served as senior vice president of insurance operations and analytics for Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) and as the director of enterprise risk management (ERM) for State Farm Insurance. He also served in the United States Air Force from 1994-2000, where he was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal.

Cummings earned his CAS Fellowship in 2002 and is president-elect of the CAS for 2023-2024. He is also serving on the CAS Risk Management Committee. He previously served on several CAS committees related to examinations, research, and programming; he also held prominent leadership roles on the CAS board of directors (2018-2021) and as the CAS vice president-research (2014-2017).

David Whittle is President of the Actuaries Institute and a seasoned actuary with 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry, with executive roles in general and life insurance, multinational insurers and consulting firms.

Having previously held the role of Chief Risk Officer for CBA’s Wealth & Private business, as well as Chief Reserving Actuary for Zurich’s Asia-Pacific general insurance business and Partner at KPMG, David is passionate about leading people in the management of insurance risk.

For David, his breadth of experience spanning reserving, pricing, underwriting, general management and risk management is a testament to his actuarial training which, combined with an ethos of embracing change, allowed him to follow a varied and fulfilling career path.

Having witnessed the diversity of opportunities available to actuaries and the impact their work can make, David is committed to fostering the growth of the actuarial profession to help shape the world of tomorrow.

Robinson recently retired as an actuary with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, where he was responsible for reviewing the actuarial components of the annual statements of the life insurance companies domiciled in Minnesota, and for providing actuarial support in the reviews of life insurance and annuity product filings. He also represented Minnesota on various committees with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). His prior actuarial roles were in OPEB valuations, life insurance, and pensions.

Robinson previously served as a member of the SOA Board of Directors. He volunteers regularly as an SOA exam grader and with the SOA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Research Advisory Committee. Robinson previously served as president of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA). He holds a B.Sc. (Special) in Mathematics from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Delaware, and an M.S. in Statistics from Florida State University.

Kartina brings 25 years of diverse actuarial, risk management, governance, and regulatory experience. Her prior experience includes a Big-Four audit firm, the Bank of England, global insurance carriers, and brokers. Her most recent executive role is with WTW, the largest global insurance consultancy, as a Senior Director where she leads the risk, regulation, and governance proposition. Kartina also has non-executive experience, most recently for an FTSE-listed company and a fintech firm.

As a subject matter expert in the UK and European insurance regulation, she advises firms on resolving their regulatory issues and adding business value by helping boards in their decision-making. From roles as Chief Risk Officer, a member of the supervisory panel at the Bank of England, and a partner to C-suites and boards of various firms, she brings practical experience to business solutions.

Kartina holds leadership positions in the actuarial profession in the UK and globally. She has served on the IFoA Council for the past seven years and was a member of its Audit and Risk Committee. She was also on the Board of Directors of the Actuarial Association of Europe for four years.

Kartina is passionate about inclusion, social mobility, and education, which she has channelled through her role as the Chair of the IFoA Foundation for the past three years. She mobilised the charity to make a remarkable impact on the next generation of actuaries and the wider actuarial community.

Martin Noble is the Chief Financial Officer of Zurich Insurance in Hong Kong.

With a career spanning over 20 years so far, Martin has an actuarial technical background, holding a variety of roles at Zurich Insurance and KPMG. At Zurich Insurance, Martin was Senior Actuary and UK P&C Chief Reserving Actuary from 2014 to 2018, and Asia Pacific Chief P&C Reserving Actuary from 2018 to 2020, prior to his appointment as Hong Kong CFO in 2020.

Prior to joining Zurich Insurance, Martin held several roles at KPMG in Hong Kong, China, Asia Pacific and the UK, supporting clients with a range of actuarial consulting, audit, M&A, regulatory, capital management and strategic advice.

Martin concurrently supports a portfolio of Hong Kong and Asia Pacific industry work group volunteer activities.

Martin is Fellow of the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and is Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong. He graduated from Imperial College London with an MSci degree in Mathematics.

Dr Yi Mien Koh is an experienced Chief Executive and Chief Medical Officer with global experience across health ecosystems, spanning public healthcare, governments, regulation, insurance, private medical sector, public health, governance, strategy, operations, partnerships, academia, research, digital, data analytics, at local, regional and national levels.

A medical graduate of the University of Melbourne, Australia, Yi Mien has an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, an MBA from the City University of London and a Doctor of Business Administration from Cranfield University, UK. Yi Mien is a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. She is a Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI) and holds an Individual Insurance Agent's License with the Hong Kong Insurance Authority.

As a population health expert, Yi Mien sees insurance playing a pivotal role in driving innovations in healthcare. As payors, insurance can drive the efficient delivery of the health value chain through product design, partnerships and consumer engagement. Yi Mien recently led AXA's medical insurance business in Hong Kong, taking the company to market-leading positions in the government-led Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme and Employee Benefits. She loves working alongside actuaries and business partners to create innovative insurance solutions to deliver outstanding customer experiences that meet consumer needs.

Mr Hui is currently the Deputy Secretary for Health, responsible for formulation of policies on medical services and healthcare system and infrastructure, including matters relating to public health, prevention of communicable diseases, operation and development of public and private hospitals, healthcare financing (including Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme), research and health data as well as genomic medicine development.

Prior to this appointment, Mr Hui was the Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels from 2016 to 2020, and the Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) from 2020 to 2023.

Professor Hong Fung is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CUHK Medical Centre (CUHKMC), and Professor of Practice at the Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care (JCSPHPC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Before he joined CUHK in 2014, Dr Fung was Cluster Chief Executive of the New Territories East Cluster and Hospital Chief Executive of the Prince of Wales Hospital at the Hospital Authority (HA) from 2002 to 2013, overseeing the management and operations of 7 public hospitals.

Prior to that, he worked in the HA Head Office and was responsible for the planning and development of the public hospital services and facilities for over a decade. He spearheaded the development of HA’s Clinical Management System and electronic patient records.

Dr Fung was also President (2014-2018) and Chief Censor (2010-2013) of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Dr Fung is well recognized for his expertise in medical leadership, health planning, health informatics, and health services management.

Ms. Candy S. Esteban, is the Chief Financial Officer of Sun Life Financial Philippines and the Treasurer of Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. Ms. Esteban was also the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis for Sun Life Financial Philippines. She was responsible for all financial planning, management reporting and analysis for the Sun Life group of companies, as well as the Finance Business Partner for Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc.

Prior to joining Sun Life, Ms. Esteban held various positions in Citibank and American Express Bank Philippines, two of the leading global banking institutions. Ms. Esteban has nearly 15 years of experience in the areas of controllership, profitability management, financial planning and management reporting, investments, insurance and loans in consumer, corporate banking, wealth management, commercial credit cards business and project management.

Ms. Esteban is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Engineering and she holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD in Singapore and France.

Erik is the Head of Insurance for KPMG China and Asia Pacific and based in Hong Kong. Prior to moving to Asia late 2014, Erik spent 2 years in KPMG’s insurance team in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started his career in the Netherlands and has worked with KPMG for more than 30 years. Throughout his career he has worked across the full spectrum of Financial Services including Insurance, Investment Management and Banking. An audit partner by background, Erik expanded his areas of expertise through his work in Brazil and Hong Kong and is now a partner in our Finance Consulting practice. He represents China and Asia Pacific on KPMG’s Global Insurance Leadership Team.

Paul Setio Kartono is the Chief Financial Officer of PT. Prudential Sharia Life Assurance and sits on the board of directors. He joined Prudential Indonesia in 2019, bringing more than 15 years of experience as a seasoned insurance executive. Before joining Prudential, Paul was the founding director and CFO of FWD Indonesia. Prior to FWD, Paul also worked as the CFO at AXA and held several responsibilities, including finance, accounting, actuarial, investment, strategy, and risk management.

He is an actuary by training, and his work in Indonesia and the USA led him to become the youngest CFO in Indonesia. Paul is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries of Indonesia, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Islamic Insurance Society.

Paul is also the President of Persatuan Aktuaris Indonesia (Society of Actuaries of Indonesia) and a board member of Asosiasi Asuransi Jiwa Indonesia (Indonesia Life Insurance Association).

Phuong has over three decades of experience in the financial services sector. Phuong is currently Chairman of TCA - the largest IFA in Vietnam. Before joining TCA he as Head of Insurance and a Member of the Management Board of Techcom Bank - a leading bank in Vietnam. Before that he joined Generali Hong Kong as CEO of Generali Life HK and General Manager HK Branch. He was previously with Generali Vietnam and joined from Manulife Vietnam where he held the position of CEO and general director.

Phuong was previously a senior vice president at the Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Company and was responsible for Chinese business operations with responsibility for products, marketing and corporate business. Prior to that, he worked at one of the largest global insurance groups AIG (responsible for Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea) and Towers Watson. Phuong holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce from the University of Manitoba. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Xiaoodong Yu, Sheldon, is currently CEO of Taiping Reinsurance Co., Ltd. and General manager of Business Management Department of China Taiping Insurance Group. He also serves as the Chairman of Taiping Reinsurance (China) Co., Ltd., and board director of China Taiping’s various insurance subsidiaries. He is also a member of the Risk Assessment Expert Committee of China Insurance Security Fund Co., Ltd.

From 2019 to 2022, he was Chief Executive of Taiping Insurance UK based in London. Previously, he was Deputy General Manager of Taiping Re. From 2016 to 2018, he served as General Manager of Risk Management Department of Fosun Group and CRO of Fosun’s Insurance Group, during which time he also served on the board of directors of Fidelidade in Portugal and Peak Re in Hong Kong. From 2002 to 2016, he held various management positions at the Hong Kong management headquarters of China Taiping Insurance Group. He began his actuarial career at AIA Shanghai Branch in 2000.

Sheldon graduated from Fudan University with a Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA 2003), a Fellow of China Association of Actuaries (FCAA 2007), a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (FASHK), a Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI), and a Certified Internal Auditor of the IIA.

Trinity is currently Vice President with Asia Insurance Company Limited focusing on treaty reinsurance. Prior to that, she has been the responsible person of the Underwriting Department of XL Re (China) doing treaty pricing, underwriting, and portfolio management. She has also been Vice President of Peak Re with the Markets team focusing on Australia, China and Japan Markets, and with the Analytics team taking care of pricing, reinsurance structuring, capital modelling and other analysis for all lines of businesses around the region. Prior to that, she also held multiple roles with Willis and Towers Watson.

Trinity joined the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong since 2008 and became Council Member and the Chairperson of General Insurance Committee since 2016. She has also been serving the Greater Asia Committee and the China Committee for the Society of Actuaries.

Trinity received her degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA 2011) and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA 2010).

Chris is Head of International Insurance Solutions for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). In this role, Chris engages with insurance clients and prospects to address their investment requirements, with particular focus on asset-liability, risk, and capital management of the balance sheet.

Prior to joining Macquarie, Chris worked at Schroders, where he was a founding member of the global insurance asset management business, specialising in general account investment, asset-liability management, and strategic asset allocation. From 2015 to 2019, he was based in Hong Kong, leading solutions engagement with institutional insurance clients across Asia Pacific before returning to London to additionally assume responsibility for co-ordinating activity with the global multinational insurance client base.

Before commencing his investment career, Chris held a number of senior actuarial roles in the life insurance and reinsurance industries, including Actuarial Function Holder, Head of Financial Reporting, and Head of Pricing. Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

John was appointed as Head of Nomura Asset Management Hong Kong in September 2022, and is responsible for developing Nomura Asset Management’s (“NAM”) business in the Greater China area. He joined NAM in July 2007 and has held several different positions in the Japan and US offices, including corporate planning, global business strategy and quantitative research & development.

John graduated with a Bachelor in Science from the University of Tokyo. He is also a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan Holder (CMA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) chaterholder and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) holder.

Ruby Yang is the Head of Asia Pacific and CEO at Conning Asia Pacific Limited. Ruby oversees the overall business efforts in the region, and she is responsible for developing the strategic plan, as well as leading the investment, business, and operations efforts. The teams under her leadership focus on providing institutional investors with global asset management services and insurance solutions, combined with quantitative asset allocation tools and customized investment strategies across different asset classes. Ruby has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry.

Before joining Conning in 2017, Ruby held business development roles at BlackRock Asset Management, ICBC International, Citibank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, providing client solutions to institutions including sovereign wealth funds, fund managers, insurance companies and banks. She also spent two years of her career as an investment manager at First Eastern Investment Group.

Ruby holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Peking University, a Master’s in International Securities, Investment, and Banking from the University of Reading, and an EMBA degree from INSEAD Business School.

Thibaut Ferret is Head of Solutions Asia for HSBC Global Asset Management. Based in Hong Kong, Thibaut develops and coordinates investment solutions in the region leveraging on HSBC Global Asset Management’s investment expertise.

Before joining HSBC, Thibaut was Senior Solutions Director –APAC with Aberdeen Standard Investments and helped to build the solutions business in Asia. Thibaut was also a non-executive director at Heng An Standard Life, a life insurance company in China. Prior to this, Thibaut worked as Head of ALM for Sun Life Hong Kong and Regional Head of Investments for AXA Asia. He was previously Head of Financial Engineering for AXA Investment Managers in Paris, principally in charge of designing bespoke multi-asset solutions for institutional investors. Thibaut started his career in Singapore in private banking and had held risk roles for banks in Paris. Thibaut holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Mines ParisTech in France. He is also a CFA® Charterholder and a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK.

Wil Chong was a former President of EAAC (predecessor of AAC) and a key sponsor for onboarding China Association of Actuaries as a new member during his tenor. He currently serves as Executive Advisor, Asia Pacific for Canada Life Re (a AA rated leading global reinsurer), responsible for their strategic and business development for the region. He is also an Advisory Board member for a regional insurtech company.

Wil has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry and he has served in leadership roles in US, Korea, Switzerland, and Singapore. His previous roles included Global and Country Heads, Principal Officer, CFO roles for global re/insurance entities. He was with Allianz for a decade and was the Global Head Allianz Re Life/Health as well as Chairperson of Allianz Global Life/Health Reinsurance Committee. With Swiss Re, he was a member of the Asia Leadership team and China Country Head for Life/Health. Mr Chong is a Fellow of Society of Actuaries and a Fellow of Singapore Actuarial Society.

Mehul is the P&C practice leader for WTW Insurance Consulting and Technology for Asia Pacific. He has many years of experience working with non-life insurers enabling transformation, focusing on topics like pricing and underwriting, distribution, financial reporting (inc IFRS17), M&A (buy & sell-side),reserving and capital, as well as broader areas of impact such as technology, organizational and operational, and people change.

Winnie is the CEO & Executive Director of Asia Insurance Company Limited (a leading composite insurance company in Hong Kong) and Avo Insurance Company Limited (the first virtual general insurer in Hong Kong with a mission to create a simple and straight forward digital insurance experience that integrates seamlessly into everyday life). Prior to Asia Insurance, she was the CEO of Aon Risk Solutions Hong Kong/ Macau and Assistant General Manager of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance. She has over 27 years’ experience in Insurance and Risk Management Consulting.

She is a recognized industry expert, regularly speaking at numerous industry conferences and is very active in the financial services industry and community as follows:

Winnie was appointed as a Justice of the Peace (JP) in July 2021. She is a recognized industry expert, regularly speaking at numerous industry conferences and is very active in the insurance industry and community. She is a former Board Member of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) / Convenor of the New Business Committee of FSDC. She also sits on The Human Resources Planning Commission, The Independent Commission on Remuneration (for Members of the Executive Council and the Legislature, and Officials under the Political Appointment system of the HKSAR), member of The Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) and Chairman of Audit Committee under sub-group of HKECIC. Since 2016, she is a member of the Steering Committee of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) on the Pilot Program to Enhance Talent Training for the Insurance Sector and HKTDC Belt & Road Committee, Professional Services Working Group.

Winnie also appointed as Director of PICC Life Insurance Company Limited in China in 2023. She is a Past Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), Governing Committee of HKFI, Councilor of General Insurance Council (GIC), also serves as the Chairman of Task Force on Customer Advocacy under GC working group. Further, Honorary Secretary of The Insurance Complaints Bureau (ICB), Deputy Chairman/Councilor of Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) and a Councilor of Employees Compensation Insurer Insolvency Bureau (ECIIB). She is a Board member of Zonta Club of the New Territories, member of Hong Kong Academy of Finance (HKAoF), Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation, Honourary Advisory Board Member of Actuarial Society of Hong Kong. Winnie is a member of Board of Trustees and a Director of the Alumni Association of Shaw College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), also the MBA Alumni Advisory Board of The HK University of Science & Technology (HKUST), also invited as Adjunct Associate Professor of CUHK Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care in 2024.

Winnie has nominated The Directors of The Year Awards 2023 by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, Winner of Asia’s Most Inspiring Executives of the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2022, Winner of Elite Women 2021 by Insurance Business Asia and Top 3 Finalist of Women of Influence (Leading Woman on Boards) 2021 by The American Chamber of Commerce in HK.

Winnie graduated from CUHK, obtained an MBA Degree from HKUST and completed the International Management Development Program at The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and fellow member (FCII) of the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK), Associate in Risk Management (ARM) of the Insurance Institute of America.

Dr. Henrik Naujoks is the head of our Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Greater China Financial Services practices, based in Singapore.

Henrik has more than 29 years of management consulting experience, addressing the most complex challenges facing financial services leaders. Over the past several years, his work has predominantly focused on digital and customer-led transformations and the re-invention of the insurance industry.

Before joining Bain’s Hong Kong team, Henrik worked in several of our other global offices, including Munich, Dusseldorf, Zurich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

Henrik is a frequent speaker at financial services industry meetings. He has been quoted in leading publications, such as the Financial Times, The Economist, Forbes.com and The Business Times. He has also been interviewed on CNBC and Bloomberg.

In addition to his client work, Henrik dedicates time to social initiatives and acts as an advisor for several non-profit organizations and social entrepreneurs. In 2007, the World Economic Forum selected him as a Young Global Leader.

Prior to joining Bain in 1993, he held an apprenticeship in banking.

Henrik studied business administration in Munich and earned his doctorate at the University of St. Gallen, where he wrote his thesis on organizational theory and behavior in large organizations. He was also granted a scholarship by the German National Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).

Yuman Chan is the General Manager of the Bupa insurance business in Hong Kong. He focuses on curating a holistic healthcare ecosystem beyond health protection to empower end-to-end health and care with Bupa-branded Medical Centres and wellness offerings. He also aims to expand Bupa’s health insurance capability by innovating around comprehensive health propositions to grow its corporate and individual businesses further.

Yuman is a passionate executive with over 26 years of experience in the insurance industry across regional markets, including Asia, Europe and the US, in roles related to technology, change and risk management, as well as operations and strategy. Prior to joining Bupa, Yuman was the Director of Strategy at AIA Group Office. He also previously held senior leadership roles with Cigna and AIG. He has led a number of initiatives and projects that have driven significant growth in the insurance business. Yuman’s passion is well aligned with Bupa’s mission of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. His objective is to lead Bupa Hong Kong to the next chapter by delivering a step-change in customer experience and giving customers something unique in the market.

Jonathan Larsen is now Chief Innovation Officer of PingAn Group and Chairman and CEO of the Ping An Global Voyager Fund.

Jonathan spent 18 years at Citigroup where he was most recently Global Head of the firm’s Retail Banking and Mortgage businesses, generating ~$12Bn in Revenues and spanning 19 countries. He has been at the leading edge of the financial services industry for the last 33years across the Asia Pacific region and globally. He brings a unique blend of strategic vision, operational depth, and understanding of the new technology landscape. He has led multiple large-scale, successful businesses across a wide range of markets and has extensive experience in negotiating and managing partnerships and M&A transactions.

Prior to Citi, Jonathan was a Principal in the Financial Services Practice of global management consulting firm, Booz Allen & Hamilton where he spent eight years advising large banks and other financial institutions across Asia, Australia and New Zealand and in the United States and Europe.

Jonathan is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore and was named Retail Banker of the Year in 2011 by Asian Banker magazine. He has been widely quoted in major business publications including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Economist as well as local media throughout Asia Pacific. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Melbourne.

As the Head of Enterprise Commercial (EC) in Microsoft Hong Kong, Victor Chong leads the growth and transformation of the EC business and is responsible for all aspects of the business across all related priorities, including customer and partner experience, business strategy and growth, execution excellence and people development.

Before joining Microsoft, Victor was most recently the Head of Enterprise Segment at Cisco Systems where he led the transformation in delivering business value to enterprise customers across Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Victor also played a vital role in building Cisco’s successful Cybersecurity business in the Greater China region. He has established ample thought leadership in the region, established strategic partnership and constructed a cybersecurity lab in partnership with the city of Wuhan. Prior to that, Victor was also the global client lead for HSBC at Cisco.

Victor also served as the Head of North Asia for Blue Prism where he helped enterprises pioneer the adoption of digital workforce to realize tremendous productivity gain through AI and RPA.

Victor graduated from Queen’s University, Canada with a dual degree in computer engineering and economics. He also completed a leadership program at Chicago Booth School of Business.

In her role as Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia Markets & Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, Carmony Wong has executive oversight of RGA’s business and operations in Hong Kong, High Net Worth business in the region, and the Southeast Asia region, which compasses Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Carmony, who joined RGA in 2001, has over 25 years of life insurance experience. In 2007, she was named Assistant Vice President, Head of Underwriting and Claims, where she led RGA Hong Kong’s Underwriting and Claims function, supporting clients in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and participating in product development initiatives. In 2012, she was promoted to Head of Underwriting Business Development for Asia and then took up the role of Head of Hong Kong and High Net Worth in 2017. Carmony was appointed Senior Vice President in 2019 and named Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong office in 2023.

Carmony holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), an Associate of the Academy of Life Underwriters (AALU), an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of UK (ACII), and a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF).

Selina is the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), a trade body with 134 insurers operating in Hong Kong which represents over 90% of the market share.

Selina has accumulated extensive management and communications experience in the field of insurance since she joined the HKFI in 1997. In addition to overseeing the operations of the HKFI and its 30+ technical committees and various consumer education and communications projects, she also spearheaded several significant initiatives for the industry.

Externally, she is a member of the FSTB’s Shenzhen-Hong Kong Financial Co-operation Committee, Insurance Authority’s Insurance Advisory Committee, Asian Financial Forum Steering Committee and Road Safety Council. She also serves as a member of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks’ Data Governance Steering Committee, Institute of Big Data Governance Council, Capacity Building Working Group under the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance and Insurance Training Advisory Committee of the Qualifications Framework. Recently, she has been appointed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board as the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador.

On the international front, Ms Lau serves the East Asia Insurance Congress (EAIC) as Assistant Secretary & Treasurer. She is also a member of the Nomination Committee and Education Forum of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI). In 2021, 2022 and 2024, Ms Lau has been elected Asia’s Elite Women in Insurance Industry by the Insurance Business Asia.

Ms Lau holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in English and Translation. She also acquired a Master Degree in Communications and New Media at the City University of Hong Kong. She is a graduate of the seventh class of the Chinese Academy of Governance (Hong Kong).

Dr Axel Baur is an expert and thought leader in healthcare and is especially passionate about health-tech innovation and entrepreneurship. Armed with a PhD in molecular biology, Axel started his career building a biotech start-up. Later joining consulting firm McKinsey, he became one of its few healthcare industry leaders globally. There he led international teams and worked closely with clients across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to deliver sustainable impact to various healthcare systems and companies across value chain, their shareholders and society.

Today, with over 30 years of industry experience, Axel leads Amplify Health, a health-tech company aspiring to make Asia healthier through excellence in technology, data science and people empowerment. Staying true to his passion in innovation and entrepreneurship, he strives to create new and shared value in Asia's health systems.

Mr. Bill Song joined ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance in 2014. He worked in various management roles in ZhongAn in the past 10 years. He founded its international business arm ZA Global in 2017 and established Peak3 (formerly ZA Tech Global) in 2018. As CEO of Peak3, he led his team to output technology to more than 12 countries, supporting 60+ insurance groups with 1 billion policies issued in the past 5 years. Appointed by the Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Mr. Song became a member of Industry Advisory Committees in Hong Kong Insurance Authority in 2022. Moreover, he served on the board of various famous Fintech firms, including GrabInsure, OVOInsure, KlookInsure, Data Enlighten Asia, etc.

Mr. Song has more than 18 years of experience in insurance. He is a pioneer in Chinese digital insurance and has supported many internet groups, like Alibaba, Tencent, and Didi to start their insurance sectors since 2009. Before joining ZhongAn, Mr. Song worked as COO of Allianz China.

Mr. Song graduated from the ITP program at Chu Kochen Honors College of Zhejiang University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Zhejiang University and a master’s degree in finance from SUN YAT-SEN University.

Paul Sweeting is a senior advisor at the Hassana Investment Company, and an Honorary Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, for whom he has acted as a volunteer for many years. He also helped design and wrote the textbook for the profession’s Enterprise Risk Management subject, and is currently President-elect.

Paul has chaired a number of actuarial boards, committees and working parties, and served as Honorary Secretary for the Institute of Actuaries prior to its merger with the Faculty of Actuaries. Paul is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, the Royal Statistical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. In addition, he is a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary and a CFA Charterholder. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bristol.

Michael Storozhev has spent the last decade building customer product solutions for travel insurance problems, helping both Insurtech brands launch and incumbents obsess over new benefits and coverages for their existing customers.

Looking to push the Actuary’s skill set further, Michael helped found the Young Data Analytics Working Group for the Actuaries Institute of Australia back in 2017, and currently contributes on the Data Science Practice Committee. He is also part of the International Association of Actuaries’ Future Task Force, and has spoken extensively on Data Science, AI and the Future of the Actuary.

Currently Chief Underwriting Officer at PassportCard Travel Insurance, Michael looks after end-to-end actuarial, underwriting, reinsurance and analytics for a newly launched travel insurance MGA in Australia

Sally is the Chief Executive Officer of AXA Greater China and is responsible for the management and operations of AXA Hong Kong & Macau and AXA Tian Ping. She also has oversight of the ICBC-AXA business and AXA Asian Markets Services which specialises in information technology services in Asia.

Sally has extensive management and business development experience in insurance companies covering Asia Pacific Region. She has held a number of senior positions in major insurance companies in Asia, including Hong Kong and Japan.

Prior to joining AXA Hong Kong and Macau in 2018, Sally was with AIA Group for more than 11 years in various senior positions including Regional Director in Financial Planning and Management and Regional Business Development Director. She spent 7 years in Tokyo with Allianz Fire and Marine Japan Ltd as Chief Financial Officer and other senior positions. She started her career in KPMG Hong Kong in 1996.

Sally serves as a member of the HKFI Governing Committee Members, a Councillor of the General Insurance Council (GIC), the Chairman of the Virtual Asset Insurance Working Group, and a Councillor of the Life Insurance Council (LIC). She is also a member of the Industry Advisory Committee on General Business for the Insurance Authority, a Council Member of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Hong Kong and a member of the Market Development Committee for the Financial Services Development Council. Besides industry governing committees, she is the Chairperson of the East Asian Insurance Congress 2024 Organising Committee, a member of the HKMA Insurance Management Committee and the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. As a representative of HKFI, Sally joins HKGCC Economic Policy Committee as a member to study and advise on economic policy impacting the general economic environment, competitiveness, and future of Hong Kong. With her unwavering commitment to promoting corporate happiness and employee well-being, she has been appointed as the Honorary Advisor for Chief Happiness Officer Association.

Sally is a qualified accountant with CPA Australia and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from The University of New South Wales, Australia.

Edward (Ed) Moncreiffe is Chief Executive Officer, Global Insurance. Based in Hong Kong, he oversees the HSBC Group’s insurance business, with life insurance companies in Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, Singapore, India*, France, UK, Malta, Bermuda, Mexico and Argentina, as well as insurance distribution units in 27 markets.

Ed has been with the HSBC Group for 18 years during which time he has held a number of leadership roles, including Head of Life and Pensions Brazil, Global Head of Retail Insurance and Global Head of Insurance Strategic Partnership. Prior to his current role, Ed was Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Life Hong Kong and Macau for 7 years.

Outside of HSBC, Ed plays an active role in the local and business circles in Hong Kong. He is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Matilda International Hospital, a member of the General Committee of the Insurance Complaints Bureau (ICB) as well as a member of the Economic Policy Committee and Financial & Treasury Services Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He is a former Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), and a former Chairman of the City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong.

He holds a BA (Hons) from University of Durham, UK and a MBA (Hons) from University of Chicago Booth School, USA. Ed is also a Chartered Insurer of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and sits on the Executive Council of the International Insurance Society (IIS).

Alvin Kwock is the co-founder & CEO of OneDegree. OneDegree was established in 2016, with a vision to secure the future. Today, the OneDegree team operates in Hong Kong, Taipei, Dubai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and London, with around 200 employees. OneDegree is a cybersecurity/ InsurTech group holding a general insurer license by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority since 2020. Star products include pet for individuals, and cyber security and digital assets insurance for enterprise businesses. OneDegree develops its own proprietary full-stack cyber security and insurance technology, which is used to over 100 companies globally. OneDegree is backed by renowned investors including Alibaba, BitRock Capital, Cathay Financials, Dubai Insurance etc. It is also the first Asian company to be backed by venture debt funding by HSBC.

Alvin is a member of United Nations ESCAP’s Banking and Finance Task Force, Hong Kong Insurance Authority’s Future Task Force, CUHK Business School’s Advisory Committee in the Department of Finance, and a founding member of Innovate for Future.

Alvin started his career in J.P. Morgan and spent 11 years there, prior to founding OneDegree. Alvin was JPM’s Asia-Pacific Head of Emerging Technology and Taiwan Head of Research. Under Alvin’s leadership, JPM’s Asia Tech Hardware team has been consistently rated in the Institutional Investors Poll, Financial Times/ Starmine and Asiamoney. He advised a number of global technology powerhouse and venture capitals and served as a guest lecturer at universities.

Lisa Balboa is Head of Hannover Re’s Life & Health Digital Business Accelerator, co-ordinating Hannover Re’s global innovation network dedicated to harnessing technological developments to unlock value across the L&H insurance ecosystem. Lisa is a qualified actuary and is passionate about championing innovation in health and life insurance. She is co-chair of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Mental Health Working Party and has also presented research for the IFoA on embedding wearable tech and predictive analytics into insurance. Prior to joining Hannover Re, Lisa worked as a pricing actuary supporting product and proposition developments for health insurance at Bupa and Group life and disability insurance at Unum. To stay at the forefront of using data science to drive business decision-making, Lisa has also recently completed an MSc in Business Analytics at Imperial College Business School. She also has an MSc in International Health Policy from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Rebecca ZHANG is the Head of Regional Partnerships, Innovation and Product Development at SCOR L&H Fast Growth Markets APAC, responsible for developing relationships with priority clients, generating new business opportunities and facilitating product and solution development.

Rebecca first joined SCOR Hong Kong in 2016 and has worked in both Pricing and Marketing roles, focusing on product development and client management.

Prior to SCOR, Rebecca worked in Toronto with both traditional roles such as consultancies and insurance companies, and non-traditional roles such as being one of the first members of the NMG North American practice, and as a senior leader at a listed P2P insurtech startup.

Rebecca is a frequent speaker at insurance events and has keen interest in developing partnership opportunities with insurtech and digital health companies.

Diana Guzmán is the Chief of Sustainability & Chair of the Prudence Foundation for Prudential Plc. She brings with her a wealth and breadth of experience working with public and private institutions across sustainability themes.

Before Prudential she was Head of Sustainable Development Investment Partnership & Development Finance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, where she spearheaded global alliances to create innovative de-risking approaches through blended finance and inclusive net zero transitions and other sustainable development goals across emerging and developing economies. Before the WEF, Diana was Director for CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, where she was responsible for driving listed companies, investors and municipalities to effectively measure and manage environmental risks and opportunities to drive investment decisions. Before that, she has worked in the carbon markets in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Born and raised in Mexico, Diana has worked in America, Europe, the Middle East and China (including Hong Kong). She holds a MBA from London Business School, a BA in Financial Management from Monterrey Institute of Technology, and a diploma on Chinese Mandarin from Beijing Normal University. She fluent in Spanish, English, Italian and conversational in Mandarin and French.

Carl Christensen is Head of Swiss Re's Life & Health Solutions. As well as focusing on Swiss Re's existing data and platform activities, Carl is driving growth opportunities to leverage automation and digital solutions for our clients globally.

Prior, Carl was Chief Executive Officer, iptiQ EMEA. Under Carl's leadership, iptiQ became the largest life insuretech in Europe.

Carl has also served as Chief Operating Officer for Swiss Re Protection Partners globally, spearheading Swiss Re's primary manufacturing capability, as well as onboarding new distributors interested in benefitting from a white label offering.

Before joining Swiss Re, he worked at Swiss Life International for 10 years. During his tenure, he built up a number of new insurance carriers in Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

Carl started his career as a management consultant, spending 3 years with Anderson Consulting.

Carl is a Swedish citizen. He holds a degree in International Business & Management from the University of Oxford Brooks, United Kingdom.

Cathy Lyn FIA FSA serves the actuarial profession in multiple ways. She is an active participant in every committee role she holds, is very strong on the strategic positioning of the actuarial profession globally and always full of ideas for expanding the influence of the profession and ensuring that it serves the public interest. She has worked as a consultant in the UK, in Canada and in Jamaica and has wide knowledge of pension work internationally, as well as having broad interests in wider fields. In particular, Cathy currently serves on The IAA Advance and the Advice and Assistance Committees. as well as serving on the Board For The Financial Risks ERM Section and co-chairs their societal risk Working Group. She has served as Chair (2016 - 2018) of the IAA International Association of Consulting Actuaries Section and President 2009 - 2011 of the Caribbean Actuarial Association. Cathy focuses on engagement closing the gap that is occurring between the actuarial profession and younger actuaries and industry.

Paul is a Partner in KPMG’s Insurance Advisory practice, based in Hong Kong, and leads the actuarial and insurance risk management practice in Hong Kong. He has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and has been in Asia since 2008.

Paul has a wealth of international experience working with multinationals and large local players, in the areas of:

• IFRS 17 implementation support and advice
• Financial reporting audit and advice, e.g. embedded value reporting, US GAAP reporting
• Mergers and acquisitions, including consulting around initial public offerings with experience in both Hong Kong and mainland China

In his role, Paul works with other senior practitioners around Asia-Pacific, to help clients understand and optimize the impacts of the ever-changing regulatory environment on their operating models, risk profile and financial performance.

Peter Tam has been the Director & Deputy CEO of CoverGo since 2019. In partnership with its Founder CEO Tomas Holub, Peter has helped grow CoverGo from 12 to over 140 people and raised more than US$20m. Peter is instrumental in establishing a solid and a reputable client base in Hong Kong and beyond with remarkable footprints in South East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.

Before joining CoverGo, Peter was the Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers for over a decade. Graduated from HKU in 1979, he served in the Hong Kong Government as Administrative Officer rising to the rank of directorate within 10 years. In 1980/81, he studied at Oxford University under Government's sponsorship. From 1990 to 1995, he worked in New York Life/Canada Life, winning the prestigious Dick Penn Memorial Award as the most outstanding young insurance agent in British Columbia, Canada. From 1995 to 1999, Peter was the General Manager of Chairman's Office, Airport Authority Hong Kong. From 2000 to 2004, he was the Executive Director of The Tobacco Institute of Hong Kong comprising Philip Morris, BAT and Japan Tobacco.

Kim Yeoh is the Chief Financial Officer, Asia, of Sun Life, a global financial services organization with life, health, and wealth management businesses in eight Asian markets. She is responsible for leading Sun Life Asia’s finance organization in Asia, including Finance Tax, Capital, Product and Strategic Finance initiatives. She is a member of Sun Life’s Global Finance Leadership team and the Asia Executive Team.

Kim has over 20 years’ experience in finance, investments, valuation and product management roles in North America and Asia. She began her career as an actuarial analyst in Ontario with Mutual Life of Canada. She joined Sun Life in 2017 as the Head of Asset Liability Management Asia and went on to become Chief Actuary, Asia before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer, Asia. Prior to that, Kim was the Chief Actuary of Prudential Life Assurance Indonesia. Over her career she has worked in Canada, the United States, Netherlands, Taiwan, Indonesia and now Hong Kong.

Kim holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong, as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder.

Kim is an active volunteer in professional associations and industry initiatives to develop the actuarial profession.

Ms. Lilia Wan joined Standard Life Aberdeen in 2014 as the China Country Head. Ms. Wan’s main responsibility include developing and implementing Standard Life Aberdeen’s strategy and plan in China, building up connections with government authorities, regulators and strategic cooperation partners and expanding the Standard Life Aberdeen’s brand in China’s market.

Ms. Wan has played a key role in helping HASL to achieve the first pension license for foreign investment in China. Ms. Wan was appointed as the responsible person in 2019 leading the formation of the Heng An Standard Pension Insurance Company (“HASL Pension”), and has been serving as the Chairperson of the HASL Pension since 2021 responsible for formulating strategic and operational plans. Ms. Wan has been taking the role of the Company Secretary to Heng An Standard Life (“HASL”), the joint venture of Standard Life Aberdeen in China since 2007. Ms.Wan also has been serving as a director on the board of HASL Asia (Limited) since 2017.

Before Ms. Lilia Wan joined HASL, she had worked with Huaxia Law Firm, China Investment Bank Shenzhen Branch, China Development Bank Shenzhen Branch, Asian Institute of International Financial Law of the University of Hong Kong, and Fortis Bank Shanghai Branch, taking a variety of roles and responsibilities. Ms. Wan is the member of the Pension Committee of the China Insurance Asset Management Association, and also the senior researcher of the CITIC Foundation for Reform and Development Studies. Ms. Wan studied at the Peking University, the Guangzhou Sun Yat-Sen University and the University of Hong Kong, and got her doctorate in the University of Hong Kong.

Vivi Hu is the co-founder and CEO of YoujiVest and serves as the Director of the Carbon Neutrality Lab at the Tsinghua Cross-strait Research Institute and Deputy Director of ESG Special Committee of China Enterprise Management Research Association. An early advocate of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainable investment since 2012, she has been at the forefront of developing ESG investable products and analytics for global asset managers, with recent expansions focusing on AsiaPac managers. She is nominated as the 10 finalists of 2023 UBS global Female Founder award.

Prior to the inception of YoujiVest, Ms. Hu held various roles at top-tier financial institutions. Her roles included serving as the Director of Product Sales for AsiaPac at the London Stock Exchange, Head of Fund Rating for AsiaPac at Lipper, and Sales Director for the Greater China Region at FactSet.

Starting in 2021, Ms. Hu has spearheaded the collaboration with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance to develop high resolution, ISSB-aligned global climate risk model. This initiative aims to empower financial institutions and businesses to better forecast, analyze, and adapt to the effects of carbon emissions, extreme physical events, and climate change.

Ms. Hu holds a master's degree in Financial Engineering from Durham University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Fudan University.

Ms Zita Chung leads the fund-of-funds portfolio management activities in AIA Investment Management HK Limited, managing public funds including those on Hong Kong and Macau retirement platforms. She has over 22 years of experience across multi-assets classes. Prior to joining AIA, Ms Chung was the Chief Investment Officer leading investment activities across Sun Life Asset Management (HK). She joined Sun Life in 2012 as a senior portfolio manager for the insurance portfolios and later took on a leadership role in the regional office, providing oversight on investments and driving strategic initiatives across Asia.

Prior to that, Ms Chung was a senior consultant at Mercer Investment Consulting providing investment advice for institutional clients in the region. Before moving back to Hong Kong, she worked in Hastings Funds Management and managed an unlisted private infrastructure fund. She is a Fellow of Institute of Actuaries of Australia and holds a Master of Commerce from the Macquarie University, having previously completed the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Melbourne.

Nick van der Nest is a South African born Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries with more than 20 years’ experience in the life and health insurance and reinsurance industries across Africa, the United Kingdom and Asia.

Nick joined Munich Re in May 2017. He is currently responsible for proposition innovation and multinational client management in Munich Re’s Asian, African and Middle Eastern markets, with a key focus on developing new insurance propositions and concepts, including enabling growth through partnerships with technology providers.

He is passionate about product innovation and underwriting transformation aimed at improving customer experience, to ensure that all customers have adequate insurance protection in place.

Victor Yim is the Head of Fintech at Cyberport supporting 400+ fintech companies in HK. Before joining Cyberport, Victor created the eKYC (electronic know your customer) solutions for TransUnion which are still being used by majority of the retail banks and SVF in HK including HSBC, Payme and Hang Seng bank.

Victor graduated from the University of Hong Kong with first class honour of degree in computer engineering and he is a PhD candidate (Computer Science) at the University of Hong Kong, focuses on Natural Language Processing applications on Regtech and Sustainable Fintech.

Victor has over 20 years of experience in the international tech industry, and he has held senior positions with different multinational corporations, including TransUnion, Experian, Nice Actimize, SAS Institute and IBM. He has helped these companies to penetrate the ASEAN and China market focusing on Regtech and Financial Crime Risk Solutions.

Mr. William Yeung is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries with solid experience in digital commerce and insurtech applications. He is the co-founder & CEO of MediConCen Limited, which is an insurtech company which utilizes AI and blockchain to automate insurance claim and the company launched the first-in-Asia blockchain medical ecosystem with leading insurers. Currently MediConCen serves over 18 insurers.

After working in the actuarial teams of several major insurers, he was appointed Director, Digital Commerce at FWD and he has co-founded FWD's digital insurance platform and leading the product and marketing functions. Starting from scratch, the platform ranked number 1 in sales by annualized premium equivalent. He then joined ZhongAn Technologies International as Founding Member helping ZhongAn to develop business outside China.

William got his Bachelor of Science, Actuarial Science at the University of Hong Kong in 2006 and he is co-author of United States patent No US 11,769,209 and Hong Kong patent HK30049794, HK30069090.

In her role as Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia Markets & Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, Carmony Wong has executive oversight of RGA’s business and operations in Hong Kong, High Net Worth business in the region, and the Southeast Asia region, which compasses Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Carmony, who joined RGA in 2001, has over 25 years of life insurance experience. In 2007, she was named Assistant Vice President, Head of Underwriting and Claims, where she led RGA Hong Kong’s Underwriting and Claims function, supporting clients in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and participating in product development initiatives. In 2012, she was promoted to Head of Underwriting Business Development for Asia and then took up the role of Head of Hong Kong and High Net Worth in 2017. Carmony was appointed Senior Vice President in 2019 and named Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong office in 2023.

Carmony holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), an Associate of the Academy of Life Underwriters (AALU), an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of UK (ACII), and a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF).

Ms. Orchis Li is the General Manager of Gen Re’s Hong Kong Branch. She joined Gen Re in 2015 and is responsible for the management of the Hong Kong branch and MNCs client relationships. Orchis also has the responsibilities of driving InsurTech strategy as well as analytics and development of Critical Illness products for Asia. She has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and prior to joining Gen Re, Orchis had worked with a number of multinational insurance companies.

Orchis is a Governing Committee Member and a Councillor of the Life Insurance Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI). She is also the Chairman of the HKFI for 2023-2024. Orchis has been appointed as a member of the Industry Advisory Committee with the Insurance Authority, the Complaints Panel under The Insurance Complaints Bureau, the Appeal Panel on Disciplinary Actions for the VHIS and the Resolution Compensation Tribunal under the Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance. Orchis is also an active member of various committees with the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong. She is the Programme Chair of the Asian Actuarial Conference 2024.

Orchis is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong.

Professor Kar Yan TAM is Vice President (Administration and Business) and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Prior to being Vice President, he was Dean of the Business School and had assumed different leadership roles at HKUST.

Currently, he is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation of the Hong Kong Government and serves on the Council of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (MUHK), Board of Governors of Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Review Tribunal. He is a member of the Academy of Finance and a board member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)and was the Past President of the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).

Mr Enoch Fung is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF). In this capacity, he also serves as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), the research arm of the AoF.

Mr Fung joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in 2011, and had worked in various areas including the financial stability surveillance, market development, and international financial cooperation initiatives. Mr Fung has been on secondment from the HKMA to the AoF to take up the CEO post since July 2023. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Fung was a Senior Economist with Goldman Sachs (Asia), where he specialised in Asia-Pacific macroeconomic and investment research. Mr Fung holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics from the University of Auckland, and a Master of Commerce degree in Advanced Economics from the University of New South Wales.

Michael Leahy joined PIA, M&G’s European insurance company, in January 2010.

Michael’s time in PIA has seen the business triple in size and in 2019 M&G plc transferred its European insurance businesses into PIA as part of Brexit preparation. In addition to managing PIA, Michael is involved in research and development across M&G including opening up access to the M&G Participating Fund to insurers in Europe and Aisa.

Prior to joining M&G, Michael held a number of senior roles in Standard Life including CEO of Standard Life’s domestic Irish business, Managing Director of Standard Life International and Marketing Director of Standard Life UK.

Michael is a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK and the Society of Actuaries in Ireland and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Michael is joint chair of the International Council of Insurance Ireland.

Clive is regarded as a leading life insurance executive and has significant experience in acquiring closed block life insurance businesses. He has held Board-level roles in all prior Resolution vehicles since 2003.

Prior to 2003, Clive was Chairman and Chief Executive of GE Insurance Holdings, GE's primary insurance operations in Europe, with over $3bn of premium income at that time. The businesses he led while at GE had operations in 12 countries. Before joining GE in 1998, he co-founded J Rothschild International/Scottish Amicable International, a cross-border insurance business based in Dublin. He started his career in insurance advising clients as a broker.

He served as a Non-Executive Director of Resolution Limited, a UK-listed life insurance Group which subsequently became the Friends Life Group PLC. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. He stepped down from this position in 2013.

Clive is Chairman and founder of the Resolution Foundation, a non-profit research organisation focused on the needs of low earners in industrialised countries.

Van Beach, Global Head of Life Solutions. Van brings over 30 years of actuarial experience working in industry, consulting, and technology roles. As the Global Head of Life Solutions, he is responsible for Aon’s strategy, actuarial consulting, and technology solutions for Life and Annuity (re)insurers globally.

Hendrik is responsible for the Group’s sustainability-related strategy, reporting and communications. He supports the senior management in sustainability and climate change-related risk management and advises on sustainability matters of the Group’s power business in the Asia-Pacific region.

With more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and environmental management across the public, private and NGO sectors, Hendrik previously led research and consulting projects in Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Hendrik currently sits on a number of committees on sustainability-related matters, including as Director of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), Steering Committee member of the Climate Governance Institute Hong Kong Chapter, and an advisory panel member for the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), amongst others.

Professor Lapman Lee is a Professor of Practice (ESG, FinTech, Governance) and a convenor of the Polytechnic University Sustainability Center (CESEF). He advises and provides Board training on climate risk management, sustainability strategy, transition planning for insurers.

Prior to his academic/ advisory role, Lapman was a governance, risk management, control (GRC) Partner at Deloitte focused on the insurance industry.

Lapman is active in his industry roles as 1) an advisory council member of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (part of HKMA) with senior representation of HKMA, IA, MPFA, SFC, FSTB, 2) Future task force member of the Insurance Authority (Regulation, InsurTech, Talent), 3) and Vice Chair of the British Chamber Financial Services Committee, where he chairs the insurance group.

Sean Deehan is the Head of Hong Kong & Macau and the Greater Leader for Insurance Consulting and Technology, at WTW, based in Hong Kong.

Sean has over 27 years of life insurance and pensions experience, including 15 years in the UK and more than 12 years working in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Prior to joining WTW, Sean was the Chief Executive of a UK-owned life insurer in Hong Kong where he led the transaction to sell the business to the group’s Mainland China JV life insurance unit. Before that, he lived in Mainland China and served as the Chief Actuary, CRO and DGM of the JV life insurance business, leading the actuarial, risk management, product development and marketing functions.

Sean is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (FFA), a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (FASHK) has a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD business school. He currently serves on the ASHK Council and is Co-Chair of the Innovation Committee and Pension & Employee Benefits Committee.

Steven has been in the finance industry for over 20 years with a focus in research covering insurance companies, banks and macro topics. Based in Hong Kong, he has been leading the Asia insurance coverage for Bloomberg Intelligence since 2014 and led regional content curation in 2019-2021. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Steven held roles at Merrill Lynch, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Religare Capital Markets. Steven is a CFA charterholder since 2007 and earned his master of finance degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2012. He received a bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University in Canada in 2003.

MR. LAM JIM, aged 53, was appointed as Executive Director in January 2024 and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company. Mr. Lam joined the Company in January 2021 as Group Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for overseeing the overall finance and accounting functions of the Group. He is also director of certain subsidiaries of the Group.

Before joining the Company, he was the director of Finance and Accounts of NWD, a listed public company in Hong Kong. Prior to working with the New World Group, Mr. Lam was the chief financial officer of ANTA Sports Products Limited as well as an executive director and the chief financial officer of SOHO China Limited, both being listed public companies in Hong Kong.

Mr. Lam is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr. Lam is also a seasoned investor relations professional with a strong equity research background. He was awarded the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association’s Best IR by CFO Large Cap, Institutional Investor’s Best CFOs by Buy-side (Consumer Discretionary) and Best CFOs by Sell-side (Industrials), as well as Finance Asia’s Best CFO HKSAR.

Jian Xiong is the Senior Insurance Solutions Director at abrdn, responsible for developing and executing the firm's insurance solutions business across APAC. Prior to joining abrdn in January 2022, he held various leadership roles at China Life Insurance Singapore, including Head of Investment, Investment Committee Chairman, and Asset Liability Management Committee member. Jian also previously worked at Prudential Assurance in Singapore as Head of Funds Solutions and Product and Marketing Executive Committee member.

Earlier in his career, he held roles at ANZ Wealth and Deutsche Asset Management. Jian holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore and is a CFA and FRM charter holder.

Christopher is the Director of WTW's Asia-Pacific Climate Risk Centre, which focuses on climate risk quantification and management. He is also responsible for global strategy and solution development for the Climate Practice. Previously, he built and commercialized WTW's disaster risk financing practice, providing advisory and risk transfer product design services to public sector clients.

Christopher holds a PhD in Insurance Regulation and Policy, an MSc in Environmental Policy from Imperial College London, a BA in Geography from University College London, and a Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management.

Joey Zhou is an Associate Professor at Nanyang Business School, NTU. He is a fully qualified actuary and certified financial risk manager with 2 decades of experience in the insurance, reinsurance and government sectors. He has served as a council member of the Singapore Actuarial Society since 2014. He is the deputy chair of the IFoA's Diabetes Working Party. Proudly, Joey is also an ambassador of the 2024 Asian Actuarial Conference.

Clement Bonnet is a Partner in Milliman’s Asia life consulting business, based in Hong Kong. Before joining Milliman in Hong Kong in 2012, Clement played a critical role in the expansion of the Paris office’s R&D activities, working across a wide range of technical topics.

Since moving to Asia, Clement has been managing numerous M&A and strategy projects performing work in various markets including Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, China and Taiwan. His other consulting projects include providing product development and pricing support, developing stochastic models, developing Asset Liability Management (ALM) / strategic asset allocation frameworks and models, designing capital / risk management / hedging frameworks.

He is also co-leading our ALM and capital activities across the region.

Geoff Werner has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is the current Managing Member of Werner Advisory, after previously working at two top 10 insurance companies, two global consulting firms, and a leading global telematics service provider. Geoff has also served on the Board of Directors for the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Geoff is a recognized expert in insurance pricing, having co-authored the text used by the CAS to educate actuarial candidates in basic ratemaking techniques. He was a pioneer in the use of predictive modeling and telematics for insurance products.

For the past 15 years, Geoff has focused on applying telematics and IoT data to revolutionize motor insurance products. During this time, he has provided strategic and tactical support to over 75 insurance carriers, OEMs, and service providers around the world.

Fongnei Chan graduated from Bachelor of Science (Actuarial Science), the University of Hong Kong. After graduation, she moved to Japan and started her career as an Actuary in MetLife Japan. Serving MetLife Japan for more than 10 years, she has been involved in areas include modelling, valuation, financial planning and Economic solvency related development.

She joined Gallagher Re Japan in 2023 as a reinsurance broker, specializing in asset intensive and solvency related solution. She is also active in her role supporting professional development and international relation, by being a member of International Relationship Committee of the Institute of Japan (IAJ), Professional Development committee of the Society of Actuaries (SOA), as well as Japan Ambassador of the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

Mr Raymond Cheung is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Basel Medical Group. He brings over 20 years of professional experience in actuarial, enterprise risk management (ERM), corporate governance, business consultancy, fund management, supply chain financing, financial technology as well as ESG and sustainability. He has provided risk & compliance consultancy and training services for financial institutions and SMEs for over a decade. He is also a founder and adviser to several fintech and insurtech companies in South-East Asia.

Previously, he was the Regional Insurance Lead with Grab whom he pioneered the digital insurance solutions for 8 ASEAN countries. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the Chief Risk Officer for 2 large (re)insurance companies in Singapore. Mr. Cheung is an independent director of an SGX-listed company and a Major Payment Institution in Singapore. He is also a professional ERM and ESG trainer who conducts part-time lecture in several universities and institutions in Asia.

Mr. Cheung holds the Bachelor of Business (Actuarial Science major) with Nanyang Technological University. He is an Associate member of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, UK and the Singapore Actuarial Society.

Hassan Scott Odierno has been a partner with Actuarial Partners Consulting since 1996. Hassan’s work involves life insurance and Takaful in Malaysia as well as a variety of countries in the developing world. He is currently leading Learn@AP, the training arm of Actuarial Partners and has put together online training programs ranging from life actuarial science, IFRS17 and Takaful.

He is a co-author of the World Bank book Takaful and Mutual Insurance, co-author of the book Essential Guide to Takaful and a contributing author to the books Actuaries in Microinsurance and Health Insurance in Asia. He has also been the external advisor to three universities in Malaysia for their risk management and actuarial science programs.

Hassan is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and in his spare time he helps to run a food bank in Negeri Sembilan Malaysia utilizing actuarial skills to help the needy.

Simon Dai is the Asia Pacific Actuarial Leader of Deloitte Consulting, with over 25 years of bancassurance and consulting experiences across Hong Kong, Mainland China and other Asia Pacific regions.

As an actuarial and insurance specialist with strong business acumen, Simon has been specialized in c-suite strategic advisory, governance, operating model designs, merge and acquisition … etc. with focus to solve business problems with knowledge of finance, actuarial, risk, products and strategy.

Co-speakers: Ophelia Au Young

Ophelia Au Young is the China and Hong Kong Actuarial Leader of Deloitte Consulting, with over 22 years of experience in life insurance market. As a consulting leader, she has worked with clients solving a range of business problems ranging from the implementation of the new accounting standard IFRS 17 and new solvency regimes, M&A, actuarial modelling, business planning and financial projections to the design of the future finance and actuarial operating model.

During her time at AIA Taiwan, she acted as the Chief Actuary where her responsibilities included oversight of statutory reserving, financial reporting and product pricing. She is a frequent speaker at various actuarial organizations, presenting on a range of topics relevant to the actuarial community.

Pang is a Principal and Consulting Actuary with Milliman, where he heads the health practice of Milliman in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

He has close to 30 years’ medical insurance experience, including in the USA. His work in the USA included healthcare service provider compensation for HMOs and ROI studies on pharmaceuticals. His work in Asia has covered Fraud, Waste and Abuse analytics, portfolio reviews, turnaround of loss-making portfolios, re-pricing strategies, business development strategies, due diligence / operational reviews and product development.

Co-speakers: Catherine LU
Consulting Actuary
Milliman Hong Kong

Catherine is a Consulting Actuary with Milliman Hong Kong. She has broad experience in both the health and non-life insurance segments across different Asia markets. She advises clients on actuarial topics including but are not limited to portfolio management and data analytics, business planning, market entry, statutory reserving, appraisal valuation, capital management, stress testing and product innovation.

With more than 18 years’ experience in leading general insurers and consulting firms in the United Kingdom and China, Dr. Yao has profound knowledge and experience in general insurance regulation, strategy, operation, product, actuarial and risk management, empowered by advanced analytics and innovative technology.

Kay is the Regional Bancassurance Head of Product Development at DBS Bank, overseeing life and general insurance bancassurance products across 6 markets. Her role involves managing relationships with bancassurance partners to develop tailored insurance products for retail, affluent, high net worth, and corporate customers.

With over 17 years of insurance industry experience, Kay brings expertise in areas like InsurTech, business development, product development, pricing, customer insights, actuarial services, financial modeling, and economic valuation of life insurers.

Kay holds the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) qualifications. She actively contributes to the actuarial field, serving as a Council Member of the Singapore Actuarial Society since 2020 and previously as the Health Committee Chair and a Board member of the International Actuarial Association Health Section.

Her commitment to promoting societal impact through actuarial skills was recognized with the SOA 2021 Young Actuaries in Asia on Societal Impact award. Driven by a curiosity about embracing new technologies, Kay is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Nanyang Technological University, UC Berkeley, and Tsinghua University.

Julian Balasingam is the Chief Growth Officer at Montoux, a leading innovator in the application of AI to actuarial science. With 15 years of experience in the financial services technology sector, Julian has spearheaded initiatives that leverage AI to transform traditional actuarial processes. Under his leadership, Montoux has been recognized as a thought leader in the field, particularly in integrating generative AI into actuarial workflows to significantly boost productivity and effectiveness.

Will White is the Actuarial Solutions Architect at Montoux. With over a decade of experience, Will leads the actuarial work on Montoux's model copilot offering, integrating generative AI tools to enhance model development, quality, and governance. His efforts have significantly transformed traditional actuarial processes, boosting productivity and positioning Montoux as an industry thought leader. Previously, Will served as Senior Actuary & Product Owner at Montoux, Actuarial Pricing Manager at AIA, and held key roles at Fidelity Life, bringing extensive expertise in actuarial science and AI integration.

Montoux has frequently been recognized by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) as a thought leader in generative AI and experts in the field. Montoux has: hosted a webcast for the SOA on generative AI, presented on generative AI at the 2023 SOA Life Meeting, and published a research paper on generative AI on behalf of the SOA.

David Piesse is a Global Insurance Evangelist, Chief Risk Officer and Risk Management Specialist who in a 45-year career has combined insurance practices with information technology. A global citizen who has worked in over 100 countries in his various assignments. He is a prolific writer of professional articles and international speaker on technology and financial services and futurist subjects.

He was one of the early pioneers in blockchain technology in 2010 in Estonia and is now investing and working on causality and the changes in actuarial science brought about by third wave AI. He helped launch the first online insurance operation in the dot.com era raising money from the capital markets and recently the first insurance blockchain platform for marine insurance. With SUN Microsystems in 2008 he pioneered the early metaverse with second life and worked on avatar training and insurance protypes for insurance in the virtual world.

A protagonist in intangible assets he is currently looking at specialty risk in cyber, IP. IOT, carbon assets and data itself. n 1980 he immersed himself in remote sensing course at the University of Waterloo to better understand the future of satellite technology. He has an educational background at the British Computer Society and the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Samuel heads Critical Illness (CI) Analytics at Gen Re Life/Health Asia. He is responsible for CI-related research and pricing initiatives in the region. He also leads the Gen Re’s Dread Disease Survey team whose work span across various markets in Asia. Prior to this, Samuel was involved in all of Gen Re’s medical business in ASEAN. Samuel joined Gen Re in 2016 with a Bachelor in Statistics and a Master’s in Risk & Stochastic. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries.

Co-speakers: Wendy Low

Wendy is an Actuary at Gen Re Life Health Asia’s Regional Research & Analytics team. Her works focuses on data analytics and research on major diseases in Critical Illness products, particularly in cancer trends across Asia. Prior to this, Wendy was with Gen Re London office where her role includes various reinsurance pricing across other lines of business. Wendy joined Gen Re in 2018 and graduated with a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from the London School of Economics. She is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Guillaume Huet has over 15 years of international experience in technology, data analytics, strategy deployment and sustainability in financial services, consulting and entrepreneurship. As Director in Accenture Financial Services, he demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of key processes in banking/insurance and the end-to-end data stack, from data strategy and architecture to data management and analytics and led teams to deliver digital transformation programs in over 20 countries.

With a broad network in government, executive, industry associations and academia, Guillaume is often solicited for discussions and collaborations related to data science and AI.

Min is a Life and Health insurance professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. An actuary by training, she spent the last 15 years of her career in non-actuarial fields such as mergers and acquisitions, risk management, corporate strategy and business development, product development and customer experience design.

Since joining the Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) in late 2022, she has leveraged her broad range of experience in the insurance sector to work towards GAIP's vision of building long-term risk resilience in Asia by narrowing its protection gaps. GAIP's three pillars, Living Lab, Policy Think Tank, and Talent Development, support the insurance sector through research into key and emerging risks and issues, convening its tripartite partners in dialogues to drive more awareness and action, and developing the pipeline of future talents for the insurance sector.

Min is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Australia.

Lawrence is based in Hong Kong with a team scattered around the world, he and his team are responsible for pricing methodology, new business steering, costing tools, contract wording and review of large and structured transactions for Life and health business across the globe. This includes excess mortality insights.

Ann is the Programme Actuary from Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, managing Asia Miles to become the second most desirable currency in Hong Kong.

Before entering this whole new world, Ann was a reinsurance pricing actuary, specialising in cancer risks and cardiovascular diseases. She was also involved in the product development of lifestyle type health insurance, and once presented the relevant research findings in Japanese. She has an ambition to sharpen actuarial pricing assumptions, which was developed when she first attempted to adopt forward looking approach across health risk factors, and thus she pursued a postgraduate study in Psychology to understand policyholder behaviour. Ann had the pleasure of working abroad and is always eager to explore the world and human beings. She will continue with her interest to merge actuarial knowledge and behavioural science, plus some fun applications in the flying industry!

Ann is a Fellow from the Society of Actuaries. She also actively promotes gender equity and cultural diversity in Cathay.

Andrew Peterson is the Managing Director - International at the Society of Actuaries (SOA) working to implement the SOA’s mission of advancing actuaries as leaders in measuring and managing risk on a global basis. In that capacity he oversees the SOA’s activities outside of North America in advancing the actuarial profession through education and research. Andy works with the Board to establish the SOA’s international strategy and oversees the work of members and staff around the world in implementing that strategy.

Prior to taking on this role in mid-2018, Andy served as the Senior Staff Fellow for Retirement where he worked with SOA members to develop and support better retirement systems.

Andy received a BS degree in mathematics from Taylor University in 1992. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. He is also a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.

With a background in Data Science and Accounting, Stephen Appleyard has held senior leadership positions, including Country CEO and Asia Regional CDO at major insurers such as AIA, Allianz, and AXA. With his knowledge and experience across all markets in Asia he is regarded as a Distribution Scientist, Expert and Thought Leader.

Stephen currently leads Insurance Consulting Asia (ICA), a data-driven strategic advisory firm that brings experience back into consulting and specialises in helping insurers optimise and professionalise their distribution channels.

Today he will be sharing his Distribution Scientist’s POV on how actuaries can help accelerate growth in Agency.

Despite rising insurance premiums across many markets, the active agent workforce at most insurers has stagnated or declined. Stephen has been working closely with Actuaries and Chief Agency Officers to reverse this concerning trend. Today he shares his experience from over twenty agency reviews spanning five Asian markets, to get you thinking about how you can help your CAO reinvigorate their agency to accelerate growth without increasing overruns!

David Cummings is chief actuary and head of analytics, senior vice president at the USAA Property & Casualty Group in San Antonio, Texas. He previously served as senior vice president of insurance operations and analytics for Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) and as the director of enterprise risk management (ERM) for State Farm Insurance. He also served in the United States Air Force from 1994-2000, where he was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal.

Cummings earned his CAS Fellowship in 2002 and is president-elect of the CAS for 2023-2024. He is also serving on the CAS Risk Management Committee. He previously served on several CAS committees related to examinations, research and programming; he also held prominent leadership roles on the CAS board of directors (2018-2021) and as the CAS vice president-research (2014-2017).

Jiangang He is the Co-founder of AIX Technology FSA, FCIA, full member of the China Association of Actuaries (CAA)

Bachelor and master’s in financial mathematics from Peking University, Off-campus Supervisor for Peking University Postgraduates, Expert in Insurance Society of China Think Tank Worked in several insurance and reinsurance companies in China and Canada. Member or POG of several SOA or IAA research groups and committees. Formerly Deputy Director of Life and Health Insurance Department and Mortality Investigation Office of CAA. Presided over many major industry projects, such as the Third China Life Mortality Tables, the development of the Embedded Value (EV) Standard, and the Life Insurance Company Expense Study.

Has extensive actuarial experience in product pricing, evaluation, experience analysis, embedded value, economic capital, reinsurance, and actuarial software.

Publications:
"China Life Insurance Product Research Report", 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, Xinhua Publishing House
"Research and Practice on China's Mortality Improvement Rate", 2022.01, "Insurance Research"
"Health Management, Creating a New Ecosystem for the Insurance Industry", 2021.02, "Theory and Practice"
"Design, Experience, and Assumptions of Long-term Care Insurance", 2022.04, "Theory and Practice"
"Impact of C-ROSS Phase II Rules and New Accounting Standards on Embedded Value", 2022.08, "Theory and Practice"
"Analysis of the Development Trend of New Life Insurance Products" 2023.09 "Theory and Practice"

Manan Shama has close to 20 years of professional experience. He has been with FIS for 15 years in multiple roles and he have rich experience of worked with number of Insurers globally and in APAC. In his current role he is the lead the Business Solutions team for Insurance vertical across APAC and MEA. He is passionate about using technology to help Insurers improve productivity and solve their business challenges.

Ms Lau Chin Ching is the Director of the Financial Development and Innovation Department in Bank Negara Malaysia. She oversees the formulation of strategic plans and policies to advance the development of the Malaysian conventional banking, insurance and fintech sectors. These include policies and initiatives to shape the industry landscape and promote digitalization and related infrastructure towards supporting the growth of a progressive, competitive, inclusive, resilient and responsive financial sector. The department also drives initiatives to promote greater insurance access and penetration.

Prior to joining the department, Chin Ching was a Director in the Insurance Development Department up to March 2022 and a Deputy Director in the Financial Stability Department up to March 2018. She began her career with Bank Negara Malaysia in 2003 after graduating from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) with a degree in Economics.

Mr. Lau has over 20 years of experience in public administration and financial regulation. Before joining the Insurance Authority in January 2024, he had held senior positions in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the HKSAR Government. Mr. Lau took charge of various subject matters including monetary management, financial stability, retail payment regulation, offshore renminbi business as well as corporate development while he was with the HKMA. His service as an Administrative Officer in the HKSAR Government covered a wide range of policy areas including health and welfare, district administration, higher education, transport and tourism.

Mr. Lau holds a bachelor's degree in finance and a master's degree in economics, both from The University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Orchis Li is the General Manager of Gen Re’s Hong Kong Branch. She joined Gen Re in 2015 and is responsible for the management of the Hong Kong branch and MNCs client relationships. Orchis also has the responsibilities of driving InsurTech strategy as well as analytics and development of Critical Illness products for Asia. She has more than 20 years of experience with the insurance industry and prior to joining Gen Re, Orchis had worked with a number of multinational insurance companies.

Orchis is a Governing Committee Member and a Councillor of the Life Insurance Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI). She is also the Chairman of the HKFI for 2023-2024. Orchis has been appointed as a member of the Industry Advisory Committee with the Insurance Authority, the Complaints Panel under The Insurance Complaints Bureau, the Appeal Panel on Disciplinary Actions for the VHIS and the Resolution Compensation Tribunal under the Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance. Orchis is also an active member of various committees with the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong. She is the Programme Chair of the Asian Actuarial Conference 2024. Orchis is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong.

Mike Rolfe is Senior Vice President and Strategic Relationship Manager for Global Accounts for RGA. Mike leverages RGA’s global life and health market expertise to develop strategic relationships and identify new reinsurance opportunities with key global clients. Mike is based in RGA’s Hong Kong office and has a particular focus on supporting our clients’ regional operations across the APAC region.

Mike has over 20 years of international life and health insurance experience. He joined the industry as a life underwriter with Aviva in the U.K. Mike then joined Swiss Re and spent 16 years in Australia, Germany, and Hong Kong serving clients in markets across Continental Europe and Asia Pacific. Mike has worked in various roles across underwriting, corporate strategy, relationship management, and client solutions.

Mike earned undergraduate degree in politics from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the U.K.

Martin Franc is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Asia ex Japan. He is responsible for the management and overall growth of Invesco’s Greater China, Southeast Asia and Australia business. He has been a member of Invesco Hong Kong Ltd.’s Board of Directors since 2019.

Martin joined Invesco in 2013 as CEO, Australia where he drove sustained business expansion focusing on a premium institutional client base and a suite of compelling offshore investment strategies for domestic investors.

Martin began his career in financial services in 1994. Prior to joining Invesco, he was head of distribution, sales and marketing at BT Investment Management where he oversaw growth in net sales throughout several market cycles. Before that, Martin was senior vice president of institutional sales at Putnam Investments where he managed the institutional book of business. He has held a range of leadership roles in marketing, business development and investment business management.

Martin holds a BA in political science from the Australian National University and a graduate diploma from Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). He is also a Fellow of FINSIA.

Thomas Cheong is Executive Vice President of Principal Financial Group® and President of Asia Pacific and Middle East. He will lead client-facing functions in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, while continuing to drive growth through regional joint ventures and Principal Asia pension businesses. He is a member of the Principal senior management team and currently serves on the boards of several Principal subsidiaries.

Cheong joined Principal in January 2015 and has more than 20 years of management experience in Asia, holding various senior management positions with profit and loss responsibilities. His extensive experience in the asset management, pension, and life insurance businesses included appointments as president of North Asia for Principal International; CEO and executive director of Manulife Asset Management (Taiwan); country head overseeing Manulife's joint venture asset management business in mainland China; CEO of the Prudential UK's China and Malaysia asset management companies, and the director of corporate development in Prudential UK's Singapore life insurance business.

Cheong received his bachelor’s degree in econometrics, with first class honours, from the London School of Economics. He obtained an MBA from the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) and inducted to Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Business School Society. Cheong is currently a member of WUSTL’s Alumni Board of Governors, as well as its regional advisory council (Hong Kong).

Chamanun Netrabukkana is the Senior Director of the Insurance Business Analysis Group at the Office of Insurance Commission, where she currently leads strategic initiatives to optimize insurance operations. Previously, she served as the Director of the Insurance Intermediaries Supervision and Examination Group, managing regulatory compliance and oversight for insurance intermediaries. Chamanun has also held the position of Senior Officer in the Insurance International Affairs Department, focusing on enhancing international collaboration within the insurance sector.

Earlier in her career, she worked as a Government Officer in the Office of Intellectual Property Suppression within the Department of Intellectual Property, where she played a key role in enforcing intellectual property rights.

Chamanun holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, equipping her with a strong foundation in both business strategy and economic principles.

Dr. Simon Lee spearheads the adoption of AI and generative AI at AIA Group, aiming to enhance both the customer and distributor experience. Beginning his career as an actuary, Simon has worked with both General and Life insurers. He holds fellowships with the CAS and CIA, and was an associate with the SOA. Throughout his career, he has developed machine learning algorithms for pricing and propensity models, utilized OCR and computer vision to analyze template-free documents, and more.

Simon is deeply passionate about leveraging AI to drive positive change and is excited to harness generative AI to achieve AIA’s strategic goals.

The insurance sector plays a triple role in accelerating and facilitating our transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy, with Asia generating half of our planet’s carbon emissions.

1. Insurers are long-term investors who decide who (e.g. GreenTech firms) and what (e.g. innovative carbon capture and storage technologies) receives funding, a force to be reckoned with as insurers hold a significant portion of global assets and liabilities on their balance sheets, writing more than USD 6 trillion in premiums globally and holding USD 36 trillion in Assets under Management (AuM).
2. Insurers are masters of risk management and as risk-takers and underwriters decide what risks (e.g. natural catastrophes) get insurance cover. Insurers are well-positioned to advise clients as a trusted risk partner leveraging actuarial capabilities and bespoke data-driven models at their disposal to create innovative risk products and services to help risk prevention, risk mitigation, and risk management.
3. Insurers are also responsible companies directly employing millions of employees across the insurance value chain from tied agents managing client relationships to actuaries who price products and underwrite policies, but indirectly influencing external parties such as bancassurance partners and the local communities they do business in.

Hear from the Chief Sustainability Officers how Asia’s leading insurers play their triple role.

The session will explore building an Asian sustainable healthcare system with ecosystem leaders.
From the session, the audience will gain insights into

• what it means to be a sustainable healthcare system and what it takes to get there
• the key challenges of creating sustainable healthcare financing
• Value-Based Care and the Difference between Pay for Service versus Pay for Outcome
• How data and insurtech can help improve product innovation
• how healthcare providers can share the risks
• government interventions and public polices to enhance sustainability
• opportunities for actuaries to drive the development of a sustainable healthcare system

We hope the discussion will inspire actuaries to design new products for a sustainable healthcare system.

How can actuaries stay ahead in a rapidly changing world?
Whether looking at the next two years or the next twenty, one thing is certain: the future will look different from today. And numerous surveys from actuarial consultancies, professional bodies, and the International Association of Actuaries’ Future Actuary Taskforce all highlight the continued importance of actuaries in business strategy, regulatory reforms in financial services, and societal well-being.

In this panel discussion, four senior leaders of the actuarial profession will explore strategies to enhance the actuarial skill set, ensuring actuaries remain at the forefront of industry developments. Key topics will include the integration of holistic skills—such as advanced data analytics, strategic thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration—into the actuarial toolkit.

The panel will also discuss specific initiatives to broaden the scope of actuarial roles into emerging sectors, such as climate risk and technology. Additionally, they will explore how to engage students and industry gatekeepers by emphasizing the societal impact and innovative aspects of actuarial work. The future is to attract a new generation of talent by showcasing the diverse and meaningful opportunities within the field.

The actuarial industry is faced with intensifying competition for talents, amid the fast evolving industry landscape, technology advancements, and regulatory changes. Companies are now forced to be more innovative in grooming, retaining and attracting talents. So how can the actuarial community ensure sufficient supply of talents to support the industry’s longer-term prospects? The panel will discuss the talent developments in the industry, and the best practices in talent strategies for insurance companies for the future.