CXO Forum
Fly up or Fade out in the Era of Disruption

Can your company outperform and fly up in the disruptive business world
under your leadership?

Come and find out at the CXO Forum 2020!

24 Sep 2020 (Thu) | Cordis, Hong Kong

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CXO Forum 2020

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At the CXO Forum 2020, our expert speakers and your fellow business elites will force you to evaluate if your company can survive the next wave of change. Will your company under your leadership fly up like a rocket? Or will it fade out like a pair of washed jeans?

It’s an age full of changes and uncertainties. What kind of transformational leadership will steer the company through the turbulence of disruptive business models, data driven operating environments and consumer experiential economies? What new products and services must be invented to take advantage of the maturity of technology and the adaptability of consumer behaviour?

FinTech? Yes. AI? Sure. Blockchain? No doubt. Cloud? Of Course. Machine Learning? Definitely. What must be given up and adopted to stay future proof? Or just as importantly, WHEN?

Each CXO occupies a unique position in the company’s success, guarding and dispensing invaluable resources. However, like the musicians in an ensemble, understanding your CXO role is just as important as understanding the role of other CXOs in your company. How would you work together to take your company to the next phase of growth and success?

In all cases, the CXO Forum 2020 is the place to be to joust with and against the best in the business community. Don’t miss it!

 “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.”

Steve Jobs | American Inventor, Designer and Entrepreneur who was the Co-founder, Chief Executive and Chairman of Apple Computer

 “In the new world, it is not the big fish which eats the small fish, it’s the fast fish which eats the slow fish.”

Klaus Schwab | Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum

 “In today’s world of exponential change, organisations that get too comfortable with the status quo are at major risk of disruption.”

Andrew Vaz | Global Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte

Themes

Meeting Growth Challenges
in a Digital Age

Think like a Technology Company - Innovation and Transformation

Reinvent the Organizational Model

Data-centric Business Strategies

Success in the Customer Experience Economy

Keynote Speakers | panelists | moderators

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Michael Leung

Group Chief Executive Officer
BOA International Financial

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Mr. Michael Leung

As the Group CEO of the BOA International Financial Group, Mr Leung is leading his teams to build and grow the first digital platform providing financial services to clients around the world.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Leung was Chief Information & Operations Officer of China CITIC Bank International since December 2013. As a C-suite executive, he managed the Bank’s IT, Operations, Corporate Services, and the FinTech Innovation Center which built the first non-face-to-face remote account opening App in HK. Concurrently he was a member of the Board as well as Audit Committee and Compliance Committee of CITIC Bank International (China) Ltd.

Earlier on Mr Leung spent 14 years with Bank of America (Asia) and China Construction Bank (Asia), reaching the position of Deputy Chief Executive. His banking career also includes Standard Chartered Bank and Dao Heng Bank (now DBS).

Mr Leung graduated from CUHK in 1978 and is an Engineering Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. He received the prestigious Philips Scholarship to pursue Master’s degree study in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, followed by a Graduate Diploma (1st honour) in Retail Bank Management from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, USA. Since then he worked in Philips, IBM, Computer Science of Australia and Price Waterhouse, residing in Holland, Sweden, US and Australia before returning to Hong Kong in 1997.

The many public duties Mr Leung has served include President of HK Computer Society, Exco Member and FinTech Committee Chair of HK Institute of Bankers, Adjunct Professor and Information Systems Departmental Advisory Committee Chair of City University, Panel Member of the Research Assessment Exercise of University Grants Committee, Industry Specialist and Panel Chair of HK Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, Chairman of HK Down Syndrome Association, among others. In 2016 Mr Leung received a Medal of Honour (MH) in recognition of his contribution to the society.

Panelist

Mr. Michael Chan

Co-founder and Co-CEO
Bowtie Life Insurance Company

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Mr. Michael Chan

Michael Chan is Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Bowtie, Hong Kong’s first virtual insurance company. Michael is an actuary by training and believes that while insurance is a fundamentally good product for society, the industry has much to improve upon. Along this mission, Michael has been a serial entrepreneur and previously co-founded Coherent and Seasonalife, two insurance technology companies.

Michael is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), a member of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (ASHK) and a holder of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) qualification.

Panelist

Dr. William W.Y. Lo, JP

Chairman
Captcha Media Limited

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Dr. William W.Y. Lo, JP

Dr. William Wing-Yan LO, JP is currently the Chairman of Captcha Media Ltd, a digital marketing & strategy agency, as well as that of a new retail advisory platform, OtoO Academy Limited & Strategenes Limited, a financial & strategy advisory firm in HK.

Dr Lo is a Founding Governor of the Charles K Kao Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease as well as The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, one of the most well known independent schools in HK. He has also been the Chairman of Junior Achievement Hong Kong since 2013. Dr Lo started his business career at McKinsey & Company and had subsequently held various top management posts at HK Telecom, Cable & Wireless plc, Citibank, WPP plc, China Unicom, I.T Limited, South China Media Group and Kidsland International Holdings Ltd. He is renown for being the founder of Netvigator, the largest Internet business in Hong Kong, as well as iTV (the predecessor of NowTV), the first interactive and on-demand TV service in the world.

Dr. Lo obtained a MPhil degree in Molecular Pharmacology and a PhD degree in Genetic Engineering/Neuroscience, both from Cambridge University, UK. In 1996, he was selected as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the Davos-based renowned global organization World Economic Forum.

In 2000, he was selected as one of the top 25 Asia’s Digital Elites by the Asia Week magazine. Dr. Lo has held numerous Government appointments during his career and is currently a member of the Cyberport Advisory Panel and a Member of the Hospital Governing Committee of HK Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service. He was a board member of the Broadcasting Authority as well as the ASTRI and the Science Park. He was also a founding member of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listing Committee.

In 1999, Dr Lo was appointed a Justice of the Peace (JP) of HKSAR Government for his contribution to the city of Hong Kong. During the period 2003-2016, Dr Lo was a Committee Member of Shantou People’s Political Consultative Conference. Dr Lo serves as an independent non-executive director on the board of a number of publicly listed companies in HK, including Television Broadcasts Ltd (SEHK: 511), CSI Properties Ltd (SEHK:497), SITC Int’l Ltd (SEHK:13308), JingRui Holdings Ltd (SEHK:1862) and Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Limited (HKSE:0933). He is also an independent non-executive director of the New York Stock Exchange listed Nam Tai Property, Inc. (NYSE:NTP).

Panelist

Ms. Jennifer Tan

CEO
Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited

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Ms. Jennifer Tan

TAN Yuen Chun, Jennifer, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited (APSHK) since October 2017. She is responsible for the management and strategic planning of the company, leading the whole team to develop a wide variety of businesses. She is committed to promoting AlipayHK in local market, integrating mobile payment into daily lives of the public, as well as bringing local residents a brand new retail experience.

Before joining AlipayHK, Jennifer gained extensive senior management experience with various Fortune 500 multinational corporations and global conglomerates. She worked for Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited for over twenty years and her last position was Chief Operating Officer.

Panelist

Mr. Peter Yan

CEO
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

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Mr. Peter Yan

 

Graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Mr Yan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and was conferred the CUHK Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Honoree of 2020. Mr Yan received Executive Education from the Harvard Business School and is an industry leader with more than 30 years of experience in the information technology industry.

As the CEO of Cyberport, Mr Yan leads the digital technology flagship to focus on fostering talent cultivation, industry development, and integration of new and traditional enterprises to realise Cyberport’s vision to create new impetus for Hong Kong’s new economy through digital technology. Prior to joining Cyberport, Mr Yan was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of SUNeVision Holdings Limited; and has held various senior management positions in large consulting and information technology services companies including Accenture, Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited, and Computer and Technologies Holdings Limited.

Mr Yan has been active in public services especially in areas of talent development and digital technology industry development. Apart from sitting on the Council of the Open University of Hong Kong (OpenU), Mr Yan is also an advisor for various programmes and projects for CUHK, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is a fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society, and sits on a variety of committees, boards and councils of prominent organisations in the I&T sector, including the Smart City Consortium Steering Committee and the GS1 Internet of Things Industry Advisory Council, among others.

Moderator

Dr. Dominic Chan

Associate Director, EMBA Programme
CUHK

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Dr. Dominic Chan

Dr. Dominic Chan founded Decisive Consulting Limited, a management consulting firm, and co-founded Dark Horse Investment that focuses on early stage technology investment. Worked as a consultant with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, Dr. Chan was also the former co-CEO of a-connect (China), a professional consulting staffing firm and China general manager of Englishtown.com (an EF Group company) providing online language training service.  As a serial entrepreneur, he has been involved in technology companies in the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) application, integrated communication, mobile device applications, e-commerce solution and e-learning areas.

Dr. Chan is a frequent speaker at conferences, business seminars and university lectures. He is also a corporate trainer, executive coach and visiting lecturer. He is the recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for mathematics presented by Queen Elizabeth II. Dr. Chan studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, graduated with BA, MA and PhD (Digital Signal Processing) degrees.  Dr. Chan is the author of the book My Cambridge Days. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and speaks basic French and Japanese.

Dr. Chan is also an Associate Professor in Practice, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, and the Associate Director, EMBA Programme.

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Anthony Lam

Head of Solution Architecture, Greater China Region
OutSystems

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Mr. Anthony Lam


Anthony Lam is the Head of Solution Architecture for Outsystems covering Greater China Region. Prior to Outsystems, Anthony assumed architecture leadership role in AXA Asia to define solution architecture for its various transformation initiatives.  Anthony had more than 15 years of information technology consulting experience from Oracle, IBM, Pegasystems..etc

Anthony holds a M.B.A. from Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also obtained his Master and Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada and University of Hong Kong respectively.

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Matthew Wu

Solution Architect, Greater China Region
OutSystems

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Mr. Matthew Wu

Mr. Matthew is a Solution Architect for OutSystems covering the Greater China Region. He is motivated to help businesses to embrace digital transformation and attain business agility through technology. Experienced Application Development Management with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Software and Solution Integration, Cloud Platforms, Storage and Backup Solutions, Pre-sales, Product Specification and Virtualization Infrastructure. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Engineering focused in Computing from Imperial College London.

Panelist​

Mr. Keith Chan

CFO
McDonald’s HK

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Mr. Keith Chan

Keith has over 25 years of extensive professional experience in leading financial management, transformation, innovation, strategic planning, risk management, procurement and information technology with various world-class multinational companies.

Flexing his financial management muscles, he took down the 2014 CFO of the Year - Excellence in Technology Innovation" award by CFO Innovation Asia, marking an important milestone of his progressive career. Prior to McDonald's Hong Kong where Keith is currently VP and CFO, Keith held senior finance positions in top tier MNCs and global industry leaders.

Keith holds an MBA Degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a Bachelor Degree in Economics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). In addition, Keith is a Certified Public Accountant in both the U.S. (AICPA) and Hong Kong (HKICPA).

Panelist

Mr. Andy Chun

Regional Director, Technology Innovation
Prudential Corporation Asia

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Mr. Andy Chun

Regional Director - Technology Innovation, Prudential Corporation Asia

Council Member and Convenor of the AI Specialist Group, Hong Kong Computer Society

Adjunct Professor and former CIO, City University of Hong Kong

Andy Chun is a seasoned senior executive and a broad technologist with over 30 years of experience in a wide range of industries, including finance, insurance, health, transportation, and education. He is widely recognized as a top IT leader and an AI pioneer, with diverse experience in academia, industry, consulting, and start-up operations. Currently, he is with the global financial services group Prudential as the Regional Director of Technology Innovation for Asia. Chun provides leadership in the use of AI for digital transformation and to improve customers’ health and wealth. Chun received numerous AI and ICT awards, including the HK CIO Award, Top 5 Greater China CIO Award, and the Innovative Applications of AI Award from the Association for the Advancement of AI.

Panelist​

Mr. Martin Daffner

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Practices
Fung Group

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Mr.​Martin Daffner

With over 25 years of experience driving growth and building organizational capability to innovate with firms like Procter & Gamble, Cisco and Avery Dennison, Martin comes with world leading hands-on knowledge and experience turning innovation concepts and ideas into real business outcomes.  In 2006, Martin relocated to China to start up the Asia Pacific Innovation Center for a Fortune 500 company.

While a seasoned practitioner of innovation leadership and management, Martin is also an experienced entrepreneur.  Creating an innovation center that was voluntarily funded each year by it’s business stakeholders changed the way Martin thought about enabling business growth, and drove him to start his own business helping others think differently about how they lead and manage teams to bring new value propositions to market.  In 2012 he began his own innovation practice, working closely with senior business leaders in firms like Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Cisco, L’Oréal, Auchan, Inchcape, and others.  Contracted with Cisco Services as their Senior Innovation Architect, Martin was tasked to develop and deploy a ground-breaking business growth program.  In 2013, that program was awarded the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for “Innovating Innovation”, and within 18 months had dramatically changed the way Cisco’s Services businesses create, manage and implement their growth initiatives.  This program continues to be deployed more broadly across Cisco Systems globally. 

 

Since 2012, Martin has been working with Fortune 500 firms in China to design and deliver incubation and acceleration programs.  More specifically, he designed and rolled out the idea acceleration programs for Intel China’s Ideas2Reality Program, which receive the International Innovation Award in 2017 from Enterprise Asia.  Martin also designed and deployed programs for  Johnson & Johnson’s Emerging Market Innovation Center and Honeywell China’s Idea Incubator.  In 2018, Martin took a role with Fung Academy, supporting their Strategy and Business Practices team.

 

As a strong believer in growth mindset and continuous development, Martin is also a certified facilitator of the Midnight Lunch creative thinking and innovation methodology. Developed in partnership with the Edison Labs, the Midnight Lunch process directly employs the proven creative strategies and methods developed by Thomas Edison, one of the world’s most prolific innovators.  In addition, Martin is a certified facilitator of the Creatix process for building both individual and organizational innovation capability.  Developed by Richard and Jacqueline Byrd (author of The Innovation Equation), Creatrix is the world’s most proven methodology for increasing the “Innovation Mindset”.

Panelist

Mr. Ravel Lai

General Manager of Business Technology
Hysan Development Company Limited

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Mr. Ravel Lai

Ravel Lai is an IT and digital veteran with over 30 years of experience in retail and consumer products, including consumer electronics, food & beverage, FMCG, fashion house and shopping mall. Appointed as General Manager of Business Technology in Jan 2020, Ravel is in charge of leading Hysan's technology strategy and the development of new business streams.

 

Ravel leads the Business Technology team to implant various technologies in Hysan such as 5G, RPA, AR/VR/MR, AI Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Ecommerce and Marketing Technology.

 

Prior to joining Hysan, Ravel was the Chief Digital Officer / Chief Information Officer of DCH which drove digital ambitions by blending IT & Digital elements throughout all business units, primarily focusing on Customer relationship management, Marketing effectiveness, Supply chain optimization and Enterprise risk management. These involve reshaping corporate culture to be innovative and collaborative among 17,000 staff across 12 Asian economies.

 

In between 2013 and 2018, Ravel was the Regional IT and Digital Director at a leading restaurant group in Asia. His digital initiatives has landed awards and accolades from industry partners, especially in digital & social media marketing and digital transformation. Mr. Lai was named China’s Top CIO in 2016 and one of Top 50 Innovative Retail Leaders in Hong Kong in 2017.

Moderator

Mr. Henry Ng

CISSP Master Trainer
KORNERSTONE Institute

Managing Director
Thales

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Mr. Henry Ng

Henry Ng is an IT cybersecurity veteran with over 27 years of experience. He is currently the managing director of cybersecurity within the Thales CIC business line. He manages a regional team to help APAC customers protect against cyber security threats and manage IT security risks. Projects include cybersecurity maturity assessment, PCI program, security review of NFC mobile payment solutions, developing security policies and supporting governance framework, performing IT risk assessment and audits, data privacy and mobile/web security reviews. Customers come from different industry sectors including banking and finance, insurance, telecommunications, transportation and utilities, manufacturing and higher education institutes.

He has been appointed as the adjunct professor for University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering, and serves in a number of cybersecurity professional bodies including the director of CSA Hong Kong and Macau Chapter and member of the Hong Kong Expert Group on Cloud Security and Privacy.

Henry has been teaching and lecturing on IT security and cybersecurity topics for 16 years, and has also conducted may security awareness trainings and workshops for the Government, public sector, multi-national corporations. In addition, he is frequently invited as a speaker, subject matter expert and panelist in many IT security and risk seminars in APAC region to share thought leadership and best practices related to cybersecurity.

What's going on

Program

24 Sep 2020 (Thu)

08:45

Registration

09:10

Welcome Remarks and Energy Booster

Become a Future-Ready Leader

09:25

Keynote #1
- Mr. Michael Leung, Group Chief Executive Officer, BOA International Financial Group

FinTech - Use Cases in Banking and The Wider Society

10:00

Power Panel #1
- Mr. Michael Chan, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Bowtie Life Insurance Company
- Dr. William Lo, Corporate Strategist | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist | Educationist
- Ms. Jennifer Tan, CEO, Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited
- Mr. Peter Yan, CEO, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

Moderator
- Dr. Dominic Chan, Associate Director, EMBA Programme, CUHK

The Future of Leadership: Entrepreneurship vs Intrapreneurship

10:50

Morning Break & Networking

Become a Transformational CXO in 2020

11:10

Keynote #2
- Mr. Anthony Lam, Head of Solution Architecture, Greater China Region, OutSystems
- Mr. Matthew Wu, Solution Architect, Greater China Region, OutSystems

Speed for Business Agility – Check the Ticks to your Enterprise Success

11:45

Power Panel #2
- Mr. Keith Chan, CFO, McDonald’s HK
- Mr. Andy Chun, Regional Director, Technology Innovation, Prudential Corporation Asia
- Mr. Martin Daffner, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Practices , Fung Group
- Mr. Ravel Lai, General Manager of Business Technology, Hysan Development Company Limited

Moderator
- Mr. Henry Ng, CISSP Master Trainer, KORNERSTONE Institute; Managing Director, Thales

CXO as Transformational Leader

12:30

Closing Remarks - End of Conference

Create a Future Proof Organization

12:45

Executive Luncheon (by invitation only)

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Who Should Attend?

The CXO Forum is a perfect event for the innovative business executives and decision makers. Whether you are involved in the digital transformation of your business, the management of a mountain of useful data or the defence of all sorts of information technology threats, you will find something useful at our event.

Take a look at the profile of delegates from our past events:

Job Titles

Business Management

  • CEO – Chief Executive Officer
  • CAO – Chief Administrative Officer
  • CFO – Chief Finance Officer
  • CHRO – Chief Human Resource Officer
  • CMO – Chief Marketing Officer
  • COO – Chief Operation Officer
  • CSO – Chief Sales Officer
  • CRO – Chief Risk Officer
  • Other C – Suite Executives

IT Management

  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
  • Chief Security Officer (CSO)
  • Head of IT
  • VP/AVP – IT
  • Director of IT 
  • Other Senior IT Management

Industry Segment

30% Finance, Banking, Investment, Insurance
10% Government, Public Services, Military
9% Manufacturing
9% Retail, Wholesale, Import/Export
7% Transportation
6% Business, Professionals, Consultants
5% Healthcare
5% Education
5% Media, Entertainment, F&B
4% IT
4% Telecommunications
6% Others

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