Dr. Peter G. Zhang is currently a member of CBIRC (China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission) Shanghai Preparatory Office. He started to work at China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) as the deputy director of the Innovation Supervision and Cooperation Department in 2005, and re-allocated to Shanghai Office as deputy director general from 2007 to 2016. Prior to this, He joined Shanghai Futures Exchange in 2003 as chief financial engineering advisor and senior director of the Research and Development Centre. He served as manager and vice president in various financial institutions such as Standard & Poor’s of the United States, Union Bank of Switzerland and as head office of the Chemical Bank in New York. After working for Chase Manhattan Bank in Tokyo as vice president, he broadened his expertise to financial and security laws at Harvard Law School. He is an experienced financial expert with many articles and books published in both English and Chinese, including Barings Bankruptcy and Financial Derivatives (1995), Exotic Options – A Guide to 2nd Generation Options.

Dr. Harley Seyedin is currently the president of Allelon Energy Partners. Allelon Energy Partners is involved in the development, construction and operation of new energy and power projects internationally. Harley is also president of American Chamber of Commerce in South China. He won the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award alongside Elon Musk. The selection was made by an independent committee of Nobel Prize winners in Peace and Economics to confer to exceptional individuals who are ethically and responsibly creating value for both business and society. He was nominated and subsequently shortlisted by the Nobel Committee for consideration for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. From 2010 to 2018 Harley served as Vice Chairman for U.S.-China Economic and Trade Policy of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce. In August 2018, he was appointed as the Special Advisor to Chairman at President George H. W. Bush China-U.S. Relations Foundation.

Professor Chiu is currently teaching at the Shanghai Advanced Institution of Finance (SAIF). Before joining the faculty in 2015, Professor Chiu taught at California State University in the U.S. and National Central University in Taiwan. Her main expertise and focus are impact investing, sustainable investment, finance ethics, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility for the financial sector. Prof. Chiu has authored and edited books in corporate governance, corporate finance, and business ethics, and published articles in the field of microfinance and corporate social responsibility in the “Journal of Business Ethics”. In addition, she has developed a CSR database for Taiwan, which is the first in emerging markets and serves as a baseline case.

Ms. Zhao is the current general manager of Shanghai Wealth Management Center, CITIC Trust with 22 years working experience in the financial industry, including 15 years in wealth management and asset management. She is a certified financial planner (CFP), an executive financial planner (EFP), as well as a qualified financial engineer. She also holds the role as a senior economic commentator of China Business Network Co. Ltd (CBN), China’s largest and most influential financial media, and East Finance and Economics. She participated in the writing of “The Actual Experience of the Finance Hunter: Asset Management, Capital Allocation and Resource Integration” compiled by the “Trust for Fortune” under their think tank series, which is one of the best-seller series within its category.

A social entrepreneur and innovator, Amy Tucker co-founded Sparrow, a U.S. mobile services and platform company, and invented the company’s buy-one-give-one mobile model. In addition, Tucker served as a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Technology Advisor via the Technology Partner Network. With a creative technology career spanning over 20 years, Tucker’s passion is creating solutions that further global sustainability.

An artist and inventor, Tucker specializes in emerging technologies and was recognized as a technology leader by the Global Fund for Women. Previously, Tucker helped establish and grow one of the earliest interactive agencies, Fusion Interactive. In 2005, she created and later sold Xeko, a multimedia children's game designed to raise awareness for endangered animals, teach STEM skills, and fund global conservation. Prior to co-founding Sparrow, she collaborated with Telecom for Good and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to launch a workforce development initiative based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, leveraging the Internet to connect local residents with worldwide job opportunities and jump start Silicon Island.

Steven Zhang is currently the chief economist and head of research at Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities. Prior to this, he was senior economist of UBS, China economist of Morgan Stanley (Asia), and assistant economist at International Monetary Fund (IMF). Steven has deep insights and thorough understanding in large financial institutions in China. He was engaged in the research of ICBC and ABC’s Hong Kong IPO when working at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse respectively. He is an active columnist for many mainstream media including Caixin, Caijing, China Securities Journal, FT Chinese, Reuters, and interviewed by CCTV, Phoenix Financial, CBN and Bloomberg.

Li Shuang is one of the partners of Beijing Dentons Law Firm. She has been serving the Family Office Team in Beijing Headquarters of Dentons Law Firm for over six years. Li has been devoting herself to the research and practice of risk management and inheritance of wealth of Chinese high net worth individuals (HNWIs). She has made a deep research on the effect of comprehensive wealth management tools, such as law, taxation, life insurance, private trust, immigration, financial investments, risk management and inheritance of private wealth. Li’s specialty is designing family wealth inheritance plans for Chinese high net worth individuals and families. She has helped well-known Chinese entrepreneurs and family offices by successfully designing and implementing family inheritance plans in numerous occasions.

Tang Ning founded CreditEase in 2006, as China’s first marketplace leading company, and over the past decade, the company has developed into one of the leading Fintech company in China, specializing in small business and consumer lending, as well as wealth management for China’s rapidly growing mass affluent and high net worth investors. Under Mr. Tang’s leadership, CreditEase has expanded its nationwide network to 267 cities and rural areas in 20 provinces across China, as well as establishing international footprint in Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, Europe and North America.

Dr. Gaeta has been a banking consultant for around 25 years, and is one of Asia’s leading banking consultants and risk control experts. He has advised and served many of the leading financial services organisations across Asia and close to half of the top 100 banks worldwide. He specialises in developing and implementing analytical solutions for complex strategic issues in financial services-related industries undergoing significant change or being exposed to intricate risk issues.

Dr. Gaeta has published around 20 articles on banking and financial services and several books, notably “Frontiers in Credit Risk” and “Opportunities in Emerging Markets”. He is also a regular speaker on the international conference circuit, and a Guest Lecturer at several universities.

Pan Xilong is an associate professor at the Chinese Finance Research Institute of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and a corporate governance coach at the International Finance Corporation. With more than 30 years working experience in financial education, he teaches all aspects of finance and is a frequent speaker at international seminars. His expertise is in designing financial products and in planning investment projects with a variety of financial tools, as well as offering comprehensive financial plans and investment advice to both enterprises and individuals. Pan is the author of“Fixed-Income Instrument Analysis”, “Study on the System of Catastrophe Compensation Fund” and other books.

Founder of The Asian Banker, the most respected provider of consulting and intelligence in the financial services industry in the Asia Pacific region and other emerging markets. Mr. Daniel has led it to become a combination of leading industry research, publication and consulting house, with a strong reputation worldwide.

Boon Ping manages The Asian Banker publication business and engages practitioners, customers, partners and the media on critical issues that impact the industry. He has more than 21 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, specializing in strategic branding, marketing communications and consumer insight. Prior to The Asian Banker, he was at United Overseas Bank (UOB), covering Singapore and key markets in the region, such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.