Jo is a partner and director of HFL Advisors Limited, a governance and sound practice hedge fund advisory platform based in Hong Kong and works as an independent director for funds.

She commenced her professional career as a Chartered Accountant in Australia before moving into stockbroking. Jo has spent the last twenty-five years here and held senior leadership roles in investment banking, asset management and industry associations.

Prior to her position as Chair, Jo served as co-chair of the Chamber’s Finance, Legal and Tax Committee, Interim Chief Executive and then Treasurer.

Lei Yu was appointed the Chief Executive Officer for North Asia and regional head of distribution at QBE Asia in December 2018. In this role, Lei is responsible for leading business operations in Hong Kong, Macau and China, and developing distribution and partnership strategies to accelerate the company’s growth in Asia.

Lei is a dynamic leader with more than 20 years of diverse experience in the global insurance and risk management industry, and a strong track record of driving profitable growth. Throughout her career, she has worked in global insurance hubs such as New York, Sydney, Singapore, and Shanghai, with different executive leadership positions. Prior to joining QBE, Lei was Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Hong Kong and Macau, an International Insurance Broker, where she oversaw the strategic business planning and execution across sales, insurance broking, risk consulting, finance and operations.

Lei is a prominent leader in the global finance and insurance industries, serving as a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) and the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF).
Globally recognised for her insurance expertise, she has been featured as one of the Best Insurance Professionals and Brokers Worldwide (Global 100) awarded by Insurance Business. She has also been recognised on the Elite Women lists by Insurance Business Asia in 2021 and 2024.

Lei currently serves on the Board of Pacific Basin Economic Council, supporting business sustainability across the Asia Pacific region; and was a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road Committee from 2017 to 2019, which promotes Hong Kong’s position as the global Professional Service Hub.

Lei holds an MBA from the Fordham University Business School of Administration and was a Scholar of Quality Management at the Deming Institute.

Charlie Butcher joined HSBC as Managing Director, and Head - Group Public Affairs, Asia Pacific, in December 2021. He brings over 20 years of experience in politics, consulting and in-house public affairs roles in the US and Asia.

Group Public Affairs is a team of more than 30 professionals based in London, Washington DC, Brussels and Hong Kong. The team works with other functions, country teams and the bank’s leadership to drive advocacy around HSBC’s priorities. The bank engages government and other stakeholders in priority policy areas - digital assets and data governance, sustainable finance, trade and investment, and financial crime.

Prior to joining HSBC, Charlie worked in regional public affairs roles for multinational companies in pharmaceuticals (Merck, GlaxoSmithKline), fast-moving consumer goods (Estee Lauder), and agrichemicals (Syngenta). In these roles, he held responsibilities for government relations, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and media relations. He served for two years in a global advocacy role at Merck, based in the global headquarters in New Jersey.

Charlie started his career during the 1990s as a political advisor in Sydney, Australia, working on local, state and federal election campaigns, and in the offices of Shadow Ministers and Opposition Leaders.

Charlie later transitioned to the private sector with international public affairs consulting firm, Burson-Marsteller, providing issues management support to corporate and government clients across Asia, before moving to in-house roles.

Charlie has lived and worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.

Damien Ryan is a highly regarded corporate advisor with a focus on managing reputation and complex issues across Asia-Pacific.

Damien delivers counsel to CEOs, boards and management on matters related to geopolitics and cyber-attacks through to governance and DE&I. He is skilled at narrative development and stakeholder engagement, including at times of crisis, and during transactions such as M&A and restructuring. He is passionate about developing authentic leadership, defining purpose and creating a values-based culture.

Damien was previously CEO of Teneo’s Strategy & Communication business in APAC. The company Damien founded was acquired by Teneo in 2017, which included offices and talent around the APAC region. He transitioned into consulting from journalism, where he was a senior reporter and anchor with Bloomberg News. He interviewed many of the business world’s highest profile leaders. Damien also regularly covered leading business events from the IMF and OPEC to the World Economic Forum.

Damien has lived and worked in Asia and Europe for more than two decades. He’s originally from Australia and resides in Brisbane with his family. He’s a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Enda is an Asset Management specialist and has over 18 years’ experience in investment banking and asset management.

Enda has been with Asset Management since its inception and has extensive experience of the SIV program as well as significant asset management experience in the real estate, private equity and other sectors
He has worked in the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program since its inception and regularly presents at industry events and webinars on the topic of the SIV. He also sits on the SIV sub-committee of the Financial Services Council (FSC)

Enda has previously worked for Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie Bank and ING Real Estate Investment Management in London and Sydney.

Enda has a first-class honours degree in Business Studies and French (majoring in Economics and Finance).