Chairman
Legislative Council Member - Industrial (Second)
Hon Jimmy NG Wing Ka
BBS, JP
Honourable Jimmy NG Wing-ka is a member of the 6th Legislative Council who represents the Industrial (Second) Functional Constituency (2016 – 2021) and a legal practitioner. He also serves as a Council Member of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Council Member and Member of Court of the University of Hong Kong.
Besides being the Chairman of Hong Kong-Taiwan Business Co-operation Committee (BCC) and the Chairman of the Passport Appeal Board, HKSAR, Hon. NG serves as a member of the Competition Commission, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Election Committee, Vice-chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC), Non-Executive Director of Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority as well as Non-Executive Director of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC).
At the same time, Hon. NG is also a member of the Chongqing Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a Standing Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the China Association for Promoting the Peaceful Reunification of China Limited. He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Yanchang Petroleum International Limited, MTR Corporation Limited and Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited. Besides, He is a Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Friends of Maotai.
Members
Partner, Kwok Yih & Chan
Mr. Conrad Chan Che Chung
Mr. Conrad Chan is a practising lawyer in Hong Kong and is one of the founding partners of Kwok Yih & Chan. He is a corporate and M&A lawyer specialising in M&As and takeovers, private equity transactions, IPOs and capital markets fund raisings and securities regulatory investigations. Over the years, Conrad has been involved in advising clients in many different industry segments locally and globally, including the Mainland China. He has been named as a leading lawyer on many occasions by IFLR1000, Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global.
Conrad is currently a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and of the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Listing Review Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Deputy Tribunal Convenor of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel and a member of Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Venture Partner, Sequoia Capital China Fund
MR. HERBERT CHIA PUN KOK
JP
Herbert is currently Venture Partner of Sequoia Capital China Fund. With over 10 years of experience in data strategy and analytics, he has formed his own unique way of data-thinking and data-management, and has original insights in the future of big data. He has led Alibaba’s data team to make a series of significant achievements in the practical field of big data, including establishing a business and decision-making analytics framework for Alibaba Group’s business groups, developing intelligent data products, creating an operation team which contributes to the datamation of the group, successfully launching the public and proprietary Data Asset Management systems, and releasing the Data Protection Pact and so on.
Herbert was the leader of the Alibaba’s data team in 2014 which was named China’s Best Information Technology Team by Top CIO 2014. He was also rated as one of the Ten Most Influential Big Data Entrepreneurs in China by the State Information Center in 2017.
Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry*
Mr.Eddie Mak Tak Wai
JP
Mr. Eddie MAK is the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Eddie joined the Administrative Service in 1991 and has served in a number of policy bureaux and departments, including the former Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau, the Civil Service Bureau, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Washington and the Post Office. He was Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA from July 2018 to September 2021, and served as Director, Celebrations Coordination Office from January to July 2022.
*Appointed on an ex-officio basis
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. Dennis HO Chiu Ping
Dennis is the Partner of PwC. He has over 29 years extensive experience in providing assurance and transaction-related services as well as in assisting companies in preparing for listing in Hong Kong, Singapore and other stock exchanges. Dennis is frequently involved in advising and assisting local, mainland-based and multinational companies on corporate restructuring, transactions, mergers and acquisitions.
Dennis has been promoting the development of accounting profession in Hong Kong. He was the President of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2015 and he actively participates in many professional committees and statutory bodies of the Government of HKSAR. He is a member of Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Appeal Board, Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme Vetting Committee and a director of Urban Renewal Fund. He is appointed by Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China as the Hong Kong Accounting Advisor and is a member of Election Committee of HKSAR. He was awarded as Outstanding PolyU Alumni in 2017 and serves on a number of advisory boards of universities in Hong Kong.
President, Caritas Institute of Higher Education and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
Dr. Kim MAK Kin Wah
BBS, JP
Kim is currently President of Caritas Institute of Higher Education and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers, leading the mission towards establishing St. Francis University. Kim holds the degrees of Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Cambridge University, MBA from City University London, and Bachelor of Engineering (1st Class Honours) from University of Western Australia. Kim also holds the professional qualifications of Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology.
Kim won the Director of the Year Awards of the Institute of Directors in two consecutive years. He has a combination of success in establishing strategies and business models for corporations and NGOs, working with government, legislators and the media, and leading major projects in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Active in community services, Kim has been awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star, and is a Justice of Peace