WiFA Spotlight Series

Nidhi Kush Shah, Leadership & Communications Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Entrepreneur, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, what gives her hope every day, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current...

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Clara Chiu, CEO, QReg Advisory Ltd, who shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, what gives her hope every day, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your...

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Siu Man Yee, Manager at HER Fund, who shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she supports female talent, what gives her hope every day, and much more  Tell us about...

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Ha Hocart, Regional Account Executive, World Wide Technology, who shares with WiFA who she admires, her experience with mentors, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, and much more. Tell us about...

Janine Payne, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of Women’s Health, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, who she admires, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position...

Polly Lee, audit leader, Deloitte Guangzhou, and member of the Women Leadership Committee in Southern Mainland China, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, how she supports female talent, what gives her hope every day, and much more...

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Karen So, General Counsel, OSL, who shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she supports female talent, what gives her hope every day, and much more Tell us about your background and the...

Lena Wong, Founder HK Momtrepreneurs and co-founder of Womentors, shares with WiFA how she overcame bias in her career, promotes diversity and gender equality, supports female talent, her experience with mentors, and much more. Tell us about your background and the...

Malavika Shanker, Head of Asia Listed Derivatives Execution & Platform Sales, Morgan Stanley, shares with WiFA who she admires, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, her experience with mentors, and much more. Tell us about your background and the...

AJ Bolduc, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Shares Trading, Goldman Sachs, who shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, and how she promotes diversity and gender equality. Mentors play an important role in the developments of many careers. If you...

Joëlle Dang-Jamet, former Chief Operating Officer, Global Finance and Risk Division Societe Generale Asia, who shares with WiFA her experience with volunteering, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope every day, and much more Tell us about...

Edwina Chau, Vice-President, Company Secretary and ESG of BC Group, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and gender equality, her experience with mentors, what gives her hope every day, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your...

Elizabeth Rowlinson, mental health counsellor and corporate wellness consultant shares with WiFA her experience with mentorship, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope, and much more.  Tell us about your background and the journey to...

Judy Kan, Executive Director, HER Fund, shares with WiFA her experience with mentorship, who she admires, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, and much more Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and organisation. Before I...

Alice Yan, Consultant, shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope every day, and much more Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and organization. When I...

Maaike Steinebach, General Manager for Visa Hong Kong & Macau, shares with WiFA her experience with supporting female talent, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope every day, and much more. Tell us about your background and the...

Ambra Debernardi, Director of Multinational Business and Broker Development, Group Corporate Solutions, AIA shares with WiFA what inspired her to choose her career path, her experience with mentors and volunteerism, who she admires, and much more. Tell us about...

Kate Michelson, Managing Director, Corporate Coaching Partners Asia, who shares with WiFA how she promotes female talent, what gives her hope, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and organization. I have lived and...

Kismet Singh, Planning Editor, Bloomberg TV Asia & Co-Lead, Bloomberg Women's Community, HK, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and equity, who she admires, and much more. Your background and journey to your current position and organization I am a...

Christine Cuthbert, Special Counsel in the Dispute Resolution Group, Baker McKenzie, shares with WiFA her route to becoming a lawyer, her inspirations, experience with mentorship, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position...

Yan Yan Li, Head of Legal & Governance at AIA Investment Management HK Ltd. shares with WiFA her experience with mentors, how she supports female talent, promotes diversity and gender equality, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your...

Nicole Lee, CFA, Vice President, BlackRock Global Product Group, shares with WiFA who she admires, her experience with mentors and volunteerism, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and organization.  Born and...

Alexandra Harnett, Senior Manager, People Sustainability, Group Office, AIA, shares with WiFA her experiences with volunteering, promoting diversity and gender equality, and what gives her hope every day. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current...

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Vajiha Jamil Parvez, Business Manager for COO APAC in Bank Julius Baer Singapore, who shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and gender equality, supports female talent, and what gives her hope every...

Joanne Miranda Assistant Manager, People Analytics (Data Analytics), Group Human Resources, AIA, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and equality, what gives her hope, and much more. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and...

Evelyn Teng, Executive Director and Deputy Head of Legal for North Asia at Julius Baer, who shares with WiFA the inspiration for her career, the person she admires most, and what gives her hope every day. 2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce...

Malika Beri, a banking professional at CitiBank, shares with WiFA her inspiration for joining her career path, who she admires, and her contribution to promoting gender diversity and equality Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and...

Candy Leung,  Asia Head of Julius Baer Academy, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors, how she supported female talent, and what gives her hope every day. Tell us about your background and the journey to your current position and organization.  In...

Gregory Thompson, Asia Co-Head Of Global Market Operations at Goldman Sachs, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his experience being a mentor, advice he would provide male colleagues to become an ally, and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself...

Ron Lee, Head of Private Wealth Management Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Mother’s Choice, a Hong Kong charity, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his experience being a mentor, advice he would provide male...

Tony Wood, Financial Services Partner Deloitte, shares with WiFA his experience with mentorship, advice to men to support their female colleagues, 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself  I am based in Hong Kong. I have worked in management consulting...

Lawrence Lam, Managing Director, Citibank Hong Kong Consumer Business Manager, shares with WiFA his motivation to be an ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself I manage the Citibank’s consumer business including retail...

Davey Liu, Director, Citibank Hong Kong Corporate Banking, shares with WiFA his motivation to be an ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. What motivates you to be an ally in the financial services industry? There are so many talented women...

1.Tell us about yourself (include your title and company name). My name is Praveen Choudhary and I am an equity research analyst and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. I was born and brought up in India where I got my engineering and MBA degree before moving to...

Amin Kassam, head of Bloomberg's Legal Department across APAC, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself.  I have been a lawyer for over 20 years and started my career in...

Paul Raben-Christensen, Regional Head of Leadership and Talent for Bloomberg LP, shares with WiFA his motivations to be a male ally, advice to others to become a male ally, and much more. Tell us about yourself. I have been living in Hong Kong for over three years now...

Joshua Wang, Managing Director, Risk,Goldman Sachs, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, advice for men to become a male ally, and much more. Tell us about yourselfI have been at Goldman Sachs for over 16 years and been...

Alexander Aitken, Partner, Finance, Herbert Smith Freehill, shares with WiFA his motivations to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself I am British by nationality but have lived here since 2008 so I consider...

Dennis Chow, Chairman of Deloitte China and the Deloitte China Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, shares with WiFA his thoughts on diversity, mentorship, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Please provide an example of how being an ally helped to unlock the...

Peter Mulberry, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley's Technology Division, shares with WiFA his motivations to be a male ally, how being an ally helped to unlock the power of diversity for his organization and much more. Tell us about yourself I am 62 years old and...

David Day, Managing Director and Head of North Asia of the Data & Analytics division of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), shares with WiFA his motivations to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. What motivates you to be...

Musheer Ahmed, Founder & Managing Director of Finstep Asia, a venture builder powering Asia’s next generation of Digital businesses, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, advice to others on being a male ally, and much...

Ronald Wong, executive coach, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself. I am an executive coach, working with executives on leading and managing their teams as well as...

Philipp Hanusch, Special Counsel, Baker McKenzie, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, advice to men to encourage them to be allies, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself.  Initially, I came to Hong Kong for a temporary six-month...

Oscar Vega, Financial Controller at OtterBox for the Asia Pacific Region in HK, shares with WiFA his views on mentoring women in finance, advice to his male counterparts so they can become an ally, and other thoughts. Tell us about yourself. As the Financial...

Steve Margitan, Product Specialist for BlackRock Alternative Advisors, the firm’s hedge fund solutions business, tells WiFA about his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, and much more. Tell us about yourself. I am originally from Seattle but moved...

Greg Solomon, an actuary who runs his own business, Eigengrey Consulting, shares with WiFA his motivation to be an ally, his role as a mentor, and advice for men so they can become a male ally.  1. Tell us about yourself I was born in South Africa, lived in...

Kaushik Banerjee, a Vice President at Morgan Stanley, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, and his mantras for 2021. 1.           Tell us about yourself I lead the Asia FX...

Scott Nagao, the Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific Active Investments at BlackRock and co-chair of BlackRock’s Women’s Network, share his thoughts with WiFA on his motivation to be a male ally, advice to his colleagues, and his 2021 mantra. Tell us about...

Jason Lui, Head of East Asia Strategy within the Global Markets division at BNP Paribas, shares with WiFA how he unlocked D&I on his team, his views on mentorship, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself  At BNP Paribas, my focus is looking...

Tegan Smyth is a Project Manager at Societe Generale and the Founder of Grassroots Future, a charitable institution that aims to build capacity among refugee-led initiatives through education, wellbeing and community outreach. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Tegan...

Amy Viklund is the Asia business development lead for financial institutions and TMT sectors at Freshfields. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview Amy Viklund discusses how she keeps her competitive edge, the importance of mentors, advice she would give her...

Stephanie Siu, a lawyer at eBrevia, a Donnelley Financial Solutions company, discusses how she stays on top of her professional game, her motivations during this past year, her passions, and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am a legaltech lawyer at...

Virginie Goethals is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at RUN Hong Kong. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her motivations, advice to her younger self, and how her organization has adapted during these challenging times. Tell us a little bit about...

Jennifer Wu, a commercial disputes lawyer at Pinsent Masons, is active on several committees involved with diversity and inclusion.  In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses the importance of mentorship, advice to her younger self, her 2021 mantra, and much more....

Pooja Dhyani, founder of LocalHood, a volunteer social venture. In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she talks about what motivated her to join the financial industry, coping with change, her 2021 mantra, her passions, and much more. What drew you to a career in finance? And...

Christine Chiu works on the IPO Vetting Team, Listing Division at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses her organization's promotion of diversity and inclusion, her motivations, and much more. Tell us a little bit...

Adelaide Chan works in the customer experience area in international banking. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview she tells us about her motivation, her 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself I joined an international bank as a Management...

Joëlle Dang is a proactive and hands on Chief Operating Officer with a breadth of business experience and cross functional expertise in structured finance, risk management, corporate governance, and a strong understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape and...

Anik Tremblay works at KPMG on the Banking Advisory team. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her motivations, her 2021 mantra, her passions, and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself  I am originally from Canada but I’ve been calling...

Lena Wong, CFA, is the Pre-Career Initiatives Lead at 100 Women in Finance. She is also the founder, Hong Kong Momtrepreneurs and co-founder, Womentors. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her motivations, the role of mentors in her life, and much...

Rachel Phillips works in the alternative investments team at KPMG and co-Chairs the Australian Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Committee. She is currently a Mentee in WiFA’s MMP 2021. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview she discusses her motivations, the...

Sindy Leung is Director, Community Affairs Manager Greater China at UBS. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her motivations this past year, how her company is continuing to prioritize diversity and gender equality, and much more. 1. Tell us a little...

Emily Chung is a  Partner at St. James's Place Management – Asia. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, the role of mentors in her life and much more.  1. Tell us a little bit about yourself My journey to...

Alexandra McGuigan is the Global Development Director at 100 Women in Finance. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses how she stays on top of her professional game, mentors throughout her career and much more. 1. How do you stay on top of your...

Silvie Vermoote is the Head of European Desk - Corporate Banking at KBC Bank & Verzekering. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her move to Hong Kong, her motivations this past year, and much more. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself My...

Alicia Lui is the founder of Women In Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE HK), a charitable institution registered in Hong Kong. WISE HK champions sports for women and girls by using sports as a tool for empowerment. She is also the Project Director of TrailWatch, a...

 Grace Fung is Partner of Baker McKenzie. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, proud moments in her career and much more. Aside from work, what are your other passions? 15 years ago, I started to look into the...

 Ivy Wong is Partner of Baker McKenzie. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, proud moments in her career and much more. 1.      Tell us a little bit about yourself I am a capital markets lawyer and my practice...

Nidhi Kush Shah is the founder and director of Alchemy Consulting. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses advice to her younger self, her mantra this year, and much more. Tell us a bit more about yourself. A few words that would describe me are...

Po Po G is a Board Member of HER Fund. In her Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career of gender equality, proud moments in her career, and much more. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am a public relations practitioner with over a...

Clare is Director of Government and Regulator Relations at CFA Institute, based in Hong Kong. This is a diverse role that enables me to work with many different types of finance and regulatory organisations on topics relating to education, skills and career-long...

Carol Szeto is the CEO at Save the Children Hong Kong. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her very interesting career path which includes positions in the business and for the past 12 years in the non-profit sector. 1. Tell us a little bit about...

Mei Ling Tse is the Financial Controller at Vigor Group Limited. Outside of work, Mei Ling is the Treasurer for WiFA and Suits for Success. During her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview, she discussed her motivations, advice to her younger self, and much more. 1....

Bonnie Ohri is the Project Director at the NGO OneSky and Board of Director of WiFA, arrived in Hong Kong in 2019. Previously, in Washington DC, Bonnie’s public service career focused on managing domestic and international health programs for marginalized communities....

Connie Au is the Director Marketing Specialist at Julius Baer. Outside of work, Connie is the WiFA Marketing Lead. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her career journey, how she stays competitive, her motivation, and much more. 1. Tell us a little...

Jenny Hsieh is Head of Asia Pacific of TradingHub. Outside of work, Jenny has been an active member at WiFA and is co-Chair of WiFA's Networking Committee since 2020. During her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series interview, Jenny discussed her motivations, advice to her...

Rebecca Sin is Head of Equities Products in Asia Pacific at a Fintech company. Outside of work, Rebecca is the co-Chair of WiFA’s Mentor Mentee Program (MMP), the Co-Chair of Asia’s Women in ETFs (WE), a mentor for the Fruits in Suits (FinS) Association in Hong Kong...

Queenie Siu is the Head of Greater China Liquidity Solutions Sales and APAC Hedge Funds coverage at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. During her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series, Queenie talks about her proud moment in her career, how she and Goldman Sachs continue to promote...

Shanice Siu is International Tax leader in the Southern Mainland of Deloitte China. During her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview, she discussed her motivations, advice to her younger self, and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am the International...

Sharon Leung-Pliner is the regional lead of the Global Consultants Relations business at Blackrock. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her journey to the financial sector, the role of mentors in her career, and much more. 1.   Tell us a little bit...

Isis Li is an auditor on the APAC Internal Audit team at BlackRock. In her 2021 WiFA Spotlight interview, Isis kindly shared with us how she keeps her competitive edge, advice to her younger self and much more. Tell us a little bit about yourself  I am currently an...

Beth Wright is Director and Senior Legal Counsel at Bank Julius Baer, and former co-Chair of WiFA. In the 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she reflects on proud moments in her career, advice to her younger self and much more. 1. Tell us about a proud moment for you in...

Garbo Cheung is the APAC Chief Compliance Officer at Citadel, and in her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses proud moments in her career, how she stays on top of her professional game and more. Tell us a little bit about yourself I currently serve as the...

Kristie Wong works at BlackRock as Vice President of Digital Marketing, Asia Pacific. In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, the roles of mentors in her career and more. 1.  Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m a...

Vippy Wong is APAC Consulting Lead at Refinitiv. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses the pandemic's effect on diversity, her 2021 mantra and much more. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I was born in Hong Kong but spent much of my life in...

Winnie Khatter is Head of Market Structure, Execution Consulting at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her evolving view of a career in finance, her "personal board of directors" and much more. Tell us a little bit...

Emma Newman is Head of Business Development at Veridate Financial. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her opportunity to move to Hong Kong, her 2020 motivations, and much more. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself  I am an English expat who...

Vivian Jiang is Deloitte’s Asia Pacific Clients & Industries Leader, and in her Spotlight Series Interview, she tells us about what drew her to a career in finance, mentors in her career and more. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am a happy wife and a proud...

Anita Ngai is the Regional Head of Compliance Regulations Management at Citibank. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, Antia shares what Citi's promotion of diversity and inclusion, her motivations and more. 1.Tell us a little bit about yourself I am the Regional...

Julia Tsai is an Analyst, Surveyor Capital at Citadel. During her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, the roles of mentors in her career and more. Tell us a little bit about yourself.  I am Taiwanese (my last name is a...

Diana Song, Head of Regional Banks and Brokers (Sales) and Co-Chair of Bloomberg Abilities Community in Hong Kong. In her interview, she discusses how she stays motivated, the importance of mentors, the advice she would give to her younger self. 1. Tell us a little...

Jojo Fan is a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. In her interview, she discusses advice she would give to her younger self and making Partner amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I was born and raised in Hong Kong, and am local Hong...

Corliss Ruggles is the Managing Director - Head of Communications and Human Resources at ASIFMA. In her Spotlight Series Interview, she talks about her diverse career in communications, her journey in finance, and exciting personal projects. 1.  Tell us a little...

Maggy Chan is the Head of Human Resources, Asia for Brown Brothers Harriman. Read about her motivations and her advice for her younger self in her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in a very traditional Chinese...

Jennifer Kwong is the APAC Human Resources Director at the CFA Institute. In her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, motivations during this past year, and more. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I am the...

Rosalind Chin is Senior International Producer at Bloomberg TV. In her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her career mentors, advice to her younger self, the importance of diversity and inclusion during the COVID-19 Pandemic and more. 1. Tell us a...

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m an American lawyer who has been living in Hong Kong for the past fifteen years.  I started out in private practice on the corporate team at an international law firm, focusing on securities and M&A matters.  I first began...

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am originally from Sichuan, China. I love a life of adventure and of new challenges. During the past 17 years, I have worked in many industries: Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Corporate Training, and...

What is your current role, and your connection with WiFA? I am the Founder and CEO of keepwith, a company that teaches networking to companies, organizations and conferences worldwide. Last Spring, I delivered two networking education sessions for WiFA - one to...