CPA Congress Speaker Biographies

CPA Congress Speaker Biographies

Panel discussion 4 - Moderator

    Eric Ng Chief Strategy Officer of KOS International Holdings Limited (8042.HK) Biography   Eric is the Chief Strategy Officer of KOS International Holdings Limited (8042.HK), leading the development and execution of corporate strategy to spur growth and sharpen business performance for the group. Being an expert in finance, operation and law, Eric is skilled in strategic planning, managerial finance, and investment analysis. Eric has served leading roles in professional firms, venture capital and listed companies including Deloitte, Macquarie Group and Soul Capital. Eric holds a Master of Laws degree focused on Corporate and Financial Law, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree focused on Finance. Eric is a practising fellow member of HKICPA, member of ACCA and CPA Australia.    
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Panel discussion 4 - Panellist

    Christine Tsang Board Vice-Chair, The Women’s Foundation Biography   Christine Tsang is the Head of Operational Risk Control for Investment Bank APAC at UBS. Her career has focused on internal controls, operational risk and risk governance, with audit and consulting experience from Big 4 Accounting firm and second line of defence risk roles in various banks.    Christine is passionate about social, diversity and environmental causes and has been Chair of CSR and gender diversity committees in several of her previous employers, she is currently a business captain representing her department with UBS’s Community Impact. She has been the board director of The Women’s Foundation since 2019, previously Honorary Treasurer and is currently the Vice Chair.    Christine was recently the Regional Councilor representing Asia for Chartered Accountant of Australia and New Zealand (‘CA ANZ’) in 2022, Chair of the HK Council in 2015, and currently honorary advisor and board director of CA ANZ HK. She has been a FCA since 2015.     
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Panel discussion 4 - Panellist

    Francis Ngai Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk) Biography   Mr. Francis Ngai is the Founder of Social Ventures Hong Kong. As an Impact Designer for cities of the future, he has founded and incubated hundreds of social innovation projects since 2007, with a portfolio that spans Hong Kong's first venture philanthropy fund, notable social start-ups, and next generation impact talent programmes.   In order to empower NewUrban movements like "Purpose Business & Start-up",  "Exponential Philanthropy",  "Impact Storytelling" and more, Francis founded SONOVA and COSMOS with co-partners within SVhk.   Francis was recognised as Honorary Fellow of the City University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong. He was one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.   As a vegetarian ultra-runner, Francis completed the 250-km Gobi March of the 4 Deserts race series and in 2013 became the first Hong Kong runner to finish the North Pole Marathon.    
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Panel discussion 4 - Panellist

    譚天心 GROWDynamics Talent Development的創辦人及高級總監 Biography   譚天心是GROWDynamics Talent Development的創辦人及高級總監,她曾任澳洲第一書商Dymocks的香港總經理,之前並負責將迪士尼频道和雅虎!帶入亞洲市場。在GROWDynamics,她致力為國際人才在人工智能數字化時代建立人力、社會和文化資本,並融入ESG策略。她亦活躍於社區工作,服務非政府组織並指導年輕一代在這個錯綜複雜的世界環境中茁壯成長。   她擁有台灣東吳大學英國文學學士和蘇格蘭 Heriot-Watt University 愛丁堡商学院MBA碩士學位。作為一位多元文化的女性企業家,她熱愛香港那份充满活力和多樣性的文化。她相信自己的本份正是幫助不同背景的人才以真誠合作的精神共同工作以創建未來。    
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Panel discussion 4 - Panellist

    Melissa Lau Director of Robert Half and the Hong Kong lead of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Biography   As one of the founding members of the Robert Half Hong Kong’s Financial Services Team, Melissa has over 15 years of experience in the industry.   She has established herself as a leader in the field, renowned for her expertise in talent acquisition, staff development, and strategic planning, earning a reputation as a trusted partner to many of the market’s leading organizations.   In addition to her role as Director, Melissa is also an active member of the firm's DEI committee, leveraging her expertise in recruitment and her passion to promoting inclusivity in the workplace. Melissa collaborates closely with regional committee members to develop and implement DEI initiatives aimed at fostering a diverse and inclusive culture within the firm.   Currently, Melissa manages the Technology and Financial Services Operations team, which specializes in Trade Support, Fund Ops, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Projects, Business Transformation, Data and Cyber Security across all sectors.    
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