Rong Bing is mainly in charge of the strategy formulation, product research and development as well as the post investment management of CreditEase Wealth Management’s Fund of Funds product in the capital market. Since joining the security business, he has accumulated more than 25 years of experience in security, wealth management and capital management.

Joshua Xiang has over 20 years of experience in the software, networking and internet industry. He currently works as the chief technology officer and senior vice president at CreditEase, a global fintech leader where he leads its system development and technology innovation using artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing technologies.

Keith Ng is an international executive with integrated banking and technology experience. Currently, he works for Ping An Bank as a retail chief financial officer. In addition to his financial management responsibilities, Ng is also taking part in the bank’s digital transformation efforts. Prior to joining Ping An Bank, he worked for Banco Santander for nearly a decade, where his last role was the head of strategy and innovation. His past working experiences include strategic mergers and acquisitions, corporate transformation, technology consulting and startup advisory.

Johnny Mortimer Hendry is the co-founder of UBIQ Cyber Ltd, a sophisticated cybersecurity made accessible and affordable to business owners. He served in the British Army and was on the frontline, facing both physical and cyber threats to coalition forces while in the service of the UK Special Forces Support Group. He developed new strategies to target, track and neutralise threats and was awarded by HM The Queen for his work in Afghanistan. His career in cybersecurity started through a British Army Scholarship with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Hendry and other former employees working for different organisations within the British government (GCHQ, MI5, MOD, CIA) started UBIQ in 2018. Prior to that, he was in investment banking where he worked for Morgan Stanley and Barclays in their Institutional Equities Division.

Zhang Xinbo, with over one decade of experience in software and internet development, joined Tongdun Technology in 2013 as a co-founder. In 2009, Zhang joined the international trade risk control and anti- fraud team of Alibaba at its initial stage. And, from 2009 to 2011, he was involved in the whole process of the construction of risk control and anti-fraud system in international stations. For his prominent performance, he was promoted as the technology expert responsible for the construction of the whole business to business risk control and anti-fraud system as well as the unified risk control platform building for the group. Zhang gained four patents for inventions and utility models while he was co-founding a short-message search company.

Lawrence Lu is responsible for Tongdun’s global market. He started the Tongdun global business from scratch in 2018, and managed to establish the business in twelve countries across three continents. Under his leadership, Tongdun won many contracts with top players in various industries and sectors, like banking, consumer finance, microfinance and e-commerce, especially in Asia. Lu has more than 20 years of professional experience in accounting management, business development, strategic alliance, ecosystem development, channel management, solution selling and more in various industries, such as finance, education, government, telecom and healthcare.

Zhu Baifan is the general manager of strategy and cooperation department at Du Xiaoman Financial. He is currently in charge of establishing and maintaining partner ecosystems, financial technology research, partners’ cooperation, and structure finance. Zhu has been working in the financial technology industry for almost 20 years. He is also a member of the board of supervisors at the Payment and Clearing Association of Beijing.

Wellington Liu currently works for Xiao-i Robot Technology as the head of its global public affairs. Prior to his current position, he served as the head of public affairs and communications at Huawei Technologies Philippines in Manila, responsible for public policy research, government relations and trade compliance. Before serving for private enterprises, he had over 10 years of working experience with the Chinese government in customs authority and foreign services. From 2012 to 2014, Liu also did consultancy for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Singapore and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok on trade facilitation projects.

Jupiter Zheng is the research director of HashKey Capital. He accumulated profound knowledge about overseas financial markets while he was the chief analyst at Zhongtai International and BOCOM International. Prior to HashKey Capital, he was in charge of the fintech department of Zhongtai International, leading systematic research in blockchain and digital assets management in research publications. Zheng is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds Responsible Officer (RO) qualification in Hong Kong.

Daniel Zhao is responsible for the Automobile and Industrial Application Division of Shanghai Wanxiang Blockchain Inc. He has over 10 years of experience in the automotive industry, particularly in research and development and supply chain management. After joining the Wanxiang team in 2017, Zhao becomes mainly engaged in the application and exploration of blockchain technology in supply chain, finance, trade, new retail, new manufacturing and other industries. He also leads the product design and launch.

Du Yu is the vice general manager of Wanxiang Blockchain Inc. and the general director of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs. Prior to joining Wanxiang Blockchain, he worked in H3C for several years, which helped him to have a proven track record in research and development in the communications industry. Du also works as the under secretary general of China Blockchain Technology and Industrial Development Forum. He also co-founded ChinaLedger to promote the use of distributed ledger technology.

Wei Jianpeng is in charge of 51 Credit Card’s board office and capital market affairs. He served as the chief financial officer and executive general manager at China Innovation Capital Management Limited before he joined 51 Credit Card. Prior to this, he held various positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers China, including the senior manager position in the Audit Department. In 2015, Wei was recognised as a certified public accountant by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Zhao Ke works as the chief financial officer at 51 Credit Card. He held various positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including the senior manager position in the Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services Department. He accumulated more than 10 years of experience in research and operations while he was solving listing problems for different types of enterprises, both domestic and overseas. He also has deep understanding and insight of the capital market. Zhao was recognised as a certified public accountant by both the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Matt Dooley, a well respected authority on banking innovation will be the chairman of this tour. He is the founder and director of Connected Thinking, providing digital strategy, marketing, and training to banks. Dooley is a member of the Next Bank team with over 20 years international experience driving change at two of the world’s leading banks, across three continents. He was global head of Internet strategy and head of digital experience for the global commercial banking division in HSBC. He pioneered HSBC’s global Internet design standards as a result of establishing the first Internet banking platform back in 2000. Dooley stays abreast of the latest trends in mobile and virtual technology as well as social media and is instrumental in helping participants develop their own personal disciplines in handling these areas.

Renier Lemmens is a Venture Partner with DN Capital focusing on Fintech. He currently also serves as Chairman of TransferGo, Divido, Mojo Mortgages, and Hostmaker. He is a non executive director at Arion Bank and Senior Advisor and Professor of Fintech and innovation at the London Institute of banking and finance. He recently served as board member of Revolut. In the past, Renier served as CEO of PayPal EMEA and member of its global executive team. He was COO of Barclays International Retail and Commercial Banking. Renier was an officer of GE Capital where he served as Chairman and CEO of Budapest Bank, and SVP Business Development for the Americas. Renier was a partner with McKinsey & Company in London, New Delhi, and San Francisco.

Nick Slater is an avid tech entrepreneur. He co-founded Dibbz and bootstrapped the company up to the leading field of reward-based advertising, managing client relationship and raising investment. Nick has a Masters in Technology Entrepreneurship using his knowledge to help London’s start-up scene at Capital Enterprise. Also currently as a Board Observer of Astroscreen, Nick is conversant in machine learning and disinformation analysis to detect social media manipulation.

Founder and partner at the London Co-Investment Fund, John Spindler is also CEO of Capital Enterprise and an angel investor at UXCam focused on London based “game changing” businesses. The latest portfolio under his charge as co-founder of AI Seed is the source of investment and support for the UK’s AI & machine learning start-ups. John has over 19 years of activity in the field of consultancy and financial technology.

Diana Avila leads the team that expands TransferWise’s operations internationally, working with financial partners and regulators as Global Head of Banking. Prior to that she expanded TransferWise to Latin America and created a network of infrastructure and financial partners while at International Project Finance Association. As a lawyer trained and practicing finance and banking law, Diana has a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks but is not afraid to break barriers for innovation.

Uttiyo is the Head of Strategy & Innovation for HSBC UK Digital Bank and leads the Open Banking & PSD2 Commercialisation team. Previously he was the Head of Everyday Banking for HSBCs retail bank in the UK. Prior to this, Dasgupta spent the past 13 years at HSBC, across numerous roles from Group Head of Analytics in wholesale banking, Product Pricing and Analytics, Head of Credit Risk and as Chief Risk Officer of the UK and European retail bank.
Before joining HSBC, Dasgupta worked across 7 different countries in Asia and Middle East in customer facing Corporate and Retail Banking executive roles at Standard Chartered Bank.

Dan Benham is CEO of Tendo solutions which delivers a range of intelligence-based security services. These include worldwide investigations, due diligence (KYC, KYS, CDD, EDD, AML, CFT, BS7858 security screening), horizon scanning, forensics, regulatory compliance, pre-litigation research, vulnerability and threat horizon scanning, and training solutions. He began working in security in 1990 as an investigation operative. Then, in 1992 joined the Metropolitan Police and eventually specialised in intelligence within CID. On becoming an intelligence analyst, he undertook analytical and forensics training, and worked alongside forensics, proactive and reactive police colleagues. Additionally, he liaised with external law enforcement colleagues and other agencies. Dan was attached to the senior management team (SMT), which he briefed on matters of strategic as well as tactical intelligence analysis. He went on to represent the Metropolitan Police in a specialist UK-wide forensics project coordinated by the Home Office.

Jodi Yang joined Balderton as Head of Investor Relations in 2018. She was previously a partner at B Capital, a global venture capital firm started by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Prior to B Capital, she was a founding partner of Gratia Capital, a spin-out of Canyon Capital, the $25 billion hedge fund. Yang was an entrepreneur, co-founding Novo Holdings in Shanghai, which was ultimately purchased by KKR.

As the formal Head of Fintech Partnerships & Strategy, Kaushalya Somasundaram leads the partnership and corporate venturing for HSBC’s core businesses including Global Liquidity and Cash Management, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, Custody and Global Markets. She has led HSBC investments in Fintech companies of strategic importance and the bank’s forays into the world of distributed ledgers. Kaushalya has held a variety of senior roles across HSBC including Strategy & Planning, Corporate Development and Group Audit. Kaushalya has also been recognised in the Brummell’s 2016 list of the most inspirational women innovators in London.

Diana Biggs is Global Head of Innovation for HSBC Private Banking. In this role, she leads on the development and management of the GPB innovation process, bringing emerging Fintech trends to GPB and the establishment of an innovation pipeline to incubate and test new ideas. Prior to joining GPB, she was Head of Digital Innovation, UK & Europe for RBWM, where she led work across fintech partnerships and pilots, innovation knowledge sharing and capabilities building, and the exploration of emerging technologies. In addition to her role at HSBC, she is Head Tutor for University of Oxford Said Business School’s Blockchain Strategy Programme, a Board Member of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) and WEF Digital Leaders of Europe and a member of the EU Commission’s Blockchain Observatory Use Case Working Group. Previously, Diana worked across technology and financial services, both as an advisor and with roles including Vice President of Growth and Partnerships for Uphold.com, Chief Strategy Officer of Soko, and a Management Consultant with Oliver Wyman Financial Services.

Chris Michael is an experienced industry expert in building cross functional teams, technology platforms and digital products for global brands. He is currently leading development of the UK Open Banking Standard, including creation of the collaboration and governance model which covers both regulatory compliance and commercial requirements. Chris is a strategic innovator and founder of Ozone, a fintech providing PSD2/Open API technology solutions and advisory services to banks, third parties and regulators in UK, Europe and Globally.
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Ali has more than 15 years experience in tech engineering, and has worked in payment for the past eight years, most recently at PayPal and Wonga prior to joining Yoyo in 2017.

Sean is Oak North’s Chief Information Officer, based in London. As one of the first commercial engineers at Palantir Technologies in Europe, he led trader oversight partnerships with large financial institutions, particularly Credit Suisse, which led to being co-head of the JV called Signac. Before Palantir, Sean was a strategist at Goldman Sachs for 8 years, working in a number of areas including equities, fixed income and algorithmic trading. Sean has worked with cloud and distributed computation technologies for 16 years, from setting up the first compute farm at GS to being a full cloud-based SaaS solution provider at ACORN.