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2023 Program

Sustainable Finance initiative's inaugural Asian Family Impact Summit 2023.

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Convening Asia's leading family offices, modern wealth owners and professionals in the impact space, to explore ways to accelerate the impact investing movement.

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Asia Society, Hong Kong

The Summit

One day, invitation only, live event for Asia’s Impact Leaders with showcases, panels discussions, workshops and breakout groups. Intimate, relaxed, authentic.

May

Full day

Networking

Lunch, Sunset Lounge Summit Drinks

Who? 

Invitation only.  Asia's leading family offices and modern wealth owners in the impact space.  

9:00 - 9:30 

Coffee & Reception

9:30 - 9:50 

Opening with Summit MCs

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Alvin Li

ANF Family Office

Head of Impact

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Christine Yu

Sustainable Finance initiative

Head of Innovation

The Purpose of Capital

Why us? Why now? Starting our journey of reflection & exploration in a uniquely Asian context, with the Tale of Evolution. What’s our collective vision for Asia’s impact investing movement?

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Katy Yung

Sustainable Finance initiative

Managing Partner

Annie Chen-Chair-RS Group

Annie Chen

Founder and Chair

RS Group

9:50 - 10:00 

2 Degrees of Separation

10:00 - 10:35 

Impact Pioneer Showcase

Fireside chat featuring two pioneers in one family to candidly share their story - from guiding mission & heritage factors to new directions and failed experiments, plus the cultural nuances to Asian family leadership.

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Amy Lo

Co-Head Wealth Management Asia 

UBS Global Wealth Management

Karen Cheung, Trustee _ Chief Strategist, The D.H Chen Foundation

Karen Cheung

Trustee & Chief Strategist

The D.H. Chen Foundation

Vanessa Cheung, Group Managing Director, Nan Fung Group

Vanessa Cheung

Group Managing Director

Nan Fung Group

10:35 - 10:50 

Break

10:50 - 11:35 

Pathways to Impact

Hosted by The ImPact, panel featuring 3 different ways to inject purpose into Business, Investing & Philanthropy portfolios, with family enterprise leaders from distinct industries.

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Pearline Yum

Director of Operations

The ImPact

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Victoria But

Director

Sun East Group

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Fernando Scodro

Director

Grupo Baoba

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William Gondokusumo

Founder

Campaign.com

11:35 - 12:05 

Lightning Pitches

Five Asian impact entrepreneurs nominated by our partners pitch their startup in 3 mins each. “Bid” your interest in learning more and support these disruptive innovators.

12:05 - 13:15 

Lunch

13:15 - 13:35 

Open Mic : Call for Collabs

Hear from a few family offices looking for collaborators on impact investing projects.

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Ada Yip 

Chief Empowerment Officer

Urban Spring 

Robert Kim, Managing Director, JLIN

Robert Kim

Director

JLIN

13:35 - 14:20 

Next Gen Visions

Three ambitious leaders share their journeys of leadership and integrating sustainability at scale, as they steer their business empires toward inclusive growth strategies, to set the scene for 3 roundtables.

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Ronald Chan

Chief Investment Officer

Chartwell Capital

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Adriel Chan

Vice Chair

Hang Lung Group & Hang Lung Properties

Jamie Lee, Associate, Happiness Capital_edited

Jamie Lee

Associate

Happiness Capital

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Rebekah Lin

Director

Jia Foundation

14:20 - 15:30 

Roundtables

Experts open with insights for participants to share their own experiences, challenges & approaches to 3 topics (choice of track): Leading Radical Transformation / Active Stewardship / Asia’s Brand of Impact.

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Michael Au

Managing Director

District Capital

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Marshall Jen

Executive Director and Principal

G. Li & Company

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Wilson Tan

Managing Director

Centre for Sustainable Finance
and Private Wealth Singapore (CSP)

15:30 - 15:45 

Break

15:45 - 15:55 

Tale of Collaboration 

The Tale of Collaboration shines a spotlight on the importance of seeing the big picture, finding allies and working together to achieve scalable impact.

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Poman Lo

Founding Managing Partner

AlphaTrio Capital

15:55 - 17:00 

Thematic Clusters

We all face common challenges on the road to scalable impact. This is your chance to learn from peers and experts working on the same thematic areas or operational sticking points. Choose your theme and draw on our collective intelligence to invite new perspectives and rapidly brainstorm solutions. Themes include: Youth Empowerment, Climate Investing, Intergenerational Poverty, China ESG, Emerging Markets, Sustainable Portfolios, Strategic Philanthropy & Corporate Venture Capital.

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Guneet Banga

Executive Director

The Caravel Group

Leihui Liang

Lehui Liang

Chief Impact Capital Officer

Social Ventures Hong Kong

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Arthur Shek

Co-Founder

Project Melo

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Maggie Tsui

Executive Director

Pictet Asset Management 

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Tasos Zavitsanakis

Head of Sustainable
Finance Greater China

UBS

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Judy Zhang

Managing Director

Cambridge Associates

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Stacey Choe

COO

Asia Philanthropy Circle

Kiril Popov

Kiril Popov

Innovation Consultant

Eureka Nova

17:00 - 17:30 

Closing: Your Commitments, Our Community

One more dose of inspiration as we wrap Day 1 - The Tale of Iteration reminds us that the pursuit of impact is fueled by ongoing experimentation. We’ll synthesize takeaways, share SFi’s priorities & crystallize your commitments in the next phase of movement building.

 

We’ll collect your commitments to action for the next 3-6 months, with your accountability partner from the day, which SFi will carry into future dialogue.

 

What will your story be? Our collective story? How will Asian families lead the way for the next decade of sustainable development, staying authentic to our stakeholders and setting a new standard for the world?

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Khailee Ng

Managing Partner

500 Global 

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Elisa Khong

Group Managing Director

Kechara Soup Kitchen Society

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Katy Yung

Managing Partner

Sustainable Finance initiative

17:30 - 19:30 

Networking Drinks

Celebrate a day of inspiration & activation at AMMO, Asia Society.

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About Sustainable Finance Initiative

Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi) is a global platform created by and for APAC-focused private investors and change-makers, who believe in mobilising private capital for positive impact. Through education, collaboration, and action, SFi equips investors to integrate sustainable finance strategies, strengthen ecosystems, and position Hong Kong as a global hub for impact investing

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