Eng. Saleh Khabti is a Deputy Minister of Investment Transactions Deputyship, Acting as well as the Deputy Minister of Sector Development Deputyship at Ministry of Investment, and the General Secretary of the National Incentives Committee. Before joining the Ministry of Investment, he was the Vice President of Business Origination and later the Vice President of portfolio Management and Business Development, Aramco, Asia. In that capacity Eng. Saleh negotiated three major deals as lead negotiator in the downstream sector, and two agreements that led to attracting mega investments and key strategic gains for our country. Eng. Saleh also had several jobs in Saudi Aramco. Co-chairing and institutionalizing the Young Leaders Advisory Board. Part of the leadership team that started up Yasref Refinery. In addition to a long career as a market analyst in corporate planning with expertise in Asia Oil Markets. Eng. Khabti holds a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University ,China and A master Degree in Business Administration, Phoenix University, USA.

Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Before joining the Government, Mr Chan held a number of public service positions including member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council. Mr Chan served as Secretary for Development from July 2012 to January 2017. He has been Financial Secretary since 2017.

Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Bin Hassan, is a board commissioner at Capital Market Authorly who has 32 years of experience in financial markets, investment management, asset management, investment banking and alternative Investments. He has previously served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia and Member of Credit Suisse MENAT Operating Committee, MD & CEO of Arabian Capital and Rana Investment Company and has held various leadership positions at Samba Financial Group and Bank Muscat. He served as a member of the Board of Directors at the Saudi Stock Exchange – Tadawul. He also was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Alamiya for Cooperative Insurance Company and a member of the Board of Directors of Saudi Fransi Capital, Al Faisaliah Group and member of the Audit Committee at Arab National Bank. Mr. Abdulaziz received a Bachelor's Degree in Law from King Saud University, in addition to attending several executive programs at Oxford University – Saïd Business School, and Several training courses at The New York Institute of Finance, Euromoney and CitiBank training centre, beside working on job trainee at Lehman Brothers, London, Salomon Smith Barney, London and CitiBank, New York

Ms Julia Leung has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) since 1 January 2023. Ms Leung joined the SFC in March 2015 as Executive Director of the Investment Products Division. She became Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division in June 2016 and took on the additional capacity of Deputy CEO in March 2018. In more than 25 years of public service, Ms Leung has extensive experience in financial regulation, market development and international cooperation. Prior to joining the SFC, Ms Leung was the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury from August 2008 to December 2013. Before that, she served at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for 14 years, spending the last eight years as the Executive Director responsible for financial cooperation with Mainland and other international regulators. Ms Leung graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and earned a master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York. In 2014, she authored a book on how Asia has surmounted various financial crises.

Eng. Khalid Abdullah Al-Hussan is a Board member and the Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Tadawul Group. He also serves as the Chairman of the Saudi Exchange, the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa), the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa) and Wamid, an applied technology services business and the innovation arm of Saudi Tadawul Group. Additionally, Al Hussan is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), and he is both a Chairman (for the current year of 2021) and a member of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE). Al-Hussan has more than 14 years of capital markets experience and possesses a wide range of expertise from business development and corporate planning to strategy and operations. Before his appointment as CEO of the Group, Eng. Khalid was the CEO of The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) - now known as the Saudi Exchange - for more than 4 years. He also held a number of executive roles at the Exchange, in listings, cash markets, asset services and depository, strategy and market data. Throughout his tenure at the Exchange, Khalid has overseen the introduction and implementation of several key development programs, including the Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) framework and the Independent Custody Model (ICM), and most recently, its transformation into Saudi Tadawul Group. He also helped secure the Exchange’s inclusion in main emerging markets’ indices. Notably, he sponsored the restructuring program of the Financial Infrastructure companies and oversaw the record-setting IPO of Saudi Aramco. Prior to joining the Exchange, Eng. Khalid worked in the Saudi insurance sector, managing areas of business and product development, marketing, PMO, and strategy. Khalid is an engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Colorado, where he is also a certified entrepreneur.

Ms Chan brings more than 30 years of global capital markets leadership and expertise. She has played a leading role in supporting the transformation of Hong Kong’s listed market and infrastructure, enhancing market quality, attractiveness, and efficiency, and helping position HKEX as a leading global exchange group. Ms Chan has held leadership roles in legal and financial services with Asia-Pacific and global responsibilities. Before becoming CEO, Ms Chan was HKEX’s Co-Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw the Group’s key operational and strategic functions. Ms Chan first joined HKEX as Head of IPO Transactions in 2007 from Morgan Stanley, where she spent four years leading the legal function for the investment bank’s Asia capital markets business. She rejoined HKEX in 2020 as Head of Listing, after serving as a partner at international law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell focusing on capital markets between 2010 and 2019. Ms Chan is a frequent contributor to the World Economic Forum and is a member of the Forum’s Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems Advisory Council. In Hong Kong, Ms Chan served as a member of the Financial Services Development Council between 2015 and 2018, and was a member of its Board of Directors between 2019 to 2020. She was also a member of the Standing Committee of Company Law Reform and the Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms Chan was recognised as one of the World Federation of Exchanges’ Women Leaders between 2021 and 2023. She was also recognised among IFLR1000’s Asia Best Lawyers in 2019 and was named The American Lawyer’s Dealmaker of the Year in 2018.

Mohammed Al-Rumaih is the Saudi Exchange CEO. Prior to this, Mohammed was the Chief of Markets for the Exchange where he oversaw Saudi Exchange’s Markets operations, including the Main Market, Nomu-Parallel Market, Sukuk and Bonds, and others. Since joining the Saudi Exchange in 2009, Mohammed has held various leadership positions, including Head of Primary Market and Chief of Sales and Marketing. He has extensive experience in the financial services sector and has led the Exchange through numerous milestones and a period of exponential growth and transformation. He has been instrumental in the Exchange’s adoption of new market enhancements and products to further cement its status as an advanced capital market and regional powerhouse. His notable achievements include Saudi Exchange’s inclusion in emerging market indices, the revamp of the Nomu-Parallel Market, the success of the Saudi Capital Market enhancement program, and facilitating the smooth public listing of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest IPO, in 2019. Mohammed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and an Executive MBA from the Manchester Business School.

Wilfred Yiu was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on 1 March 2024. In addition to this role, Mr Yiu acts as Co-Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Markets, with oversight of HKEX’s Markets and IT divisions. He is also Chief Executive of HKEX’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited. Mr Yiu joined HKEX in 2019 as Head of Markets and was named Co-Chief Operating Officer in 2023. Since joining the Group, he has played a leading role in strengthening HKEX’s market infrastructure and diversifying its product and service ecosystem. He oversaw the launch of major initiatives including significant expansion to the Connect Programme, enhancement of Hong Kong’s role as Asia’s ETF marketplace, the rollout of the HKD-RMB Dual Counter Model and Derivatives Holiday Trading, providing investors with greater opportunities and wider cross-border market accessibility. Mr Yiu has nearly 30 years of experience in international capital markets and has worked at global banks in the US, Mainland China, and Hong Kong. Prior to joining HKEX, he had a 20-year career with Goldman Sachs, where he was last Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Beijing Gao Hua Securities Company, a joint venture of Goldman Sachs in Mainland China, and was responsible for the company’s China sales and trading businesses. Previously, Mr Yiu was Head of Credit Structured Products for Asia at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. Mr Yiu is a member of the Supervisory Committee for the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong and a member of the Advisory Committee for the Securities and Futures Commission. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance, an advisory board member of Research Institute for Business, and a Professional Fellow of the Honours Academy of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. He served as a governor for the board of the Dalian Commodity Exchange in China from 2015 to 2017. Mr Yiu holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

With more than 13 years’ experience in ACWA Power, Mr. Al Muhaidib is a skilled leader having held several positions in both project execution and corporate finance. During the initial years of his career within the Group, Abdulhameed worked in Corporate Finance and served several roles in Project boards and committees, including NOMAC. Abdulhameed was then primarily involved in managing projects under execution in the UAE, including Noor Energy 1, which is the world largest CSP project. Before joining the company, he worked at HSBC Middle East / Saudi Arabia in Global Investment Banking and Advisory. Abdulhameed served as board member, audit committee member and risk committee member in many organizations including HSBC Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian British Bank (SABB), Savola Group and several ACWA Power subsidiaries. Abdulhameed holds a BBA Finance Major from University of Miami as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. He was also selected and completed KSA Leadership 2030 Program sponsored by HRH Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (MISK)

Alain Lam, graduated from University of Oxford with a master's degree in Engineering in August 1998. He is Vice President and CFO of the Group, and Chairman of Airstar Digital Technology. Alain joined Xiaomi in 2020. Prior to joining the Group, Alain worked at Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) as Managing Director and Head of the Asian Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group of the Investment Banking division from January 2016 to October 2020. From July 1997 to December 2015, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the London, New York, Menlo Park and Hong Kong offices. Alain was responsible for leading many US IPO projects including those of Kingsoft Cloud, XPeng Motors and Pinduoduo, as well as Hong Kong IPO projects including those of Alibaba, Xiaomi, and NetEase.

With a career spanning over 25 years, Loai Bafaqeeh has held the position of Managing Director, Head of Securities at SNB Capital since February 2019. During his tenure, he has transformed the division from one providing limited brokerage services to one offering fully-fledged Securities and Custody services. He has also overseen the successful introduction of new products and services that have ensured SNB Capital retains its leading position in the Saudi market. Prior to joining SNB Capital, Loai held different senior leadership roles, including overseeing the launch of Vision 2030's Quality of Life Program as CEO. He also led Microsoft Arabia's Public Sector Business, Operation and Marketing activities, with a remit that included public sector sales and marketing. While at Microsoft, Loai implemented several transformational projects in partnership with the Saudi government.  Before this, Loai started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he held several positions and managed a number of categories that included healthcare, food & beverage, and feminine care. Loai holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi and an MBA degree from the Arabic Academy for Science and Technology. 

Luanne Lim was appointed Chief Executive, Hong Kong, HSBC, in 2022, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong, HSBC, a role that she has held since 2017. Ms Lim has more than 25 years of banking industry experience. Since joining HSBC in Singapore in 1999, she has held leadership roles and spearheaded strategic initiatives across HSBC’s key markets, including Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. She is currently a board member of HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. She is the Chairperson of Hong Kong Association of Banks, and sits on the Banking Advisory Committee and Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority. She is also a council member of Treasury Markets Association, and a member of Academy of Finance, Financial Education Coordination Committee of the Investor and Financial Education Council, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Taskforce on Trade and Investment of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. In addition, Ms Lim is a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), and a member of its Market Development Committee.