11th TransPacific Entrepreneurial Conference

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January 15, 2025

Main Schedule

09:00 - 12:15

Morning Session

14:15 - 17:00

Afternoon Session

17:00 - 19:30

Networking Cocktail

Speakers

Charles Edwin Reeves

Consul General at Canada in Hong Kong and Macao

John Witt

Group Managing Director of Jardine Matheson; Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

Bryan Benjamin

Executive Director of The Ivey Academy

Michael Yue

Managing Director and GM of Google Hong Kong

Emily Mo

Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)

Chris Chen

Head at InvestHK Canada

Margaret Fong

Executive Director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Michel Constantin

Director of Québec Government Office, Shanghai

Dr. Ben Thompson

Professor at University of Waterloo; CEO and Scientific Director of Centre for Eye and Vision Research Hong Kong

Alex Tam

Chief Executive Hong Kong, Managing Director Asia Pacific Region, CIBC Capital Markets

Madeleine Behan

Director of The Communication Group; Founder of The TransPacific Entrepreneurial Conference; Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

Sonja Chong

Partner of Income Taxation at Sonja Chong Professional Corporation, Chartered Professional Accountants; National Chair of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA)

John is the Group Managing Director of Jardine Matheson Holdings, a diversified Asia-based investment firm. He is also Managing Director of Dairy Farm International, Hongkong Land Holdings and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; and Commissioner & Chairman of the Executive Committee of Astra International.

He has been with Jardine Matheson Group since 1993, holding a number of senior positions in Hong Kong, the UK, Indonesia, and France. Previously Chairman of the CanCham in Hong Kong, he has been involved with other non-profit organizations, including acting as a Trustee of the Asian Cultural Council Inc, Chairman of the Voting Members Committee of the Hong Kong Riding for the Disabled Association, and also a Member of the HKUST Business School Advisory Council, Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council, and the Asia International Leadership Council of the University of Toronto.

Mr. Witt qualified as a chartered accountant in Ontario following his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto (Trinity College). He subsequently earned an MBA from INSEAD, graduating with Distinction.

Ms Margaret Fong is the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) since 1 October 2014. With a global network of 50 offices, Ms Fong heads this international team whose mission is to create and facilitate opportunities in global trade for Hong Kong-based companies. She joined the HKTDC in 2010 as Deputy Executive Director, responsible for the international promotion of Hong Kong’s product and service industries and the Council’s office network worldwide.

Ms Fong has worked in a variety of public service posts, beginning her career as an Administrative Officer with the Hong Kong Government. From 1997 to 1999, she served as Deputy Director-General in the Washington Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

She was Deputy Secretary for Transport from 1999 to 2004, Director-General of the Washington Economic and Trade Office from 2004 to 2006, and Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA, from 2006 to 2008, representing the Hong Kong SAR Government in the United States. Before joining the HKTDC, Ms Fong was the Commissioner for Tourism from November 2008 to December 2009. She is a graduate of the University of Hong Kong.

Ms Fong is a member of the Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee, the Film Development Council, the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council and the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Alex joined CIBC Capital Markets in June 2018 as Managing Director, Asia Pacific. He became Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong, in June 2024, assuming responsibility for business activities and operations in Hong Kong. In addition, he retains accountability for Corporate Banking and Global Transaction Banking in Asia.

Prior to CIBC, Alex held leadership roles including as Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions Asia; Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking; and Head of Transaction Banking; with global financial institutions, including HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Westpac, and Lloyds Bank in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Canada. He has 32 years of international banking experience and serves on the Consultative Council of The Hong Kong Association of Banks, on the International Business Committee of the HKSAR. Other community organizations include Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and as a Male Ally of The Women’s Foundation, where he supports the challenging of gender stereotypes, and advancing women leaders in business and financial services, and as Vice Chair of the Membership and Corporate Affairs Committee for the Hong Kong China Tennis Association.

Alex received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia, is an alumnus of Ivey Business School, Western University, and is a Certified Credit Risk Management Professional ((CCRP), Commercial Lending (CL) and Credit Portfolio Management (CPM)).

Madeleine Behan is a Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. She is the Founder of the annual CanChamHK-HKCBA TransPacific Entrepreneurial Conference, a primary aim of which is to encourage Canadian companies, industries and entrepreneurial businesses of all types and sizes to utilize Hong Kong as their business “Super Smart Link” to China and the rest of the region. She is the Director of The Communication Group which is a consultancy specializing in Information Design: Information Structure™. The Communication Group advises companies on their financial and audit as well as risk assessment reports. The company has been involved in the Canadian Chamber since 2003. Currently, she is the Co-Chair of the Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee and also a founding member of the Women’s Network. Madeleine is a Discourse Analyst and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

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January 15, 2025

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John Witt

Bryan Benjamin

Michael Yue

Emily Mo

Chris Chen

Margaret Fong

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Alex Tam

Madeleine Behan

Sonja Chong

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January 15, 2025

Main Schedule

Speakers

Charles Edwin Reeves

John Witt

Bryan Benjamin

Michael Yue

Emily Mo

Chris Chen

Margaret Fong

Michel Constantin

Dr. Ben Thompson

Alex Tam

Madeleine Behan

Sonja Chong

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