Connect Hong Kong

09:30 – 10:00 AM

Registration

10:00 – 10:05 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Shane Akeroyd, President, Clearwater Analytics

10:05 – 10:15 AM

Market Outlook, Macro Headwinds, Market Moves

Dariusz Kowalczyk, Head of Cross-Asset Strategy Asia, BBVA

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Panel: Insurance Portfolios Under Pressure: Strengthening Asset Performance and Emerging Risks

Moderator: John Spence, Managing Director, Asian Capital Advisors

Panellists:

Mark Konyn, Group CIO, AIA

Shiuan Ting van Vuuren, CIO, Sun Life

Richard Chan, CIO, Bermuda, Prudential

10:45 – 11:25 AM

Panel Discussion: From Diversification to Integration- Rethinking Investment Operations

Moderator: Julia Gormand, Head of Sales – APAC, Clearwater Analytics

Panellists:

Edgar Gehringer, Chief Operating Officer, Global Asset Management, HSBC

Sanjay Singh, Head of Operations, Client Services – APAC, Clearwater Analytics

David Brown, Global Head of Insurance and Pensions for Investor Services & Head Asia Pacific, Citi

Khalil Soubra, Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific, Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific

11:25 – 11:45 AM

Insurance Investments Outlook: The Year Ahead & Regulations Update

Nick Dekker, Senior Partner, Head of Northeast Asia, Head of Technology Consulting Alpha FMC

Wenzhe Sheng, Director Product Management, EMEA & APAC Regulations, Clearwater Analytics

 11:45 – 12:00 PM

Break

12:00 PM – 1:10 PM

Lunch Roundtables

1:10 PM

Closing Reflections

Shane Akeroyd, Clearwater Analytics

4:00 – 4:30 PM

Registration

4:30 – 4:32 PM

Welcome Remarks

4:32 – 4:45pm

Market Perspective —The Great Reallocation: AI, Capital, and the New Market Map

Guest Speaker: Mark Tinker, CIO & Managing Director – Toscafund Hong Kong

4:45 – 4:55pm

Say “AI” to Your Investment Workflow

Speaker: Bob Feng, Managing Director, Head of Sales APAC, Clearwater Analytics and Patrick Ma, Head of Sales Hong Kong, Clearwater Analytics

4:55 – 5:35pm

Panel Discussion | Are You AI Ready? Institutional grade Agentic AI for Investment Managers

Speakers:

Andrew Tang, Chief Operating Officer, Golden Pine Asset Management

Bo Peng, Head of Product & Operations, Arcana

Bob Feng, Managing Director, Head of Sales APAC, Clearwater Analytics

Moderator:

Rishaad Salamat, Anchor — Al Jazeera International

5:35 – 5:40pm

Closing Remarks

Speaker: Shane Akeroyd, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Asia Pacific

5:40 – 7:00 PM

Networking Reception