Speakers

Take a look at our exciting line-up of keynote and panel speakers for the BritCham DEIB Symposium 2024.

Keynote Speaker

The Honourable Mrs Regina Ip Lau Suk Yee, GBM, GBS, JP

Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council
HKSAR Government

 

Fireside Chat

Henry Tse

(Speaker)

Founder & Executive Director
Transgender Equality Hong Kong

Felicity McRobb

(Moderator)

Founder & Senior Consultant
McRobb Consulting

 

Guest Speaker

Nikki Davies

Founder
CoNEXTion.online

 

Panel 1: Global Perspectives on Diversity

Ajay Manissery Konchery

Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Swire Group

Alisha Fernando

Head of Diversity and Inclusion, APAC
Bloomberg

Betty Chan, FCIPD

Director of Human Resources (Group Organisation Development & Talent)
CLP

Helen Colquhoun

Partner
Head of Employment, Asia
DLA Piper

Kirti Lad

(Moderator)

Executive Director
Meraki Executive Search & Consulting Limited

 

Panel 2: Mental Health and Well-being

Alex Bowen

Chief Operating Officer
PayMe

Bhavna Bharvani

Clinical Counsellor
Central Minds

Kate Wood

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Leader, Asia Pacific Financial Services
EY

Vivian Cheng

Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Prudential plc

Kathryn Weaver

(Moderator)

Co-Managing Partner, Hong Kong
Seyfarth Shaw

 

Panel 3: LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Jerome Yau

Co-Founder
Hong Kong Marriage Equality

Chief Executive
AIDS Concern

Imogen Short

Managing Director, APAC
Write the Talk

 

Matthew Clements

Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Asia & Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Sue Coulter

Head of Group Digital and Analytics
AIA Group

 

Chris Howard

(Moderator)

Senior Director, Account Management, Asia Pacific
JLL

 

Emcees

Eileen O'Connell 

FSO Alliances Leader, Asia Pacific
EY

Eleanor Coleman 

Founder
The Financial Empowerment Group

 

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