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Manvi Rai

Manvi Rai, Regional Director of Customer Success and Risk of London Stock Exchange Group What inspired you to join WIFA? What attracted you to the organization? I first attended WIFA…

AJ Bolduc

AJ Bolduc, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Shares Trading, Goldman Sachs, who shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, and how she promotes diversity and gender equality. Mentors play…

Alexandra Harnett

Alexandra Harnett, Senior Manager, People Sustainability, Group Office, AIA, shares with WiFA her experiences with volunteering, promoting diversity and gender equality, and what gives her hope every day. Tell us…

Alice Yan

Alice Yan, Consultant, shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope every day, and much more Tell us about…

Ambra Debernardi

Ambra Debernardi, Director of Multinational Business and Broker Development, Group Corporate Solutions, AIA shares with WiFA what inspired her to choose her career path, her experience with mentors and volunteerism, who…

Anita Ngai

Anita Ngai, Regional Head of Compliance Regulations Management at CitiBank, shares with WiFA her volunteer activities, how she supports female talent, and her experience with mentorship. Tell us a little…

Candy Leung

Candy Leung,  Asia Head of Julius Baer Academy, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors, how she supported female talent, and what gives her hope every day. Tell us about…

Christine Cuthbert

Christine Cuthbert, Special Counsel in the Dispute Resolution Group, Baker McKenzie, shares with WiFA her route to becoming a lawyer, her inspirations, experience with mentorship, and much more. Tell us…

Clara Chiu

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Clara Chiu, CEO, QReg Advisory Ltd, who shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, what gives her hope…

Edwina Chau

Edwina Chau, Vice-President, Company Secretary and ESG of BC Group, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and gender equality, her experience with mentors, what gives her hope every day,…

Elizabeth Rowlinson  

Elizabeth Rowlinson, mental health counsellor and corporate wellness consultant shares with WiFA her experience with mentorship, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope, and much more.…

Evelyn Teng

Evelyn Teng, Executive Director and Deputy Head of Legal for North Asia at Julius Baer, who shares with WiFA the inspiration for her career, the person she admires most, and…

Ha Hocart

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Ha Hocart, Regional Account Executive, World Wide Technology, who shares with WiFA who she admires, her experience with mentors, how…

Janine Payne

Janine Payne, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of Women’s Health, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, who she admires, and much more. Tell us…

Jazreel Cheng

Jazreel Cheng, Co-Chair of Women in Finance Asia (WIFA), Co-Chair of MSCI Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF)and Vice-President, Client Coverage at MSCI. 1. What inspired you to join WIFA? What attracted…

Joanne Miranda

Joanne Miranda Assistant Manager, People Analytics (Data Analytics), Group Human Resources, AIA, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and equality, what gives her hope, and much more. Tell us…

Joëlle Dang-Jamet

Joëlle Dang-Jamet, former Chief Operating Officer, Global Finance and Risk Division Societe Generale Asia, who shares with WiFA her experience with volunteering, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope…

Judy Kan

Judy Kan, Executive Director, HER Fund, shares with WiFA her experience with mentorship, who she admires, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, and much more Tell us about your…

Karen So 

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Karen So, General Counsel, OSL, who shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she supports female talent, what…

Kate Michelson 

Kate Michelson, Managing Director, Corporate Coaching Partners Asia, who shares with WiFA how she promotes female talent, what gives her hope, and much more. Tell us about your background and…

Kismet Singh 

Kismet Singh, Planning Editor, Bloomberg TV Asia & Co-Lead, Bloomberg Women’s Community, HK, shares with WiFA how she promotes diversity and equity, who she admires, and much more. Your background…

Lena Wong

Lena Wong, Founder HK Momtrepreneurs and co-founder of Womentors, shares with WiFA how she overcame bias in her career, promotes diversity and gender equality, supports female talent, her experience with…

Maaike Steinebach 

Maaike Steinebach, General Manager for Visa Hong Kong & Macau, shares with WiFA her experience with supporting female talent, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, what gives her hope…

Malavika Shanker 

Malavika Shanker, Head of Asia Listed Derivatives Execution & Platform Sales, Morgan Stanley, shares with WiFA who she admires, how she promotes diversity and gender equality, her experience with mentors,…

Malika Beri

Malika Beri, a banking professional at CitiBank, shares with WiFA her inspiration for joining her career path, who she admires, and her contribution to promoting gender diversity and equality Tell…

Nicole Lee 

Nicole Lee, CFA, Vice President, BlackRock Global Product Group, shares with WiFA who she admires, her experience with mentors and volunteerism, and much more. Tell us about your background and the…

Nidhi Kush Shah

Nidhi Kush Shah, Leadership & Communications Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Entrepreneur, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, what gives her hope every day, and much more. Tell…

Polly Lee

Polly Lee, audit leader, Deloitte Guangzhou, and member of the Women Leadership Committee in Southern Mainland China, shares with WiFA her experience with mentors and volunteering, how she supports female…

Siu Man Yee

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Siu Man Yee, Manager at HER Fund, who shares with WiFA her experience with overcoming bias, how she supports female…

Vajiha Jamil Parvez 

2022 WiFA Spotlight Series: Today we would like to introduce Vajiha Jamil Parvez, Business Manager for COO APAC in Bank Julius Baer Singapore, who shares with WiFA how she promotes…

Yan Yan Li

Yan Yan Li, Head of Legal & Governance at AIA Investment Management HK Ltd. shares with WiFA her experience with mentors, how she supports female talent, promotes diversity and gender…

Adelaide Chan

Adelaide Chan works in the customer experience area in international banking. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview she tells us about her motivation, her 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell…

Alexander Aitken

Alexander Aitken, Partner, Finance, Herbert Smith Freehill, shares with WiFA his motivations to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us about yourself…

Alexandra McGuigan

Alexandra McGuigan is the Global Development Director at 100 Women in Finance. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses how she stays on top of her professional game, mentors…

Alicia Lui

Alicia Lui is the founder of Women In Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE HK), a charitable institution registered in Hong Kong. WISE HK champions sports for women and girls by…

Amin Kassam

Amin Kassam, head of Bloomberg’s Legal Department across APAC, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. Tell us…

Amy Viklund

Amy Viklund is the Asia business development lead for financial institutions and TMT sectors at Freshfields. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview Amy Viklund discusses how she keeps her competitive edge,…

Anik Tremblay

Anik Tremblay works at KPMG on the Banking Advisory team. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses her motivations, her 2021 mantra, her passions, and much more. Tell us…

Anita Ngai

Anita Ngai is the Regional Head of Compliance Regulations Management at Citibank. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, Antia shares what Citi’s promotion of diversity and inclusion, her motivations and…

Bei Zhou

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself I am originally from Sichuan, China. I love a life of adventure and of new challenges. During the past 17 years, I…

Beth Wright

Beth Wright is Director and Senior Legal Counsel at Bank Julius Baer, and former co-Chair of WiFA. In the 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she reflects on proud moments in her…

Bonnie Ohri

Bonnie Ohri is the Project Director at the NGO OneSky and Board of Director of WiFA, arrived in Hong Kong in 2019. Previously, in Washington DC, Bonnie’s public service career…

Carol Szeto

Carol Szeto is the CEO at Save the Children Hong Kong. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her very interesting career path which includes positions in the business…

Christine Chiu

Christine Chiu works on the IPO Vetting Team, Listing Division at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses her organization’s promotion of diversity…

Clare Witts

Clare is Director of Government and Regulator Relations at CFA Institute, based in Hong Kong. This is a diverse role that enables me to work with many different types of…

Connie Au

Connie Au is the Director Marketing Specialist at Julius Baer. Outside of work, Connie is the WiFA Marketing Lead. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her career journey,…

Corliss Ruggles

Corliss Ruggles is the Managing Director – Head of Communications and Human Resources at ASIFMA. In her Spotlight Series Interview, she talks about her diverse career in communications, her journey…

Danielle deZorzi

Davey Liu

Davey Liu, Director, Citibank Hong Kong Corporate Banking, shares with WiFA his motivation to be an ally, his mentorship experience, his 2021 mantra, and much more. What motivates you to…

David Day

David Day, Managing Director and Head of North Asia of the Data & Analytics division of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), shares with WiFA his motivations to be a…

Dennis Chow

Dennis Chow, Chairman of Deloitte China and the Deloitte China Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, shares with WiFA his thoughts on diversity, mentorship, his 2021 mantra, and much more.…

Diana Song

Diana Song, Head of Regional Banks and Brokers (Sales) and Co-Chair of Bloomberg Abilities Community in Hong Kong. In her interview, she discusses how she stays motivated, the importance of…

Emily Chung

Emily Chung is a  Partner at St. James’s Place Management – Asia. In her 2021 Spotlight Series interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, the role…

Emma Newman

Emma Newman is Head of Business Development at Veridate Financial. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses her opportunity to move to Hong Kong, her 2020 motivations, and much…

Garbo Cheung

Garbo Cheung is the APAC Chief Compliance Officer at Citadel, and in her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses proud moments in her career, how she stays on top of…

Grace Fung

 Grace Fung is Partner of Baker McKenzie. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, proud moments in her career and much…

Greg Solomon

Greg Solomon, an actuary who runs his own business, Eigengrey Consulting, shares with WiFA his motivation to be an ally, his role as a mentor, and advice for men so…

Gregory Thompson

Gregory Thompson, Asia Co-Head Of Global Market Operations at Goldman Sachs, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his experience being a mentor, advice he would provide…

Isis Li

Isis Li is an auditor on the APAC Internal Audit team at BlackRock. In her 2021 WiFA Spotlight interview, Isis kindly shared with us how she keeps her competitive edge,…

Ivy Wong

 Ivy Wong is Partner of Baker McKenzie. In her 2021 Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, proud moments in her career and much more.…

Jason Lui

Jason Lui, Head of East Asia Strategy within the Global Markets division at BNP Paribas, shares with WiFA how he unlocked D&I on his team, his views on mentorship, his…

Jennifer Kwong

Jennifer Kwong is the APAC Human Resources Director at the CFA Institute. In her 2021 WiFA Spotlight Series Interview, she discusses what drew her to a career in finance, motivations…

Jennifer Wu

Jennifer Wu, a commercial disputes lawyer at Pinsent Masons, is active on several committees involved with diversity and inclusion.  In her 2021 Spotlight Series, she discusses the importance of mentorship,…

Jenny Hsieh

Jenny Hsieh is Head of Asia Pacific of TradingHub. Outside of work, Jenny has been an active member at WiFA and is co-Chair of WiFA’s Networking Committee since 2020. During…

Joelle Dang

Joëlle Dang is a proactive and hands on Chief Operating Officer with a breadth of business experience and cross functional expertise in structured finance, risk management, corporate governance, and a…

Jojo Fan

Jojo Fan is a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. In her interview, she discusses advice she would give to her younger self and making Partner amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 1.…

Joshua Wang

Joshua Wang, Managing Director, Risk,Goldman Sachs, shares with WiFA his motivation to be a male ally, his mentorship experience, advice for men to become a male ally, and much more.…

Angie Ng

The best challenge to overcome is when you feel like falling but climbing at the same time, river trekking somewhere in the woods, Hong Kong – Angie Ng #AimHigh #SkyIsTheLimit#WiFAPhotoCollage

Anita Ngai

Gorgeous day hiking on the south side of the island – Anita Ngai #WiFAPhotoCollage

Benedicte Nolens

Reached the summit of Ma on Shan, one of the more difficult climbs in Hong Kong – what a hike! Feb 2020. #WIFAPhotoCollage

Bernice Choi

Getting a dose of vitamin D with my blind dog (which explains his harness situation) – Bernice Choi #WIFAPhotoCollage

Bonnie So

Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows – Photo taken on May 2, 2020 at Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong #WiFAPhotoCollage#SoakingUpTheSun☀️

Brenda Ching

Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process, but it’ll lead you to a better view #WiFAPhotoCollage #topofthemountain

Clair Price

Recharging mentally, through physical activity! Hiking on The Peak, 2 May 2020. #WiFAPhotoCollage #happinessmatters #mentalwellness

Connie Au

Let’s Breathe! We went to Lamma island .. hiking with kid ? enjoy the beautiful nature (when it’s not to hot)!

Cora Lim

Unexpected spectacular view after difficult climbing, so aim high, enjoy the process and expect the unexpected – Cora Lim WiFA #WiFAPhotoCollage

Emily Chung

I am not perfect but I am enough. Yoga is not just a workout, it is working on yourself – Emily Chung at St. James’s Place Wealth Management, Financial Wellness Coach…

Gina Marescia

WiFA April WorkOut – A hiking-talking-executive coaching session on the Peak! Gina Marescia with a female MD who is managing a global team at an IBank! #thriveseries in action – taken on…

Kate Reid

The beauty of Motherhood is not certain capability but willingness to include – Kate Reid taken when planking at home #WiFAPhotoCollage#HappyMothersDay

Leona Chan

my daily walking exercise. be it with nature or be it with youtube. pick up your feet and enjoy the journey – Leona Chan May 2020 Hong Kong Mount Davis…

Mei Ling Tse

Jogging along one of my favourite routes, Central Waterfront Promenade, with a harbour view of Home Kong makes my day – Mei Ling Tse #10K #WiFA #WiFAPhotoCollage

Rebecca Sin

I love playing football even if it’s by myself!! #WiFAPhotoCollage

Ruoyi Ma

The beauty of long distance hashtag#running is your biggest challenge is yourself, as you aim for a PB. Sydney 2017. #wifaphotocollage

Sammie Ho

不受環境因素影響，向着目標進發 #WiFAPhotoCollage

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Alexandra Harnett

What is your current role, and your participation within the diversity and inclusion initiatives? Sitting within our Group office HR division in Hong Kong, I am currently managing events and…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Archana Kotecha

Please introduce yourselfA mother, a passionate human rights advocate and a time juggler! When did you speak for WiFA and on what topic?I have had the pleasure of speaking at…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Bene Nolens

Bénédicte N. Nolens Today we introduce @Bénédicte N. Nolens, our newly appointed co-Chair and one of the longest standing volunteers in WiFA. When did you join WiFA? I joined WiFA…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Celine Zhang

How would you introduce yourself?A global citizen and a highly flexible and entrepreneurial financial professional with a portfolio of experience across family office and investment banking, as well as hands-on financial experience as…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Connie Au

How would you introduce yourself?Experienced marketing & communication professional in the financial industry. I am energetic, outgoing, not afraid to meet new friends, and I want to make a change.…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Francesca Lau 

How would you introduce/define yourself?  My career started in Goldman Sachs as an intern in 2006. I am responsible for cross asset coverage of Greater China corporate clients in the…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Gladys Liu

What is your current role, and your participation in BlackRock’s I&D initiatives? I work as an investment strategist covering ETFs and Index Investments at BlackRock. I’m also a committee member…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Jenny Hsieh

How would you introduce/ define yourself? Cool aunt (I hope), loyal friend, adventurous eater, enthusiastic if mediocre skier, and passionate finance / fintech professional! When did you join WiFA? Which…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Mei Ling Tse

Please introduce yourself  I’m a #CPA with 15 years of experience in international professional firms and public companies. As an altruism professional accountant, I aim to apply my expertise in a career…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Natalie Swallow

Tell us a bit about yourself I’m a Tech Lawyer now working in-house at Morgan Stanley. I moved from the UK to Hong Kong eleven years ago. In my current…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Paula DiPerna

Please introduce yourself I am a writer and strategic entrepreneur. I am passionate about trying to figure out the nexus of situations, such as how climate change and finance meet.…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Rebecca Sin

What is your current role, and your connection with WiFA? I am head of Equities, Asia at Tradeweb, responsible for our offerings in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), equity futures & options,…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Rebecca Terner Lentchner

How do you think your staff are benefiting from being involved with WiFA? WiFA offers many opportunities to participate in meaningful programs, educational events, philanthropy and networking. WiFA attracts senior…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Ruoyi Ma

How would you introduce yourself?  A born in China and bred in Sri Lanka Brit, who now lives in Hong Kong! What is your current role, and your participation within…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Sonja Key

What is your current role? I am a Group Senior Corporate Counsel at AIA Group.  I have lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years, and have been involved…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – The Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women (BPWHK)

How does your organisation connect with WiFA? The Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women (BPWHK) is a partner organization with WiFA. We collaborate on many exciting projects, such…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Anita Ngai

When and why did your Firm start to support WiFA? How do you think the staff are benefiting from the programs/ events? Citi has been collaborating with WIFA for a…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Bernice Choi

When asked, how would you introduce/ define yourself? Someone who is positive and passionate, always advocating for people to lift each other up, and a supporter of inclusive conversations in…

WiFA People Spotlight Series – Beth Wright