WFIF 2026 Speakers and Delegates

Forum Leadership Team

World Future Intelligence Forum 2026

Ambassador George Hara

Founder and Group Chairman, DEFTA Partners

Honorary Chairman, Global ESG Leadership Organization (ESGIN)

Honorary Chairman & Senior Strategic Advisor, WFIF 2026

Ambassador George Hara brings decades of leadership across technology, investment and public policy. As Founder and Group Chairman of DEFTA Partners, he has helped connect breakthrough innovation with global capital, institutional strategy and long-term social value.

His experience spans board and leadership roles associated with Borland, Fortinet, Oplus/Intel and BroadWare/Cisco, together with advisory service to the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister of Japan, Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the United Nations system.

Rafi Cristobal

Founder & CEO, Philanthropy for Sustainable Education Asia

Executive Co-Chair, WFIF 2026 ｜ Chief Philanthropy Officer, ESGIN

Rafi Cristobal is a sustainability and education leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing youth development and whole-school transformation. His work has contributed to 700+ actionable sustainability initiatives across the K–12 sector and mobilised 500+ students, parents, teachers, community organisations and partners.

Recognised as HKMA Sustainability Leader of the Year 2024 and recipient of the HKMA Distinguished Sustainability Leadership Award in 2023 and 2024, he brings practical, education-led sustainability leadership to WFIF 2026.

Jack Huang

Senior Consultant for Asia, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Co-Founder, Global SDGs Alliance

Executive Co-Chair, WFIF 2026 ｜Chief International Affairs Officer, ESGIN

Jack Huang works across digital governance, youth agency and sustainable development, connecting international institutions with next-generation leadership. Through the Global SDGs Alliance, he has helped build a platform engaging 1,000+ youth and leaders from 50+ countries.

In 2026, its Bangkok programme convened 140+ participants from 30+ countries to develop measurable SDG solutions and present them at the UN ESCAP Conference Centre, demonstrating his ability to turn global dialogue into structured action.

Jonathan Josef Knapp

Co-Founder & CEO, The NordLion Group

Strategic Advisor, Singapore & ASEAN, Global Fund for Innovation and Resilience (GFIR)

Executive Co-Chair, WFIF 2026 ｜Principal Advisor, ESGIN

Jonathan Josef Knapp is an entrepreneur and international market-development leader connecting business growth, innovation and social impact. As Co-Founder and CEO of The NordLion Group, he works across markets to support partnership building, commercial expansion and responsible growth.

His long-standing contribution to the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Innovation Committee reflects more than eight years of work supporting SME innovation and productivity. He also helped establish Football First, a youth-development initiative in Mauritius that opened international pathways for young footballers, with three going on to achieve distinction: two representing Mauritius at national level and one pursuing a professional career in Europe.

Guest of Honour

Dr. Francis Pang, C.M.

Chairman, CanGlory International Academy Inc.

Dr. Francis Pang, C.M., is a pioneering figure in Canada–China education whose work has shaped cross-border learning for more than three decades. In 1994, he proposed China’s first Sino-Canadian joint-cooperative college, creating a dual-diploma model that expanded into 28 sister schools across China and multiple Canadian international schools.

His influence extends beyond school development into international education diplomacy and cultural exchange. He has served as Executive Director of the Beijing UNESCO Clubs Association and held leadership roles in UNESCO-linked education and cultural initiatives across East Asia.

His contributions have been recognised with the Order of Canada, the Great Wall Friendship Award, Canada 150 Medal, Queen’s Jubilee Medal and three honorary doctorates from Canadian universities. Today, he continues that legacy by advancing AI-enhanced education across his school network.

· Opening Address | Opening · Leadership Remarks
· Master Dialogue | Legacy, Leadership and the Future We Share | Legacy in Education: 30 Years of Building Bridges Between Canada and China
· Keynote Speaker | Growing with AI — Part I · Learn | AI-Enhanced Education: Leading Schools into the AI Era
· Honoree | WFIF 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award
· Focus: International Education · AI-Enhanced Learning · Cross-Border Education · Education Diplomacy · Global Citizenship

Joy Lo Cheung

Chairwoman, Lo Kwee Seong Foundation

Joy Lo Cheung is Chairwoman of the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation, a Hong Kong family foundation established by Vitasoy founder Dr. Lo Kwee-seong with a long-standing commitment to science, education, culture and community development. A third-generation steward, she has helped modernise its giving into a more strategic, impact-led platform spanning entrepreneurship and underserved communities alongside its traditional focus areas. The legacy she now stewards includes HK$250 million in two major gifts to CUHK, supporting biomedical sciences, soybean genomics and cultural infrastructure. This support has contributed to advances in cancer diagnostics, immuno-oncology and regenerative medicine, while strengthening art scholarship. Joy was named an Honorary Fellow of CUHK in 2026.

· Opening Address | Opening · Leadership Remarks
· Master Dialogue | Legacy, Leadership and the Future We Share | Legacy as Continuous Renewal
· Keynote Speaker | Sustainable Living & Creative Communities | Culture and Heritage as Bridges Between Societies
· Honoree | Asia Grow 30 — Women Leaders Driving Positive Change Across Asia （ Grand Award ）
· Focus: Strategic Philanthropy · Family Legacy · Scientific Research · Arts & Culture · Social Impact

Headline Keynote & Session Co-Chair

Go Mukai

President and CEO, Global Fund for Innovation and Resilience (GFIR)

Go Mukai is President and CEO of GFIR, a U.S. nonprofit combining early warning systems and emergency financial assistance to strengthen climate and disaster resilience for vulnerable communities and global supply chains.

He brings more than 20 years of experience in international finance, public policy, and sustainable development, including roles at the World Bank Group and Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

At the World Bank, he directly managed approximately US$300 million in sustainable infrastructure funds, overseeing investment planning, implementation, financial management, and risk.

Earlier, at Japan’s Ministry of Finance, he worked on multilateral development banks, sustainable infrastructure and disaster resilience, bridging public finance with large-scale climate action.

· Session Co-Chair | Capital with Purpose: The Future We Fund Together
· Keynote Speaker | Capital with Purpose: The Future We Fund Together | Global Supply-Chain Resilience to Climate Disasters
· Focus: Climate Finance · Multilateral Development · Disaster Resilience · Sustainable Infrastructure · Capital Mobilisation

Dr. Lillian Koh, Ph.D

Founder & CEO, FinTech Academy

Dr. Lillian Koh is Founder and CEO of FinTech Academy in Singapore, advancing fintech talent development and professional certification in collaboration with universities. She spent 17 years with Singapore’s Ministry of Education and later held academic and research roles at Nanyang Technological University, Curtin Singapore and A*STAR.

She chaired NTU’s Centre of Financial Education, established in partnership with Citi and SGX, and serves as an Advisor to the Singapore Artificial Intelligence Association. Appointed an International Consultant by the World Bank, she has also consulted for UNESCO, Citigroup and Pearson.

· Master Dialogue | Legacy, Leadership and the Future We Share
· Keynote Speaker | Capital with Purpose: The Future We Fund Together | Including the Excluded: Stewardship, FinTech and Financial Literacy for Purposeful Capital
· Session Co-Chair | Growing with AI: Education & Human Development — Part II · Grow | Financial Literacy as a Life Skill in the Age of AI
· Focus: FinTech · Financial Literacy · Financial Inclusion · Impact Capital · Education & Talent Development

Nareerat Santhayati

Executive Vice President, Head of Sustainability and Investor Relations, Siam Piwat Company Limited

Nareerat Santhayati is a sustainability and capital-markets leader at Siam Piwat, one of Thailand’s leading real estate and retail developers behind landmark destinations including Siam Paragon and ICONSIAM. She leads efforts to embed ESG into investment, operations and destination development, advancing the group’s net-zero 2050 roadmap and renewable-energy footprint exceeding 62,000 square metres. She also plays a key role in NEXTOPIA, a THB 850 million sustainability prototype connecting businesses, innovators and communities around future urban living. In 2026, NEXTOPIA received the FIABCI-Thai Prix d’Excellence Award for Sustainable Development, reinforcing its significance as a model for sustainable cities.

· Master Dialogue | The Future City We Build Together
· Session Co-Chair | Sustainable Living & Creative Communities
· Keynote Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | NEXTOPIA — Prototype for the World of Tomorrow
· Honoree | Ethical Business Solutions & Achievers 2026 — Grand Award
· Focus: ESG Strategy · Sustainable Real Estate · Net Zero · Investor Relations · Circular Economy

Sherwin Loh

Founder & CEO, The VAST Initiative

Sherwin Loh is Founder and CEO of The VAST Initiative, an independent strategic capital platform built on the principles of Virtuous, Abundance, Sustainable and Together.

VAST advises, invests in and helps build businesses where long-term commercial success reinforces positive outcomes for people, society and the environment, deploying patient, aligned capital alongside strategic advice.

Sherwin brings more than two decades of experience across investment banking, private capital, board governance and corporate leadership in Europe, Asia, the United States and the Middle East. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan and has structured and executed more than US$30 billion of investments, financings and M&A involving over 100 companies.

· Keynote Speaker | Capital with Purpose: The Future We Fund Together | Virtuous Abundance: Building Future Commerce Where Integrity, Impact and Profit Sit on the Same Side of the Table
· Closing Remarks | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences
· Master Dialogue | The Future City We Build Together
· Focus: Strategic Capital · Private Investment · Board Governance · Enterprise Building · Long-Term Value Creation

Jitesh Brahmkshatriya

Associate Vice President & Head of Masterplanning, Adani Group

Jitesh Brahmkshatriya leads masterplanning for Mumbai’s Dharavi Redevelopment Project, one of the world’s largest urban redevelopment projects. With 20+ years of experience across the UK, GCC, Africa, Southeast Asia and India, he has directed 50+ masterplanning and real estate projects. His work integrates AI, BIM, circular economy, water-sensitive urban design and ESG principles to shape more liveable and resilient cities.

· Keynote Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | Water Sensitive Urbanism and Its Importance in Creating Climate Resilient Society
· Master Dialogue | The Future City We Build Together | People, Planet and Progress
· Focus: Urban Masterplanning · Water-Sensitive Urbanism · Climate Resilience · Circular Economy · Sustainable Cities

Melanie Kwok

Deputy General Manager, Sustainability & Innovation, Sino Group

Melanie Kwok is one of Hong Kong’s established sustainability leaders, with nearly 20 years of experience turning ESG strategy into large-scale business action. At Sino Group, she leads Sustainability & Innovation across property, hospitality and corporate operations, advancing climate action, circularity, stakeholder engagement and enterprise-wide transformation.

Her influence extends across Hong Kong’s business and policy ecosystem. She is Chairman of the Environment & Sustainability Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and has served on HKSAR Government advisory and working groups on recycling, environmental engagement and capacity building.

Her leadership was recognised with an EY Sustainability Excellence Award for Individuals in 2025. Under Sino’s wider sustainability platform, the Group has also received major third-party recognition including the Hong Kong Sustainability Award Grand Award, Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards, and Corporate Governance and ESG Excellence Awards.

· Keynote Speaker (Online) | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | Creating Better Lifescapes Through Sustainability and Sustainable Tourism
· Focus: Corporate Sustainability · Sustainable Tourism · ESG Strategy · Low-Carbon Transition

Dr. John A. Sweeney

Education Expert / Future Foresight Lead, Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)

Dr. John A. Sweeney leads Future Foresight at Dubai’s KHDA, applying futures thinking to education and long-term policymaking. He previously held the UNESCO Chair for Futures Studies in Anticipatory Governance and Sustainable Policymaking and served as Editor-in-Chief of World Futures Review. His work connects strategic foresight with practical institutional change, helping education systems anticipate emerging challenges and design more future-ready policies.

· Keynote Speaker Online | AI Foresight & Innovation | KHDA's Innovative Approach to Future Foresight and Its Impact on the Future of Education
· Focus: Future Foresight · Education Futures · Anticipatory Governance · Strategic Foresight · Policymaking

Michael Cluzel

Co-Founder & CEO, MedBridgeX

Michael Cluzel is Co-Founder and CEO of MedBridgeX, a health-tech market access platform helping clinically validated technologies enter Southeast Asia. He previously co-founded and scaled Eatigo across six countries, four million users and 4,000 restaurant partners, raising more than US$25 million. With over 20 years of operating experience across Asia and the Caribbean, Michael focuses on scaling health innovation, improving market access and closing the infrastructure gaps that limit adoption in emerging markets.

· Session Co-Chair | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences
· Keynote Speaker | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | Health Tech Innovation — Global Signals & Time Lag in Trickle-Down to SEA
· Focus: Health-Tech Market Access · Venture Scaling · Southeast Asia · Digital Health · Cross-Border Growth

Samuel Fung

Advisor to the Executive Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Samuel Fung is a senior Asia-Pacific business and sustainability leader with 27 years of experience across multinational corporations, complex supply chains, product innovation, brand strategy and digital transformation.

Now advising the Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, he brings an uncommon perspective across business, civil society and public-sector engagement. His career spans FMCG, retail, food and beverage, apparel and industrial markets, giving him direct experience of how growth, consumer behaviour and operational systems intersect with sustainability.

Recognised among Asia-Pacific’s 50 most influential and purposeful marketers, and a member of the International Advisory Board of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, he focuses on the cross-sector leadership required to deliver a just and sustainable transition in Southeast Asia.

· Keynote Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | Beyond Innovation: Building a Just and Sustainable Future in Southeast Asia
· Focus: Just Transition · Cross-Sector Partnerships · Sustainable Business · Brand & Consumer Transformation · Southeast Asia

Jonathan Knapp

Co-Founder & CEO, The NordLion Group

Jonathan Knapp is Co-Founder and CEO of The NordLion Group, a Singapore-based venture platform bringing sustainable and health-focused solutions into Asian markets. He is also Co-Founder of Bye Bye Bite, whose underlying insect-bite relief technology has sold more than 30 million units globally. With experience spanning preventive health, ESG technology and strategic partnerships, Jonathan focuses on turning proven innovations into scalable consumer solutions that combine commercial viability with measurable health and sustainability impact.

· Session Co-Chair | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences
· Keynote Speaker | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | Future Intelligence May Need Less Technology — and More Nature
· Focus: Market Expansion · Preventive Health · Sustainable Innovation · Entrepreneurship · Nature-Inspired Solutions

Olivier Lazar

Chief Executive, Responsible Digital for Youth (RDY) & Future Intelligence Hub (FIH), Global ESG Leadership Organization (ESGIN)

Olivier Lazar is an international leadership strategist focused on responsible AI, ethical leadership and human capability. At ESGIN, he leads initiatives advancing responsible digital development and future-ready skills. He is also Founder and Chairman of the Ethics & Leadership Association, Co-Founder and CEO of N2X Labs, and a Board Member of JA Europe, Europe’s leading entrepreneurship and work-readiness education network, delivering more than 7.5 million learning experiences across 40+ countries. Across these roles, Olivier works to strengthen human judgement, agency and ethical decision-making in an AI-driven world.

· Master Dialogue Online | The Future City We Build Together | Future Intelligence: The Next Infrastructure for Cities
· Focus: Responsible AI · Ethical Leadership · Human Capability · Future of Learning · Youth Development

Sarah Noble

Head, Group Corporate Sustainability, QI Group of Companies

Sarah Noble leads sustainability at QI Group, a diversified multinational operating across nearly 30 countries. She drives group-wide ESG strategy across climate, sustainable procurement and governance, embedding sustainability into business operations and long-term value creation. Previously with PwC Southeast Asia and ERM, she advised multinational organisations on decarbonisation and transition strategy. In 2026, Sarah joined the ACES Institute Strategic Council for Climate Strategy & Governance and represents QI Group in the World Economic Forum Chief Sustainability Officers Community.

· Master Dialogue Online | The Future City We Build Together | Making Sustainability Everyone's Business: Building Cross-Functional Ownership and an ESG-Driven Culture
· Focus: ESG Strategy · Climate Governance · Sustainable Procurement · Organisational Transformation · Corporate Sustainability

Keynote Speakers

Datuk Dr. Michael Lor

Advisor, Non-Bank Financial Services Authority, Cambodia

Datuk Dr. Michael Lor is a veteran financial-services leader advising Cambodia’s Non-Bank Financial Services Authority, the national regulator overseeing key non-bank financial sectors. Over a 35-year career, he has led banking transformation across Southeast Asia, including as CEO of Canadia Bank and Group CEO of EON Bank. In Cambodia, he helped develop frameworks for the SME Bank, SME Sector Rejuvenation Initiative and Credit Guarantee Corporation, strengthening access to finance and financial-sector resilience. He received Cambodia’s Royal Medal of Sahametrei in 2022 for his contributions to the Kingdom.

· Keynote Speaker | Capital with Purpose: The Future We Fund Together | The Great Capital Paradox: Why More Money Will Not Solve the World's Development Problems
· Focus: Banking Transformation · Financial Regulation · SME Finance · Corporate Governance · ASEAN Financial Development

Tan Bee Lay

Chief Sustainability Officer, SDAX

Tan Bee Lay is a senior sustainability and sustainable finance leader with 30+ years of experience translating climate policy into market and investment practice across Asia.

At SDAX, she leads sustainability strategy, including ESG frameworks and climate-related screening and listing rules aligned with the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy. Her work spans sustainable finance, carbon markets, supply-chain decarbonisation and Article 6-aligned climate projects.

Her influence extends into Singapore’s wider sustainability architecture. She contributes to national sustainability standards through the Singapore Standards Council under Enterprise Singapore, while advising on carbon-market development and cross-border transition pathways.

· Keynote Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | Beyond the MOU: Turning Cross-Border Sustainability Partnerships into Action
· Focus: Sustainable Finance · Carbon Markets · Supply Chain Decarbonisation · Sustainability Standards · Cross-Border Collaboration

Kimmy Kwok

Head of Strategy and Transformation, Corporate Strategy, Dyson Operations Pte Ltd

Kimmy Kwok is a strategy and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience across luxury, fashion accessories and consumer technology, including roles with Swarovski and Avery Dennison.

At Dyson, she focuses on scaling AI capability across the organisation globally, combining clear strategy, practical governance, commercial empathy and fit-for-purpose technology to move teams beyond pilot paralysis into everyday AI fluency.

Her experience leading commercial teams and global partnerships gives her the frontline credibility to connect technology adoption with the people, operating models and decisions required to make transformation stick.

· Keynote Speaker | AI Foresight & Innovation | Building Enterprise AI Capability at Scale
· Focus: Enterprise AI · Strategy & Transformation · AI Fluency · Organisational Capability · Technology Adoption

Kannes Wong

Senior Principal, Strategic Projects, Strategy and Transformation, AIA Hong Kong

Kannes Wong is a strategy and transformation leader at AIA Hong Kong, part of Asia’s largest life and health insurer. Across nearly 20 years in financial services, she has connected growth, investment and sustainability strategy. Earlier investment work supported 30% AUM CAGR from 2013–2019, versus a 21% industry average; at Zurich Hong Kong, she helped advance sustainability during a period when the business received the Hong Kong Insurance Awards’ ESG and Sustainability Award for three consecutive years. She was also recognised in Campaign Asia’s Women Leading Change Sustainability Leader category.

· Keynote Speaker | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | AI for Healthy Ageing: Personalized Prevention & Community Care
· Focus: Strategy & Transformation · Healthy Ageing · Sustainable Finance · Insurance Innovation · ESG

Jonscott Turco

Founder & CEO, HumINx; Co-Founder, Executive AI Institute

Jonscott Turco is a leadership psychologist and executive advisor focused on human judgement, decision-making and performance in the age of AI. Through HumINx and the Executive AI Institute, he works with boards, founders and senior executives navigating transformation and high-pressure environments. Over a 25-year career spanning 50+ countries, he has advised Fortune 100 leaders and private-equity executives. His work centres on failure intelligence—the ability to preserve clarity, identity and sound judgement under pressure—positioning human capability as a critical advantage as organisations adopt increasingly powerful AI systems.

· Keynote Speaker | Growing with AI: Education & Human Development — Part II · Grow | Human Judgment in the Age of AI: Leadership Under Pressure, Failure Intelligence and Decision Clarity
· Focus: Leadership Psychology · Human Judgment · Failure Intelligence · Executive Decision-Making · AI Readiness

Li Yunxia

Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Emergency Rescue Organization (APHERO)

Li Yunxia is Secretary-General of APHERO, a regional humanitarian organisation co-founded with the China Association for Disaster Prevention to strengthen emergency-response capacity across Asia-Pacific. She helps build partnerships among rescue organisations, public agencies, universities and industry. APHERO co-hosted a specialist forum within China’s 2025 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Conference, addressing emergency systems, cross-agency coordination and digital rescue tools. The organisation is also advancing an Overseas Emergency Rescue Supply Hub, leveraging Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to improve cross-border mobilisation of humanitarian resources and emergency supplies.

· Keynote Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | Ready for the Next Crisis: Cross-Border Collaboration and Humanitarian Resilience
· Honoree | Asia Grow 30 — Women Leaders Driving Positive Change Across Asia
· Focus: Humanitarian Response · Disaster Preparedness · Cross-Border Coordination · Emergency Logistics · Regional Resilience

Gunarani Ganasagaran

Director, Sustainability Consulting Asia, LRQA

Gunarani Ganasagaran leads Sustainability Consulting Asia at LRQA, a global assurance and advisory organisation supporting responsible business and supply-chain resilience. With 20+ years of international experience, she advises multinational companies, investors and financial institutions on ESG strategy, human rights, responsible sourcing and supply-chain risk.

· Keynote Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | From Compliance to Capital: How ESG Performance is Reshaping Access to Investment in Asia
· Focus: ESG Strategy · Sustainable Finance · Human Rights · Responsible Sourcing · Supply-Chain Risk

Rita Pang

Founder, See Change Education

Rita Pang founded See Change Education to merge language with thought, building critical reasoning and confident communication for an age shaped by AI. Its AI arm, Echo Cubes, is an HKICT Award winner (2025) and runs an AI-powered self-learning English programme for schools with underprivileged families, supported by Cyberport, the SIE Fund and Oxfam. Her team has coached students to Global Champion at the Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition. Educated at Harvard University and Duke Law School, Rita is a Council member of City University of Hong Kong.

· Keynote Speaker | AI Foresight & Innovation | AI as the Engine, Humans as the Steering Wheel: Agentic AI for Inclusive Learning
· Honoree | Asia Grow 30 — Women Leaders Driving Positive Change Across Asia
· Focus: AI in Education · English+ Communication · Critical Thinking · Education Equity · Future-Ready Learning

Crisel Consunji

Co-Founder & Head of Learning, Baumhaus

Crisel Consunji is an award-winning artist, early childhood educator and entrepreneur who brings arts and education together to strengthen communities and nurture creativity.

As Co-Founder of Baumhaus, she uses music-based learning to help families build meaningful connections and supports parents and caregivers as children’s first and most important teachers. Her work also extends to professional development and outreach for families and minority groups.

Recognised by the Hong Kong Film Awards and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines, Crisel champions creative expression as a foundation for more connected and resilient communities in the age of AI.

· Distinguished Speaker | Sustainable Living & Creative Communities | Music, Belonging and Human Connection: Culture as a Foundation for Caring Cities in the Age of AI
· Focus: Arts & Culture · Human Connection · Belonging · Inclusive Communities · Family Engagement

Daniel Blurton

Managing Director, The Harbour School

Daniel Blurton is Managing Director of The Harbour School, a recognised leader in experiential education and a Leadership Circle school of the Independent Schools Experiential Education Network. He helps translate this philosophy into school-wide practice, where students learn through real-world projects, marine science, design and field experience rather than classroom instruction alone. THS’s Marine Science Program—built around its Marine Science Centre and 50-foot Black Dolphin sailing classroom—won Best in Teaching and Learning at the 2022 International School Awards, demonstrating how place-based experience can deepen judgement, resilience and student agency.

· Keynote Speaker | Growing with AI: Education & Human Development — Part I · Learn | Growing Through Experience: Human Development in the Age of AI
· Honoree | Ethical Business Solutions & Achievers 2026 — The Harbour School Hong Kong
· Focus: Experiential Education · Human Development · Place-Based Learning · Student Agency · Learning Design

Virginie Ostrowski

CEO, Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong

Virginie Ostrowski leads Shared Value Initiative Hong Kong, advancing business models that combine commercial value with social and environmental impact.

Her work has connected corporates like Jardine Matheson, Swire, and AIA, academia such as CUHK, and civil society through shared value projects. SVIHK also drives the APAC Shared Value Awards and brought the award-winning Beyond Zero sustainability case to Hong Kong, later featured by Cathay Pacific.

Earlier, she helped build a shared value cluster in transport and energy infrastructure, linking public bodies, academics and private companies around common sustainability challenges.

· Keynote Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | Shared Value Without Borders: How Business, Government and Society Create Value Together
· Focus: Shared Value · Public–Private Partnership · Cross-Sector Collaboration · Sustainability · Social Impact

Bernard Lee

Director of Donor Relations (Hong Kong), International Care Ministries (ICM)

Bernard Lee is a philanthropy leader at International Care Ministries, one of the largest charities in the Philippines and a pioneer in data-driven poverty alleviation. Across 17+ years in the nonprofit and education sectors, he has stewarded multi-million-dollar partnerships with institutions including The Nature Conservancy, INSEAD and leading Asian universities. At ICM, he helps mobilise support for programmes that have reached over 2.2 million people across 15,000+ communities, backed by randomized controlled trials and more than 500 million data points to test what genuinely improves lives.

· Keynote Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | Data, Accountability and Impact: Governing Social Outcomes at 2.2 Million-Person Scale
· Focus: Data-Driven Impact · Social Accountability · Strategic Philanthropy · Evidence-Based Development · Poverty Alleviation

Sam Lam

Interim Director, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C.DISI), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sam Lam leads J.C.DISI, PolyU’s platform for translating design research into social innovation, public policy and community action. She specialises in systems design, shared value and public-private collaboration, with work spanning placemaking, cultural conservation and inclusive urban development. J.C.DISI’s flagship Operation SoInno engaged 130+ NGOs and more than 400,000 participants through community co-creation and action projects. Sam has also led award-winning city initiatives including #ddHK and Chubby Hearts, using design as a practical tool for social and urban transformation.

· Keynote Speaker | Growing with AI: Education & Human Development — Part II · Grow | AI x STEAMS Education for Future Leaders
· Focus: Systems Design · Social Innovation · STEAMS Education · Public–Private Partnerships · Placemaking

Azhan Hasan

Founding Advisor, Global Advisory Alliance (GAA) UK

Azhan Hasan is a climate-policy and sustainability advisor with 20+ years of experience across Asia, Europe and the Gulf. He has advised governments and institutions on net-zero strategy, circular economy and environmental governance, including work with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. A certified Solar Impulse Foundation expert, he was recognised among its Top 30 Experts for evaluating scalable clean technologies. His work focuses on turning climate ambition into practical policy and investable solutions.

· Keynote Speaker | Net Zero Solutions: Climate, Energy & Circularity | Driving Net-Zero Transformation Through Circular Economy
· Focus: Climate Policy · Net Zero · Circular Economy · Environmental Governance · Sustainable Infrastructure

Dr. Joanne Chai

Chief of Staff, TMAX AI Limited

Dr. Joanne Chai is a technology and transformation leader with 30+ years of experience across financial services, enterprise technology and AI. She has held senior roles at Royal Bank of Canada, Dell/EMC and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, bringing together business strategy, technology governance and legal expertise. At TMAX AI, she focuses on agentic AI governance, helping organisations adopt intelligent systems while preserving accountability, decision rights and human judgement.

· Distinguished Speaker | AI Foresight & Innovation | Reclaiming Human Judgement: A New Operational Framework for Agentic AI
· Focus: Agentic AI · AI Governance · Enterprise Transformation · Technology Strategy · Human Judgement

Sonali Mahthan

GREAT Global Design & Brand Manager, British Embassy Bangkok

Sonali Mahthan is a brand and design strategist supporting the GREAT Britain campaign, the UK government’s flagship international campaign promoting the UK’s strengths in trade, education, culture and innovation. With a background in fashion communication and visual storytelling, she creates global-facing campaigns that translate complex ideas into engaging experiences. Her work across the British Government network has supported major diplomatic and trade initiatives, earning recognition including the DIT South Asia In-Year Reward for strategic brand and communication projects.

· Keynote Speaker | Sustainable Living & Creative Communities | One Brand, Many Cultures: Global Communication Without Losing Local Relevance
· Focus: Global Branding · Cross-Cultural Communication · Design Strategy · Cultural Diplomacy · Creative Innovation

Rosalie Pañares

Founder & CEO, Thaumazo EXpress Transport Solutions (TEXTS) Inc.

Rosalie Pañares is Founder and CEO of Thaumazo EXpress Transport Solutions, a technology-driven logistics company building smarter delivery solutions for businesses and communities. With decades of experience across communications, operations and entrepreneurship, she focuses on applying AI, IoT and digital platforms to improve logistics efficiency and accessibility. Through TEXTS, she works to bridge technology and inclusive growth, helping businesses—especially MSMEs—participate more effectively in the digital economy.

· Distinguished Speaker | AI Foresight & Innovation | From Foresight to Impact: Building Human-Centered AI Ecosystems for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
· Focus: AI Applications · Logistics Innovation · Digital Transformation · MSME Enablement · Inclusive Growth

Tarynn Hatton-Jones

CEO, Burnt Oringe International Limited

Tarynn Hatton-Jones is CEO of Burnt Oringe International, a Hong Kong procurement company focused on responsible sourcing across Asia. Since 2009, she has worked with manufacturers across China, Vietnam and Southeast Asia, embedding ethics and transparency into supply-chain decisions. She also chairs The Women Entrepreneurs Network, Hong Kong’s oldest female-led entrepreneur networking group, supporting women founders and business leaders.

· Distinguished Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | Ethical Business Isn't a Department — It's a Founder's Decision
· Focus: Ethical Sourcing · Responsible Supply Chains · Entrepreneurship · Women’s Leadership · Procurement

Michael Chan

Responsible Business Lead, Johnson Stokes & Master

Michael Chan leads responsible business at Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM), one of Hong Kong’s longest-established law firms, shaping how inclusion, wellbeing, pro bono work and community investment are integrated into a coherent responsible business strategy.

With a multidisciplinary background in psychology and public health, he works across research, programme design and organisational engagement to help companies translate social sustainability commitments into measurable workplace practice and cultural change.

His perspective brings social sustainability into the core of business decision-making — connecting employee experience, community impact and institutional responsibility within one operating framework.

· Keynote Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | One Strategy, Shared Purpose: How Inclusion, Pro Bono Work and Community Investment Can Be Aligned into a Single Responsible Business Strategy
· Focus: Responsible Business · Workplace Inclusion · Employee Wellbeing · Pro Bono & Community Investment · Social Sustainability

Amy Lee

Executive Director, AQ Communications Ltd

Amy Lee founded AQ Communications at 23 and has built it over more than two decades into a strategic communications and marketing consultancy serving hundreds of corporations, government bodies and NGOs. Clients have included Apple Asia, ICBC, Hong Kong’s Digital Policy Office and CreateHK, alongside major social-service organisations such as Heep Hong Society and Christian Family Service Centre. Her leadership has increasingly shifted commercial communications expertise toward community impact—helping NGOs strengthen positioning, stakeholder engagement and public reach, while developing models in which businesses, nonprofits and communities can create value together.

· Distinguished Speaker | ESG in Action: Ethical Business Solutions 2026 | The IKIGAI of Ethical Business: From 26 Years of Entrepreneurship to Purpose-Led Value Creation
· Honoree | Asia Grow 30 — Women Leaders Driving Positive Change Across Asia
· Focus: Strategic Communications · Purpose-Led Business · Stakeholder Engagement · Shared Value · Social Impact

Jonathan Mok

Director; Neurodiversity Strategist, Jonathan Mok Company Limited

Jonathan Mok is a neurodiversity strategist, ADHD executive coach, TEDx speaker and UK Chartered Manager helping organisations turn neuroinclusion into practical workplace capability. He has worked with global organisations including BNP Paribas, L’Oréal, Logitech and Warner Bros. Discovery on wellbeing, retention and inclusive leadership. An Organising Committee Member of the Davos Neurodiversity Summit, he also brings lived experience of autism and ADHD to advancing more inclusive workplaces.

· Distinguished Speaker (Online) | Future Ready Solutions | Building Neuroinclusive Workplaces: Health, Retention and Innovation Beyond Awareness
· Focus: Neuroinclusion · ADHD Coaching · Inclusive Leadership · Workplace Wellbeing · Neurodivergent Talent

Inès Gafsi

Chapter Chair & CEO, Inspiring Girls Hong Kong

Inès Gafsi is a leading advocate for girls’ leadership and AI agency in Asia. As Founder and CEO of Inspiring Girls Hong Kong and Regional Development Leader for APAC, she has reached nearly 10,000 secondary-school girls and mobilised 2,500 female role models across industries. Through SolveHers, she moves girls beyond AI literacy into problem-solving and solution-building, with projects adopted by corporate and NGO partners. She previously co-founded Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide, building a community of 20,000+ women entrepreneurs and 300 corporate partnersacross Asia-Pacific. Her work has been recognised by Tatler Gen.T, Prestige Women of Influence, and the UBS Champion Prize for innovation in girls’ financial literacy.

· Keynote Speaker | Growing with AI — Part II · Grow | Who Gets to Shape AI? From AI Literacy to AI Agency
· Focus: AI Agency · Girls’ Leadership · Youth Development · Women’s Entrepreneurship · Human Development

Dr. Michele Sagan

CEO & Founder, Optimal Insight

Dr. Michele Sagan is a future of work scholar and human capital strategist with 25 years of experience across the UK and Asia-Pacific. Through Optimal Insight, she advises boards and CEOs on building future-ready organisations, supported by a proprietary organisational intelligence platform.

Her leadership experience spans PwC Southeast Asia, Asia School of Business, UBS Warburg, HSBC and CIMB, and she serves as an Independent Director of Systech Berhad.

Recognised as a Malaysian HR Icon and one of Insight250’s Top 250 Global Thought Leaders, she has advised organisations including Petronas, Shell, HSBC and AirAsia.

· Distinguished Speaker | AI Foresight & Innovation | From People Data to Organisational Intelligence: How Generative AI Is Reshaping Strategic Decision-Making
· Focus: Future of Work · Organisational Intelligence · Generative AI · Workforce Transformation · Leadership

Cameron Ng

Founder, Shell to Sea

Cameron Ng is the Founder of Shell to Sea, a Hong Kong youth-led marine conservation initiative turning discarded seashells into materials for ecosystem restoration. The project has already returned 183 kg of shells to the ocean and developed shell-based structures that have been deployed and monitored with support from The University of Hong Kong’s Swire Institute of Marine Science. Shell to Sea has also worked with WWF on coral-support structures and explored applications for reducing acidity in wetland environments. Cameron’s work demonstrates how youth-led circular solutions can move from waste recovery into biodiversity restoration, scientific collaboration and practical coastal action.

· Distinguished Speaker | Net Zero Solutions: Climate, Energy & Circularity | From Waste to Ocean: A Youth-Led Model for Marine Circularity
· Focus: Marine Conservation · Circular Economy · Biodiversity · Coastal Restoration · Waste-to-Resource Innovation

Nancy Muzi Gao, U.S. CPA

Market Lead, Greater China and Southeast Asia, Al Liwan Group

Nancy Gao is a cross-border investment leader with 17+ years across private equity, investment banking and impact investing.

At Al Liwan Group, she leads Greater China and Southeast Asia market development, connecting GCC capital with Asian innovation and strategic investment opportunities. Her experience includes supporting international expansion for major Chinese conglomerates, driving overseas growth for China’s largest investment bank, and building investment partnerships across technology, sustainability and regenerative agriculture.

· Distinguished Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | East Meets South: Navigating Cultural and Capital Challenges in Cross-Border Partnerships
· Focus: Cross-Border Investment · GCC–Asia Partnerships · Private Equity · Impact Investing · Public–Private Partnerships

Sandeep Mehta

Chairman, International Diplomatic Mission

Sandeep Mehta is Founder and Chairman of International Diplomatic Mission (IDM), focused on trade, investment and cross-border business engagement.

Over three decades, he has participated in 100+ international forums across 40+ countries, including the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, and serves on boards of bilateral chambers including the Indo-UAE Economic Chamber of Commerce.

· Distinguished Speaker | Global Blueprints: Public–Private Partnerships Without Borders | The Role of Business Diplomacy: Aligning Trade with the SDGs
· Focus: Business Diplomacy · Trade & Investment · International Cooperation · SDGs · Bilateral Chambers of Commerce

Shakira Monique Twijsel

Founder & CEO, TechPup / Visual Earth Limited

Shakira Monique is a technology entrepreneur developing AI-powered wearables for animal health, behaviour and wellbeing. Through TechPup, she is building products including the UniCollar and HugVest, with support from PolyU Micro Fund, HKSTP and the HKUST Business Program.

Her work expands the care economy beyond human health, connecting AI, preventive monitoring and the human–animal bond.

· Distinguished Speaker | Care Economy: Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | Beyond Human Health: How AI Empowers Wellbeing Across People, Animals and Communities
· Focus: AI for Wellbeing · Pet Health Technology · Wearable Tech · Human–Animal Bond · Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Amrin Sachathep

Managing Consultant, Gherzi Textil Organisation AG

Amrin Sachathep is a manufacturing transformation leader with 20+ years of experience across heavy industry, advanced polymers and technical textiles.

At Gherzi Textil Organisation AG, he advises on manufacturing decarbonisation, circular textiles, industrial automation and ESG compliance, including EU CBAM/CSRD and major US and Japanese market requirements.

· Distinguished Speaker | Net Zero Solutions: Climate, Energy & Circularity | Fashion’s Carbon Problem Is a Manufacturing Problem
· Focus: Manufacturing Decarbonisation · Circular Textiles · Industrial Automation · ESG Compliance · Sustainable Fashion

Sandy Tiu

Founder & CEO, I Am Sustainable Studio

Sandy Tiu is Founder and CEO of I Am Sustainable Studio, a circular economy venture transforming discarded hospitality textiles into regenerated materials and products through its innovation platform, Recyrcle™.

With 15+ years across brand strategy, innovation and business leadership, including regional roles at L’Oréal Asia Pacific, she now connects hospitality businesses, textile manufacturers and local communities to recover waste and create new material value. Based in Bali, she focuses on making circularity commercially viable and scalable, turning sustainability commitments into practical business models.

· Distinguished Speaker | Net Zero Solutions: Climate, Energy & Circularity | From Waste to Value: Making Circularity a Business Case, Not Just a Sustainability Commitment
· Focus: Circular Economy · Textile Recovery · Sustainable Hospitality · Material Regeneration · Social Entrepreneurship

Rachada (Leng) Apiromdej

Asia Lead, TrendWatching | Founder & CEO, Think Next Asia

Rachada (Leng) Apiromdej is one of Asia’s leading voices on consumer trends, innovation and the future of business. As Asia Lead for TrendWatching, she has delivered 100+ trend keynotes, trained 10,000+ executives, and co-hosts Bangkok’s Global Trend Summit for 350+ C-suite and senior leaders annually.

Her work helps leadership teams interpret how AI, changing values and consumer behaviour are reshaping markets, trust and growth. She also co-led a future trends report commissioned by TCEB, building on 20+ years of senior marketing experience with Nestlé, PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever.

Mary Smith Ip

Founder & CEO, Merry Mary Limited

Mary Smith Ip is Founder and CEO of Merry Mary Limited, renewing the traditional Chinese Qun Kwa — an embroidered bridal ensemble worn in Chinese weddings — through circular fashion and cultural preservation.

Her work connects heritage, entrepreneurship and sustainable living, while supporting women entrepreneurs across the Greater Bay Area. She was recognised with the 2025 Global Outstanding Women Achievements Award.

· Distinguished Speaker | Sustainable Living & Creative Communities | Culture as Circularity: What a Hong Kong Bridal Tradition Teaches Us About Sustainable Fashion
· Focus: Cultural Heritage · Circular Fashion · Women’s Entrepreneurship · Greater Bay Area · Sustainable Living

Massimiliano Hasan

Chief Data Officer, Lana Ecosystems

Massimiliano Hasan is a climate-finance and data leader with 12+ years across fintech, impact investing and venture building in emerging markets. As Chief Data Officer at Lana Ecosystems, he leads the data architecture and analytical models behind financing infrastructure for decarbonisation and transition projects.

Previously at Gojek, he led business intelligence, data engineering and underwriting across financial services serving 1 million+ users, merchants and drivers. His experience also spans climate and impact investing across Asia, Africa and Latin America, combining data science with the practical challenge of making sustainability projects credible and investable.

Malika Ait El Mouden

Managing Partner, DIGITAL4GOOD

Malika Ait El Mouden is a digital transformation and sustainability leader focused on the convergence of technology, business performance and environmental impact.

Through DIGITAL4GOOD, she works on what she describes as the “twin transformation” — integrating digital and sustainability strategies rather than treating them as separate corporate agendas. She is also a Board Member of La French Tech Bangkok, contributing to Thailand’s international technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem and convening business leaders around responsible innovation, resilience and long-term transformation.

Carol Lim

Founder & Principal, The Human Futures Practice

Carol Lim is a Singapore-based learning futurist and foresight practitioner helping leaders, organisations and educators prepare for uncertainty and long-term change.

Through The Human Futures Practice, she works across futures thinking, systems thinking, organisational adaptability and psychologically safe leadership cultures. She also co-founded the Teach the Future Singapore Hub, advancing futures literacy among educators and young people. Her 20+ years of experience span public-sector planning, tertiary education, entrepreneurship, technology and youth development, giving her a distinctive bridge between strategic foresight and practical learning design.

Bobby Mahasith

CEO, GreenRocket VC

Pakpoum “Bobby” Mahasith is a Greentech entrepreneur and impact investor with more than a decade of experience building and backing environmental technologies.

He has founded multiple Greentech ventures across water, reforestation, waste, mobility and climate solutions, with two successful exits, before establishing GreenRocket VC to scale high-impact technologies. The platform operates across several Asian and international markets, while Bobby also serves as a mentor in sustainability and climate-tech ecosystems. His work combines technology development, investment and commercial scaling to move climate solutions from prototype to market.

Thomas Gal

Founder & CEO, TEET Energy

Thomas Gal is a French engineer and energy-efficiency leader with 25+ years of experience across industrial engineering, infrastructure and international business development.

After engineering and management roles with LAFARGE across Europe and Asia, he founded TEET Energy in Bangkok, focusing on energy efficiency, sustainable cooling and measurable industrial decarbonisation. His work with multinational clients including Amazon and Bosch centres on reducing electricity consumption, operating costs and carbon emissions through practical improvements to existing infrastructure.

Purnima Ruanglertbutr

Founder & Creative Director, Purnima Creations

Purnima Ruanglertbutr is an award-winning Australian-Thai writer, poet, artist and educator whose work uses creative expression to strengthen learning, identity and social engagement.

With more than a decade of international teaching experience across Australia, the UK and Thailand, she founded The Creative Writers’ Studio and the global Teachers as Practitioners Project, supporting educators and emerging writers through creative practice. Her spoken-word programmes have also enabled young people to explore issues including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, turning poetry into a platform for student voice, critical thinking and civic participation.

Kasipat “Non” Wongvitayakamjorn

Co-Founder & Director of Social Impact, Adam’s House Philanthropy

Kasipat “Non” Wongvitayakamjorn is a social-innovation leader working at the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship and community impact.

Through Adam’s House Philanthropy, he has helped support 30+ social entrepreneurs and communities with AI credits, mentoring, digital tools and strategic connections. As a Lovable Ambassador in Thailand, he has introduced 1,000+ students, entrepreneurs and aspiring builders to AI-assisted application development through partnerships with universities and organisations across Thailand. His wider experience includes Kasikorn Bank, YSEALI and the Harvard Kennedy School Emerging Leaders programme.

Adsadang “Ads” Pisedsalasai

Co-Founder, Adam’s House Philanthropy

Adsadang Pisedsalasai is a business development and strategy professional combining technology, social innovation and operational execution.

A Cambridge Judge Business School MBA, he moved from pharmacy, clinical research and healthcare data into business strategy and innovation. His experience includes consulting work connected with the World Health Organization and health-tech ventures, and he now leads business development and corporate strategy at MuvMi, Bangkok’s technology-enabled urban mobility platform. As Co-Founder of Adam’s House Philanthropy, he brings that commercial and analytical background into supporting social entrepreneurs and AI-enabled community solutions.

John Patrick “JP” Turco

Founder, firstgrade.ai

John Patrick “JP” Turco is the Founder of firstgrade.ai, focused on how AI environments can be designed around the developmental needs of children, families and schools.

His work examines a question increasingly important to education and parenting: how intelligent systems can support learning without replacing curiosity, judgement, relationships or age-appropriate human development. Rather than approaching AI only as a productivity tool, his work centres on child-centred design, family use and responsible learning environments.

Aaryaveer Kochhar

Founder, Two Billion Volts of Joy | Child Rights Advocate

Aaryaveer Kochhar is a young thinker, author and child-rights advocate bringing the voice of children directly into debates about AI and the future.

He received Grand Honors from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, after scoring in the 99th percentile in mathematics in its international talent search, and later became a CTY Student Ambassador. He has also represented children’s perspectives through NineIsMine and delivered a 2026 TEDx talk examining how excessive dependence on AI could affect creativity, curiosity and independent thinking.

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The Forum is designed for decision-makers and influential leaders from business, investment, government, and international organizations. Participation is capped at 250 attendees, and every application is reviewed by the Organizing Committee based on professional background, partnership potential, and quality of participation.

The process has three stages:

Apply — Submit your application, outlining your background and reason for participating.
Confirm — The Organizing Committee reviews your application; upon approval, fees are communicated and payment completed to confirm your place.
Get Ready — Complete UN venue registration, receive your entry QR code, and submit your Partnership & Opportunities profile for pre-Forum matching.

Single-day attendance is possible, though we recommend participating in the full two days. The Forum is designed for in-depth, sustained engagement rather than a one-off visit, and includes an evening networking dinner — attending in full is where participants gain the most value.

Yes, this applies to all participants — whether Delegate, Speaker, or Enterprise Partner. Accepted participants are responsible for arranging and covering their own visa application, flights, and accommodation. The organizer does not provide any subsidy or assistance for

Delegate, Speaker, and Enterprise Partner packages all include one seat at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Networking Gala Dinner on 4 November. If you'd like to attend the dinner only, you can apply under the Gala Guest package.

All fees are non-refundable once confirmed. Approval triggers a series of administrative processes on our end — including UN venue registration, delegate documentation, and Partnership & Opportunities Spotlight coordination — so once a place is confirmed, it cannot be cancelled or refunded.

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