UBS is excited to host the upcoming 10th edition of the UBS Disruptive Technology CEO Summit 2024, on Wednesday, 20 November. In today’s rapidly evolving world, disruption is the key to progress. The theme of this year’s summit is A decade on innovation: the next chapter. It marks the 10th year in which we explore the forefront of technology and groundbreaking innovations.
This year, we will be bringing together industry pioneers and visionary thought leaders to speak on disruptive innovations and the next cutting-edge advancements.
Amy Lo
Amy Lo
Chairman
Global Wealth Management Asia
Head and Chief Executive
UBS Hong Kong
Amy Lo is Chairman, Global Wealth Management Asia, Co-Head of Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Head and Chief Executive of UBS Hong Kong, and a Managing Director at UBS. Amy has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. Since joining UBS in 1995, she has held a number of senior management positions including Regional Head of Ultra High Net Worth and Global Family Office in Asia. Today, the ultra-high net worth business is the leading wealth manager for ultra-high net worth individuals in the region.
Actively involved in the development of the private banking industry in Hong Kong, Amy chairs the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA), and is a Board Member of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) and the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy. She is also a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Education Bureau and an advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation.
A passionate supporter of youth education and technological innovation in Greater China, Amy is a member of The Court and the MBA Advisory Board at The University of Hong Kong, and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also a Board Member of the UBS Optimus Foundation, the independent grant-making foundation that helps UBS clients improve the education and welfare of children globally.
In recognition of her contribution to the wealth management industry, Amy was named Private Banker of the Year in the Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction 2020 and 2023. She also received the Executive Award at the DHL/SCMP Business Awards 2018 for her efforts in building UBS as a corporate citizen in Hong Kong. She was also named by a top-tier Chinese media, China Business News, as one of the "Hong Kong Top 20 in the next 20 years" for her contribution to innovation developments in 2017.
Prof A. Michael Spence
Prof A. Michael Spence
Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2001
Michael Spence’s work profoundly changed the paradigm of microeconomics by teaching that markets are not always equipped with perfect information. He has shown how signalling and screening, major themes of his work, are part of modern people’s daily routine. “Airbnb does two things: they create a market using a network structure and they solve an informational problem. Because I as a host of an apartment am not in the market all that much, and you as a guest may not be in the market that much, but you’re in it often enough for the central player, who keeps very big databases, to be able to evaluate you. And so the crucial part of these platforms is the two-way evaluation system, closing informational gaps.”
After receiving the Nobel Prize for his contributions in microeconomics, Spence dedicated himself to global matters. For example, he became chairman of the independent Commission on Growth and Development. Spence has argued that the way to achieve sustained economic growth is actually pretty simple: being open to the global economy, the acquisition of knowledge, developing technology, and smart investments. In his opinion, rising inequality, economic waste and failures of political and social cohesion pose the biggest threats to economic growth.
With respect to Europe, Spence shows himself worried that countries like Spain and Greece are sailing “into oblivion.” He says there’s need for more unity, a centralized banking, regulatory structures under the ECB, a system-wide attempt to overcome obstacles to growth, and fiscal transfers.
As a Canadian-born US citizen living in the US, Asia and Europe, he is a true globetrotter. “For a lot of people, reading about life in Peru is like reading about people on Mars, and it doesn’t have to be like that,” Spence knows.
Discover our full lineup
Amy Lo
Amy Lo
Chairman
Global Wealth Management Asia
Head and Chief Executive
UBS Hong Kong
Prof A. Michael Spence
Prof A. Michael Spence
Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2001
Leon Farrant
Leon Farrant
Co-Founder & CEO
Green Li-ion
Dr Darko Matovski
Dr Darko Matovski
Co-Founder & CEO
causaLens
Dr Min Han Tan
Dr Min Han Tan
Founder & CEO
Lucence
Taras Wankewycz
Taras Wankewycz
Founder & CEO
H3 Dynamics
Philippe Bouaziz
Philippe Bouaziz
Chairman
Deel
Ramtin Attar
Ramtin Attar
Co-Founder & CEO
Promise Robotics
Dr Jack Wang
Dr Jack Wang
Chairman & CEO
HeMo Bioengineering
Dr. Xu Zhen
Dr. Xu Zhen
Co-Founder
HistoSonics
Tom Hall
Tom Hall
Head
Social Impact & Philanthropy
UBS
Mudit Dandwate
Mudit Dandwate
Co-Founder & CEO
Dozee
Marshall Pribadi
Marshall Pribadi
Founder & CEO
Privy
Igal Raichelgauz
Igal Raichelgauz
Founder & CEO
Autobrains