UBS Live

CEO Dialogue: Impact Pioneer series with Hans Michael Jebsen

Date: Thursday, 23 November 2023
Time: 16:30 – 17:00 (HKT)
Language: 
English (with Chinese subtitle)

Host

Tommy Leung

Amy Lo

Chairman of Global Wealth Management Asia, Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management, Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

Amy Lo is Chairman of 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). She is also a member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Education Bureau, a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee Financial Infrastructure Sub-Committee of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 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. 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.

Guest speaker

Hans Michael Jebsen, B.B.S.

Chairman, Jebsen Group

Hans Michael Jebsen is the Chairman of Jebsen Group. He is Non-executive Director at Jebsen & Jessen Group, Jebsen & Jessen Hamburg, and Independent Non-executive Director at The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd.

Dedicated to community work, Mr. Jebsen is Chairman of the Hong Kong Section at the Hong Kong – Europe Business Council, and Chairman of the HKUST Business School Advisory Board. He established the Jebsen Educational Foundation to support two professorships at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Mr. Jebsen is also active in the non-profit sector: he is the former Chairman of the Asian Cultural Council in Hong Kong, and serves as Member of the Board of Trustees of Asia Society Hong Kong, Trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, Member of the Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Red Cross, and Founder Member and Executive Council Member at the Asian Academy of International Law.

Mr. Jebsen was conferred the title of Guangzhou Honorary Citizen in 2021. He was bestowed with the Danish title of “Kammerherre” by H.M. The Queen of Denmark in 2020; and was awarded the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Award in 2018; Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa of The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 2015; Knight 1st class of the Order of Dannebrog, Denmark in 2014; the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009; the Silver Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, Denmark in 2006 and in 2001, the Bronze Bauhinia Star of the Hong Kong SAR.

Mr. Jebsen was a member of The Government of the HKSAR’s Advisory Council on the Environment from 2009 to 2012, and The Government of the HKSAR’s Council for Sustainable Development from 2003 to 2009. He also served as Municipal Economic Advisor of The People’s Government of Jilin City, PRC from 2005 to 2010 and also as Committee Member of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee of Jilin City, PRC from 2005 to 2010. He served as a member of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 2015 to 2020.

Mr. Jebsen studied Economics and Business Administration at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

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CEO Dialogue

13 April 23

Dialogue with Tim Ellis

Language: English
Speaker:
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Host:
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Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

01 December 22

Dialogue with Joe Bae

Language: English
Speaker:
Joe Bae,
Co-CEO KKR

Host:
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Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

16 September 21

Dialogue with Patrick Reed

Language: English
Speaker:
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Host:
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Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

30 August 21

Dialogue with Kaifu Lee

Language: English
Speaker:
Kaifu Lee, 
Chairman and CEO, Sinovation Ventures

Host:
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Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

03 June 21

Dialogue with Pansy Ho

Language: English
Speaker:
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Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited, Co-Chairperson and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited

Host:
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Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

29 April 21

Dialogue with Dr. Allan Zeman

Language: English
Speaker:
Dr. Allan Zeman,
Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Group

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

4 March 21

Dialogue with Jane Sun

Language: English
Speaker:
Jane Sun, 
CEO, Trip.com

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

15 December 20

Dialogue with Vincent Lo

Language: English
Speaker:
Vincent Lo, 
Chairman of Shui On Group

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

29 October 20

Dialogue with Richard Browning

Language: English
Speaker:
Richard Browning,
 Founder & Chief Test Pilot, Gravity Industries Ltd

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

28 September 20

Dialogue with Adrian Cheng

Language: English
Speaker:
Adrian Cheng,
Chief Executive Officer, New World Development

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

13 August 20

Dialogue with Joey Wat

Language: English
Speaker:
Joey Wat, 
Chief Executive Officer, Yum China

Host:
Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific,  UBS Global Wealth Management Head and Chief Executive,  UBS Hong Kong

Sustainability/ESG

Welcome Address

Language: English
Speaker:
Ms. Amy Lo,
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

Keynote dialogue

Language: English
Speaker:
Dr. Andrew Steer,
President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

Moderator:
Ms. Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

Can sustainable investing contribute to SDG?

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Gabriel Wilson-Otto,
Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy, Fidelity International
Dr. Vivian Wan,
Managing Director, TPG Capital Asia
Mr. Adrian Zuercher, Head Global Asset Allocation & Co-Head Global Investment Management APAC, UBS Chief Investment Office

Moderator:
Ms. Stephanie Choi, 
Sustainable & Impact Investing Strategies, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office

Embracing and empowering ESG

Language: English
Speaker:
Ms. Yumiko Murakami,
General Partner, MPower Partners Fund L.P

Moderator :
Ms. Adeline Chien, 
Head, Wealth Management Hong Kong Domestic and South East Asia, UBS Global Wealth Management

Families at the forefront of change in APAC

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Adriel Chan,
Vice Chair, Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties
Ms. Katy Yung, Managing Partner, Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi)

Moderator :
Mr. Mario Knoepfel, 
Head, Sustainable Investing Advisory, Asia-Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management

Sustainability voyage for the entrepreneurs and SMEs

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Kuo Chuan Kung,
Founder and Managing Partner, Nexus Point
Ms. Jessica Fong, CEO, Common Farms

Moderator :
Mr. Brendan Tu, 
Head, ESG Advisory Asia Pacific, Chairman of General Industrials Group, Asia, UBS Global Banking

Breakout 1: Sustainable tech trailblazers

Language: English
Speakers:
Dr. Daniela Marino,
Co-Founder & CEO, CUTISS AG
Mr. Antonio Ng, Founder and Director, Formwork IO

Moderator :
Mr. Tasos Zavitsanakis,
Head, Sustainable Finance Greater China, UBS APAC Sustainable Finance Office

Breakout 2: Financial Innovation: Social and blended finance

Language: English
Speakers:
Ms. Naina Subberwal Batra,
CEO, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)
Mr. William McGoldrick,
Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Mr. Justin Chang,
Program Director – Social Finance, Asia, UBS Optimus Foundation

GBA

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the HKSAR: GBA – A Cradle of Opportunities

Welcome remarks

Language: English
Speakers:

Ms. Amy Lo, Co-Head, Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

Dr. Shi Lap Tak, Allen, BBS, MH, JP, President, The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong

Speech by guest of honour

Language: English
Speaker:

Mr. Christopher Hui, GBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Keynote dialogue

Language: English
Speaker:
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan,
Chair, Hang Lung Properties Limited

Moderator:
Ms. Amy Lo, 
Co-Head, Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

Talent mobility: A driver of success

Language: English
Speakers:

Mr. Eric Fok, Standing Committee Member, the Guangdong CPPCC; Chairman, Hong Kong Guangdong Youth Association

Dr. Stephen Wong, Legislative Council Member, Board Member, Finance Services Development Council; Vice President, Hong Kong Green Finance Association

Moderator:
Ms. Eva Lee,
Head, Greater China Equities, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office

Shaping a sustainable future for better businesses

Language: English
Speakers:

Professor Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist at the Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Mr. P C Chan, Deputy CEO, Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA)

Moderator:
Mr. Ronald Wu,
Head, ESG & Sustainability Research APAC, UBS Global Research

Family Topic / Philanthropy Forum

Philanthropy Forum 2022

29 August 2022

Welcome Remarks

Language: English
Speaker:
Ms. Amy Lo, 
Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

29 August 2022

Family Philanthropy — Carrying the torch

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. David Fong,
Chairman of Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation; Chairman of Fong’s Family Foundation

Ms. Yvette Yeh Fung, Chair of The Yeh Family Philanthropy

Mr. Adrian H C Fu, Chairman of Fu Tak Iam Foundation

Moderator:
Ms. Ellen Yip,
 Advisor, UBS Philanthropy Services, Greater China

29 August 2022

10-Year Partnership: UBS Optimus Foundation & Care For Life Foundation

Language: English
Speaker:
Dr. Peter Lee Ka Kit,
Founder and Director of Care for Life Foundation; Chairman of Henderson Land Group

29 August 2022

Gift of art

Language: English
Speaker:
Dr. Uli Sigg,
Member of the M+ Museum Board; International Council of New York Modern Art Museum MOMA; International Advisory Council of Tate Gallery

Moderator:
Ms. Amy Lo
, Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

29 August 2022

Delivering innovation and impact through social focused business

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Francis Ngai,
Founder and CEO of Social Ventures Hong Kong

Mr. Ricky Yu, Founder and CEO of Light Be

Moderator:
Mr. Justin Chang, 
Program Director, Social Finance, Asia, UBS Optimus Foundation

29 August 2022

Innovating philanthropy with technology — Internet-based philanthropy in China

Language: Mandarin
Speaker:
Ms. Ge Yan,
Secretary General of Tencent Charity Foundation; Head of Public Welfare Platform of Tencent Sustainable Social Value Division

Moderator:
Mr. Zhang Xin, 
Market Team Head China, Global Family and Institutional Wealth, APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management

29 August 2022

Innovating philanthropy with AI technology

Language: English
Speaker:
Dr. Kamran Khan,
Founder & CEO of BlueDot

Language: English
Moderator:
Mr. LH Koh,
 Co-Head Global Family and Institutional Wealth, APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management

29 August 2022

Closing Remarks

Language: English
Speaker:
Mr. David Chin,
Head of Investment Bank, Asia Pacific, UBS ; Member of Global Investment Bank Management Forum; Member of Asia Pacific Management Forum

Family Enterprise Summit 2022

8 November 2022

Welcome remarks

Language: English
Speaker:

Ms. Amy Lo, Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

8 November 2022

Family governance: Re-strategizing for longevity

Language: English
Speakers:

Mr. Jack Hsu, Chairman & President, Oak Maritime (Hong Kong)

Mr. Richie Eu, Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Eu Yan Sang International

Professor Roger King, Senior Advisor, Roger King Center for Asian Family Business and Family Office, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Moderator:
Dr. Andrew Lo,
Head, Family Advisory & Family Office Solutions, Greater China, UBS Global Wealth Management

8 November 2022

Next generation: Leaving a mark

Language: English
Speakers:

Ms. Jamie Lee, Lee Kum Kee Family

Ms. Stephanie Tan, Founder & CEO, NOOCI; Executive Vice President, Asia Financial

Mr. Theodore Ma, Co-founder, CoCoon; Managing Director, MaBelle

Moderator:
Mr. Jeremy Cheng,
Researcher, Centre for Family Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

8 November 2022

Developing Hong Kong as an international centre for family offices

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Joseph H. L. Chan, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Mr. Dixon Wong, Head of Financial Services and Global Head of Family Office, Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Mr. John Wong, Partner, China Family Business and Private Client Services Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Ms. Francesca Chan, Family Advisor, Family Advisory Greater China, UBS Global Wealth Management

Moderator:
Ms. Amy Lau,
Family Advisor, Family Advisory Greater China, UBS Global Wealth Management

8 November 2022

Family offices for Chinese families

Language: English
Speakers:

Mr. Danny Lee, Managing Partner, VCA Capital; Senior Advisor, Blue Pool Capital

Dr. Victor Wan, Investment Director and IC Member, HT Capital Family Office

Moderator:
Professor Winnie Qian Peng,
Director, Roger King Center for Asian Family Business and Family Office, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

8 November 2022

Closing remarks

Language: English
Speaker:

Mr. Philippe Spielhofer, Co-Head, Advisory & Sales and Client Services APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management

Women/ Millennials/ Entrepreneurs

07 March 2022

UBS Women Series - Reshaping the world through technology

Language: Mandarin
Speakers:
Yaping Deng, Olympic champion

Audrey Gao, Head of Global Wealth Management, UBS Securities Co. Limited

Host:
Hui Bao, Producer,  21st Century Business Herald

13 January 2022

Fireside Chat with Star Athletes

Language: English
Speakers:
Ms. Siobhán Haughey, Hong Kong Competitive Swimmer, Women’s 200m Freestyle World Record Holder

Ms. Minnie Soo, Hong Kong Table Tennis Player
Ms. Lee Ho Ching, Hong Kong Table Tennis Player

Host:
Ms. Amy Lo, Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management; Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong

13 January 2022

Millennial Panel

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Andy Chan, Co-founder, Qupital

Mr. Ray Chan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, 9GAG

Host:
Mr. Jamee Wong, Head, Private Client, UBS Global Wealth Management

29 December 2021

UBS Women Series : Learn from Failure

Language: Mandarin
Speakers:
Yan Zhao, Chairman of Bloomage Biotechnology

Qiong Zhang, President of UBS (China) Limited

Host:
Hui Bao, Producer, 21st Century Business Herald 

02 December 2021

UBS Women Series - An Entrepreneurial Exchange with Marina Lui and Yao Jue

Language: Mandarin
Speakers:
Yao Jue, Hong Kong String Orchestra (HKSO) Founder and Artistic Director

Host:
Marina Lui,  Group Managing Director,  Head,  Wealth Management China,  UBS Global Wealth Management

19 November 2021

UBS Women Engage Series: Their Personal Best - Daisy Ho

Language: English
Speakers:
Daisy Ho, Chairman and Executive Director, SJM Holdings Limited, and Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Shun Tak Holdings Limited

Host:
Adeline Chien, Head, Wealth Management Hong Kong Domestic and South East Asia in Hong Kong, UBS Global Wealth Management

17 September 2021

UBS Women Engage Series: Their Personal Best - Vicky Lau

Language: English
Speakers:
Vicky Lau, Chef-Proprietor, Tate Dining Room

Host:
Adeline Chien, Head, Wealth Management Hong Kong Domestic and South East Asia in Hong Kong, UBS Global Wealth Management, UBS Global Wealth Management

29 July 2021

UBS Women: Your Wellbeing – Dare to dig deep?

Language: English
Speakers:
Sonia Samtani, Founder and CEO, All About You

Host:
Belinda Koo, Managing Director, Global Family Office, APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management

New Economy / Tech Topics

28 June 2021

The Great Energy Transition – Will this drive a Commodities Upcycle?

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Robert Friedland, Founder and Chairman, Ivanhoe Capital Corporation

Mr. Dominic Schnider, Head Global Commodities and Forex, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office 
Mr. Wayne Gordon, Executive Director for Commodities and Forex, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office 

13 Jan 2022

Panel Discussion: Technology Panel

Language: English
Speakers:
Mr. Harry Man, Partner, Matrix Partners China

Mr. Sandeep Gantori, Equity Analyst, UBS Global Wealth Management 

Host:
Mr. LH Koh, Managing Director, Co-head Global Family Office APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management 

14 Jan 2022

China Digital Economy: Development and Trend

Language: Mandarin
Speakers:
Dr. Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council 

Dr. Yifan Hu, Regional Chief Investment Officer & Head Macroeconomics APAC, UBS Global Wealth Management

Host:
Ms. Wei Jingyi
, Chief Editor and Chief Anchor, Hong Kong Cable TV / i-Cable Financial Info Channel

14 Jan 2022

Market Development of the New Economy 

Language: Mandarin
Speakers:
Mr. Harry Man, Partner, Matrix Partners China

Ms. Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Trip.com Group Limited

Host:
Ms. Binnie Wong,
Head of New Economy Strategy Business Development, UBS

Generative AI: a Friend or a Foe?

Language: English
Speakers:
James Chou, 
Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups, North Asia
Dr. Jeanne Lim, Co-founder & CEO, beingAI
Eva Lee, Head Greater China Equities, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office

Moderator :
Binnie Wong,
Head, New Economy Strategy, Business Development, UBS