AmCham Tech Week : Metaverse [Physical]

Kevin leads partnerships for Brinc, a global venture accelerator based in Hong Kong focused on empowering gamechangers. In 2021 Brinc announced Launchpad Luna a USD 100M blockchain and NFT Accelerator in collaboration with Animoca Brands followed by a USD $50M Metaverse Accelerator with The Sandbox in 2022. Kevin is leading partnerships for these flagship programs as well as engaging with ecosystem partners, corporates and investors seeking opportunities in Web3.

Kelvin manages the Adobe Digital media business in Hong Kong and Taiwan region, helping enterprises to stand out from the crowd, unlocking creativity and productivity by innovations from Adobe.

Chris Perera is a Senior Director of International External & Regulatory Affairs, where she advances AT&T’s international market entry regulatory strategy and public policies across Asia Pacific. Chris works closely with AT&T’s diverse business units, and the team of international external affairs and global public policy advocates around the world. AT&T is a diversified, global leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. Chris works with Governments, National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and users, to advocate open market policies and best practice regulatory frameworks to promote competition and efficient investment in telecommunications and media markets. Ms Perera is also a Board Member and previousVice President of the Asia Pacific Carriers’ Coalition (APCC), an industry association of global and regional telecommunications carriers operating in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining AT&T in 2014, Ms. Perera was theSenior Director, Spectrum Policy and Regulatory Affairs for the Asia Pacific Region, GSMA,the Chair of the New Zealand Radio communications Sector and an adviser to the Ministerof ICT and Minister of Broadcasting in New Zealand. Ms. Perera was also thePrincipal Wireless Advisor on the evaluation panel for the New Zealand Government's Rural Broadband Initiative. Ms. Perera has a Masters (Thesis) Degree from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, and holds a Management Accounting Degree from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom.

Peter is a Partner in PwC Hong Kong and has been part of PwC’s Crypto advisory team since 2017. He is a keen believer that recent developments in Web3.0, NFTs and the Metaverse will remake the internet and open up game-changing value for participants. He has significant experience of advising companies in the blockchain and digital assets sector and has a particular interest in the practical challenges of how businesses adapt and apply this new technology.​ Clients include a number of major crypto spot and derivative exchanges, custodians, token issuers, crypto borrowing and lending providers and crypto funds as well as NFT marketplaces, play-to-earn games and NFT creators. More recently Peter was a key driver of PwC HK’s acquisition of virtual land in The Sandbox has used the experience to learn for himself the issues that company’s face when entering the open metaverse.​ Peter is a member of the tax working group of Global Digital Finance and has contributed to a number of tax policy discussions on crypto assets including with the OECD and Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department.​ Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales.​

(Special Art Presentation) Szabotage, the renowned contemporary street artist, is the first Hong Kong urban artist in the digital metaverse, minting his first NFT in 2020. Hailing from Brighton, England, Szabotage – a former architect and designer, is recognised as a prolific contemporary urban artist and designer. The multifaceted artist relocated to Hong Kong, where he became active in the street art scene and gained notoriety in the local and international urban art world. The artist is best recognised by his signature Koi fish tag – an iconic symbol of strength, adversity and good fortune – which features frequently throughout his work. Szabotage has painted for the HKWalls street art festival, was a finalist in the global phenomenon Secret Walls, and has given a TEDX talk ‘Resilience is the Ultimate High.’ The artist held his first London solo exhibition ‘SHHH Women's Erotic Emporium,’ in Shoreditch, London. Since then, he has exhibited internationally, with sold-out exhibitions, solo shows, numerous collaborative projects, and commissions.

(Special Art Presentation Moderator) Experienced COO, corporate director, business developer, corporate governance and regulatory expert. Demonstrated history of working in the capital markets industry. Skilled in securities, derivatives and prime brokerage, structured finance, regulatory advisory, anti-money laundering, project management and strategy implementation and asset management. Experienced and passionate Angel Investor in Vision Sensing, AI, Robotics, Climate Tech, Ed Tech, Bio Tech, Food Tech and Blockchain companies. Chartered member of the Institute for Securities and Investments.