(Inspiration of the Month)

Clifford oversees Prenetics' regional B2B partnerships and business interests in Southeast Asia. He has led the company's initiative to provide comprehensive preventative healthcare solutions through strategic partnerships with regional insurers & employers such as Prudential UK, HSBC, PWC etc. Most recently, Prenetics has expanded their offering to include COVID-19 screening, performing over 200,000 tests for at-risk individuals in HK.

(Guest Judge)

Amit Raheja is the GM – MD, Johnson & Johnson – Hong Kong. He is responsible for the overall business for Medical Devices for Johnson & Johnson in Hong Kong & Macau. He serves as Director on the Board of Directors of J&J Hong Kong. Amit joined J&J in 2004 and has served in various commercial leadership roles in India, Asia Pacific, Japan and Hong Kong.
He has lived and worked in 8 cities and strongly believes in the power of agility. Amit has had extensive experience in the Healthcare industry and is passionate about innovations in this space.
He has lived in 7 cities and truly believes that agility is the key for today’s dynamic global environment. Amit has represented the Healthcare Industry in various forums such as AMCHAM India, AdvaMed and the USIBC.
He completed his MBA from ISB (Indian School of Business) in 2004 and graduated the ‘Value Based Healthcare’ program from Harvard Business School in 2017. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Amit was an entrepreneur for 5 years.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-raheja-4679b89/

(Guest Judge)

Karena Belin, CEO of WHub and COO/CFO/RO of AngelHub, is passionate about technology & innovation and helping startups succeed. She successfully cofounded WHub and AngelHub with her associate Karen Contet. Together they are on a mission to empower startups to drive wealth and economic growth and foster the growth of the tech & innovation ecosystem.

Since 2013, Karena has been a leader in the global start- up scene and a pillar of the Hong Kong ecosystem. She acts as ambassador, consultant, speaker, mentor and judge at events and organisations such as the APK (Asia Pacific Conference of the German Industry), Startup Asia Berlin (SUAB) of the Senat to Berlin, Chicago Booth GNVC, Google EYE, RISE Conference and Web Summit, Jeju Peace and Prosperity Conference, FinTech Valley Vizag India, Techsauce Thailand, Tech Open Air Berlin, IFLR, Nexchange, Techstar’s StartupWeekendHK, global YPO YNG+ and more.

Karena is also a member of the Global FinTech Core Group at the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ex-Com member and Vice President of The Indus Entrepreneurs Network (TiE) HK, ambassador to the German Senat in Berlin through SUAB (Startup Asia Berlin), member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), President of the board of the parent organisation (PFO) at Hong Kong International School, as well as driving diversity and inclusion as board member of WOW at the American Women’s Association.

In addition, Karena holds a double diploma in business and administration from the University of Mannheim and the MBA business school ESSEC in Paris. She has worked 15 years for Procter & Gamble in various roles including Finance, Sales and Strategy across Europe, North East Asia and Greater China before co-founding WHub & AngelHub. She has extensive background in business and financial planning, business acquisition and integration.

(Guest Judge)

Kevin Lo joined Varian as APAC Marketing Director in 2013 and took
on an additional role to head APAC software sales in 2016. He was
promoted to Senior Managing Director for the Southeast Asia & Korea
region in 2019 and has led the business with double-digit growth since
taking on the role. Prior to Varian, he has dedicated over two decades to the medical
technology industry, mainly at the regional level in areas of general management, sales,
marketing and services in various multinational corporations.
Kevin is a global Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of
Marketing, and a Member of The Institute of Engineering and Technology. He holds a
Doctoral degree in Health Science and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering
from Hong Kong Polytechnics University. Kevin completed his MBA in Australia and
postgraduate diploma in Marketing in the UK.

(Guest Judge)

Jamie Kebely, Senior Director for Asia-Pacific Government Affairs & Market Development at Varian Medical Systems, is based out of Varian’s Hong Kong office and is responsible for driving collaboration with government partners and key stakeholders in the region.

Jamie has extensive experience in the healthcare sector, having previously led international government affairs for Boston Scientific, a leading medical technology manufacturer headquartered in Massachusetts. During her tenure with Boston Scientific, Jamie held a number of leadership roles within the medical device industry, including as Co-chair of healthcare committees at both the US-Japan and US-India Business Councils, as well as Chair of the Japan Working Group at the Advanced Medical Technology Manufacturers Association.

Jamie has also served in the U.S. Government as International Trade Specialist in the Office of East Asia in Washington, DC, where she focused primarily on trade issues in the healthcare sector. Prior to serving in government, she spent several years living and working in Japan. She is a native of San Diego, California and has a degree in Business from Chapman University. She received her Master’s Degree in Asian Studies from George Washington University and speaks Japanese.

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Tara Joseph has been president of AmCham Hong Kong since February 2017. She is charged with overall responsibility for leadership and operations of one of the most influential NGO business organizations in the Asia Pacific, with a mission to foster commerce among the United States, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Tara has more than 15 years experience working in Asia, covering top economic and political stories as a foreign correspondent for Reuters. In her 22 years as journalist, she has reported on hundreds of the world’s most important and high profile news stories including Russia’s financial crisis, Myanmar’s emergence from virtual isolation, China's rise on the world stage and the Beijing Olympics to name a few. As a TV reporter and presenter she has interviewed Fortune 500 CEO’s and government officials across the globe.

Earlier in her career, Tara was the editor and main presenter of Reuters Financial Television based in London, and covered emerging markets and G7 economic issues.

Tara is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, and Smith College in the United States. She has twice served as President of the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong, one of the world’s largest press clubs.

(Speaker)

Gregory has been successfully leading multiple categories at Logitech since 2013, such as desktop speakers and Enterprise Headsets. He drove turnaround for these categories through product innovations, P&L management, and Go-To-Market Strategies. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of a Marine Electronics Equipments Manufacturer in Sweden where he had full P&L responsibility, which he successfully turned around leading to a sale to market leader brand Garmin Ltd.

(Speaker)

Jen Flowers is currently the global head of strategy and business management for partnership development and innovation for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management. She is an expert in design thinking helping companies think outside the box to innovative. Jen has over 15 years experience across marketing, business development, innovation and change. As co-­chair of the TEDx TinHau committee, Jen oversees all facets of the planning and running of multiple non-­profit TEDx conferences and events in her free time. Jen has a masters degree in Chinese Literature, speaks Mandarin and spent over 10 years living across Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Jen currently serves as the Innovation & Technology Committee Co-Chair at AmCham Hong Kong.

(Speaker)

As a strategy and Board advisor, Todd Bryan helps companies transform through new business models and digital strategies. His experience spans Software, Digital Media, Networking Hardware, Consumer Electronics and Durables, Industrial Goods, and Telecommunications.
Previously, Todd has held leadership positions on corporate strategy teams at Philips Lighting, Adobe Systems, and Cisco Systems. Todd was also a strategy consultant with BCG in San Francisco, and an equity analyst with Morgan Stanley in Singapore.
Todd earned a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MS from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from the Kellogg (Northwestern University).

(Featured Speaker)

Based in Hong Kong, Ming Lai Cheung works as Manager for Illicit Trade Prevention – Asia at Philip Morris International. Among her many responsibilities, she is tasked to devise and execute strategies against illicit trade in selected markets in Asia Pacific which include engaging relevant stakeholders in business and the wider community to bring about legislative and regulatory changes in governments and law enforcement. She has a research interest in terrorism, organized crimes, and human trafficking.

Ming Lai established and chairs the Shadow Economy Sub-Committee (SESC) within the Trade and Investment Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham), leading a team of experts in three areas: Financial Crimes and Anti-Money Laundering, Trade Technology, and Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement to address illicit trade issues in the region.

Ming Lai volunteers as a Charities Reporter for the American Women’s Association (AWA) magazine AWAre and researches, interviews and writes about community projects in Hong Kong. Further, she serves as a Director and Company Secretary for C3 Church Hong Kong providing strategic direction and governance, and overseeing its external relations and charity programs.

Ming Lai was formerly a Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs at AmCham. She is a qualified lawyer of the New South Wales Supreme Court, Australia. She holds a Master of International Law from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Government & Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.