Contributors

Tim Ooi

Tim Ooi is the sales and marketing director of Northeast Asia and chief operating officer, Paper Products Division at Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). He oversees APP’s operation and business development in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Mr. Ooi joined APP in 1999 as a deputy general manager of Chengdu sales office. Prior to APP, he took several sales and marketing positions in Hualon Corporation (Malaysia). Mr. Ooi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Tommi Lampila

Tommi Lampila is Vice President  at Asia Pacific, SSH Communications Security.

Tony Cheng

Dr. Tony Cheng is the founder and the Managing Director of BMI Appraisals Limited and a director of BMI Group. He has over 21 years’ experience in property development, property investment, valuation and corporate finance.

Tony Wong

Tony founded Alaya Consulting Limited in 2014. A GRI Nominated Trainer, he has more than a decade of successful experience in advising senior executives of listed companies on corporate social responsibility and investor relations. Tony is an Associate Member of Institute of Environmental Management Association (AIEMA), a Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner (ACSAP) of UK's AccountAbility, and a Certified Carbon Auditor Professional (CAP) accredited by the Association of Energy Engineer.

Torrey Tayenaka

Torrey Tayenaka is the co-founder and CEO at Sparkhouse, an Orange County-based commercial video production company. He is often asked to contribute expertise in publications like Entrepreneur, Single Grain and Forbes. 

Sparkhouse is known for transforming video marketing and advertising into real conversations. Rather than hitting the consumer over the head with blatant ads, Sparkhouse creates interesting, entertaining and useful videos that enrich the lives of his clients’ customers. 

In addition to Sparkhouse, Torrey has also founded the companies Eva Smart Shower, Litehouse & Forge54.

Varun Jaitly

Varun Jaitly is Product Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan for web performance solutions at Akamai Technologies. In his current role, Varun focuses on enabling organisations to deliver a high performance web experience for users across APJ.

Vicky Lord

Vicky Lord is the managing partner of Harneys Shanghai offering in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and is a highly regarded litigator in cross-border commercial cases in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands.

As head of the China Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring team, she obtains significant wins for clients acting as a litigator in ultra-high-value, high-profile BVI and Cayman commercial disputes with cross-border elements.

Victor Tsao

Victor Tsao is the General Manager at Greater China for Citrix. He is responsible for leading Citrix's business operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Victor Wong

Victor Wong is the Regional Director of Citrix Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Vincent Chok

Vincent Chok is Director of Legacy Trust Company and brings over two decades of experience across the financial services, fiduciary, and trust administration sectors. He specialises in designing and managing cross-border trust and wealth structuring solutions for high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurial families, and institutional clients.

At Legacy, Vincent plays a central role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction and strengthening its trustee, custody, and fiduciary capabilities. 

He has been instrumental in expanding the firm’s international client base and developing solutions that address the evolving needs of globally mobile families and business owners. 

Under his leadership, Legacy continues to build its reputation as a trusted partner for wealth preservation, governance structuring, and cross-border succession planning.