Contributors
Wickie Fung
Wickie Fung is general manager, Hong Kong and Macau at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, he is responsible for developing market strategy and helping customers plan and implement robust cybersecurity infrastructure.
With more than 15 years of experience in the technology industry, Wickie has vast knowledge in cybersecurity especially in the area of cloud security and user authentication solutions. He works with customers from a wide range of industries such as finance, healthcare, government and other verticals across the region.
William Forwood
As the founder and Group CEO of Merx, William Forwood has responsibility for running Merx's global project management office operations. William established Merx in Singapore in 2001 and has led its successful and steady growth throughout Asia into Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Macau and Myanmar. With over 25 years’ experience within the fields of property, client consulting, project management, procurement and construction management, William runs Merx and manages projects at the most senior level by engaging with heads of companies.
Wilma Wu
Wilma Wu is the general manager of Servcorp Hong Kong. She is responsible for Servcorp’s serviced office business in the HKSAR, with offices located at three prestigious addresses – Two International Finance Centre, Central; One Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui; and the Hong Kong Club Building, Central.
Won-Joon Lee
Won-Joon Lee is Managing Director at Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Infrastructure and Transportation (AIIT) - Asia-Pacific.
Yiming Liu and Alex Wu
As a partner for Cooley, Yiming Liu advises life sciences, healthcare, and technology companies in strategic transactions, including IPOs in Hong Kong and the US, cross-border M&A, venture capital financings, joint ventures, and licensing and collaboration agreements.
Liu has an academic background in life sciences and has practiced corporate law in New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
As an associate for Cooley, Alex Wu focuses on initial public offerings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.
Zhiguo Ma
Zhiguo Ma is the Founder and CEO of WooshPay, a next-generation payments infrastructure platform designed to make cross-border transactions seamless for emerging markets, founding the company in 2021 with the mission of removing the barriers that exclude billions of consumers and businesses from the global economy.
Prior to this, he spent over 11 years at Alibaba and Alipay, including as General Manager of the Alipay Consumer Division and a key role in developing the Alipay Wallet, leading a technology team of hundreds to build scalable systems supporting payment infrastructure accessible to up to 190 million users per second, and holds a master's degree in software engineering from Zhejiang University, and is currently based in Singapore.
Commentary
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AI, data centres, and the coming energy supercycle in Hong Kong
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