Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards

Joanna Wong is the Hong Kong Insurance Consulting Leader and Greater China Core Business Operations Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Asia Pacific.  She is also a member of the Deloitte Global Insurance Management Team.  Joanna has nearly two decades of insurance industry and consulting experience in Asia Pacific and North America.  Joanna specializes in market entry, strategic transformation and innovation where she has been advising leading re/insurers on their regional and local agenda.  In recent years, Joanna has also been active in health insurance advisory where she has helped both the private and public sectors in driving the health payer and provider developmental efforts including the VHIS consultation for the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Joanna started her career with AIG in Hong Kong and New York.  Prior to joining Deloitte, she has worked in a number of reputable consulting firms.

Gaurav had 21+ years of experience in Financial Services, Risk
Management and Consulting and has worked for leading MNC banks and financial institutions like RBS, ABN AMRO Bank and GE Money.

He managed large projects focused on cost optimization, operational and technology transformation, design thinking, systems implementation, implementing regulations, risk management, predictive analytics, target operating model and strategy.

In his previous role, he also setup the offshore operations for a Big 4, and has consulted multiple global banks on the setup, operations and optimization of their captive offshore operations. 

He has diverse international experience, having worked across
US, UK, India and Hong Kong. 

William Gee is an experienced Partner in PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong, with over 30 years’ experience in the accounting profession.  William is a core team member at the Chief Digital Office, supporting the execution of the Firm’s digitalisation initiatives.  Prior to taking up this role, William was responsible for innovation for the Risk Assurance practice.  He also served as a member of PwC China Assurance Innovation Think-tank and the PwC Global Assurance Disruption Group.

William is a member of the core leadership team at PwC China driving the adoption of blockchain technology, including the regulation and risk management of, and the accounting approach to, crypto currencies and digital assets.  He participated in several studies relating to the regulation and risk management of crypto currencies and digital assets, as well as identity verification using blockchain.  He is an advocate of the “Blockchain Audit Node” concept, and successfully led the development and deployment of a blockchain audit platform.  William is currently working on several initiatives to develop blockchain/distributed ledger technology platforms/solutions for industry deployment, as well as initiatives relating to the emerging digital economy.  In addition to blockchain, William is also studying the combinatorial impact of emerging technologies, including IOT, AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies.

William is intimately familiar with international information security management standards, best practices frameworks, and IT related legislations covering digital signatures, data privacy, and internet security.  William participated in many public key infrastructure (PKI) related projects and studies in China, HK SAR and Macau SAR, with specific focus on the operation and management of Certification Authorities (CAs).  He played a leading role in supporting the Government of the Hong Kong SAR in the development of CA industry regulatory framework, as well as drafting the Mutual Recognition framework for Electronic Signature Certificates between Hong Kong SAR and the Guangdong province.

Building on his experience in PKI and technology governance, William is currently leading a study into Post-Quantum Cryptography, and working on developing a framework for Quantum readiness.

Jason Yau is the Asia-Pacific Regional Leader for RSM International and the Head of Technology for RSM Hong Kong with 18 years of auditing and consulting experience. Jason is a US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) by the State of New York. He also sits on the SMP committee for Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). 

As Regional Leader for Asia-Pacific, Jason works closely with RSM member firms in implementing global strategy within the region, including brand, client service, marketing, business development, training, service offerings and succession planning. His main goal is to strengthen RSM brand in Asia-Pacific and drive RSM’s vision to be the adviser of choice to the middle market globally. 

Jason serves on a number of RSM global committees and task force, including: 

• Global Strategy Taskforce 
• Global Digital Advisory Committee 
• Global Innovation Committee 
• Global Financial Services Committee 

Jason has been with RSM since 2004 and was a member of RSM US global expat team before joining RSM Hong Kong in 2016. Jason was originally based in RSM New York office providing audit and consulting services to financial institutions and asset management companies. Other than the regional role, Jason currently leads the Technology and Management Consulting (TMC) division in providing IT assurance, security and privacy and digital transformation services for regional and global clients.

Adele is a Director of Mazars Risk Advisory Services
Limited (“Mazars RAS”). She has more than 15 years of
experience combining external audit, management
accounting, operations management, internal control
review, ESG reporting and enterprise risk assessment.
Prior to joining Mazars RAS, she was a Director of Risk
Advisory Service in a leading accounting firm.

Adele joined one of the Big Four for a few years after her
graduation, where she was responsible for supervising
auditors in a number of systems reviews and audit
assignments for both listed companies, large private
enterprises, as well as listing candidates (i.e. IPO
assignments). Adele also worked in the commercial field
at the internal audit department of a large hotel group
and a large property development company in Hong
Kong.

Adele has extensive experience in risk advisory services.
She has got substantial exposure in internal control
system reviews (including IPO assignments (PN21, PN2
& PN15), internal control review of resumption of trading,
AUP review, financial due diligence, corporate
governance review, enterprise risk assessment, and
assistance in write-up of the ESG report) which are
including but not limited to the fields of trading,
manufacturing, retailing, food and beverage,
telecommunications, construction engineering, property
development and hospitality industries in Hong Kong,
Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.