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Crypto: INSTO FOMO

2-5 pm HKT / 6-9 am UTC

15 Dec, 2021 (Wed)

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Institutional investors are finally waking up to crypto. Join us as we dive into the challenges and opportunities facing asset managers and allocators wrestling with mass adoption and the FEAR OF MISSING OUT.  

2pm HKT / 6am UTC  

Metaverse, Gaming & Private Equity

Live interview featuring

Star Atlas CEO, Michael Wagner  

2.30pm HKT / 6.30am UTC

Asia Alpha: Undiscovered Talent

Panel featuring from

AP Capital, Founder & CEO, Patrick Chiu

New Vision, Chief Product Officer, Kenneth Wang  

Amber Group, Chief Strategy Officer, Dimitrios Kavvathas

3pm HKT / 7am UTC

Gaming Investments & Asia

Live interview featuring

Animoca Brands North America Operations CEO, Robby Yung

3.30pm HKT / 7.30am UTC

Tokenization, the Future of Fund Structuring?

Panel featuring from

Invictus Capital, Co-founder, Matt Finlayson

KPMG, Partner, Nigel Hobler

4pm HKT / 8am UTC

INSTO FOMO: LIVE DEBATE 2v2

Watch FOUR thought leaders from hedge funds and exchanges enter the ring in a high octane 2v2 debate about the hottest themes in crypto! Live and interactive, featuring:

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Featured speakers

Dimitrios Kavvathas

Chief Strategy Officer

Amber Group

As CSO of Amber Group, Dimitrios is responsible for formulating and driving the Group’s global strategy with particular emphasis on institutional client business, licensing footprint, and regulatory engagement as well as geographical expansion. Dimitrios was the founder and CEO of Nomisma, a regulated digital asset derivatives protocol, the CIO of Harmony Advisors, an SFC regulated asset management multi-family business, after a 2-year stint in commodity trading, having also served as PMD, co-head of Asia Pacific Securities Division Distribution at Goldman Sachs. 

Robby Yung

CEO

Animoca Brands

North America Operations

Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands North America, a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification with a portfolio of products and games including the REVV and SAND tokens, as well as investment and partnerships with companies like Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, and Alien Worlds and subsidiaries like The Sandbox, Gamee, Quidd, and Lympo. Robby has been in gaming since 2012 and blockchain gaming since 2018. He served as the first CEO of Animoca Brands after taking the group public in 2015. Prior to that, he cofounded magazine publisher, One Media Group, which he listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He also founded Chinese television and outdoor media concern, Redgate Media Group, which was acquired by Inno-Tech Holdings. He began his career in technology, building wireless telecom networks in China and Indonesia with Metromedia.

Patrick Chiu

Founder & CEO

AP Capital

10+ years of stunning trading experience and record Past experience: Ex Trader at Barclays Capital MSc in Statistics at University of Hong Kong BSc in Mathematics & Economics at University of Michigan

Alisher Tashpulatov

Head of Asia

Crypto Finance

Alisher Tashpulatov is Head of Crypto Finance Asia. Before taking up this role, he spearheaded key business developments with the asset management business as a Relationship Manager at Crypto Fund AG. Prior to joining the Crypto Finance Group, Alisher held various positions in Private Banking and Custody at Brown Brothers Harriman in the US and Luxembourg. He has also been involved with Crozdesk Ltd. in London, as an investor director. Alisher Tashpulatov studied Business Administration and Finance at Northeastern University in Boston.

Nick Dimitriou

General Counsel &

Chief Compliance Officer

Great South Gate

Asset Management

Nick is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Great South Gate (GSG) Asset Management – an Asia focused digital asset manager that provides a suite of institutional grade investment management and advisory services. Prior to joining GSG, Nick obtained over 12 years of legal experience from several international top-tier international law firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ashurst, Hogan Lovells and, most recently, Jones Day. During this time, Nick represented cryptocurrency and blockchain related projects and enterprises, technology companies, financial institutions, energy companies and other MNCs. Nick has also contributed to a number of publications on the subject of digital assets, including a book published by the American Bar Association entitled 'Blockchain for Business Lawyers'.

Matthew Finlayson

Head of Product, Co-founder

Invictus Capital

Matthew is a founder of Invictus, and currently leads the product team. He was the blockchain engineer responsible for all blockchain-related work needed for Invictus Capital's early funds. He has overseen the delivery of Invictus Capital's investor platform and manages the company's feature roadmap. He holds an honour's degree in Mechatronics Engineering through the University of Cape Town and has a background in data science and finance.

 Nigel Hobler 

Partner, Asset Management

& Private Equity

KPMG

Nigel is a partner in KPMG’s Hong Kong Tax practice. He has over twenty years of experience in advising multinational and local clients on tax advisory and compliance matters having worked in Australia, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Nigel has advised MNC’s and fund groups establish their operations and assisted with tax due diligence and structuring their investments. This has involved structuring equity, hybrid and distressed debt investments across various industries and sectors, including infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, technology, financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer and FinTech.

Marco Lim

Managing Partner

MaiCapital

Marco Lim has over 14 years of experience overseeing electronic sales and trading operations in institutional fixed income, commodities, currencies with major financial institutions. Prior to joining MaiCapital, a Hong Kong licensed blockchain-focused asset manager.  He was the Head of North Asia Fixed Income, Commodities, Currencies electronic distribution for Goldman Sachs Asia LLC. Mr. Lim is the co-fund manager for Blockchain Opportunity Fund and the fund manager for the Bitcoin Plus Investment Fund.

Kenneth Wang

  Chief Product Officer

New Vision Asset Management

Mr. Wang has worked in the investment management industry for over 25 years, with experience managing Equity, debt and structured product portfolios. Mr. Wang has worked as senior or head trader at investment banks and security dealers such as UBS, Bank of China International, Standard Chartered Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Orient Securities Hong Kong Ltd. Mr. Wang has also has 4 years experience as hedge fund portfolio manage. Mr. Wang is currently working as chief product officer and investment manager for New Vision Asset Management, designing and managing fund products involving both traditional and virtual assets. Mr. Wang has received his bachelor’s degree in economics from University of California at Berkeley, and masters of business administration in finance from New York University. Mr. Wang has held SFC licenses type 1,2,4,5, and 9 at various times during his career.

Alvin Fan

CEO

OP Investment Management

Alvin Fan is the Chief Executive Officer of OP Investment Management Limited (OPIM), responsible for the company’s overall strategy. He has over 15 years experience in finance and strategy - spanning across managerial, private equity, and fund of funds. Alvin was previously Director of Incubated Funds and Head of Investor Relations at OP Financial Investments Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed Investment Company, where he was responsible for monitoring the company’s portfolio of public equity investments. Prior to joining OP, Alvin was previously working in private equity focused on distressed assets and property. Alvin received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario) in 2006.

Ryan Miller

Head of Sales

OSL

Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in flow trading, brokerage and sales covering digital assets, FX, options, equities and other financial products. Ryan Leads OSL’s overall institutional sales activities including client acquisition and management, business development and product creation. Prior to joining OSL, Ryan held senior roles at LMAX, Newedge across Asia, Europe and South Africa. OSL is the world’s first and only insured and SFC-licensed digital asset platform, providing prime brokerage, custody, exchange and SaaS services for institutional clients and professional investors. Backed by Asia’s leading public fintech and digital asset company, BC Technology Group (stock code: HK 863), OSL is the region’s most comprehensive licensed digital asset platform.

Michael Wagner

Founder & CEO

Star Atlas

Michael Wagner, CFA, CEO of Star Atlas, is a serial entrepreneur and founder with a formal background in capital markets analysis, economics, and valuation methods. He has founded multiple companies centered around the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, the most recent of which is Star Atlas. Collectively, he possesses 10+ years in capital markets analysis, holds his Chartered Financial Analyst designation, 7+ years in blockchain, 24+ years in gaming, and 5+ years in executive leadership.

Sean Green

Director

Business Development

Trident Trust

Sean has been working in the financial services industry for 20 years, specializing in investment funds and fund administration for 15 years. Sean is the director of business development for Trident Fund Services in Hong Kong and has extensive working experience with digital asset funds and also has a personal passion for blockchain, crypto and defi.

OPIMx Debate Series

Crypto: 

INSTO FOMO

2-5 pm HKT / 6-9 am UTC

15 Dec, 2021 (Wed)

This event is over.

Institutional investors are finally waking up to crypto. Join us as we dive into the challenges and opportunities facing asset managers and allocators wrestling with mass adoption and the FEAR OF MISSING OUT.

2pm HKT / 6am UTC

Metaverse, Gaming & Private Equity 

Live interview featuring

Star Atlas CEO, Michael Wagner  

2.30pm HKT / 6.30am UTC

Asia Alpha:

Undiscovered Talent

Panel featuring from

AP Capital, Founder & CEO, Patrick Chiu

New Vision, Chief Product Officer, Kennth Wang

Amber Group, Chief Strategy Officer, Dimitrios Kavvathas

3pm HKT / 7am UTC

Gaming Investments & Asia

Live interview featuring  

Animoca Brands North America Operations CEO, Robby Yung

3.30pm HKT / 7.30am UTC

Tokenization, the Future of Fund Structuring?

Panel featuring from

Invictus Capital, Co-found, Matt Finlayson

KPMG, Partner, Nigel Hobler

4pm HKT / 8am UTC

INSTO FOMO:

LIVE DEBATE 2v2

Watch FOUR thought leaders from hedge funds and exchanges enter the ring in a high octane 2v2 debate about the hottest themes in crypto! Live and interactive, featuring:

MaiCapital, Manageing Partner, Marco Lim

GSG, Gen Counsel & CCO, Nicholas Dimitriou

OSL, Head of Sales, Ryan Miller

Crypto Finance, Head of Asia, Alisher Tashpulatov

Webinar playback is now on-demand.

Featured speakers

Dimitrios Kavvathas

Chief Strategy Officer

Amber Group

As CSO of Amber Group, Dimitrios is responsible for formulating and driving the Group’s global strategy with particular emphasis on institutional client business, licensing footprint, and regulatory engagement as well as geographical expansion. Dimitrios was the founder and CEO of Nomisma, a regulated digital asset derivatives protocol, the CIO of Harmony Advisors, an SFC regulated asset management multi-family business, after a 2-year stint in commodity trading, having also served as PMD, co-head of Asia Pacific Securities Division Distribution at Goldman Sachs. 

Robby Yung

CEO

Animoca Brands

Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands North America, a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification with a portfolio of products and games including the REVV and SAND tokens, as well as investment and partnerships with companies like Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, and Alien Worlds and subsidiaries like The Sandbox, Gamee, Quidd, and Lympo. Robby has been in gaming since 2012 and blockchain gaming since 2018. He served as the first CEO of Animoca Brands after taking the group public in 2015. Prior to that, he cofounded magazine publisher, One Media Group, which he listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He also founded Chinese television and outdoor media concern, Redgate Media Group, which was acquired by Inno-Tech Holdings. He began his career in technology, building wireless telecom networks in China and Indonesia with Metromedia.

Patrick Chiu

Founder & CEO

AP Capital

10+ years of stunning trading experience and record Past experience: Ex Trader at Barclays Capital MSc in Statistics at University of Hong Kong BSc in Mathematics & Economics at University of Michigan

Alisher Tashpulatov

Head of Asia

Crypto Finance

Alisher Tashpulatov is Head of Crypto Finance Asia. Before taking up this role, he spearheaded key business developments with the asset management business as a Relationship Manager at Crypto Fund AG. Prior to joining the Crypto Finance Group, Alisher held various positions in Private Banking and Custody at Brown Brothers Harriman in the US and Luxembourg. He has also been involved with Crozdesk Ltd. in London, as an investor director. Alisher Tashpulatov studied Business Administration and Finance at Northeastern University in Boston.

Nick Dimitriou

General Counsel & 

Chief Compliance Officer

Great South Gate Asset Management

Nick is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Great South Gate (GSG) Asset Management – an Asia focused digital asset manager that provides a suite of institutional grade investment management and advisory services. Prior to joining GSG, Nick obtained over 12 years of legal experience from several international top-tier international law firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ashurst, Hogan Lovells and, most recently, Jones Day. During this time, Nick represented cryptocurrency and blockchain related projects and enterprises, technology companies, financial institutions, energy companies and other MNCs. Nick has also contributed to a number of publications on the subject of digital assets, including a book published by the American Bar Association entitled 'Blockchain for Business Lawyers'.

Matthew Finlayson

Head of Product, Co-founder

Invictus Capital

Matthew is a founder of Invictus, and currently leads the product team. He was the blockchain engineer responsible for all blockchain-related work needed for Invictus Capital's early funds. He has overseen the delivery of Invictus Capital's investor platform and manages the company's feature roadmap. He holds an honours degree in Mechatronics Engineering through the University of Cape Town and has a background in data science and finance.

Nigel Hobler

Partner, Asset Management & Private Equity

KPMG

Nigel is a partner in KPMG’s Hong Kong Tax practice. He has over twenty years of experience in advising multinational and local clients on tax advisory and compliance matters having worked in Australia, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Nigel has advised MNC’s and fund groups establish their operations and assisted with tax due diligence and structuring their investments. This has involved structuring equity, hybrid and distressed debt investments across various industries and sectors, including infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, technology, financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer and FinTech.

Marco Lim

Managing Partner

MaiCapital

Marco Lim has over 14 years of experience overseeing electronic sales and trading operations in institutional fixed income, commodities, currencies with major financial institutions. Prior to joining MaiCapital, a Hong Kong licensed blockchain-focused asset manager.  He was the Head of North Asia Fixed Income, Commodities, Currencies electronic distribution for Goldman Sachs Asia LLC. Mr. Lim is the co-fund manager for Blockchain Opportunity Fund and the fund manager for the Bitcoin Plus Investment Fund.

Kenneth Wang

Chief Product Officer

New Vision Asset Management

Mr. Wang has worked in the investment management industry for over 25 years, with experience managing Equity, debt and structured product portfolios. Mr. Wang has worked as senior or head trader at investment banks and security dealers such as UBS, Bank of China International, Standard Chartered Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Orient Securities Hong Kong Ltd. Mr. Wang has also has 4 years experience as hedge fund portfolio manage. Mr. Wang is currently working as chief product officer and investment manager for New Vision Asset Management, designing and managing fund products involving both traditional and virtual assets. Mr. Wang has received his bachelor’s degree in economics from University of California at Berkeley, and masters of business administration in finance from New York University. Mr. Wang has held SFC licenses type 1,2,4,5, and 9 at various times during his career.  

Alvin Fan

CEO

OP Investment Management

Alvin Fan is the Chief Executive Officer of OP Investment Management Limited (OPIM), responsible for the company’s overall strategy. He has over 15 years experience in finance and strategy - spanning across managerial, private equity, and fund of funds. Alvin was previously Director of Incubated Funds and Head of Investor Relations at OP Financial Investments Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed Investment Company, where he was responsible for monitoring the company’s portfolio of public equity investments. Prior to joining OP, Alvin was previously working in private equity focused on distressed assets and property. Alvin received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario) in 2006.

Ryan Miller

Head of Sales

OSL

Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in flow trading, brokerage and sales covering digital assets, FX, options, equities and other financial products. Ryan Leads OSL’s overall institutional sales activities including client acquisition and management, business development and product creation. Prior to joining OSL, Ryan held senior roles at LMAX, Newedge across Asia, Europe and South Africa. OSL is the world’s first and only insured and SFC-licensed digital asset platform, providing prime brokerage, custody, exchange and SaaS services for institutional clients and professional investors. Backed by Asia’s leading public fintech and digital asset company, BC Technology Group (stock code: HK 863), OSL is the region’s most comprehensive licensed digital asset platform.  

Michael Wagner

Founder & CEO

Star Atlas

Michael Wagner, CFA, CEO of Star Atlas, is a serial entrepreneur and founder with a formal background in capital markets analysis, economics, and valuation methods. He has founded multiple companies centered around the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, the most recent of which is Star Atlas. Collectively, he possesses 10+ years in capital markets analysis, holds his Chartered Financial Analyst designation, 7+ years in blockchain, 24+ years in gaming, and 5+ years in executive leadership.

Sean Green

Director, Business Development

Trident Trust

Sean has been working in the financial services industry for 20 years, specializing in investment funds and fund administration for 15 years. Sean is the director of business development for Trident Fund Services in Hong Kong and has extensive working experience with digital asset funds and also has a personal passion for blockchain, crypto and defi.

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