The Scale of the Wealth Opportunity
ABOUT THE EVENT
This is an exclusive roundtable discussion on the family office and wealth management industry in the Asia Pacific. Hosted by Catalyst, the commercial division of NBCUniversal Global, in partnership with Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism (DET). The virtual roundtable discussion will provide an intimate but relaxed, closed-door environment for a select group of senior executives to meet and exchange thoughts on key trends shaping the family office industry, including updates on the regulatory and tax environment in Dubai.
Agenda
14:30 Welcome by Catalyst Moderator & Introduction
14:32 Opening speech by His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General, Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism
14:35 Roundtable discussion
15:45 Q&A session
16:00 Event concludes
CATALYST Moderator
Edie Lush
Edie Lush, a British-American Journalist, is an Author, Podcaster, a Communication Trainer and Event MC and moderator.  
Edie has thousands of interviews under her belt.  In her role as Executive Editor at Hub Culture she is responsible for creating impactful social media content around the globe, from events in Davos to the UN General Assembly in New York to the COP Climate Summits.  She is also Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Global GoalsCast podcast.
Guest of Honour
His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri
Director General of Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri is the Director General of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism. He is a member of the Executive Council of Dubai, a member of the Board of Directors of the Investment Corporation of Dubai and the Director General of the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA).
Almarri is Chairman of Dubai Financial Market and is a board member at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Emaar Properties PJSC and Taaleem PJSC, and also served as a member of the Supreme Committee of the Expo 2020.
Almarri’s responsibilities span enhancing Dubai’s positioning as the preferred destination for investment, business, and leisure and for developing and strengthening the Emirate’s economy.
Helal Almarri holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the London Business School (LBS). Almarri is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and previously worked at consulting firms, McKinsey and KPMG.
Contributors
Sharon Sim
CEO of Ormand Corp
She is currently the CEO of Ormand Corp, a Singapore-based Single-Family Office which has businesses across real estate, development, hospitality, investment, financial services, asset management and business information technology. With operations across Indonesia and Singapore, Ormand has grown over the years across these key sectors within Indonesia and the Asia region.
Manish Tibrewal
Co-Founder of Farro Capital
Manish is the Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer of Farro Capital, a new age platform to serve the needs of ultra-high net worth clients. Prior to that he served as Chief Executive Officer at Maitri, responsible for overseeing all business operations, client relationships and strategic direction of the firm. He was instrumental in creating and transforming the Tolaram family office into the Maitri of today.
Jack Hon
CEO of HCL Capital
Jack Hon founded HCL Capital in 2012, a family office representing a Malaysian family, with investments focusing on alternatives, listed securities and direct deals in healthcare, resources and real estate. Jack has extensive experience in derivatives and structured investments. He is also a second-generation member of the family, whose primary business is in palm oil plantation and milling, wood products and property development in Malaysia.
Arvind Tiku
Founder of AT Capital Pte Ltd
Arvind Tiku is an entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in establishing and building international businesses in commodity trading, natural resources, renewable energy, real estate, private credit and public markets.
Mr. Tiku left India in the early 1990’s to pursue his higher education under the academic India USSR exchange program. Tiku graduated with a Masters in mechanical engineering from the Kazakh National Technical University. Tiku is fluent in English, Russian, Hindi and Kashmiri.
Virna Anne M. Goyal
Managing Partner of Das Family Office
Virna is an experienced global, multi-asset class investment professional with 28 years of experience at managing the investment needs and perspectives of the very wealthy in Asia through the private banking divisions of Credit Suisse, ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered in Singapore and Hong Kong; and leading teams of high calibre investment professionals.
Her key focus has been strong investment performance results in both discretionary & advisory portfolios resulting from a well-defined investment process supported by her CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification and MBA (Masters degree in Business).
Steve Holdener
Co-Founder and CEO of Rheingold Family Office
With a career spanning nearly 20 years in the financial industry, Steve has accumulated a wealth of experience within the Alternative Investment space composing of pricing strategies, product development, product analysis & implementation in Zurich, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He specializes in fund construction and operation and has extensive knowledge in regulatory compliance supervision to ensure the maximum safety of investors and family assets. The Holdener Family are proud of their heritage in Switzerland and respected within the Chinese community. Steve’s family members are Olympic medal holders and world champions representing Switzerland.
Schwin Chiaravanont
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Blueprint Forest
Schwin Chiaravanont is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blueprint Forest In the capacity of Managing Director of his direct family office, 2W Group, and Managing Partner at Blueprint Forest, Schwin has vast direct and fund investment experience over a variety of industries and asset classes, especially in the private markets in the Asia Pacific. In Schwin’s various capacities, he has been responsible for deal sourcing, evaluation, structuring, execution, and adding value to portfolio companies.
Jennifer Cheng Lo
Co-Founder, Chair and Managing Partner of NewChic Capital
Jennifer Cheng Lo is the Co-Founder & Chair of NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com), her single Family Office. Jennifer is also the Founder of JennClub (JennClub.com) a content and commerce platform empowering creators, investors, entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers. Jennifer is also Founding Partner of Ace Investment Management (Aceinvestmentmgmt.com), a women-led hedge fund.
David Reymond
Managing Director at Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd
David Reymond is a member of the Divisional Management Committee of the bank’s COO & Intermediaries division and a member of the Management Advisory Board of Bank Julius Baer. In his role as the Head of Intermediaries APAC & EMEA, David together with his dedicated staff of more than 90 wealth management professionals serve Intermediaries based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe, Russia, Israel, South Africa and Switzerland. Prior to this role, he was the Head of Intermediaries and New Markets Europe.
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