CEO Forum – Reimagining the Business of Ageing

Mr Kenneth Chan is the Chairman of The Elderly Services Association of Hong Kong (TESA). Mr Chan had committed to the enhancement of elderly welfares for over twenty years, and held a number of public service positions throughout the years. Mr Chan was being appointed as the member of the Elderly Commission from 2005 to 2011. Activity involved in the quality advancement of local elderly service, Mr Chan had leaded his team of professions in direct service and contributed to implementing the diversified service model on community support and residential care all over Hong Kong.

Donald Choi joined the Group in 2018 as Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Chinachem Group. He has over 30 years of management experience across property development and worked as a professional architect globally. Previously MD of the Nan Fung Group, and a Director of Foster and Partners, Donald has provided professional services for Hong Kong Government, Airport Authority, Mass Transit Railway Corporation, Urban Renewal Authority, Public Works Canada, British Columbia Buildings Corporation. Alongside his professional career, he has held multiple leadership roles in NGO and professional bodies that focus on community, design and innovation. He is now the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design.

Clement Lam is the Chief Executive Officer at Sun Life Hong Kong. In this role, Clement oversees and leads the Company’s business development and operations. Clement has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry in North America and Asia. He joined Sun Life’s team in Canada in 2007, and moved to Hong Kong in 2009. Over the years, Clement took on pivotal roles at Sun Life’s regional office in Asia, where he led product actuary and product innovation, and spearheaded the development of Telco-Assurance business. He was also a core member of the leadership team that supervised Sun Life’s business in mainland China. In January 2017, Clement was appointed General Manager, Life and Health, Sun Life Hong Kong. Under his leadership, the Life and Health businesses achieved phenomenal growth in product development and business performance, as well as distribution to high-net-worth individuals. Clement has been supervising the Company’s strategic investment in Bowtie Life Insurance Company Limited, the first virtual insurer approved under the Fast Track pilot scheme of the Insurance Authority in Hong Kong, and is Chairman of the Board at Bowtie since May 2020. Clement holds a Bachelor of Mathematics in Honors Mathematics (Distinction) from the University of Waterloo. He is also a Fellow Member of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (Canada) and Society of Actuaries (FSA). Clement is a Councillor of the Life Insurance Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers.

Ka Shi Lau is the Managing Director & CEO of BCT Group comprising BCT Financial Ltd (BCTF) and Bank Consortium Trust Co Ltd (BCTC), a leading provider of MPF/ORSO products and best-in-class asset servicing for investment funds and pensions with BCTC being one of the largest trust companies in Hong Kong. Graduated with an MBA from Cornell University, USA, Ka Shi is a strong advocate of corporate governance and sustainability (including ESG), retirement protection, social inclusion and diversity, and health care. Apart from being a Fellow of Chartered Governance Institute (FCG) and HKICS (FCS), a Senior Fellow of HKSI and a Member of Academy of Finance, she serves on MPFA, SFC, HKRSA, HKTA, HKICPA, IFEC and ACGA. Public service roles have included Minimum Wage Commission, Hospital Authority, Women’s Commission, etc.

Mr. Stephen Wong received a B.A. Degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.A. Degree in East Asian Studies (Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies) from Yale University. Since then, he worked for a number of global financial institutions, including as an Executive Director in UBS (London) and a Managing Director at RBS. Mr. Wong joined Our Hong Kong foundation as Senior Consultant in May 2015, and was appointed Deputy Executive Director and Head of Public Policy in November of the same year. He is now Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute. Mr. Wong’s public service includes various advisory roles appointed by the Hong Kong Government, including Board Member of the Financial Services Development Council, Board Member of the Urban Renewal Authority, Member of the Town Planning Board, Co-opted Member of Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Fund Task Force of Commission on Poverty, Member of Investment Sub-Committee of the Housing Authority, Member of the Task Force for the Study on Tenancy Control of Subdivided Units, Member of the Assessment Panel of the “Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care”, and ex-Member of Task Force on Land Supply etc. Mr. Wong is also active in community service. He is Vice Chairman of the Admissions, Budgets & Allocations Committee and Investment Sub-Committee Member of the Community Chest, and Executive Committee Member & Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Social Enterprise and Innovation Platform of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Mr. Wong is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Hong Kong University SPACE for the Institute for China Business.