William Courtenay
Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Legal
HSBC
Will Courtenay is a Managing Director at HSBC and is the Global Head of Digital Legal, working with business leaders in the bank to help drive the bank’s growth and transformation agenda across all things digital.
Before HSBC, Will was the head of technology, IP and data legal for Morgan Stanley EMEA and APAC and prior to that worked at London Stock Exchange Group. Will has lived and worked in UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.
When he is not thinking about mobile journeys, digital assets and gen AI, Will can be found hiking in the mountains of Hong Kong.
Sean Lee
Senior Advisor and APAC Policy Lead
Crypto Council for Innovation
Sean is the Senior Advisor and APAC Policy Lead for the Crypto Council for Innovation (https://cryptoforinnovation.org), a global alliance of industry leaders with a mission in regulatory advocacy and to demonstrate the transformational promise of digital assets and Web3. He has engaged with dozens of global regulators and policymakers to provide insights on industry feedback and policy recommendations.
Previously Sean was the CEO of the Algorand Foundation, an MIT incubated layer-1 blockchain protocol and reached top-10 by network valuation during his tenure. Before entering into crypto and blockchain, Sean spent 10 years and held leadership positions in cloud computing and open-source software companies, working closely with leading financial services institutions on Wall Street and in Asia.
Ling Ho
Partner
Clifford Chance
Ling is the Head of Clifford Chance's Hong Kong Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and a core member of the Firm's APAC Tech Group, with particular focus on IP, cyber, tech disputes and risk management. Ling has spent over 30 years advising clients on intellectual property related matters in the Greater China region. Her expertise covers the full spread of contentious and non-contentious IP issues.
Rocky Mui
Partner
Clifford Chance
Rocky leads the firm’s fintech practice with a primary focus on fintech, regtech, virtual assets and blockchain, including new and emerging asset classes, such as tokenisation, stablecoins and digital infrastructure. Rocky's practice is broadly recognised by clients, industry association (such as the Fintech Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Academy of Finance, ASIFMA, AIMA, PWMA), government / regulators led bodies (such as FSDC and AoF) and peer firms in the market.
Rocky is a member of the ASIFMA Fintech Working Group, AIMA Digital Asset Working Group, Blockchain Committee of Fintech Association of Hong Kong and Fintech Committee of the Private Wealth Management Association. Rocky is also a member of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) sub-committees involving areas around potential of blockchain in the financial services industry, disclosure of interest regimes, booking centres and virtual asset regulations.
Andre Da Roza
Counsel
Clifford Chance
Andre is a member of Clifford Chance's Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory Group based in Hong Kong. Andre regularly advises financial institutions on licensing, compliance, data and general regulatory matters. His practice includes a particular focus on the private banking industry and he regularly advises member banks on a broad range of regulatory issues. Andre also frequently assists the Private Wealth Management Association in respect of new developments in law, drafting member guidelines and responding to industry consultations.