The Women's Network Presents:
I Wish I Had Known ...

Photo credit: Yuri Arcurs

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Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Time: 6:00 Registration Begins
          6:30 to 7:30pm Program
          7:30 to 8:00pm Networking 

Venue: Royal Bank of Canada
            15/F, Cheung Kong Center,
            2 Queen's Road, Central

Target Audience: All Women Members in the Chambers, Women Business Professionals and Women Entrepreneurs

Registration: CanChamHK Members: HK $210
                      Non Members: HK $315
                     (Price inclusive of wine, refreshments and light canapes)

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About the Event:

"You can't solve whole-of-society challenges with only half of society. At the same time, cracking the glass ceiling and achieving real equality shouldn't be something women have to do alone" Elizabeth Nyamayaro, head of the HeForShe initiative said.

In the third instalment of “I Wish I Had Known…” The Women’s Network invites you to hear from two women and one gentleman and their views on achieving gender equality in the field of Finance.  Our panellists have offered to share their experiences in achieving work/life balance as well as observations of changes they have seen (or been involved with) in the creation of equality and opportunities for talented women in the world of finance.

Our panel will feature Janey Leung, Chief Client Officer of Sun Life Hong Kong; Shirley Lam, Head of Affiliate Wealth and Asset Management at Manulife Asia and Iggy (Ignatius) Chong, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth, Greater China, RBC Wealth Management and moderated by Rosemarie Kriesel, Managing Director, Global Client Coverage Hong Kong, RBC Investor and Treasury Services. 

Janey Leung and Shirley Lam will share with the audience their career challenges and how they managed to juggle all this alongside a hectic personal and family life. Iggy Chong will provide examples from his organization, i.e. RBC to illustrate how a senior executive such as he himself, is able to support diversity/gender equality initiatives to strengthen the talent pool. He will also focus on how these can be achieved through the leadership (both male and female) of an organization.

We believe this discussion will be of interest to those who are motivated to improve gender equality in the work environment.  Please note this is a 'closed door' discussion and Chatham house rules will apply.

Guest Speakers: 

Janey Leung
Chief Client Officer,
Sun Life Hong Kong

Janey is currently the Chief Client Officer for Sun Life Hong Kong responsible for leading the Client Service teams, driving the delivery of strategic projects, and overseeing Operations.  She has been with Sun Life Financial for over 13 years in various roles and prior to that worked for the Bank of Nova Scotia and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Janey moved from Toronto to Hong Kong with her family in 2014.  

Janey holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Specialist in Economics from the University of Toronto. She became a Chartered Accountant in 1999.  She is currently a delegate on the Medical Insurance Association Committee and an Officer on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

 

Shirley Lam
Head of Affiliate Wealth, Wealth and Asset Management, Asia
Manulife

Based in Hong Kong, Shirley is responsible for the delivery of Manulife Asset Management and wealth solutions in Asia through various distribution channels. She also oversees the Regional Portfolio and Investment Advisory function, and is responsible for the management of the company’s investment activities in China and Taiwan. Shirley joined Manulife Asset Management in 2007 as Chief Administrative Officer, leading a regional team of 80 operations employees. 

Shirley spent her early career in Asia and Canada with prominent international investment banks, an accounting firm and a provincial pension board.  She has wide exposure to the financial services industry in Hong Kong and Canada.

Shirley holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

She is married and has two children who recently returned to Hong Kong to pursue their careers following their University graduations.

 

Iggy Chong
Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth, Greater China
RBC Wealth Management

Ignatius K. K. (Iggy) Chong is Managing Director, Head of Private Banking for Greater China at RBC Wealth Management in Hong Kong. Iggy re-joined the Royal Bank of Canada in August 2014, prior to which Iggy held a number of senior roles at Coutts. His career at Royal Bank of Canada included roles in Personal, Commercial and Private Banking starting in Vancouver in 1982 and moving to Hong Kong in 1990 as Business Manager to the Regional Manager.

Iggy emigrated from Singapore to Canada in 1977, Iggy graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance. He obtained his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1996, and is a fellow member of the Institute of Canadian Bankers (FICB).

Iggy has a long history of service to the Canadian community and is Past President of the Hong Kong Alumni Association and current Chair of the UBC Alumni Hong Kong Leadership Council. He is an active committee member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and long time member of the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Married with three children, Iggy's other pursuits include being cofounder of a running club which organizes the iconic Victoria to Peak Challenge in Hong Kong.

Moderator:

Rosemarie Kriesel
Managing Director, Global Client Coverage Hong Kong
RBC Investor and Treasury Services

Rosemarie joined RBC Investor and Treasury Services (I&TS) in August 2016 as Head of Coverage Hong Kong.  She is responsible for both Global Client Coverage as well as Banks, Brokers and Exchanges activity from a relationship and sales perspective.  Rosemarie has over 25 years’ experience in financial services across 3 continents and has worked in HK since 1993. 

Prior to joining Royal Bank of Canada’s I&TS, she spent 10 years at BNY Mellon, most recently as Head of Global Client Management and Country Executive for Hong Kong. Before joining BNY Mellon, Rosemarie worked for RBC Investor Services in HK (formerly Dexia) for 2 years and over 15 years with The Bank of Bermuda where she held various progressively responsible positions in the locations of Bermuda, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.

Rosemarie began her professional career in Canada where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant working with one of the ‘big four’ Accounting firms as well as The Auditor General.  She graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction).

 

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