As the Managing Director of CSP in Asia-Pacific, Ann’s focus is driving the CSP strategic vision, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence, and cultivating vital partnerships to elevate CSP Singapore’s position within the sustainable finance industry.

With over two decades of expertise in financial and life planning in addition to sales management, Ann specializes in crafting tailored strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families, while also nurturing the growth of top-tier industry talent.

As an ICF ACC and Gallup Strengths Coach, Ann empowers clients to embrace their individuality, seamlessly integrating personal values with professional goals. With her steadfast guidance, Ann empowers individuals to seize their future with unparalleled clarity, authenticity, and unwavering resolve.

Ann is based in Singapore and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. She is a certified Yoga Instructor and enjoys guiding people on their individual paths to finding themselves both on and off the mat.

Alex is a Partner at Beneficial Returns, a debt fund that provides capital to companies in Southeast Asia and Latin America that reduce poverty and restore the environment. Through his work, he helps investors deploy capital with both the head and the heart—aligning financial returns with meaningful social and ecological impact. 

Anisha Chugh is the Executive Director of Women's Fund Asia (WFA), a regional feminist fund based in Sri Lanka and Australia. Women’s Fund Asia supports groups and collectives led by women, girls, trans and intersex people in more than 22 countries in Asia. Women's Fund Asia has played a significant role in strengthening the resource architecture for the feminist movements in the global south and is part of the Leading from the South (LFS) Consortium as well as Accelerating Investments in Women's Rights (AIR) partnership. Women's Fund Asia co-chairs the steering committee of the Alliance for Feminists Movements. In addition, Anisha represents WFA on the Advisory Board of the Resilience Fund for Women & Girls in Global Value Chains Resilience Fund for Women & Girls in Global Value Chains and co-chairs the Steering Committee of the Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN). She also serves on the Board of Women Win and on the Steering Board of RISE - Reimagining Industry to Support Equality. Anisha has a Master’s in Modern Indian History from the University of Delhi and a Master's in Governance & Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

She oversees sustainability strategies and steers developmental and regulatory initiatives across MAS. Her work focuses on developing a vibrant sustainable and transition finance ecosystem, while driving collaborations with regional and international counterparts. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Ng served as Executive Director and Head of the Markets Policy & Consumer Department, where she led the formulation of policies in the capital markets to promote fair, orderly, and transparent markets; achieve equitable outcomes for investors; and shaping corporate governance standards. She also headed departments responsible for supervising market infrastructure including exchanges and central counterparties, and oversaw the regulation of securities offerings and takeover and merger transactions. Ms. Ng represented MAS at various international fora, including the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) where MAS chairs the Working Group on promoting corporate sustainability disclosures. She was deeply involved in the work at the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) dedicated to improving sustainability-related disclosures by securities issuers, and on the Fintech Taskforce examining policy issues related to digital assets and tokenisation. Before joining the MAS, Ms. Ng was with the Singapore Legal Service in the State Courts and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, and is admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Aunnie Patton Power works at the forefront of innovative finance, catalyzing inclusive and fit-for-purpose models that unlock systemic change. She is the Founding Director of the Innovative Finance Initiative (IFI), Associate Fellow at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Visiting Fellow at LSE’s Marshall Institute, Impact Fellow at The ImPact, and Academic Director of the BEAM Network.
Aunnie sits on the investment committee of Nyala Venture, and serves on the Social and Ethics Committee of JUMO. She is also the founder of Impact Finance Pro and a founding member of Dazzle Angels, advancing gender-lens investing.

Her first book, Adventure Finance (2021), introduced practical tools and bold ideas for mobilizing capital to start-ups through innovative deal structures. She is working on her second book on innovative fund structures for impact. A former M&A banker turned “adventure financier,” Aunnie began her impact journey in India and has since worked across five continents with investors, entrepreneurs, governments, and development finance institutions.

Bjoern Struewer is the founder and Co-CEO of Roots of Impact, acting as a trusted advisor and fund manager for impact investors, philanthropists, and catalytic funders. Through its unique impact-by-design approach, Roots of Impact unlocks the potential of capital across the full spectrum to deliver positive outcomes for people and the planet.

He brings more than 20 years of experience in the finance sector, including 12 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as a Managing Director in Private Wealth Management.

Carissa operates at the intersection of family enterprise, capital, and sustainability. Originally establishing herself through her sustainable fashion venture, Earthkind, a sustainable fashion and conscious living platform, she has now returned to her family business with a clear mission: reshaping traditional models through climate and impact-led strategy.

Today, she leads sustainability and climate transition efforts across the family’s manufacturing operations while building an impact-oriented investment portfolio within the family office. Her work centres on emissions reduction, responsible supply chains, and deploying capital into the circular economy, energy, and sustainability across Southeast Asia.

Cindy is Vice President at Double Delta and a key member of the Investment Team, bringing deep expertise across the full investment lifecycle, from opportunity screening and on-site due diligence to impact assessment. She plays a central role in strategic decision-making and in driving impact performance across the portfolio.

Beyond this, she also spearheads strategic initiatives at both fund and company levels. Notable projects include a circular fashion initiative in Indonesia supported by a DFI and family foundation, advising a renewable energy portfolio company on monetizing RECs, and developing a centralized impact data platform for portfolio-wide metrics and investor reporting.

In 2006, Darren Yeh served as Taiwan’s representative at the United Nations Global Young Leaders Summit, and in 2010 was selected as an International Outstanding Youth Ambassador, visiting the United Nations and the White House. After interacting with delegations from around the world, he recognized the complexity of social and global challenges, which led him to join Dr. Joe Hsueh in advancing systems change. Darren is an organizational strategy consultant, workshop facilitator, and systems mapping coach. He developed in-person and online tools to help learners and professionals, supporting organizations in applying systems thinking to align resources for systemic impacts for almost a decade. Past clients include BMW Foundation, Oppo Electronics Corporation, Rothschild family, Environmental Defense Fund, and others.

Mr. Dickson Lim leads the Philanthropy Advisory team at Temasek Trust. He joined Temasek Trust in 2024 to establish Temasek Trust Foundation Advisors as the philanthropy advisory arm of Temasek Trust. He is a seasoned and trusted Senior Philanthropy Advisor to prominent philanthropists, as well as corporate and global foundations focusing on Asia, contributing high-impact strategies and collaborative partnerships to catalyse systemic change.

Mr. Dickson Lim serves on the board of Wealth Management Institute, and was recently appointed by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth to serve on the Charity Council's 10th term with effect from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029. 

Diepak Elmer is the Deputy Ambassador and Head of Cooperation at the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh. Until August 2025, he served as Head of the Economy and Education Section at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s headquarters in Switzerland. A senior development professional and diplomat, he has held leadership roles in Switzerland and abroad, working across Asia, Latin America, and Southern Africa. His career began in the private financial sector in Geneva and London, followed by work as an Economist at the World Bank. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Cambridge and the Geneva Graduate Institute and is committed to advancing a purpose-driven impact economy through sustainable and inclusive partnerships.

Inspiring unimagined possibilities through leadership development, systems and personal transformation is underpinned by Renu’s 38 years of business, leadership and academic experience. Renu is a highly skilled executive coach and workshop facilitator working across all industry sectors globally and in Australia through her consulting practice Burr Consulting.

She was a faculty member at the University of Western Australia’s Business School from 1991-2023. Currently Renu is part of the Extended Faculty for the Presencing Institute's Ecosystem Leadership Asia-Pacific Program. She has also been on the faculty of the IDEAS Asia-Pacific Leadership Program offered in partnership by UID and MIT’s Sloan School of Management's Global Executive Development Programs.

Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She chaired the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee for the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 - 2023 and is currently a board member of Singapore Food Agency. Professor Koh is currently an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, Mewah International Limited, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. She serves as board member on non-profit organisations World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) and EtonHouse Community Fund. Additionally, she has been appointed as an Advisory Council member of the Center for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth, and an Advisor for YouthTechSG.

Professor Koh also advises selected single-family offices and privately owned enterprises such as Flexxon Pte Ltd., HMI Group and TOP International, and startup company Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd. Previously held leadership positions at SMU before January 2021 include Vice President for Business Development; V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.

Professor Koh received her Ph.D. degree in International Finance as a Fulbright scholar from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017 and the Tripartite Alliance Award in 2023.

Edmund Twohill is the Executive Director/ Co-Founder of ImpactSG. ImpactSG’s mission is to grow and nurture a community towards purposeful giving in both Singapore and Asia. He started his professional career  working in a range of roles while in the Singapore Armed Forces, including Officer Cadet School, Guards Units and in Joint Intelligence. He then moved to the private sector to take on digital related roles in DBS Bank. He had the privilege of working in both the Consumer and Institutional Banking Groups. It was here that he also helped to co-found ImpactSG as a ground-up initiative during the ForwardSG conversations. ‍Outside his current professional role, he sits on the Boards of the ASEAN Business Youth Association, Halogen & is on the School Advisory Committee of Temasek Junior College. He is also the Battalion 2IC of a Guards National Service (NS) Battalion that was involved in National Day Parade 2024. He is also actively involved in Grassroot activities at Moulmein Cairnhill where he leads their Wellbeing Circle among other things.

Eugenia Koh is Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Finance for the Wealth and Retail Banking division at Standard Chartered Bank. In her role, she is responsible for building sustainable product capabilities and client engagement tools, and partners with bankers to engage private banking and small-medium enterprise (SME) clients on sustainable finance and investing. As part of her SME portfolio, she runs the Standard Chartered Women’s International Network, SC WIN. The is a global proposition dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses. She has over 16 years of experience in sustainable development from sustainable investing to corporate social responsibility and experimenting with building a social enterprise to support livelihoods in Cambodia.

Eric setup Happiness Capital, the global venture capital arm of the Lee Kum Kee Group with the mission to create global impact and make the world a happier place. The investment portfolio covers US, UK, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, mainland China and Hong Kong, from seed to growth stage. Environment (both Earth and Space), Sustainable Food Systems, Health and Trust are the main investment areas. Happiness Capital is a Certified B Corp, which is not common among global Venture Capital firms. He is a member of the Policy Research Committee of the Financial Services Development Council HK, and a board member of Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA).

Born in Berlin and now living in Zurich, Dr. Falko Paetzold is focused on training and research programs that help wealth holders have more positive impact with all their forms of capital. He co-founded the Next Gen Impact Investing program at Harvard University in 2015, and spun-out the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) with teams in Singapore, Zurich and the U.S., and the academic home at University of St.Gallen led by him.

Falko was a Fellow at Harvard, PostDoc at MIT Sloan, Sustainability Analyst at Bank Vontobel, Partner at sustainable investing consultancy Contrast Capital, assistant professor at EBS University, and held advisory board seats at organisations like Pictet, Zurich Cantonal Bank, Inyova.

Falko holds a PhD from University of Zurich and an MBA from University of St. Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland.

Fernando Scodro is leading the ESG and impact investing arm of his family office, Grupo Baoba. He devised an ESG integration strategy for all of his family’s assets and is currently implementing them across the portfolio focusing on the liquid side of the portfolio. Fernando also engages with the ecosystem having served on the Global Board of The ImPact, a network of family offices that seek to align their values with their investments and do more impact investments more effectively, and sits on CSP’s Advisory Board.

Hilda Sin is Director APAC at PRI, leading efforts to advance responsible investment practices in the region. She brings extensive banking and consulting experience having built a career over 25 years spanning investment advisory and corporate strategy, including key roles at Julius Baer, RBS Coutts, Credit Suisse and Accenture. Hilda transitioned to sustainable finance in 2021 as a consultant at UNDP developing strategic partnerships with institutional investors and senior advisor at Green Finance Institute focusing on key interventions to unlock sustainable finance in Southeast Asia. Hilda has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA (Economics) from UC Berkeley.

Hanson Gong is a private impact investor, family office principal and systems change agent. He is the Managing Partner at Oogway Capital, a family office investment vehicle focused on early stage investing. He also heads a private family foundation, which enables him to use the full spectrum of capital available, including tools like catalytic capital. Hanson brings 7 years of strategy and operation consulting experience at Deloitte Consulting working at Fortune 500 companies across the value chain from manufacturing, supply chain through retail. He was the inaugural Social Impact Fellow working with The Monitor Institute focusing on systems strategy. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University in Economics, Entrepreneurship and French and an M.B.A. and Sustainability Certificate from MIT Sloan.

Chii Fen leads Programmes and Partnerships at the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), where her work includes designing flagship venture capacity-building initiatives and advancing catalytic capital and blended finance solutions. Her thematic focus spans financial inclusion, climate adaptation, and complex intersectional impact areas. Previously, she was part of Bain & Company (UK and Southeast Asia), most recently at its Global Sustainability Innovation Center in Singapore, working on sustainability, strategy, and transformation consulting across non-profit, social enterprise, agri-food, and private equity. She began her career with UNICEF on child well-being and education projects. Chii Fen holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.

Jaime is the founding partner of Ocean Capital and a third-generation member of a global family conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong. He is also the venture partner of Bitrock Capital, a leading investment firm focusing on FinTech, AI and Digital Assets. Outside of his work, he is the Project Director (Family Engagement) and one of the seven NxGen Ambassadors at CUHK Centre for Family Business, where he volunteers his time to help next generation members embrace the identity of family firms and promote the family office ecosystem in Hong Kong.

Jaime has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, notably having served as Chief Investment Officer of GLy Capital, the offshore investment arm of the Geely Group. A Cornell graduate and CFA Charterholder, he also managed USD and RMB funds at CCBI Asset Management and SPDBI Investment Management.

James has over 13 years experience supporting the development of responsible investment in Asia, having worked with the regional body ASrIA (The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia) before joining the PRI in 2015.

At the PRI as Head of Asia (ex-China & Japan) James has been closely involved in advancing the adoption of responsible investment in the region with responsibilities including managing and growing the PRI’s signatory base in Asia, supporting project and policy activities, and working closely with investors, partner organisations and stakeholders to build capacity and support RI ecosystem development across local markets.

Jane is the Head of Stewardship, APAC at BNP Paribas Asset Management and leads the firm’s stewardship activities in the region. This includes direct corporate engagement, proxy voting and working with policymakers on key issues relating to sustainable finance and investment. She represents BNPP AM in key investor networks, including as a member of Climate Action 100+’s global Steering Committee. She also represents BNPP AM at the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and is a member of Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)'s ESG Committee.  

A former national golfer, Jen aspired to become Singapore’s first female golfer to play in the Olympics. After 5 surgeries in as many years, she reluctantly retired as an athlete but found her calling to serve the communities she lived in. 

Inspired by a stint in the deep tech ecosystem, Jen dived into social impact at The Majurity Trust - a philanthropic organisation who works with donors and social impact organisations to build thriving communities for all in Singapore. From starting a charity incubator fund and structuring an impact-linked recyclable grant fund, Jen now leads the Advisory team where she consults with individual philanthropists, family offices and foundations, and corporate givers to realise the impact of their giving. 

A Public Policy and Psychology graduate from Singapore Management University, Jen serves on the 17th and 18th National Youth Council and is a member of the NVPC Youth Advisory Group.

Joost is Managing Partner at Double Delta, an impact advisory firm spun out of the impact investment business he led at Credit Suisse. During his 17-year tenure, he helped shape the bank’s impact investing and sustainable finance agenda in Asia, including the launch and management of the Asia Impact Investment Fund series.

Today, he focuses on advancing Double Delta’s growth by expanding its work in areas such as Asia-focused impact credit, while deepening the firm’s climate focus and strengthening its impact measurement and management capabilities. He works closely with family offices, institutional investors, and portfolio companies across Asia and Europe, and teaches at leading business schools including INSEAD, Wharton, St Gallen, and NUS.

Johan Rozali-Wathooth is Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Bintang Capital Partners ("Bintang"), a B Corp certified Southeast Asian impact investment firm which he founded in 2018. Bintang is the first investment firm from Malaysia to win the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) Responsible Investment Award in 2025, and the first investment firm from Asia to win the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) Private Markets Prize in 2024. Apart from his work in the investments industry, Johan is a passionate advocate and supporter of various non-profit causes: he serves as Trustee of several leading Malaysian endowments, foundations and charities involved in youth empowerment, education and public health focusing on under-privileged and under-represented members of society.

Dr. Joe Hsueh is a systems change strategist, philanthropic advisor, and founder of Omplexity, a consultancy partnering with wealth holders and institutions to catalyze systemic transformation toward a regenerative future. With over a decade of experience and more than 70 global systems mapping projects, he has worked with organizations including Edmond de Rothschild, Nike, UNDP, Walton Family Foundation and the World Economic Forum. Joe holds a PhD in System Dynamics from MIT and an MPA/ID from Harvard Kennedy School, and teaches systems thinking at National Taiwan University. His mission is to shift wealth from ego to eco—aligning inner transformation with lasting systemic impact.

Project at CSP: Senior Fellow and leader of the Total Portfolio Project—doing research and developing tools to align capital, structures, and goals across an investor’s whole portfolio.

Jonathan Harris is a trusted advisor to families, foundations, and policymakers on investor impact across asset classes, including organizations such as the Global Health Investment Corporation and Lionheart Ventures. Previously, he co-founded a climate-focused fintech and worked as a quantitative researcher at Credit Suisse and other firms. From his startup experience, Jonathan is a member and ambassador for Founders Pledge. He is a Research Affiliate at MIT Sloan and holds an MS in Financial Mathematics from Stanford and a PhD in Finance from EDHEC.

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a global organization that fights poverty and builds dignity through patient investment in companies and leaders; sharing knowledge and insights based on impact achieved; and creating partnerships to scale what works. Since its founding in 2001, Acumen has impacted more than 700 million individuals across Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. More than 1,800 social enterprise builders have been trained and supported through Acumen Academy.

A serial social entrepreneur, Novogratz co-founded Rwanda’s first microfinance bank, launched the Philanthropy Workshop and Next Generation Leaders program at the Rockefeller Foundation, and co-founded Anew, a community space and incubator in New York for social entrepreneurs. Prior to this, she worked in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank.

Jacqueline is the author of the best-selling The Blue Sweater (2009) and Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World (2020). She is a member of The B Team and serves on numerous boards and advisory boards. She has been named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, one of Insider’s Climate Action 30 leaders, one of the 25 Smartest People of the Decade by the Daily Beast, and one of the world’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds by Forbes, which also honored her with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship. She holds an MBA from Stanford University, a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia, and a number of honorary doctorates.

Joseph founded his recycling project in 2022 when he was only 10 years old. His mission was to clean up Bali and pay for local children to go to school. Joseph’s environmental stewardship has been recognised by the UN, he has featured in a film and has been invited as a keynote speaker to many events. He continues to visit schools and educate his peers on the dangers of plastic. He encourages others his age to take action now.

Kevin Teo is Head of AVPN’s ImpactCollab platform. As AVPN’s first employee in 2011, he has shaped the organization by launching its Membership, Knowledge Centre, and Deal Share platforms, and recently led digital transformation and global market engagements.
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Previously, Kevin was a Founding Partner at Volans and led East/Southeast Asia for the Schwab Foundation at the World Economic Forum. His background includes nine years in Silicon Valley startups acquired by Sun Microsystems and Symantec. A SEALNet co-founder, he holds a Master of Gerontology, an MS from Carnegie Mellon, and a BEng from Imperial College.

Kim Cygler joined Mandala Capital in 2024. She was previously working in a Series A startup as a Strategy Associate and Investor Relations. Prior to that, she was working in an early stage Venture Capital in Singapore.

Kim Cygler graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Master in Management following her completion from a double diploma of Bachelor of Finance and International Business at McGill University in Canada. 

Koh is Vice President (Sustainability & Resilience), and Chief Sustainability Scientist at the National University of Singapore, where he oversees and champions sustainability-related research. He is also the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Conservation, and Director of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions.

Koh is an internationally renowned name in the field of sustainability and environmental science with over 20 years of international research experience. His previous stints include Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at ETH Zurich, Chair of Applied Ecology and Conservation at the University of Adelaide, Vice President of Science Partnerships and Innovation at Conservation International.

Koh’s research is centred on developing policy-relevant science, as well as science-based decision support tools to reconcile humanity’s needs with environmental protection. This is complemented by his rich work in advocacy and science communication, which has seen him offer a science-based perspective to socioeconomic and environmental issues at the UN climate change conferences, TEDGlobal and TEDx conferences, and as a former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore.

Koh received a BSc and MSc in Biological Sciences from the National University of Singapore and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University.

Managing Director of the CSP Foundation - moving all capital towards impact.
Guide and advise UHNW clients across the key areas of wealth preservation and growth, with experience in identifying and implementing practical solutions.

• I have a strategic and detail-oriented approach, with experience coordinating execution of client needs across specialist areas, including impact and wealth planning.
• I have consistently planned and managed new business initiatives, establishing a strong market proposition, content and brand presence.

Skills 
• Active and diplomatic engagement of UHNW global families with good commercial acumen
• Entrepreneurial and strategic project manager
• Experienced in developing and facilitating conversations around impact, governance, and values-driven legacy Non-Executive Board Memberships

Lesly Goh is scientist and an international policy advisor specializing in the application of data and technology innovations across emerging markets, with domain expertise in FinTech, AgTech, Climate, and Digital Government Transformation. In October 2023, she was invited to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center to design a multi‑stakeholder innovation ecosystem for carbon sequestration, focusing on how biodiversity can deliver the “triple win” of healthy people, a healthy planet, and a healthy economy.
Lesly is a Senior Technical Advisor and former Chief Technology Officer at the World Bank Group. She serves as a Fulbright Specialist, a Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and a Senior Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

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Marshall is a dedicated Chief Steward Officer, applying a scholarly practitioner approach work with Asian family firms in solving challenges and fostering multi-generational legacies. His mission is rooted in extensive advisory practice and action-research. He joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Centre for Family Business in 2019 and is the current Chair of HK4FAMILIES. Prior to this, he was Vice President (Asia Pacific) for Maple Leaf Educational Systems. Marshall has led over a dozen stewardship projects, building learning capacity and co-creating strategies to ensure legacy is honoured and managed.

Marshall holds a degree in Education from Simon Fraser University and an MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is one of ten Executive Doctoral Candidates of Business Administration (Class '24) at The University of Liverpool. He serves as a board member for the Canadian International School in Singapore and Kingsley International School in Malaysia, and serves as a council member of the Consumer Council in Hong Kong.

Matt Severson is the Founder & Managing Partner of Englewood Capital, a climate & sustainability focused fund that connects individuals & families with a diversified portfolio of leading funds, companies, and projects. Prior to Englewood, Matt managed the Battery Minerals Supply Chain at Tesla. He has a BA from Brown University and a MBA from Harvard University.

Nicolo Castiglione is the Founder and Managing Partner of Archipelago VC (AVC), an early-stage, pioneer impact venture capital fund in Southeast Asia, and the Founder of Bali Investment Club (BIC), one of Indonesia’s most active impact angel networks. With over 12 years of experience as a founder-operator turned investor, he focuses on backing exceptional early-stage founders in climate, circular economy, and inclusive growth. Through BIC and AVC, he has built a unique platform combining capital with hands-on venture building and serves as Board Director for multiple impact startups across the region.

Olivier has 4+ years of experience investing in early-stage startups across Southeast Asia, from waste management to EV logistics initiatives. Driven by a passion for supporting ambitious founders, he focuses on backing impact-driven companies shaping the future of the region. At Archipelago VC, Olivier is especially committed to the SEA fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Philip Walker is an investor, advisor, teacher, and entrepreneur specializing in private market fund investments across emerging markets. Raised across emerging markets he developed an early global perspective that shaped his career mobilizing capital for impact.

He joined the United Nations in the mid-2000s and co-founded the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). For over a decade, he was a Partner at Obviam, playing a lead role in deploying over USD 600 million into private market funds for the Swiss Government. He now leads NXT-ALT and founded Forestart, backing next-generation venture managers in India.

The ImPact is a global community of families committed to aligning their values with their assets and investing for deep, enduring impact. As Asia Regional Director at The ImPact, I journey alongside families in the region as they explore how to deploy their capital more intentionally for impact. I support families individually and curate trusted, non-transactional spaces where families come together to connect, build knowledge, and be challenged and inspired.

Seth is Managing Director, Americas for the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP), a research and training nonprofit. To date, CSP has mobilized up to $32 billion  toward climate, social equity and the UN SDGs, training hundreds of (ultra-)high net wealth holders, next gen inheritors, and their advisors on the latest evidence-backed research on sustainable finance and impact investing issues. Previously, Seth was CEO of Emerging360, an international development consultancy working on women's entrepreneurship, SME development, and inclusive value chain initiatives in emerging markets.

Before that, he served for 14 years as lead strategy and product advisor to IFC and the World Bank, innovating solutions for dozens of financial institutions in 40+ countries to build the capacity of 30 million SMEs in 18 languages. He is also Co-Founder of Walk the Walk USA, a democracy preservation initiative that mobilizes philanthropic capital to power strategic civic engagement initiatives in historically disenfranchised communities in the U.S.

Seth did Ph.D. work at Harvard, a Fulbright in Sri Lanka, and a B.A. at Swarthmore College. He’s based in Berkeley, California.

As Development Manager (Asia), Simren advances EMpower’s mission by building partnerships and mobilising resources to expand opportunities for young people, championing human-centered philanthropy for lasting impact. Previously at The Majurity Trust, she led initiatives in children's education, youth mental health and seniors’ wellbeing, managing $2M - $10M funds. She also contributed to homelessness research at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, supporting evidence-informed policy. Globally, she has supported community-based organisations directly, including pro-bono fundraising in Africa securing $300,000+ for livelihoods and food security. She holds degrees from Oxford and Cambridge and is an AVPN Strategic Philanthropy Fellow.

Sue Toomey brings over two decades of leadership experience across Asia, where she has built businesses, led mission-driven organisations, and championed social impact. As CEO of Asia Community Foundation, she leads efforts to unlock greater giving across the region, stewarding capital and supporting cross-border philanthropy. She and the ACF team support donors by connecting them with high-impact nonprofits and creating opportunities for more informed, intentional philanthropy. Earlier in her career, Sue led The Economist’s global events business, engaging senior business and government leaders across Asia and worldwide. She later served as Executive Director of HandsOn Hong Kong and in a leadership role at Asia Philanthropy Circle. She also launched a social enterprise in India and led brand marketing and event strategy in roles in the US and India. Sue holds an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern California.

Sumitra is a fourth-generation family member of Tolaram, and has held leadership roles organisation since 2017, most recently as Head of Purpose and Sustainability, and previously as Executive Director of the Ishk Tolaram Foundation. She currently serves as Strategic Advisor (Stewardship and Impact).

Alongside this, Sumitra contributes her time to like-minded organisations such as CSP,  FBN, Generation Pledge, Nexus Global, and the Community Foundation of Singapore.

Sumitra holds an MBBS from the National University of Singapore and a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. She is raising two young daughters and cultivating her creative and spiritual practices. 

Sumitra Pasupathy is a social innovator, ecosystem weaver and systems change leader, with over 25 years of experience in collaborative innovation globally across business and impact sectors. She is the Founder of KAI, a philanthropy advisory, and Co-Founder of Philanthropy Dialogues, a global majority-led action and learning platform that advances inclusive, equitable systems transformation for climate and planetary well-being by creating whole-ecosystem resilience. She is also part of the founding community at Asia Climate Lab, which facilitates in deeply trusted spaces for change leadership, organisational transformation and collaborative impact in the climate and nature fields.

Previously, Sumitra co-founded Playeum, Singapore’s pioneering organisation for learning through play, and served as the Executive Director of Ashoka Innovators for the Public for Malaysia and Singapore. She is a Skoll Fellow, serves on the board of the Singapore Art Museum, Avanti Fellows, and Playeum. She also advises Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Shifting Systems Initiative.

She coaches on inner leadership, in order to holistically shift the full continuum of capital, leadership, and governance. Her early career stems from product innovation, securing two patents. She has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD