Keynote Speakers

Honourable Mr Justice Godfrey Lam, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and President of the Competition Tribunal

Godfrey Lam read Law at Trinity College, Cambridge and obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Washington, Seattle. He read for the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at the University of Hong Kong and was called to the Bar of Hong Kong in 1993. In 2008, he was appointed to the rank of Senior Counsel of Hong Kong. He practised at the Bar primarily in commercial and company law. He became a judge of the Court of First Instance of Hong Kong in January 2013 and the President of the Competition Tribunal in August 2013.

William Tam, SC
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions
Head of the Commercial Crime Sub-Division, Prosecutions Division
Department of Justice

Mr. William Tam SC is the head of the Commercial Crime Sub-Division within the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice.  He joined the Legal Department (as it then was) in 1994 and for many years he advised on and prosecuted corporate frauds and corruption matters.  He was appointed as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in 2012 and took silk in 2015.  One of his work portfolios is to advise the ICAC, amongst other law enforcement agencies, on criminal matters and he also prosecutes criminal appeals from time to time in the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal. 

Sandra Moser
Acting Chief, Fraud Section
U.S. Department of Justice

Sandra Moser joined the Fraud Section in 2012 from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, where she spent several years prosecuting a variety of domestic and foreign offenses.  Moser became Acting Chief of the Fraud Section in May 2017 after being appointed Principal Deputy Chief in 2016.  She previously served as Acting Senior Deputy Chief and as an Assistant Chief in the SFF Unit.  Earlier in her career, she worked in private practice in Philadelphia, where she also clerked for the late Hon. Norma L. Shapiro (E.D. Pa.) and the Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell (3rd Cir.).

Conference Chairperson

Erica Fung, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, D. E. Shaw & Co. (Asia Pacific) Limited

Erica Fung is a senior vice president of D. E. Shaw & Co. (Asia Pacific) Limited and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer for the Asia-Pacific region for the D. E. Shaw group operating from the firm’s Hong Kong office. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Ms. Fung served as legal counsel and chief compliance officer in the Asia-Pacific region for KKR. Before that, she was an associate at Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, where she worked on a range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, debt and equity offerings, and other corporate transactions. Ms. Fung began her career as a financial analyst in the fixed income, currencies, and commodities division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. She earned her B.S. in economics, summa cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Confirmed Speakers / Panelists

Maaike van Meer, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, AXA Insurance Hong Kong 

Maaike leads the Legal, Compliance and Corporate Secretary functions for AXA. She is a lawyer with extensive Financial Services industry experience, who practiced in The Netherlands, London and Hong Kong, initially as partner in a private firm, specialized in Banking and Corporate Law and who continued her career as General Counsel for ING Investment Management Global and Asia, as Regional Legal Counsel for Mercer Investments and as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer for AXA Insurance Hong Kong.

Maaike enjoys working beyond traditional “Legal & Compliance” functions by sponsoring/executing regulatory programs, reorganizations and divestment readiness programs. She also actively participates in company, industry and community D&I initiatives, and is currently Chairman of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. 

Catherine Kardinal, General Counsel and Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens Limited

Catherine is the General Counsel and Regional Compliance Officer for Siemens Limited and oversees legal, compliance and corporate governance activities in Hong Kong and Macau.  She is part of the senior management team and contributes to strategic planning and decision-making at the top leadership level.  One of her responsibilities is risk mitigation of large-scale infrastructure and electrification projects.  

Catherine is an avid advocate of gender equality and is the founder of the Women’s Network at Siemens Limited.  She is passionate about sustainable business and is a member of the Green Business Task Force at the United Nations in Asia (UNESCAP).

Prior to joining Siemens, Catherine has enjoyed a mix of in-house and private practice at MNCs and international firms, including Emerson Electric, PwC and Baker & McKenzie.  Over the past decade, she has lived and worked in the U.S., China, Hong Kong and Germany.  Catherine is fluent in English and Cantonese, and can speak Putonghua and German.  She earned her J.D. from Georgetown University, and her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied business and engineering under a full merit scholarship.

Sasha Kalb, Vice President Risk and Compliance, APAC, American Express Global Business Travel

Sasha joined American Express Global Business Travel in November 2014 as Vice President, Compliance & Risk, APAC, from 3M, where she was the company’s first APAC Compliance Counsel and built a brand as a trusted advisor who helped leaders grow their businesses in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to joining 3M, Sasha served as the APAC Regional Compliance Counsel for Avon Products, Inc. Sasha began her law career at Miller & Chevalier in Washington, D.C. She received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and her B.A. cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York.

Felicia Lai, Asia Pacific Counsel, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 

Felicia is a legal counsel at KKR covering all aspects of its business in Asia Pacific together with KKR’s Asia Pacific General Counsel. She graduated from the National University of Singapore and went on to practice in Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore. She worked in the law firms of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Rajah & Tann, with a focus on corporate, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions, prior to joining KKR in 2016.

Pirkka Tuovinen, Regional Compliance Officer, China & APAC, Elekta

Pirkka is on his third year of leading the compliance function in China and APAC regions for Elekta, a Swedish healthcare company. Prior to making the jump to compliance Pirkka has served in different legal roles in the manufacturing industry, most recently as the regional head of legal for a mining and construction technology company. Pirkka has graduated from University of Helsinki with a master of laws, but spent almost half of his life living and working in China. 

Stanley Lui, Head of Legal and Compliance, Hilti Asia Limited

Stanley Lui has been Hilti’s Head of Legal and Compliance for the APAC region since Sept’2015; one of his key functions is formulating and directing compliance programs.  Prior to joining Hilti, Stanley worked five and a half years at Nobel Biocare – a medical device manufacturer – as its General Counsel for APAC where he was responsible for procuring legal, compliance and risk related advice to various business functions. Stanley has also worked for the Fire and Security unit of United Technology Corporation (2007 to 2009) and local apparel retailer G2000 (2005 to 2007).  

Gordon Chan, Vice President – Legal & Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific, Hyatt International 

Gordon is currently the Vice President – Legal and Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts covering the company’s businesses and development projects in Asia Pacific. Before joining Hyatt Hotels & Resorts as an in-house counsel, Gordon was in private practice with a major law firm in Hong Kong. He worked in London and Beijing before. His practice area has been focused on cross-border real estate developments, including hotel management, and property acquisition works (involving public companies’ assets and mixed-use development projects).

He studied law at the University of Hong Kong and was admitted as a solicitor in both England and Wales (Non-Practising) and Hong Kong.  Gordon also holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia, Canada and a MSc (Financial Management) from the University of London.

Peter Glanville, Senior Managing Director, Forensics & Litigation Consulting, FTI Consulting

Peter Glanville is a Senior Managing Director in the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment at FTI Consulting and is based in Hong Kong. Peter specialises in assisting clients and their advisors with contentious matters.

Peter is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years’ experience in assisting clients respond to matters including allegations of fraud, bribery & corruption, misconduct and financial crime. He also assists clients in assessing internal controls and compliance programs and assists in remediating deficiencies identified. Peter has been instructed on a number of occasions as an independent accounting expert in disputes. 

He was recently described by Who’s Who Legal as: somebody that boasts “an enormous amount of experience in the field” and is internationally regarded as one of the top names in the Asian market.

Sharon Nye, Executive Director, Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Counsel, Morgan Stanley

Sharon Nye has over 14 years of legal experience in Hong Kong, focusing on special situations, global regulatory enforcement and complex financial services litigation of significant financial or reputational risk.  

In her role at Morgan Stanley, Sharon manages litigation and regulatory investigations across Asia Pacific, including cross-border matters involving US or UK regulatory issues, working with a broad range of internal business clients across the region including Private Equity, Investment Banking and Wealth Management. Sharon also manages internal investigations into employee conduct, and advises senior management on employee disciplinary decisions.  

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Sharon gained extensive experience at highly regarded international law firms in Hong Kong.  Sharon was also seconded to an international bank during the Financial Crisis to manage disputes and employee issues.

Shaun Ansell, Head of Legal and Compliance, Asia-Pacific, GPB Financial Services Ltd, part of Gazprombank

Shaun Ansell is currently Head of Legal and Compliance Asia Pacific for GPB Financial Services Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Gazprombank based in Hong Kong since June 2016. Before this, he was Managing Director and the Designated Compliance Officer (DCO) for the Asia Pacific region for Moodys. His geographic responsibility included Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Singapore, PRC, South Korea and India and he was based in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Moody's, Shaun was the Managing Director and Head of Legal and Compliance for Mizuho Securities Asia for five years. Shaun spent his years with Mizuho working out of their Hong Kong location. 

From 2000 to 2006, Shaun was Special Counsel Enforcement at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Shaun then moved back to the private sector and spent three years with Nomura/Lehman Brothers Australia as their Executive Director and Head of Legal and Compliance in Sydney. He was a member of Nomura's Executive Committee and supervised a staff that had responsibility for operations, market risk, finance and product control, legal and compliance and marketing and company secretarial.

Margaret Yan, Director - General Counsel & Company Secretary, Hang Lung Properties Limited

Ms. Margaret Yan joined the Group in 2017. She possesses over 25 years of legal advisory relevant experience. Ms. Yan is a solicitor qualified to practice in Hong Kong. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws and a Bachelor of Laws degree from The University of Hong Kong. She is also a member of The Law Society of Hong Kong, The Law Society of England & Wales and The Law Society of ACT, Australia

Vasu B. Muthyala, Partner, Kobre & Kim

Vasu Muthyala focuses on international government investigations and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on anti-money laundering, sanctions, fraud, and anti-corruption. As one of the only former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement lawyers in Asia, Mr. Muthyala brings a unique perspective to assist his Asia based clients.  

Before working with clients in Asia, Mr. Muthyala spent more than a decade with the DOJ (as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia) and at the SEC. As a senior prosecutor in the Fraud and Public Corruption section of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Muthyala specialized in corporate and securities fraud and worked on matters with the SEC, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Mr. Muthyala was also a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Working Group of U.S. President Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, focusing on financial crimes relating to the financial crisis and economic recovery efforts. As an enforcement lawyer at the SEC, Mr. Muthyala investigated and litigated cases arising under U.S. securities laws, including accounting fraud, insider trading, and market manipulation.

Mr. Muthyala has been quoted about his experience by publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. His work and international experience have also garnered awards from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Global Investigations Review.