Velda Steel Internal Communications and Social Media Specialist at Goldman Sachs
Velda Steel Internal Communications and Social Media Specialist at Goldman Sachs Moderator Velda is responsible for internal communications for Goldman Sachs in Asia Pacific, in addition to looking after the firm’s social media and content strategy for the region. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2018, she worked at Nomura for 3.5 years managing internal communications and CSR. She previously worked as a PR executive at Thomson Reuters. Velda holds a BA in Media and Communications from the University of Sydney and an MA in Translation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Tanya Berry Managing Director, Trading Technology of Macquarie Group
Tanya Berry Managing Director, Trading Technology of Macquarie Group Tanya is a creative leader with a diverse 18-year career in Financial Services. After starting her career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a Technology consultant in both Australia & the US, Tanya spent 8 years building her career in Investment Banking Technology in London. With two children and a move to Hong Kong in 2012, Tanya continued her career in Investment Banking Compliance. Across the next 5 years her roles included Mum of 3, Head of Asia Pacific Transformation, Chief of Staff and continued team leadership expansion. In 2018, Tanya took on a new challenge as a Managing Director in Investment Banking Technology, leading a global team from Hong Kong. Tanya is a passionate advocate for diversity & inclusion, leading organisational policy changes with a strong focus on gender equality and Women in Technology.
Hannah Cassidy Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
Hannah Cassidy Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Hannah advises financial institutions on regulatory policy, operations and investigations. Hannah advises international and regional financial institutions in the investment banking, retail banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance sectors. Her detailed understanding of UK, EU and Asian regulatory regimes is particularly invaluable to institutions working across international borders. Working at every level from board to compliance and business teams, Hannah advises on issues such as conduct risk, governance arrangements, individual accountability, mis-selling and complaints-handling. She regularly works with clients on contentious regulatory cases, including cross-border investigations, involving systems and controls breaches, insider dealing and other issues. She also works regularly with industry associations to help shape regulatory policy, and advised ASIFMA on the introduction of the new manager in charge regime in Hong Kong. She also held the pen for AIMA on the SFC's consultation on the Fund Manager Code of Conduct. Hannah is dual qualified in Hong Kong and England and Wales.
James Fletcher Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, EM Small and Midcap Equity Strategy of APG Asset Management
James Fletcher Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, EM Small and Midcap Equity Strategy of APG Asset Management James is Director and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the EM Small and Midcap Equity Strategy at APG Asset Management, where he manages a $1bn AUM fund investing with a long-term, active portfolio approach to own high-quality businesses with strong ESG standards. James has over 15 years of equity research experience. James earned a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University, where he graduated summa cum laude and with University Honors. He previously worked as Senior Portfolio Manager of EM Equities at Kayne Anderson Rudnick and Senior Analyst at Westwood Global Investments. He is a CFA charterholder. He is also the founder of a non-profit, Young Investors Society, that teaches the fundamentals of personal finance and investing to over 3,000 high school aged children across the world. He lives with his wife and five children in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.
Oonagh Van Den Berg Regional APAC Audit Director, AML and Compliance of Citi Bank
Oonagh Van Den Berg Regional APAC Audit Director, AML and Compliance of Citi Bank Panellist Oonagh is a seasoned AML and Compliance SME with over 16 years’ experience in Regulatory and Financial Crime Risk Compliance functions in various global Financial Institutions. She is the Regional APAC Audit Director for AML and Compliance at Citi Bank, covering 16 countries across the region. Her recent move into Internal Audit was driven by her desire to take her SME skill sets from the 2LOD and bring them to the 3LOD where they could be used as be part of developing a forward looking audit methodology, which goes beyond preserving value to creating value on a departmental, divisional, and organization-wide level.