TRADE TALK PROGRAMME AND EVENT SCHEDULE

Mr David Sit
Assistant Principal Economist,
Asian and Emerging Markets,
Hong Kong Trade Development Council

As the head of Asian and Emerging Markets Research Team in HKTDC, David provides leadership and direction for research on Asia (excluding Greater China), the Middle East and Africa. The team closely monitors and reports on the macro environment, market trends, consumer characteristics as well as changes in trade policies and regulations, with a mission to help Hong Kong companies capture business opportunities in these markets.

David’s major areas of research includes trends and features of Hong Kong’s major manufacturing and services industries, market developments and trade policies in ASEAN and Middle East, as well as business opportunities in emerging markets in Asia (excluding Greater China), Middle East and Africa.

Mr Anson Bailey
Head of Consumer & Retail,
ASPAC, KPMG

Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC, KPMG, joined KPMG in Hong Kong in 1999 and is currently a Partner based in the Hong Kong office heading up the Consumer & Retail Practice in the ASPAC region. He is part of the KPMG Global Consumer & Retail Steering Group and member of the Global Technology Innovation Centre.

Anson has been active in driving thought leadership reports and executive briefings for senior executives covering innovation and consumers in China and across Asia. He has worked with corporates to understand the complex markets and current levels of disruption with recent reports including Consumers & Convergence, Mobilizing Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Disruptive Technologies, The Rise of the Digital Multi-tasker, Be a Smarter Start-up, Made in China 2025, China’s Connected Consumers, Connecting Hong Kong – Perspectives on our future as a smart city, Connected Cities – insights across the ASPAC region and The Changing Face of Commerce series etc.

Anson mentors the next generation of go-to-market professionals at KPMG, being advisor of C-level executives and Lead Partner for strategic accounts in the consumer and technology arena across the Asia Pacific region.

Anson has completed his Executive Masters in Technology & Innovation with the Poly University as well as the MIT Executive Leadership & Innovation Program.

Mr Ir Andrew Young
Associate Director (Innovation),
Sino Group

Ir Andrew Young, Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group, was a senior executive and was the Chief Commercial Officer (2011-2017) of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation and Director of Partnership Development (1998-2011) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Andrew is currently the Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group with responsibility to explore and identify the Group’s innovation and technology development and explore investment opportunities.

Andrew is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a Chartered Professional Engineer of the Institutions of Engineers Australia. Andrew is also an Adjunct Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong. He serves on various committees in different universities, such as Singapore Management University, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, etc. Andrew also sits on various position in leading commerce and industry associations, including the Chairman of Hong Kong Automation Technology Council and AI & Robotics Alliance of Hong Kong, Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Startup Council and Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industries Association, and member of Construction Industry Council, etc.

Andrew graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration.

Mr Anavil Paodit (Tony)
Director (Licensing),
Medialink Brand Management PTE. LTD.

Anavil Paodit (Tony), Licensing Director of Medialink Brand Management PTE. LTD. leads the licensing efforts for renowned international and Japanese intellectual properties (IP) such as Moomin, The Little Prince, Garfield, Jujutsu Kasen, My Hero Academia etc.

Tony and his team were instrumental in bringing the first ever Garfield Art Toy Exhibition at the Thai Toy Expo in April 2023; a collaboration with 11 Thai artists re-interpreting an international classic. Looking ahead the calendar is looking strong for Medialink as Tony drives their growth for the Thai market with many first including family runs, themed café launches and retail pop-ups catering to the Japanese Anime fans.

Mr Vincent Cheung
Executive Director & General Manager (Licensing),
B.Duck Semk Holdings International Limited

Vincent Cheung, Executive Director and General Manager (Licensing) of B.Duck Semk Holdings International Limited, manages licensing operations in the group. Prior to joining B.DUCK, Vincent also worked at Animation International Limited and Toei Animation Enterprises Limited. Over 18 years of experience in the industry to a global expert with knowledge in licensing, marketing, event and promotion, business development, trademark registration and brand assurance.

Ms Yoyo Ng
General Manager,
iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited

Yoyo Ng, General Manager of iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited, believes in elevating brands' digital initiatives through designing solutions from web2 to web3 to develop new possibilities and experiment to design the new customer journey toward one of empowerment. A new value is delivered that encapsulates branding and corporate strategies to achieve new customer experiences and address business objectives.

Yoyo is a practitioner with over 20 years experiences in technology, media and publishing, integrated advertising agencies and mobile start-ups. She has been able to push digital transformation projects that have resulted in receiving awards such as MARKies, Asia Pacific Stevie Awards and Campaign Digital Media Awards.

Yoyo is the Head of Hong Kong and Macau Chapters of AllStarsWomen DAO, which aims to help women to close the funding gap by fostering a more diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Web3.

Ms Pimkwan Aditapsatit
China Market Consultant,
BB Birdnest Trading Co., Ltd.

Pimkwan Aidapsatit, China Market Consultant, BB Birdnest Trading Co., Ltd., specialises in China business. Prior to joining BB Birdnest Trading, she was Vice President for China Business Development at Siam Commercial Bank where she assisted Thai and China corporates in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Cross-border e-Payment (AliPay and WeChat Pay), FinTech and Cross-border e-Commerce (CBEC), etc. Pimkwan is also the founder of the China Talk Podcast and recognised as public speaker and writer on China business topics.

Pimkwan earned an MBA from Spain's IE Business School, ranked 8th in the world by the Financial Times in 2017. Before pursuing her MBA, she resided and worked in China for six years, further solidifying her fluency in Mandarin, English, Spanish, and Thai.

Mr Eddie Lee
Co-Founder,
Hong Kong E-Commerce Logistics Association

Eddie Lee is the Co-Founder of Hong Kong E-Commerce Logistics Association, formed in 2017. As a pioneer in cross-border e-commerce logistics and fulfillment solutions, Eddie has over 20 years of work experience in Asia, Greater China and US in the fields of courier express, freight and omni-channel/e-commerce logistics. Concurrently, he takes up the role of Global Head of Commercial for Singapore Post, and with previous assignment as Regional GM in North Asia since 2020.

Prior to that, Eddie has been the Regional CEO of ECMS Express for Southeast Asia region since 2018, and Head of E-Commerce of SEKO Logistics Greater China since 2014. He also previously held regional positions in Lazada, eBay, Toll, FedEx and Cathay Pacific. Eddie is now a Board Member of Hong Kong’s Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM), and appointed as Expert Review Panel since 2019. He was also a member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council Logistics Services Advisory Committee from 2018 to 2022.

Eddie graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford University, USA.

Ms Tina Lo
Chief Operating Officer,
Pinkoi

Tina, Chief Operating Officer at Pinkoi. Pinkoi is an Asia’s leading cross-border online marketplace for original design goods, digital creations and workshop experiences.

With Tina’s extensive experience gained from various roles in different global companies, she brings a wealth of practical knowledge and an international entrepreneurial perspective, including distribution, licensing, e-commerce and retail for companies primarily in Europe and Asia.

Mr David Yeung
Co-founder and CEO,
Green Monday Group

David Yeung, Co-founder and CEO of Green Monday Group, a multi-faceted social venture with the mission to take on the world’s crises of climate change, food insecurity and public health.

David has pioneered a one-of-a-kind integrated platform that engages and empowers millions of people, along with public and private sectors, towards green awareness, action and economy with Green Monday Group, his work earns him the award of ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’ by the World Economic Forum and Schwab Foundation, Fortune’s 2020 ‘Change the World’ Company, ‘Global Visionaries’ by UBS, ‘EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2020 China’ by Ernst & Young’s, ‘Sustainability Leader of the Year’ by Hong Kong Management Association, ‘Roddenberry Prize’, ‘Cathay ChangeMakers 2020’, ‘Company of the Year 2019’ by PETA Asia, ‘Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong’ and ‘50 Most Innovative Companies’ by Fast Company.

David is a graduate of Columbia University, an Ashoka Fellow and the author of a number of best-selling books on Zen wisdom and mindfulness.

Ms Jacqueline Chak
Co-founder and Director,
EDIT & EDITECTURE

Jacqueline Chak is the Co-founder and Director of EDIT and EDITECTURE. EDITECTURE, a multi-disciplinary architectural, fashion, art interior and design practice in Hong Kong, founded in 2014. She co-founded EDIT in 2011, a multi-brand concept store and an international fashion brand.

EDITECTURE’s disciplinal work includes commercial and residential jobs, providing architecture, interior, branding, product and uniform design services. Jacqueline offers clients a full dimension of design division, emphasizing to provide clients with a holistic design scope from conceptual ideas to the final details; with full attention to detail incorporating clients' personalities and preferences in each project.

Through fashion and style, EDIT intertwins with the design discipline at EDITECTURE, aiming to present a new methodical of comprehensive design concept of design and lifestyle, building an edit of established and emerging designer brands, reinforcing the core value that “everyone is their own editor in life”.

Prof Calvin Wong
Chief Executive Officer & Centre Director,
AiDLab

Prof. Calvin Wong is the CEO and Centre Director of Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab), a laboratory jointly established by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK, and is funded by the HKSAR Government under the InnoHK Research Clusters.

Calvin is a trailblazer in the application of AI innovations within the context of the fashion industry for design, manufacturing, and retail. Ranked among the world's top 2% of most-cited scientists in the field of “Artificial intelligence & Image Processing”, he has been bridging academia and industry with his cutting-edge research.

Calvin was recognised as one of the Ten New Innovators by the Fashion for Good Global Initiative 2021. In 2022, he has developed the world’s first designer-led AI system, named “AI based Interactive Design Assistant for Fashion” system (AiDA), and AiDA was featured in WGSN Big Ideas Report 2025 (Fashion), demonstrating its’ influential role in the future development of fashion industry.

Calvin received his Ph.D. in Fashion and Textiles, Artificial Intelligence from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.