HKU Family Wealth Series

Ethics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

2025-06-04 16:302025-06-04 18:00Asia/Hong_KongEthics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

HKU Family Wealth Series

Ethics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

Mr Kenny Lam
CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific

Date: 2025.06.04

Time: 16:30 – 18:00

Venue: May Hall, HKU

Language: in English

  Register 登記   https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=100396

    2025-06-04 16:302025-06-04 18:00Asia/Hong_KongEthics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

    HKU Family Wealth Series

    Ethics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

    Mr Kenny Lam
    CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific

    Date: 2025.06.04

    Time: 16:30 – 18:00

    Venue: May Hall, HKU

    Language: in English

      Register 登記   https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=100396

      Overview

      Title:

      Ethics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

      Speaker:

      Mr Kenny Lam
      CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific

      Date/Time:

      Jun 4, 2025 (Wed) 16:30 – 18:00 HKT

      Venue:

      Lecture Hall, G/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong (Map)

      Language:

      English

      Enquiry:

      Title:

      Ethics and Leadership in the Finance Profession: A Fireside Chat

      Speaker:

      Mr Kenny Lam
      CEO, Two Sigma Asia-Pacific

      Date/Time:

      Jun 4, 2025 (Wed) 16:30 – 18:00 HKT

      Venue:

      Lecture Hall, G/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong (Map)

      Language:

      English

      Enquiry:

      Abstract

      Ethics and guiding principles enable us to make “right” choices, even when facing conflicting interests. In the money-centric financial industry, practitioners are often faced with such challenges. In a constantly evolving financial landscape, how do ethics play a role in guiding decision-making processes? Can finance professionals truly prioritize ethical behaviour in a competitive and fast-paced industry? Join us for a thought-provoking fireside chat where Bonnie Leung, Programme Director for HKU’s Master of Family Wealth Management, will discuss with Kenny Lam, CEO of Two Sigma Asia-Pacific, his views on this topic. Kenny shall share his real life experiences dealing with ethical dilemmas throughout his various positions in management consulting, wealth management, investment management, and corporate governance. This fireside chat promises to inspire reflection and dialogue on the importance of ethics and leadership in shaping a responsible financial industry. 

      ABOUT THE SPEAKER

      Kenny is the CEO of Two Sigma Asia-Pacific, managing and overseeing the region for Two Sigma, one of the world’s largest hedge funds with almost USD 70 billion in assets. Two Sigma is known for its expertise in quantitative investment management.

      Before Two Sigma, Kenny was a global Partner at McKinsey & Company and co-leader of McKinsey’s Financial Services Practice in Asia. He was the lead Partner for the creation of the Private Management Wealth Association in Hong Kong with the Hong Kong Banking Association. After McKinsey, he served as the Group President of Noah Holdings Limited, China’s first NYSE-listed and largest independent wealth and asset management with over 90 billion in assets under advisory.

      Kenny holds several prominent public roles in the business community. He is the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Wharton School in Asia and Co-Chairman of the Asia Pacific Leadership Council of The Nature Conservancy. He also serves on the University of Waterloo President’s Global Advisory Board and is a Special Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, a leading think-tank.

      Kenny is an elected board member of two major companies in Asia: The Bank of East Asia (China), one of the largest foreign banks in China, serving as its risk committee chairman, and Smartone Telecommunications in Hong Kong (HKSE: 315).

      Kenny graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Joseph Wharton Scholar and Benjamin Franklin Scholar. He also read Law at the University of Oxford.

      Kenny is a best-selling author in China. His book “Choices 選擇” published by CITIC Publishing, one of China’s largest publishers, reached No. 4 in e-book sales in China in 2023

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