Fireside Chat: What leadership looks like now: Chartered Accountants in the age of AI

Alvin Li, Head (Supervisory Technology), Banking Supervision Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Alvin LI is the Head of Supervisory Technology at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), responsible for implementing Supervisory Technology (Suptech) across different banking functions of the HKMA, facilitating the adoption of Regtech and Fintech in the financial services industry as well as overseeing the use of novel technologies such as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).

His background includes roles as a management consultant at an international accounting & consultancy firm and a security strategist at one of the major cloud service providers. Mr LI holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity.

Justin Chan, Corporate Partner, Slaughter and May
Justin CHAN is a corporate partner of Slaughter and May Hong Kong and has substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, privatisations, joint ventures, equity and debt capital markets, Hong Kong Listing Rules advisory work, as well as general commercial work. He has advised various Hong Kong-listed companies, state-owned enterprises, and investment banks.

Mr CHAN was recognised as a 2023 Rising Star by China Business Law Journal and Asian Legal Business. He was seconded to the Goldman Sachs Hong Kong Investment Banking Division, where he assisted in advising technology companies and financial institutions on IPO fundraising plans and M&A investment strategies. He read law at the University of Cambridge and is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England and Wales.

Mr CHAN is a member of ICAEW and HKICPA, and is a member of the ICAEW Hong Kong Leaders Under 40 Committee. 

Alisdair Jessup, Partner, KPMG
Alisdair JESSUP currently works at KPMG as a Partner in the audit practice, serving multinational banking, asset management and insurance clients. He has experience working with large to medium international banking groups across multiple regulatory frameworks.

Following school in the UK, Mr. JESSUP gained a History Degree from University College London, spending a year abroad at the University of Pennsylvania. He then trained as a chartered accountant in London, moving to Hong Kong in 2019. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his two young children, playing rugby, and reading books on history.

Mr JESSUP is a member of ICAEW and HKICPA, and is a member of the ICAEW Hong Kong Leaders Under 40 Committee.

Karen Ko, Managing Director, Protiviti
Karen KO has over 20 years of professional experience in leading complex, multi-country transformation projects for financial services clients in New York, London and APAC. Her expertise lies in partnering strategically with clients to innovate their business models and operations by implementing new processes, integrating core ERP systems, AI, automation and data.

She leads Protiviti Hong Kong’s business performance improvement and digital teams, with a focus on driving growth in APAC financial services transformation solutions. Previously, she was a partner at IBM Consulting, where she led the business transformation practice, and prior to that, a partner with EY, where she headed the strategy and operations advisory practice.

In Hong Kong, Ms KO is a former member of ICAEW's Leaders Under 40 Committee and the former Co-Chair (2019-2021). She is a member of the ICAEW Hong Kong Strategy Advisory Group and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong's Innovation and Technology Committee.

Ms KO is a Fellow of ICAEW.

Jaymal Amin, British Diplomat, The British-Consulate General Hong Kong, Co-Chair, ICAEW Leaders Under 40 Committee
Jaymal AMIN is a British diplomat on secondment from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to the Department for Business and Trade. He leads efforts to drive financial services trade and investment between the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Macau, and Greater China.

Mr AMIN serves as the Head of Banking, Financial and Professional Services at the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong. With a background as an Associate Director, he focuses on enhancing trade relations in the banking, financial, and professional services sectors.

Before his diplomatic role, Mr AMIN worked at Goldman Sachs in Global Banking & Markets, gaining extensive experience in finance. He is a Chartered Accountant, qualified by the ICAEW, and holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from the University of Warwick.

Alongside his role as Co-Chair of the LU40 Committee, Mr AMIN also serves on the ICAEW Hong Kong Strategy Advisory Group, and is actively involved in the Hong Kong financial community, serving on the Financial Services Committee at the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Mr AMIN is a member of ICAEW.