Charlie In Founder Raffles Capital Charlie In has more than 40 years of business experience and spent the last 25 years providing investment and private banking advisory services in China. He has invested and listed many PRC companies outside China. Charlie was advisor to AXA, BASF, Citibank, DBS, Hilton, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Siemens, Volvo. He was Chairman of several public-listed companies listed on the ASX and SGX. He was the Chairman of Direct Marketing Association of Singapore, advisor to Asia Pacific Management Institute and the People’s Association of Singapore. He was an adjunct faculty member of Singapore Institute of Management for 20 years and 17 years at University of South Australia. He has taught MBA classes at China’s JiaoTong, RenMin, Beijing and Tsinghua universities. Charlie won the 2010 Big Ben Golden Mulberry Award as the Most Respected Financial Writer for his “Family Financial Freedom” book published by Tsinghua University Press. His “The A to Z of Achieving Abundance For Financial Freedom” book hit the China top selling chart in 2017. Charlie holds a marketing diploma from the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing, MBA from University of East Asia, Macau and post-graduate qualification from ADMA/Macquarie University of Australia. He is now chairman of Raffles Capital Limited which is the key shareholder of Raffles Financial Group (listed on Canadian Securities Exchange), Victoria EAM & Insurance, Boustead Apex Inc and several private/public-listed companies.

Keith Moore Boustead & Company Executive Chairman Keith Moore, founder of Boustead & Company Limited has led Boustead and its affiliates through numerous acquisitions and strategic transactions since 2006. Prior to Boustead, Keith founded numerous technology and service companies. Throughout his career Mr. Moore has served in various executive capacities from micro-cap to Russell 1000 companies, including Activision, Inc., and POPcast Communications Corp. From 1996 through 2007, Mr. Moore served in Chief Executive and other executive capacities for POPcast Communications Corp. and iTechexpress, Inc., overseeing their respective strategic growth and capital raises. From 1991 through 1996, Mr. Moore served as President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Director and Consultant of Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), recognized as the international market leader in videogames. Mr. Moore was a founder of International Consumer Technologies Corp. and was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director since its inception in July 1986 until its merger into Activision in December 1991.

Dr Linda Lee Chairman TCY Group Dr. Linda Lee is the Chairwoman of the Board of the Tai Chuang Yuan Group (TCY Group ). The group operates 62 industrial parks across several countries. She is also the President of the Taiwan-Hong Kong-Macau Overseas Chinese Committee. Since 2015, she has taken over TCY Group and have been leading the group in developing high-tech industries,financial supply chains, International trade, Fintech, M&A, Listed incubation, Chinese herbal medicine, talent training, big health research & development, aiming to seek well-being for humanity in alignment with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Rome, Italy, and a Master's degree from the University of Tokyo, Japan. She has over 30 years of experience in international economic and trade, overseen multinational merger and acquisition projects involving companies such as South Korea's Lotte, Italy's Faraday Yacht Group, and Japan's Mazda Corporation. She holds several key positions such Consultant for Foreign Government & Organization since 2015, Business Project Advisor to the Thai Royal Family, the Dubai Royal Family, governments in Central and Eastern Europe, and ASEAN governments, as well as the Director of the Oman China Trade City.

Professor Alexandre Lobo Vice Rector of Research and Innovation University of Saint Joseph, Macau, SAR China Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation. Associate Professor with Academic Aggregation / University of Saint Joseph, Macau, SAR China. Founder of the Laboratory of Applied Neurosciences (LAN/USJ). Chief Academic Advisor of the National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Services at Chongqing Technology and Business University, China. PostDoctorate and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester - UK. Visiting Associate Professor at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) - Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technologies (SIAT). PhD in Engineering Federal University of Ceará (2010). COO at Centrovita Clinic (2015-2016) Academic Director at Aliança Executive Training Center (2014-2017). Associate Professor and Software Department Chief at University Gregorio Semedo (UGS), Angola (2016). Associate Professor at University Lusiada of Angola (2009-2015). Master in Artificial Intelligence UFC (2007). Electrical Engineering UFC (1996). Has large experience in Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, Bioengineering, and Applied Computer Science, focusing on signal processing. RESEARCH AREAS - Neuroscience applied to management (marketing, leadership, performance) - Business Analytics - Big Data Applications - Theory of Constraints - Project management (frameworks, approaches, risk analysis techniques) - Digital Signal Processing - Bioengineering / Computer-Aided Diagnostic Systems - Artificial Intelligence - Deep Learning - Nonlinear analysis and dynamic systems.

Anna Chau Associate Loeb & Loeb Anna Chau advises public and private companies on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings in Hong Kong and the U.S., as well as regulatory compliance issues under the security laws and listing rules in Hong Kong and the U.S. Securities Act and Exchange Act. Anna also advises clients on SPAC offerings and de-SPAC transactions.

Chng Hee Kok Raffles Capital Independent director - Chairman of Board Chng Hee Kok has helmed numerous public companies that are listed on the Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong stock exchanges. He has led companies in chemical, paper making, metal fabrication, hospitality and property development, bottled drinks, shipping, commercial buildings and entertainment complexes. Although he has been a Member of Parliament in Singapore for 17 years, he is well versed with the capital markets, corporate finance and governance of public listed companies. He has served on government statutory boards such as Sentosa Development Corporation and Public Utilities Board. He is a fellow member and was a Director of Singapore Institute of Directors. His current interest is in green mobility energy ventures and the global talent and technology transformer programs.

C Y Wong Marsh McLennan Regional Director & Technical Leader, Asia CY has close to 30 years industry experience. With his legal background and training, CY’s key focus across Asia is supporting and providing guidance on policy coverage and technical aspects across the various FINPRO Lines, including D&O Insurance and design of manuscript policy wordings. Within this overarching focus, he is also involved in claims matters (including US IPO-related) where needed and provides input on coverage intent and interpretation, especially in the event of a dispute. As part of his Asia role, CY is also a member of the Marsh Global FINPRO Coverage and D&O Workgroups, representing Asia and providing input to the global coverage community from the Asian perspective. These Workgroups consist of individual members from each region globally and its key objective is to ensure that technical expertise, networks and market leverage within Marsh are consistently shared worldwide to the benefit of all Marsh clients.

Peter Conley Boustead Securities Head of Intellectual Property (IP) Banking Peter Conley joined Boustead Securities in 2014. Mr. Conley has over 34 years of experience at the intersection of IP-related investment banking, equity capital markets and the forecasting of emerging new technologies. Mr. Conley’s investment banking focus is providing equity financing and M&A services to small-cap public companies with promising disruptive technologies and strong intellectual property (IP). In addition to his role at Boustead, Mr. Conley is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property of Know Labs, Inc. (KNWN), a publicly traded medical device company. Prior to joining Boustead in 2014, Mr. Conley was Chief Operating Officer of ipCreate, a global leader in strategic innovation and patent quality services, where he is involved in creating and monetizing strategic patent portfolios through a variety of transaction types and deal structures — including patent sales, joint ventures, M&A and IP spin-offs into private or public companies. Mr. Conley’s 34 years of investment banking and capital markets experience spans the financing of over 200 small-cap technology companies; prior to Boustead, as Senior Managing Director at MDB Capital Group from 2003 to 2012, where he led the firm’s efforts for IP-based investment banking and IP equity research, culminating in the development of the PatentVest patent intelligence platform. Previous to that role, he was co-founder and Director of Research for The Analytiq Group / RDEX Resarch, an institutional equity research firm focused solely on patent research and analysis covering over 600 public companies and independently ranked for alpha in the top 10% of all ranked U.S. research firms. Mr. Conley also served on the founding team of E*Offering, the investment bank of E*Trade, where he was Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets. Funded by General Atlantic, Softbank , NEA and Battery Ventures, E*Offering was ranked by IDD as #1 internet investment bank with 30% market share and involvement in nearly 1 out of 2 internet IPOs from 1999 to 2000. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Conley was Head of Institutional Sales at Roth Capital Partners. Mr. Conley began his career with Lehman Brothers in 1988. Mr. Conley holds FINRA securities licenses Series 7, 24, 63, 79, 86 and 87.

Dr Marcuz S Tan CEO Boustead APEX, Inc. Marcuz has over three decades of success developing and growing market share of international TMT businesses across Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, USA, and Europe With over three decades of experience driving market expansion and increasing market shares for international enterprises, Dr. Marcuz Tan stands out as a formidable International Business Developer. His expertise spans regions including Southeast Asia, Greater China, the Indian subcontinent, the USA, and Europe. In his current role at Boustead APEX Inc., formed through the collaboration of Boustead Securities and Raffles Capital, Dr. Tan leverages his extensive experience to strengthen the firm's position in the financial services industry. Boustead APEX Inc. is an Indo-Pacific-based corporate finance and listing advisory firm offering three key services: - Listing and Fundraising on USA Private Equity Platforms facilitating access to funding via these platforms - Listing and Fundraising on USA Stock Exchanges: Assisting with listings on CBOE, Nasdaq, and NYSE. - Up-listing and Up-market cap from Asian Bourses to USA Stock Exchanges: Guiding companies through up-listing processes Dr. Tan's passion for nurturing and guiding aspiring entrepreneurs is encapsulated in his favorite adage by Lee Kuan Yew: "To the young and the not so old, I say, look at that horizon, follow that rainbow, go ride it."

Mellissa Kong Director, Asia AUM Media, Inc. Mellissa Kong has over 10 years of experience in investor relations and corporate finance advisory, specializing in managing investor communications, and capital markets for both public and private companies. She has successfully supported businesses across various industries, including medical devices, TMT and renewables, leading initiatives in capital market transactions such as IPOs, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, and financial communication. Mellissa holds degrees from Baruch College (CUNY) and NYU Stern. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.

Jayren Teo NXT World Cup Indo-Pacific Convener Jayren has 10 years of experience in the global technology startup ecosystem. He was the creator of Singapore’s inaugural startup ecosystem map, played a key role in advancing ecosystem development, and Singapore secured an impressive global ranking of #8. Jayren started his entrepreneurial journey at 16, where his first venture, a design and print factory, still operates today. He has experience in Venture Capital, Family Office and Impact Investing. He is the founder of a funded Venture-Accelerator and Venture-Builder that bridges the gap between East and West Asia, and has evaluated over 5,000 startup companies and founders. His background in cybersecurity, engineering and business has helped tech founders to turn their ideas into market-ready solutions. For impact, he led various non-profit organisations and championed digitalisation of Southeast Asia at the ASEAN CIO Association. He occasionally conducts workshops and speaks at conferences related to Tech, Startups, Impact and Sustainability. Jayren aims to build a better tomorrow for future generations, and is empowered to make a positive impact.