Technology: A Catalyst for Sustainable Investing at Scale

As Head of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Asia Pacific, Helena is responsible for the London Stock Exchange’s sustainable finance and investment strategy across the Asia Pacific region. A core part of her role is client and industry engagement to support the integration of sustainability into investment and financing decisions. Working with research and leadership teams, she has a responsibility for developing LSEG’s sustainable finance and investment strategy in Asia Pacific.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Enabling corporate reporting and capacity building on transition and low carbon activities; mobilising capital to scale the low carbon economy and acheive decarbonisation in Hong Kong and beyond.

As the Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech and Sustainability at InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, King’s mission is to enrich the ecosystem and contribute to raising the long-term competitiveness and innovation of the financial services and sustainability sectors in Hong Kong, this includes a strong push to spearhead the promotion of green finance and green technology. King achieves this goal through collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders – regulators, financial institutions, investors, fintech companies, technology parks and industry associations, etc. in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and other major international financial and fintech hubs.

Prior to joining the government, King had a diverse private sector background as a serial tech entrepreneur, angel investor, fintech lecturer where his first data-related startup was established through seed investment from Credit Suisse. His startup served numerous world-renowned financial institutions in wealth management, insurance, personal finance, etc. Prior to embarking on his entrepreneurial journey, King was a management consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton and KPMG Consulting in the US, as well as a venture capitalist at Innovate@, a technology fund jointly run by Booz Allen & Hamilton and Lehman Brothers in the US.

King received his MBA in Finance and Strategy (honors) from the University of Chicago and BSc in Mechanical Engineering (honors) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Green Fintech is the concatenation between impact and power of capital.

Kevin is the CEO of InnoBlock Technology Limited. Since 2020. InnoBlock focus on Blockchain as a service, especially in the ESG, Carbon Credit Trade, and Green finance. Establish business across Asia, such as Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Cambodia. Kevin has 27 years of experience in the fields of Fintech, Blockchain, and telecom.
He has global experience in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. He worked for IBM, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, and Huawei in senior management roles.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Sustainability starts from your inner circle: Increase the awareness of equality and importance of decarbonization in workplace, by reducing energy consumption and maintain a healthy working environment to achieve long-term success.

Gabriel Wilson-Otto is the Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy at Fidelity International and
based in Hong Kong.

Gabriel leads the global development of sustainable investment frameworks, policies, proprietary
tools and product offerings. He works closely with a wide range of internal and external
stakeholders to support Fidelity’s sustainable investing ambition and to develop solutions for
clients.

Gabriel joined Fidelity in 2021 from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he was Global Head
of Sustainability Research and had previously held the position of Head of Stewardship, Asia
Pacific. Prior to BNPP AM, he was an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs’ Global Investment
Research division and Head of GS SUSTAIN for Asia.

Gabriel holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) and a Bachelor of Information
Systems from the University of Melbourne. He is a CFA charter holder.