Philip J. Dykes SC was elected as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association for a third time in 2018, after serving previously as Chairman in 2005 and 2006, and Vice-Chairman in 1999, 2000, 2003 & 2004.

Educated at Oxford University Lincoln College, Philip Dykes was called to the Bar in 1977 and practised on the Northern Circuit from the chambers of H.K. Goddard Q.C. in Manchester. Between 1989 and 1991 he was an Assistant Solicitor General with responsibilities for human rights and constitutional affairs. He left government service in 1991. He took silk in 1997.

Alex Hung is CEO of Crossover International (software development and ICT consulting) and chief technology officer for Luxsens. He worked for HSBC Asset management, UBS Private bank HK Police Force and ADP as developer and business analyst since 1994. As CEO of Crossover International, Alex helped build Crossover’s technology and technology team and led it 16 years of rapid growth. He excels in area of Artificial intelligence, mobile apps and Fintech. Alex is also an adviser to several HK startups, an active angel investor, the founder of the non-profit organization HKNETEA to organise tech awards and international exchange for youths in HK, EU, UN and China.

Tara Joseph has been president of AmCham Hong Kong since February 2017. She is charged with overall responsibility for leadership and operations of one of the most influential NGO business organizations in the Asia Pacific, with a mission to foster commerce among the United States, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Tara has more than 15 years experience working in Asia, covering top economic and political stories as a foreign correspondent for Reuters. In her 22 years as journalist, she has reported on hundreds of the world’s most important and high profile news stories including Russia’s financial crisis, Myanmar’s emergence from virtual isolation, China's rise on the world stage and the Beijing Olympics to name a few. As a TV reporter and presenter she has interviewed Fortune 500 CEO’s and government officials across the globe.

Earlier in her career, Tara was the editor and main presenter of Reuters Financial Television based in London, and covered emerging markets and G7 economic issues.

Tara is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, and Smith College in the United States. She has twice served as President of the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong, one of the world’s largest press clubs.

Gary Lam is the founder and CEO of ASIA CEO Community Limited. He started ASIA CEO Community in late 2016. The community now has more than 8,500+ CxOs members in ASIA. Gary has more than 14 years of sales and business development experiences. Before starting ASIA CEO Community, he worked at Thomson Reuters, Western Union business Solution, Deuteche Bank, and FXCM.

Co-Founder and CEO of EventBank, a cloud-based engagement management software company.
Founder of China Entrepreneurs, a network of more than 20,000 business professionals.

As CEO of EventBank, Eric Schmidt is focused on delivering cloud solutions that transform the way professional communities enable and enrich relationships. Over the last 15 years, Eric has founded and incubated several companies from the ground up. He maintains substantial experience with venture capital and private equity investments.

Eric is an elected member of AmCham China's Board of Governors (2017) and is recognized as an authority on digital technologies and business in Asia. He has been featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Baron’s, BBC, CCTV, China Daily, and numerous other outlets.

Eric once traced Marco Polo’s route from Beijing, China to Venice, Italy by bicycle – he was appreciatively sponsored by Nike and Phillips.

Alice is the General Manager of Mettā (a premier start-up co-working space, membership club and community space in Hong Kong), and Community Catalyst with Nest.

Alice is French and German, and loves both cultures equally. She earned a degree in international business from Poitiers University, specializing in trilingual negotiations. After working for Goodyear Tires in Shanghai for two years, Alice left the corporate world and began working in the F&B industry, managing boutique restaurants and events in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. She particularly enjoyed the entrepreneurial energy she found in this competitive and engaging environment. She later joined a Hong Kong fintech SME, marketing financial analysis tools for two years, before moving to TIE, a global non-profit, which organizes mentorship programmes for start-ups.