Adrian Cartwright is Clifford Chance's Senior Partner and chairs its Partnership Council, providing oversight of, and working closely with, the Executive Leadership Group.

He specialises in equity capital markets including issues of shares and global depositary receipts in the international markets.

Adrian leads the firm's European Equity Capital Markets group.

Prior to joining CBBC, Peter was Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank based in Hong Kong where he has lived since 1996. He joined the bank in 2013 as Head of Corporate Finance after a 24 year career with UBS Investment Bank. Peter’s early career started in London as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. Peter chaired the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong from 2018 to 2022. He is an INED and Treasurer of the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong and former chair of the Hong Kong Association of Banks’ One Belt, One Road Committee. 

Tom is based in London and works alongside Brunswick’s CEO Henry Timms in setting and delivering the firm’s strategic priorities. 

Tom joined Brunswick in 2004 and has been a Partner since 2009. Alongside his work advising clients, he has served in a number of global leadership roles and was UK Managing Partner from 2021 to 2024. He was previously Head of the firm’s global Financial Institutions Group and has advised a range of international companies on high-profile and complex situations, including transactions, crises and litigation.

Before Brunswick, Tom worked in a number of policy and communications roles in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Tom has been a Trustee of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences (UK Fund) and was educated at Cambridge University.

Miss Fiona Chau assumed the post of Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO), London on 17 March 2025. She is responsible for promoting Hong Kong's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom and eight other countries, namely Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Fiona joined the Hong Kong civil service in 1989. She served in the Trade Officer Grade before joining the Administrative Service in 2014. She has served in various bureaux and departments, including the Trade and Industry Department, the HKETO in Washington DC, the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the former Food and Health Bureau, and the HKETO in Brussels. Before assuming the post of the Director-General of the HKETO in London, Fiona was the Principal Assistant Secretary in the Development Bureau, overseeing the urban renewal policies.

Sir Douglas Flint is Chairman of Prudentional plc and of IP Group plc. He was formally Chairman of Aberdeen Group plc. He retired as Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc in September 2017, having served on the Board for 22 years, including fifteen years as HSBC’s Group Finance Director. Between 2005 and 2011 he was also a Non-Executive Director of BP plc.

In December 2017 he was appointed by the Chancellor as Special Envoy to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and serves on the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation.

In June 2006 Douglas was honoured with a CBE and in June 2018 was awarded a Knighthood, both awards in recognition of his services to the finance industry

During his career in the asset management industry John was the Chief Economist of Invesco Ltd, until he retired in December 2021. In that role he had responsibility for providing economic analysis and forecasts to Invesco portfolio managers and clients.

After graduating from Edinburgh University, he studied post-graduate economics at the University of Tokyo in 1970-74 and was also a visiting research fellow at the Bank of Japan in 1974. He joined the investment industry later that year as Chief Economist for GT Management, based initially in Hong Kong and then in San Francisco.

As editor of Asian Monetary Monitor in 1983, he proposed a currency board scheme for stabilising the Hong Kong dollar that is still in operation today. In the 1990s John was a director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Corporation, a council member of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and an economic adviser to the Hong Kong Government.

In 1998, John joined Invesco and became a member of the Committee on Currency Board Operations of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He is also a member of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee in England while simultaneously serving on the board of the Hong Kong Association.

In October 2020 John was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR government for his work in promoting the stability of the Hong Kong dollar. In the same month he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute.

John holds an MA from the University of Edinburgh, and an Honorary PhD, also from the University of Edinburgh. He has been a Fellow of the Johns Hopkins Institute of Applied Economics since June 2016.

Ms Daisy Ip is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in driving economic growth and fostering international trade and investment relationships. Currently serving as the Head of Investment Promotion and Talent Attraction, InvestHK London, Daisy is at the forefront of driving investment and economic development in Hong Kong. With more than 15 years of dedicated service in the public sector, which began with a role in promoting trade for Hong Kong in the UK, Ireland, Nordics and Benelux, where she cultivated her expertise in international trade and investment dynamics. Prior to her illustrious public sector career, Daisy honed her skills in the world of marketing and PR in both London and Hong Kong. This experience endowed her with a keen sense of market trends and the ability to create effective and strategic communications. She brings a unique blend of public and private sector knowledge to her current role, where she champions economic development through investment promotion.

Adam Keswick is Chairman of Matheson & Co Ltd. He joined the Board in 2007 and was Deputy Managing Director of Jardine Matheson from 2012 to 2016. He was appointed Chairman of Matheson & Co. in August 2016.

He has held a number of executive positions since joining the Group from N M Rothschild & Sons in 2001, including Group Strategy Director and, thereafter, Group Managing Director of Jardine Cycle & Carriage between 2003 and 2007. Mr Keswick is a Director of Dairy Farm, Hongkong Land and Mandarin Oriental.

He is also a Director of Ferrari NV and Schindler, Vice Chairman of the supervisory board of Rothschild & Co, and is a Director of Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum.

Mr Keswick attended Eton College and Edinburgh University where he received his Master of Arts degree in 1995.

Ms Joey Ko is the Director, UK, Nordics & Ireland at Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the statutory organisation established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade.

Starting her career at the HKTDC Head Office as an Executive Trainee, Ms Ko has more than 20 years of experience in international trade and business development. During her tenure in Hong Kong, she had taken charge of many flagship events (conferences and trade fairs) both in Hong Kong and the overseas, and high level business missions to Mainland China, South Korea, Japan, ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia, Eastern Europe (Hungary and Georgia), Western Europe (Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden,) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai). She had also worked in HKTDC’s branch office as Marketing Manager in Tokyo and Osaka between 2007-2009.

Ms Ko graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BSocSci (major: Psychology) and from Cardiff University with a MSc. She’s married with two children, aged 14 and 12.

David was appointed as Group Head of Public Affairs in December 2024. In this role he will support the Group Chairman, Group Chief Executive and other senior leaders to deliver the Group’s integrated political and regulatory engagement strategy. David joined HSBC from the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), where he worked for 30 years as a diplomat specialising in international security and other foreign policy issues. He has wide experience of international issues including across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. David was the UK’s Ambassador to NATO from 2022 to 2024. He served as UK Ambassador to Israel from 2015-2019. He held other overseas postings in India, Zimbabwe and at the United Nations Security Council. In London, David was the Prime Minister’s Adviser on International Affairs and Deputy National Security Adviser from 2019 to 2022, including chairing cross-government committees on relations with the US and with China. He was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street from 2004 to 2006. He ran the Middle East and North Africa Department from 2012 to 2015. David was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2025 New Years Honours for services to British foreign policy and international security. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2015. David studied history at Cambridge University and worked in the private sector for seven years before joining the FCDO. He lives in London and supports Arsenal football club. He and his partner Aldo Henriquez got their civil partnership in London in 2011.

Maria Ramos was appointed as Group Chair of Standard Chartered PLC in May 2025. Maria is a seasoned leader and former banker, with a wealth of experience from leadership positions within the private sector and government. She has extensive international non-executive and Chair experience as well as a deep understanding of operating across emerging and developing markets. Maria has extensive CEO, banking, commercial, financial, policy and international experience.

Christian Salbaing is the Deputy Chairman of CK Hutchison Europe, the European headquarters company of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, the Hong-Kong-based international Ports, Telecoms, Retail, and Infrastructure conglomerate. He represents CK Hutchison across all its businesses in Europe and the UK, in particular with key strategic partners of the Group, the European Commission and member governments.

He trained as a lawyer and practiced in international mergers and acquisitions for 25 years in New York, Paris, London and Hong Kong, before joining the CK Hutchison Group in 2000.

Lord Sassoon is President (previously Chairman) of the China-Britain Business Council. He is also Chairman of Sir John Soane’s Museum and a member of the International Advisory Council of the China Investment Corporation.

He was an executive Director of Jardine Matheson from 2013 to 2020.

James was the first Commercial Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2013, having been a Civil Servant (Managing Director) in HM Treasury from 2002 to 2006.

He spent most of his career in the City, starting at KPMG and then at SG Warburg (latterly UBS Warburg), ending as Vice-Chairman, Investment Banking.

James was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2007 and joined the House of Lords in 2010.

Having represented CBBC as CEO, Andrew was appointed Vice President of the organisation in 2024. Prior to joining CBBC, Andrew was Executive Director (CEO-equivalent) of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, one of the biggest international business organisations in Hong Kong and one of the UK's largest overseas Chambers of Commerce globally from 2015 to 2020.

During this period he also served (2017-2020) as an Independent Non-Executive Director for Wharf REIC Ltd (Hong Kong-listed company).

Andrew was formerly a member of the UK Diplomatic Service spending much of his career working on UK policy towards and relations with China and Hong Kong, including postings to the Embassy in Beijing, as Head of the China Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and as British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao. Other overseas assignments included Chicago, and Dakar.

Andrew was educated at the University of Leeds (BA Chinese Studies, 1st Class Hons) and Beijing University (UK/China Exchange scholar).

Barnaby Swire was born in 1964 and, after education at Eton, read History and Modern Languages at University College, Oxford.

Leaving university in 1985, he joined John Swire & Sons, Ltd., and worked at various times in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Japan, concentrating on marine businesses. He returned to the London Head Office in 1994 and is now the Chairman of John Swire & Sons, Ltd., as well as a Non-Executive Director of Swire Pacific Offshore, Ltd.

Barnaby Swire is married with four children and lives near the city of Canterbury in Kent, U.K.

Merlin Swire is Chief Executive Officer of John Swire & Sons Limited, the parent company of the Swire group. He is also Director of Swire Pacific Limited, Swire Properties Limited and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.

Born in 1973 in the U.K, Merlin Swire is a member of the founding family of John Swire & Sons Limited. He joined the Swire group in 1997, and has worked in the Hong Kong SAR, Sydney, Shanghai, Xiamen and London.

Mr. Swire was Finance Director of John Swire & Sons Limited in 2008, and became Chief Executive Officer in January 2015. In July 2018, he became Chairman of Swire Pacific Limited, the Hong Kong-listed holding company of the group’s principal businesses in Greater China. In August 2021, he returned to London to resume the position as Chief Executive Officer of John Swire & Sons Limited.

Mr. Swire serves on the Advisory Committee of the China-Britain Business Council and the Global CEO Council of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. He is a member of The International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai.

Merlin Swire has a first class degree in Classics from Oxford University and is married with three daughters.

Patti is one of the most experienced people working in the art world today. She has extensive knowledge in dealing with clients throughout Asia and has represented major Asian collectors at Sotheby’s auctions worldwide for three decades. For nearly 15 years of her Sotheby’s tenure, Patti was based in London, where she held the post of Head of Private Client Services Department, before her appointment as Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia in 2004. She was instrumental in the significant expansion of the company’s client base in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, building access to some of the most powerful buyers in Asia. Patti was also appointed Chairman of Sotheby’s Diamonds, a global retail venture established in 2005 that provides global clients with an exclusive opportunity to acquire important diamonds and fine diamond jewellery privately, all year round.

Patti serves on the boards of Hang Seng Bank and MGM China Holdings Limited, and is a Governor of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Educated both in Hong Kong and the UK, she received her bachelor’s degree in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Asian Arts at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

Sir Sebastian Wood is currently the Chairman, China - Schroders.

He served as Britain’s Ambassador to Germany from September 2015 to September 2020. Before his posting to Berlin, he served as British Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015.

Sebastian joined the Diplomatic Service in 1983. After a posting to the British Embassy in Bangkok, he learned Mandarin at the beginning of the 90s before serving as a First Secretary in the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1996 in the run-up to the handover of Hong Kong. He was Political Counsellor in Washington from 2001 to 2005 following US foreign policy in Asia. From 2005 to 2008 he was Asia-Pacific Director at the FCO (now Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) before undertaking a one year secondment to Rolls-Royce from 2008 to 2009.

Before joining the Diplomatic Service Sebastian studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford.