Brian joined HSBC on 17th September 2007 and during this time ran Global and Regional Markets Operations teams across Equities and Fixed Income Securities, Prime Finance, Equity Derivatives, Asset Services and Tax.

In January 2016, Brian moved in to the HSBC Securities Services Organisation to run the Broker Outsourcing proposition, providing post trade securities services to its internal Markets partners and the external broker dealer community.

In January 2019, Brian relocated to Hong Kong to take on the Regional Head role of HSBC Securities Services Asia Pacific across 18 countries and territories. And in July 2021, Brian also took on the additional responsibilities of HSBC Securities Services MENAT.

Prior to joining HSBC, Brian worked at Morgan Stanley for 13 years, working in predominantly Global Markets Operations, Change, Technology and Client Relationship Management roles across all asset classes.

Over the years Brian has worked on industry initiatives across the Securities arena, and continues to work with a number of industry bodies, market associations and vendors. Brian attended London Guildhall University, gaining a 2.1 BA Honours in Financial Economics, and subsequently joined a small Private Wealth Management bank before joining Morgan Stanley during May 1994.

A serial entrepreneur, advisor, keynote speaker and author, Peter is one of the most sought-after thought leaders on radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as the London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter has founded nexxworks to help organizations become fluid, innovate and thrive in 'The Day After Tomorrow'.

I am a founding member of IBM Design and one of the first three Distinguished Designers at IBM. I was responsible for the design and build out of the flagship IBM Design Studio in Austin, TX. Prior to my work in AI, I was responsible for the competency, culture and practices of design and designers at IBM, including IBM Design Thinking, the IBM Design Language and IBM Design Research.

For my current mission, I'm driving development of IBM’s point of view on the practice of AI Design. You can check out a TED talk I gave on creating meaningful human/machine relationships here: https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_cutler_can_we_be_friends_with_our_ai

Previously while at IBM IX, I was the Director of User Experience Design and helped to guide clients and internal initiatives in the creation of valuable, dynamic and effective user experiences. I've worked with many clients including OpenPediatrics for Boston Children’s Hospital, Nordea, The JFK Museum & Library, Liberty Mutual, Bank of America, Nationwide, Wachovia, L.L.Bean, State Street, American Express, IBM, Segway, Chubb Insurance and Tiffany & Co. among others.

Prior to joining IBM, I worked with Michael Jordan while at an advertising agency in Chicago, and helped to pioneer the first e-commerce transaction from outer space.

Future-of-work strategist Heather E. McGowan helps leaders prepare their people and organizations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Third Industrial Revolution was marked by computerization and automation of physical labor, laying the foundation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which will be notable for the rapid advancement of technology tools into the domain of human knowledge work. In this world, humans must continuously learn and adapt, and with this transition comes information overload. Heather gives lucidity to this topic through her illuminating graphic frameworks and powerful metaphors, all backed by deep research. In 2017, LinkedIn ranked her as its number one global voice for education. Pulitzer Prize–winning NYT columnist Thomas Friedman frequently quotes Heather in his books and columns and describes her as “the oasis” when it comes to insights into the future of work. Heather’s sessions help employees and leaders alike prepare for and adapt to jobs that do not yet exist.

McGowan’s clients range from start-ups to publicly traded Fortune 500 companies, including AMP Financial, Autodesk, Biogen, Citi, Accor Hotels, AARP, The World Bank, and BD Medical. Often quoted in the media, notably in the New York Times, McGowan serves on the advisory board for Sparks & Honey, a New York–based culture-focused agency looking to the future for brands. McGowan’s academic work has included roles at Rhode Island School of Design, Becker College, and Jefferson University, where she was the strategic architect of the first undergraduate college focused exclusively on innovation. In 2019 Heather was appointed as a faculty member of the Swinburne University Centre For the New Workforce in Melbourne, Australia. Heather advises and gives keynote addresses for organizations all over the world and, with her colleagues, provides bespoke consulting to help organizations adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Her think tank is called Work to Learn because McGowan believes that in the Third Industrial Revolution, we learned (once) in order to work and now, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we will work in order to learn (continuously). McGowan is the co-editor and author of the book Disrupt Together: How Teams Consistently Innovate and a Forbes contributor. Her latest book on the future of work, The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work was released by Wiley in April 2020.

Ms. Lucy Bans is a Programme Manager at HSBC. She is an Irish native and graduated from Dublin City University with a degree in computer science. She joined the financial services industry to help transform technological solutions for teams and clients, whilst delivering value led business outcomes for organisations.

She joined HSBC in 2014 and is now responsible for delivering the flagship Unity programme, focused on reinvention of the Securities Services Custody Business. She operates with high energy and is passionate about cultural change and incorporates this aspect into her transformation delivery techniques, to ensure team and business success.

In her spare time, you will find Lucy volunteering with the St Patrick’s Society in Hong Kong or on the various hiking trails this city has to offer.

Stephen joined HSBC back in August 2006, running Global and Regional Technology teams across Equities Cash, Prime Finance, Derivatives and Operations.

In January 2016, Stephen moved into HSBC Securities Services to run Broker Outsourcing Technology which manages the technical estate for post trade securities services to internal Markets partners and the external Broker-Dealer community. Subsequently, Stephen assumed global responsibility for Custody (Global and Sub), Asset Servicing, Securities Lending, Treasury and Broker Outsourcing technology and portfolio transformation.

In November 2020, Stephen assumed global responsibility Securities Services Technology as the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Stephen sits on the Global Securities Services Executive Committee and Markets and Securities Services Technology Management team.

Stephen is a career financial technologist, specializing in Capital Markets, which spans over 20 years between Canada and Hong Kong. Given his current remit, Stephen needs to balance legacy platforms with newer and disruptive technologies. This digitization renovation covers Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Digital Asset Services (DLT and Tokens).