Speakers’ and moderators' profile

Welcome address

Mr Stephen Law, JP
President
Hong Kong Institute of CPAs

Mr Law is the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). He first served as a co-opted Council member in 2010 and 2011, and elected Council member in 2012 to 2017, and since 2022. He was Vice-President of the Institute from 2024 to 2025. Mr Law holds the CPA (practising) designation and is a Justice of Peace (JP), a member of the CPPCC National Committee, and has also been appointed by the Ministry of Finance in Chinese Mainland as an expert consultant, proactively serving society with his profession.

Mr Law has actively contributed to the development of the accounting profession through his leadership and participation in a wide range of HKICPA committees and groups. He is currently the Chairman of the Branding and Communication Committee, member of the Executive Committee, the Audit Committee, the Corporate Finance Committee and the Nomination Committee. He also participated in over ten committees and panels of the Institute, including chairing the Corporate Finance Committee and the Professional Accountants in Business Committee.

Mr Law is the Managing Director of ZhongYi Investment Managers Limited. He is a multi-skilled business and finance professional with expertise in executive management at board and C-level of large enterprises. He also has extensive experience in private equity and asset management.
He was previously an Executive Director of MTR Corporation Ltd (MTR) responsible for finance, investment control, treasury, investor relations, information technology and materials & stores. He was instrumental in leading the team to assist the Government to resolve the over-budget issue of the High-Speed Rail Construction Project. Prior to MTR, Stephen was a managing director of TPG, one of the world's largest private equity firms, responsible for private equity investments in Asia. During his service in TPG, He was leading key deals across different industries and also executed many successful IPOs in HK, US and Vietnam. Besides, Mr Law was a director of Morningside Ventures and focused on corporate finance and development for the Wheelock and Wharf Groups.

Mr Law advocates good corporate governance and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). He is a Deputy President of the Hong Kong Independent 

Non-Executive Director Association and the chair of its Corporate Governance Committee. He is a member of HKSAR Green Tech Fund Assessment Committee. Also, he is an independent director of few companies listed in Hong Kong.

Mr Law also contributes to the society in other fields in addition to finance, accounting and investments. He is a board member of Hong Kong Cyberport, Hong Kong Dance Company, a member of the Agricultural Park Advisory Committee, a board member of the University of Birmingham Hong Kong Foundation Limited, and a board member of SOW Asia. He was an Adjunct Professor of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a member of the Investment Task Force of the Construction Industry Council.

Mr Law holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom and received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Hull, the United Kingdom.

Speech by the Guest of Honour - Building trust in an emerging AI landscape

Dr Chung Ng
Deputy Commissioner for Digital Policy (Data Governance)

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Dr Chung Ng is Deputy Commissioner for Digital Policy (Data Governance) at the Digital Policy Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. He leads initiatives in data governance, data sharing, and digital identity development, including “iAM Smart” and Digital Corporate Identity (CorpID) projects.

He also supports the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven solutions to enhance public services and promote digital government development, including digital government platforms and contact centre service transformation.

Prior to joining the Government, he held senior leadership roles in the telecommunications and technology sector, focusing on technology strategy, digital transformation, and data and AI initiatives. He has also worked in international organisations and consulting, advising on large-scale technology strategy and implementation.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Information Engineering from the University of Oxford, and Bachelor and Master degrees in Information Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Speech by Keynote speaker - Ensuring development and security: A governance imperative for the accounting profession

Ms Ada Chung Lai-ling, SBS
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Ms Ada Chung Lai-ling was appointed as the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong in September 2020.

Ms Chung was qualified as a barrister and a Certified Public Accountant. She has solid legal expertise in privacy law, company law, tax, trust and administrative law, as well as abundant experience in regulatory and administrative work. 

As the Privacy Commissioner, Ms Chung led her team in the compilation of guidance materials to promote AI privacy protection, including a Guidance on the Ethical Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hong Kong in 2021, a Model Personal Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in 2024, a Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees in 2025 and a guidance on Protecting Personal Data Privacy in the Use of Agentic AI in 2026. Her office has also launched the Safeguarding Personal Data AI Sandbox for the education sector in Hong Kong.

Speech by Keynote speaker - From AI experimentation to AI-first finance: Lessons from Microsoft’s customer zero journey

Ms Mandy Law 
Chief Financial Officer
Microsoft Hong Kong

Ms Law serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Hong Kong, where she leads the company’s financial strategy, planning, and performance management to drive long-range growth and operational excellence. With a career spanning global and regional leadership roles, shebrings deep expertise in financial planning and analysis, controllership, and audit.

Before joining Microsoft, sheheld senior finance roles at Telstra International, Dyson, and Trimco Group, where she led high-performing teams across multiple geographeries. Her leadership has consistently enabled data-driven decision-making, financial transformation, and alignment of financial outcomes with strategic business goals.

Sheholds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.

Sharing session 1 - The agentic practice: What AI means for professional accountants

Mr Matthew Li
Co-Founder and CEO
vbiz

Mr Li, Co-Founder and CEO of vbiz, is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and ICEAW. He brings deep industry expertise to vbiz's and determined to simplify the accounting process of the industry practice and SMEs across Hong Kong and the region by technology and AI. Having served clients across the APEC region, spanning from retail, F&B, medical, manufacturer, tech startups, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)-listed companies.

At vbiz, he channels this experience into building AI native agentic solution to empower the pro-firms and SME.

Sharing session 2 - From assistant to agent: What delegating work to AI means for the CPA's control environment

Mr Roy Cheung
Customer Engineer
Google Cloud

Mr Cheung is a cloud and AI enthusiast focused on building scalable, intelligent systems. With deep expertise in infrastructure architecture and enterprise AI integration, he actively explores low-code agent design, multimodal systems, and modern cloud ecosystems. He is passionate about sharing practical insights on deploying GenAI into production and empowering developers to build with AI.

Sharing session 3 - AI-ready CPAs: From awareness to action

Ms Sammy Chong
Senior Account Executive
DataSnipper

Ms Chong is based in Kuala Lumpur and brings extensive agile experience from her work with leading tech companies and DataSnipper. She specializes in enhancing efficiency and quality through innovative tools and is passionate about the future of technology. She excels at translating these insights into strategies that fuel sustainable growth. Her expertise lies in leveraging advancements to stay ahead in the industry and shaping the future of auditing.

Sharing session 4 - The power of agentic AI in accounting

Mr Jacky Ma
Co-founder & Product Leader
CANNEX.AI

Mr Ma is the Co-founder and Product Leader of CANNEX.AI, an AI financial technology platform in Hong Kong. A former HKICPA member, he brings deep experience in auditing, global CFO consulting, and business transactions for fast-growing companies.

He started his career at PwC Hong Kong, focusing on financial audits and rising to become an Audit Senior Manager. After his time at PwC, he transitioned into financial consulting. In this consultant role, he provided strategic CFO services to global companies, led international financial reviews (FDD) across Europe and Asia, and successfully guided a major company to its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

He combines his strong accounting background with a passion for tech. He leads product design at CANNEX.AI, guiding the team to build its suite of specialized AI solutions, including Corporate Services, CFO Hub, and the recently launched E-Financials platform. Reflecting this innovative work, CANNEX.AI was invited by the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) in early 2026, where Jacky served as a guest speaker to share insights on how accountants can leverage AI to accelerate Audited Financial Statements (AFS) preparation.

Closing remarks | Moderator

Mr Vincent Chan, MH
Co-convenor

Information, Communications and Technology Interest Group Organizing Committee, HKICPA

Mr Chan is EY’s Greater Bay Area Technology & Data Connect Leader and a Partner based in Hong Kong where he leads a team of professionals in providing business and technology consulting services to clients, covering areas such as enterprise governance, finance, business and digital transformations, and cybersecurity & data privacy.

Mr Chan has over thirty years' experience in technology audit, risk and consulting, serving clients from different sectors, with a strong focus on government and public sector. He has been involved in the development of international best practices, and always been an early adopter and advocate of leading practices in technology, especially in addressing emerging technologies’ risks and business issues.
 
Mr Chan is currently the Co-Chair of the International Data industry Alliance (IDIA), formerly the Institute of Big Data Governance (IBDG), leading the facilitation of cross-border data transfers in the GBA, and the development of the IBDG big data governance assessment scheme. He was also member of the HKSAR Government’s Digital Economy Development Committee’s (DEDC) Cross-boundary Data Facilitation Subgroup, Past-President of Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) China Hong Kong Chapter. He is currently also involved in a number of other industry roles including – Treasurer and Council Member of Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD), Assessment Panel Member of Innovation & Technology Commission’s various funding programs, Member of Hospital Authority’s Public Complaints Committee, Council Member of Hong Kong St John Ambulance, and Co-convenor of the Institute’s ICTIG Organizing Committee

Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant (HKICPA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), as well as a Certified in Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT), and he was awarded “Medal of Honor” (M.H.) by the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Chief Executive in 2017 for his contributions in information security.

Moderator

Mr Victor Yim
Head of AI & Data Science
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

After 3.5 years as Cyberport's Head of Fintech, where he scaled the community to over 430 startups, Mr Yim now leads the organization's AI & Data Science division. His influence across the ecosystem is underscored by his role as a board member of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong. His fintech tenure was marked by key regulatory collaborations on initiatives like the GenA.I. Sandbox, establishing him as a prominent voice at global forums like Money20/20.

In his new capacity, he is tasked with accelerating AI adoption across Hong Kong by cultivating a robust AI community and working closely with regulators and government to drive industry-wide implementation. This strategic role builds on a 20-year career at firms like TransUnion and IBM, where his pioneering eKYC solutions are still used by major banks.

This industry foundation is complemented by deep academic credentials. He holds a first-class honors degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, where he is now a PhD candidate researching NLP in sustainable finance. His technical authority, validated by certifications in Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning, positions him to orchestrate Hong Kong's next phase of technology-driven growth.