 | Alicia García Herrero, Chief Economist, Natixis Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based European think-tank BRUEGEL and a non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University Singapore (NUS). Alicia is also Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally, Alicia is a Member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government and an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) among other advisory and teaching positions. Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books (see her publications in ResearchGate, Google Scholar, SSRN or REPEC). Alicia is also very active in international media (BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and CNN) as well as social media (LinkedIn and Twitter). As a recognition, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media leader by Refinitiv in 2020. |
 | Stephen Olson, Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation Stephen Olson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation. Over the course of his more than 30-year international career, Olson has lived and worked in Asia, the Middle East, and the United States, holding senior executive positions in the private sector, international organizations, government, and academia. He began his career in Washington DC as a US trade negotiator, serving as a member of the US negotiating team during NAFTA and the US-Canada FTA. He went on the to serve as President of the Pacific Basin Economic Council in Hong Kong. He subsequently became Vice Chairman at the Cairo-based ARTOC Group for Investment and Development. He has also held Visiting Professor positions at various universities. In his current position at the Hinrich Foundation, Mr. Olson conducts analysis and research on global trade and investment issues, including US-China relations, the global trade architecture, and sustainable trade. |
 | Thomas So, JP, Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution Department, Grandall Zimmern Law Firm Thomas So advises on and represents clients in all types of cross-borders disputes, property-related litigation, libel litigation and media-related litigation work in Hong Kong, as well as commercial disputes in the Mainland. Thomas has acted as Arbitrator and Mediator in shareholders and other disputes and is on a number of panel of arbitrators in Asia. He has been appointed by the Guangdong Provincial High Court as Greater Bay Area cross border commercial mediators for a term of three years since 23 December 2020. He has also acted as Deputy Judge at the District Court (18/11/2002-13/12/2002) and Temporary Deputy Registrar at the High Court (8/12/2003-10/1/2004). He is a China-Appointed Attesting Officer (appointed by the Ministry of Justice of PRC). He was the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong (6/2016 – 6/2018) and is a solicitor-advocate with rights to appear in all levels of civil courts in Hong Kong. |