Mr. Jacob Wai

Mr. Jacob Wai, FRM, CMA (Australia), has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, specialising in reporting and analytics solutions for companies across different industries from FSI to FMCG Retail with core focus in the Asian regions, with locations such as Australia, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Singapore, but also experienced in global settings such as UK, US, Swiss and France. Mr. Wai is currently a Chief Data Officer in a leading Fintech company in Hong Kong. Formerly heading Data Governance for China CITIC Bank International, implementing the governance initiative for the BCBS239 framework, and prior to that, an Associate Director for Regional Trading Risk Analytics and Reporting IT for UBS AG and past roles includes global development lead for the VaR and PnL simulation aggregation and analytics system at HSBC, and heading the HK analytics consulting arm of Getronics HK, with expert knowledge of market risk analysis and reporting and limits monitoring, specifically in addressing BCBS239. He received a Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) from University of Technology, Sydney, a MBA from University of Wales, and a Master of Laws from University of Greenwich, and a Doctorate Candidate in Business Administration. In addition, he regularly addresses at events as keynote or panelist in various forums and is a columnist in various publications.