Georgina Adam 

Georgina Adam has spent many decades writing about the art market and the arts in general. She is editor-at-large for The Art Newspaper and a contributor to the Financial Times. She lived for five years in Japan. She has written two books about the art market – Big Bucks (Lund Humphries, 2014) and Dark Side (Lund Humphries, 2018) and a third book, The Rise and Rise of Private Museums, came out in September 2021. She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA).  Georgina has a new book about NexGen Collectors published soon. 

    Bernard Charnwut Chan    

The Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan GBM GBS JP is the Chairman & President of Asia Financial Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Asia Insurance Co. Ltd., Chairman of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Chairman of Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Co. Ltd and Chairman of Our Hong Kong Foundation.  He previously served as a Hong Kong Deputy to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, the Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council, Member of the Legislative Council, Chairman of M Plus Museum, Chairman of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Chairman of the Council of Lingnan University, the Council for Sustainable Development and the Antiquities Advisory Board. He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2006 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2020. 

Kevin Ching    

Based in Hong Kong, Kevin Ching has served as Chairman of Christie’s Asia since May 2023. With a wealth of experience in the art and luxury industry in Asia and an exceptional network, Kevin plays an instrumental role in deepening and expanding Christie’s client relationships across the region as a member of Christie’s global Executive Management Group. He also collaborates with colleagues internationally to cultivate Asian collecting in Christie’s salerooms worldwide. 

Following Kevin’s appointment, Christie's Hong Kong presented a dedicated single-owner sale in November 2023, The Tianminlou Collection, featuring 15 exceptional pieces from one of the world’s most esteemed collections of Chinese porcelain. The dedicated auction achieved a remarkable sale total of HK$260,440,000 / US$33,550,532. Christie’s was also entrusted with the legendary Au Bak Ling Collection, which will be presented in the upcoming inaugural sale at the Henderson, showcasing one of the most comprehensive private collections of Chinese ceramics. 

Kevin has over 17 years of extensive experience in strategic business planning and client development in Asia. In his previous role as Sotheby’s Chief Executive Officer in Asia from 2006 to 2021, he was responsible for the auction house’s strategic expansion in the region, particularly into Mainland China.  

  Rhiannon Alban-Davies     

Rhiannon Alban-Davies is the Head of Fine Art & Specie for AXAXL in Asia. She sits in Hong Kong office overseeing dedicated teams of Fine Art & Specie insurance professionals sitting in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. Soon after graduating in London, she moved to Hong Kong where she joined WTW, a global insurance brokerage firm, where she spent 11 years in Business Development and then Fine Art & Specie Insurance where she built up a team focused on servicing Museums, Galleries, Logistics Companies, Collectors and Auction Houses across the Asia region. 

Rhiannon graduated from University Colleague London (UCL) with an Undergraduate Degree in Classics, and she also holds Master’s Degrees from Kings College London and the University of Law in Intelligence & International Security and Law respectively. 

Claudia Albertini  

Claudia Albertini is senior director at MASSIMODECARLO gallery in Hong Kong. With more than twenty years’ working experience in Asia, Claudia has grown into a reference figure in the contemporary  art field thanks to her insight in the Asian art scene and her connections within the region.

A sinologist trained as an Asian art specialist, Claudia holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy), a MA in Chinese Advanced Studies from the University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK) and completed an “Executive Education: Business Management in the Art World” with the Sotheby’s Institute of Arts in London.

Claudia has also been contributing to international publications. Her own writings have appeared in: Il Sole 24 Ore Economy Art Plus, NY Arts, Art Pulse, The Architecture Newspaper.

In 2008 she published a book “ Avatars and Antiheroes: A Guide To Chinese Contemporary Artists” with Kodansha International.

Claudia is co-president of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association since 2023, and she has been on the board since its foundation in 2012.

Marion Bertagna

Marion Bertagna is the founder and director of MB Projects, a leading strategic consultancy in the cultural sector, established in Shanghai in 2014. MB Projects advises major international institutions, brands, and companies—including the Centre Pompidou, Château de Versailles, Fondation Cartier, Kering, Cartier, and others—on the development and implementation of their cultural strategies and projects in China.

Prior to founding MB Projects, Marion accumulated 15 years of experience in the cultural industry, holding leadership roles in both public and private institutions and companies. Her past positions, in chronological order, include Manager at the CourtYard Gallery (Beijing), Curator at the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Director of International Affairs at Arte Charpentier Architects (Paris), Asian Contemporary Art Specialist at Sotheby’s (New York), and Cultural Attachée at the French Consulate in Shanghai (2010–2014).

Marion is also a co-founder and board member of the Fondation France-Asie, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering Young Leaders Programs between France and Asian countries. She has served as a French Foreign Trade Advisor appointed by the French government since 2019.

Marion holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from HEC Paris, a BA in Chinese Language from INALCO, and a Post-Graduate Diploma from EHESS. She is fluent in French, English, and Mandarin.

Rob Caldwell

Rob Caldwell is a Hong Kong-based partner with Loeb & Loeb LLP, and specialises in structured finance, credit and risk.  Rob maintains a hands-on practice as a trusted advisor representing financial institutions, sponsors and investment funds in project, structured trade and commodity finance and investment transactions throughout Asia-Pacific and has practiced law for over 36 years including in Australia, England and Hong Kong.  

With significant growth in Asia's art finance market over the last decade driven from Mainland China and Hong Kong, Rob has been active in shaping major secured art finance transactions in Asia-Pacific with leading art markets in Europe and the United States, including financings of acquisitions by Asia-based private collectors, art loans to major galleries and public exhibitions, working with sovereign indemnity programs as well as emerging art finance product and art specialist intermediaries (auction houses, art advisers, specialty insurers  and storage and logistics solutions).  Rob's clients in this sector include major private banks, private clients and foundations.  

Rob also advises opportunity funds and family offices on regulatory matters, acquisitions and special situations investments and structuring capital market solutions for private credit clients.  He has extensive experience with acquisition and financings in the aviation and mining and metals and energy sectors and regularly advises clients in the financial services industry in new technology investments and payment systems. 

Rob holds degrees from the University of Melbourne BA (Hons) / LLB and has completed post-graduate studies in international finance law.

  Daniel R. Fung     

Daniel R. Fung comes from 50 years practice at the Bar with experience in both public and private sectors and in academia, was called to the English Bar in 1975 and the HK Bar in 1977, participated in the process of Hong Kong’s constitutional transition from British Crown Colony to a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee from 1985 to 1990, was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1990, was the first person of Chinese extraction to serve as Solicitor General of Hong Kong (1994-98) doing so under the last British Governor Chris Patten and the first Chief Executive CH Tung, following which he took up successive appointments as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (1998-99), Senior Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School (1999), Distinguished Fulbright Scholar (2000), Chairman of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority (2002-8) and Visiting Professor of Law at respectively Sun Yat Sen University (2004-7) and Peking University (2007-9).

Mr Fung served for the maximum four terms totalling 20 years as National Delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (2003-2023), Mr Fung is concurrently Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, Chairman Emeritus of the Peace & Development Foundation as an official partner of the United Nations Development Program, President of the International Law Association (HK Chapter), Chairman of International Bridges to Justice, Vice-President of the Academy of Experts, Founding Chair of Cambridge Global Conversations, Senior Fellow and former Vice Chairman of the Salzburg Global Seminar and serves on the boards of respectively the East West Center (2006-2022), the China Law Society and the China-US Exchange Foundation. 

Julien-Loïc Garin

Julien-Loïc Garin studied Khagnes in Externat Sainte Marie Lyon and obtained a BA degree in Paris Sorbonne University (Paris IV) in French Literature, Arts and Culture. He graduated with a Master of Arts in the business school, IESA Institut d’Etudes Superieures des Arts in Paris. His research interests encompass cultural projects management, international management in Arts and Culture, cultural exchanges and philanthropy.

He started his career at the Fondation Pierre Berge –Yves Saint Laurent in 2006 where he oversaw different exhibitions and events. In 2009 he joined the Comité Jean Cocteau as the General Secretary involving in multifarious events to raise awareness of the works of late French poet, writer and film director Jean Cocteau, including a large tribute edition to the artist at the Salon du Livre Francophone in Vienna.

In 2011, he then joined Le French May Arts festival in Hong Kong as the CEO, bridging French and Hong Kong cultures through over 120 events organised every year, including major exhibitions of Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, the treasures from the Louvre museum, or performances by Zingaro, Bordeaux Opera Ballet, Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France, etc.

In 2017, he launched Lumieres Hong Kong, the city’s first light festival, dedicated to promoting Hong Kong’s art, culture and heritage to the general public, in partnership with the Hong Kong SAR’s government and the Fete des Lumieres in Lyon (France). He was raising every year over HK$30 million for both programmes.

Nickos Gogolos

Nickos Gogolos is Associate Director for Collection, Archives and Library at M+ Museum in Hong Kong where he leads collections and exhibitions registration, collections information, rights, photography and digitisation, and the work of the archives, library and records teams. He has over 25 years’ experience in museums and has previously held positions in collections management and exhibition registration at Tate Modern, Museum of London and Victoria & Albert Museum. He has chaired the UK Registrars Group and lectured extensively on registration issues such as acquisitions due diligence, deaccessioning and disposals, lending and borrowing, courier training, and the role of the registrar. 

Alan Lo

An entrepreneur, investor, and a leading voice in the Asian cultural scene, Alan Lo is co founder of Singapore-based Yenn and Alan Lo Foundation (or YAL Foundation). YAL Foundation committed to nurture the development of Asian transnational artistic practices and foster dialogue with the artistic community in Singapore and the region. It was the founding sponsor of the inaugural SAM S.E.A. Focus Art Fund to recognise and acquire iconic works of contemporary Southeast Asian Art for Singapore Art Museum (SAM)’s collection.

The fund supported the acquisition of works by emerging artists such as Tan Zi Hao, Phi Phi Oanh, Saroot Supasuthivech, Lai Yu Tong and Agan Harahap.

Alan has served on boards of numerous cultural institutions including the Design Trust, ParaSite (as board chair), Advisory Council of Princeton University Art Museum, Tate Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee as well as Global Council of Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA LA).

Alan holds an AB in architecture from Princeton University.

Zabrina Lo

Zabrina Lo is the Senior Editor, Arts & Culture at Tatler Hong Kong, specialising in film, visual art and performing arts. She won gold at the WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards for her 2021 feature on the waves of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans. She has interviewed A-list artists and filmmakers, such as Oscar winner Chlóe Zhao, Cannes Best Director Park Chan-wook and painter Françoise Gilot.

Outside her role as a journalist, she is the founding president of the Hong Kong Arts Festival's Young Friends Alumni Association, which brings together more than five decades of the festival's alumni and promotes arts education and development in Hong Kong.

Willem Molesworth  

Willem Molesworth is a co-founder of Property Holdings Development Group (PHD Group), a contemporary art gallery based in Hong Kong that showcases and represents emerging and mid-career artists from across Asia.

In addition to the gallery, Molesworth is the co-founder of PAVILION, which aims to deconstruct the viewing and collecting experience, encouraging slow growth and earnest connections between gallerists and patrons. With a focus on intimate, medium-scale presentations by international and regional galleries, and an ambition to program events across the region of East Asia, it begins with its first edition in Taipei in January 2026 and Hong Kong in March 2026.

Molesworth also was the co-founder of Supper Club which ran two successful editions in Hong Kong in 2024 and 2025. From 2018 to 2021, he was a board member and vice president of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association, where he co-organized the first two editions of UNSCHEDULED, an art fair created in response to the pandemic.

A public advocate for the arts, Molesworth frequently speaks at institutions and universities, and has been quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Art Newspaper, Artnet News, ARTnews, Le Monde, and SCMP.

Ken Ng  

Ken Ng is a management executive with over 17 years of experience in corporate development, art & culture, luxury, and events sectors. He has played a pivotal role in large-scale art events, including Art Basel HK, Art Central, and French May. During his tenure as General Manager of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Ken spearheaded the 'Arts in Hong Kong' campaign, effectively promoting Hong Kong as a vibrant art and cultural destination.

As General Manager of Crozier Fine Arts, Ken leads the Hong Kong office with a focus on customer-centric solutions and innovation. He is dedicated to raising the standards of the fine art logistics industry for the Hong Kong market by delivering customer experience excellence at every touch point.

Jyrki Rauhio

Jyrki Rauhio, a native of Finland, has spent over 3 decades in the financial industry, half of which in Corporate and Investment Banking, and the other half in Wealth Management. Jyrki joined HSBC in November 2020 as Head of Credit Advisory Asia Pacific and during this time he has also served as the Interim Head of Private Banking for North Asia as well as the Interim Head of Wealth Planning for Asia Pacific. Prior to HSBC, Jyrki spent 26 years at Citigroup working in various coverage, product and franchise management roles in London, Helsinki, Warsaw, New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong. His last role in Citi was as Head of South Asia, Citi Private Bank.

Jyrki has served on as an Executive Committee Member, Private Bank Industry Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as well as the Private Wealth Management Association of Hong Kong. In addition, he has been a Board Member, Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited as well as Cititrust (Singapore) Ltd.

Jyrki, who is married with a son, has a BBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, a MBA from The University of Chicago, and has done studies in the University of Hong Kong as well as the University of Helsinki

Audrey Shum  

Audrey Shum has been the Managing Director of Christie’s APAC since 2022.  She is responsible for managing all aspects of Christie’s business and operations in Asia Pacific.  Her key achievement includes the successful relocation of Christie’s Hong Kong to The Henderson as well as the planning and execution of the corresponding transformation management project which fundamentally changed how, when and where Christie’s conducts its auctions in Hong Kong, which has transformed and elevated Christie’s client experience, improved operation efficiency and the robustness of business and at the same time introduced a more sustainable way of conducting the fine art auction and exhibition business. 

Prior to 2022, Audrey has been the General Counsel of Christie’s in APAC for over a decade.  During that time, she led and managed many important projects for Christie’s including the establishment of the first wholly foreign owned auction house in mainland China and leading the APAC Business Continuity Plan’s committee during COVID.  She is also the co-chair of the APAC Operation Committee, the APAC Executive Committee and the APAC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 

Before joining Christie's, she was a partner at an international law firm specializing in intellectual property and technology related cross-border and multi-jurisdictional contentious and commercial works for 15 years.

She is qualified as a lawyer in Hong Kong and England and Wales. She holds a master’s degree in law from Wolfson College, Cambridge University.

Winsy Tsang

Based in Hong Kong, Winsy Tsang is Senior Vice President and Head of Handbags & Accessories at Christie’s Asia Pacific. Winsy’s primary responsibilities include business getting, client advisory and market analysis to facilitate the growth of this rapidly expanding category in the region. Under Winsy’s leadership, Christie’s has led the auction market for handbags and accessories in Asia for over a decade, achieving numerous auction records for iconic models, and the category has become one of the primary gateways for new and younger buyers. Christie’s handbags and accessories sales in Hong Kong achieved a total of US$20 million in 2023, the highest annual sales total for the category globally. In 2021, an Hermès Himalaya Niloticus Diamond Kelly 28 sold in Hong Kong for US$515,416, becoming the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction globally at the time. Prior to joining Christie’s, Winsy was in charge of Merchandising at Louis Vuitton, overseeing its Leather Goods and Accessories business in North Asia. She has over 15 years of valuable experience in the luxury handbag field as a product specialist and buyer, and applies these skills to the curation of market enhancing sales at Christie’s. Winsy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.

Enid Tsui

Enid Tsui is the Arts Editor for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. She oversees the newspaper's coverage of visual and performing arts. Prior to becoming an arts journalist, she was the Hong Kong correspondent and Asia companies and markets editor for the Financial Times. She also worked as a radio presenter and as editor-in-chief of a Chinese corporate finance magazine. Enid has a master's degree in art history. Her book, "Art in Hong Kong: Portrait of a City in Flux", was published by Lund Humphries in January 2025.