Kelvin Yap Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (ASIA) LIMITED

Kelvin Yap joined HarbourVest’s London office in 2006 to focus on growth equity and buyout co-investments in Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2009, Kelvin transferred to HarbourVest’s Hong Kong team to focus on primary partnership fund investments and direct co-investments in Asia Pacific. Kelvin relocated to Singapore in 2021 to assist with the opening of a new office. 

Kelvin joined HarbourVest from Deloitte in London, where he managed merger and acquisition (including demergers and IPOs) due diligence for both private and public transactions. Prior to that, Kelvin was a senior associate at PwC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He received a BC with a double major in Accounting and Finance from Monash University in Australia in 2001. Kelvin is a Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. In addition, he received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007 from the CFA Institute. He speaks fluent Cantonese, Indonesian, and Malay.

Sean Low CEO GOLDEN VISION CAPITAL

Golden Vision Capital (Singapore) is a new Single Family Office set up in Aug 2021 to make PE and VC direct investments in Southeast Asia, leveraging on the family and team’s strong business connections in the region. It also invests in leading PE Funds, and co-invests alongside them. Its CEO Sean Low, CFA is an industry veteran with 25 years of deal sourcing, investment and business development experience, including 17 years in the PE & Infrastructure department of GIC, Singapore's SWF, where he helps to oversee GIC's PE, Infra, Private Debt & VC investments in US, Europe and Asia at different times, and took part in some of GIC’s landmark deals in each region. He played a leading role in expanding GIC’s private debt program, and last served as an active member in GIC Credit Business group which help review GIC’s overall credit investment strategy across public and private markets. Sean was also senior advisor to Yangzijiang Financial Holdings Limited (ww.YZJFIN.com), an investment management Firm listed on SGX with NAV in excess S$4b. He advised its Investment Committee on PE and Private Credit portfolio construction, funds and deals selection and risk management.

Sean began his career in Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), after he was awarded the EDB Scholarship in 1993. He served first as Assistant Head of InfoComms & Media group, and then as Director of Chicago Centre. Sean currently chairs the Investment Committee at CFA Singapore, and was elected the Treasurer of Singapore's VC & PE Association in 2021. He graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge with BA (1st Class Honours), MA and M Eng. (Honours). He completed National Service in Singapore as a commander of a Brigade Reconnaissance Team in the Singapore Army.

Liam Coppinger Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Liam is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for leading Manulife’s private equity investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Manulife in 2006 and was based in Toronto until relocating to Hong Kong in 2016. Liam is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Kaitlin Miles Director, Private Equity TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS

Kaitlin Miles is a Director on the Private Equity team for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.  She manages a number of buyout and growth equity relationships across the Private Equity portfolio. 

Prior to joining TRS in 2015, Kaitlin worked at Altius Associates, a private equity advisory firm.  Previously, she worked in the investment banking group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company. 

Kaitlin received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

Irene Koh Executive Director JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Irene Koh, Executive Director, Ms. Koh joined JP Morgan Asset Management Private Equity Group in 2008. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Koh was with JPMorgan's real estate structured finance group, originating and structuring commercial mortgage backed securities for REITs in Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Previously, Ms. Koh was a senior application engineer with Soluris Inc. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Financial Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

The Private Equity Group is one of the largest global private equity investment managers with assets comprising of over 350 partnerships, direct and secondary investments.

Saifulbahri Hassan Director and Head of Private Equity Department KUMPULAN WANG PERSARAAN (DIPERBADANKAN) [“KWAP”]

Saiful joined KWAP in 2012 and currently leads the organisation’s Private Equity and Infrastructure activities. Prior to joining KWAP, Saiful worked for the Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP) as the Vice President of Investments.

Saiful holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the International Islamic University, Malaysia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.

Nick Milnes Director, Asia & Europe Private Equity METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Nick is based in London and is responsible for the management of the Asia and Europe portfolios. Prior to joining MetLife, Nick was Founding Partner at Integrity Capital Partners, a Beijing-based Private Equity firm focused on making cross-border direct private equity investments between China and Europe. Previously he was Vice President in the Beijing office of Schroder Adveq, the PE investment arm of Schroders PLC, focusing on primary, secondary fund investments and co-investments. Nick began his career in Schroder Adveq's Swiss headquarters where he covered European investments. Nick holds an MBA from HKUST Business School, Hong Kong, an MPhil in Finance from Cambridge University, UK, and a BEng in Electronic Engineering from Cardiff University, UK. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder. In 2023, Nick was included on PEI’s annual 40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list.

Chee Mun Cheng Managing Director 57 Stars

Mr. Cheng is a Managing Director of 57 Stars LLC, a boutique global asset manager owned and managed by its investment team focused on partnership and co-investment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in ‘Emerging Markets.’. Mr. Cheng is involved in identifying and monitoring investments in Asia. Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cheng was an Investment Manager with Allianz Private Equity Partners. Mr. Cheng holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Jessica Espinoza CEO 2X Collaborative

Jessica Espinoza is CEO of the 2X Collaborative, a global industry for gender lens investing convening the entire spectrum of capital providers. She is also Chair of the 2X Challenge that has raised more than US$ 11 billion of gender lens investments since its launch at the G7 Summit in 2018. Jessica has a track record in originating, structuring and executing debt, mezzanine and equity deals in emerging and frontier markets with a strong focus on inclusive innovation. The latest innovation she is spearheading with 2X colleagues is 2X Ignite, a bold facility to unlock capital for gender-smart business at scale by backing female-led fund managers.

Jessica serves on the Board of Directors of AlphaMundi Foundation and previously of the Mexican financial institution Mega as well as the Advisory Board of several private equity funds. As a mentor for Endeavor, she supports high impact companies as they scale up. Jessica is the Founder of XOCO, an inclusive edtech venture and a fellow at Columbia eLab. Jessica was selected for the Leaders Europe 2022 program of the Obama Foundation and awarded the Digital Female Leadership Award of Global Digital Women 2019.

Prior to her current role, Jessica was Vice President for Private Equity & Venture Capital Investments at DEG/KfW. She was also a Member of the Management Board at ProCredit Bank Nicaragua responsible for the Business Clients Division and managed the Africa Regional Office of MicroFinance Transparency.

Jessica holds a double degree in International Business Management from ESB Business School and Dublin City University. She is a PhD candidate at University of Siegen, researching the transformative potential of gender lens investing under the supervision of Prof. Friederike Dr. Welter.

James D. C. Pitt Partner and Co-head of Co-Investment Partners LEXINGTON PARTNERS

James Pitt is a Partner of Lexington Partners, where he is responsible for managing the firm’s co-investment activities (Co-Investment Partners) outside North America. James joined Lexington in 2006 and is based in the London office.

Prior to Lexington, James was head of AXA Private Equity’s (now Ardian) London office and before that worked at J.H. Whitney, where he was head of European direct private equity investments.  Prior to Whitney, he was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and London, and earlier a strategy consultant at Arthur D. Little.  He started his career as a Warfare Officer in the UK’s Royal Navy.

James holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a BSc (Hons.) in Systems Management (Operations Research) from City, University of London. He is a Trustee of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, a Board Member of the INSEAD Campaign, a Governor of Shrewsbury School and Chairman of the Shrewsbury School Foundation.

Trista Chen Partner, Finance Sector, Asia Pacific ERM

Trista leads the Finance Sector across the Asia Pacific region.

With over 15 years of experience in strategic sustainability consulting, Trista is a proven and trusted ESG advisor to clients on managing issues in transactions and enhancing value for post investment and loans.

She advises both listed and private corporate clients across industry sectors, as well as investors and private equities to effect secured investments, facilitate large-scale integration and advance ESG opportunities. Her advice on ESG risks, emerging ESG opportunities as well as potential financial impacts, equipped clients with in-depth insights on the viability and future sustainability of their investment plans. Trista also advises on EHS and Sustainability risks and opportunities associated with cross-boundary transactions involving 20+ countries.

In 2015, she was a delegate to the CEO-lead World Business Counsel for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Leader Program, to help identify the skills needed by future leaders of member companies, and to provide a unique platform for developing and testing skills in a real-world setting. Trista is currently based in Singapore. Prior to relocating to Singapore in 2021, Trista has worked extensively in Canada and in Greater China, transforming businesses to operationalise sustainability.

Troy Barnett Partner, Secondaries ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

Troy is responsible for all aspects of the secondary business, includingstrategy, investments, fundraising and portfolio construction. In addition toleading North American opportunities, he also spends significant timedeveloping Adams Street’s secondary efforts in Asia and for our energy andnatural resource practice.

Prior to joining Adams Street Partners in 2004, Troy was a Senior Associate atNIMCO, a division of Northwestern Mutual Life, where he was responsible fordirect private equity and mezzanine investments. Troy also worked with WilliamBlair & Company as an equity research analyst.

Troy is a member of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital ofChicago Foundation. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFASociety of Chicago.

Troy serves on the Advisory Board of several funds within Adams Street’sportfolio, and is a member of the Adams Street Partners Secondary InvestmentCommittee.

Kelvin Yap Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (ASIA) LIMITED

Kelvin Yap joined HarbourVest’s London office in 2006 to focus on growth equity and buyout co-investments in Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2009, Kelvin transferred to HarbourVest’s Hong Kong team to focus on primary partnership fund investments and direct co-investments in Asia Pacific. Kelvin relocated to Singapore in 2021 to assist with the opening of a new office. 

Kelvin joined HarbourVest from Deloitte in London, where he managed merger and acquisition (including demergers and IPOs) due diligence for both private and public transactions. Prior to that, Kelvin was a senior associate at PwC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He received a BC with a double major in Accounting and Finance from Monash University in Australia in 2001. Kelvin is a Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. In addition, he received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007 from the CFA Institute. He speaks fluent Cantonese, Indonesian, and Malay.

Sean Low CEO GOLDEN VISION CAPITAL

Golden Vision Capital (Singapore) is a new Single Family Office set up in Aug 2021 to make PE and VC direct investments in Southeast Asia, leveraging on the family and team’s strong business connections in the region. It also invests in leading PE Funds, and co-invests alongside them. Its CEO Sean Low, CFA is an industry veteran with 25 years of deal sourcing, investment and business development experience, including 17 years in the PE & Infrastructure department of GIC, Singapore's SWF, where he helps to oversee GIC's PE, Infra, Private Debt & VC investments in US, Europe and Asia at different times, and took part in some of GIC’s landmark deals in each region. He played a leading role in expanding GIC’s private debt program, and last served as an active member in GIC Credit Business group which help review GIC’s overall credit investment strategy across public and private markets. Sean was also senior advisor to Yangzijiang Financial Holdings Limited (ww.YZJFIN.com), an investment management Firm listed on SGX with NAV in excess S$4b. He advised its Investment Committee on PE and Private Credit portfolio construction, funds and deals selection and risk management.

Sean began his career in Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), after he was awarded the EDB Scholarship in 1993. He served first as Assistant Head of InfoComms & Media group, and then as Director of Chicago Centre. Sean currently chairs the Investment Committee at CFA Singapore, and was elected the Treasurer of Singapore's VC & PE Association in 2021. He graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge with BA (1st Class Honours), MA and M Eng. (Honours). He completed National Service in Singapore as a commander of a Brigade Reconnaissance Team in the Singapore Army.

Liam Coppinger Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Liam is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for leading Manulife’s private equity investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Manulife in 2006 and was based in Toronto until relocating to Hong Kong in 2016. Liam is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Kaitlin Miles Director, Private Equity TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS

Kaitlin Miles is a Director on the Private Equity team for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.  She manages a number of buyout and growth equity relationships across the Private Equity portfolio. 

Prior to joining TRS in 2015, Kaitlin worked at Altius Associates, a private equity advisory firm.  Previously, she worked in the investment banking group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company. 

Kaitlin received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

Irene Koh Executive Director JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Irene Koh, Executive Director, Ms. Koh joined JP Morgan Asset Management Private Equity Group in 2008. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Koh was with JPMorgan's real estate structured finance group, originating and structuring commercial mortgage backed securities for REITs in Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Previously, Ms. Koh was a senior application engineer with Soluris Inc. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Financial Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

The Private Equity Group is one of the largest global private equity investment managers with assets comprising of over 350 partnerships, direct and secondary investments.

Saifulbahri Hassan Director and Head of Private Equity Department KUMPULAN WANG PERSARAAN (DIPERBADANKAN) [“KWAP”]

Saiful joined KWAP in 2012 and currently leads the organisation’s Private Equity and Infrastructure activities. Prior to joining KWAP, Saiful worked for the Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP) as the Vice President of Investments.

Saiful holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the International Islamic University, Malaysia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.

Nick Milnes Director, Asia & Europe Private Equity METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Nick is based in London and is responsible for the management of the Asia and Europe portfolios. Prior to joining MetLife, Nick was Founding Partner at Integrity Capital Partners, a Beijing-based Private Equity firm focused on making cross-border direct private equity investments between China and Europe. Previously he was Vice President in the Beijing office of Schroder Adveq, the PE investment arm of Schroders PLC, focusing on primary, secondary fund investments and co-investments. Nick began his career in Schroder Adveq's Swiss headquarters where he covered European investments. Nick holds an MBA from HKUST Business School, Hong Kong, an MPhil in Finance from Cambridge University, UK, and a BEng in Electronic Engineering from Cardiff University, UK. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder. In 2023, Nick was included on PEI’s annual 40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list.

Chee Mun Cheng Managing Director 57 Stars

Mr. Cheng is a Managing Director of 57 Stars LLC, a boutique global asset manager owned and managed by its investment team focused on partnership and co-investment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in ‘Emerging Markets.’. Mr. Cheng is involved in identifying and monitoring investments in Asia. Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cheng was an Investment Manager with Allianz Private Equity Partners. Mr. Cheng holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Jessica Espinoza CEO 2X Collaborative

Jessica Espinoza is CEO of the 2X Collaborative, a global industry for gender lens investing convening the entire spectrum of capital providers. She is also Chair of the 2X Challenge that has raised more than US$ 11 billion of gender lens investments since its launch at the G7 Summit in 2018. Jessica has a track record in originating, structuring and executing debt, mezzanine and equity deals in emerging and frontier markets with a strong focus on inclusive innovation. The latest innovation she is spearheading with 2X colleagues is 2X Ignite, a bold facility to unlock capital for gender-smart business at scale by backing female-led fund managers.

Jessica serves on the Board of Directors of AlphaMundi Foundation and previously of the Mexican financial institution Mega as well as the Advisory Board of several private equity funds. As a mentor for Endeavor, she supports high impact companies as they scale up. Jessica is the Founder of XOCO, an inclusive edtech venture and a fellow at Columbia eLab. Jessica was selected for the Leaders Europe 2022 program of the Obama Foundation and awarded the Digital Female Leadership Award of Global Digital Women 2019.

Prior to her current role, Jessica was Vice President for Private Equity & Venture Capital Investments at DEG/KfW. She was also a Member of the Management Board at ProCredit Bank Nicaragua responsible for the Business Clients Division and managed the Africa Regional Office of MicroFinance Transparency.

Jessica holds a double degree in International Business Management from ESB Business School and Dublin City University. She is a PhD candidate at University of Siegen, researching the transformative potential of gender lens investing under the supervision of Prof. Friederike Dr. Welter.

James D. C. Pitt Partner and Co-head of Co-Investment Partners LEXINGTON PARTNERS

James Pitt is a Partner of Lexington Partners, where he is responsible for managing the firm’s co-investment activities (Co-Investment Partners) outside North America. James joined Lexington in 2006 and is based in the London office.

Prior to Lexington, James was head of AXA Private Equity’s (now Ardian) London office and before that worked at J.H. Whitney, where he was head of European direct private equity investments.  Prior to Whitney, he was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and London, and earlier a strategy consultant at Arthur D. Little.  He started his career as a Warfare Officer in the UK’s Royal Navy.

James holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a BSc (Hons.) in Systems Management (Operations Research) from City, University of London. He is a Trustee of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, a Board Member of the INSEAD Campaign, a Governor of Shrewsbury School and Chairman of the Shrewsbury School Foundation.

Trista Chen Partner, Finance Sector, Asia Pacific ERM

Trista leads the Finance Sector across the Asia Pacific region.

With over 15 years of experience in strategic sustainability consulting, Trista is a proven and trusted ESG advisor to clients on managing issues in transactions and enhancing value for post investment and loans.

She advises both listed and private corporate clients across industry sectors, as well as investors and private equities to effect secured investments, facilitate large-scale integration and advance ESG opportunities. Her advice on ESG risks, emerging ESG opportunities as well as potential financial impacts, equipped clients with in-depth insights on the viability and future sustainability of their investment plans. Trista also advises on EHS and Sustainability risks and opportunities associated with cross-boundary transactions involving 20+ countries.

In 2015, she was a delegate to the CEO-lead World Business Counsel for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Leader Program, to help identify the skills needed by future leaders of member companies, and to provide a unique platform for developing and testing skills in a real-world setting. Trista is currently based in Singapore. Prior to relocating to Singapore in 2021, Trista has worked extensively in Canada and in Greater China, transforming businesses to operationalise sustainability.

Troy Barnett Partner, Secondaries ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

Troy is responsible for all aspects of the secondary business, includingstrategy, investments, fundraising and portfolio construction. In addition toleading North American opportunities, he also spends significant timedeveloping Adams Street’s secondary efforts in Asia and for our energy andnatural resource practice.

Prior to joining Adams Street Partners in 2004, Troy was a Senior Associate atNIMCO, a division of Northwestern Mutual Life, where he was responsible fordirect private equity and mezzanine investments. Troy also worked with WilliamBlair & Company as an equity research analyst.

Troy is a member of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital ofChicago Foundation. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFASociety of Chicago.

Troy serves on the Advisory Board of several funds within Adams Street’sportfolio, and is a member of the Adams Street Partners Secondary InvestmentCommittee.

Chee Mun Cheng Managing Director 57 Stars

Mr. Cheng is a Managing Director of 57 Stars LLC, a boutique global asset manager owned and managed by its investment team focused on partnership and co-investment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in ‘Emerging Markets.’. Mr. Cheng is involved in identifying and monitoring investments in Asia. Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cheng was an Investment Manager with Allianz Private Equity Partners. Mr. Cheng holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Irene Koh Executive Director JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Irene Koh, Executive Director, Ms. Koh joined JP Morgan Asset Management Private Equity Group in 2008. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Koh was with JPMorgan's real estate structured finance group, originating and structuring commercial mortgage backed securities for REITs in Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Previously, Ms. Koh was a senior application engineer with Soluris Inc. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Financial Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

The Private Equity Group is one of the largest global private equity investment managers with assets comprising of over 350 partnerships, direct and secondary investments.

James D. C. Pitt Partner and Co-head of Co-Investment Partners LEXINGTON PARTNERS

James Pitt is a Partner of Lexington Partners, where he is responsible for managing the firm’s co-investment activities (Co-Investment Partners) outside North America. James joined Lexington in 2006 and is based in the London office.

Prior to Lexington, James was head of AXA Private Equity’s (now Ardian) London office and before that worked at J.H. Whitney, where he was head of European direct private equity investments.  Prior to Whitney, he was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and London, and earlier a strategy consultant at Arthur D. Little.  He started his career as a Warfare Officer in the UK’s Royal Navy.

James holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a BSc (Hons.) in Systems Management (Operations Research) from City, University of London. He is a Trustee of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, a Board Member of the INSEAD Campaign, a Governor of Shrewsbury School and Chairman of the Shrewsbury School Foundation.

Jessica Espinoza CEO 2X Collaborative

Jessica Espinoza is CEO of the 2X Collaborative, a global industry for gender lens investing convening the entire spectrum of capital providers. She is also Chair of the 2X Challenge that has raised more than US$ 11 billion of gender lens investments since its launch at the G7 Summit in 2018. Jessica has a track record in originating, structuring and executing debt, mezzanine and equity deals in emerging and frontier markets with a strong focus on inclusive innovation. The latest innovation she is spearheading with 2X colleagues is 2X Ignite, a bold facility to unlock capital for gender-smart business at scale by backing female-led fund managers.

Jessica serves on the Board of Directors of AlphaMundi Foundation and previously of the Mexican financial institution Mega as well as the Advisory Board of several private equity funds. As a mentor for Endeavor, she supports high impact companies as they scale up. Jessica is the Founder of XOCO, an inclusive edtech venture and a fellow at Columbia eLab. Jessica was selected for the Leaders Europe 2022 program of the Obama Foundation and awarded the Digital Female Leadership Award of Global Digital Women 2019.

Prior to her current role, Jessica was Vice President for Private Equity & Venture Capital Investments at DEG/KfW. She was also a Member of the Management Board at ProCredit Bank Nicaragua responsible for the Business Clients Division and managed the Africa Regional Office of MicroFinance Transparency.

Jessica holds a double degree in International Business Management from ESB Business School and Dublin City University. She is a PhD candidate at University of Siegen, researching the transformative potential of gender lens investing under the supervision of Prof. Friederike Dr. Welter.

Kaitlin Miles Director, Private Equity TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS

Kaitlin Miles is a Director on the Private Equity team for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.  She manages a number of buyout and growth equity relationships across the Private Equity portfolio. 

Prior to joining TRS in 2015, Kaitlin worked at Altius Associates, a private equity advisory firm.  Previously, she worked in the investment banking group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company. 

Kaitlin received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

Kelvin Yap Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (ASIA) LIMITED

Kelvin Yap joined HarbourVest’s London office in 2006 to focus on growth equity and buyout co-investments in Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2009, Kelvin transferred to HarbourVest’s Hong Kong team to focus on primary partnership fund investments and direct co-investments in Asia Pacific. Kelvin relocated to Singapore in 2021 to assist with the opening of a new office. 

Kelvin joined HarbourVest from Deloitte in London, where he managed merger and acquisition (including demergers and IPOs) due diligence for both private and public transactions. Prior to that, Kelvin was a senior associate at PwC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He received a BC with a double major in Accounting and Finance from Monash University in Australia in 2001. Kelvin is a Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. In addition, he received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007 from the CFA Institute. He speaks fluent Cantonese, Indonesian, and Malay.

Liam Coppinger Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Liam is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for leading Manulife’s private equity investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Manulife in 2006 and was based in Toronto until relocating to Hong Kong in 2016. Liam is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Nick Milnes Director, Asia & Europe Private Equity METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Nick is based in London and is responsible for the management of the Asia and Europe portfolios. Prior to joining MetLife, Nick was Founding Partner at Integrity Capital Partners, a Beijing-based Private Equity firm focused on making cross-border direct private equity investments between China and Europe. Previously he was Vice President in the Beijing office of Schroder Adveq, the PE investment arm of Schroders PLC, focusing on primary, secondary fund investments and co-investments. Nick began his career in Schroder Adveq's Swiss headquarters where he covered European investments. Nick holds an MBA from HKUST Business School, Hong Kong, an MPhil in Finance from Cambridge University, UK, and a BEng in Electronic Engineering from Cardiff University, UK. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder. In 2023, Nick was included on PEI’s annual 40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list.

Saifulbahri Hassan Director and Head of Private Equity Department KUMPULAN WANG PERSARAAN (DIPERBADANKAN) [“KWAP”]

Saiful joined KWAP in 2012 and currently leads the organisation’s Private Equity and Infrastructure activities. Prior to joining KWAP, Saiful worked for the Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP) as the Vice President of Investments.

Saiful holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the International Islamic University, Malaysia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.

Sean Low CEO GOLDEN VISION CAPITAL

Golden Vision Capital (Singapore) is a new Single Family Office set up in Aug 2021 to make PE and VC direct investments in Southeast Asia, leveraging on the family and team’s strong business connections in the region. It also invests in leading PE Funds, and co-invests alongside them. Its CEO Sean Low, CFA is an industry veteran with 25 years of deal sourcing, investment and business development experience, including 17 years in the PE & Infrastructure department of GIC, Singapore's SWF, where he helps to oversee GIC's PE, Infra, Private Debt & VC investments in US, Europe and Asia at different times, and took part in some of GIC’s landmark deals in each region. He played a leading role in expanding GIC’s private debt program, and last served as an active member in GIC Credit Business group which help review GIC’s overall credit investment strategy across public and private markets. Sean was also senior advisor to Yangzijiang Financial Holdings Limited (ww.YZJFIN.com), an investment management Firm listed on SGX with NAV in excess S$4b. He advised its Investment Committee on PE and Private Credit portfolio construction, funds and deals selection and risk management.

Sean began his career in Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), after he was awarded the EDB Scholarship in 1993. He served first as Assistant Head of InfoComms & Media group, and then as Director of Chicago Centre. Sean currently chairs the Investment Committee at CFA Singapore, and was elected the Treasurer of Singapore's VC & PE Association in 2021. He graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge with BA (1st Class Honours), MA and M Eng. (Honours). He completed National Service in Singapore as a commander of a Brigade Reconnaissance Team in the Singapore Army.

Trista Chen Partner, Finance Sector, Asia Pacific ERM

Trista leads the Finance Sector across the Asia Pacific region.

With over 15 years of experience in strategic sustainability consulting, Trista is a proven and trusted ESG advisor to clients on managing issues in transactions and enhancing value for post investment and loans.

She advises both listed and private corporate clients across industry sectors, as well as investors and private equities to effect secured investments, facilitate large-scale integration and advance ESG opportunities. Her advice on ESG risks, emerging ESG opportunities as well as potential financial impacts, equipped clients with in-depth insights on the viability and future sustainability of their investment plans. Trista also advises on EHS and Sustainability risks and opportunities associated with cross-boundary transactions involving 20+ countries.

In 2015, she was a delegate to the CEO-lead World Business Counsel for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Leader Program, to help identify the skills needed by future leaders of member companies, and to provide a unique platform for developing and testing skills in a real-world setting. Trista is currently based in Singapore. Prior to relocating to Singapore in 2021, Trista has worked extensively in Canada and in Greater China, transforming businesses to operationalise sustainability.

Troy Barnett Partner, Secondaries ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

Troy is responsible for all aspects of the secondary business, includingstrategy, investments, fundraising and portfolio construction. In addition toleading North American opportunities, he also spends significant timedeveloping Adams Street’s secondary efforts in Asia and for our energy andnatural resource practice.

Prior to joining Adams Street Partners in 2004, Troy was a Senior Associate atNIMCO, a division of Northwestern Mutual Life, where he was responsible fordirect private equity and mezzanine investments. Troy also worked with WilliamBlair & Company as an equity research analyst.

Troy is a member of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital ofChicago Foundation. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFASociety of Chicago.

Troy serves on the Advisory Board of several funds within Adams Street’sportfolio, and is a member of the Adams Street Partners Secondary InvestmentCommittee.