Gary Leung Head of Alternatives, APAC Clients JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Gary Leung is the Head of Alternatives, APAC Clients at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, responsible for developing the firms’ Alternative Investment franchise across the region.

His experience spans across alternative investments, asset management, investment banking and private banking. Previous roles include Head of Alternative Investments & Managed Solutions at Bank of Singapore based in Hong Kong, Alternative Investment Specialist at BlackRock covering APAC, HSBC Private Banking as the Head of Alternative Investments in Hong Kong, Private Equity investments at RimAsia Capital Partners, and Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank.

Gary graduated from Imperial College London in Masters of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management, and was awarded the Lee Memorial Prize.

Peter Beske Nielsen Global Head of Private Wealth EQT PARTNERS

Peter Beske Nielsen joined EQT Partners in Copenhagen in January 2021 as Global Head of Private Wealth.

Prior to joining EQT Partners, Peter was from 2006 to 2021 a Managing Director at BlackRock working in a number of roles, most recently as EMEA Head of the Strategic Partner Program and Global Head of Alternatives distribution. In the 15 years at BlackRock he worked in the New York, London and Copenhagen offices.

Peter holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Copenhagen and a MBA degree from the University of Bath. From 2000 to 2004 Peter was a M&A Lawyer at Bech Bruun Law Firm in Copenhagen.

Markus Egloff Managing Director and Head of Global Wealth Solutions – International KKR

Markus Egloff (Singapore) joined KKR in 2021 and is a Managing Director on the Global Client Solutions team. He leads the Global Wealth Solutions business for EMEA & Asia Pacific. Mr. Egloff and his team work with private banks, wealth management platforms and family offices to understand and meet their investment needs and deliver KKR private market investment solutions. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Egloff spent 25 years with UBS Asset Management and Wealth Management and held various leadership and sales positions across Europe and Asia. In his last role with UBS, he served as chairman and head of UBS Asset Management, Hong Kong and led their wealth distribution business across Asia Pacific. Mr. Egloff holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland.

Ed Huang Head of Private Wealth Solutions, Asia Pacific BLACKSTONE

Ed Huang is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC) for Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions Group based in Hong Kong.

Mr. Huang joined Blackstone in 2012, and Private Wealth Solutions in 2024. Prior to his current role, Mr. Huang was COO of Asia Private Equity, Head of BCP Asia Acquisitions, and led Greater China and Korea for Blackstone’s Private Equity Group. Mr. Huang has led or been involved in Blackstone’s investments in Ennovi/Interplex, Geo-Young, SHP Packaging, Global Sources, Pactera, and Simone.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Huang was previously a Managing Director for China investments at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia and worked in investment banking for Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in New York and Hong Kong.

Mr. Huang received a B.A. from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Huang serves as a director on the boards of Ennovi/Interplex, Geo-Young and SHP Packaging. He is also director on the boards of the China and Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Associations, and member of the Yale Asia Development Council.

Edwin Chan Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions, Asia iCAPITAL

Edwin Chan joined iCapital in 2021 as Head of Asia and Head of Client Solutions APAC. He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, including a strong track record in private markets in the Asia Pacific region.

Before joining iCapital, Edwin successfully founded and spent a decade building the Probitas Partners business in Asia. He has worked with many private market firms across different alternative investment strategies as well as with institutional and family office investors in the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Edwin worked with AIG Global Investments, Citi, and HSBC based out of Hong Kong in various regional roles covering clients across the broad Asian geography.

He holds a MBA and a BA from the University of South Australia and is a Certified Practicing Accountant of CPA Australia.