Jannie Tsuei Partner TVM CAPITAL HEALTHCARE

Jannie is a Partner at TVM Capital Healthcare focused on the SEA Fund.  Prior to joining TVM, she led Southeast Asia healthcare investment banking at Morgan Stanley.  She also served as Chief Operating Officer of Southeast Asia investment banking at Morgan Stanley from 2018 to 2020. Jannie has been integrally involved in c. US$70Bn of strategic and capital transactions across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.  Previously, Jannie worked at Sears Holdings Corporation in a general management rotational program.

Jannie holds an A.B. in literature (magna cum laude) from Harvard College and holds an MBA in Finance (cum laude) from The Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania.

Desmond Lee Managing Director TPG NEWQUEST

Desmond is currently a Managing Director at TPG NewQuest, based in Singapore. Desmond joined NewQuest in 2015 and is responsible for sourcing, execution and portfolio management of the firm’s investments across Southeast Asia. Desmond has 20 years of private equity experience in the Asia region and prior he was Managing Director of Fosun, where he led the Southeast Asia investment team. 

Desmond’s private equity experience also includes prior roles with Morgan Stanley and Arctic Capital in Hong Kong, and CIMB Private Equity and Navis Capital Partners in Malaysia. Desmond started his career as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in Malaysia. Desmond is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Sheffield, England.

Imran Jafar Managing Partner GAJA CAPITAL

Imran is a Managing Partner at Gaja Capital.

Gaja Capital is India’s leading mid-market growth capital investment firm with AUM of $750. Gaja Capital aim is to help create India’s next generation of market leaders in sectors such as Software, Education, Consumer, Financial Services and Healthcare.

Imran has 25 years of experience in Private Equity, Pharmaceuticals and Technology services. Prior to Gaja Capital, Imran worked in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility at Dr Reddy’s and Wipro Technologies.

At Gaja Capital, Imran leads investments in the Software, Education and Consumer clusters. He has been closely involved with Gaja Capital’s investments in Amber (Student accommodation marketplace), Signzy ( SaaS platform for BFSI), Leadsquared ( Sales automation SaaS platform), Education initiatives (B2B Ed-tech), Kangaroo Kids (Pre-K and K12), KOOH Sports (Performance sports), Sportzvillage (youth sports), Eurokids ( Pre-K & K-12), John Distilleries (AlcoBev), CL Educate (Supplemental education), and Indus World Schools (K12).

Imran has postgraduate degrees in software engineering from BITS-Pilani an MBA from IIM-Bangalore.

Wei Jian Tor Managing Director EQT

Wei Jian Tor joined EQT Partners in June 2018.

Prior to joining EQT Partners, Wei Jian was with The Abraaj Group in Singapore focusing on private equity investments in Southeast Asia across various sectors. Before his career in private equity, he worked at the Investment Banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Singapore.

Wei Jian holds a double degree in Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business Management (Summa Cum Laude) from the Singapore Management University.

Nicolo Magni Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia & South Asia UBS

Nicolo Magni is Head of Global Banking South East Asia & India for UBS. Prior to that Nicolo was Co-Head of the Strategic Equity Solutions Group ("SESG") for UBS in APAC as well as Head of Private Financing Markets ("PFM") for APAC. Nicolo is now based in Singapore from March 2020; he joined UBS in Hong Kong in 2011. Prior to that, Nicolo was at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan in London. Nicolo holds a Master degree from ESCP-EAP, Paris.