WealthTech is a growing segment of the FinTech space in Hong Kong. It enhances the wealth management and retail investment process by offering developed, agile and automated wealth management services that evaluate risk tolerance and manage assets using algorithms.

We are glad to have the presence of Ms. Karena Belin, CEO of WHub and COO/CFO of AngelHub, and Ms. Karen Contet Farzam, CEO of AngelHub and Chief Hustler of WHub go through an overview and some of the examples from the Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem.

Speakers:
Ms. Karena Belin
CEO, WHub and COO/CFO, AngelHub
Ms. Karen Contet Farzam
CEO, AngelHub and Chief Hustler, WHub

Moderator:
Mr. Alvin Ho, CFA
Managing Director, Allivision Partners Limited

Ticket: 

HKSFA Member(s) at HK$150.0/person
CFA Candidate(s) at HK$150.0/person
Guest(s) and Non-member(s) at HK$300.0/person

About the Speakers: 

Ms. Karena Belin
CEO, WHub
COO/CFO, AngelHub

Ms. Karena Belin, CEO of WHub and COO/CFO of AngelHub, is passionate about helping startups succeed. She successfully co-founded WHub and AngelHub with her forever partner and associate Karen Contet Farzam. Together they are on a mission to empower startups to drive wealth and economic growth.

Since 2013, she has been passionate about entrepreneurship and a leader in the startup scene. She acts currently as speaker, mentor and judge at events and organisations such as the APK (Asia Pacific Conference of the German Industry), Chicago Booth GNVC, Google EYE, RISE Conference and Web Summit, Jeju Peace and Prosperity Conference, FinTech Valley Vizag India, Techsauce Thailand, Tech Open Air Berlin, IFLR, Nexchange, Techstar’s StartupWeekendHK, global YPO YNG+ and more.

Karena is also a member of the Global FinTech Core Group at the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ex-Com member of The Indus Entrepreneurs Network (TiE) HK, member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), President of the board of the parent organisation (PFO) at Hong Kong International School, as well as driving diversity and inclusion as board member of WOW at the American Women’s Association.

In addition, Karena holds a double diploma in business and administration from the University of Mannheim and the MBA business school ESSEC in Paris. She has worked 15 years for Procter & Gamble in various roles including Finance, Sales and Strategy across Europe, North East Asia and Greater China before co-founding WHub & AngelHub. She has extensive background in business and financial planning, business acquisition and integration.

Ms. Karen Contet Farzam
CEO, AngelHub
Chief Hustler, WHub

Ms. Karen Contet Farzam, CEO of AngelHub and Chief Hustler of WHub, is passionate about helping startups succeed. She successfully co-founded WHub and AngelHub with her forever partner and associate Karena Belin. Together they are on a mission to empower startups to drive wealth and economic growth.

Immersed in the startup scene, she is also a French Foreign Trade Advisor, Community Leader for Techstars, Accelerator Programs Mentor, and International Conference Speaker.

Karen is also the founding board member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, a non-profit, membership-based organization representing over 1,500 members from established banking institutions to FinTech disruptors. It is organized through 14 committees, where Karen is the board sponsor for the Policy and Advocacy Committee.

In addition, Karen holds a double diploma in engineering from the EPF (France) and ETS (Canada)Universities, and graduated from the Master in International Finance at HEC Paris. She has been working in Asia for 13 years, starting in Tokyo as JP Morgan Exotic Equity Derivatives Trader. Then, she pursued her development in the tech ecosystem as a Software Engineer for an IoT Startup and teaching Front-End Web Development.