Speakers

Thematic Session
Future of FinTech: Crossover, Convergence, Remoulding

Dato’ Seri CHEAH Cheng Hye
Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Value Partners Group Limited

Dato’ Seri CHEAH Cheng Hye is Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners Group. He is in charge of the Group’s fund management and investment research, and he sets the Group’s overall business and portfolio strategy. In 2007, he led Value Partners to a successful listing in Hong Kong, making it the first asset management company listed in the city. He has over 30 years of investment experience and is considered a leading practitioner of value investing in Asia. Prior to founding Value Partners, he worked at Morgan Grenfell Group in Hong Kong and had a stint as a financial journalist.

Dato’ Seri CHEAH currently serves as an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited since April 2017. He has been a member of the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Financial Services Development Council (“FSDC”) since 2015, following a two-year term as a member of the New Business Committee of FSDC since 2013. In addition, he has been a member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”) Business School Advisory Council since June 2011.

In August 2016, Dato’ Seri CHEAH was conferred Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (“DGPN”), one of the highest civil honours granted by the state of Penang in Malaysia to recognize exceptional individuals. The DGPN award comes with the title of “Dato’ Seri”. In 2013, he was conferred Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (“DSPN”) with the title of “Dato’ ”, and was named an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.