Asia-Pacific

Jeffrey Goh is the Executive Director at Phillip Securities Singapore and the Non-Executive Chairman for the PhillipCapital group of companies in Australia. With more than 30 years experience in the securities industry, he is currently the Director responsible for the growth of the Securities business (Equities & Fixed Income) with oversight for the Corporate & Institutional Sales, Fixed Income Sales, Global Markets, Equity Borrow & Lending and B2B Corporate Development business. He holds a regulatory licence for advising in Corporate Finance.
 

Simon Ho leads Wealth Management at ZA Bank, where he drives strategic growth and oversees the end-to-end development of its digital wealth platform. He played a pivotal role in securing regulatory licensing and shaping the bank’s wealth management vision, drawing on 15 years of industry experience to deliver innovative and customer-centric solutions.

Tomohiro joined Rakuten Securities in 2017 after gaining experience at a domestic brokerage firm. At Rakuten Securities, he responsible for customer trend analysis and marketing initiatives aimed at promoting US equity investments among individual investors. He also supports customers in their investment and asset-building journeys through a wide range of activities, including planning and promotion US equity services and speaking at seminars for individual investors.

Nathan Kim is the Head of TIGER ETF at Mirae Asset Global Investments, one of South Korea’s leading ETF issuers. With close to two decades of experience in the ETF industry since 2007, he has played a key role in expanding the market through product innovation and strategic leadership. Since joining Mirae Asset in 2019, Nathan has spearheaded the growth of the TIGER ETF lineup, including the successful launch of the Mirae Asset TIGER US PHLX Semiconductor Sector Nasdaq ETF, a flagship product tracking the SOX Index. Prior to this, he spent 17 years at Samsung Asset Management, contributing significantly to the firm’s early ETF development. Nathan is widely regarded for his deep market insight and commitment to delivering forward-thinking ETF solutions tailored to evolving investor needs.

Yousun Go is an economist with over 30 years of experience. She is the Head of the Future Strategy Research Institute at Shinhan Financial Group and serves as an advisory member for foreign asset management at the Bank of Korea. She previously served as Head of Investment Research at Samsung Asset Management, where she contributed to ETF launches and asset allocation strategies, and worked as an economist at Daewoo Securities. She has been recognized as a top economist by The Chosun Daily, The Korea Economic Daily, Maeil Business Newspaper and so on. She holds a master’s degree in economics and a Ph.D. in finance.

Yusuke Kojima is responsible for ETF business development at Invesco Asset Management Japan. In this role, he produces research with the goal of helping institutional clients understand and implement Invesco’s ETF strategies, as well as he is engaged in product development and client services for retail and institutional investors as a product manager for Invesco's Equity and Multi-Asset Investment Strategies. He joined Invesco in 2018. Prior to current role, he was engaged in ETF business development and product development, as well as providing institutional clients with in-depth ETF products and portfolio analysis at WisdomTree Japan, BlackRock Japan, and Nikko Asset Management.

Charles Kwan is Senior Relationship Manager of APAC Client Execution Services (CES) at Citadel Securities. In this role, he is responsible for developing and managing brokerage relationships in the Asia-Pacific region to support the expansion of the firm’s CES business outside the United States. Prior to joining Citadel Securities, Mr. Kwan worked at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) for 6 years, managing electronic trading firms’ access into HKEX. Mr. Kwan received a master’s degree and bachelor of arts in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Kazuhisa Mikami is a member of Jane Street’s Institutional Sales & Trading team. In this role, Kazuhisa focuses on providing Japanese institutional investors with ETF trading services, including differentiated liquidity for Japanese-domiciled ETFs listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as well as globally listed ETFs such as US and UCITS ETFs.
Kazuhisa joined Jane Street in 2020. Previously, he gained experience working for a variety of insurance providers, hedge funds, and asset managers, including 9 years at Vanguard where he worked in Client Sales and Product Planning for US, UCITS, and HK ETFs.

Yeongje Lee has over 23 years of experience in the securities industry, in charge of planning and operating both domestic and global stock markets, as well as managing credit and margin policies for retail clients. Currently She leads the Global Equity Service team in Mirae Asset securities, largest Brokerage firm in South Korea.

Kei Okazaki is responsible for liquidity of ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange. He has developed ETF Market Making Incentive Scheme, RFQ platform named CONNEQTOR and JSCC creation/redemption scheme. Since April 2022, serving in the ETF Business Development and New Listings as well and involved in the overall improvement of the ETF market, including planning for active ETF as well as developing strategies for the market as a whole.

Dongjun Shin has 25+ years of experience in global macro strategy, asset and wealth management, trading, and digital innovation. He served as WM CIO and Head of Research at KB Securities, and earlier led trading strategy at Mirae Asset Securities. Named Korea’s top analyst multiple times in asset allocation and fixed income, he holds a Ph.D. in Economics and has served as an adjunct professor at Soongsil University since 2015.

Curtis Tai is Director of ETF Sales & Trading, Asia-Pacific at Jane Street. In this role, Curtis partners with institutional clients to provide access to the firm’s trading solutions and differentiated liquidity, and he has been instrumental in building out the firm’s sales and trading functions in the region. Curtis received a BSBA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) in Finance and Accounting from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Daniel Tse has more than 18 years of working experience in financial derivatives / prime brokerage and information technology. He now serves as the managing director of Futu Securities Hong Kong, responsible for managing the institutional business / Trading, compliance, and web 3 business.

Brandon Tepper is responsible for driving the strategic vision for the business while collaborating with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders and leading a team focused on creating innovative real-time and historical data products that provide market transparency to investors. Brandon joined Nasdaq in 2001, bringing over 20 years of fintech industry experience. During his tenure, he has helped lead the transformation of the Data business into a client-first, API-centric content provider by developing deep relationships with innovative global Fintech firms and data distributors. Brandon holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.

Jason leads Bruce Markets' innovative overnight trading alternative trading system (ATS) for U.S. equities, advancing trading efficiency and market access. Recognized for his expertise in market structure and trading technology, Jason is a thought leader in electronic trading systems and market microstructure. Previously, he served as Head of Capital Markets at Apex Clearing Corporation and COO at PDQ Enterprises, LLC and CODA Markets, Inc., pioneering new trading methodologies.

Garrick Stavrovich has over 25 years of experience in market data. He started his career in Chicago with CBOT, he progressed through various roles at Bridge, Reuters and then Thomson Reuters. His experience span data and content acquisition, order to cash, product data management, and M&A. Garrick joined Nasdaq in 2016 and currently serves as the VP – Head of Data Product. Responsibilities include new product strategy, product development, operations, and support.

Jeff Kimsey serves as chairperson of both the current Unlisted Trading Privilege/Consolidated Tape Association Plans, where he leads ongoing plan initiatives, and the new Consolidated Tape plan, where he helps drive its creation and operation. At Nasdaq, as Head of Global Data Regulation, he spearheads public policy initiatives surrounding market data while safeguarding the robust data business.  Jeff helps shape strategic direction and regulatory frameworks that balance innovation with compliance, market integrity, and business value in the evolving global data landscape.

James McKeone oversees market data solutions, index licensing and analytics information products that Nasdaq offers in the Asia Pacific region. Before relocating to Hong Kong, James was Head of Nasdaq’s Data & Information Services business in Europe & the Middle East. Prior to joining Nasdaq in 2015, he held a management position at Bloomberg LP in London.

Yejee (Ruby) Nam is responsible for Korea Index Sales at Nasdaq. She was previously responsible for ETF sales covering the Korean and Chinese markets at Global X and began her career in Korea business development at Sinolink Securities in China. Ruby holds master’s degrees in finance from both Fudan University and Sungkyunkwan University.