Ronald is Head of Sustainable Banking Development at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). He is responsible for the development and implementation of policies, standards, guidelines and tools to promote sustainable capital flows and facilitate banking sector’s management of climate related risks.    

He is a seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience in international banking, finance and investment, focusing on sustainable and transition finance, as well as transactions in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. Prior to joining the HKMA, Ronald was Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at a major international bank, leading the bank’s sustainable banking activities in the region. Besides, he was an active contributor to the sustainable finance community, leading committees of industry associations, driving advancements in market standards, and taking part in public awareness and capacity building campaigns.

Ronald graduated with a degree in Economics, majoring in Finance, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Max started his banking career with HSBC in the Debt Capital Markets team in London in 2013 covering global Financial Institutions and was able to witness first-hand the development of the Sustainable Finance markets.

Moving to Asia in 2018, Max has undertaken a number of roles across the sustainable finance market, covering bonds, loans and equities. In his current role, Max leads the Sustainable Capital Markets team for APAC, supporting issuers in developing the sustainability finance strategies and evidence the value of their sustainability endeavors.

Being sector agnostic, Max has worked with clients across an array of sectors including agriculture, power and utilities, oil and gas, retail, telecommunications, industrials and metals and mining to enhance capital providers understanding of their approach to ESG.

Mervyn Tang joined Schroders in 2021, based in Singapore. He holds two complementary roles. As Investment

Director, Global Equities, Mervyn represents Schroders’ global equities investment capabilities across Asia,

delivering investment insights, market outlook and portfolio solutions to asset owners and wealth partners in

the region. As Head of Sustainability, Mervyn works with Asia clients on designing and implementing their

sustainability investment objectives and frameworks, including the development of sustainable investment

solutions across asset classes. He leads the company’s Regional Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, driving

Schroders’ sustainability strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining Schroders, Mervyn was Global Head of ESG Research at Fitch Ratings, overseeing a research

team of 4 analysts across London and Hong Kong which primarily focuses on thematic and cross sector ESG

research. Over the past two decades he has held roles in finance and policy across geographies and asset

classes, at MSCI, the Bank of England, and Citigroup.

Mervyn holds a Master of Arts (Oxon) degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford

and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of London. Mervyn is a Chartered Financial

Analyst (CFA) charterholder, as well as a teaching faculty member of the Wealth Management Institute and

Nanyang Technology University. Mervyn is an executive committee member of the Singapore Sustainable

Finance Association (SSFA) and co-lead of their Transition Finance workstream, and co-chair of the Investment

Management Association of Singapore’s (IMAS) ESG working group.

Natasha Brereton-Fukui is Senior Vice President, Global Sustainable Finance Research, at Moody’s Ratings in Singapore.

In addition to driving Moody’s Ratings’ global thought leadership on sustainable and transition finance, Natasha oversees overall research content in the Asia-Pacific region. As co-chair of Moody’s APAC Minds Business Resource Group, she also champions mental and physical health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Before joining Moody’s in 2014, Natasha spent more than a decade in journalism, based in Tokyo, London and Singapore, chiefly with Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She was named “Journalist of the Year” in the 2009 UK Institutional Press Awards.

Natasha has a BA in Chinese Studies (Hons) from the University of Oxford and was a Daiwa Scholar from 2002-4. She holds the CFA's Certificate in Climate and Investing.

Jing Li is an AVP with Moody's Sustainable Finance team, based in Singapore. She has produced Second Party Opinions for green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked frameworks for clients across various sectors, including financial services, real estate and energy. She has also supported the development of supplementary opinions for Moody’s SPOs on regional taxonomies and standards, such as the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy, Australian Taxonomy and Hong Kong Taxonomy.

Prior to joining the Sustainable Finance team, Jing Li was with the Sovereign Risk Group, where she supported the coverage of credit ratings of a portfolio of sovereigns, multilateral development banks and sub-sovereign entities in Asia Pacific. Before joining Moody's, Jing Li worked at an infrastructure indices provider, where she led a team of analysts covering infrastructure projects and markets across Europe and Asia Pacific. She also has prior experience in audit and accounting, covering firms in several sectors including energy, real estate and technology.

Jing Li holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from the University of Queensland and is a CPA.