Arif Khan

Arif Khan is a seasoned leader and innovator in the banking industry, serving as the Group Head of Innovation based here in HK. His focus is delivering products on the intersection of technology, market trends, and financial services, where he delivers innovative and disruptive banking products. Recognizing the transformative potential of fintech, Arif champions partnerships with fintech startups, integrating their groundbreaking solutions into traditional banking systems. His work in this sphere is driven by a bold vision – to leverage the latest emerging trends and technologies to redefine banking and move the industry forward. Arif’s expertise lies in his ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities for innovation, turning visionary concepts into practical, market-ready solutions. Under his leadership, the bank has successfully incubated numerous products that have revolutionized the way customers interact with financial services, setting new industry standards in the process.

A strong advocate for collaboration and continuous learning, Arif leads his global team with a commitment to excellence, fostering a culture of creativity and adaptability. His forward-thinking approach and unwavering dedication have been instrumental in the bank’s journey towards becoming a leader in financial innovation.

Clair Yang

Clair Yang earned her Ph.D. in Managerial Economics and Strategy from Northwestern University in 2016, and her B.S. in Mathematics from Peking University in Beijing, China. Dr. Yang has most recently been a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Sloan School of Management at MIT. Her research is in the area of political economy, applied microeconomics and the Chinese economy. She joins the Jackson School as an Assistant Professor specializing in Chinese economics.

Erich Wong

Erich Wong is Head of Growth (Hong Kong) for The Sandbox. He is responsible for de-veloping the business in the Greater China Region and for building partnerships with key brands and Intellectual Properties to support a large and enthusiastic metaverse com-munity.

Recently, his focus has been on self-published User Generated Content which has led to a large influx of new games and enabled players to enjoy a much richer experience. At the same time, Erich has overseen new partnerships with leading Hong Kong brands such as MTRC, PCCW and CLP. One successful case study featured a McDonald’s consumer promotion both in The Sandbox and in real world stores, taking the metaverse a step closer towards universal acceptance.

Early 2023 marked the rollout of Mega City 3, a further expansion of Greater China’s hub in The Sandbox to include the art, culture, entertainment and education sectors. Building further on that activity, Erich continues to develop a creators’ community by working with various local Universities and Creative and Design Institutions to promote voxel-based design and to bolster the development of the metaverse ecosytem.

During 2022, Erich led the launch of Mega City 2, a major land sale on Hong Kong’s vi-brant cultural hub in The Sandbox metaverse that is home to the finest brands, including Ocean Park, Standard Chartered, Regal Hotels Group and Tatler Asia.

As a gaming enthusiastic with a background in design, Erich brings a wealth of experi-ence in art, design skills and gaming to The Sandbox. He has a strong track record in business development and operations while working for startups and mobile game appli-cations since 2011. Erich transformed his Web2 skillset to Web3 as he entered the Metaverse world in 2021.

Prior to joining The Sandbox, Erich worked for CanvasLand NFT as Chief Marketing Of-ficer, where he spearheaded marketing campaigns and business operations across the region.

Previously, Erich was Marketing Director of nxTomo Games, where he was responsible for strategic planning of game features, licensing, operations, promotions, as well as monitoring the overall workflow of App production. During his tenure with the company, Erich achieved a HKD 5 Million sales record of Footballer cards in the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) fair in only five days. He also generated over 300,000 downloads of BFB Champion football simulation game in nine month following its launch. He was a pioneer in monetizing football player characters in the NFT format. Erich’s other projects with nxTomo Games include Liars’ Inn, Puzzle and Dragon, Weather Report and NBA ClutchTime.

Earlier in his career, Erich was fashion stylist and designer at South China Media Group. He also has extensive experience in graphic and multimedia design in the creative and gaming industries.

Iman Majd

Dr. Iman Majd is a distinguished healthcare professional with a multifaceted career spanning diverse areas of medicine, education, and research. His journey began at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1996. Subsequently, he pursued a Master of Science in Acupuncture at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA, USA, graduating in 2005. Dr. Majd’s commitment to advancing his expertise led him to complete a Residency in Acupuncture at Bastyr University’s Department of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Majd sought further specialization in family medicine, completing the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Family Medicine Residency in 2012. Throughout his career, he has held various faculty positions, showcasing his dedication to education. Notably, he served as Clinical Adjunct Faculty at Bastyr University from 2005 to 2021 and as a Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washingtons Department of Family Medicine from 2012 to 2021. Dr. Majd has made significant contributions to patient care as an Attending Physician at the University of Washington Neighborhood Clinics – Factoria since 2012 and at the University of Washington Medical Center since 2018. In 2021, Dr. Majd assumed the role of Interim Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Washington, later becoming the Director in 2022. He also serves as the Clinic Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Washington in Ballard. His exceptional achievements have been acknowledged through numerous awards, including the prestigious Bastyr Mission Honor award in 2018 and the Gold Circle Award from the American Society of Association Executives in 2020. Dr. Majds leadership roles extend to his involvement in various professional organizations, including the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, where he served as the Chair of the Board of Commissioners and Chair of the Executive Committee. In addition to his clinical and administrative roles, Dr. Majd is actively engaged in research, having secured grants such as the Osher Foundation Grant in 2021 and the RapSDI Grant from the American Academy of Family Physicians in the same year. Dr. Majd is an accomplished author with publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributions to educational curricula. He has also delivered invited talks and presentations on acupuncture, integrative medicine, and healthcare practices at national, regional, and local levels. With an unwavering commitment to integrative health and a distinguished career marked by excellence, Dr. Iman Majd continues to impact the field of medicine through his leadership, education, and patient-centered care.

Jennifer Tan

Jennifer joined Ant group in September 2017 and has been assigned with various responsibilities. Currently, she is the Executive Vice President – Strategy Development and Government Affairs, Greater Bay Area of Ant Group. From September 2017 to March 2024, Jennifer was the Chief Executive Officer of AlipayHK, the leading e-wallet in Hong Kong. In early 2023, she is also the Program Head of 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion which is a philanthropic initiative launched jointly by the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group and Ant Group.

Jennifer holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and is a fellow member of ACCA, ICAEW and HKICPA. She is a highly respected accounting professional and Fintech leader who has taken on senior management roles for almost three decades. In 2021, she was winner of the Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award and was named by the Fintech Magazine as one of Fintech’s Top 100 Leaders in a global league table. In 2019, she was named ACCA Advocate of the Year, both for Hong Kong and Greater China, and was the Chairlady of ACCA Hong Kong for 2021/22. She has also been elected as the ACCA Global Council Member for 2022-2025. Recently, Jennifer is recognised as the Chapter Honoree of the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Chapter at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Jennifer is committed to driving the fintech development and is currently the member of various organisations and initiatives, including the Policy Research Committee of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, the Hong Kong Academy of Finance and the Digital Banking and Payments Committee of Fintech Association of Hong Kong. She has also been appointed as the member of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council.

Jennifer is active in voluntary community services especially with regard to the development of young people. She has been serving various universities in Hong Kong as a chairlady or member of the Advisory Committees. She is also a frequent speaker to students in Hong Kong and Chinese mainland, helping the next generation to better prepare for future challenges and understand the career opportunities in Fintech.

Jihui Yang

Jihui is a Kyocera Professor in MSE and Vice Dean of the College of Engineering. His research focuses on thermoelectric and energy storage materials with an emphasis on the design, synthesis, testing, and understanding of advanced thermoelectric materials and Li-ion battery materials for energy conversion and storage.

He has authored 100 papers, holds 19 US patents, and has established strong research funding from DOE/EERE in recent years including the partnership on battery research with PNNL. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has received the Campbell award from GM R&D and the DOE INCITE award.

Wenhui Zhang

Dr. Wenhui Zhang earned her doctoral degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2024. She graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood & Family Studies in 2017 . She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral Level (BCBA-D) and holds New York State teacher certification and a special education teacher certificate for birth through 6th grade. Dr. Zhang has served as a program supervisor and research scientist at the Fred S. Keller School, where she supervised instructional programs, trained classroom teachers and assistants, and mentored master’s students in the ABA program. She has also worked as a teacher assistant for behavior analytic courses at Teachers College. Dr. Zhang has presented at ABAI, NYSABA, and CABAs conferences. Her research interests include early childhood language development, cognitive development, Bidirectional Naming, Relational Frame Theory, and Joint Attention.

Daniel Hoffman

Daniel Hoffman is Jackson School Director and Stanley D. Golub Endowed Chair in International Studies at the University of Washington. Hoffman, a professor of international studies and comparative history of ideas, joined the UW faculty in 2004. His previous leadership roles at the University have included serving as chair of African Studies and associate chair of the Department of Anthropology. His research focuses on militarization in West Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University.

Tamara Lawson

Tamara F. Lawson is the Toni Rembe Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. Dean Lawson previously served in the roles of Dean, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, and Professor of Law, at St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami. She was the founding dean of the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice. Dean Lawson holds several leadership appointments in the legal community: Association of American Law Schools Deans’ Steering Committee, Law School Admissions Council Board of Trustee, Society of American Law Teachers’ Board of Governors, National Bar Association’s Board of Governors and Chair of the NBA’s Law Professors’ Division. Dean Lawson has previously served as the Chair of three different AALS Sections: Women-in-Legal Education, Evidence Law, and Law and Humanities. She currently serves as the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for LSAC’s Board, and the Chair of the Committee on the Regulation of Legal Education for SALT’s Board. Dean Lawson is regularly invited to speak on issues of criminal justice and race, educating student and practitioner audiences, both domestically and internationally.

Prior to joining the legal academy, Dean Lawson served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among other prosecutorial duties, she worked on the Special Victims Unit for Domestic Violence, as well as successfully argued multiple cases before the Nevada Supreme Court, including death penalty appeals.

As a faculty member, Dean Lawson was twice awarded Professor of the Year. As a scholar, her publications include a lead article in the American Journal of Criminal Law, entitled, Can Fingerprints Lie?, two co-authored casebooks, and an invited book chapter in CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY. Dean Lawson’s research has appeared in prestigious law journals. Her article A Fresh Cut in an Old Wound – A Critical Analysis of the Trayvon Martin Killing: The Public Outcry, the Prosecutors’ Discretion, and The Stand Your Ground Law garnered Dean Lawson media appearances as a legal expert, and she was selected as the Reporter for the American Bar Association’s National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws. Her timely research on excessive force cases is published in Powerless Against Police Brutality: A Felon’s Story and in Awakening the American Jury: Did the Killing of George Floyd Alter Juror Deliberations Forever?

Ray Li

Ray Li is Assistant Vice President of International Advancement, and has been with the University of Washington for 12 years. His prior experience includes serving as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Advancement for Neighborhood House, working as the Assistant Director of Development for the American Red Cross Greater Hartford Chapter, and supporting the Canadian Red Cross and the American Red Cross Seattle King County Chapter. Ray holds a Master of Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Biopsychology from the University of British Columbia.

Anita Ramasastry

Anita Ramasastry is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law and the Director of the Sustainable International Development Graduate Program at the University of Washington School of Law. She is an expert in the fields of anti-corruption, commercial law, sustainable development and business and human rights. She is one of the leading academics and a pioneer in the field of business and human rights. She also serves a Senior Advisor for Global Faculty engagement to the University’s Office of Global Affairs.

Ramasastry’ s scholarship has been cited in two major Supreme Court decisions in the United States focused on the issue of corporate accountability for transnational human rights abuses. She has authored numerous expert studies including the groundbreaking, Commerce Crime and Conflict study, which examined civil and criminal business liability for human rights violations in 16 jurisdictions. More recently, Ramasastry chaired an expert panel of jurists to develop the Corporate Crime Principles, focused on when States should investigate and prosecute cross border corporate crimes having significant human rights impacts.

She currently serves as a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, having been appointed as a rapporteur by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2016 and she previously served as its chair in 2020. In 2021, Ramasastry also was appointed as the Special Representative on Combatting Corruption at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ramasastry is a founding co-editor in chief of the Business and Human Rights Journal, published by Cambridge University Press. She is the Co-President of the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association and launched its annual research scholars forum.

From 2017-2019, Ramasastry served as president of the Uniform Law Commission, the 127-year old organization comprised of lawyers from the 50 States that work to harmonize the laws where uniform is desirable. She was previously Chair of its Executive Committee and is an appointed Commissioner from Washington State.

As of 2019, Ramasastry is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption. She served a member of the WEF’s Global Agenda Council on Human Rights from 2012–2016. Ramasastry sits on the advisory boards of Transparency International, the Institute of Human Rights and Business, and Global Witness. She also sits on Export Development Canada’s CSR Advisory Committee and is a member of the Port of Seattle’s Ethics Committee. In the past she has advised and worked with development organizations including the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Commission, the Commercial Law Development Program of the US Department of Commerce and USAID. In 2019, she served as a commissioner on the Lichtenstein Initiative Commission on Finance against Slavery and Trafficking.

From 2009 to 2012, Ramasastry served as a senior advisor in the International Trade Administration of the US Department of Commerce, working under the leadership of then Secretary Gary Locke. She directed the ITA’s anti-corruption and trade efforts, and helped to launch new initiatives with the G20, APEC and the OSCE. She developed a new anti-corruption and business and human rights curriculum for US trade officers in embassies worldwide.

In 1998–99, she served as a special attorney and advisor to a special claims resolution tribunal in Zurich, Switzerland, established to resolve claims to World War II-era bank accounts. She has been a visiting professor and Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary Westfield College, and University of London and has been a recurrent visiting professor at the National University of Ireland in Galway and the Central European University in Budapest.

She has served as a staff attorney at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an associate attorney at the international law firm of White & Case in Budapest, Hungary, and assistant professor of law at the Central European University in Budapest. She was the symposium editor for the Harvard International Law Journal and has clerked for Justice Alan B. Handler of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Ramasastry has been recognized by the students as the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year on numerous occasions. In 1998, she received the UW Distinguished Teaching Award during her second year of teaching, and in 2002, she received the UW Outstanding Public Service Award for her work focused on domestic violence.

Yanfang Su

Dr. Yanfang Su is a health economist with more than ten years of work experience in health systems and policy. Dr. Su holds an MA in Public Management from Tsinghua University and an ScD in Global Health and Population within Health Systems track from Harvard University. During her postdoctoral training at the University of Washington, Dr. Su applied econometric methods to health financing and published papers in The Lancet as co-first author and The Lancet Infectious Diseases as first author. Her publications focus on three areas: 1) economic evaluation of healthcare systems, including analysis of equity, supply, demand, costs, and quality; 2) public policy evaluation; and 3) global health and population measures. Dr. Su is the cofounder and the co-director of a new initiative, Learning for Action in Policy Implementation and Health Systems (LAPIS), in the Department of Global Health at University of Washington. Dr. Su is the founder and Board Chair of a non-profit organization, the East West Alliance for Education and Health, which delivered equitable community services and conducted digital health randomized controlled trials in low-resource settings. Dr. Su worked at Tsinghua University and the Hong Kong Policy and Research Institute in China. Dr. Su has consulted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and Results for Development on primary health care systems strengthening. Dr. Su is a guest editor for a special issue on policy implementation science in Frontiers in Health Services. Dr. Su is an NIH-funded Implementation Science Scholar (IS-2) and an NIH career development awardee (K01).

Denzil Suite

As Vice President for Student Life, Denzil Suite provides leadership for a wide-range of programs and services that support students in their transition to the university and deepen their out-of-class experiences. These programs and services include: Housing and Food Services, Student Activities, Union Facilities, Student Publications, Recreational Sports, Counseling Center, Disability Resources, Career Center, Ceremonies, Greek Relations, Community Standards and Student Conduct and Health and Wellness.