Travis is a multilingual Finance Executive who specialises in partnering with senior executives and board members, managing businesses and stakeholders globally, resolving complex business issues and growing companies sustainably. His current role leads Finance across Asia for City Facilities Management, a large facilites management company focusing on retail and hospitality.

His experience spans growing Western businesses with Asia operations, managing strategic planning and major projects. His industry expertise includes major project consultancies, technology, telecoms, banking and property. His doctorate (DBA) covered FinTech, innovation and technology.

Travis is excited about technology, major projects and multinational business and is honoured to be a current Council Member, having served as Chair in 2018, of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand in Hong Kong, where he drives new ideas in business. A native English speaker, Travis is fluent in Mandarin and is proficient in Cantonese and Shanghainese; intermediate in French and Taiwanese (Hokkien).

Mr GP Yeow is currently the General Manager for the flagship hotel of the JW Marriott brand in Asia Pacific. Leading a team of professional associates under his direction, GP is responsible for the overall strategic directions, operational activities and guest services of the hotel.

A seasoned hotelier with almost 30 years of experience, GP began his hospitality career in Perth Australia, and worked in both food and beverage as well as rooms divisions before moving up the ranks to become Hotel Manager. With his extensive operational experience in Australia, Malaysia and China, he was appointed as Area Director of Operations overseeing Marriott Hotels in Northeast Asia and Northern China in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Prior to joining JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong in March 2021, GP held the role of General Manager at JW Marriott Beijing for more than 5 years, as well as General Manager at W Hong Kong for 2 years. Given his strong leadership skills and strategic directions, GP was recognised with awards including The Mustang Award 2021 by Marriott International, General Manager Leadership Excellence Award (Luxury) by Marriott International in both 2021 and 2017, as well as The Best General Manager Award by the 7th Annual China Awards of Lifestyle Magazine in 2017.

A native of Malaysia, GP is a graduate of Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School in Australia. He also earned a Swiss Diploma in IHTTI School of Hotel Management in Switzerland. He speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and Cantonese.

GP is married with two children, and he enjoys cooking, wine tasting and outdoor activities in his leisure time

Grace Yeung, CFA, FCPA (Practising), CPA, CPA (CA) is Senior Director, Exam Development,
Asia Pacific of CFA Institute. Grace plays a global role, and she leads the development and
production of CFA Exams and CFA Institute’s certificates. Grace’s team consists of over one
hundred fifty consultants and staff worldwide. She is responsible for developing strategies and
driving projects of the CFA Program, CFA Exam, certificates, and accomplishing the mission of
CFA Institute. One of Grace’s key projects is transitioning the CFA Exam from paper-based to
computer-based. Grace is committed to advocating for ESG and the Certificate in ESG Investing
program. She often shares her views about ESG with the media. With her background and
professional experiences in Asia Pacific, Grace outreaches to CFA Societies, professional
standard setting bodies, practitioners, and credentialing organisations in the region to seek
insights and develop strategies that are relevant to the CFA Program and the Certificate in ESG
Investing.

Grace has over twenty years of global experiences in the financial services and investment
management industry. Prior to joining CFA Institute, Grace held the position of Senior Manager,
Assurance, Financial Services and Asset Management of PwC Hong Kong. Her clients include
global and regional asset managers in traditional and alternative investment spaces, hedge funds,
private equity, venture capital, real estate and infrastructure. She led assurance and consulting
projects including investment fund set-up, regulatory licensing, and internal control compliance.
Grace had assurance, consulting, and financial services working experiences in the United States
and Canada.

Grace holds a Master of Economics from University of California at Berkeley and a Master of
Laws, Corporate and Financial Laws from University of Hong Kong. She graduated as a
Bachelor of Science with summa cum laude, distinction in Management Science, and Phi Beta
Kappa from University of California, San Diego. Grace is a CFA charterholder, a Certified
Public Accountant licensed with California, USA, a Chartered Professional Accountant of
Canada and a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) at Hong Kong SAR. She completed the
Certificate in ESG Investing program and holds the certificate. Grace is a Fellow and a member
of the Task Force for Digitalization of the Qualification Programme under the Qualification and
Examinations Board of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also an
active participant in the accounting standards roundtable panel of the HKICPA.