Su-Mei Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s Foundation, Hong Kong SAR, China, a leading NGO dedicated to the advancement of women in Hong Kong. She began her career as a corporate finance associate at Linklaters before assuming senior management positions with The Walt Disney Company, the Financial Times (FT), and Christie’s. As the FT’s Managing Director for Asia, Ms. Thompson launched the FT’s Asia edition in 2003 and served on the FT’s global management board. She also launched the FT Sustainable Banking Awards in collaboration with IFC. Additionally, Ms. Thompson is a co-founder and advisory board member of Intelligence Squared Asia and is a corporate board member of The Cheltenham Ladies College. She also serves on the board of HKExlisted Natural Beauty Bio-technology Limited.