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"Digital in Social Impact"
Hugo Walkinshaw in conversation with Nicholas Hamilton
Hugo has been a Permanent Resident in Singapore since 2003. He has thirty years of experience, twenty five years in Asia Pacific and five years in Europe, based in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. His management consulting experience has been with both Deloitte and EY, with seventeen years as a partner, in a range of leadership roles. Most recently, he worked with AntWorks, as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Partnership Officer, based in Singapore. The company is focused on Data & Digitization, enabled by AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Automation technologies.
He has been the President of the British Chamber of Commerce (Singapore), a Board member of the European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) and an Advisory Board member for the London School of Business & Finance (Singapore). In 2017, he was awarded an OBE for services to British Business in Singapore and to UK Exports.
Before joining Laurasia Capital Management, Nicholas was the Head of Special Situations and Distressed Asset Investments for Standard Bank. The business managed individual special situations, distressed assets and NPL portfolio investments with a notional value in excess of $10bn across nine countries but was focused on the Asia Pacific region.
Nicholas was a Founding Director of CapAsia, the region’s largest infrastructure fund and an Investment Committee Member. He was also a member of Standard Banks Global Principal Investment Committee. He joined Standard Bank as its Chief Executive for Asia Pacific in July 2006. During his tenure, profits in the region increased four times and ICBC acquired a 20% stake in Standard Bank Group for $5.5bn, the largest FDI into Africa.
Prior to that, Nicholas was the Chief Executive for Asia Pacific at HVB/UniCredit Group where he led a successful business focused on structured finance, principal investments and credit trading. He founded HVB Asset Management in Asia which had over $2bn AUM and focused on credit products and distressed assets. Nick is also the CEO and Co-Founder of The Conduit, a members club based in London focused on social & environmental change.
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Hugo has been a Permanent Resident in Singapore since 2003. He has thirty years of experience, twenty five years in Asia Pacific and five years in Europe, based in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. His management consulting experience has been with both Deloitte and EY, with seventeen years as a partner, in a range of leadership roles. Most recently, he worked with AntWorks, as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Partnership Officer, based in Singapore. The company is focused on Data & Digitization, enabled by AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Automation technologies.
He has been the President of the British Chamber of Commerce (Singapore), a Board member of the European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) and an Advisory Board member for the London School of Business & Finance (Singapore). In 2017, he was awarded an OBE for services to British Business in Singapore and to UK Exports.
Before joining Laurasia Capital Management, Nicholas was the Head of Special Situations and Distressed Asset Investments for Standard Bank. The business managed individual special situations, distressed assets and NPL portfolio investments with a notional value in excess of $10bn across nine countries but was focused on the Asia Pacific region.
Nicholas was a Founding Director of CapAsia, the region’s largest infrastructure fund and an Investment Committee Member. He was also a member of Standard Banks Global Principal Investment Committee. He joined Standard Bank as its Chief Executive for Asia Pacific in July 2006. During his tenure, profits in the region increased four times and ICBC acquired a 20% stake in Standard Bank Group for $5.5bn, the largest FDI into Africa.
Prior to that, Nicholas was the Chief Executive for Asia Pacific at HVB/UniCredit Group where he led a successful business focused on structured finance, principal investments and credit trading. He founded HVB Asset Management in Asia which had over $2bn AUM and focused on credit products and distressed assets. Nick is also the CEO and Co-Founder of The Conduit, a members club based in London focused on social & environmental change.
Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4lPPhD5...
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/for...
Forum is a private members network across the major cities of the world. The membership is drawn from the senior échelons of the business community and family offices with journalists, economists, politicians, public speakers, academics, designers, writers and those working in the arts. All members are either principals or experts in their fields, intellectually curious and internationally minded.