SPONSORS
LEAD SPONSOR
Natixis
Title Sponsor
Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, and the customers of Groupe BPCE’s networks. Natixis has long been a great supporter of rugby, as sponsors of French Top-14 rugby league club Racing 92 since 2007 and of the HKFC Rugby Section since 2014.
Natixis shares many of rugby’s core values, including teamwork, commitment and perseverance. Our partnership with HKFC Rugby Section not only reflects these values and our commitment to supporting rugby in Asia, but also demonstrates our dedication to grow in the Asia Pacific region, in terms of both clients and staff. Learn more about Natixis at: cib.natixis.com apac.cib.natixis.com
SPONSORS
AIA Vitality
Sponsor
AIA’s brand promise to help our customers live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives was launched across all of our markets in 2018. AIA is leading the way in transforming our protection business from that of a passive claims payer to a partner that actively helps our customers improve their health and well-being. This changes the way that customers perceive the purchase of life and health insurance and allows them to see positive, tangible benefits early on in their relationship with AIA.
Our approach is fully aligned with the rapidly evolving needs and expectations of consumers in Asia-Pacific and offers significant potential for enhancing the quality and frequency of engagement with our customers and our distribution.
Latham & Watkins
Sponsor
Latham & Watkins LLP is a leading global law firm dedicated to working with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome legal challenges anywhere in the world. The firm has earned considerable market recognition based on a record number of landmark matters and a unified culture of innovation and collaboration.
From a global platform of offices covering the world’s major financial, business and regulatory centers, the firm’s lawyers help clients succeed. For more information, visit us on our website at www.lw.com.
Mourant
Sponsor
Mourant is a leading offshore law firm with expertise in Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Jersey and Guernsey law. Through Mourant Governance Services, we deliver a complementary range of fiduciary, administration and governance services. Our clients include many of the world’s leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.
We routinely work in partnership with the most prestigious international legal and accountancy firms. Our Hong Kong office provides multi-jurisdictional offshore legal advice to our clients based in the Asia-Pacific region and our highly-rated team consists of partners and senior lawyers with significant experience across the leading offshore jurisdictions.
Block.one
Sponsor
Block.one is the leader in high-performance blockchain software. In 2018, it published the EOSIO software, a free, open-source protocol designed to be adapted and utilized by the developer community and companies to create a more secure and transparent back-end system. EOSIO is regarded as the fastest, most scalable, most active blockchain software in the world. It addresses the limitations of first-generation blockchain platforms while retaining the core benefits of the technology: security, accountability, and immutability.
Block.one’s latest product, Voice, aims to redefine social media by cultivating creation, sharing, discovery and promotion of content by real users. Block.one further encourages a robust blockchain ecosystem through developing and supporting projects built on EOSIO via its venture capital unit, EOS VC. F or further information, please visit block.one
Collinson
Sponsor
Collinson is a global leader in customer benefits and loyalty. We craft customer experiences which enable some of the world’s best-known brands to acquire, engage and retain the most demanding, choice-rich customers. For over 30 years, we’ve worked with brands in the financial services, travel and retail industries globally to create engagement and loyalty, deliver smarter travel experiences, and protect and assist their customers and employees in times of need.
Our clients include Air France KLM, American Express, Cathay Pacific, Chase, Hackett, Mastercard, Radisson Hotel Group, RSA, Sephora, UnionPay, Vhi and Visa. Our customer benefits products include the world’s leading airport experiences programme, Priority Pass, as well as identity assistance, flight delay, international health and travel risk management solutions. Our loyalty expertise uniquely combines strategy, award-winning technology and programme management to create greater engagement and experiences for our clients’ customers.