In a career spanning 40 years, Alastair has advised Governments, Financial Institutions and Multi-national companies on a broad range of transactional and public affairs assignments. He has served as Head of Europe Coverage for ICBC International, Vice Chairman Greater China for Apco Worldwide, China President of the French digital technology group Thomson S.A. and as a main board Director of TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings (HKSE 1070).

In the public sector, he was a council member of the China British Business Council and Executive Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Mr. Campbell holds an M.A. degree from Oxford University in Oriental studies, and a diploma from Beijing University in Chinese studies. He speaks Mandarin and several European languages.

Doug has spent more than 25 years in Asia in a number of different roles. He was most recently a Managing Director at Caldera Pacific, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, where he served on the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Caldera Pacific, Doug was the CEO and co-founder of Solution Access, an early-stage investment firm that also provided Asia market entry and consultancy services to technology companies.

Before founding Solution Access, Doug launched the Asia operations of Roubini Global Economics as Regional Director. He began his career at IDC as an analyst and built a banking advisory practice working with financial institutions and technology firms. At IDC, he launched Financial Insights in Asia Pacific and was the regional Research Director.

Doug has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in China Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and an MIA from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Doug is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and is conversant in Mandarin.

Kim has worked in international investigations and intelligence gathering for over 30 years. The majority of this experience focused on financial crime, with more than 20 years’ attained in Hong Kong. Kim’s most recent position was as Head of Financial Crimes APAC at Citibank’s Corporate and Investment Bank where he also led the global rollout of a new data analytics capability related to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT). Kim was responsible for client vetting and intelligence gathering activities, and the coordination of these initiatives with other regions. He is a subject matter expert in AML/CFT.

Kim began his career as a Special Agent in the FBI where he became an expert on organized crime and financial crime working out of the FBI’s New York City office. Kim subsequently joined the Chase Manhattan Bank and had senior assignments in New York, London, Germany, and Hong Kong where he served as the regional APAC CFO. After Chase, he began his consulting career, including senior positions at JFK Consulting in France, Hill & Associates (principal), Control Risks Group and Kinetic Partners.

Kim is a licensed CPA (inactive) in New York and California, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and President and Director of the ACFE Hong Kong Chapter. He is a graduate of Hobart College in New York and has his MBA from Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Chris specializes in providing high-level assessment, management and investigative consulting services to clients on a wide range of business risk and uncertainty issues. With his executive experience in private industry, as well as his prior experience at senior levels of the United States Government’s premier intelligence organization, Chris has been involved with investment assessment, intelligence management, political analysis and sensitive investigations and related business matters for over thirty years both in the private and government sectors.

Previously, Chris served as a US intelligence officer for over twenty years. During his intelligence career, Chris advised senior civilian and military principals, and managed complex situations marked by high degrees of risk and uncertainty throughout the intelligence cycle. Chris often led large and diverse groups of professionals and specialists working under adverse, and hostile, conditions.

Chris achieved the rank of Senior Intelligence Executive, and upon his retirement, the United States Government awarded him numerous honors to recognize his service and contributions. Earlier in his career, Chris served with municipal and federal investigative law enforcement agencies in the United States.

Chris frequently speaks to business and community organizations throughout Asia on subjects related to political and business risk issues.

Jasmine leads the operations team at Kalavinka. She oversees global research assignments and has extensive experience managing complex due diligence projects, asset traces, fraud investigations and other advisory work for clients. She has managed hundreds of projects for multinational corporations, law firms and financial institutions in China, Hong Kong and across the Asia Pacific region.

Before joining Kalavinka, Jasmine was the Practice Lead of the Operations Team at The Poseidon Group and managed pre-IPO and M&A projects. Jasmine started her career with the World Health Organization where she was responsible for liaising with the healthcare sector and government on projects across China.

Jasmine is a Certified Fraud Examiner. She completed a master’s degree in International Development from Tsinghua University and graduated in Economics from University College London. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Will advises private investors and their portfolio companies on legal and related strategic issues arising from fund raising, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged finance and stock market listings and other forms of exit. He has structured and managed private equity, credit, distressed debt, venture capital and real estate funds across greater China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia, and is an expert in risk and compliance issues in the region.

Will’s previous experience includes serving as general counsel of Baring Private Equity Asia, a leading Asia-based private equity firm. Prior to joining Baring, he held similar positions with GE Capital Asia and Colony Capital. He has acquired and turned around a distressed hotel in China and represented Chinese firms in their offshore investments. Will was a partner in a Wall Street law firm before relocating to Hong Kong in 1995.

With more than 30 years of experience in Asia, Will has been recognized for providing creative and effective solutions for legal and business matters across the region. He has been recognized as outstanding Asia in-house counsel by IFLR, Asia Law & Business and The Asian Lawyer. The Financial Times recognized him as one of the top 10 innovative lawyers in Asia and The American Lawyer has recognized him for the top M&A deal in China.

Will received his BA from UC Berkeley in 1973, his AM from Harvard’s East Asian Regional Studies program in 1978 and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1982. Will is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong and New York and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.