Simon Baptist is Editorial Director and Chief Economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit. Prior to his current role, he has held a number of other senior management and editorial positions in the business, including Managing Director for Asia, Regional Director of our Asia editorial team, Director of Global Forecasting, and Consulting Director in both Europe and Asia

Simon’s focus is on the global economy, national and international political developments, and public policy. He engages with business, government and international organisations, helping them to understand the operational and strategic implications of the EIU’s forecasts.

He has a doctorate in economics from and was a lecturer at Oxford University, along with degrees in economics and science from the University of Tasmania. His academic research investigated technology and the determinants of productivity in manufacturing firms.

Joshua Cole is the managing partner of Ashurst Hong Kong office and a partner in their corporate practice. He specialises in cross-border mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures in the Asia region. Joshua has advised on a number of high profile international acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures throughout the region and across a range of industry sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy and resources and retail.

Johannes Hack is the Chief Executive of DZ BANK's Hong Kong Branch and oversees the Bank's activities in China, Korea and Taiwan amongst others. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in June 2018, Johannes spent 10 years in Frankfurt and London heading DZ BANK's global Loan Syndication and the bank's European Renewable Financing business. He began his banking career as a Credit Analyst for Dresdner Bank in Berlin, Frankfurt and later as Head of Credit Department for BNP-Dresdner Bank in Moscow. Upon returning to Germany he spent 8 years with IKB Bank in Frankfurt and Duesseldorf as a Project Leader for Leverage Finance Transactions and latterly as a Loan Syndication Team Head. He holds a diploma in Economics from Technische Universitaet Berlin.

Katryna Mojica has held country leadership positions for Ogilvy & Mather since 2006. She has driven expansion in Vietnam and Indonesia, and currently leads the network office in Hong Kong.

She is associated with creating campaigns that helped drive social change, including work for Kimberly-Clark that changed the way girls were portrayed; and an IPA-awarded campaign which ultimately influenced government legislation requiring the use of motorcycle helmets in Vietnam. Under her leadership, Ogilvy Indonesia won its first Cannes Lion in its 40-year history.

Ogilvy is an award-winning integrated creative network that makes brands matter for Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses across 131 offices in 83 countries. It has been a consistent industry leader in Hong Kong, where it has been present since 1962. The company creates experiences, design and communications that shape every aspect of a brand’s needs through six core capabilities: Brand Strategy, Advertising, Customer Engagement and Commerce, PR and Influence, Digital Transformation, and Partnerships.

Janet Pau is the Director of The Economist Corporate Network in Hong Kong. She brings her experience working with top executives throughout Asia, coupled with economic knowledge and industry insight to help organisational leaders and their teams gain a holistic, practical appreciation of the opportunities and challenges in Greater China and across Asia.

Before joining The Economist Corporate Network, Janet was Program Director for the Asia Business Council, developing and delivering content for private forums for an all-CEO membership in Asia for more than a decade. Prior to that, she was Manager at the Global Business Policy Council at consulting firm A.T. Kearney in Washington D.C., where she led consulting projects and intellectual capital publications for senior executive clients in both business and government.

Janet’s publications include Through the Eyes of Tiger Cubs: Views of Asia’s Next Generation (Wiley, 2012) and Building Energy Efficiency (Encyclopaedia of China Publishing House, Chinese edition, 2008). She was an op-ed contributor and columnist for the South China Morning Post from 2011 to 2019. She has also contributed opinion pieces and book chapters, and spoken at various local and regional business conferences.

She serves on the leadership team of Hong Kong-based charity Beyond Foundation, which advocates for children with special needs and their families. She was a member on the Hong Kong Government’s Antiquities Advisory Board, Museum Advisory Board, and Central Policy Unit.

Janet received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies and psychology with honours from Yale University and a Master in Public Policy specializing in economic policy and competitiveness from Harvard University.