Morningtide Capital Partners

Philippines

James Pacaba is CFO to some of the most transformative ventures in the Philippines, and formerly lectured at some of the top universities in the country. As the founder of Morningtide Capital Partners, he manages over $13.2 million in equity across nine industries.

Journalist

Myanmar

Jack Aung, an award-winning multimedia journalist who went from reporting and editing at Mon News Agency to producing and reporting for BBC News, Aljazeera, and Asia Calling. He's also a pioneering mobile journalism trainer in Myanmar.

International Fund for Public Interest Media

United States of America

Irene Jay Liu is regional director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Fund for Public Interest Media, based in Singapore. Previously, she led the Google News Lab in APAC and was an investigative reporter and data editor at Reuters.

Hong Kong Free Press

Hong Kong

Hillary Leung is an HKFP reporter and editor. She reported on Asia – including on Hong Kong’s 2019 protests – for TIME Magazine and covered local news at Coconuts Hong Kong.

DVB English

Canada

Adam Bemma is a media consultant, trainer and managing editor of DVB English.