Christopher is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Charles Thomas & Partners. He possesses over 15 years of corporate finance and strategy experience, specialising in cross-boarder life sciences and technology deals between Asia and North America. Christopher has an extensive trackrecord of assisting small and medium size companies in financing options and value creation. He has a B.A. Degree in Economics from Concordia University, Canada and is on the board of several charities.

Lisa is currently in Program Management, Pharma Development Regulartory at Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. She focuses on oncology drug development and provides strategic direction to project teams and is the main point of contact with health authorities such as the FDA. Prior, she was managing early development programmes in Metabolic Diseases and Respiratory & Oncology therapy and part of the portfolio management team. Before joining Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Lisa spent 2 years in Project Management at Chiron Corporation managing a technology transfer/joint venture with a Singapore-based biotechnology company.

Vincent possesses over 18 years of industry, investing and company buillding experience with 14 years in venture capital. He is currently the founder and Managing Partner of Asia Lifesciences Venture Consulting Inc. Prior, he was a Venture Partner and Vice President at MDS Capital. While there, Vince managed the Sino-Canadian Biotechnology Fund, led technology transfer and investment initiatives into Asia, managed relationships with key Asia investors and venture capitals and led numerous partnering missions to Asia. He was also previously a Venture Partner at Royal Bank Capital Partners and worked with the ASI Product Development Fund. Vince has a M.Sc. in Immunology and M.B.A. from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He was the former Chair of Monte Jade Western Canada and is on the Advisory Board to the BC Medical Device Association.

Milton is a Neurologist with over 35 years of clinical medical experience and over 10 years of clinical trial experience, specialising in Stroke research. He is currently on staff at St. Pauls Hospital, Vancouver, Canada and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. Previously, Milton was Division Head of the Division of Neurology at St. Pauls Hospital and established the Neurology Continuing Education Fund at the hospital. He is also a past director on the Board of the British Columbia Heart and Stroke Foundation.