Xia is the co-founder of Ark Investment Management and Ark Family Office. She is the Chief Investment Officer and is also responsible for family succession for ultra-HNW clients from Greater China.
Xia has nearly 20 years of extensive experience in the UK’s wealth management industry. Prior to setting up her own practice, she was a Senior Investment Manager and Head of Research at Barnett Waddingham Investments.
In recognition of her professionalism and diligence, Xia received the inaugural Chinese Business Leaders Awards – Excellence in Asset Management.
Xia is a CFA charterholder and MCSI. She is an academic book author and frequent panel judge for an international entrepreneurship competition.
John Porteous has over 30 years’ experience in Wealth Management, having held senior executive roles across Financial Planning, Investment Management, Proposition and Digital. He joined Charles Stanley in 2019 as Head of Distribution and now serves as Managing Director of Central Financial Services and Chief Client Officer at Raymond James Wealth Management.
A regular speaker at key industry events, John has also held several influential positions within professional bodies, including Chairman of the Society of Financial Advisers, Director of the Institute of Financial Planning, and Council Member/Director of APFA.
In his current role, John has executive responsibility for oversight of Consumer Duty strategy across Raymond James Wealth Management.
A hands-on engineer with plenty of industry and R&D experience, who likes to experiment with new technologies, design and deploy novel solutions, and inspire the new generations of engineers and digital innovators.
A firm believer in the use of advanced technology and artificial intelligence to increase our quality of life, and to build a better society.
A promoter of best practices to ensure technologies are useful, safe and trustworthy.
You will find Dejanira leading teams of engineers and supply chain experts, sharing a vision of future technologies and digital capabilities with global leaders and future engineers, or bouncing ideas off other experts.
I am a Supply Chain Lead in Pfizer’s Global Clinical Supply organization, where I support the planning and execution of clinical trial supply. Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked across clinical supplies in multiple pharmaceutical companies, building a well-rounded understanding of end-to-end trial supply chain operations. In my current role, I partner closely with cross-functional teams across departments and divisions to anticipate trial needs, solve day-to-day challenges, and help ensure patients and sites receive the right materials at the right time.
Kerri Raso holds a MS in Clinical Investigation and has worked as a Clinical Systems Expert for over 25 years with positions ranging from system design consultant, IT manager, project/program manager and vendor manager. She has worked at both software vendors and on the sponsor side for large and very small biotech companies, spanning a wide array of therapeutic areas including rare disease and oncology. Over the last 15 years, her main passion has been IRT and IRT-integrated technologies such as drug forecasting, eConsent, eCOA and other clinical devices & wearables. Kerri is currently Director, IRT Systems overseeing IRT, eCOA and Central Imaging at Tango Therapeutics.
