Totemic Families — Episode 05: Bernard Chan
Guest
Bernard Chan is the Chairman and President of Asia Financial Holdings Limited and Chairman of Asia Insurance Company Limited. He chairs the Hong Kong–Thailand Business Council, an advisor to Bangkok Bank (China) Company Limited and serves as Non-Executive Director of Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company.
Mr Chan currently holds the following key positions in public service: Chairman of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Chairman of Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Co. Ltd., Chairman of Our Hong Kong Foundation, Chairman of Hong Kong Chronicles Institute, Chairman of the ICAC Operations Review Committee, Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers.
Mr Chan has over 25 years of experience working with the Hong Kong Government and has extensive experience in leading public institutions. He previously served as a Hong Kong Deputy to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, the Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council, Member of the Legislative Council, Chairman of M+ Museum, Chairman of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Chairperson of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Chairman of the Council of Lingnan University, the Council for Sustainable Development and the Antiquities Advisory Board.
He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2006 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2020.
Show Description
Totemic Families is a monthly conversation series on building and stewarding Asian wealth and legacy. Each episode is recorded with a live audience in the room.
Each episode is a conversation with one guest, drawn from founders, operators, investors, and professionals who are working inside, outside, or alongside a multigenerational family enterprise.
Two things run through every conversation: the work, and the family.
The careers they've built inside, outside, or alongside the family enterprise,
The expectations they've wrestled with, the responsibilities they've embraced,
The legacy they're shaping on their own terms.
Beginning in Hong Kong, the show will travel across Asia's wealth hubs, across the generations, and to the people doing the work at every level.
Hear from those who honour what came before, while building something of their own.
What to Expect
Run of show
6:30 pm — Doors open
7:00 pm — Interview and audience Q&A; Light dinner provided
~8:00 pm — Mingle
Dress Code: Smart casual
Host: Hampton Tao
Presented by: Centaline Family Office