Adrian Lai is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Orichal Partners, the first multi-strategy cryptocurrency investment and blockchain advisory firm in Asia. Adrian is responsible for the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) strategy and all partnership efforts of the firm.
Before founding his own company, Adrian worked at BlackRock for 3+ years. His latest role at BlackRock was an ESG analyst where he worked with chairmen and board members from 100+ listed companies across Asia on issues such as corporate governance, corporate actions (e.g. M&A), cybersecurity and climate change risk. Adrian also worked at Marketing Team where he coordinated and delivered marketing strategies for retail and private bank clients. He was involved in designing and marketing the “BlackRock Plan” project, a robo-advising tool in Asia. Adrian also led the Technology Ambassador Committee at BlackRock, where he led the internal technology education effort and connected the external fintech ecosystem to BlackRock senior management and employees.
Outside of work, Adrian is the Community Partner of FinTech Connector. He is also a Founding Board of Director of the Hong Kong Digital Asset Investment Association. Moreover, Adrian is a fintech committee member of Invotech. Last but not least, Adrian has been invited to speak on fintech and entrepreneurship at various events such as invitations from Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and Cyberport.
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