Inside Asian Gaming

DECEMBER 2018 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 25 David Green Principal Newpage Consulting DavidGreen is founder andChairmanofNewpage Consulting, a company he established in Macau early in 2010. Previously he was Director of the Gaming Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Macau) Limitada. An Australian citizen, he is also a Permanent Resident of Macau. He retired as a Partner of PwC in 2004, but rejoined in 2005 to assist in the further development of the firm’s presence in the Asian gaming industry. He lived in Macau for more than 14 years, and worked with the SAR Government on liberalization and regulation of the casino industry. David is both a qualified lawyer and accountant, with considerable experience in gaming, including seven years (1995 to 2002) as a member and Chairman of the Independent Gambling Authority of South Australia. He is also a former Commissioner for Consumer Affairs in South Australia. Green holds a Masters degree in Law from the University of Melbourne, an MBA with Honors from IMD, Lausanne and a Commerce degree, also from the University of Melbourne. He was admitted to legal practice in Australia in 1977. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants (Australia) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Constance Hsu Director Cheng Ying Group Ms Constance Hsu has over 10 years of direct involvement in a broad set of gaming industry disciplines. Ms Hsu was with Mocha since it began in 2003, starting out as a financial controller and rising through management ranks quickly to become chief administrative officer. There, she oversaw finance, treasury, audit, legal compliance, procurement and human resources. In 2008, she was named president of Mocha, becoming one of only a handful of women to rise to the executive ranks in Macau’s gaming industry. From December 2013 to January 2017, Ms Hsu served as the general manager of Altira Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited’s first casino in Macau. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In 2011, Ms Hsu was honored with the award of Inspiration of the Year at the Women in Gaming Awards held in London. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Seattle University, a master’s degree in business administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a doctorate degree in economics from Beijing Normal University. Professor Desmond Lam, PHD Acting Program Director of Hospitality and Gaming Management Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau Desmond Lam is a Professor in International Integrated Resort Management and Chair of the International Accreditation Committee at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau. He is a life member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and a recipient of the “Emerging Leader” trophy at the 2016 Asia Gaming Awards. Desmond has studied and written extensively on gaming-related issues in trade and academic publications and authored the book Chopsticks and Gambling by Routledge. He is a judge for the International Gaming Awards and G2E Asia Awards and a speaker at numerous seminars. Desmond has also consulted for the Macau government and for integrated resorts. Rui Pinto Proença Corporate and Gaming Practice Partner MdME Lawyers Private Notary Rui is a partner at theMacau law firmof MdME, where he heads the firm’s Gaming practice. He has been based in Macau for the past 10 years, where he is recognized as one of the leading gaming lawyers. Rui regularly acts for gaming companies in Macau and across the Asia-Pacific region. He also assists governments in emerging markets develop their gaming policies and regulatory frameworks. Rui was distinguished as “Emerging Leader of the Year” in the Asia Gaming Awards 2017 and was subsequently recognized as a leading gaming lawyer in the Asia-Pacific region by Chamber and Partners. He is the global chairman of the Lex Mundi Gaming Solution, a network of law firms covering more than 25 gaming jurisdictions around the world and a member of the Board of Trustees of the “International Association of Gaming Advisors”. Michael Zhu SVP, International Operations Planning & Analysis The Innovation Group With nearly 20 years of experience in the gaming, leisure, and hospitality industries, in 2014 Michael Zhu joined The Innovation Group where he applies a comprehensive analytical skill set while exploiting his unique cultural context and leveraging his in-depth development and operational experience in the related sectors. Michael is Vice Chairman of the Macau Gaming Information Association (MGIA). His main focus with The Innovation Group is on mid-and large-scale IR development and operations in the US, Asia-Pacific and European markets. Michael also expanded his horizons during the GFC as a Leadership Development Associate with Las Vegas Sands Corporation, where he oversaw a broad array of projects to establish and enhance financial planning and analysis for the opening of numerous Sands China integrated resorts in Macau and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore among others. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Hospitality Management from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Peking University in China. He was a Fellow of the United States National Committee on U.S. – China Relations in Washington, DC and of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. ASIAN GAMING POWER 50 2 0 1 8