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Alicia García Herrero (Chief Economist Asia Pacific at Natixis)

Alicia García Herrero

Chief Economist Asia Pacific at Natixis

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based European think-tank BRUEGEL and non-resident Research Fellow at Madrid-based political think tank Real Instituto Elcano. She is currently Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally, Alicia is a Member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government, an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and member of advisory board of the Berlin-based MERICS.

In previous years Alicia held the following positions: Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the Bank of Spain, Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander and Economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books. Alicia is also very active in international media (Bloomberg and CNBC among others) as well as social media. As recognition of her leadership thoughts, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media leader by Refinitiv in 2020.

Harmen Overdijk (Founding Partner at The Capital Company)

Harmen Overdijk

Founding Partner at The Capital Company

Harmen Overdijk is a founding partner of The Capital Company, a Hong Kong and a U.S. based asset management firm focused on helping international clients with tax and estate planning and portfolio management. The Capital Company was created from the strategic merger of two experienced independent asset managers, where the partners have decades of Asian and U.S. market experience. The firm’s philosophy is based on Evidence Based Investing. A disciplined approach that gains its insights about the markets and returns from academic research, structures portfolios along the dimensions of expected returns and adds value by integrating research, portfolio structure, and implementation in a tax efficient manner.

Harmen is an expert portfolio manager with 23 years of investment management experience. Prior to The Capital Company he held senior management and CIO roles for several successful asset management practices at EFG Asset Management, Fortis Bank and MeesPierson.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) holder and has an Master in economics from Tilburg University, The Netherlands.