Adrian Lai

Managing director
4
ICOs
$ 8,400,000
Projects Raised
China
Country
About Adrian Lai
I believe we are in the era of financial industry 3.0. Distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence & internet of things are reshaping the banking and asset management sector. In 2017, I co-founded Orichal Partners, a cryptocurrency and blockchain investment firm. I am responsible for the firm’s advisory business and strategic partnerships. I have led blockchain project investments and collaborations with prominent projects such as SingularityNET, Zilliqa, GIFTO, etc. Before founding my company, I held various roles at BlackRock. My latest role was an ESG analyst where I worked with chairmen and board members from 100+ listed companies on issues such as corporate governance, corporate actions (e.g. M&A), cybersecurity and climate change risk. With my Sales & Marketing role, I was involved in designing and marketing the “BlackRock Plan” project, a robo-advising tool. I also co-founded the Technology Ambassador Committee, where I led the internal technology education effort and connected the external fintech ecosystem to BlackRock senior management and employees. As a millennial, I believe the best way of giving back to society is through nurturing the young generation. I am a career coach, mentor and inspirational speaker and have been invited to speak at various events to provide guidance to secondary schools, universities and recent graduates. I have invested lots of my resources into education. My education audiences span across public entities, institutions, retail public and students. I am a trainer of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and was a Guest Trainer of Kaplan Financials. Some of the example audiences that I conducted trainings / classes with: - Commercial Crime Bureau – Hong Kong Police Force - Prominent private banks and asset management firms - Local / international universities (undergraduate / EMBA) - Chinese Students (via Dreambigcareer)