Martin Haigh

GFO-X is the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. Combining proprietary high-performance technology with industry-leading partnerships and infrastructure, GFO-X delivers the requirements necessary to grow the institutional digital asset derivatives market. GFO-X provides comprehensive risk management for transactions in digital asset derivatives through clearing provided by LCH DigitalAssetClear. Backed by M&G Investments and authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2022, GFO-X’s regulation-first approach has enabled it to partner with some of the largest financial institutions in the world. GFO-X believes the digital asset futures and options markets will grow exponentially over the coming years as the asset class matures and more sophisticated investors begin to participate in greater size. By solving market constraints such as counterparty risks and technology challenges, GFO-X delivers a robust market structure and innovative products to propel the next leg of growth of the digital asset ecosystem.

We are an innovative consortium that sits at the intersection of technology, entertainment and sports. Established in 2013, we offer a range of B2B solutions with a profitable portfolio of online products. Founded by engineers, we have an ambitious roadmap and we are looking for people who want to build technology of the future today. We aim to delight and enthral our users with products that capture the imagination in every way possible. This is what we believe in: • Build only what makes you unique, outsource the rest • Complexity is your enemy. Engineer simplicity. • Be product focused, not tech obsessed. Deliver value, not code. • Do more with less • Ruthlessly delight your customer • Take ownership and execute with high urgency

GFO-X is the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. Combining proprietary high-performance technology with industry-leading partnerships and infrastructure, GFO-X delivers the requirements necessary to grow the institutional digital asset derivatives market. GFO-X provides comprehensive risk management for transactions in digital asset derivatives through clearing provided by LCH DigitalAssetClear. Backed by M&G Investments and authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2022, GFO-X’s regulation-first approach has enabled it to partner with some of the largest financial institutions in the world. GFO-X believes the digital asset futures and options markets will grow exponentially over the coming years as the asset class matures and more sophisticated investors begin to participate in greater size. By solving market constraints such as counterparty risks and technology challenges, GFO-X delivers a robust market structure and innovative products to propel the next leg of growth of the digital asset ecosystem.

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) inspires the joy of reading by bringing the world’s writers and stories to Hong Kong’s diverse communities. A dynamic year-round programme and an annual festival offer dialogue, entertainment and perspective, while the Young Readers Festival (YRF) motivates students to engage with all aspects of the written word, improving communication skills, while nurturing the art of writing and storytelling. The annual festival features established and emerging writers from around the world, alongside local literary talents, in a programme that includes panel discussions, book talks, readings, workshops, walks, school programmes, performances, and more. HKILF is an acknowledged landmark in the city’s cultural landscape and has brought a distinguished roster of guests to Hong Kong for over twenty years. Past speakers include Margaret Atwood, Amy Tan, Shehan Karunatilaka, Irvine Welsh, Kevin Kwan, Jonathan Kaufman, Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Jason Reynolds, Pico Iyer, Ian Rankin, Yann Martel, Julia Donaldson, Neil Gaiman, Michael Morpurgo and Emily St. John Mandel, among many others. We are a not-for-profit, charitable organisation dedicated to bringing the best in the literary arts to Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) brings writers and book lovers together at events that allow them to share ideas. Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to attract not just the best authors and thinkers in Asia, but globally. The city that built itself on the exchange of goods, is now also the region’s focal point for the exchange of ideas. Literature makes us think, it gives us new perspectives. HKILF starts conversations that build a better society. HKILF was founded in 2001. It is organised and coordinated by Hong Kong International Literary Festival Limited, a non-profit, charitable literary arts organisation which also manages the annual Young Readers Festival. The stellar list of past HKILF authors includes literary luminaries including Louis de Bernières, Markus Zusak, Jung Chang, Seamus Heaney, Yann Martel, Amy Tan and Colm Tóibín.

We are an innovative consortium that sits at the intersection of technology, entertainment and sports. Established in 2013, we offer a range of B2B solutions with a profitable portfolio of online products. Founded by engineers, we have an ambitious roadmap and we are looking for people who want to build technology of the future today. We aim to delight and enthral our users with products that capture the imagination in every way possible. This is what we believe in: • Build only what makes you unique, outsource the rest • Complexity is your enemy. Engineer simplicity. • Be product focused, not tech obsessed. Deliver value, not code. • Do more with less • Ruthlessly delight your customer • Take ownership and execute with high urgency