Andrew Work

Emcee / Live Auctioneer

Categories: Fintech, Hong Kong, MC / Moderator

Andrew Work is the Managing Director, Head of Media, Asia and Europe at NexChange, the innovation ecosystem-as-a-service and co-creator of the Fintech O2O, Healthtech O2O, and Block O2O brands and events. He was the lead on-stage host for Consensus Singapore 2018, Hong Kong Blockchain Week, Block O2O, Hong Kong Fintech Week (2015-2017), the first Token 2049, SME Finance Forum (2015-2017), World Business Angel Investor Forum (2017-2019) and many more world-leading blockchain and fintech events.

Mr Work has extensive executive experience in building successful media, content, community, ecosystem and events brands from ground zero to become globally recognized properties. He has held executive positions as the Editor-in-Chief of Harbour Times and High Tide, CEO of New Work Media, Executive Director of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and more. He founded the Hong Kong economic policy think tank, The Lion Rock Institute and remains an active board member. He has worked for The Economist Group, Penton Media and on Parliament Hill with a senior Cabinet Minister in Ottawa. He is the Consulting Editor to Sphere, the in-house publication of the CK Hutchison Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Victoria.

Andrew Work is a top-notch high energy Master of Ceremonies, adept in formal business situations as well as high drama. He is a registered speaker-consultant for the World Bank and has worked for them across Asia and Europe. He MC’ed a Tatler Top 10 Party of the Year (2017) and regularly hosts events across Asia and Europe. He has introduced heads of state, Hollywood stars, NBA legends, captains of industry and more.

He is also a live auctioneer, combining high dynamism and humour to entertain live audiences while extracting maximum value from high net worth clientele.

In addition, Mr Work is the founder of an economic think tank, The Lion Rock Institute, and he speaks many times a year on Hong Kong’s history and peculiar economic structure in a lively and engaging manner. Dry economics this is not!

He is also an expert in fintech and blockchain business and technologies and has MC’ed Hong Kong Fintech Week, Hong Kong Blockchain Week, Consensus Singapore and Token 2049. He has keynoted at the Seoul Asian Financial Forum and other leading financial services events. His presentation, “The Institutionalisation of Digital Assets”, is very well received by the banking and fintech community.

He also does a very popular speech: The Economic History of Hong Kong (or: How Hong Kong got to be this Wacky and Wonderful Place).

You were incredible last night. I have to say your MCing was one of the highlights of the night.
~ Chris Bin, Pernod-Ricard, From Russia with Art

On behalf of the SME Finance Forum, I would like to thank you for your participation in the Global SME Finance Forum 2016 in Beijing last week. We greatly appreciated your emceeing and setting the right tone and energy for the event.
~ Matthew Gamser,, CEO, SME Finance Forum, World Bank/IMF

Thanks again for taking on the MC gig. The evening would not have gone as well as it did without your energy and enthusiasm!
~ Sarah Cheng, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong KongAndrew Work was the best informed and prepared MC I have met in many international startup events; he had studied the topic well, reviewed each presenter’s background before the event and introduced each with most appropriate introductions. He was also witty and engaging.
~ Michael Hong, Red Herring, Former Head, GE Capital Korea

I am not used to seeing such energetic and eloquent emceees at these industry conferences.
~ Michelle Y Lai, Ambassador to Hong Kong, Galen Growth Asia

You were like a superman in the event coming up from everywhere.
~ Yang Seunghee, Team Leader, Communicatons, Proteina

Big ups to Mr Andrew Work for rocking the mic like a champion and taking lead on MC duties on the night – you, my man, are a legend…and you should wear that leather vest more often!
~ John Luciw, band member and event organiser, Phantom Power charity event.

You were amazing as ever @mrgandrewwork! You’re a singular talent. Thank you.
~ Campaign Asia, after the PRAwards Asia 2018 (#PRAwardsAsia)

Was great to see MC Andrew Work made the conference more eventful, supplying speakers with energy and confidence, that was particularly important for startup founders.
~ Vitaly Pentegov, COO at UrbanChain Group | President at Moscow Financial Club

Your emceeing was fabulous – a few people mentioned you were one of the best emcees they’ve ever seen, and I agree!
~ Carylyne Chan, Global Head of Marketing, CoinMarketCap (world’s biggest provider of cryptocurrency pricing)

Hong Kong Economic History lecture:
Your presentation was the perfect start to the Tour because it provided great historical context for all the presenters that followed, as well as helping me understand the ‘Hong Kong’ drive and mentality better.
~ Girish Chhatwani, P.Eng.

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