Stephen Phillips

Stephen’s career has been focused in and on Asia since 1989, holding senior roles in both the private and public sectors.

Stephen is a senior adviser to BDO Unibank in the Philippines, based in Manila. His remit is to help drive growth from cross-border trade and investment. He is working on renewable energy and energy transition projects, climate adaptation investments, and exploring how carbon credits might play a role in protecting and restoring biodiversity in the country. Prior to joining BDO, he was the Director General of Invest Hong Kong, the investment promotion agency of Hong Kong from 2017-2023 where he led a team in 34 locations across every continent. Before this he was Chief Executive of the China-Britain Business Council, an International Trade Director for the British Government, a co-founder of a start up in Asia and a banker specialized in cross-border financings in Asia.

He has generated and executed projects from and in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, as well as Africa, Australasia, GCC, Europe and North and South Americas.