Professor Frank Yam is the Founder and Chairman of Focus Strategic Group Inc, with business operations including investments, digital transformation, cybersecurity, audit and compliance services. He started his professional career in international auditing and information security in 1984, and has held management positions at KPMG, and a number of multi-national corporations, including several leading international financial institutions. Professor Yam has been very active in professional and community services and served in leadership role of numerous local and international professional bodies. Most notably, he served six terms on the Board of Directors for ISACA International with over 150,000 members around the world, and was the founder of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Hong Kong Chapter. Professor Yam currently serves as Governor of Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong and Certification Board member of the Hong Kong Institute for IT Professional Certifications. As a pioneer in his profession, Professor Yam is a very popular speaker of a wide variety of topics at seminars and conferences for professional organisations and government agencies, including many Central Banks, the INTERPOL and the Asian Development Bank. In recent years, he has been focusing on knowledge transfer of Entrepreneurship and Innovation based on Design-Thinking.
Emerging Technologies & Digital Transformation, Corporate and IT Governance, Audit and Risk Management, and Cyber-security around the world.
Professor Yam is the recipient of numerous awards for his contribution to the profession, including the prestigious International Best Speaker Award by ISACA International, and the top alumni honour, Alumni Achievement Medal, by the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics. He was elected as Fellow of several leading professional associations, including the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, the Hong Kong Computer Society, The Institute of Public Accountants, the Institute of Financial Accountants, and the Hong Kong IT Joint Council. He also has an Executive Master degree in Innovation Leadership, and received the Outstanding Student Award of the Year.