M. Mubashir Hassan, MBA, has more than 15 years of experience in the life insurance profession and currently serves as chief business manager at his organization. His specialties include child education planning, practice management and working with high-net-worth clients. Hassan holds a master’s degree in business administration and has been honored with several prestigious awards within his company, including Diamond Club Member, Eagle Club Member and Falcon Club Member, underscoring his dedication to excellence as a trusted figure in Pakistan’s life insurance sector. He is also the current MCC Zone Chair for the Middle East and Pakistan.

M. Mubashir Hassan, MBA, has more than 15 years of experience in the life insurance profession and currently serves as chief business manager at his organization. His specialties include child education planning, practice management and working with high-net-worth clients. Hassan holds a master’s degree in business administration and has been honored with several prestigious awards within his company, including Diamond Club Member, Eagle Club Member and Falcon Club Member, underscoring his dedication to excellence as a trusted figure in Pakistan’s life insurance sector. He is also the current MCC Zone Chair for the Middle East and Pakistan.

Sneha Prakash Manjrekar, BA, is a financial advisor and the CEO and founder of Simkin Investments. With more than 25 years of experience in financial services, she specializes in child education insurance and retirement financial planning, helping families and individuals achieve long-term financial security. Though Manjrekar’s journey began as a homemaker, she transitioned to a career in wealth management and became her branch’s first Court of the Table member, breaking a 35-year record. Combining expertise, innovation and dedication, Manjrekar is a trusted advisor who empowers her clients to reach their financial goals with confidence.

R. Sepalika Panagoda, MFA, is a master financial advisor at Ceylinco Life Insurance Ltd. Panagoda has been in the financial services profession for 20 years and works with more than 1,200 clients across 250 corporate companies. Her business has become a community of advisors, with more than 10,000 referrals available at any given time. She specializes in group insurance, retirement planning, critical illness insurance, disability insurance and education plans. She has been recognized with a wide range of awards, both locally and globally, and credits her MDRT volunteerism with enhancing her leadership skills.

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Julianne Hertel, CLU, ChFC, owns Dream Big Wealth Strategies and specializes in wealth management. Her clientele are the dream-chasers and the world-changers — the people who wake up every day and make the world a happier and better place.

Sarah Helen Hogan, ACII, has been in the financial services profession for 17 years and has received many awards for her accomplishments. She currently works at KBA, The Financial Planning Company, where she works with business owners, senior executives and those with estate planning needs.

Sarah Hogan, FPFS, has been in the financial services profession for 18 years and has received many awards for her accomplishments. She currently runs KBA, The Financial Planning Company, where she works with business owners, senior executives and those with estate planning needs.

Seokwon Hong currently works at KB Life Partners. He entered the insurance profession through Prudential Life Insurance in 2019 and has accumulated five years of experience. As a specialist in both individual and physician markets, he is particularly skilled in high-net-worth asset management and insurance planning. Drawing from his corporate experience at Samsung Techwin and OB Beer, Hong provides differentiated consulting services.

Gordon Hoo is the founder and director of Gordon Hoo Consultancy, a firm that specializes in agency leadership and management within the insurance industry. With more than 30 years of experience spanning roles as an agent, manager and corporate executive, he now thrives as an entrepreneur, international speaker, trainer, coach and author. Known for his distinctive approach, Hoo is passionate about elevating the standards of agency managers and leaders, with a mission to bring best practices in agency building to the forefront, enhancing the leadership quality and competence of insurance professionals across the Asia-Pacific region.

Dorice Horenstein, a Positive Intelligence expert and bestselling author, is recognized by Thinkers360 as a top 25 global thought leader in coaching. After serving as an officer in the Israeli military, followed by years of leadership in the education field, Horenstein has become a resilience speaker known as the Oy to Joy Champion Catalyst, using her energy and charisma to inspire resilience, improve mental fitness and help others uncover their inner champion for purposeful living.

Hsin-hua Hsu has been in the financial services profession for 15 years, currently overseeing regional member recruitment and development. She is also a lecturer for major insurance companies as well as an MDRT ambassador for her company, demonstrating leadership and influence.

Cheng-Kan Huang is chief life insurance advisor at Taishin Life Insurance and has 25 years of experience in financial services, including six years in banking and 18 years in insurance. He specializes in family protection plans, asset preservation and appreciation, trust inheritance planning, business sustainability, employer liability offset and talent retention strategies. He qualified for the Chairman's Cup Sales Competition 12 times and Outstanding Practitioner by the Taiwan Life Insurance Association three times.

Janet Huaracha Magana is a successful advisor at Seguros Monterrey New York Life. With nine years of experience in the insurance profession, she has specialized in life insurance and wealth growth. As part of her professional career, she has received several awards, including Silver Centurion Legion and three-diamond Conventioneer.

Janet Huaracha Magana is a successful advisor at Seguros Monterrey New York Life. With nine years of experience in the insurance profession, her specialties include life insurance and wealth growth. As part of her professional career, she has received several awards, including Silver Centurion Legion and Three-Diamond Conventionist.

Ross G. Hultgren, CFP, DFP, is a senior financial advisor at Community Chapman Welsh. He has 37 years of experience in the financial services profession, currently works with pre-retirees and the recently retired, and has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the community and his clients.

Dr. Katherine Hunt combines her expertise in psychology with her passion for financial advice to lead global research projects with real-world impact. Her experience working as a financial planner at Aspire Financial Planning, along with her doctorate in the law and economics of microfinance and bachelor’s degrees in psychological science and commerce, enable her to help financial advisors achieve their desired outcomes. Hunt’s field research has allowed her to visit — and surf in — many countries around the world.

Dr. Katherine Hunt combines her expertise in psychology with her passion for financial advice to lead global research projects with real-world impact. Her experience working as a financial planner at Aspire Financial Planning, along with her doctorate in the law and economics of microfinance and bachelor’s degrees in psychological science and commerce, enable her to help financial advisors achieve their desired outcomes. Hunt’s field research has allowed her to visit — and surf in — many countries around the world.

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Jeffrey Scott, CFP, Ph.D., is the head of advice strategy at MetLife Australia. With more than 30 years of experience in the insurance profession, Scott is a regular media commentator on topics such as insurance, superannuation, pensions and finance. He created the first terminal illness benefit for life insurance products in Australia and has conducted more than 2,000 presentations across 11 countries. He also lectures at universities on financial planning, investment, taxation, pensions and insurance.

Kyu Sang Hwang is a financial professional at KMI Asset-HH Partners and has nearly 10 years of experience in the financial services profession, beginning his career with ING Life in 2015. His outstanding performance earned him recognition as a PGA “Best Worker” at the 2024 MDRT Annual Meeting, and he further strengthened his expertise by obtaining the AFPK (Associate Financial Planner Korea) certification.

Rodrigo Ibanez Barquet is the founder of The Riba Group, a firm that specializes in mergers, acquisitions and multifamily real estate. As a top insurance advisor at MetLife Mexico, Ibanez Barquet is also a speaker, entrepreneur and airline pilot.

Fuyuki Igarashi previously worked in the IT industry as a systems salesperson. He joined Sony Life in 2004 as a life planner and was promoted to executive life planner in 2012. He has served in various leadership positions for MDRT Sony Life Company Club since 2014.

Nana Inatomi is a life planner of Prudential Life Insurance Company.

Laszlo Ivanizs has been in the financial services profession for 11 years. He currently serves as an agency manager at MetLife, where he specializes in retirement planning and health insurance. Ivanizs holds a degree in economics and management and worked in banking before joining the financial services business.

Takayuki Iwao is a senior life planner at Sony Life Insurance Company. He has 12 years of experience in the business and qualified for his company’s President’s Cup Award three times. He focuses on individual and business insurance. After graduating from Muroran Institute of Technology, he was previously a medical representative of a pharmaceutical company.

Shweta Jain has been a financial advisor at Max Life Insurance Company for the past 17 years and received the Chairman Award twice. She holds a master’s degree in human resources and worked as a teacher prior to joining the financial services profession.

Tannya Jajal is the founder and CEO of AIDEN, an AI education company. A renowned AI expert and educator in the Middle East for the past seven years, Jajal has experience building AI educational programs, implementing AI solutions and debunking myths during her lectures at universities such as New York University AI Ethics Center and the University of Sharjah as well as the Dubai Future Foundation. Her background also includes leading digital transformation projects and managing the cybersecurity and machine learning portfolio at VMware.

Supawich Jedeetha, CFP is a certified financial planner who has consistently achieved MDRT since the beginning of his career. His strong foundation in financial planning has resulted in a steady flow of repeat clients and referrals, demonstrating his dedication to delivering exceptional guidance and building lasting relationships.

Inky Johnson is a collegiate athlete, entrepreneur, author and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the world. After a life-threatening injury ended his football career, Johnson developed a strong desire to use his experiences to add value to people's lives. He mentors athletes and underprivileged youth, is the host of the podcast “Serendipity with Inky Johnson” and has spoken on leadership, teamwork and mental agility to executives, professional sports teams and business owners.