Women's Wednesday Today is dedicated to all the powerful and influential women around the world. This Women's Wednesday Let's talk about Laura Cha. "I hope my Asian business and woman's viewpoint creates additional value in the debate around global businesses, sustainability and diversity." -Laura Cha Laura M Cha is one of the most influential female business and political leaders in Hong Kong. She has played an instrumental role in the development of Hong Kong as a key international financial centre, and in the continuing evolution of China’s capital markets. As the first female Chairman of HKEX, Laura leads the board in setting the strategic direction and has overall responsibility for the governance of the organisation. HKEX is currently the world’s largest exchange by market capitalisation, and it has a complex global stakeholder base given its roles as market operator, regulator and public listed company. On joining HKEX, Laura established HKEX’s fir