I am currently trying to bridge Australia to Asia's burgeoning tech and innovation market through Asia Recon, an organisation I co-founded in 2014. Before AsiaRecon, I worked in real estate funds management industry working across areas of research, portfolio management, and strategy. I graduated with a B.Commerce (Property Economics) from the University of Western Sydney in 2011, and was awarded the Governor Australia Award for my thesis on the significance of sustainability and its influence on the A-REITS sector (2011). I will soon hold a Masters of International Business & Law from the University of Sydney. I've have also undertaken masters coursework at East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, and was awarded the Taiwan Ministry of Education MTC Scholarship to undertake Chinese studies at the National Taiwan National University, Taipei.

Co-Founder @ Co-Founded, AsiaRecon, a platform set-up to increase Australia’s engagement with Asia across the technology and innovation space: Designed and executed successful 8 day trade mission to Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing from 5-12 September 2015 Recruited 15 delegates from Australian Government, Investment and Startup community Sought buy-in from over 35+ organisations including: Google, Sequoia Capital, Alibaba, Baidu, muru-D, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, King and Wood Mallesons, Infocomm Investments, TechNode Collaborated with over 120+ VCs, Incubators, Accelerators, Tech MNCs, Large Service Provides, Government officials and other ecosystem contributors to deliver this program. Hosted 4 major community events and met with 220+ local entrepreneurs, investors and community members From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months)

Master of International Business and Law @ University of SydneyBachelor of Commerce (Property Economics) @ Western Sydney UniversityHigher School Certificate @ St. Ignatius College, Riverview Mathew B. is skilled in: Research, Business Planning, Project Planning, Business Development, Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Corporate Finance, Start-ups, Social Entrepreneurship, Economics, Strategy, Social Enterprise, Financial Modeling