An insider's perspective from practitioners, policymakers and industry players.
The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a not-for-profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024 to harness technology and foster innovation for more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial ecosystems through global partnerships. GFTN organises convening forums, offers advisory services on innovation ecosystems, provides access to transformative digital platforms, and invests in technology startups with the potential for growth and positive social impact through its venture fund.
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Aaron is the Chief Product Officer of Tyme Group, leading its product strategy, development and design for the Group's banks in South Africa and the Philippines. Prior to this, Aaron was the Chief Strategy and Proposition Officer of GoTyme Bank, leading its strategy formulation, product proposition design, pricing, strategic partnerships and strategic finance initiatives, since GoTyme’s inception in 2021. Before this, Aaron was Head of Strategy and Special Projects in Tyme Group, leading a variety of strategic initiatives including Tyme’s post-covid strategy, capital raising, and international expansion, including the development of the GoTyme joint venture with the Gokongwei Group.
Aaron started his career at McKinsey & Company as a consultant in the Greater China and New York offices, focused on corporate finance and strategy. Following his stint at McKinsey, Aaron joined ZX Ventures, the in-house corporate venture and incubator of AB InBev, as their Associate Director of Strategy & Finance, to lead their New Business Strategy across North Asia, and then joined Commonwealth Bank of Australia as a Senior Strategy Manager. Aaron graduated from Brown University magna cum laude in Mathematical Finance, and also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
As VP, Global Entity Management, and CEO & Chairman of PayPal Pte Ltd, Aaron is responsible for the governance and regulatory agenda for PayPal’s international legal entities. He partners with product and business teams to drive growth initiatives across APAC.
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She represents the Bank in the IFC Empower Finance Alliance, working towards greater financial inclusion and protection against financial abuse. She also supports initiatives that promote women’s leadership and workplace equity through the Bank’s SPARK platform. Her professional interests extend to ESG and sustainable finance. She has completed executive education in ESG and Sustainable Finance from the Barcelona School of Management and the Executive Program in Women’s Leadership from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. A NORAD Scholar, she holds a certificate in Hydropower Project Financing from the International Centre for Hydropower, Norway, and is an alumna of the Leadership Academy Nepal’s Executive Program conducted by Rice University, USA.
Aarti serves on the Board of Adhyanta Fund Management, a pioneer in private equity in Nepal, and has previously served on the boards of the National Banking Institute, Global IME Capital, and Mero Microfinance. Beyond her professional sphere, she is the President-Elect (2025–26) of the Rotary Club of Himalayan Golfers, where she champions initiatives in education, health, environmental sustainability, and women’s empowerment.
Aarti holds an MBA in Finance from the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, University of Pune, India.
Senior Strategy Consultant in CBDC at G+D and a former Central Bank Vice Governor with over a decade of high-level experiences in central banking, financial infrastructure modernization, and strategic technology innovation. Expert in wholesale CBDC architecture, tokenized assets, tokenized deposits, and stablecoins. Led the development and technical integration of advanced digital currency sandboxes for a central bank. Deeply familiar with BIS frameworks, having contributed to cross-border initiatives and regulatory design. Academically and professionally embedded in Switzerland with prior leadership, teaching, and doctoral work in Geneva and Montreux. Currently also teaching as part time lecturer for Masters degree in Munich.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Abbas Albasha Senior Strategy Consultant CBDC Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12692}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbas-albasha/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=2, name='Digital Public Infrastructure', order=1, label='Digital Public Infrastructure'}]}'}Adam Gagen leads the Global Government Affairs function for Revolut, the UK’s largest fintech. Revolut has grown in eight years to have more than 45M customers and operations in 41 countries. Adam leads their engagement with policymakers and other stakeholders around the world on shaping public policy interventions which make a real positive difference in people's financial lives. Adam joined Revolut in 2022 after five years leading Government engagement for American Express across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Adam originally started his career with the EU Commission in Brussels and then Taipei, following which he held regional and global advocacy roles in different sectors based out of Beijing, Hong Kong and Brussels. He and his family split their time between the UK and France. Adam has a Degree in Combined Social Sciences from Durham University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from London University.
Aditya Sharma is an experienced banking professional with over 25 years of experience in SME banking across Asia, Africa and Middle East. In his current role at Standard Chartered Bank, he manages the SME lending portfolio and products globally. In his previous roles, he has managed SME credit risk function globally and led several projects involving innovative lending, digital lending, digital partnerships and financing to women entrepreneurs. He has been actively associated with SME Finance Forum for last eight years.
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Prior to joining Ant, Agnès was a Director of Government Affairs at Euronext from 2011 to 2020, where she led on financial services and capital markets policy in France and at EU level.
Agnès has an academic background in international relations, political economy, and EU law. She holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris.
Akshika is a seasoned industry leader in digital payments. She is the Global Head of Client Solutions, Kinexys.
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Alan has over 30 years experience in banking, payments and FinTech, until recently leading strategy and policy at the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity, working closely with policymakers, regulators, banks and FinTechs to develop an open banking ecosystem that delivers for consumers and small businesses. Prior to this, Alan spent over 20 years at Barclays, leading Government Relations and Public Policy for its retail and Barclaycard businesses.
Alan has also been a member of the Bank of England’s CBDC Technology Forum, and the UK’s Smart Data Council.
Alan is the head of the Financial Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and strategies to foster responsive innovation in AI and digital asset. Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.
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Academically, Adjunct Faculty Member at Singapore Management University and Academic Fellow at the University of Hong Kong, specialising in AI governance. He led transformational projects internationally, partnering with governments and education institutions to design strategic frameworks, foster cross-border collaboration, and upskill thousands of professionals in digital and AI.
Also Co-Founder of SuperCharger Ventures, a world leading edtech accelerator that helped hundreds of startups and scale-ups accelerate innovation in education.
Dr Alexandra Hachmeister is currently heading the General Directorate for the Digital Euro at Deutsche Bundesbank. She joined Bundesbank in 2022 where she headed up the Directorate General for Economic Education, University and International Central Bank Dialogue. Alexandra held various top management positions at Deutsche Börse AG, including Chief Regulatory Officer and Managing Director for Market Data & Services. Alexandra Hachmeister holds a doctorate in Market Microstructure.
Alexandre Kech is the CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head of Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange. As a member of the Executive Board, Alex had full executive responsibility for the Digital Securities business vertical, including sales and relationship management, product development, business design, and ecosystem expansion.
Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and, most recently, Citi Ventures. As co-founder and CEO of ONC, Alex led the Singapore and Shanghai-based team that built custody and prime brokerage services for crypto and other digital assets from scratch. As Blockchain & Digital Asset director at Citi Ventures, he built a team to engage the European ecosystem on emerging use cases for blockchain technologies and digital assets.
Alex is also involved in industry and standardization initiatives. As the convenor of the ISO TC 68 / SC8 / WG3, which produced the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI), he is a member of the DTI Foundation Product Advisory Committee. He also recently served as co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (gdf.io) custody working group.
Alex earned a bachelor’s degree in translation and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology while building Onchain Custodian, putting theory into practice in real-time.
Alfonse Mandese is the VP, Head of Revenue at Talos, the premier provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets. Based in New York, Alfonse is responsible for planning and executing the firm’s go-to-market strategy across business development, sales, account management and marketing.
Prior to joining Talos, Alfonse led sales in the Americas for Ledger Enterprise Solutions, where he helped bring their institutional custody technology product to market.
Prior to that, he spent much of his career in traditional capital markets, holding roles across equities, macroeconomic research, and derivatives at Citi, BCA Research, and Susquehanna.
Alfonse holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania.
Allison (Ali) Wolpert serves as Managing Director and Head of Global Government Relations at DTCC where she is responsible for developing the firm’s legislative and regulatory engagement strategy to help shape policymaking that impacts the organization’s interests around the world.
Prior to this role, Ali was Executive Director and Head of US Legislative Relations & Political Engagement, overseeing legislative and political outreach in Washington, D.C, including engagement with the United States Congress, regulators and financial services industry representatives. She joined DTCC in 2011.
With over twenty years of government relations experience, prior to joining DTCC, Ali served over seven years with Government Relations for CME Group. She previously worked in APCO Worldwide Financial Services Government Relations practice.
Ali earned her B.A. degree from Tulane University and her master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Ms. Aliya Kydyrbekova is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of experience in the investment and financial industry. From 2012 to 2020, she worked at the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kazakhstan (National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan – NIC) since its inception, where she managed the private equity portfolio and contributed to asset allocation, portfolio construction, fund investments, and due diligence. She played a key role in developing and launching the Fund’s alternative investment program, encompassing private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and infrastructure. Since 2024, she has been leading the Business Relations team at the Astana International Financial Centre, focusing on attracting financial institutions and investments. Ms. Kydyrbekova holds a PhD in Innovation Management from the Eurasian National University, as well as a Master’s degree in Chinese Economy and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Fudan University in Shanghai.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Aliya Kydyrbekova Team Lead of Business Relations AIFC Authority}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13385}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kydyrbekova/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Allen Forlemu has been the Regional Head of Industry and Director, FIG Asia Pacific since 2021. In addition to his role, he also currently serves as the Acting Regional Vice President for the Asia Pacific Region. Allen joined IFC in 2006 as an Investment Officer in the Global Transactions Group within the Financial Markets Department. From 2015 to 2018, he served as the New Business Manager for FIG in West and Central Africa. He later held the position as the Regional Head of Industry and Senior Manager for FIG in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2018 to 2021. Prior to joining IFC, Allen spent a decade in private equity and investment advisory in Africa. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Allen Forlemu Acting Regional Vice President, Asia & the Pacific International Finance Corporation (IFC)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4983}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-forlemu-0a36b313/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Allison Parent is the Executive Director for the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA). She oversees the development and execution of GFMA’s priorities, helping to provide a collective voice on behalf of global financial institutions to support global capital markets and broader economic growth. Allison also serves on a number of public sector advisory roles, including as a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Advisory Forum on Format for Cyber Incident Reporting, the Affiliate Members Consultative Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Digital Markets Subcommittee of the Global Markets Advisory Committee at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Prior to joining GFMA June 2017, Allison was the Head of Global Regulatory Policy at Barclays. 2013 to 2015 Allison was Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel to the Bank of England. She led the Markets Directorate’s policy team on evaluating the impact of regulations on market structure and product offerings. In this role, she supported the efforts on the U.K. Fair and Effective Markets Review, the Bank of England’s response to the Capital Markets Union consultation, participated on Committee for Global Financial System working group, as well as serving as advisor on legal developments in the U.S. impacting global capital markets. Between 2005-2011 Allison served as General Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget responsible for advising on U.S. fiscal matters before Congress. During this period she was also an advisor on securities and banking matters during the financial crisis, contributing to the development and passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (TARP). Allison subsequently drafted and negotiated significant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and was budget counsel to The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Alp Eroglu joined IOSCO in 2010 and is currently the Deputy Director of Standards Development & Head of Innovation and Investor Protection at the IOSCO General Secretariat. Since he joined IOSCO, Alp has participated in and led IOSCO work on a variety of matters, including issues considered by Committee 2 on Secondary Markets, Committee 3 on Market Intermediaries, Committee 7 on Derivatives, Committee 8 on Retail Investors, the FinTech Task Force, CPMI-IOSCO, as well as IOSCO work on retail and wholesale market conduct, financial benchmarks, SME and infrastructure financing, compensation practices, and commodity derivatives, among others. Alp has thirty years of professional experience, twenty-five years of which is in securities regulation. He has an undergraduate degree from University of Ankara Law School, and postgraduate degrees from University of Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton Business School.
Alvinder Singh heads the Innovation Acceleration Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Amal Jolly Chief Executive Officer & Founder Saturn}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13342}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/amaljolly}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Mrs. Amira Ahmad is Chief - AML/CFT Supervision at the Central Bank of the U.A.E (CBUAE) with over 17 years of experience in the banking industry. She is a CAMS certified professional who specializes in risk management, audit processes and international regulatory AMLCFT practices. Amongst some of her most notable accomplishments has been the formation of National led policies and Supervisory Risk Assessments, and its enhancement to ensure they are in line with FATF standards.
Mrs. Ahmad also serves as Chairwoman to the UAE Supervisory Authorities Sub Committee and has successfully managed a number of nation-wide projects including but not limited to the FATF National Action Plan for the UAE. It is worth noting that Mrs. Ahmad is a certified FATF Assessor having received such accreditation from the esteemed body following the fifth round of FATF’s Assessment of the UAE. Additionally, she has been appointed by the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be the UAE’s first and foremost FATF Expert member. Mrs Ahmad also represented the UAE in many international forums such as the FATF Supervisory Forum held in Sanya, China and the Virtual Asset Service Providers Supervisors Forum to name a few.
Possessing an astute knowledge of compliance requirements, legal obligations and internationally recognized AMLCFT practices and standards, reinforced with an exemplary level of experience in the field, Mrs. Amira Ahmad continues to push the boundaries of Anti-Money Laundering & Combatting the Financing of Terrorism in the UAE, thereby safeguarding the integrity & soundness of the nation’s financial sector.
Mrs. Amira Ahmad holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking & Finance from the Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai’s Women’s College where she graduated with distinction. She has also successfully completed certification programs by both Oliver Wyman and the Florence School of Banking and Finance.
Amira is the Head of Public Policy for Payments and Financial Services for Amazon, and has close to two decades of experience in digital policy engagement across public and private sectors. Previously, she has held senior roles at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she has also acted as the World Bank’s Private Sector Development Specialist. Prior to joining Amazon, she worked as Head of Public Policy in Asia Pacific at Stripe, where she was responsible for building a government relations and advocacy strategy to accelerate Stripe’s global expansion.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Amit Tendulkar Senior Digital Finance Specialist Asian Development Bank}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12993}', 15='{type=string, value=Amit Prakash Tendulkar}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Amitabh is the Chairperson of the Fintech Assn of Malaysia - Insurance Council. With ~24 years of experience across Insurance, Banking & Technology in Asia’s most dynamic markets, incl Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam & Philippines. He has also built successful business in the GCC & East Africa. Amitabh currently leads the Insurance Practise for Perfios Technology Solutions - an AI-led Technology major.
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Ammar Habib Khan, CFA, FRM
Chief Executive Officer, National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL), Pakistan
Ammar Habib Khan is a financial sector leader specializing in SME finance, fintech innovation, and risk management, with over 17 years of experience spanning investment management, financial inclusion, and energy finance. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL), a Government of Pakistan and FCDO-backed institution, established to expand access to finance for underserved businesses through credit guarantees and innovative financial products.
Previously, Ammar was the founding CEO of CreditBook Financial Services, a fintech backed by Tiger Global, that leveraged transactional data to design AI-driven SME credit scoring models, and served as Group Chief Risk Officer at Karandaaz Pakistan and Parwaaz Financial Services. His earlier roles include Head of Risk at the National Investment Trust and wholesale risk at HSBC.
An economist by training, Ammar has worked on renewable energy and climate finance projects with the UNDP, and has served as Advisor to Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Power on sectoral reforms. He is a former Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council (Washington D.C.), and Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
Ammar holds an M.S. in Applied Economics from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and is a CFA Charterholder, FRM Certified, and Sustainability & Climate Risk Certified. His economic and energy analyses are regularly published in Dawn and The News, and regularly cited by Bloomberg, Financial Times, and BBC World.
Amy has been Head of the Bank of England’s Fintech Hub since 2021, working to explore how FinTech developments might support the Bank’s mission to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. Amy has occupied a variety of roles across the Bank over the last decade, latterly working in the office of the Deputy Governor for Markets & Banking.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Amy Ramli Asia Pacific Representative Schindler Lifts }', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13434}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-octaviana-ramli/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Ms. Anastassiya Kim is the Chief Finance Officer of BI Development – a strategic business arm of BI Group Holding responsible for the Group’s southern regional development portfolio. BI Group is the largest construction and development holding in Kazakhstan and one of the leading private groups in Central Asia. Anastassiya oversees financial strategy, capital allocation, corporate finance, risk management and investment planning across diversified business units and assets. Under her leadership, BI Development continues to strengthen financial resilience, improve operational efficiency and elevate transparency.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Anastassiya Kim Chief Finance Officer BI Development}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13276}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastassiya-kim-72b61554/?originalSubdomain=kz}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Andrea Perl is a Principal AI & Data Consultant at Zühlke, specialising in integrating artificial intelligence and strategic management within the financial services sector, particularly in retail banking. With previous strategic roles at BMW Group Switzerland and as a current university lecturer on Digital Business, he brings a wealth of experience in crafting forward-thinking AI strategies and transforming organisations into data-driven enterprises.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Andrea Perl APAC Data & AI Lead Zühlke}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8905}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/aperl/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Professor Andreas Chai is the Director of the Academy of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance and an applied microeconomist specialized in the area of household behavior. His current research include: big data approaches to measuring the shadow economy and modelling global flows of suspicious transactions. He has completed projects for APEC, the United Nations, NCCARF, IP Australia and the Queensland government. He has previously worked at the Commonwealth Treasury (Canberra) and the Productivity Commission (Melbourne). He has published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Prof. Andreas Chai Director, Financial Crime Investigation & Compliance Academy Griffith Business School}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8875}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-chai-b0800b4/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Andreas Deppeler is a Co-Director of the Fintech Impact Lab and a Professor of Practice at Monash University Malaysia. His research areas include decentralized finance, financial inclusion, and the governance of emerging technologies. He has previously taught at NUS Business School in Singapore. Before returning to academia, he gained nearly two decades of experience in management consulting, banking, and technology across Europe, the United States, and Asia. Andreas holds an MSc in theoretical physics from ETH Zürich and a PhD in theoretical physics from Rutgers University. He is a CFA Charterholder.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Andreas Deppeler Professor of Practice Monash University Malaysia}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13410}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasdeppeler/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}I am an avid problem solver and operator currently serving as Pave Bank's COO. I am passionate about how technology can simplify complex businesses, support high growth, and unlock world-class teams.
I was an early member of Uber's APAC footprint, was an executive at Gojek during Southeast Asia's largest private acquisition & then IPO, and more recently have worked in high-growth finance firms. Growing businesses, tackling complex challenges with technology, and putting my global experience to work motivates me daily.
Andrew McCormack is the Centre Head for the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) in Singapore. Prior to this appointment at the BIS in 2020, Andrew was the Chief Information Officer at Payments Canada and was responsible for Canada’s clearing and settlement systems. As a technology and innovation leader, Andrew led a number of well-known Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) initiatives including Project Jasper (w/ Bank of Canada) and Project Dunbar (BIS), as well as ground-breaking work on real-time cross-border payment systems known as Project Nexus (BIS). Andrew has an MBA from the Ivey Business School and Bachelor of Computer Science from Carleton University.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Andrew McCormack Chief Executive Officer Nexus Global Payments}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR2872}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsmccormack/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Andrew Morentz is bolttech’s Deputy General Counsel for Data Ethics, Technology & Innovation, where he advises on legal and regulatory issues relating to technology, cybersecurity, AI, and the company’s global data privacy framework. In this role, he helps shape policies and practices that support secure and responsible innovation across bolttech’s digital ecosystem.
Prior to joining bolttech, Andrew worked in private law practice and in-house for leading financial institutions and technology-driven businesses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University Law Center, Andrew has spent his career in global organizations, living and working in Washington, DC, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Dr. Andrzej Gwizdalski is a distinguished thought leader, innovator, ecosystem builder, researcher, and educator at the forefront of emerging technologies, with a particular emphasis on sustainable and human-centric Deep Tech, Web3, and Climate Tech. His interdisciplinary background and holistic approach to applied research uniquely position him to investigate complex systems and processes, such as digital transformation, which is the focus of his primary research project at UWA.
With over two decades of international experience across leading global universities, Dr. Gwizdalski has explored the economic, political, socio-cultural, legal, ecological, and metaphysical causes and impacts of technological transformation in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. His research focuses on the adoption and impact of Deep Tech and Web3 —such as Blockchain, AI, IoT, Quantum Science and Tech—and Climate Tech. His applied research and experimental innovation in tokenised economy advance knowledge and inform policies on the technological impact of transformation on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, governments, First Nations communities, and individuals. These areas include productivity, employment, and new paradigms for ecological living and meaning in a post-singularity world. Dr. Gwizdalski has been committed to building the Western Australia Quantum ecosystem translating research into industry applications alongside projects such as Quantum Australia.
Dr. Gwizdalski is also a visionary Web3 ecosystem designer and builder, with over a decade of experience. He co-founded and chairs the Western Australia Web3 Association, driving initiatives to accelerate Web3 adoption for a sustainable tokenised and diversified future. His expertise extends to executive consulting, advising organisations on leveraging emerging technologies for strategic advantage.
As an award-winning educator, Dr. Gwizdalski has pioneered blockchain and Web3 education in Australia. He developed and delivered one of the country’s first Master-level units on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business at the UWA Business School. This innovative curriculum integrates practical applications of cryptocurrency, smart contract deployment, NFT design, DAO implementation, and immersive exploration of functional Web3 metaverses. His exceptional teaching and curriculum development have earned him multiple university and national teaching awards, as well as international recognition as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
As the founder and director of the Blockchain Technologies Knowledge Network (BTKN), Dr. Gwizdalski continues to drive innovation in sustainable blockchain, AI, and green technologies in education, research, and practice. His commitment to leveraging emerging technologies for social good is evident in projects like CryptoMob—the first WA Indigenous NFT art platform—and initiatives promoting Web3 data ownership and privacy.
At GFTN, Dr Gwizdalski has been responsible for developing and leading the original Black Swan Summit Australia and assisting the conceptualisation and growth of the global Black Swan Summit Network with contributions to leading GFTN forums such as Point Zero Forum, Insights Forum, Singapore Fintech Festival and thought leadership across related advisory and publications.
Andy White is the CEO of AusPayNet, the industry association and self-regulatory body for the Australian payments industry.
He has over 25 years’ international experience, incorporating roles at the Bank of England, LCH.Clearnet and the Australian Securities Exchange.
Andy is a graduate of Oxford University and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He holds a variety of advisory and board roles, including with the Payment Card Industry, EMVCo, Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre, and Australia's Data Standards Body.
Ang Xing Xian is the Co-founder and CEO of CapBay, an award-winning Supply Chain Finance platform empowering businesses across Southeast Asia through smarter financing solutions. Under his leadership, CapBay has evolved into a licensed Peer-to-Peer (P2P) financing platform, successfully funding over RM4.7 billion to underserved SMEs in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Recognized as EY’s Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in Malaysia, Xing Xian has positioned CapBay as a leader in alternative financing, earning global recognition from CNBC and Statista’s Top 250 Global Fintech Companies (2023–2025), Fortune’s Fintech Innovators Asia 2024, and the Financial Times’ High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific (2024–2025).
An Oxford University graduate with an MSc in Computational Finance, he previously worked at Credit Suisse, MarketInvoice, Creador, and Accenture. Xing Xian combines deep expertise in finance, technology, and analytics to drive innovation and enhance financial inclusion across the region.
Angela leads Asia Pacific public policy and strategic partnerships for TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company that helps financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses and public agencies detect and investigate crypto-related fraud and financial crime.
A former regulator, Angela spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where she was most recently Deputy Director in charge of licensing for payment service providers. As part of the pioneering team for Singapore’s payments regulatory regime, she oversaw the development of the licensing framework, and the assessment of several hundred payments and digital asset license applications. Prior to this, Angela held a diverse range of roles at MAS including in regulatory policy, business development and consumer education, giving her deep insight into the full gamut of policymaking considerations for global financial regulators.
Angela was recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance in Asia for her thought leadership on digital asset developments in the region. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Angelina Kwan, CPA, CA ANZ
Angelina is a passionate advocate for technology, digital assets, and blockchain, with a strong focus on advising start-ups. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance, a consulting firm dedicated to addressing regulatory and operational challenges in the financial services and digital assets sectors. In this role, she provides expert guidance to brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers.
Ms. Kwan is an experienced financial services executive with a robust background in senior management roles at prominent organizations, including Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Cantor Fitzgerald, CLSA, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, and HG Asia/ABN AMRO.
She is particularly knowledgeable in the digital asset space, having previously served as the Global Chief Operating Officer of BitMEX and the HashKey Group. In these roles, she has also consulted for and advised brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers on regulatory and operational matters.
In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Angelina contributes her expertise to various Hong Kong government boards and committees, including the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council; Cantonese Opera Development Fund Investment Committee member. She chairs The Women’s Foundation and serves on the boards of the Ebenezer School for the Blind, the University of Wollongong Hong Kong, Web3 Harbour, as well as Chevalier Hong Kong and Zurich Life Insurance, Hong Kong.
Angelina is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Pepperdine University, an LLB from the University of Hong Kong/Manchester Metropolitan University, and an LLM from Harvard Law School.
Angelique Timmer is the Regional Director for Southeast Asia at Women’s World Banking, where she leads efforts to expand women’s economic participation across three priority markets: Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
A seasoned executive, startup founder, and former consulting partner, Angelique has led bold transformations in financial systems to make them more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable. She has held leadership roles at Allianz and KoinWorks, where she launched inclusive insurance, gender-smart investments, and digital solutions for MSMEs. As the founder of the green finance startup Ivy, she pioneered climate-aligned financing models that link environmental and economic resilience in Indonesia.
Angelique brings a bold vision for finance as a force for good—championing solutions that serve women, communities, and the planet. She regularly speaks on inclusive fintech, climate and gender finance, and women’s leadership. Her research on low-income consumer behavior has been published in the European Journal of Development.
She holds a degree in International Economic Geography from the Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Utrecht, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Meaningful Business Leaders globally in 2024.
Anju Patwardhan serves as an Independent Board Director on the boards of Gulf International Bank (Saudi Arabia), Upgrade Inc. (USA), Xapo Bank and Xapo VASP (Europe), Deep Future Analytics (USA), and AWARE (Singapore).
She is also on the Global Advisory Council of Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute and has been on the WEF Fintech Steering Committee and on Estonia's e-Residency Advisory Group.
She was previously the Managing Director at CE Innovation Capital, a USD 1 billion global VC fund that invests in Fintech companies and funds. She has invested in over 75 companies and VC Funds, mainly in the US, the UK, and Israel. Prior to that, she worked in banking for over two decades at Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in senior leadership roles, including Global Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Digital Banking Head.
She has received several global awards, including the Fulbright Visiting Scholar award at Stanford University, the Distinguished Fellow award from the Singapore Institute of Banking & Finance, and the Global Alumni Recognition Award (GARA) from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Alumni Association.
She has lived and worked in Singapore, San Francisco, and India. She is an alumna of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore.
Ankit Khandelwal holds the position of Senior Director for Scores at FICO. In this role, he is responsible for business development of FICO Scores in Asia Pacific along with the International Scores strategy for all markets outside of US and Canada. His core expertise spans credit scoring, decision optimization, decision management and strategy consulting. Prior to joining FICO, he was a Data Scientist at Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank leading several AI initiatives for credit risk assessment. Ankit graduated from IIT Delhi with a joint Bachelor and Master of Technology degree in Mathematics and Computing.
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Ankur joined Boost in 2018, as one of the pioneers to build the lending business together with our Group CEO, Sheyantha Abeykoon. He led the team to create affordable and accessible loans across the region that are catered for the underserved market under Boost Credit (formerly known as Aspirasi).
Prior to Boost Connect, Ankur is a seasoned Fintech leader and a Tech entrepreneur with a demonstrated history in business leadership roles in retail financial services across MNC Banks (ABN Amro Bank & RBS), Large Corporates (GE), SMEs & Start-ups (fintech & e-commerce). He is a startup mentor, speaker/panelist and instructor & guest lecturer at Fintech schools/colleges.
Ankur completed his Management, Finance & IT in Amity University, India and participated in a leadership program from Harvard University.
Anshul currently serves as the Director of Products & Business Solutions at Nucleus Software, where he plays a pivotal role in spearheading the Digital Transformational Strategy. His primary focus is to ensure that the FinnOne Product evolves to meet the evolving demands of the next generation of Digital banking Services across all Financial Institutions.
With a diverse background encompassing esteemed organizations such as ADCB, RBS, and Oracle Financials, Anshul brings a wealth of global experience to his leadership role. Having made direct contributions to over 30 financial institutions throughout his career, he has honed his expertise in navigating varied global environments with finesse.
Anshul's proficiency extends beyond borders into product strategy and Value Chain Solution Delivery. He has exhibited strategic leadership in Digital Lending and Core Banking Transformation programs, demonstrating adept management of numerous Digital Transformation initiatives. His efforts have consistently resulted in optimized processes, driving enhanced performance and sustained year-on-year growth for his customers.
In this capacity, he led the charge in spearheading several large and intricate digital transformation programs for financial institutions of varied sizes. Leveraging blended technology platforms, he engineered comprehensive, effective, and cost-saving solutions.
Anshul holds a master’s in business administration from IMT, Ghaziabad, and a Bachelor of Technology from NIT, Rourkela. His academic achievements, combined with his extensive professional background, firmly establish him as a key driver behind Nucleus Software's innovation and success in the domain of Digital Transformation.
Anthony Thomas brings over 27 years of leadership experience across banking and fintech, and recently joined GFTN as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer.
Before joining GFTN, Anthony was the Global Managing Director for FinTech at Berlin-based Delivery Hero, where he led the company’s Payments and Embedded Financial Services businesses across nearly 70 countries.
A recognized fintech leader in Southeast Asia, Anthony serves as Chairman of MoMo, Vietnam’s leading financial services super app, and was previously the CEO of GCash in the Philippines, part of Ant Group’s network of digital wallets.
Earlier in his career, he spent 17 years with Citibank across seven markets in Asia, the United States, and Latin America.
Anthony’s extensive experience underscores his commitment to leveraging financial technology to foster innovation and inclusion in emerging markets.
Antony leads KPMG's fast growing global fintech and Singapore based Financial Services Advisory practices. He has 25 years digital experience in new business model development, advising on innovation within global institutions, supporting scaling of technology led firms and working with Investors and Regulators to prove out new ways of working. Anton works across all regions and key global markets supporting the next generation of ecosystem cross sector development.
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Prior to Nium, Anupam spent more than a decade at PayPal, where he was responsible for the P&L across Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in establishing PayPal’s leadership across these high-growth markets, including building and launching PayPal’s India business and product platform.
Anupam brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the fintech industry. He is also a recognized thought leader, holding five patents in financial technology
innovation. Most recently, before joining Nium, he served as CEO of ZaloPay, Vietnam’s second-largest e-wallet platform.
Ari Redbord is the Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, the blockchain intelligence company. In addition to his role at TRM, Ari is Vice-Chair of the CFTC Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). Prior to joining TRM, Ari was the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States Treasury. In that position, Ari worked with teams from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and other Treasury components to use sanctions and other regulatory tools effectively to safeguard the financial system from illicit use by terrorist financiers, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, drug kingpins, and other rogue actors, including Iran, Syria, North Korea and Venezuela. In addition, Ari worked closely with regulators, the Hill and the interagency on issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act, cryptocurrency, and anti-money laundering strategies. Prior to Treasury, Ari was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for eleven years where he investigated and prosecuted terrorism, espionage, threat finance, cryptocurrency, export control, child exploitation and human trafficking cases.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ari Redbord Global Head of Policy TRM Labs}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4605}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-redbord/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Financial expert and ACCA-certified auditor with strong expertise in investment management, corporate finance, and fund structuring. He is the co-founder of HQB and QAMS, and a founding partner at OD Consulting Ltd., an AIFC-licensed advisory firm. Prior to establishing GWM Capital, he held senior positions at EY, KMG EP, and the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), where he contributed to developing Kazakhstan’s modern financial ecosystem.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Arman Batayev Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director GWM Capital, OD Consulting}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13281}', 15='{type=string, value=https://kz.linkedin.com/in/arman-batayev-acca-86698228}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Arthur oversees Special Projects and Digital Engagement for Group Channels and Digitalisation at United Overseas Bank. In his current role, Arthur is responsible for digital engagement operations, special projects with ecosystem partners, strategy formulation and thought-leadership in the ASEAN FinTech space.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Arthur Leong Executive Director UOB}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR5124}'}Arvind is a senior fintech expert at the Asian Development Bank, having joined through a secondment by the Singapore Government/Ministry of Finance. Leveraging three decades of experience as a C-suite banking leader, tech investor, board member and advisor, Arvind helps fintech startups to accelerate value creation and inclusive impact. He was previously a Venture Partner at Jungle Ventures, a leading South-East Asia focused VC. He was also a senior advisor at McKinsey’s Asia FIG practice. His board roles include AFG Partners, an Asia-focused fintech fund; Gosree Finance, an Indian MSME digital lender; and Powercred, a SEA-based data solutions provider.
Drawn by behavioral economics and markets, Ash works to ensures everyday people get to access the advantages of institutional finance. He co-founded Pier Two in 2017, a non-custodial Ethereum staking network. Joining EF in 2025, he focuses on Ethereum as financial-markets infrastructure, advancing stablecoins, tokenized assets, and payments, while executing on Ethereum’s mission to ensure the values encoded in the core protocol are distributed to every corner of Earth.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=37, name='Design Thinking', order=0, label='Design Thinking'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ash Morgan Head of Financial Market Infrastructure Ethereum Foundation}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13148}'}Ashraf Safdar is an ASEAN Cross Industry Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS). His two-decade career spans financial services and technology. Over the course of a varied career at UBS, HSBC and IHS Markit (now S&P Global), Ashraf has led investment strategy, business transformation, regional product strategy, as well as consulting engagements. He is frequent speaker on emerging technologies (e.g. Financial Times Panelist on Generative AI), hosted nationally televised current affair programs, and co-created an Emmy-nominated TV series. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, King’s College London and the University of Chicago.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ashraf Safdar Cross Industry Solutions Amazon Web Services (AWS)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12873}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashrafsafdar/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Asif Saleem is a Banker Turned Technologist. Over 23 years experience with Standard Chartered, IBM and Oracle. Currently working as the Industry Principal Architect for Financial Services at Google where he is responsible for helping Enterprise and Digital Native Banking Customers Digital transform with Google Cloud's, Data and AI solutions.
Asif is based out of Singapore.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Singapore, non-resident Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=H.E. Askar Kuttykadam Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore Republic of Kazakhstan}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13273}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Athena Miao is the Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at BigONE Exchange, a global top-30 crypto exchange, and Fund Advisor at a Singapore-licensed CMS firm. She has led fund launches, secured regulatory licenses, and built cross-border teams across APAC. Recognised for driving governance and commercial growth, Athena brings a strong track record in bridging traditional finance and digital assets. She regularly speaks at international forums on regulation, innovation, and the future of digital assets.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Athena Miao Vice President / Chief Commercial Officer BigOne Exchange}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13278}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/athenamiao/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Audrey Metzger is the Director of Innovation and Financial Markets Infrastructures Directorate. Previously, she was Director of the Strategy Directorate at Banque de France.
She joined Banque de France in 2003 after being graduated from EDHEC business school and receiving a master in civil law from Paris Descartes University. After several positions in financial markets law and implementation of monetary policy fields, she has worked intensively during more than 8 years in oversight of financial markets infrastructures and in developing a strategic understanding and vision of those infrastructures.
Avalon Ingram is Head of Payments Asia Pacific and oversees global initiatives in Financial Crime Compliance. She previously served as the Head of APAC and MENA Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), rejoining the organization in 2019. With over 12 years of experience in FCC, Avalon began her career at Dow Jones and now spearheads community engagements and strategic consultations, ensuring Swift remains at the forefront of key developments shaping the financial services landscape.
Beyond Swift, Avalon has contributed to the RegTech sector having served on the board of the RegTech sub-committee of the Singapore FinTech Association (2020–2021).
Avanee joined Swift in April, 2023 as the Global Lead, Trade Strategy based at Singapore. Avanee has over 22 years of banking experience across Singapore, North America, Hong Kong and India.
At Swift she is responsible to help formulate and drive the core strategic trade agenda as well as help swift redefine its role in the exciting and evolving global payments and trade eco system. She also helps
drive partnerships with banks, corporates, fintechs, governments and industry bodies on various initiatives to ensure frictionless trade for the community.
Avanee represents Swift at BAFT's Global Trade Industry Council as well as on various groups for International Chamber of Commerce.
Before Swift, Avanee was responsible for global product management for trade and supply chain finance
at ANZ. In her 19 years of banking, she has worked in a variety of roles including sales for trade,
payments & cash management, relationship management covering the shipping and logistics sector,
credit, strategy, and technology.
Avanee has a master’s degree in computer engineering from State University of New York and an MBA
from INSEAD.
Avishek Chandra is an Executive Director on the board of Amazon Payments Singapore and works in a general managerial role leading acceptance of payment methods in APAC and launch of new payment products for Amazon’s e-commerce business in South East Asia. He also leads Payments UX and Data Analytics across APAC, MENA and cash acceptance products across Amazon. Before Payments, Avishek had successful stints building customer first experiences in Amazon’s Last Mile business where he led the Maps product org and in Selection and Catalog systems back in Amazon HQ in Seattle. Avishek began his career as a software engineer working for a Fortune 500 FMCG conglomerate and also had a advisory stint with Deloitte. Avishek has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a post-graduate Management degree from Indian School of Business.
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With over 2 decades of combined experience both as a regulator and a financial services sector professional, she played an instrumental role in several national and international initiatives including the 2nd Financial Sector Master Plan, Malaysia as an International Financial Centre (MIFC), Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, and several merger and acquisition exercises involving the RHB Group. She was with the Central Bank of Malaysia specialising in Islamic financial infrastructure development strategies for over a decade and prior to that, was with a local large financial conglomerate for close to 10 years where she held senior positions in corporate finance, legal, compliance and was also joint company secretary of the parent listed parent company. She is also a short-term expert with the International Monetary Fund and a short-term consultant with the World Bank.
Trained and qualified as a lawyer in England, she holds a Global Executive MBA from London School of Economics and Political Science, New York University Stern School of Business and HEC Paris, Certificate in Business & Climate Change from University of Cambridge and is also a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional.
Over 20 years in corporate banking at multi-national banks in Saudi Arabia.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Bahaa Khashogji Head of MSME Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR5897}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahaa-khashogji-4247573/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=6, name='Sustainable and Inclusive Financial Systems', order=5, label='Sustainable and Inclusive Financial Systems'}]}'}Bakhtiyar Tleubekov is currently the Chairman of the Management Board of the AIFC Authority, where he oversees strategic planning, administrative management, infrastructure development, and global integration of the AIFC ecosystem. With over 20 years of experience in finance, project and risk management, and business development, he has been a key contributor of the Centre’s promotion and operational excellence since joining the AIFC in 2018.
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Prior to this role, Basak was Head of eCommerce Solutions for J.P. Morgan’s Payments business in EMEA, responsible for designing and deploying integrated banking and payments solutions for the leading global fintech and payment platforms.
With over 20 years in banking leadership roles across treasury services and payments, Basak has in depth experience across digital transformation, emerging payment methods and technologies. Basak co-authored a white paper on Deposit Tokens, focusing on their use cases and benefits, and how they are distinguished from stablecoins and CBDCs.
She holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering from Marmara University, Istanbul and an MBA in e-Business from Bayes Business School, London.
Mr. Baurzhan Kankin began his career in audit and financial services, holding roles at Deloitte, Temirbank, and Union Bancaire Privee – building a strong foundation in financial modelling, compliance, and portfolio management.
He has held several high-profile roles. As CEO of ACF PIT Tech Garden, he oversaw the delivery of more than 200 industrial projects valued at $100 million. Prior to that, he served as CEO of JSC SEC “Shymkent“, managing a substantial asset portfolio and attracting nearly $2 billion in investment. His experience also includes serving as Deputy CEO of JSC SEC “Astana“, where he led the structuring of major public-private partnerships and investment initiatives. Holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Suleyman Demirel University.
Ramazan Berdigaliev is the Chief Legal Officer at ATAIX Eurasia Ltd., Kazakhstan’s first and leading licensed crypto exchange operating under the AIFC regulatory framework. He brings over a decade of legal and compliance experience spanning crypto regulation, fintech, and cross-border transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
Having started his career at one of the leading legal consulting firms, Ramazan has developed extensive expertise in high-stakes dispute resolution, crypto fraud investigations, and regulatory compliance. He has led cross-border investigations involving multimillion-dollar asset misappropriation and successfully represented clients in complex banking, corporate, and regulatory disputes.
Bernice is part of the Customer Success team at GFTN, where she works with global member institutions to advance their strategic objectives through high-impact engagement, cross-border collaboration, and ecosystem-building.
With a background in Web3 recruitment and subsequent roles in advanced OTT SaaS and stablecoin payment gateway companies, she is passionate about connecting people, ideas, and innovation to shape a more inclusive digital economy.
Bojan is the Chief Digital Officer at HSBC Hong Kong and a part of the HSBC Hong Kong executive leadership team. He is responsible for developing and executing HSBC's frontier technology, disruptive trends and new economy agenda in Hong Kong that includes AI, Virtual Assets, FinTech ecosystem partnerships, new economy development and emerging tech innovation.
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For the past 4.5 years, I have been with Binance, working across brokerage, custody, commercial operations, as well as regulatory and compliance projects. I currently lead the global VIP and Institutional Sales team.
Bryan is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. He has a decade of experience in researching technology-enabled financial innovation and its interplay with regulation, supervision and policy nationally, regionally and globally.
Bryan has led and co-authored more than 60 reports on FinTech market trends, industry dynamics, regulatory changes and innovation as well as digital financial inclusion. The CCAF has collaborated with more than 5000 fintechs, 250 central banks and financial authorities, and directly trained 4400 policymakers, regulators and supervisors from 180 jurisdictions.
Bryan is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a member of Bank of England and HMT’s CBDC Engagement Forum, IMF's FAS Advisory Group, OECD's Steering Group on SME & Entrepreneurship Finance, Central Bank of UAE's Financial Inclusion and Literacy Advisory Group, DIFC's Innovation Panel and the Bretton Woods Committee. He co-chairs the Future of Global FinTech Initiative, a collaboration between CCAF and the World Economic Forum. Bryan is a Co-Founder and Director of Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii), a global not-for-profit dedicated to accelerating policy, regulatory, supervisory and infrastructure innovation.
Caecilia is the Co-Founder and CEO of YouTrip, a leading financial technology company dedicated to creating the next-generation digital banking experience across Asia Pacific. Prior to founding YouTrip, Caecilia worked at Citigroup, where she managed growth investments in the technology and consumer sectors, and at McKinsey & Company, where she advised global financial institutions on product innovation and growth strategies.
Caecilia was named to the global list of Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs in 2021. She was recognised as Top 10 Fintech Leaders in 2020 and 2021 by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She was awarded Tech Leader of the Year by the Singapore Computer Society in 2022, and Her World Young Achiever of the Year in 2023. Caecilia serves on the board of directors of SGX-listed iFAST Corporation Ltd, the management board of the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore, and the board of governors of YouthTechSG.
Caecilia holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in finance (summa cum laude) from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Arta is an AI-driven wealth and financial technology company headquartered in the United States and Singapore. The company is redefining how institutions deliver wealth management by providing AI driven agents and user interfaces that modernize investing experiences and deepen client relationships.
Through its regulated Arta Wealth business and enterprise SaaS platform, Arta AI, the company combines advanced artificial intelligence with human financial expertise and world-class experience design to enable smarter investment decisions, scalable personalization, and measurable business outcomes.
Arta’s enterprise wealth infrastructure allows banks, private banks, and financial institutions to launch modern investing platforms in a matter of months. Its Wealth-as-a-Service platform, built on a multi-custodian architecture, offers seamless API and white-label integration options. Designed with explainability, security, and compliance at its core, Arta’s AI infrastructure enhances advisor insights, product expertise, and relationship management — bringing the service quality of private banking to digital scale.
The company is backed by leading global investors, including Peak XV, Ribbit Capital, Coatue, and EDBI, as well as more than 140 prominent leaders in technology and finance such as Ralph Hamers (former CEO of UBS & ING), Piyush Gupta (former CEO of DBS), Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google), Michael Miebach (CEO of Mastercard), and Lip Bu Tan (CEO of Intel).
Camilla Bullock is an entrepreneur, connector, and leader in the global payments industry. As the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), she is dedicated to fostering synergies across the payments ecosystem. Since its founding in 2018, EPAA has rapidly become the voice of payments in the Asia-Pacific region and a key advocate on the global stage. EPAA is an active member of Financial Stability Board (FSB) task forces, contributing to the G20 agenda to enhance payments, drive innovation, and improve cross-border interoperability.
Camilla’s extensive career in financial technology began in the early 2000s in London, where she spent 14 years in various roles at Reuters, now part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Her work in the payments sector reflects her passion for shaping the future of financial services by uniting key industry players and accelerating innovation.
Beyond her role at EPAA, Camilla is the founder of the “Meet-Her She Knows Payments” initiative, which champions female thought leadership in the industry, reinforcing diversity as a key driver of innovation. She also serves on the board of the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce and actively mentors emerging talent, demonstrating her commitment to the next generation of payments leaders.
Camille Blackburn leads the APAC office of the UK’s FCA. The office supports financial services firms to navigate regulation to enter the UK market, businesses to scale and raise capital in the UK, and provides UK firms with support expanding into the APAC region.
Camille was previously the Director of Wholesale Buyside at the FCA leading the directorate responsible for Supervision, Policy, and Market Analysis of the UK’s 15tn asset management and funds sector, and related services.
Camille has deep experience in financial services regulation across public and private sectors. She has led global teams in the private sector for large multinational financial services firms in the UK and Australia and has held senior appointments at financial services regulators in Australia, Ireland and the UK. Camille holds a Master of Laws (LSE) and Master of Commerce (UNSW).
Candace Kelly is the Chief Legal & Policy Officer for the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world's financial infrastructure. She leads the team responsible for SDF’s legal affairs and the policy team that is focused on bridging the gap between the public and private sectors.
Previously, Candace worked for Uber Technologies, Inc., where she helped navigate the company’s response to regulatory investigations and advised on safety, security, privacy, consumer protection, and law enforcement response. Prior to that she served for 17 years at the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor and as counsel to the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Carmen Hett is UNHCR’s Corporate Treasurer and a seasoned corporate finance professional with over 25 years of experience across blue-chip companies and public sector organizations. She leads global financial delivery of aid, advancing direct access to financial ecosystems for recipients. A champion of financial transformation technologies, she drives scalable digital payments to enhance emergency preparedness and promote economic and financial inclusion for all.
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Before moving into the investment management industry, Carmen served as Deputy Director at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where she led initiatives to encourage the development of both the debt markets and fund management industry in Singapore. She started her career at Citibank and JP Morgan where she was involved in fixed income sales. Outside of fund management, Carmen has many interests, and is a co-owner of PhysioMotus, a physiotherapy clinic at Novena Medical Centre.
Caroline leads sustainability for Hilti Group in South Asia Pacific, covering 9 markets across India, South-East Asia and Australasia. She previously founded and led Hilti's global Circular Economy program, establishing reuse and remanufacturing of Power Tools in the company, as well as integrating sustainability in business model innovation and product design.
Prior to Hilti, she has 15 years of experience in management consulting, manufacturing and industrial journalism. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and, after working in over 20 countries, is currently based in Kuala Lumpur.
Carrie Suen is Vice President and Head of Global Affairs & Strategic Development at Ant International, leading global strategy, market access, and business innovation to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and interoperable digital economy. Since joining Ant in 2014, Carrie has helped guide its international expansion journey—first by building out global legal and regulatory capabilities, and now by driving new market access and growth strategies across diverse regions.
She has played a central role in shaping Ant International’s engagement with regulators and industry leaders worldwide, contributing to sustainable development of emerging technology applications, ranging from AI, tokenization, privacy enhancing technology, and green tech.
Beyond her corporate leadership, Carrie also advises international industry bodies, including the Financial Stability Board and Emerging Payments Association Asia, shaping global policies for digital finance and financial inclusion.
Professor Carsten Maple is the Director of the NCSC-EPSRC Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and Professor of Cyber Systems Engineering at the University of Warwick. He is also Director for Research Innovation at EDGE-AI, the National Edge Artificial Intelligence Hub, and a Professor and Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, where he is a principal investigator on a $9 million project developing trustworthy digital infrastructure. Carsten is also a Research Affiliate at Judge Business School, and is a departmental visitor at the Computer Laboratory for 2025-2026, both University of Cambridge. Carsten is the Security and Privacy lead on the £13M Framework for Responsible AI in Finance Project and the £3M Assurance and Insurance of AI project, He has an international research reputation, having published over 450 peer-reviewed papers. His research has attracted millions of pounds in funding and has been widely reported through the media.
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A former bank executive turned social entrepreneur, she pioneered financial safety by design and led world-first reforms that made 20 million customers safer.
Her Designed to Disrupt® and Respect and Protect™ initiatives are transforming approaches across governments, regulators and businesses globally – because the next frontier of abuse isn’t physical, it’s digital.
Awarded APAC Data leader of the year in 2020, Celine Le Cotonnec is one of Singapore thought leader in Analytics, AI/ML listed among Singapore’s 100 Women In Tech.
As Bank of Singapore’s Chief Data and Innovation Officer, She oversees the data strategy of the Bank, driving Business Intelligence, Data Science, Data Management and Data literacy. Her mission is to foster a culture of Innovation by running the Bank’s innovation Center of Excellence, driving the adoption of design thinking, Lean UX and AI.
She was previously Chief Data and Innovation Officer of AXA Singapore, and Head of ASEAN Connected Services, Digital and Mobility for car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen based in Shanghai, defining innovative user experience and new business models on connected self-driving cars data.
Ceridwen Choo is CEO of Cleanverse International, leading the development of one of the world’s first compliance-native infrastructures for Web3. With over 20 years of experience in consumer payments, product innovation, and banking-as-a-service at DBS, HSBC, Mastercard, and Railsbank, she has pioneered innovations bridging traditional and on-chain finance. Previously CEO of DCS Innov, she launched Singapore’s first financial-institution-issued payment token. At Cleanverse, she is shaping the future of trusted, transparent, and compliant on-chain finance.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Chakrarajan Srihari Managing Director & Partner Boston Consulting Group}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13312}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sriharichakrarajan/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Boon-Hiong Chan has over 20 years of experience in the banking and capital markets, and specialises in the intersections of technology, regulatory analysis and financial services.
He is presently responsible for regulatory analysis and advocacy, driving positive changes and good industry practices, fostering collaboration and enhancing the resilience of the industry, firm and clients. As an Innovation Lead, he identifies, co-create and assess technologies focused on DLT/blockchain and AI systems for applications. Prior roles include as a transformation lead, new product incubator and go-to-market driver.
Boon is a community volunteer, and a proponent of aged economics and financial inclusion. His is trained in accountancy, computation/AI, and cybersecurity & policy. A board of director and an innovation panel evaluator, he is based in Singapore.
Yam Ki Chan is the Vice President for Asia Pacific of Circle (NYSE: CRCL), responsible for the company’s business and strategy in the region. He leads a team responsible for partnerships and market expansion across the region. As regional head, Yam Ki advises stakeholders on how stablecoins unlock economic opportunities for businesses and economies. Yam Ki also serves as the Managing Director of Circle Singapore. He oversaw the enablement of USDC in Japan, the first stablecoin recognized in the country.
Prior to Circle, Yam Ki held strategy & operations and public policy roles at Google Payments and Google Cloud, where he worked on partnership strategy, market launches, and government affairs.
Before Google, Yam Ki served as a Director at the White House National Security Council, where he coordinated the interagency process on U.S. economic strategy in Asia and was a member of the U.S. negotiations team for the G-20 and G-7. Before joining the National Security Council staff, Yam Ki worked in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Earlier in his career, Yam Ki worked in technology investment banking at Jefferies in Silicon Valley.
He earned a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Carleton College.
I have been in the investing world for the last 25 years. Have worked in private equity, venture capital and in permanent capital vehicles across Africa, UK, and SE Asia. Investing in tech companies in alls sectors is a specific skill set with a number of early investments reaching significant success. Been an active Board member over the last 15 years in a wide portfolio of companies across various markets. A Chartered accountant with a Masters in Finance.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Charmaine Padayachy Chief Commercial Officer Tyme}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13090}'}Cheryl Tanaja serves as the Emerging Technology Programme Manager at HSBC, where she spearheads the commercialisation of quantum technology and drives enterprise-wide launch of AI products in the market. She was instrumental in establishing the Quantum Centre of Excellence (CoE) in HSBC Singapore, marking it as the second global hub following the UK. At the CoE, Cheryl collaborates with a distinguished team of quantum scientists to advance quantum initiatives, including proof of concepts, business applications, and strategic partnerships with academia, regulators, and financial institutions.
With a robust background in leading data analytics, intelligent automation, and digital platform rollouts at at HSBC, JP Morgan, and UBS, Cheryl brings a wealth of experience to her current role. Additionally, she contributes her expertise as a Committee Member of the Singapore Computer Society’s Quantum Technology Special Interest Group, further underscoring her leadership and commitment to the field.
Chetan Karkhanis is a Senior Vice President in the Franklin Templeton Strategic Ventures (FTSV) group covering the Asia Pacific Region. Based in Singapore, he is focused on leading the transformation of FT’s business in the region to accelerate, scale and commercial cutting-edge technology-enabled capabilities. The group works with various members of the fintech ecosystem to connect clients, FT business partners and fintechs in developing new capabilities and distribution channels.
Prior to this role, he led product management for various global equity platforms within Franklin Templeton, including the Templeton Global Equity Group, Franklin Global Growth, and Balanced Equity Management (Australia).
Previously, Mr. Karkhanis led the Corporate Strategy function at Franklin Templeton as part of the Financial Strategies group. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2014, he was a Vice President at JPMorgan Asset Management in Strategy and Development, based in New York City, and prior to that, held Strategy and Corporate Development positions in firms such as Moody’s and Charles Schwab. Mr. Karkhanis started his career in investment banking and equity research, covering the telecom, media and communications sector.
Mr. Karkhanis holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics, and a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Management Sciences and Engineering, both from Stanford University, California.
Tek Yew has more than 30 years of consulting experience and is a subject matter expert in multiple aspects of financial services, including working with central banks and regulators across Asia and the Middle East.
He is now an Adjunct Professor and Advisor to the National University of Singapore's Asian Institute of Digital Finance, a collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the NUS. Additionally, he also serves as a senior advisor to Boston Consulting Group as well as the ASEAN Bankers’ Association.
Prior to this, he was Vice Chairman of Oliver Wyman Singapore and had held senior positions in KPMG, Hewlett Packard Consulting & Integration and PwC Consulting East Asia.
Chicky Bhavnani is a dynamic leader known for bridging the corporate world, entrepreneurship, and fintech.
She is currently the Head of Programme and Content for GFTN Japan (Global Fintech Network Japan). As a core team member, she is instrumental in building a thriving Fintech ecosystem in the region.
Previously, Chicky served as the CEO of Makerbay, one of the largest makerspaces globally, driving social and environmental impact through innovation.
Her background includes over two decades of corporate leadership, notably an 18-year tenure at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and a Regional Director role at AXA Asia. Chicky couples deep, hands-on Digital Transformation leadership with a career trajectory that spans the entire arc of the tech revolution, making her uniquely qualified to guide organizations through change.
Dr. Shin holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge and began his career in the UK's manufacturing sector at the forefront of the Industry 4.0 —where his journey into AI first took shape. Today, he leads AI initiatives within Mastercard’s digital incubator, helping clients adopt and scale AI capabilities.
Previously, he served as a Director at EY, where he led a team of over 80 AI and data engineers, deploying production-grade Generative AI solutions across industries including oil & gas, financial services, and the public sector.
With more than a decade of experience delivering AI and data science solutions, Dr. Shin brings deep expertise in AI strategy, governance frameworks, operating models, and enterprise-scale implementation for multinational organizations.
He believes that AI is not just about technology. It’s about transforming the way organizations work and unlocking new possibilities for the future.
Chonladet Khemarattana is the President of the Thai Fintech Association and the CEO of Webull Thailand, where he leads initiatives advancing digital transformation in Thailand’s financial sector.
Recognizing early the transformative potential of digital finance, Chonladet left his role as Managing Director of a securities firm to found fintech startups in algorithmic trading and robo-advisory. His leadership and advocacy for financial innovation have earned him recognition as one of the “Top 10 Most Influential People in FinTech” by the Thai Fintech Association.
Passionate about inclusive growth, he is a strong supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly reducing inequalities. “My ultimate goal,” he says, “is to help close Thailand’s economic gap by making investment opportunities accessible, convenient, and reliable for everyone. It doesn’t matter who provides the service as long as every Thai has equal access to efficient investment channels.”
Chris is a 28-year Enterprise IT veteran and former CEO/CTO/COO, who has spent the last 8 years focused on FSI cloud adoption and business transformation - for Fintechs, Capital Markets, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, and Payments firms.
Chris has guided scores of enterprise and service providers to successfully deliver cloud business case, foundations, architectural design, migrations, rapid scaling, modernization, and business aligned innovation through AWS cloud adoption.
Chris Brummer is the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown University Law Center and the founder of DC Fintech Week, the leading fintech policy conference in the United States. The conference, organized by the Washington DC-based Fintech Foundation, is held each year with market participants and regulatory agencies to advance cutting edge developments in fintech. He is also the CEO of Bluprynt, the crypto compliance protocol.
Professor Brummer has lent his expertise to policymakers, founders, startups, and nonprofits around the world grappling with some of the most challenging puzzles facing financial regulation. His work has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Marketwatch, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Yahoo Money, Roll Call, Cointelegraph, and Coin Desk, among others.
Chris Robins is head of growth and strategic partnerships at Axelar (Interop Labs). He was previously general counsel and CCO at Heron Finance, helping launch the first SEC-registered internet advisor for private assets, and general counsel of Binance.US. Earlier, he advised global banks at Cleary Gottlieb and Promontory.
Christina Ongoma is the Upstream and Advisory Services Manager for IFC FIG in APAC. In this role, she oversees the origination, incubation and execution of new and innovative private sector solutions that are designed to address some of the biggest development challenges in the financial services industry in APAC. She is also responsible for driving the Upstream business and strategy for FIG in the region, which seeks to stimulate and help create conditions conducive to the flow of foreign and domestic private capital into productive investments in the financial services sector. Previously, she served as Principal Investment Officer and Upstream Lead for FIG in APAC, and prior to that, as Principal Investment Officer - Capital Markets, in IFC’s Global FIG team in Washington D.C. where she was responsible for originating and structuring capital markets solutions for IFC’s FIG clients globally and developing a pipeline of investment opportunities for the IFC.
Prior to joining the IFC in 2017, Christina held the position of Managing Director, Global Capital Markets - Banking, in Scotiabank’s Global Banking and Markets division in Toronto, Canada. In this role she oversaw the structuring and deal execution functions for Scotiabank’s global portfolio of regional FIG clients. Christina spent ten years at Scotiabank in a variety of senior roles, including as a Director in the Hedge Funds and Structured Transactions team, as well as a Director & Head of Client Solutions for ScotiaMocatta, Scotiabank’s precious and base metals arm.
Before joining Scotiabank, Christina worked in Structured Finance and Securitization in the legal and rating agency industries in both North America and Europe, where she covered a wide variety of asset classes including: Asset Backed Securities, Credit Derivatives, Commercial and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and Infrastructure Financings.
Christina graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA (Hons). She earned a Bachelor of Laws from Queen’s University and a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Canada. She has been called to the Bar as a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario, Canada, and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
Christine Graham leads Global Regulatory Affairs for AI and Data and Policy for JPMC, aligning the firm's regulatory advocacy efforts related to AI and data policy with the firm's business, risk, and policy efforts.
Before JPMC, Christine was an officer at the Federal Reserve Board, where she built teams in large bank supervision, led the Fed's operational resilience policy function, and advised former Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr. She began her career at a law firm, focusing on financial institutions matters. She received her BA from Vanderbilt University and law degree from University of Chicago.
As Senior Director of Industry Strategy for Financial Services at Adobe, Christopher Young leads a team of industry specialists who work with Adobe’s financial services clients to help them develop best-in-class digital marketing strategies using Adobe Experience Cloud. Prior to joining Adobe, Young spent more than eight years at E*TRADE Financial, where his last position was vice president of brokerage marketing. Prior to E*TRADE, he was the vice president of retail advertising at JPMorgan Chase. Young also has extensive agency experience working with a range of clients across traditional, direct and digital advertising and marketing programs.
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With over two decades of global legal experience, Tju Liang has been deeply engaged with the digital asset industry since 2016. He dedicates his unique blend of technical knowledge and legal acumen to pioneering strategies at the intersection of emerging technologies and global policy, ensuring the Foundation can maintain its mission of openness and decentralization. As a recognized expert, Tju Liang actively contributes to international policy-making efforts surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Chyi is the forefront of driving policy and development initiatives aimed at fostering innovation in the Malaysian capital market, focusing on cutting-edge innovations such as digital assets, blockchain and tokenisation use cases.
Her multidisciplinary team runs innovation engagement programs and innovation facilitation hub including regulatory sandbox, dedicated to incubating, engaging, and facilitating the entry of new business models into the market.
A trained economist and engineer with strong analytical background, she has gained in-depth market insights from working at financial institutions and public sector consulting across Asia Pacific. Chyi has a bachelor's degree in innovation engineering in the University of Tokyo, and a joint master’s in economics from Autonomous University of Barcelona and University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne.
Claire Alexandre leads PayPal’s International Government Relations team, driving policy engagement across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and much of Asia Pacific. Based in Luxembourg, she also serves on PayPal Europe’s leadership team. A long-time champion of financial inclusion, Claire has shaped groundbreaking initiatives expanding access to digital finance. Before PayPal, she helped launch and scale M-Pesa at Vodafone and advanced global financial access programs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Claire Alexandre Head of International Government Relations Paypal}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR7408}', 15='{type=string, value=CLAIRE ALEXANDRE}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Dr. Clara Guerra is the Director of the Office for Digital Innovation (SDI) of the Liechtenstein Government, where she leads pioneering work at the intersection of regulatory innovation, digital transformation, and emerging technologies. Her portfolio spans FinTech, blockchain, tokenization, and AI governance, with a focus on aligning innovation with robust, risk-based regulatory frameworks.
Dr. Guerra serves as Co-Chair of the European Blockchain Association, Advisor to Blockchain for Europe, and Steering Committee Member of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, contributing a state-level voice to international digital policy development. She is also engaged in global standard-setting processes through her work with GBBC, UNCITRAL and the OECD.
With a background in law and a track record of bridging governance, law, and technology, Dr. Guerra is widely recognized for her contributions to the digital policy landscape. She speaks regularly at international forums and publishes on the strategic implications of emerging technologies for financial markets and public institutions.
Clare is the Co-founder and COO of fileAI, driving the company’s global scale and enterprise partnerships.
She was part of UberEats’ launch team, where she built operational strategies for rapid market expansion. At fileAI, Clare bridges advanced AI capabilities with the needs of regulated industries, ensuring adoption and measurable ROI. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, with a double major in Finance and Environmental Science.
Clement specialises in digital strategy & marketing technologies, advising FSIs on scaling personalisation. He works with Adobe’s enterprise customers to shape digital-first strategies that deliver seamless experiences and business growth.
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Passionate about unlocking human potential through broadening economic participation and financial access, Coen founded Tyme in 2012. Tyme began as a mobile money remittance operator that offered local remittance services. In the process, Tyme developed a core banking system, which enabled its first foray into digital banking through building a low-cost digital bank in Namibia. Tyme was acquired by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in 2015. Two years later Coen was appointed Group Executive of CBA responsible for its international retail banking and insurance business.
Under Coen’s leadership, Tyme successfully applied for a banking license from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) in 2017, becoming the first to receive a banking license in 20 years. In 2018 Coen led a management buyout of Tyme from CBA. The opportunity arose from CBA’s retreat from emerging markets. TymeBank South Africa was launched in 2019 and has since scaled to 11 million customers, with Tyme also expanding to Southeast Asia in October 2022 with the launch of GoTyme Bank in the Philippines, which has onboarded 7 million customers to date.
Prior to Tyme, Coen served as a Partner in Deloitte’s strategy and innovation practice, and Director of Community Banking at Standard Bank, where he led a strategy to extend banking to underserved consumers, adding digital channels and more than a million additional customers to the bank. He was also previously the CEO of ENS (South Africa’s largest law firm) and a member of Nedcor Investment Bank’s Executive Committee.
Coen holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science and two law degrees with honours. He has also held multiple board positions, including in Vietnam International Bank (VIB) and PT Bank Commonwealth in Indonesia, which he chaired until December 2018.
Colin Payne is a distinguished leader in financial innovation, currently serving as the Head of Innovation at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Chair of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) convening over 90 national regulators to build a powerful, collaborative network.
In these roles, he spearheads strategic initiatives to foster growth through responsible innovation, such as the newly launched AI Lab, Sandboxes and TechSprint Programme.
Before joining the FCA, Colin was the Senior Director at PwC, where he delivered programs across the GCC, including national payment strategies and digital asset initiatives with Central Banks in the region.
He has also held Partner and EVP positions at EY and Capgemini with an early tenure at Apple working with Steve Jobs.
With over 30 years at the forefront of technology and change, Colin has built an award-winning portfolio designing and deploying world-class innovation.
He has held honorary positions at Kings College and Middlesex University.
Conan is Director in the Digital Finance Department at the IIF, a research and advocacy organization for the global financial services industry with 360 members from 60 countries. Focus areas for his work include AI, data policy, digital assets—central bank digital currencies (CBDC), blockchain, tokenization, and ledger technologies—cloud computing, payments innovation, and digital identity. Conan serves as a Trustee of the Eurasia Foundation. He earned his MBA from Georgetown University and his BA in History and Economics from Dickinson College.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Conan French Director, Digital Finance Institute of International Finance (IIF)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR5114}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/conan-french-3426473/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Corrado has an extensive international wholesale banking- and sustainability advisory experiences. He has worked with a variety of private-, public companies, regulators, and agencies on financing structures, ESG strategies and policies. Corrado is training bankers, asset managers, corporates on sustainability related topics. He has delivered a range of training programs, from sustainable finance, sustainability reporting, to carbon management. He regularly speaks at events and moderates panel discussions.
Curtis S. Chin, chair, senior fellows, & senior advisor, global markets, of the Milken Institute previously served as chair, Milken Institute, Asia Center. He also has served as a trustee of World Education Services of New York and is a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). As a member of the ADB board, he pushed for strengthened governance, risk management and development efforts focused on people, planet, and partnership, particularly on infrastructure projects in Asia's least-developed nations. Through his advisory firm RiverPeak Group LLC, Chin now advises a range of startup firms and impact investors in Asia, including Equator Pure Nature, a leading ASEAN-based, natural consumer products company and cleantech pioneer, and the Dolma Impact Fund, the first international equity fund focused on Nepal. Chin previously was a senior executive with Burson-Marsteller in the US, Switzerland, and Asia, where he oversaw Beijing and Hong Kong operations. He has provided counsel to a wide range of governments and businesses on stakeholder engagement, public affairs, corporate responsibility, crisis management and market entry.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ambassador Curtis S. Chin Chair, Senior Fellows & Sr. Advisor, Global Markets Milken Institute}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR3081}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-s-chin-b5611/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Dane is Head of Compliance for APAC & LATAM markets at Coinbase, where he also leads Strategic Execution projects. He previously has worked in public and private sector roles related to financial crime and investigations and has lived in the US, India, and Singapore.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dane Shelly Head of Compliance, APAC & LATAM Coinbase}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR11986}'}Daniel is Head of Web3 at Banking Circle, leading initiatives in stablecoin issuance and tokenised deposits, including EURITE, Europe’s first MICA-compliant bank-issued stablecoin. Formerly with DBS for 22 years, he co-founded a digital asset venture in Europe. He serves on the board of Coins U Trust and advises TechstormTV. Daniel brings deep expertise in blockchain innovation, digital exchanges, and fintech strategy, with academic credentials in law, business, and psychology.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}, {id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Daniel Lee Head of Web3 Banking Circle}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR6972}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lee-88888z/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Dan Ross, Head of AI Compliance Strategy at Dynamo AI, focuses on aligning AI, policy, risk management, and business application. Dan regularly engages global policy makers on AI risk management and compliance, and oversees a number of Dynamo’s most consequential AI security and compliance deployment efforts. Prior to Dynamo AI, Dan spent close to a decade at Promontory Financial Group, a premier risk and regulatory advisory firm, focused on data and technology risk, where he advised global financial institutions and governments. He has also held technology strategy and management consulting leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Accenture. Dan studied Economics at Vanderbilt University and lives with his wife and Lagotto Romagnolo in New York.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Daniel Ross Head of AI Compliance Strategy Dynamo AI}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12580}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ross-70211338/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Daniela Barbosa serves as General Manager of Decentralized Technologies at the Linux Foundation and Executive Director of LF Decentralized Trust. She is a leading voice for the power of openly developed decentralized technologies to optimize critical infrastructure for efficiency, privacy, and inclusivity.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Daniela Barbosa General Manager, Decentralized Technologies, Linux Foundation & Executive Director LF Decentralized Trust}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4731}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielabarbosa/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Dante Disparte is Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, responsible for overseeing company strategy, communications, policy and public affairs. Since joining Circle in 2021, his leadership in driving market expansion, regulatory engagement, and more have been integral in furthering the company’s mission to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value.
Prior to joining Circle, Dante served as a founding executive of the Diem Association, leading policy, communications, membership and social impact. He also brings two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader and global risk expert, most recently as founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative. He also served as an appointee on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council. Currently, he is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Digital Currency Governance Consortium and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Additionally, he is co-author of “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan 2016).
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Goucher College, is a PLD graduate of Harvard Business School, and has an MSc in risk management from NYU Stern School of Business. Outside of work, Dante enjoys speaking and commentating, such as in media outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fortune, BBC, Forbes and Diplomatic Courier.
Dato’ Mahendra Ramaiyah is a seasoned HealthTech and InsurTech professional with extensive experience across government, corporate, start-up, and multinational sectors. Skilled in go-to-market strategy, consulting, and digital health transformation, he has a proven track record in reducing medical claim costs, strengthening fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) controls, and driving AI-led innovation in insurance. A strategic leader and articulate communicator, Dato’ Mahendra has successfully led new product launches, wellness initiatives, and digitalisation projects that have modernised employee benefits and claims ecosystems across Asia.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dato' Mahendra Ramaiyah Senior Director & Head of APAC Perfios}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13430}', 15='{type=string, value=http://linkedin.com/in/mahendra1979}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}David Craig is the co-chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III. He is a member of the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) leading the work on bio-diversity measurement and verification. David is a Trustee at the Natural History Museum supporting Innovation and Data and a director of the Green Finance Institute PMO.
David has 30 years leadership experience in financial markets data, analytics and technology and is seen as a leading expert in the data and market infrastructure required to drive sustainable markets. He was the founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets operating in over 160 countries. Following the acquisition of Refinitiv by London Stock Exchange Group for $27B in 2021, he become head of LSEG’s Data and Analytics Division.
He was previously founder and CEO of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business and Chief Strategy Officer at Thomson Reuters, and Reuters plc. Prior to these roles he spent 8 years as a partner at McKinsey focusing on technology and financial services clients, and was a software developer for American Management Systems.
David is a private investor in natural capital technology firms. He is a Board Advisor and chairs Triple Private Equity Investment Committee, is a member of the International Technology Advisory Panel for MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) and has recently advised the Bank of England on data strategy.
An executive with over 23 years of Data & AI experience in roles in senior management, start up, advisory, research, government, academia, investment, and board. Check out some my speaking engagements to hear my thoughts on various topics and my old academic publications if interested in my research areas. I always love a good conversation so feel free to just drop me a note. David is the AI Global Head for Standard Chartered Bank. Previously, David was Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) first appointed Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group and subsequently Special Advisor (Artificial Intelligence). In these roles he led the development of the AI strategy both for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector as well as driving efforts in promoting open cross-border data flows. David pioneered the regulator and central bank adoption of data science as well as establishment of the Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency (FEAT) principles, first-of-a-kind guidelines issued in 2018 for adopting Artificial Intelligence in the financial industry, as well as establishing the MAS-backed Veritas consortium. In prior roles, David was Senior Advisor for Data and AI to the Aboitiz Group, a Philippines base Conglomerate, external advisor to Singapore's Corrupt Investigation Practices Bureau (CPIB) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) and external advisor Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Data Science). David has extensive exposure and experience in both industry and academia and he has consistently applied advanced technology with an analytical mindset to shape and deliver new innovation. David holds a PhD in Computer Science in the field of Machine Learning from the University of Southampton and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with First Class Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Out in the "field", David is more likely to consider himself a data artist instead of a pure data scientist.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. David Hardoon Global Head - AI Enablement Standard Chartered}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4613}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrh/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}David Katz is the Vice President for Strategy and Public Policy for the Asia Pacific region for Circle, the global leader in regulated, licensed digital assets and issuer of the USDC stablecoin. David is a member of Circle’s global and APAC senior leadership teams. His focus is on strategic planning for markets and engaging APAC governments and stakeholders on policies related to Circle’s signature USDC stablecoin.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}, {id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=David Katz Vice President for Strategy & Public Policy, Asia Pacific Circle}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR7427}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-katz-8866a024/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Bank executive with 30 years of experience steering Corporate and Transaction Banking businesses across global markets (US, UK, North Asia, Greater China, Singapore, and the Middle East). Proven track record in driving strategic growth, effective risk management, and operational excellence at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, and Westpac.
Deep expertise in liquidity management, client and sector strategies, ESG initiatives, and enhancing digital capabilities within banking.
David Sully is CEO of Advai, one of the UK’s leading AI safety and assurance companies. With their technology deployed across high-stakes organisations in financial services and government, Advai are responsible for testing, evaluating and monitoring AI systems, understanding why they succeed or fail. Prior to founding Advai, David was a UK Diplomat for over 10 years, dealing with technology, multilateral arms controls, future threats and cross-government projects.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=David Sully Chief Executive Officer Advai}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13302}', 15='{type=string, value=David Sully}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Davide Ceper started his career at McKinsey & Company, focusing on Strategy, M&A, Marketing and Organization-related projects between Europe and Brazil, where he co-founded the Agriculture Practice in 2013. After leaving the consulting profession he joined Isagro, a publicly listed Italian agrochemical multinational, first as Global head of Sales and eventually as General Manager.
He later took the position of CEO of Varda, an agtech venture launched by Yara (global leading fertilizer manufacturer) with the mission to facilitate farm data exchange and improve food systems’ sustainability.
In mid-2025 he joined the leadership team at Dataswyft, a distributed data network and technology group with the mission to unlock the value of data.
Davide holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Bocconi University.
Dawn Lai is a forward-thinking leader in the credit, risk, and decisioning space, currently serving as CEO of Experian Information Services Malaysia and General Manager for Credit Services across Southeast Asia. With over two decades of experience in the information services and technology industry, she is driving the next wave of transformation by embracing emerging technologies to reimagine how data fuels financial ecosystems.
Dawn’s strategic focus on innovation—spanning advanced analytics, digital platforms, and intelligent decisioning tools—is enabling more agile, inclusive, and data-driven outcomes across the region. She has been instrumental in positioning Experian as a trusted enabler of digital trust and financial empowerment, particularly in markets where access to finance remains a challenge.
Under her leadership, Experian has accelerated the use of alternative data and bureau insights to support financial inclusion, helping lenders better serve thin-file and underserved populations. Her work in advancing digital identity solutions and championing responsible lending practices has made her a key voice in shaping Southeast Asia’s data-driven economies.
Dawn is widely recognized as a catalyst for change—bridging gaps in access, fostering innovation ecosystems, and advocating for collaborative approaches between regulators, financial institutions, and technology providers to unlock inclusive growth.
Dawn Song is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley. Her research interest lies in AI and deep learning, security and privacy, and blockchain. She is the recipient of various awards including the MacArthur Fellowship, the Guggenheim Fellowship, the NSF CAREER Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the MIT Technology Review TR-35 Award, ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award, and numerous Test-of-Time Awards and Best Paper Awards from top conferences in Computer Security and Deep Learning. She is an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. She is ranked the most cited scholar in computer security (AMiner Award). She obtained her Ph.D. degree from UC Berkeley. She is also a serial entrepreneur and has been named on the Female Founder 100 List by Inc. and Wired25 List of Innovators.
Dea is responsible for global advocacy and government relations at Fireblocks. Prior, Dea led political intelligence and advocacy campaigns in the EU, as Europe developed its regulations for the crypto sector.
Dea relocated back to Europe after her post in the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she served in the MAS Financial Technology and Innovation Group. She was previously in London for 10 years, working in FinTech and banking regulation.
Deborah Algeo is a seasoned strategist with over a decade of experience in the financial services sector, and innovation. Deborah has held leadership roles across banking, fintech, and digital assets. Her work bridges traditional finance and digital finance, with a particular focus on tokenisation, stablecoins, and institutional-grade custody solutions.
Currently, she leads Singapore, Hong Kong and Solutions by Zodia Custody, where she is instrumental in developing innovative products and services that empower businesses to explore and capitalise on opportunities in the digital assets space.
Before joining Zodia Custody, Deborah led strategic innovation portfolios at major Australian banks, including NAB and Westpac, delivering initiatives across compliance, payments, and emerging technologies. She is also an advisory board member of the RegTech Association and was recognised as Best in Digital Assets at the Women in Finance Asia Awards 2025.
Deborah has fostered collaboration among global regulators, institutions, and investors in regulatory technology and innovation. Her work has supported the adoption of cutting-edge technologies that elevate trust and standards in citizen-facing ecosystems worldwide.
As the founding CEO and Advisory Committee member for The RegTech Association, and global committee member for Women in Regulatory Innovation and Alliance for Innovative Regulation, Deborah tackles global challenges, enabling growth, and safeguarding financial systems and people. Deborah’s work spans forging strategic partnerships, influencing policy, and advancing diversity and inclusion - particularly in women’s economic empowerment.
She regularly contributes to global forums such as the Singapore FinTech Festival, World Bank, and Global Financial Innovation Network, and has been a mentor for Women's World Banking.
Deborah is spearheading the next exciting phase of development for the CCAF/Fii Regulator Knowledge Exchange (RKE) strategic roadmap - in particular, deepening regulatory community building and engagement and launching the Women Regulators Network.
Debra Brookes serves as the Wyoming Stable Token Commission's inaugural Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. In this role, she is responsible for developing and enforcing risk and compliance protocols to ensure that the Commission and the Wyoming Stable Token adhere to relevant regulations while minimizing potential risks. Previously, Debra held the position of Deputy Virtual Currency Chief and Head of Supervision at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). There, she oversaw more than 30 licensed virtual currency entities to conduct virtual currency business activities in New York. Before joining NYDFS, Deb was a Trial Attorney hired by the U.S. Department of Justice from the competitive Attorney General's Honors Program. Deb investigated and criminally prosecuted white-collar crimes for over ten years, including bid-rigging, price-fixing, and other white-collar criminal violations, such as mail/wire fraud.
Deep Thomas serves as the Managing Director and Chief Data and Analytics Officer for APAC. In this role, he is responsible for driving the data and AI strategy, governance, and solutions across the APAC franchise to enhance business outcomes, manage risks, and maximize the value derived from data.
Prior to his current position, Deep was the Group Chief Data Officer at Nomura, where he spearheaded the firm's data and AI strategy. With over 28 years of experience, he has held senior roles such as Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Aditya Birla Group, CEO of Tata iQ—a data science company—and led global analytics initiatives across the U.S., Europe, and Asia at Citi, HSBC, and American Express.
Deep holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in computer science, an MBA in International Marketing, and has been awarded numerous patents in data management and analytics.
As Chief Technology Officer of Endowus, Asia's leading digital wealth platform, Deepak Sarda leads the technology ecosystem that powers the company's mission to make expert investing accessible to everyone. He guides the strategy, design, and development of the core investment platform while also building the internal systems that empower the Endowus team to excel. By fostering a strong engineering culture, Deepak has been instrumental in scaling the platform and building the world-class technology team behind it.
Deepak's career includes over two decades of experience in building robust, scalable systems across diverse domains. Before joining Endowus, he was the Head of Developer Solutions Architecture for ASEAN at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He also spent over a decade in financial services at institutions like JPMorgan Chase and Citibank, working on global trading systems. His career began with researching machine learning algorithms at A*STAR (BII), building middleware systems at computing pioneer Borland Software, and joining a big data startup as its first employee.
A recognized innovator, Deepak holds four patents, has authored a book, and was named an "SG Digital Leader" in 2024 by IMDA Singapore for his significant contributions to the technology landscape.
Deepak is an alum of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the National University of Singapore, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Deepika Vidanagamage is a seasoned banking professional with over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently serves as the Chief Manager – Operations at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest private commercial bank.
In her current role, Deepika oversees the Bank’s entire operations network, comprising 273 branches island-wide. Her responsibilities span customer onboarding, operational investigations, process optimization, and the development and implementation of systems and procedures to enhance operational efficiency across all aspects of banking.
A dedicated leader in staff development, Deepika is also responsible for designing and delivering comprehensive training programs in Banking Operations for all frontline and customer-facing staff, fostering a culture of service excellence and operational efficiency.
In recognition of her expertise and commitment to customer service, she has been appointed as the Bank’s Complaints Resolution Officer, a role in which she ensures prompt and effective resolution of customer grievances while upholding the highest standards of service delivery.
Deepika is an Associate Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Bankers (AIB-SL) and continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the operational landscape of Sri Lanka’s banking sector.
Delane Foo is a proven leader at the intersection of blockchain, AI, and innovation strategy.
Currently serving as the APAC Regional Managing Director for Nethermind, she is driving growth, partnerships, and ecosystem development across Asia Pacific for one of the most prominent blockchain and AI software engineering and research firms.
With a background spanning emerging technology adoption, decentralized finance and enterprise transformation, Delane has built a reputation for connecting technical excellence with real-world impact. In her previous roles, she expanded Ethereum infrastructure adoption across APAC, spearheaded key partnerships with wallets, DeFi protocols, and validators, and organized MEVday Asia, a first-of-its-kind event for the region.
Her experience extends into corporate innovation, including previous roles at Johnson & Johnson and KPMG, where she led design strategy, emerging technology adoption, and collaborative programs for senior leadership. Delane’s ability to simplify complex technologies—whether blockchain, AI, or decentralized systems—enables institutions, enterprises, and innovators to harness them effectively for scalability and growth with people-first, solutions-driven approaches.
Derek Ho is the Deputy Chief Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility Officer at Mastercard. Derek specialises in privacy and data protection and technology law. Prior to Mastercard, Derek held senior legal positions in multinational companies in the Asia Pacific region, and was part of Drew & Napier LLC’s telecommunications, media and technology practice in Singapore.
In addition to his work at Mastercard, Derek has served in various advisory roles with different organizations, including as a member of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission’s Advisory Committee on Data Protection, a member of the DIFC Digital Economy Court Working Group, and a member of the OECD AI Expert Group on AI, Data and Privacy. He is also regularly invited to speak at conferences and executive education programs, including at Imperial Executive Education where he shares perspectives on responsible AI, data governance, and ethical leadership.
Derek earned a Doctorate in Business Administration (cum laude) from SDA Bocconi School of Management, and a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and a Senior Accredited Specialist in Data and Data Economy Law.
Dhruv Arora is the Founder and CEO of Syfe, Asia’s leading digital wealth management platform with a mission to empower people to build their wealth for a better future. Built on the pillars of access, advice and affordability, Syfe caters to the different wealth needs of individuals with diversified proprietary portfolios, cash management solutions and brokerage. Since launching in 2019, Syfe has become one of the largest digital wealth platforms in APAC with well over US$10 billion in AUM, and approaching half a million investors using the platform to achieve their financial goals.
Syfe is licensed and operational in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia (where it operates as Selfwealth by Syfe) following its 100 per cent acquisition in 2025 of the ASX-listed Selfwealth. Syfe serves customers from over 60 countries, has raised US$132 million in funding to date, and is backed by leading global investors including Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Unbound, and partners from DST.
Before starting Syfe, Dhruv was part of the early core team that built Grofers (now Blinkit) - a Softbank and Sequoia-backed e-commerce company acquired by Zomato for US$570m - where he led the Product, Growth and Consumer verticals.
Dhruv began his career as an Equity Trader at UBS Hong Kong, where he rose quickly to become one of the bank's youngest directors and was appointed to lead ETF distribution efforts in the region. Dhruv is a graduate from IIT Bombay and has won a number of awards, including Top FinTech Leader at the Singapore Fintech Festival.
Diana Ablyakimova is an accomplished investment and trade professional with over 12 years of experience, including extensive international work across Southeast Asia. She currently serves as the Foreign Representative of KAZAKH INVEST in Singapore, a position to which she was appointed by the Board chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She also holds the role of Investment Officer at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Singapore, focusing on strengthening economic ties between Kazakhstan and ASEAN countries.
Diana began her career in management consulting at Frost & Sullivan in Malaysia and Singapore, where she supported IPO projects as part of due diligence teams. She later took on a leadership role in the private sector as Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing at the luxury development Royal Phuket Marina in Thailand.
At the national investment promotion agency Kazakh Invest, Diana played a key role in advancing Kazakhstan’s investment climate. Her work included developing strategic communications like the "Why Kazakhstan" presentation, engaging with global media outlets such as CNBC and the Financial Times, and collaborating with major international organizations including the OECD and World Bank. She successfully supported projects involving global companies such as PepsiCo, Honeywell, TikTok, and Wabtec, as well as investment initiatives from major Asia-Pacific firms including Proton, International Cement Group, and PSA International.
Diana holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and International Business from Swinburne University of Technology (Malaysia).
Diana Paredes is the CEO and Co-Founder of Suade, a software platform that enables financial institutions to understand and deliver their regulatory requirements. Prior to founding Suade, Diana had a successful career in investment banking, covering all asset classes at Barclays and Merrill Lynch, across sales, trading & structuring. Whilst working in the industry, she saw an opportunity to innovate and launch her current Fintech/Regtech startup. She believes that a data-driven approach to regulation is the key to preventing the next financial crisis.
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Group Data Office are responsible for driving value from AI & Data by capturing opportunities to generate new revenue streams, lower costs, reduce risk and improve customer experience across all areas of OCBC Group. As the Analytics CoE, we also enable other analytics teams across OCBC - through development of our next-generation analytics stack, group data strategy and empowering staff with data literacy skills.
Capabilities within Data Office include AI Strategy, Analytics Translation, Analytics, The AI Lab and Data Engineering.
An industry veteran with over 30 years of international experience in Analytics roles. Prior to joining OCBC, Donald led the Data Mining team at Standard Life, before working in analytics consulting at IBM and PwC Consulting.
Doug Campbell-Pitt is Head of Privacy for Visa's APAC and CEMEA regions, with responsibility for implementing Visa’s Global Privacy Program in all markets within these regions. Doug has been Senior Managing Counsel in Visa’s Legal team since 2019, with lead responsibility for supporting various Visa businesses including Data and Risk Products, New Platforms, Consulting & Analytics and Innovation, as well as regional legal support of Risk and Compliance. Doug has participated in numerous regulatory consultations on new or updated privacy laws in various APAC and CEMEA markets, including submissions on cross border data transfer requirements and proposals for closer alignment with existing standards including APEC CBPR. Prior to Visa, Doug was head of Citigroup's Asia Privacy & Technology Law team for 12 years. Doug holds Bachelor of Business Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees from the University of Cape Town and has completed executive education courses through the University of Oxford. He is admitted to practice in England and South Africa.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=37, name='Design Thinking', order=0, label='Design Thinking'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Doug Campbell-Pitt Senior Managing Counsel Visa}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13155}', 15='{type=string, value=www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-campbell-pitt}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Drew Propson is the Head of Technology and Innovation in Financial Services at the World Economic Forum. She leads a portfolio of initiatives focused on advancing innovation while maintaining financial system stability. Current research areas include the deployment of AI and emerging technologies in financial services, technology-driven systemic risks, and fintech market trends. Drew has additionally presented and authored work on financial inclusion, regulatory dynamics, and entrepreneurship.
Drew holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School, a PhD in Spanish literature from UC Berkeley, and a BFA in Painting from the University of Washington. Her experience prior to joining the Forum includes private equity research, development finance, and international strategy and operations.
Elemi Atigolo is Co-Founder of INATIGO, a WealthTech100-listed firm delivering privacy-first generative AI through its enterprise-grade Financial AI Agent API. He also serves as Managing Partner at Consult Venture Partners, where he leads applied AI strategy and engineering for regulated industries, focusing on agentic workflows, automation, and compliance.
A recognised pioneer in AI for financial services, Elemi brings nearly two decades of experience spanning wealth management, private banking, and fintech innovation. He has held senior roles at HSBC Private Wealth and served as Partner at FTSE100-listed St. James’s Place Wealth Management, as well as Managing Director of a digitally-led UK private wealth firm. He combines deep financial expertise with award-winning AI development and holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Distributed Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance, alongside the DipPFS (Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning), CeMAP (Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice), and certifications in NLP and Applied AI.
A global keynote speaker and internationally recognised voice in financial AI, Elemi has been featured by the Financial Times, BBC, Economist, Wall Street Journal, Finextra, and EFMA, and is known for championing responsible AI adoption, ESG innovation, and scalable automation in finance. In 2024, Elemi was appointed to the UK Forbes Advisor Advisory Board, where he contributes to the strategic direction and insight behind one of the world’s leading platforms for business and technology advice. In this role, he collaborates with a global network of industry experts and senior leaders to shape content that empowers decision-makers navigating the future of business technology and AI.
Elian Ciptono is the Head of Southeast Asia Expansion for Wise, a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money. In his role, he is responsible for leading Wise's expansion in Southeast Asia and overseeing the group of country managers across its six major markets in the region. Elian was instrumental in spearheading the end-to-end entry and establishment of Wise's businesses in both Indonesia and the Philippines, and holds a Directorship for both entities. His current focus includes developing new expansion opportunities and strengthening critical banking relationships in Singapore.
Prior to joining Wise, Elian spent six years as a Regional Economist at Bank Indonesia, where he specialized in macroeconomic analysis and provided policy recommendations to regional governments. His career also includes experience as a Corporate Strategist at the Jakarta-based technology unicorn, Traveloka, and as an Analytics Consultant at Nielsen IQ. Elian holds an MBA from HEC Paris.
Elisabeth joined the DFSA in October 2014. Elisabeth leads the DFSA’s policy work on Innovation and was responsible for creating the DFSA's regulatory framework for Crowdfunding, the DFSA's Innovation Testing Licence - the DFSA’s regulatory sandbox and the regime for Crypto and Investment Tokens. Elisabeth also represents the DFSA on the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) co-ordination board, and is a member of IOSCO’s FinTech Taskforce working groups on Artificial Intelligence and Tokenisation.
Before joining the DFSA, Elisabeth led the Conduct Regulation team at the Association of British Insurers, where she managed a team of policy advisers responsible for influencing UK and EU conduct regulation of the insurance and pension markets.
A finance professional skilled in Financial Regulation, and Policy Analysis, Elisabeth holds a Bachelor of Laws and Arts from the University of Canterbury, and is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor to the High Court of New Zealand.
Elise is the Executive Director of Global Digital Finance (GDF), board member, and also board advisor to several start-ups on policy & regulatory issues.
Previously, she was at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), leading Digital Assets and Data Strategy work, and prior to that she worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), across both their Technology, Resilience and Cyber Division. and International Division.
Named ‘Next Generation Leader of the Year’ at the 2022 Women in Finance Awards UK, and part of the Innovate Finance Standout 45 on the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2024 as a Regulatory and Policy Expert, Elise’s dual public and private sector experience positions her to lead both regulatory advocacy and contribute technical knowledge to support the growth of the digital assets ecosystem.
Elizabeth joined Tencent Legal in 2013 and currently serves as Head of Corporate and International Financial Legal Affairs. She leads a team of legal and regulatory specialists across Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Amsterdam, Palo Alto, and Washington, D.C., with a focus on fintech and a broad range of financial regulatory matters, including licensure, regulatory engagement and investigations.
In addition, Elizabeth oversees general corporate affairs, including listing rules compliance and corporate governance.
Elke Kornalijnslijper is the Head of Sustainability Consulting Asia Pacific at JLL. In her role, Elke focuses on embedding sustainability throughout the real estate value chain for corporates and investors. Drawing from her extensive background in APAC and Europe, she brings a wealth of experience in sustainability, reporting, cleantech, and renewable energy to the real estate sector. Prior to joining JLL, Elke led innovation in utilities acting at the cross section of energy, real estate and mobility.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Elke Kornalijnslijper Head of Sustainability Consulting, Asia Pacific JLL}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13071}'}Dr. Elli Androulaki leads IBM Research’s product incubation on Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). She holds a PhD in applied cryptography, with a focus on privacy in eCommerce, and was among the co-inventors of the first security attack on Bitcoin in 2011. Since joining IBM in 2013, Elli has served as a lead architect of Hyperledger Fabric, driving innovations in the security and privacy properties of the system. Her recent work explores cutting-edge technologies in regulated digital assets and identity. Elli is a co-author of a book on Bitcoin security and has published influential scientific papers with over 10,000 citations to date.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Elli Androulaki Distinguished Engineer, Regulated Digital Assets & Currencies Incubation Lead IBM}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4154}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/elli-androulaki-3a32a54/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Emir HRNJIC is the Academic Director of the UCLA-NUS EMBA at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, FinTech Training Advisor at the Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF), and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the National University of Singapore.
Emir's case studies have been used at more than 100 universities worldwide, including Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and many others.
Emir frequently receives invitations to speak on television and radio. He regularly provides expert commentary and thought leadership articles in the business press and speaks at industry and academic forums.
He has been involved in several consulting projects, including those related to blockchain and digital currencies, as well as litigation consulting.
Born in Bosnia and a citizen of Singapore, Emir obtained a Ph.D. in Finance from Tulane University in 2005 and has held faculty positions at Tulane University, Virginia Tech University, and the National University of Singapore. He also served as CEO of BILIF -- the training arm of the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank.
Emma is responsible for developing domestic and international policy in relation to traditional payment systems as well as more innovative forms of payment and settlement, including the Digital Securities Sandbox and stablecoins.
Emma has 20 years of experience across a wide range of policy roles at the Bank of England. Prior to her current role, Emma worked in the Bank of England's financial stability area and supported the establishment of the Bank's Financial Policy Committee.
Emma holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in economics from Durham University and University College London.
Emma Lovett leads part of the Markets Digital Assets team at J.P. Morgan. Her team is actively working on developing capabilities to drive the evolution of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain-based assets within Markets where it complements existing frameworks and supports clients’ needs.
Emma is also Co-Chair of the International Capital Market’s Association (ICMA)’s Fintech and Digitalisation Committee where she spearheads the discussion and advancement across digital and AI.
Prior to her current role, Emma was Head of EMEA Deal Management for Fixed Income New Issues (Syndicate) at J.P. Morgan and has worked at J.P. Morgan for over 20 years with 15 years in the Primary Markets business.
As well as Digital Assets, her areas of expertise span the lifecycle and operational components of new issuances including Technology, Regulation, Legal and Compliance, internal procedures and settlement of bonds on both the Issuer and Investor side.
A sustainability practitioner for over two decades, Esther published the first sustainability report in Singapore in 2008 and issued the first green bond by a Singapore company in 2017. Conferred the 2018 SDG Pioneer for Green Infrastructure and A Low Carbon Economy by the UN Global Compact, and named amongst 25 Trailblazing Women against Climate Change by Reuters in 2023 as well as the inaugural TIME100 Climate Leaders in Business 2023 list, Esther sits on the boards or advisory platforms of international organizations including:
- World Economic Forum Nature-Positive Cities Global Commission
- UN PRI Real Estate Advisory Committee
- UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network Executive Council
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Supervisory Board
- GRESB Foundation Board
- Urban Land Institute Net Zero Product Council APAC
Esther also chairs the following Committees:
- World Green Building Council Corporate Advisory Board
- Asia Pacific Real Estate Association’s ESG Committee
- Singapore Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee
She founded Women4Green and Youth4Climate networks to empower women and youths to champion climate action and sustainable development.
Eugene is a Deputy Director in Monetary Authority of Singapore and leads the global platforms team within the Financial Infrastructure and AI Office. His current focus is on the application of artificial intelligence for the financial sector, along with open finance and cross-border financial digital infrastructures. Eugene’s prior work covered payments policy, data analytics, legislations, national payments implementation, and cross-border financial trust.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Eugene Goh Deputy Director Monetary Authority of Singapore}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4681}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugene-goh-a7a32563/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Eugenia Koh is Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Finance for the Wealth and Retail Banking division at Standard Chartered Bank. In her role, she is responsible for building sustainable product capabilities and client engagement tools, and partners with bankers to engage affluent, private banking and small-medium enterprise (SME) clients on sustainable finance and investing.
As part of her SME portfolio, she runs the Standard Chartered Women’s International
Network, SC WIN. The is a global proposition dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses. It offers clients with tailored financial products, a global networking platform and development programmes to help them scale their businesses.
She also oversees the division’s net zero commitments, and works with her risk colleagues to embed reputational, sustainability and climate risk considerations into the business.
She has over 14 years of experience in sustainable development from sustainable investing to corporate social responsibility and experimenting with building a social enterprise to support livelihoods in Cambodia.
[Education]
2016 MBA Columbia, London Business School, and HK University
1999 MA Master of Interpretation and Translation: Ewha Woman’s University
1996 BS Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering,
Minor in Business Administration: Sogang University
[Professional Experience]
2004~present Toss Bank, CEO
2023~2024 DGB Daegu Bank, CFO/CSO/CDO
2019~2023 HSBC, Korea & Regional CFO/Commercial Banking APAC
2011~2019 Deutsche Bank, Korea CFO
2007~2011 Standard Chartered Bank, Director of Strategy
[Qualifications]
2010 FRM (GARP)
2006 CFA (CFA Institute)
2002 US CPA (AICPA)
Evgenia Bogdanova has been serving as a Chief Executive Officer of the Astana Financial Service Authority (AFSA) since October 2024. AFSA is an independent, integrated regulator overseeing financial services and related activities in the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).
Evgenia Bogdanova brings over 25 years of experience in international financial markets. Prior to joining AFSA, from 2019 to 2024, Evgenia led Regulation & Compliance at the Astana International Exchange (AIX), supervising listing of financial instruments, market conduct of AIX trading members, developing the regulatory framework for AIX market participants and enforcing compliance. She also oversaw AIX Group’s corporate governance, risk management and internal audit functions, and played a key role in supporting AIX’s accession to the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
From 2007 to 2019, Evgenia headed the Legal Department and Group Corporate Governance function at investment bank Renaissance Capital, advising on international securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions and privatization.
Earlier in her career, between 2003 and 2007, she practiced law at international law firm White & Case, specializing in a broad range of securities products and cross-border capital markets matters, representing leading global investment banks, major corporations, sovereigns and funds.
From 1999 to 2003, Evgenia held various roles at, and subsequently headed, the department responsible for policymaking at the Russian Federal Commission for the Securities Markets, contributing to legislative reforms and cooperating with international development institutions such as EBRD and IFC to reform the Russian securities market and align securities legislation with international standards.
Fernando is the President, Capital Markets, of Chainlink. Fernando started his journey in academia, where he first became deeply involved with the budding Linux community in the early 90s. This led him to the corporate world with a number of roles at the NTT Group starting in 2003, where he contributed to the mainstreaming of open source. He transitioned into the FinTech world, joining Japanese financial conglomerate SBI in 2016 where he held several roles including CEO of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, a pioneer in digital capital markets and founding member of Project Guardian. He also serves on the boards of regulated financial institutions and foundations globally and is a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's International Technology Advisory Panel.
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Prior to this she was head of RegTech and Advanced Analytics at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Frankie Phua is the Managing Director and Head of Group Risk Management at United Overseas Bank (UOB). In this role, he oversees various risk management functions including credit risk, market risk, operational risk, technology risk, and ESG/climate risk. He has over 30 years of extensive experience in the banking sector, having spent over a decade in corporate and commercial banking before moving into risk management.
Frankie is highly active in the risk management community, serving as Chairman of the Risk Management Practitioners Association (RMPA) in Singapore and as a lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s Risk Management Institute (RMI). He has also been recognized as an IBF Distinguished Fellow, an honor given to leaders with significant contributions to the financial industry in Singapore.
Friedrich Klinger is an Advisor and Technology Lead at the BIS Innovation Hub Singapore. He was seconded to the BIS from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. His work focuses on digital assets, tokenisation, and future financial market infrastructure. Prior to that, Friedrich co-founded and led several technology companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship from DHBW Karlsruhe and a master’s degree in Digital Financial Technology from the National University of Singapore.
Experienced Chief Digital/AI Officer with expertise in AI, digital transformation, project management, and post-trade operations. Proven skills in managing international teams and implementing operational transformation and innovative solutions.
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Managing Director of CRIF BizInsights, authorized Information Service Provider under Singapore ACRA.
Holding Executive Master in Technology & Innovation Management.
Gary Liu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Terminal 3, a company building Web3’s most powerful user identity and data oracle. Terminal 3’s decentralized data platform and zero-knowledge applications allow fully private data to be freely composable, enabling verifiable identities that remain publicly anonymous. Gary is also the Chair of Web3 Harbour, an industry association dedicated to advancing the decentralized internet and economy across Asia. As a recognized industry expert, Gary sits on the ICT Services Advisory Board for the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council and also serves on the Education, Promotion, and Talent Subcommittee of the Hong Kong Government’s Web3 Task Force.
In his previous role as CEO of the South China Morning Post, Gary oversaw an extensive transformation of the century-old publishing group, expanding its global audience reach and influence, establishing new revenue channels, and cementing SCMP as Asia’s leading news media company. Previously, Gary was CEO of Digg, Head of Labs at Spotify, and has also worked at AOL and Google.
Gary is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, was the chairman of the WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific Committee and also a member of INMA’s global board. He has been featured across global news publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Business Times, Business Insider, Nikkei Asian Review, and was a Tatler Asia honouree for the region’s ‘Most Influential’ leaders.
Born in the United States, Gary grew up in Taiwan and New Zealand, before returning to America where he lived and worked for 20 years. He now resides in Hong Kong with his wife and sons. Gary is an Economics graduate from Harvard University.
Gary Yeoh has been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer of PayNet, effective May 2024. He has been a valuable senior leader since joining PayNet as Chief Commercial Officer in January 2023. Under his leadership, PayNet has achieved significant growth and success. With nearly three decades of experience spanning the retail, finance, and payment industries, Gary has played a pivotal role in redefining partnership strategies, enhancing collaboration, and driving success within the industry’s ecosystem.
Throughout his distinguished career, Gary has held various senior management roles. As a founding member of Boost, he spearheaded the e-wallet's initial market capture, which resulted in a substantial user base increase and mass adoption by merchants. His founding of the Berjaya Loyalty program (Bcard) transformed customer engagement strategies, delivering remarkable loyalty and retention rates.
In prior roles, such as Country Manager of Fave and General Manager of BNPL operator Atome, Gary demonstrated exceptional ability to bridge diverse companies within the financial ecosystem, crafting solutions that cater to dynamic customer demands.
Gary's academic background in law, with a Bachelor of Law degree (Barrister at Law Lincoln's Inn) from the University of Westminster, UK, complements his commercial ventures, providing him with profound insights into regulatory and strategic frameworks.
As PayNet’s Chief Marketing Officer, Gary's approach combines strategic foresight with a hands-on leadership style that prioritises innovation and effective communication. His vision for PayNet's future encompasses not just continuing its trajectory of growth but also fostering a culture of creativity and resilience in marketing. Gary's journey reflects his commitment to not only achieving professional excellence but also inspiring his teams to surpass their potential.
Georgina joined Accenture as a Management Consultant in 1993 and has spent most of her career running large and complex programmes of change. She joined the technology division and worked in a range of different industries before moving into the Financial Services sector in 1997 where she was part of the team who successfully implemented SETS (the London Stock Exchange Electronic Trading System).
Georgina joined HSBC in 2004 (as a consultant) and worked as part of the Global Markets Management Office for 4 years. She joined the Bank as a permanent member of staff in 2006. In July 2009 she became the Global Programme Director, Equity Prime Services leading the build out of this new business for the bank Globally. In March 2012 she took on the role of Global Head of Business Transformation, Global Banking and Markets leading the transformation of the business and its infrastructure front to back. In October 2015 she moved to take on the role of Head of Transformation, Global HR where she led two pioneering HR flagship programmes, building the HSBC University and leading “True North”, the wholesale transformation of the Bank’s HR function putting the platform into the cloud across 64 countries and 285,000 staff Globally. This was one of the biggest ever undertakings of its type, and certainly the only one ever delivered in the Financial Services industry at this scale. In September 2019 Georgina went on to lead the Transformation, Digital and Innovation team for the Group’s Private Banking business. The portfolio covered regulation, Business growth and cost reduction initiatives as well as the pivot to digitalisation.
In September 2022 Georgina began a new role as Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation for ICMA, leading the development and implementation of the Association’s FinTech and Digitisation strategy, cross-cutting all fixed income market segments where ICMA has a presence. Encompassing all elements of market electronification, automation, standardisation and data management and commercialisation and actively leading the engagement with ICMA’s FinTech Advisory Committee (FinAC).
Georgina holds a BSc Honours degree in Ergonomics and an MSc in Information Technology. She is a fully qualified NED and has held several school Governor and trustee positions.
Georgios is a theoretical physicist and mathematician working as a Senior Research Scientist at the Quantum Technologies Group of HSBC. His work lies in the intersection of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, optimization and computer science, with emphasis on financial applications. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin.
Georgios is also Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the Czech Technical University in Prague where he supervises 2 PhD students and teaches a course on Quantum Computing and Randomized Algorithms.
Geraldine Kraev is the Innovation Manager focusing on Global Innovation at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where she leads international innovation engagement initiatives, including the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN). She plays a key role in shaping the FCA’s global innovation strategy and is widely recognised for her work in fostering cross-border collaboration and supporting responsible innovation in financial services.
A regular speaker and moderator at international industry events, regulatory forums and trade summits, Geraldine is known for her thought leadership in the intersection of regulation and innovation. She spearheaded the GFIN Greenwashing TechSprint – an international initiative uniting firms and regulators to develop cutting-edge solutions to combat greenwashing in financial services.
Geraldine joined the FCA in 2020 from the Swiss Embassy in London. Prior to that, she served as Director of Operations at a geopolitical think tank. Her career has been defined by her ability to bridge sectors and geographies to drive impactful, forward-looking innovation.
Dr Geraldine Wong is Chief Data Officer at GXS Bank (GXS), one of the two successful digital full bank licence applicants in Singapore. GXS is backed by a consortium consisting of Grab and Singtel.
At GXS, Dr Wong is responsible for building the bank’s AI and data strategy and driving enterprise-wide adoption of AI with the goal of leveraging ecosystem data assets, promoting data-driven financial inclusion and reimagining the way customers engage and experience the digital economy. Her career spans across industry and academia, where she has led teams in developing and executing regional AI initiatives across the public, transport and info-communications sectors.
Dr Wong was named as one of IMDA SG Digital Leader in 2025 and in the inaugural Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders Award, and SG100 Women in Tech list by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), in recognition of her contributions to Singapore’s technology industry. For her achievements in data analytics, she was named one of the global top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics by Business of Data in 2022.
She is currently part of the Tech Advisory Committee at Synapxe, an industry member of Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Future-Enabled Skills workgroup and an Adjunct Associate Professor at NUS Faculty of Science (Department of Statistics & Data Science). Geraldine seeks to inspire and nurture the next generation, as an Advisory Committee member at Republic Polytechnic and being an ExCo member of the Free and Open source software group at the Singapore Computer Society.
Dr Wong holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Adelaide in Australia, where her research focused on climate change and the prediction of global extreme climate events.
As Global Group Head of Practice, Gernot leads the growth and evolution of Zühlke’s AI & Data capabilities worldwide. He help clients unlock value from their data and scale innovation across key sectors. He has worked at the intersection of AI strategy, digital transformation, and product innovation across Europe and the US. Most recently, he served as Field Chief Data Officer for Central and Northern Europe at Dataiku. Prior to that, he led data and analytics at FutureLearn and held senior roles at Roland Berger and Accenture, advising global clients on large-scale data and digital initiatives
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ghassan Abu Shihab Executive Manager of the Oversight & Supervision of National Payment Systems Department Central Bank of Jordan}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12803}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghassan-abushihab}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Grishma Kewada is the Chief Executive and Country Manager of Coface for Singapore since April 2023. She is responsible for the overall business and company’s strategic direction in Singapore.
Since joining Coface in 2019 and prior to taking on her current role; Grishma was the Regional Head of Commercial Operations and Regional Head of Risk Management. Grishma has 18 years of experience in investment banking and insurance and has worked in China, Thailand and Singapore. Prior to joining Coface, she worked at Prudential, Allianz, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan. Grishma currently serves on the Board of the Singapore Council of Women Organisations, is the Chair for BoardAgender, is the immediate past president of the Financial Women’s Association and serves of the women’s advisory committee for a boutique investment bank.
Hadri Sopri is the Head of Trade Policy (APAC) at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he leads strategic engagement on trade and public policy issues across the region. He brings deep expertise in trade negotiations, digital economy policy, and multilateral engagement, with a strong track record of working across government, industry, and international fora such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), ASEAN, and APEC. Prior to joining AWS, Hadri held various roles at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he was instrumental in negotiating digital economy agreements and digital trade chapters in free trade agreements with partners in the Asia-Pacific. He also served as a diplomat for Singapore in Geneva, where he led the launch of plurilateral negotiations on digital trade at the WTO.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=37, name='Design Thinking', order=0, label='Design Thinking'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Hadri Sopri Head of Trade Policy, APAC Amazon}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13225}'}Hamish is CEO/co-founder of Transparently.AI, a RegTech/FinTech inventor, and data scientist. Hamish is also an advisor to fintechs and government entities and a technical expert in the application of the latest tools to financial technology problems, including machine learning/AI, NLP, unstructured datasets and data visualization systems. He has been an award-winning portfolio manager and lead strategy and quant teams at leading investment banks. Hamish has also been, for many years, an adjunct professor at SMU.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Hamish Macalister Founder & Chief Scientist Transparently Pte Ltd}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8451}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-macalister-phd-0b558bb/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Haocong Ren is the Lead for Policy and Investment at CGAP, overseeing its research program on financial regulatory policies, as well as catalytic financing and impact measurement and management, to promote financial inclusion. Prior to joining CGAP, she worked for the World Bank (WB) for almost two decades. She led financial sector work programs in various countries in the Europe and Central Asia Region and the Middle East and North Africa Region during 2017-2024. Prior to joining the regional team, she worked in the global team responsible for financial stability and integrity issues. She helped coordinate the WB engagement with the Financial Stability Board on financial regulatory reforms, led and participated in several Financial Sector Assessment Programs, and worked extensively on financial sector issues in China from 2009 to 2017. Earlier in her career at the WB, she worked in the Economic Prospects Group and was a member of the drafting team for a WB flagship publication Global Development Finance.
Haocong received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Peking University (China) and an M.Phil. Degree in Economics from the George Washington University. She is a CFA charterholder.
Dr. Harry Wang has over 20 years of experience in product management, engineering, strategy, business development, building world-class products and scaling businesses globally. As the Chief Growth Officer at Sonar, he leads the company’s strategic investments, partnerships, and product growth initiatives. Prior to Sonar, Harry had held several positions at Google over twelve years. Most recently, he was a Director, Founder & GM of Area 120 at Google Labs, where he led the incubation of internal startups that applied GenAI and federated machine learning to knowledge discovery and privacy applications. Harry received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Harry Wang Chief Growth Officer Sonar}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12533}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrywmtv/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Hart serves as the CTO of Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust and the ED of the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance. Previously Hart worked in blockchain and cryptography research at Fujitsu Research where he helped lead Fujitsu’s efforts in Hyperledger. Prior to Fujitsu, Hart received a Ph.D. in cryptography at Stanford, where he was a Stanford Graduate Fellow. Hart has numerous academic publications and patents in cryptography and blockchain and brings a wealth of experience in these areas to the Linux Foundation.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Hart Montgomery Chief Technology Officer, Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust & ED, Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance Linux Foundation}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR9308}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartmontgomery/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=7, name='Systemic Resilience & Quantum', order=6, label='Systemic Resilience & Quantum'}]}'}Hassan Ahmed is the Singapore Country Director for Coinbase, where he serves as CEO for Coinbase Singapore and leads Southeast Asia operations.
Hassan was previously at GoTo Group, where he served a dual role as SVP Strategy for GoPay Indonesia and CEO of coins.ph in the Philippines
Hassan's professional experience extends to New York, where he oversaw the launch of eToro’s regulated crypto trading platform in the United States as Director of Finance & Operations. Additionally, he was Head of Business Operations at Venmo and Vice President of Strategy at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
Hassan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Hayley is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in business administration and human resources. Currently, Hayley serves as the Managing Director and Head of HR Business Partner at UOB. In her previous role as Group Head People Function at SingLife and Chief People Officer for AXA Singapore Pte Ltd, Hayley led significant transformations in organization design, talent strategies, and employee engagement.
Hayley's career includes senior management roles at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and The Development Bank of Singapore. Throughout her career, Hayley's responsibilities have spanned business execution, operational risk, strategic investments, and human resources.
Henry is a chartered building services engineer with over 20 years of experience, specialising in high-performance and
sustainable design for the built environment.
He serves as the Director of Atelier Ten, a SJ company. With a wealth of expertise in building services engineering and
environmental sustainability design, he has been involved in numerous iconic projects in Singapore and internationally,
including Msheireb Downtown Doha, Jewel Changi, Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Mandai Park Masterplan, Sentosa
2030 Masterplan, and the CanningHill Piers and Clarke Quay Redevelopment.
Henry’s approach integrates environmental design with practical engineering principles, adding value to the design process
and ensuring that sustainable strategies are implemented in ways that are both pragmatic and functional.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With over two decades of experience in providing thought leadership, talent development, and performance management, successfully orchestrating large-scale digital transformation initiatives across various financial sectors, including the US, Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Asia. As a strategic leader, Herman is adept at driving Innovation within the Fintech Ecosystem and helping prepare the future of financial services infrastructure.
In his current role as Director, Innovation and Technology Risk – Supervision, he currently oversees the supervision of the Fintechs under the DFSA including Money Services, Crowdfunding and Digital Assets firms. As well, the team also manages Cybersecurity and Technology Risk of all Authorised Firms in the Dubai International Financial Center. A key remit is to drive the Innovation Strategy for the DFSA, including the adoption of digital assets within the center and support to the Fintech ecosystem in the DIFC. Prior to this, he was the Head of Digital Transformation at the Central Bank of the UAE, driving the implementation of key digital payments strategies. He oversaw the Digital Transformation team, which helped to develop detailed business requirements and spearhead initiatives in Open Finance, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and the creation of the Central Bank’s Innovation Hub. Prior to the UAE, Herman was at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong and Singapore where he led the Digital Transformation & Innovation team HK, enhancing project management capabilities across Greater China and North Asia.
Holger Neuhaus is Head of the European Central Bank's (ECB's) Market Innovation and Integration Division in the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments.
His Division develops the ECB/Eurosystem’s approach in relation to innovation and integration in the field of payments and post-trade services.
He coordinates the Eurosystem's work aimed at developing a long-term, innovative ecosystem for DLT-based wholesale markets in Europe (Appia) to foster safer and more efficient financial markets, also through continued use of central bank money.
Holly Dorber has been a member of PayPal’s Global Government Relations team leading Government Relations & Public Policy in Australia since 2020. With two decades of experience in the financial services industry specialising in the intersection between public policy, politics and business, Holly has been a policy adviser to the Australian Government and held senior roles across the public, private and industry sectors. Holly serves as President of the Australian Services Roundtable, Australia’s leading digital and services trade association, and is a Member of the Advisory Board of Emerging Payments Association Asia.
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Holly is also the Global Head of Network at Aspire, a Singapore-based fintech which provides all-in-one financial workflow solutions to SMEs. As part of Aspire's leadership team, Holly oversees network expansion strategy and execution, leading the team in building and maintaining Aspire's network of financial partners globally. Prior to Aspire, Holly was the Vice President of Financial Partnerships for Asia Pacific at global fintech, Airwallex, where she also led operations of its Singapore team as an Executive Director on its local Board. Holly started her career with the Singapore Economic Development Board, and has over a decade of experience in strategic partnerships across both public and private sectors.
Hortense MUDENGE is the Chief Executive Officer of Kigali International Financial Centre, the agency promoting and developing Rwanda as a leading financial destination for international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa.
Hortense is a seasoned management consultant, with over 12 years of experience in private sector development and finance.
Hortense holds an MBA from Hult International Business School in the US and is a graduate of the United States International University- Africa.
Dr. Huang is the Head of Solutions and is responsible for the AI solution for the LLM-based products in the Fintech domain.
Dr. Huang has more than 15 years of experience in AI and robotics research. His work experience includes LLM-based solutions for document processing, decision-making for autonomous vehicles, and machine learning for energy optimization. He was the winner of the Singapore A*STAR Borderless Award in 2015.
Dr. Huang previously served as a Senior Research Scientist at Nanyang Technological University. He received his Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore and his Postdoc from Carnegie Mellon University.
Hugo Coelho coordinates research on digital financial policy and regulation and delivery of technical assistance programmes. Previously, he worked as political advisor to the President of the Eurogroup (Council of the EU), as partner at political research firm Forefront, and as director of EU policy at cryptoasset exchange Binance. He started his career as a political journalist and authored several books, chapters and op-ed, news articles. He holds a Masters in European and Comparative Social Policy from the London School of Economics.
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InJun leads strategic engagements to define Agentic AI adoption strategies, prioritize high-impact use cases, co-create minimum-viable Agentic AI products, and advise clients on establishing enterprise-wide Agentic AI Operating models, guiding C-suite leaders in building sustainable and scalable Agentic AI-orchestrated transformation roadmaps.
With nearly 20 years of experience, he has led in-house AI teams at Singapore-based financial institutions Munich Re and United Overseas Bank, and served as the Financial Services Sector AI Lead for IBM Watson across Hong Kong and Korea.
Beyond his professional role, InJun is also a sought-after academic lecturer, delivering sessions at AI graduate schools across Asia, and speaking as a keynote expert at major global AI conferences.
Isabelle is a seasoned financial industry leader with over 25 years of experience across Emerging Markets. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Rawbank and as Special Envoy for the Finance in Common Summit, where she advances the global agenda of national development banks in support of sustainable development.
She is recognized as an expert in governance, financial markets, structured finance, and fintech/technology, with a strong track record in shaping standards, building resilient ecosystems, and driving capital markets development initiatives. Her thought leadership includes publications on governance and fintech, as well as active advocacy on financial innovation and policy design.
Over her career, Isabelle has worked across banking, NBFIs, consultancy, fintech, and infrastructure, holding senior executive and governance roles at organizations such as Nyala Ventures, GE Capital (GE Ghana), Royal Philips, TCX Fund, and other regulated institutions. She has steered strategy, scaled businesses, grown P&L, negotiated complex projects, and structured long-term financing across EMEA.
She holds a degree in Business and Financial Risk Management, an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain, and a Certification in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (IoD), UK.
Isadora Arredondo is Global Policy Director at the Hedera Council, where she leads global engagement with regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders at the intersection of technology, finance, and public policy. She brings 10+ years of experience working in both the public and private sectors, more recently working as an advisor to leading financial institutions, investors, and tech companies on regulatory and policy issues across the EU and UK. Previously, she worked at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, where she developed regulatory policy for investment, payments, and digital assets firms. Her early career included roles at the OECD’s Observatory for Public Sector Innovation, BCG, and the Economist Intelligence Unit, where she led policy-focused thought leadership across EMEA, US and Latam.
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With over 15 years of consulting and industry experience, Ishita has managed key HR portfolios across Asia and the Middle East. Before joining Aon, she held pivotal roles across several organizations, bringing deep expertise in HR strategy and analytics. Ishita helps clients make data-driven decisions that strengthen their talent strategies and business performance.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ivan Lee Head of Trading QCP}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13419}'}Mr. Mortimer-Schutts is a financial, digital and data sector development and policy expert. He is the Global Head of the vLEI for the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Formerly he was at the World Bank Group, based in Asia for nearly 12 years, where he advised private companies, financial services authorities and industry organizations on financial and digital sector innovation, regulation and investments. He previously held positions with BNP Paribas in emerging markets business development and securities regulation, at a joint Science-Po and AEI-Brooking think tank on trade and regulatory policy as well as with financial securities intermediaries in Europe.
Ivan is a graduate of the London School of Economics, Science Po (Paris) and the UWC of the Atlantic.
Ivo Jeník currently leads CGAP’s work on regulatory architecture at the frontier, inclusive data ecosystems (open finance), and microfinance digitization. Previously he led work on regulatory innovation (crowdfunding, regulatory sandboxes), capacity building for policy makers (regulation and supervision of digital financial services) and emerging business models in banking across continents.
Ivo’s core expertise is in policy. Before joining CGAP, he worked in the Responsible Financial Access team at the World Bank, where he specialized in financial consumer protection and alternative dispute resolution. His professional experience spans across both the private and public sector, including serving as a compliance officer at an investment company and as Head of the Collective Investment Department at the Czech Financial Ombudsman.
Ivo has a Master’s degree in Law from Columbia Law School in New York and a Master’s degree in Law from Charles University in Prague.
Jack Prickett is the Chief Commercial Officer at Syfe, one of Asia's largest digital wealth platforms with well over US$10 billion assets under management. Headquartered in Singapore, Syfe is built on the pillars of access, advice and affordability and is driven by the mission to empower people to build wealth for a better future.
Jack started his career at UBS where he spent 15 years across London, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Sydney and Singapore, managing regional and global operations functions across the Investment Bank and Wealth Management.
James Tan is Managing Partner at Quest Ventures, a top venture capital fund in Asia. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China.
James is a board member or angel investor in top tier startups in Southeast and Central Asia such as 99.co, Billz, Carousell, Carro, Ethis, Glife, and Shopback.
James serves on several non-profit organisations. He is Chairman of the Social Impact Catalyst – Southeast Asia’s largest youth network for social impact. He is a board member on the Applied Innovation Institute – global leaders in industries, government, and academia for business transformation; Intellectual Property Office of Singapore International - supporting Singapore's future growth as a global hub for IP and Intangible Assets; and Sports Excellence Business – helping athletes excel with life after sport transition. He is a former Chairman of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship – Singapore’s national voice for entrepreneurship; and former Chairman of the Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia – Asia’s oldest angel investment network.
He has been guest speaker at Asia-focused and private equity events such as Private Equity Insights, Stanford-PARC Digital Cities, SWITCH, and World Islamic Economic Forum. He has guest lectured at universities including Fudan, IE, NTU, Tsinghua, and UC Berkeley.
James was recognised as an outstanding overseas Chinese by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China. He is a recipient of the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship from the Nanyang Technological University; and the Alumni Award from the University of South Australia. He received scholarships from both Beijing and Singapore governments for his MBA from Tsinghua University in partnership with MIT. During the first dot-com era, he studied and dropped out of computer science at NUS to work on two-sided markets.
For leisure, James enjoys photography and has been featured in ComputerWorld, Readers’ Digest, and commercially represented by Liaison Agency. He backpacks Asia and volunteers in marine conservation as a PADI scuba-diving instructor.
Accurate as of Jan 2025
Jane is Head of the Payment & Digital Assets, Market Analysis & Policy Department, which is part of the Payments & Digital Assets Directorate at the FCA. The Department covers both payments and crypto policy amongst other things. Jane has previously specialised in insolvency as Head of the Resolution Department, before which Jane concentrated on Client Assets since joining the FSA in 2009 from a corporate law firm.
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A long-standing contributor to the development of domestic and global financial policy and regulation, Jannah has played a key role in shaping organisations that drive the regulatory agenda for digital assets and digital currencies, both in the UK and globally, with respect to digital money and assets, including the Digital Pound Foundation, Global Digital Finance, the Whitechapel Think Tank and London Blockchain Foundation.
As the lead of the Content function within Elevandi, I help convene global thought leaders from the world of financial services at our platforms like the Singapore Fintech Festival and the Point Zero Forum.
Previously, I was a Corporate Venture Builder on a mission to identify problems, solve them and scale these solutions. I built Blacksmith - a KYC Venture at the ING Innovation Lab at Singapore. Blacksmith was acquired by Encompass Corporation.
Prior to joining ING, I was a Manager at Rainmaking Innovation's Singapore office, focused on Corporate Innovation and Venture Building. I worked with corporates to establish their innovation strategy and implement this vision via stage-gated ventures built utilizing lean design thinking techniques. I founded Tablepointer: an AI solution focused on energy efficiency for the F&B industry. Rainmaking APAC Venture Studio was acquired by Bain & Company.
Before joining Rainmaking, I was a Business Consultant focused on Portfolio Management Platforms at Private Banks including Standard Chartered, ABN AMRO, UOB and BPI. I graduated with First Class Honors from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as an Aerospace Engineer with a minor in Business.
Jason Allegrante is the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform providing digital asset infrastructure solutions to businesses building on blockchain.
Jason began his career in the Financial Institution Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He later practiced law at the international firms Linklaters LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Since 2018, Jason has served as senior legal counsel to early stage fintech and SaaS companies and advised on critical matters at the intersection of financial services and the emerging blockchain-based ecosystem.
Jason holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Columbia University and a Certificate in Global Business Law and Governance from Sciences Po / Paris I - Pantheon Sorbonne.
Jason Rozovsky is General Counsel and Head of Policy at Interop Labs, the initial developer of the Axelar network—a leading interoperability protocol. He has been working with financial institutions and global enterprises on blockchain legal and regulatory issues since 2016, including senior roles at Accenture and R3.
Jason is a frequent speaker at global conferences and has been featured in outlets such as American Banker, CoinDesk, The Street, Nasdaq TradeTalks, Bloomberg Law, and Thomson Reuters Practical Law. His thought leadership reflects nearly a decade at the forefront of law and innovation in the blockchain space.
Jatinder Handoo is the CEO of the Unified Fintech Forum , with 20+ years of experience across MSME banking, fintech strategy, public policy, and operations. He has worked with leading financial institutions including State Bank of India , HDFC Bank, FINO Bank, MIX Market (Washington DC), and Microfinance Institutions Network of India. His work has been featured by the Harvard Case Study Centre. He co-authored a bestselling book titled as Financial Inclusion in Circular Economy . He has earned a graduate degree in Public Policy and trained in FinTech & Regulation at the University of Cambridge (Judge Business School) and at the University of Luxembourg. He is currently pursuing P.hD in Economics and Public Policy at Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Jatinder Handoo Chief Executive Officer Unified Fintech Forum}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13101}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jatinderhandoo/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Javier Garcia Nonay is the Head of Digital Assets and Tokenisation at Kaleido. He has extensive experience in delivering global innovative solutions in digital finance and is currently leading multiple digital assets and currency projects with major commercial banks, central banks, asset managers, and financial market infrastructures. He is also an expert with the Digital Euro Association where he participated in the MiCA Stablecoin Impact Working Group. Earlier in his career, Javier honed his skills in management, consultancy and investment banking, equipping him with a balanced perspective on both technology and strategic oversight in the digital finance industry.
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With two decades of experience spanning structured finance, innovative business models, consumer research, and policy influence, Jayshree has worked to advance financial inclusion and economic development globally. Before joining CFI, she spent nearly a decade as an independent consultant with institutions like CGAP, the World Bank, JICA, and ITAD, focusing on customer-centric business models and challenges faced by low-income consumers in accessing and using formal financial services. From 2009-2013, she was part of the founding team at IFMR (now Dvara Trust) in India where she led India’s first mezzanine fund for microfinance, which evolved into an alternate investment fund. Jayshree is also a senior policy fellow at the Leir Institute within the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has served as adjunct faculty at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, teaching decision analysis for business.
Jayshree is a recipient of the Chevening fellowship for leadership from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK and completed the program at Kings College, London. She earned an MA in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, an MBA from Management Development Institute in Gurgaon, and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Mumbai University.
Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale-FORGE, Jean-Marc joined Societe Generale in 2000 as an analyst based in Frankfurt, Germany. In 2003 he started with 35 other employees Lyxor Asset Management, a specialized asset management company of the Equity Derivative division of the bank. He took responsibility for global portfolio management in 2005 and became Chief Investment Officer and member of the Executive committee in 2013.
Jean-Marc notably contributed to the development of Lyxor’s activities in Europe, the US, Japan and Middle East with major pension plans and sovereign wealth funds.
He left Lyxor in 2019, the company employing 600 staff world-wide and managing €137 billion at the time, to create Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) and expand Societe Generale capabilities in digital capital markets.
Jean-Marc is graduated in mechanical engineering from the Arts et Métiers (ENSAM). He is an active member of the European blockchain ecosystem for many years.
Jeannie Lim is a seasoned fintech leader in the payments sector. Currently she is at Xweave running all Growth and Partnerships. Previously serving as Head of APAC at Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, Jeannie brings a wealth of expertise in blockchain-based solutions. Prior to this, she played a pivotal role on Meta's Payments team, spearheading Messaging Payments on WhatsApp, Messenger, and leading the launch of the Novi crypto wallet.
With a strong focus on go-to-market strategies, business development, and revenue growth, Jeannie has held key leadership positions at Fiserv and Worldpay in Singapore, where she targeted enterprise e-commerce players across the APAC region. Jeannie’s ability to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities has been instrumental in driving success across diverse markets.
Before relocating to Singapore, Jeannie spent 20 years in the United States, where she honed her skills in payments and fraud prevention industry. Her deep understanding of the industry led to her recent nomination as an Ambassador for the Merchant Risk Council, where she is actively building out merchant communities across APAC.
Jeannie’s career is marked by a commitment to driving innovation and fostering growth in the fintech landscape, making her a trusted advisor and influential leader in the industry.
Jefferson Chen is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Advancee Intelligence Group, an Al native financial services and data platform, enabling easy and fair access to financial products and services in APAC and Latin America. The Group's consumer business, Atome Financial, is Southeast Asia's leading digital finance platform, and the Group's B2B business, ADVANCE.AI, is the region's leading provider of digital identity verification, risk management and credit bureau services. Before founding Advance Intelligence Group, Jefferson was Head of Private Investing for Greater China at Farallon Capital, a leading alternative asset management firm with over US$30 billion AUM. He also worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, where he was involved in IPO and M&A transactions for numerous Asian companies in tech, financial services and other industries. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Tsinghua University. Jefferson is concurrently a General Partner with GSR Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm,and a board member at IMDA, a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
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Expert Director & Global Ambassador for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund
Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986. Over the past two decades, Jesper has been consistently recognized as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. He currently serves as Expert Director for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund (Japan’s 1st retail investor based corporate engagement/activist fund). His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees and he is an Ambassador for FinCity Tokyo. Jesper serves on the board of directors of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology) and Asia Society (Japan). Jesper is an economist, angel-investor, patron; and yes, a Japan Optimist.
Jessica joined the FCA as Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer in June 2021.
As CDIIO, Jessica is leading the transformation of the FCA’s ability to analyse and use the data, intelligence and information it receives to effectively oversee the 50,000 firms it regulates. Jessica is building and evolving the FCA's relationship with big tech companies, fintechs and the wider data science community.
Jessica was the Chief Data Officer of Chetwood Financial limited, a digital native, start-up bank, where she spearheaded the use of machine learning. Before moving into fintech, Jessica was Senior Director of Finance & Analytics at eBay in Europe where she built out their advanced analytics and customer insight function.
She previously worked in credit analytics at Ford Motor Company and Stress Testing at GE Capital. Jessica has a degree from Penn State University in Management Science and Information Systems and an MBA from University of Michigan. More recently, she completed the Oxford Said Business School’s Artificial Intelligence programme.
Jessica Wu is the Head of APAC at Bitpanda Technology Solutions, where she leads institutional strategy and growth across Asia-Pacific. She works closely with banks, brokers, super-apps and digital platforms to integrate Bitpanda’s regulated digital-asset and tokenization infrastructure, enabling compliant access to crypto and digital investment products at scale.
Jessica brings deep cross-market experience across digital assets, capital markets, and institutional coverage. Prior to Bitpanda, she held senior roles at QCP and Citi, partnering with global financial institutions, hedge funds, listed companies, and family offices. She also gained experience in investor relations at a global listed technology company and previously helped build an AI and Web3 startup from early stage to international expansion.
Based in Singapore, Jessica holds an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Jessica leads the Insurtech Facilitation Team at the Insurance Authority, where she formulates insurtech strategy and policy for Hong Kong's insurance industry. Her responsibilities span areas such as Open API, Cybersecurity, Digital Insurer development, and Responsible AI policy. Jessica is also a member of the Fintech Forum at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
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She currently serves as the Regional Head of Client Experience & Propositions, Global Payments Solutions Asia Pacific. Prior to this role, Jessie was the Head of Client Services in Singapore, a role she held after rejoining the bank post a personal break to care for her then, 3 young sons.
She is passionate about leveraging technology to improve client outcomes and colleague experience. As an early user of GenAI for business Jessie has spearheaded innovation, experimenting with prototypes to create use cases that help drive organization strategy. She has always sought to be the first global pilot site for new technologies, which showcases her commitment to not to embrace change but also lead it.
Mr. Jian Jiangtao serves as the Managing Director of UnionPay International Southeast Asia, leading the organization's strategic development and operations across the region. His responsibilities include driving business expansion, strengthening partnerships, and enhancing the service experience for UnionPay cardholders in Southeast Asia.
Before assuming this role, Mr. Jian was the Managing Director of UnionPay International South Pacific. In this capacity, he successfully promoted UnionPay's presence and growth in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Island countries, fostering long-term relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
Mr. Jian brings over 16 years of expertise at UnionPay, having held key leadership positions at its Shanghai headquarters, including Head of Business Operations and Head of Global Innovative Products. He played a pivotal role in advancing UnionPay's innovative payment solutions and streamlining business operations globally.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Jian gained valuable experience at Hewlett-Packard (HP), where he contributed to the development of advanced technological solutions.
Mr. Jian holds a Ph.D. in Engineering (Electronic Science & Technology) from the University of Science and Technology of China, reflecting his strong technical foundation and analytical acumen.
Fangfang Jiang leads digital financial services for Asia & Pacific at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Financial Institution Upstream and Advisory service, a member of the World Bank Group. With 20 years of experience in consulting and banking, Fangfang is a driving force in advancing digital financial inclusion across Asia.
Her expertise focuses on building capacities for financial institutions, regulators, and fintech companies, helping them adapt to the evolving digital financial landscape.
Jo is a division head at the FinTech & Innovation Group (FTIG) at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Her division, the Payments Development and Data Connectivity Office, is responsible for developing the Singapore payments ecosystem and driving payments development initiatives in addition to the development and implementation of cross-border data connectivity. She has led a number of landmark payments policy and infrastructure projects including Direct FAST, PayNow cross border connectivity linkages with Thailand, India and Malaysia, Project Nexus, SGQR, Payments Council, and the cessation of cheques in Singapore. In her previous role as payments policy lead at FTIG, Jo was the project director for the Payment Services Act.
Prior to joining FTIG, Jo was Assistant General Counsel at the MAS Legal Department. In that role she advised extensively on financial services regulations and free trade agreements. Her private practice experience was at Allen & Gledhill and Amica Law.
Jo graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) Degree, and was called to the Singapore bar. She has a Master of Laws from University College London, and is a non-practising solicitor of England and Wales.
Joe Perry is a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors which he joined in November 2020. He supports work on climate risk, FinTech, operational resilience and pensions and retirement income. He previously led the IAIS’ stakeholder engagement. Joe joined the IAIS from the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Secretariat where he led on communications and supported policy-related projects including the FSB’s work on compensation practices and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Before joining the FSB in 2015, Joe worked for Standard Chartered in Hong Kong and London and before that Barclays.
Earlier in his career Joe worked in the policy team at the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) on insurance conduct of business regulation and implementing the Payment Services Directive. Before the FSA he worked for a government minister, as a reporter for TIME magazine and at The Sunday Times for over a decade.
Joe holds four Masters degrees in Public Policy and Management; International Business; and Poverty Reduction. His legal training includes an LLM in Financial Law, a Post Graduate Diploma in Law (England) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Bar). Joe will be called to the bar in England and Wales in November 2025.
Joe is Executive Director, Asia Pacific for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the global, CEO-led community of the world’s leading sustainable businesses working together to realize a net-zero, nature-positive, more equitable future.
Joe is responsible for the engagement of ambitious companies from across Asia and Australasia to make sustainability performance a driver of competitiveness. He has supported collective action projects by business with demonstrable outcomes in areas such as climate change, energy transition, water risk, mobility and more resilient agriculture.
Prior to joining WBCSD, Joe held senior roles with the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum. Highlights included a series of special reports with the Financial Times on business and sustainable development, the development of the World Business & Development awards with the United Nations and International Chambers of Commerce, and delivery of programs in skills, inclusive business, and anti-corruption.
Born and educated in the UK, Joe has worked in Asia since 2009. He plays cricket and lives in Singapore with his wife, a writer, and their daughter.
John is responsible for the Innovation and Operations Unit which aims to build the industry’s innovation capacity through IA policy development on technological change, DLT, crypto and AI, as well as promoting fund modernisation and supporting firms on operational policy including resiliency. John is also a fixed member of the FCA’s Innovation Advisory Group bringing the regulator’s attention to key issues impacting the investment sector and fintech.
The Investment Association is the trade body and industry voice for UK investment managers. We champion the investment management industry, which plays a major role in the UK and global economy and helps millions of individuals and families achieve their life goals by helping grow their investments.
John David Yap is a 23-year Retail and SME banking professional in the field of business development, analytics, risk management and financial planning. He is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of the Business Banking Segment of Security Bank Corporation, based in the Philippines.
Since joining the bank in 2021, JD has led the roll out of a new business segment dedicated to serve MSMEs. Since its launch in 2022, Business Banking Segment has brought to the market multiple new propositions to address diverse client needs, leading to strong growth in its loan book and deposit client base.
Prior to joining the Security Bank, JD was based in Singapore and held regional leadership roles at Grab Finance, United Overseas Bank, Fullerton Financial Holdings and Standard Chartered Bank.
John has more than 20 years of experience in financial services. He is HSBC's Group Head of Digital Assets and Currencies, responsible for the bank's approach to CBDCs, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies and asset tokenisation. John is responsible for HSBC Orion, the propriety digital assets platform that financial institutions and corporations are able to use to issue digital bonds on blockchain. Prior to joining HBSC, John held various roles at ICE Futures Europe (previously the London International Financial Futures Exchange – LIFFE), finally becoming head of the FICC business.
Jonathan Chan is the global co-head of AI, Data & Innovation at Julius Baer. His role is to lead Julius Baer’s transformation into an AI-powered and Data-driven global wealth manager, embedding innovation at the core of how the bank operates, competes and grows.
With a proven track record in driving corporate innovation, he has spearheaded transformative initiatives in private banking, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like digital assets and artificial intelligence to redefine wealth management.
His extensive experience spans multiple industries, where he successfully incubated disruptive solutions and built new digital business models. Jon’s deep understanding of fintech trends, combined with his passion for mentorship and collaboration, positions him as a forward-thinking leader capable of evaluating groundbreaking financial innovations with insight and precision.
Jonathan oversees payments market development and strategy at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). His team drives the next generation of cross-border digital payment solutions, through policy and infrastructure projects in collaboration with other central banks and the industry. He has 12 years of experience with MAS, spanning financial regulation, international relations and insurance market development.
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CMA Small Systems - Country Manager APAC.
Working in payment infrastructure accross Asia Pacific ranging from state bank, commercial bank and other financial institutions.
Joseph is a seasoned technology professional spearheading Business and Digital Transformation at LFH.
He currently holds the position of VP for Business Transformation, with a key focus on cross-border remittance, IT, and Fintech.
His role involves identifying and investigating issues with existing products, strategizing investments, and assisting the management team in FinTech initiatives.
Joseph Joshy is the Chief Technology Officer and Head - FinTech Department at International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), a unified financial sector regulator for IFSCs established as a statutory authority by the Government of India.
He is a Senior Technology Leader driving FinTech, Supervisory Technology (SupTech) and other strategic initiatives including contributing to the FinTech Agenda at India UK Financial Partnership, India US Financial Regulatory Dialogue, India Japan Macroeconomic Policy Dialogue, Joint Working Groups on FinTech between India and countries namely Singapore and UK, Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), Inter Regulatory Technical Group (IRTG) on FinTech under the Financial Stability and Development Council - SubCommittee (FSDC - SC), FinTech bridges with Overseas Regulators [like Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)] among others.
Prior to this stint, he was part of the Management team (Sr Vice President and Vertical Head) that co-founded Reserve Bank Information Technology (ReBIT), the IT Subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, India’s Central Bank. Joshy had worked on RBI’s Technology Vision with the Information Technology Sub-Committee of the Central Board of the RBI. He was associated with numerous Technology Projects and Initiatives for the Reserve Bank of India across 25+ Departments spanning across Inspection, Supervision, Enforcement, Risk Monitoring, Currency Management, Foreign Exchange, Consumer Education and Protection among others. He was member of more than 20+ Technical Advisory Groups, Committees and SubCommittees at Reserve Bank of India.
He is an experienced professional with more than 2+ decades in technology, consulting and delivering transformational technology projects for Government/Regulators and Fortune 100 clients with stints in the US, Canada and Mexico. During his tenure with a Tier-1 IT MNC, he had managed a portfolio size of more than 100+ MUSD with 450+ team size across different time zones and geographies spread across US, UK, LATAM (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua), Philippines, China and India. He was also involved with the Start-up Ecosystem and has experience in setting up a Technology Business Incubator as its CEO.
Jovan Milovanović is the co-founder and CBDO of Finspot, a fintech company behind the first online platform and the first digital token for factoring in Southeast Europe, with over €50 million in financed invoices.
He is responsible for company expansion, new markets, and key partnerships, and also leads Finspot’s technology arm, developing tokenization products and transaction analytics tools.
Jovan holds a BEng in Information Systems and Technologies and an MSc in Quantitative Finance from the University of Belgrade.
Julie leads the Mojaloop Foundation’s efforts to advance financial inclusion by promoting the adoption of its open-source inclusive instant payments platform in Southeast Asia and overseeing global cross-border payments initiatives. With over four years of active involvement with the Mojaloop Foundation, she has been at the forefront of several workstreams, including the implementation of ISO 20022 standards, helping to introduce new standards to the industry.
A finalist in the 2024 Women in Payments Innovation Awards, Julie brings more than a decade of experience in implementing complex payment systems, covering schemes, standards, and business processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Before joining the Mojaloop Foundation, Julie served as Technical Product Director at Partior, where she contributed to the transformation of cross-border payment settlements. She also led payments strategy at RedCompass Labs, guiding clients through emerging trends and developing actionable strategies.
As a recognized thought leader and frequent speaker at international conferences, Julie also lectured at the EBA Summer School in 2022.
Justin Kim is Head of Asia at Ava Labs, supporting the Avalanche Ecosystem. Justin oversees all business development and ecosystem growth initiatives across verticals, as well as numerous international teams in Asia including Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and SEA. Since joining, Justin has been instrumental in driving Avalanche's adoption in Asia. He was a formerly an investment banker in M&A at Korea Development Bank.
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He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has been admitted as a Barrister-at-law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom.
Kara Byun is a financial services executive with 20+ years of experience spanning banking, asset management, and venture investing across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. She leads HSBC Asset Management’s Fintech Venture & Growth Investments, managing an early-stage venture fund and serving on the boards of high-growth fintech and insurtech companies. A champion of innovation and entrepreneurial talent, Kara is passionate about helping founders and colleagues turn ideas into impactful outcomes and bridging institutional platforms with cutting-edge technologies.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}, {id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kara Byun Head of Fintech Venture Investments HSBC}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12888}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/karakwbyun/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Kara Kennedy is Co-Head of Kinexys, J.P. Morgan’s industry-leading blockchain business unit, with direct responsibility for the Kinexys Digital Assets team. Kara previously served as Head of Digital Asset Product for Securities Services. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2021, she led digital asset product management as part of the Global Custody team at BNY Mellon. With over 15 years' experience in financial services, her background also includes product management experience in depositary receipts, exchange traded products, unit trusts and secondary market trading.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kara Kennedy Co-Head of Kinexys J.P. Morgan Kinexys}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13262}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/karakennedy1/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Dr. Karin Boonlertvanich is the Executive Vice President at Kasikornbank, Thailand. He leads the Corporate Strategy and Innovation Division, with responsibilities spanning corporate strategy formulation, ESG development, transformation initiatives, digital asset businesses, and beyond-banking innovation.
He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and is a CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst), CAP (Certified Analytics Professional), and FRM (Financial Risk Manager) designation holder.
Karthik is the Chief Operating Officer of Accion, a nonprofit with a mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy where underserved people have quality financial choices and opportunities to improve their economic well-being. He leads global operations and strategy for Accion. Previously with Bain & Company, he was a Partner in Bain’s Social Impact practice, where he focused on economic development and led the ‘Social’ aspect of the firm’s ESG offering.
With nearly twenty years of consulting experience globally, Karthik has lived and worked across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East prior to serving as a founding member of Bain’s Washington, DC office. He previously led Bain’s Travel & Leisure Practice and has worked on numerous large-scale global transformation efforts across financial services, retail, higher education and other industries and sectors. He also has experience providing portfolio support to investors through Bain’s Private Equity practice and deep expertise in organizational leadership and DE&I. Finally, and most importantly, Karthik is passionate about culture and teams and held many people-related roles within Bain, including leading Bain’s DE&I transformation; working as a leader in the firm’s Asian-American affinity group; and serving as HR Partner for the firm’s Washington office. Prior to Bain, Karthik worked in technology and HR consulting.
Outside of work, Karthik is deeply committed to youth empowerment. He serves on the board of Education for Employment—focusing on job training and placement across the MENA region—and also supports the Dudamel Foundation’s work to transform young people’s lives around the world, via access to music and the arts.
Karthik holds a graduate degree from Princeton University and post-graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins SAIS and The Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He is the son of Indian immigrants and grew up outside Philadelphia.
Kate Jones is the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (www.drcf.org.uk). Kate leads this innovative team, working to increase and deepen coordination between regulators of online services and technology for the benefit of businesses and their customers.
Before joining the DRCF, Kate was an expert consultant and researcher on the governance of emerging technologies, with particular regard to human rights law, public international law and diplomacy. She was an Associate Fellow with the International Law Programme at Chatham House, Senior Associate with Oxford Information Labs, and member of the advisory board of an AI ethics company. She has published and spoken widely on aspects of national and international tech governance.
Kate is currently a trustee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, reflecting her background as a public international lawyer. Prior to her work on tech governance, she had a varied career as a British diplomat, international and human rights lawyer, Oxford University academic and course director. Kate took her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in law at the University of Oxford and qualified as a UK solicitor at Norton Rose.
Kati Suominen is Founder and CEO of Nextrade Group that helps governments, multilateral development banks, and leading technology companies enable trade through technology. Dr. Suominen has ideated and built dozens of data and analytical products and pilot initiatives as well as eight global initiatives and public-private-partnerships to enable digital trade. She also serves as Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Adjunct Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Earlier in her career, she served as Trade Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank. Dr. Suominen is the author and editor of over 120 papers and 10 peer-reviewed books on trade, globalization and technology with leading academic presses, most recently Revolutionizing World Trade: How Disruptive Technologies Open Opportunities for All (Stanford University Press, 2019). She is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Kati Suominen Founder & Chief Executive Officer Nextrade Group}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR11353}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kati-suominen-53689a2/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Katie Mitchell leads Policy in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa Regions forCoinbase. Katie joined Coinbase from Crypto.com where she served as the firm’s first Head of Global Policy and Engagement. She was previously the Global Head of Public Policy at Nium, a payments fintech firm headquartered here in Singapore where she built and led the Policy function from zero to impact.
Katie began her career at Visa where she worked across both the business in San Francisco, and the Global Government Engagement team for over a decade, including time in Washington, D.C. and Singapore.
Katie has been a representative to the World Economic Forum’s Innovators Programme and has served on the Board of the Emerging Payments Association Asia. She is in the Leadership Circle of Foreign Policy for America and is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
She received her B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University where she was also a dual sport division 1 athlete in both rowing and volleyball.
Katie-Ann Wilson is Managing Director, Digital Monetary Institute at OMFIF. She is responsible for leading and managing the team to deliver the institute’s overall business objectives through a pipeline of publications and events. Katie-Ann develops the editorial scope across these projects and supports senior engagement with central banks, regulators, financial services, and technology providers.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}, {id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Katie-Ann Wilson Managing Director, Digital Monetary Institute OMFIF}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR10644}', 15='{type=string, value=Katie-Ann Wilson}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Kelvin is the Head of Platform Tech Business Unit of Ant International. Since joining Ant Group in 2016, Kelvin took a number of leadership roles in our Global Funds & Treasury team where he led the team in building the world’s leading next-generation global liquidity and treasury system leveraging cutting-edge in-house developed DLT and AI technology to support the growing needs of our corporate clients in a more scalable and sustainable manner. Under Kelvin’s leadership, together with our major partner banks including JP Morgan, Citibank, SCB, HSBC and Barclays, we were able to propel transformation of FX and liquidity management framework connecting five global treasury hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, New York and London, covering more than 100 currencies. Ant Group was awarded the Adam Smith Awards Asia in 2021 as the winner in the best liquidity management solution.
Prior to joining Ant Group, Kelvin was the Head of Corporate Solutions Group for the Citigroup China from 2010-2016. He was also the Head of FX of JP Morgan China from 2009 to 2010. Kelvin was an alumni of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Kelvin Teo is the co-founder CEO of Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest SME digital finance platform, operating across five countries. Since founding the firm in 2015, he has led its mission to close the region’s SME financing gap, disbursing over USD 4.7 billion to 100,000+ businesses and driving USD 1.4 billion in annualized payment volumes (under CardUp brand). Recognized among Asia’s Top 200 FinTech Influencers and the Singapore FinTech Association’s Top 12 FinTech Leaders, Kelvin spoke at conferences such as Money20/20 and the Singapore FinTech Festival. He worked at McKinsey, Accenture, and KKR Capstone, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from NUS as valedictorian.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}, {id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kelvin Teo Co-founder Funding Societies}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4732}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tkelvin/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Ken leads the industry platforms team of the FinTech and Innovation Group at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He focuses on industry initiatives relating to digital asset, digital money and data sharing.
Prior to joining MAS, Ken spent more than 10 years in the technology industry and held various roles in regional strategy, IT, engineering, program management and operations.
Kenneth heads the FinTech and Innovation Group at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The Group is responsible for development strategies for technology and innovation, to strengthen competitiveness, manage risks and enhance the efficiency of the financial sector.
Kenneth’s recent prior experience focused on digital transformation, enterprise GenAI and data governance. He previously headed the Enterprise Knowledge Department at MAS. Besides formulating data and knowledge strategies and governance policies, the department also pursues data transformation by architecting and developing platforms and applications that improve outcomes for financial supervision, central banking and other use cases.
Kenneth also has experience in regulatory policy, having previously headed MAS’ Prudential Policy Department. The department develops capital and liquidity standards, including MAS’ approach on the implementation of Basel III as well as contributions to international policy forums. Prior to this, Kenneth headed the international financial relations and financial stability surveillance functions in MAS, and served in MAS’ reserves management and enforcement functions.
Kenneth holds a BA in Economics and MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago. He enjoys experimenting with technology at work, and as a pastime.
Kennie is the Payment Innovation Lead for Amazon in APAC. In his role, he spearheads the charter in the emerging markets to identify the latest consumer payment trends in the industry and ensure Amazon is well-positioned to serve their customers across the world.
Kennie has more than 10 years of experience in the payments industry. Prior to joining Amazon, Kennie held various product management roles in JPMorgan and Citibank, leading the rollout of domestic and cross-border real-time payment products for corporates.
Leading New Business areas for Daiichi-Life group. Prior to Daiichi, he was Managing Director and Partner at Boston COnsulting Group, focusing on Digital, Innovation and Financial Institution Practice.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kentaro Ogata Managing Executive Officer Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12386}'}Kevin Kang is a Co-Founder at Reap, a global financial technology company that enables financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide through stablecoin-enabled infrastructure.
At Reap, Kevin oversees the company's overall operations and strategic growth initiatives, and is also responsible for driving organizational efficiency. Drawing on his background in banking, particularly with regulation and risk management, Kevin brings the discipline of traditional finance to the agility of fintech, ensuring Reap scales efficiently while maintaining operational excellence and trust.
His leadership has contributed significantly to the company's position as an innovative leader in the financial technology space.
Kevin began his career in investment banking at Scotiabank, one of Canada’s Big Five banks, where he witnessed firsthand the barriers to access in legacy financial systems for both web2 and web3 companies.
Recognizing this opportunity to bridge these gaps using innovative financial technology, he co-founded Reap in 2018 with Daren Guo, his childhood best friend.
Kevin views the emergence of stablecoins as a powerful technological enabler to solve real-world payment problems in more efficient ways. He is passionate about fintech, digital financing, mass adoption, and Web3 payments. He is a frequent speaker at various industry events and conferences.
Kevin joined Temasek in 2013 and is currently a Director in Temasek’s Blockchain Team. He is heavily involved in the Blockchain Team’s venture building and ecosystem development activities and leads a series of strategic initiatives.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kevin Lim Director - Blockchain Temasek}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR1331}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlimxk/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Kevin joined Swift in 2022 and is responsible for developing strategies and future-state models for Swift to support financial stability and frictionless transactions in today’s economy. He works on transversal initiatives in payments, securities, foreign exchange and trade. Kevin also drives interoperability initiatives across fiat payment infrastructures, regulated bank and non-bank networks, alongside ecosystems of digital assets and currencies.
Kevin has more than 20 years of experience across transaction banking, management consulting, payment market infrastructure, and payment service providers.
Since 2024, Kevin has been appointed a Payments sub-committee member of Singapore Fintech Association. Prior to Swift, Kevin has held various strategy and product roles at DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, McKinsey and NETS Group.
Kevin graduated with First Class Honours in Engineering from National University of Singapore and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Khai is leading cross-border payment and financial market initiatives that are driving innovation in tokenised finance and digital money. He specialises in collateral management, liquidity optimisation, programmable compliance and foreign exchange settlement.
Khai holds an Executive MBA in Financial Markets from ESSEC Business School and the University of Mannheim, as well as a Master 2 Research degree in Financial Markets from Université Paris Dauphine – PSL.
He is also an adjunct professor at HEC Paris, where he lectures on blockchain, tokenisation, and decentralised finance in the Master in International Finance (MIF) program. Having gained over 20 years' experience working for BNP Paribas Securities Services, Société Générale CIB, Crédit Agricole CIB, Universal Investment, and Enlyte, he has overseen numerous digital transformation projects in capital markets.
Khibar Rassul is the Founder and CEO of Axiym, a Swiss fintech redefining how cross-border payments move and settle. Axiym’s core innovation, Pay-Now-Settle-Later (PNSL), introduces a new post-pay settlement payment type that allows global transactions to execute instantly, without waiting for settlement or pre-funding. Blending deep experience across finance, technology, and AI, Khibar has spent his career building infrastructure that makes global payments faster, more predictable, and seamlessly interoperable.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Khibar Rassul Chief Executive Officer Axiym}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13093}'}Kieran Garvey leads AI research at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Alternative Finance, focusing on how AI is being adopted across financial authorities, industry and AI vendors worldwide. He has over 15 years’ experience in FinTech, AI, and regulatory innovation, building technical capabilities in 300+ financial authorities across 120+ countries and designing machine learning capacity building programmes for quant researchers and engineers. He led the creation of the UK's first Master Level AI Apprenticeship, as well as the BBC's Data Driven Journalism apprenticeship. He holds degrees from Imperial College London and the London School of Economics, and has published over 30 global reports on FinTech market development and regulation as well as on Agentic AI in finance.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Kieran Garvey AI Research Lead Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12117}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kierangarvey/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Kieran serves as International Head of the AI Centre of Excellence at Nomura, where he leads the bank's global AI strategy and implementation across international operations, directing enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives with regular C-suite reporting and board-level stakeholder management.
With more than two decades of experience in banking and 15 years dedicated to digital transformation and AI strategy across global financial markets, Kieran has held senior leadership roles at Nomura, BNP Paribas, and UBS. He has successfully delivered significant technology investments, led generative AI deployment, and managed large-scale digital transformation programs while driving cultural change around AI adoption.
As a thought leader within regulated financial services, he brings deep expertise in AI governance, risk management, and scaling AI solutions across global organizations.
Kieran holds an Executive Master in Change with Distinction from INSEAD and a Bachelors in Commerce and Management from Lincoln University, New Zealand
Kiran brings over 25 years of global leadership experience driving revenue growth in the financial services and technology sector, including key roles at Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays, and SAP.
As head of SAP's financial services business in Asia Pacific, he is focused on empowering financial institutions and FinTech's to embrace the future of finance through innovative, technology-driven solutions. He combines his deep expertise in banking and technology with SAP's extensive resources to develop and implement business models that generate revenue and drive sustainable growth for both SAP and its clients.
Kirit Bhatia is the Chief Digital Assets Officer at Banking Circle, where he leads the bank’s strategy to bridge traditional and digital asset finance through institutional-grade infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenised assets and chain native assets.
A seasoned executive with over 20 years in capital markets, payments innovation, and digital assets, Kirit previously served as Vice President of Business Development at Ripple Labs, driving global partnerships and regulatory engagement to advance blockchain adoption for financial rails.
His earlier career spans senior leadership roles at J.P. Morgan and RBS Natwest where he built and scaled capital markets and transaction banking businesses across US, Europe and Asia.
Kirit is an alumnus of the University of Manchester and Harvard Business School.
Kishore brings over 26 years of experience in Information Technology, including 17 years with UBS, where he has held several senior and global roles across the Wealth Management domain.
He currently serves as Head of Group Operations and Technology Office (GOTO) in APAC and Head of Wealth Management Technology APAC, overseeing technology, operations, and third-party risk management, and leading the design and delivery of strategic transformation initiatives.
Since 2023, Kishore has also served as a Non-Executive Director for UBS Fund Management (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and UBS (China) Limited.
A Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) graduate from Bangalore University, Kishore began his career as a software engineer and has since built a diverse leadership journey that blends deep technical expertise with a strong client-centric focus.
Laurens Schepens is part of the UBS Center of Excellence for Digital Assets, where he is the Product Lead for UBS Tokenize and is the regional Digital Asset Lead for APAC. During his career, he has gained extensive experience building innovative products and services across financial markets by combining emerging technologies, operations, and product strategy know-how. Laurens holds a Master in Management from Vlerick Business School and a Bachelors in Business Law from ZHAW
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Laurens Schepens Lead UBS Tokenize & Digital Assets APAC UBS}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8331}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurens-schepens-22570287/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Lawrence brings over 30 years of deep and diversified experience to his position as Group CEO of NETS.
He is responsible for the companies in NETS Group, positioning the organisation as the industry operator, builder of payment infrastructure and winning the hearts and minds of consumers and merchants. Under his leadership, Lawrence has successfully increased digital payment adoption through NETS wide merchant network domestically and enabled cross-border payments where connectivity with overseas payments rails have been established.
To differentiate NETS in the rapidly evolving digital payment space, Lawrence is focusing on driving NETS value proposition through innovative solutions, aligning to the organisation’s purpose statement – Connecting Communities, Empowering Lives.
Prior to joining NETS, he served as Vice President – Regional Client Management, Asia Pacific for Visa and was responsible for managing regional acquirers and regional merchants. Lawrence also previously held leadership positions at PayPal and American Express. At PayPal, he was Vice President and General Manager for Japan and Southeast Asia. He also served as a Director on the Board of PayPal Pte Ltd until 2015. At American Express, he was based in Japan for four years, where he led the Merchant business before returning to Singapore and assuming the position of Senior Vice President, Global Payment Options, Asia Pacific.
Lawrence currently serves on the Payment sub-committee at the Singapore FinTech Association and as a Fellow at Singapore University of Social Sciences, where he provides advice and serves as a resource in the university’s FinTech teaching and research activities.
In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the Innovation Leadership Achievement Award by The Asian Banker in 2023 and the IBF Distinguished Fellow, Financial Markets in 2024.
In addition, he serves as a Board Member of the Catholic Foundation and the LaSalle Trust of Singapore, both non-profit organisations. He is also the Chairman, Board of Governors of St Joseph Institution (SJI).
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics (Honours) degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Bing Yi is a Partner in PwC Singapore’s Sustainability & Climate Change practice where he focuses on serving the financial services and REITs industry. As PwC Singapore’s Financial Services ESG Lead, he has spearheaded numerous sustainability advisory projects, specialising in sustainable financing, sustainability reporting, climate risk management, and climate transition strategies. Aside from his specialism in sustainability, Bing Yi is also a Banking & Capital Markets specialist and a practising public accountant, experienced in providing audit, assurance and advisory services to various banks and financial institutions. He also led the sustainability assurance work for several large listed financial institutions in Singapore. Bing Yi is a practicing member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Chartered Financial Analyst
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Lee Bing Yi Partner PwC Singapore}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12702}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/bingyi/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Lee Wan Sie is Cluster Director for AI Governance and Safety at Singapore's infocomm Media Development Authority. Her responsibilities includes driving Singapore's approach to AI Governance, growing the trusted AI ecosystem in Singapore and collaborating with governments around the world to further the development of safe and responsible AI. This includes developing AI regulatory policies and building capabilities through tools and frameworks.
Mr. Leiming Chen is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Sustainability Officer of Ant International. Mr. Chen is responsible for Ant International’s strategic development, including public policy and government affairs, strategic partnership and new market expansion. He also leads Ant International’s sustainability initiatives and the formulation and implementation of the sustainable development strategy. Mr. Chen joined Ant Group as a Senior Vice President in March 2016 and served as Ant Group’s General Counsel from March 2016 to May 2020.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen was a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, a New York-based international law firm where he led the China practice and worked on a variety of equity and debt offerings. He was also responsible for mergers and acquisitions involving PRC companies, including his lead U.S. counsel role in advising Alibaba Group in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014. Mr. Chen has extensive experience in corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.
Lem Chin Kok is the Chief Executive Officer of AiRTS, an AI-first technology firm based in Singapore, with operations extending into Vietnam.
In addition to his role at AiRTS, Chin Kok serves as a board member of the Goods and Services Tax Board of Review (GSTBR). This administrative tribunal, established under the Goods and Services Tax Act, adjudicates disputes between taxpayers and the Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
He also contributes to academia by teaching the Forensic Accounting and Digital Forensics module for the Master of Science in Accountancy program at Nanyang Technological University.
Chin Kok was the chairman of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) Financial Forensic Accounting Oversight Committee for 6 years. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in designing and developing the ISCA Financial Forensic Accounting qualification, the region’s first applied learning qualification in this field.
Before his current endeavors, Chin Kok spent over 22 years at a Big Four audit firm, where he led forensic practices across the Asia Pacific, as well as cyber practices in Singapore, India, and Indonesia, and risk consulting practice in Singapore.
Chin Kok began his career with the Singapore Police Force, specializing in the investigation of white-collar crimes such as criminal breach of trust, forgery, and cheating, more than 30 years ago.
His extensive experience in both law enforcement and the corporate sector underscores his expertise in forensic accounting and risk management.
Lena Ng leads the financial regulatory practice in Clifford Chance's Singapore office and advises on the full range of financial regulatory issues relating to financial services and market products, including banking services, securities, futures, derivatives, funds and payment services.
Lena advises banks, financial institutions, corporates (including commodities houses), funds and payment service providers on licensing requirements, exemptions, conduct of business and other regulatory requirements. In addition, she advises on custody, collateral, netting and clearing issues, as well as cash and credit risk management.
Lena's practice extends to advising on bank secrecy, confidentiality and data privacy. She is also part of the firm's Tech Group and advises on fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain related matters.
Originally from Singapore, she joined Clifford Chance in 2001 after receiving her LLM from University College London. She is admitted to practice law in multiple jurisdictions including as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong, and as an advocate & solicitor in Singapore.
Lewis is Head of Content of the Digital Monetary Institute. He is responsible for content, including reports, podcasts and commentaries.
Before joining OMFIF, he spent six years at GlobalCapital, a capital markets newspaper and part of Euromoney Institutional Investor. There, he covered debt capital markets, breaking news and developing themes in public sector bond markets, emerging markets, ESG and digitalisation. He formed relationships with senior bankers and key borrowers.
He holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Lily Rachmawati leads Applied AI at BNP Paribas Wealth Management APAC under the Digital and AI office. Prior to BNP Paribas, Lily held senior data‑science and AI leadership roles at BCG, Meta, Citibank, GIC, and Rolls‑Royce. She combines deep hands-on expertise in AI with strategic leadership to drive proven, quantifiable business impact. She has extensive experience driving AI strategy and leading multi-disciplinary teams to build and scale AI systems across financial services, tech, and engineering. Lily has a PhD in Evolutionary Computing from the National University of Singapore, holds 4 international patent families, and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in Computational Intelligence.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Lily Rachmawati Director, Head of Applied AI BNP Paribas Wealth Management}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13414}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-rachmawati-phd-ceng-a8675614/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Mr Lim Tuang Lee is the Assistant Managing Director of the Capital Markets Group, overseeing the regulation and supervision of capital markets. The group is responsible for the licensing and supervision of exchanges, clearing houses and capital markets intermediaries, including financial advisers.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Lim was the Assistant Managing Director for the Organisation and People Development Group. Mr Lim has also served in various functions, including banking supervision, prudential policy formulation, monetary policy implementation, risk management, as well as strategic planning.
Mr Lim represents MAS at various international committees, including the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). He currently chairs the IOSCO FinTech Task Force, which among others, looks into issues related to crypto-assets, decentralised finance (DeFi), and RegTech/SupTech.
Mr Lim has a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University and a Master degree in Finance (with specialisation in Risk Management and Financial Engineering) from the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr Lim was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2017.
Lindis Oma is the lead for the Regulator Knowledge Exchange (RKE), a global digital community platform that enables public and financial authorities to connect, learn, coordinate, and collaborate on approaches to digital financial services and digital public infrastructure.
She also contributes to research projects focused on emerging trends in financial regulation and the wider fintech ecosystem. Prior to her current role, Lindis held positions at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), and Danmarks Nationalbank.
Ling Wu is the Founder and CEO of HIVEX®️, a Silicon Valley–based cross-border payment network built on blockchain. HIVEX has connected over 1.5 billion mobile payment users globally, enabling seamless QR and NFC payments across millions of merchants. As the first compliant cross-border payment network using multi-currency stablecoins for clearing and settlement, HIVEX is redefining the future of global payments under his leadership.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ling Wu Founder & Chief Executive Officer TBCASoft, Inc.}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12898}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ling-wu-270802/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Dr. Lisa Ross, Director Asia Pacific, is a seasoned politics, policy and regulatory affairs professional and leader, located in Singapore.
She has 13 years’ experience spanning the financial services industry and legal academia, specialising in financial regulation, new technologies, and the integration of sustainability objectives into financial markets. Further, she advises clients on geopolitics and its impacts on business. Lisa has been based in Asia for nearly a decade. Before joining Flint, she researched the intersection of law, technology, and sustainability at the National University of Singapore and worked at an international commercial law firm in Singapore. She obtained a PhD in law in sustainability regulation in the financial sector and regularly publishes her research findings in leading international and local journals and books.
Lisette is passionate about digital financial services and its positive impact on poverty alleviation having worked with the most successful mobile money service in the world, M-Pesa, at Vodafone Group. She has expertise in payments, card acquiring and issuing, and alternative payment methods garnered from her experience working in Europe, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. She is currently the Unit Head for Digital Finance and Innovation within ADB’s Finance Sector Group working on projects that involve new technologies that can drive financial inclusion and finance sector development. Her role involves supporting ADB’s Developing Member Countries navigate the digital world of financial services.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Lisette Cipriano Principal Digital Finance Specialist Asian Development Bank}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR6703}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisette-cipriano-5062a88/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Lotte provides strategic advisory and leadership in the finance sector, shaping policies, driving key initiatives, and developing impactful solutions. Her work spans emerging capital market issues, sustainable and digital finance innovations, upstream development, quality assurance, and learning and development.
Her previous roles include:
Asian Development Bank: Advisor, Finance Sector Group; Regional Director, Pacific Office; Chief, Finance Sector Group.
Swedish Ministry of Finance: Director for International Economic Policy.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority & Central Bank: Expert in financial supervision and regulation.
International Monetary Fund: Consultant.
Louis de Koker holds a chair in law at La Trobe Law School (Australia), where he leads the La Trobe LawTech team. Since 2009, he has served as the senior financial crime policy consultant to the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), an independent think tank housed at the World Bank that promotes financial inclusion. He is also currently an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Commercial and Labour Law at the University of the Western Cape.
A former director of the Centre for the Study of Economic Crime at the University of Johannesburg, Louis has advised on a range of financial crime laws and financial technologies in countries such as Fiji, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Samoa, South Africa, Uganda, and Vietnam. Louis has served on various drafting and project teams of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and his research has been cited in publications by various international bodies, including the World Bank, the IMF, the FATF, and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
His recent books include:
• Financial Technology and the Law: Combating Financial Crime (Springer, 2022), edited by Goldbarsht and De Koker
• Financial Crime and the Law: Identifying and Mitigating Risks (Springer, 2024), edited by Goldbarsht and De Koker
• Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Law and Compliance in South Africa (LexisNexis South Africa, 2025), co-authored by De Koker et al.
Lu Yin - the Solana Foundation APAC Lead, focuses on partnerships, regulatory policy, and regional growth.
With over 15 years of experience within traditional finance firms in New York and technology startups in Silicon Valley, Lu has a unique and global perspective across finance and tech.
Lucy Rigby KC MP was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury on 6 September 2025.
She was previously Solicitor General between 2 December 2024 and 6 September 2025.
She was elected as the MP for Northampton North in July 2024.
Lukas Jakubonis, the dynamic Chief Business Development Officer at the Bank of Lithuania. With an unwavering focus on enhancing Lithuania's competitive edge, Lukas spearheads the drive to attract new companies to our thriving business landscape. As the esteemed head of the Centre for Financial Market Development, he harnesses the power of collaboration, welcoming and nurturing new enterprises as they integrate into our local community.
At the Centre, everyday brims with captivating encounters, as Lukas engages with industry titans and facilitates high-level meetings. With his finger on the pulse of the FinTech and banking sector, Lukas leads thought-provoking discussions on future trends, innovative models, and regulatory dynamics at prestigious events worldwide. His catchphrase, "We work in sales and sell jurisdiction," reflects his passion for showcasing the advantages of operating in Lithuania.
Mac has over twenty years' experience in banking, technology and private equity in New York, Silicon Valley and Sydney.
Most recently Mac was Chief Development Officer at Westpac responsible for M&A, Venture Investments, Partnerships and Growth Initiatives. Mac also launched and ran Westpac's new digital bank, including partnerships with Afterpay and 10x.
Earlier, Mac was a Managing Director at a private equity fund in New York founded by Vikram Pandit, where he led investments in fintech. Before that, Mac worked at a Silicon Valley startup, as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, and as a corporate lawyer in New York. He started his career as associate to Justice Michael Kirby at the High Court of Australia.
Mac has sat on the boards of numerous tech companies in Australia and the US.
He graduated from Adelaide University, Princeton's School of Public & International Affairs, and Harvard Law School.
Maha is Centre Head, BIS Innovation Hub Singapore.
Having been newly appointed, most recently Maha was Head of Department for Early and High Growth Oversight leading the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) response to the Kalifa review of Fintech. A Senior Leadership Team member, she is setting up this new department from the ground up as part of the FCA’s strategy.
Prior to this, Maha served as Chief Payments Officer at Pay.UK on secondment from the FCA, responsible for running the payments operations of BACS, Faster Payments, Image Clearing Services and related managed services.
Maha joined the FCA in 2017 to set up the first Payments Department and was responsible for crafting and implementing the FCA supervisory strategy for the UK Payments Sector. This included leading the implementation of the Second Payments Services Directive (PSD2) and Open Banking.
Maha has a keen interest in observing and participating in the many exciting changes that are unfolding in the financial services, innovation and fintech environment. She recently sat on the SteerCo developing the strategy and blueprint for the UK’s newly created Centre for Finance Innovation and Technology.
She has a Degree in Commerce from Macquarie University and a Masters in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mahesh Uttamchandani is the World Bank’s Regional Practice Director for Digital in East Asia & Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SAR) regions. In this capacity, he oversees the World Bank’s lending, advisory and knowledge programs in the area of digital transformation in all EAP and SAR countries and is a member of the Regional Leadership Teams for both EAP and SAR.
Mr. Uttamchandani joined the World Bank in April 2006, as Senior Counsel in the Legal Vice-Presidency. He has since held various positions in both the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, including Global Manager for Financial Inclusion & Infrastructure where he led the Bank's work on expanding access to finance through digital financial services and the financial sector aspects of digital ID and digital payments.
Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Uttamchandani worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, UK and as a commercial litigator at a leading law firm in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Uttamchandani has taught and lectured at universities around the world and has published extensively, including key World Bank publications on fintech and as an author in the World Bank’s flagship World Development Report, 2022.
Manu leads Thoughtworks’ APAC BFSI GTM, and is responsible for leading the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Services (BFSI) industry for Thoughtworks across APAC.
Manu brings strong understanding of financial services transformation with over 25+ years of experience working with executive and boards of Banking & Financial Services Majors and fintechs across 12 countries across the Asia Pacific Region.
He is one of Thoughtworks’ global SMEs in areas such as Open Data, Payments, Core transformation.
Manu is the Chief Operating Officer of Maya Bank, the #1 digital bank in the Philippines with services integrated into Maya, the only all-in-one money platform with the most extensive digital financial services ecosystem in the country.
Manu has a track record of building and managing credit portfolios and developing teams of diverse skills and sizes across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. Before joining Maya Bank, he was the Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of Standard Chartered Bank nexus, a fully digital Banking-as-a-Service business incubated in SC Ventures and based in Singapore. He also served as the Group Chief Risk Officer at 4Finance, Europe’s largest online lender; Regional Head – Information Services, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa at Mastercard; Managing Director – Asia Pacific at Experian in Singapore, and held several leadership roles in Barclays, Citibank & GE across various geographies.
Manu has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
Marc Schluep is Head of Banking Operations at the Swiss National Bank. Prior to that, he spent over ten years in various positions in the card payment business, including CEO of Worldline Switzerland and CEO of SIX Payment Services. He has extensive expertise in financial market infrastructures, having worked as Head Corporate Development for SIX Group and SWX Swiss Exchange. After studying business administration at the University of St. Gallen and the Stockholm School of Economics, he began his professional career in consulting.
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With deep expertise in leading innovative initiatives across IFC’s investment and advisory projects, Margrit has successfully led multi-disciplinary teams, shaped sector strategies in collaboration with World Bank country teams and development partners and driven impactful private-sector solutions. Throughout her career, she has originated mandates totaling approximately USD 2.5 billion in investments and managed complex equity portfolios.
Prior to IFC, Margrit worked with KfW IPEX, with global coverage for oil, gas & mining project finance transactions. She holds an MBA from the University of Bayreuth, Germany.
Based in Singapore, Maria leads the Digital Engagement team for Digital, Data & Innovation under Product Solutions. Her role focuses on developing robust strategies in relation to Data, Digital Solutions as well as helping in executing digital initiatives including tokenization projects that enhance client experience, drive product innovation, and accelerate adoption across platforms in Markets & Securities Services.
She has over 20 years of banking and financial institution experience having worked and supported various jurisdictions across Asia.
Maria Fernandez Vidal leads CGAP’s team working on Data. She leads CGAP’s research on the role data can play in advancing financial inclusion which covers a range of topics including open finance, data-driven business models and AI. She has also worked substantially with fintechs, platforms and advanced analytics. Before joining CGAP, Maria was at McKinsey & Company where she served clients in the financial sector and the public and social sector on areas including strategy, risk, operations and organization. Maria previously worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Endeavor.
Maria holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with majors in strategic management and finance, and graduate and undergraduate degrees in economics from the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
Marita McGinley is the Head of Digital Assets Strategy for Schroders, proactively looking at how distributed ledger technology could deliver better outcomes for clients. Marita has spent over 15 years in financial services, working across roles in alternative assets, technology and operational risk in London, New York, Switzerland and Singapore. This background and experience has given Marita an in-depth perspective on digital assets positioning her as an insightful speaker on the use cases of blockchain and ledger technology in the asset management sector. Marita has completed her studies as a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and MBA studies with Warwick Business School.
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Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Technology Sydney.
Dr Mark Staples is the CTO for the Digital Finance CRC, and a Senior Principal Researcher in CSIRO’s Data61. He has led research and standardisation on blockchain since 2015, including leading technology work on CBDC pilot research projects with the Reserve Bank of Australia. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge.
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Previously, he worked at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of the biggest law firms in Japan. He has experience in traditional financial regulation, fintech-related regulation, especially in digital assets including crypto currency.
Mathias is a Co-Founder and Group CEO of Sygnum. Prior to Sygnum, he was General Manager at RNT Associates, Mr. Ratan N. Tata’s personal investment platform, which he joined as the first team member. He led multiple venture capital and private equity investments and participated in blockchain and DLT-related equity deals globally.
Mathias started his career at Bain & Company where he led advisory projects for private equity funds, family offices and technology companies.
He holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen and a Master of Science from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Mathilde Bonneau is International Payments Policy Lead, Government Relations, at PayPal. In this role, she drives PayPal’s payments policy strategy and contributes to global policy discussions to foster secure, dynamic, and innovative financial ecosystems. With extensive expertise in payments policy, fraud prevention and digital finance, Mathilde collaborates with policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders worldwide to advance the future of cross-border commerce and payments innovation.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Matteo Rizzi Founder, Timepledge & Senior Advisor Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4769}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteorizzi/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Matthew joined the FCA as the Director of Payments & Digital Assets in October 2022. In his role, Matthew is responsible for Market Interventions, Market Analysis, Open Banking/Open Finance and Policy across the Payments and Digital Asset Portfolios. In addition, Matthew has represented the FCA’s leadership in international crypto initiatives as the Lead of the IOSCO Fintech Taskforce Crypto and Digital Assets Working Group, and the subsequent IOSCO Crypto Implementation Working Group. Most recently, he has co-chaired the IOSCO Crypto Thematic Review, leading to their thematic implementation review report which was published jointly with the FSB on 16 October 2025.
Matthew is Policy Director for Europe at Ripple, the leading provider of digital assets infrastructure to businesses. He is passionate about new technologies and believes that well-designed regulation plays a key role in supporting sustainable innovation. Matthew previously worked at the Bank of England, where he led the payments policy team working on innovations such as stablecoins and distributed ledger technology. Prior to that he held a number of senior policy roles at the Bank of England and was seconded to NatWest Bank's global treasury. He has a PhD in Finance from Bayes Business School and has authored numerous papers and blogs on financial services policy topics. He serves on the Board of Blockchain for Europe and the advisory council of the Digital Pound Foundation.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Matthew Osborne EMEA Head of Policy Ripple}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12243}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-osborne-49552716/ /}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Matthias Kröner is the Founder and Managing Director of Tradelite Solutions, a company operating at the intersection of video games and the world of finance.
With a distinguished career spanning over 30 years in the financial services industry, Matthias brings unparalleled expertise in innovation leadership and corporate strategy. Prior to his current role, he served as the Founder and CEO of both Fidor Bank and DAB Bank. Additionally, Matthias holds a key position as a Board Member at Elevandi.io, the owner of the prestigious Singapore Fintech Festival. His dedication to shaping the future of fintech and finance is a testament to his commitment to driving innovation and excellence in the industry.
Matthias Obrecht serves as the head of the Fintech Desk at FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). The Fintech Desk acts as the center of competence for fintech-related matters within FINMA. Matthias is responsible for authorizing and supervising institutions operating in the fintech space. Matthias is an attorney at law and holds an MBA degree from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Matthias Obrecht Head Market Analysis Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4719}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobrecht/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Dr. Max Bernt is Taxbit's Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & Managing Director for Europe. He holds a PhD in law and related regulatory affairs, focusing on transnational collaboration and information reporting in the fight against organized crime. Moreover, Max has served as board member of several international companies and trade associations and has extensive practical background in criminal defense litigation, working at a renowned law firm in Vienna for over 8 years and, based on his achievements, was also appointed to the Austrian judge exam, which he passed in 2020 with distinction. Max lectures at different Universities, has published numerous articles with well-known publishers and regularly acts as an advisor and speaker in the area of crypto-related regulation. In his positions, he has been heavily involved in the European Union's work on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the crypto-related tax reporting Directive DAC8, the recent anti-money laundering package as well as the OECD's work on the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Currently, Max serves as GBBC's Global Ambassador for Taxation as well as acting Co-Chair of the Business Advisory Group to the OECD's Working Party 10 negotiations on CARF.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Max Bernt Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & International Managing Director Taxbit}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR11230}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-bernt/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Member of Global Strategic Industries team with responsibility for FSI in JAPAC. Provides Product Engineering, Research and Field with insights about FSI needs to ensure Google Cloud brings right AI capabilities to industry. Advisor to leaders at major FIs with insights on strategic transformations for solving business goals with Agentic AI and other techs.
Maxim holds 20+ years experience across AI and Financial Markets. Before Google, worked as Managing Director in charge of Data and AI transformation globally at Standard Chartered Bank. Before moving to Asia, Maxim worked at McKinsey where he was responsible for AI Transformation Practice. Before consulting, he held various leadership roles in capital markets such as Chief Investments Officer of a large asset manager and various senior roles in Derivatives Trading at RBS.
Maxim holds PhD in Operations, Information and Technology from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where his research focused on AI Applied in Business.
With over two decades of experience in modernizing financial market infrastructures worldwide, works closely with central banks and financial institutions on the development of RTGS, Instant Payments, and Central Securities Depository systems. Focuses on interoperability through ISO 20022, financial sovereignty, and the evolution of core financial infrastructures toward more open, connected, and resilient architectures.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Melis Özdeğirmenci Senior Vice President of SME Sales Akbank T.A.Ş.}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR5902}', 15='{type=string, value=www.linkedin.com/in/melisozdegirmenci}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Merion is the Head of the Capital Markets Policy Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) responsible for policy development in wholesale financial markets and market infrastructure. Prior to her current role, she was an internal auditor at the MAS covering investment, currency operations and IT functions. She was also a regulatory supervisor of capital markets and investment intermediaries. Merion was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2017. Before joining the MAS, she was with a global financial institution managing money markets and FX operations.
Currently, Merion leads the Financial Asset Tokenisation working group at the IOSCO Fintech Task Force which has a mandate to develop, oversee and deliver IOSCO’s regulatory agenda on Fintech.
Atty. Bridget Rose M. Mesina-Romero is the Director of the Payments Policy and Development Department (PPDD) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, primarily charged with promoting the safety, efficiency, reliability, inclusivity and affordability of payment systems in the Philippines.
Atty. Romero leads a team which focuses on the formulation of policies in support of the BSP’s mandate under the National Payment Systems Act; the implementation of payments development initiatives in order to accelerate nationwide adoption of digital payments; and the periodic monitoring and measurement of the effectiveness of said policies and progress of various initiatives using select payments indicators. She also leads the BSP’s core team working on cross-border payments initiatives within the ASEAN region.
Atty. Romero serves as the BSP's representative in international working groups focusing on payment systems. She currently holds roles such as being a principal representative for the ASEAN Working Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (WC-PSS) and for the BSP team in the Alliance for Financial Inclusion Working Group on Digital Financial Services, and a member of the BSP team in the EMEAP Working Group on Payments and Market Infrastructure (WGPMI). Additionally, she is among the project leads for various critical projects of the BSP on enhancing national payment system safety and efficiency such as the BSP's wholesale CBDC pilot project known as "Project Agila", and the BSP national ISO 20022 harmonization project. Currently, represents BSP in Project Nexus, and BSP’s alternate representative to the Nexus Global Payments – Nexus Transition Committee and Board.
Atty. Romero was a member of the National Retail Payment System (NRPS) Core Team who received the 2020 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award (Group Category). As part of the NRPS core team, Atty. Romero was primarily involved and instrumental in the accomplishment of milestone NRPS initiatives such as the NRPS Framework, the establishment of a payment system management body and the formation of priority automated clearing houses namely, PESONet and InstaPay, among others.
Atty. Romero obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy and Juris doctor degrees from the University of the Philippines. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Philippine Bar.
Michael J. Biercuk is the CEO and Founder of Q-CTRL and a Professor of Quantum Physics and Quantum Technology at the University of Sydney. He is a globally recognized pioneer in the discipline of quantum control engineering, seeking to make quantum systems perform useful work. Michael earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Masters and PhD from Harvard University. He held a research fellowship in the Ion Storage Group at NIST Boulder, and has served as a full-time technical consultant to DARPA, helping to steer government investments in quantum information and advanced computer architectures. Michael is a SXSW and TEDx speaking alumnus and has won multiple awards for research, innovation, and commercial technology development.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Michael Gao Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of RedotPay RedotPay}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12712}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/company/redotpayofficial}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Michael Maurer is an engineer at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, where he works on problems regarding the future of financial infrastructure. He has a background in distributed systems, and more broadly computer systems. His area of focus is on designing scalable payment systems, in both the context of decentralized finance and the future of traditional financial systems.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Michael Maurer Research Engineer MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12685}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcmaurer/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Mile Gu is presently deputy director of the Nanyang Quantum Hub at Nanyang Technological University. He also holds an appointment as a Fellow at the Centre for Quantum Technologies and as an Investigator for the Singapore National Research Foundation. There he leads the quantum and complexity science initiative, focusing on research interfacing quantum, data and complexity science. Before Gu's present, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Queensland in 2009. He was a faculty position at Tsinghua at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Science, as the China Young 1000 Talent.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Mile Gu Associate Professor NTU}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13059}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/milegu/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Milind is the Founder & CEO of XWeave, a fintech infrastructure startup blending the web2 and web3 universes to solve for global cross border money movement. Xweave has built a non custodial orchestration layer that utilises digital assets enable cost-effective transactions with atomic settlement capabilities.
Prior to starting Xweave, Milind headed Meta’s APAC Payments business and has also held leadership roles at JP Morgan, Ezetap, Visa, OCBC as well as PayPal.
Mo Jalil leads APAC enterprise efforts and coleads the IPTF (Institutioinal Privacy Task Force) at the Ethereum Foundation, helping governments and institutions adopt Ethereum. With a background in Privacy and capital markets, he’s a former founder and Goldman Sachs alumni focused on decentralized technologies and real-world adoption.
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Internationally, Mohamed is deeply engaged in global regulatory dialogues, contributing to the IOSCO FinTech Task Force, the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), and international roundtables on tokenization, AI, and cross-border regulatory cooperation. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at major industry events, including the Singapore FinTech Festival, the IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub, and the GFTN Insights Forum.
Recognized as a thought leader in financial innovation and policy modernization, Mohamed combines legal expertise with strategic foresight to help regulators and market participants navigate the future of digital finance.
Monica Jasuja, Payments & Product Leader
Monica Jasuja is a seasoned global product management expert specialising in fintech and payments, with over 24 years of experience across four continents in the consumer, internet, and digital financial services. She excels in strategizing, defining, and deploying commercially viable solutions that transform payment landscapes.
Monica Jasuja is Chief Expansion and Innovation Officer at the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), she leads transformative payment initiatives and ecosystem development across Asia.
Her strategic vision has powered multinational giants including PayPal, Mastercard, and Gojek across US, India, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Her work consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of emerging market dynamics and a commitment to developing solutions that address complex financial challenges.
Her expertise spans fintech, payments, product and strategic partnerships, with particular focus on India, Indonesia, and global markets.
Her extensive experience, combined with her insightful analyses, regularly contributing insights on payment innovation, digital transformation, and financial inclusion and effective communication, has established her as a recognized authority in the fintech sector. Monica's thought leadership has earned global recognition, including rankings as one of Favikon's Top 5 Most Influential Fintech Voices on LinkedIn, NORBR's Top 10 Payment Leaders, Thinkers360's Top 50 B2B Leaders in APAC, and Onalytica's Top 15 Global Fintech Thought Leaders.
As an industry catalyst, Monica actively mentors startups and women technology leaders, sharing her expertise in product development, market expansion, and strategic growth.
Monica holds a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Mathematics degree from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi, and an Independent Director Certification from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Her combination of technical expertise, strategic vision, and industry insight continues to shape the future of digital payments and financial services.
Mr. Emi joined The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Ltd. in 1999.
After serving as the head of the Business Development Office in the Corporate Planning Department in 2023, Mr. Emi assumed his current position in 2024.
Mr. Emi is responsible for leading MUFG’s digital transformation initiatives by developing a company-wide digital infrastructure and leveraging expertise. This includes promoting AI, BI, data, and talent strategies, and providing support to front, middle, and back-office functions across MUFG. Additionally, open innovation from a technology standpoint is part of his role, seeking external solutions, partnerships, and business development opportunities.
Prior to his current position, he has primarily worked in strategic planning and global departments, handling strategic investments in Southeast Asia, branch network strategy in EMEA, divestiture of a U.S. subsidiary, new business development, etc.
Mr. Emi graduated from The University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of Economics in 1999 and earned a Master of Business Administration in 2010 from Columbia Business School, the United States.
As Chief Operating Officer at Banking Circle, Morten Juhl Lilleøre is reshaping the operational core of modern banking. He leads with a systems mindset, designing infrastructure that is not only resilient under pressure but built to scale across borders. His work ensures that the bank’s backbone can support the velocity and complexity of today’s financial flows. Lilleøre’s focus is on removing friction: simplifying integration, automating control mechanisms, and aligning technology with long-term growth objectives.
Lilleøre is a vocal advocate for instant payments. He views latency as a legacy flaw and is committed to making cross-border transactions as seamless as domestic ones. Under his leadership, Banking Circle has expanded real-time capabilities in key currencies and partnered with industry leaders to accelerate speed and trust. His ambition is clear: to build infrastructure that moves money at the speed of business. In a landscape where agility is currency, Lilleøre is engineering the future of financial connectivity.
Moses Lee is the Head of APAC for Anchorage Digital. Since 2022, he has represented the company and its full digital assets platform to the highest-value clients, partners, and regulators. Moses was previously the APAC Head of Futures & Options Electronic Trading at J.P. Morgan and has over 20 years of experience in traditional finance and digital assets.
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Mukul’s approach blends strategy with empathy. He has led initiatives that open up collateral-free credit channels, made local currency financing more accessible, and used digital platforms to connect lenders and entrepreneurs in ways that speed up access to funds while keeping risks in check.
His work has consistently focused on removing the barriers that slow SME growth. By enabling instant onboarding, automated credit decisioning, and end-to-end loan servicing, Mukul’s work helps financial institutions unlock new lending opportunities for MSMEs that would otherwise remain excluded.
A seasoned speaker and moderator, Mukul has taken the stage at global forums to discuss everything from automating treasury operations to innovation in trade finance. Whether in Hong Kong, the Philippines, or now Johannesburg, his insights centre on how technology — from AI-driven credit assessment to API-enabled financing ecosystems — can transform the SME finance landscape.
At this year’s Insights Forum, Mukul brings not just experience, but a vision: a future where small businesses, regardless of size or location, can access the right kind of financing at the right time — and thrive because of it.
Mushtaq Kapasi leads ICMA’s work in the Asia-Pacific region. He has been based in Hong Kong since 2002, engaged in senior strategy, capital market and legal roles covering the region at international banks active in Asia. He has worked as a lawyer in debt capital markets and derivatives, a structurer in equities and fixed income, a manager of complex trades with regulatory and accounting considerations, and an adviser to top executives on emerging market strategy. He has also designed financial structures of renewable energy projects in frontier markets. He studied mathematics at the University of Texas and law at Yale University.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Mushtaq Kapasi Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific International Capital Market Association}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4668}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapasi/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Leading APAC growth for Thought Machine, Nalin Sinha brings more than three decades of experience, including over 24 years in Banking Technology across a broad spectrum, selling technology platforms, enterprise solutions, data infrastructure, and consulting to banks.
Nalin has worked with key executives across APAC's leading banks to deliver and successfully implement next-generation banking technology, deeply understanding requirements from both technical and business-value perspectives.
Since joining Thought Machine, Nalin has overseen the company's expansion, including high-profile bank deployments of Vault Core, Thought Machine's core banking platform, to a growing list of organisations which include Standard Chartered's Trust Bank and Mox Bank, PayU, BCA Group, UnionDigital Bank and many more.
Natalie Shiori Fleming is GM Japan for Banking Circle, a next-generation technology-led payments bank which enables fintechs and banks of any scale to seize opportunities in the new economy.
She previously helped lead the expansion of the fintech ecosystem in Japan as a Founding Director & Vice-Chairperson of the Fintech Association of Japan and has experience launching and expanding the Japan & APAC offices of multiple fintech startups including Wise, Payoneer and Infcurion.
Natalie obtained her MBA from INSEAD and BComm from the University of British Columbia.
Natasha Deloge holds a master degree in private law with a specialisation in business law from the University Robert Schuman in Strasbourg. After a first experience as a lawyer, she has joined the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) back in 2002, where she has built a solid background and expertise notably in payment services, consumer protection, financial technologies and innovation in the broad sense of the term. Since 2015, she is the Deputy Head of the Innovation, Payments, Markets Infrastructures and Governance Department of the CSSF and in 2020 was appointed Head of Innovation in charge of the Innovation Hub of the CSSF. She further participates in the internal group on sustainable finance of the CSSF.
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Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money.
Prior to founding Kinexys, Naveen held several roles at J.P. Morgan including APAC Head of Digital, Payments.
Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.
Ned Lowe is the CTO of MISSION+, where he helps interesting people build interesting products using Fractional Tech Leadership and nearshore development teams. He is passionate about the principles behind building technology and reducing complexity in the product development process until it is "Uncomfortably Simple".
Previously, Ned was the Chief Technology Officer of Singlife, a Singapore based digital insurer. He began his career in the banking sector at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. After spending 12 years working in equity and fixed income trading technology, he was bitten by the startup bug and moved into FinTech, setting up his own SaaS firm, Argomi. Ned then joined Amazon Web Services to help financial institutions with their digital transformation strategy.
Neeraj Makin is the Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head - Strategy, Analytics and Venture Capital and a member of the Group Executive Committee at Emirates NBD. He also is a Non-executive Board member at EmiratesNBD Egypt SAE. He has been with Emirates NBD since September 2008.
As Head of Group Strategy, Neeraj supports the Group CEO/Board on strategy development across the Group and to help develop and execute the strategic vision and aspirations for Emirates NBD and its entities/businesses along with managing its strategic acquisitions and international growth plans. He leads the Advanced Analytics Centre of Excellence (AACoE) for Emirates NBD which drives Group-wide efforts to leverage data and analytics. He also heads the Corporate Venture Capital Fund for Emirates NBD to invest in FinTechs and Tech companies to drive innovation for the Bank.
Previously, Neeraj also led the International Business for the Group with overall business management responsibility for International Subsidiaries and Branches of EmiratesNBD from 2019 till 2022. Over the years Neeraj has played a pivotal role in leading Emirates NBD’s international expansion which includes the successful acquisition of BNP Paribas Egypt and DenizBank in Turkey, as well as the branch licenses in India and KSA. Between 2016 and 2019 he also served as an Advisory Board member for Network International.
Prior to Emirates NBD, Neeraj was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory services looking at Buy Side advisory, Valuations, PPAs, private placement of equity and debt, feasibility studies etc. covering a diverse range of industries. Before joining Ernst & Young, Neeraj worked at global strategy firm McKinsey and Co. from 2000 till Dec 2004 working on various client projects in the Telecom industry vertical.
He has a MBA in Finance from the International Management Institute in India and holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics. He also completed his Venture Capital and Private Equity Program from Columbia Business School, New York.
Neil has over 40 years’ experience in the financial services and credit information industries. For over 24 years he was with Equifax where for the last 12 years he was leading External Affairs and Communications which involved extensive customer, industry body and government liaison.
Neil was a member of the Executive Management Committee of ACCIS, from 2007 to 2018, holding the position of President from 2009.
He is a founding member of the International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR) that is hosted by the World Bank and was personally involved in the creation of the World Bank Principles of Credit Reporting, the recognised standards for the industry. He was elected Deputy Chair in November 2019.
He is the current convenor of the ICCR Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Group which involves 70 representatives from the information industry, central banks and regulators/supervisors involved in credit reporting and business information.
From 2015 Neil has been working as an independent consultant focusing primarily on credit reporting and business information in the Asia Pacific and has worked on a number of key World Bank/IFC credit information infrastructure projects in the region.
In 2018 he joined the management team of the Business Information Industry Association (BIIA), with responsibility for industry advocacy and assumed the role of Managing Director in 2023.
Neil is a seasoned capital markets executive with proven leadership experience gained over two decades with major financial services providers in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Based now in Singapore, he leads MonetaGo’s ongoing global expansion and strategies.
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Say Ling is the Asia Pacific Head of Small Business at Visa Commercial Solutions, based in Singapore. She leads Visa’s regional agenda to grow commercial payment flows for small businesses, shaping multi-year strategy and market roadmaps across AP markets.
Her remit spans strategy building, product development, and ecosystem partnerships —curating Pay and be Paid solutions such as virtual card, spend management and controls, working capital tools, and digital acceptance enablement. A cross functional leader, she works with product, risk, legal, client services, and data teams to accelerate launches, establish governance and KPIs, and scale successful pilots. She also drives integrated marketing and thought leadership, equips sales and partner teams with playbooks and training, and co creates go to market plans with clients. Staying close to regulatory shifts and industry trends, she ensures solutions remain secure, compliant, and finely tuned to the needs of small businesses.
Other Information
Before joining Visa, Say Ling spent 14 years at American Express in Singapore, culminating as Head of Small Medium Enterprise, where she oversaw sales and account management for the SMB segment. Her career at Amex spanned leadership roles across Global Commercial Payments, Merchant Services, and Business Travel, partnering with global and regional clients to drive acquisition, portfolio growth, retention, and share of wallet expansion. She has experience building client-focused teams and establishing partnerships to deliver scalable solutions across multiple markets.
Say Ling holds a Bachelor of Science (Management) from the National University of Ireland (Dublin).
Nick is the Head of the Cambridge Regulatory Innovation Hub at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. Nick leads research programmes with domestic and international regulatory and policy making bodies in both emerging and developed markets. Prior to joining the Centre, Nick worked at the Financial Conduct Authority in London for over a decade, latterly heading up the FCA’s regulatory sandbox.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Nick Mussallem Chief Executive Officer, AvaCloud Ava Labs}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13091}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmussallem/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Nicolas de Skowronski is Head Digital Business Transformation and Deputy COO. He is also a Member of the Global Wealth Management Committee. He has been with Julius Baer for more than 20 years and has held a series of senior positions during that time, including Head of Wealth Management Solutions, Head of Investment Advisory and Chief of Staff. Nicolas de Skowronski graduated with a Master’s degree in Physics. He is also a Certified International Investment Analyst.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Nicolas de Skowronski Head Digital Business Transformation Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4100}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-de-skowronski-ciia-0728a22/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Nicole is the Chief Ecosystem Officer at Ubyx, and Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at the Centre for Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT). Prior to this she was the Head of Digital Policy at Barclays.
She is a digital policy expert who drives the policy engagement on digital regulation and initiatives including AI and DLT use cases and regularly engages with policymakers globally. Further, she participates in various regulatory and policy forums and industry groups. For example, Nicole sat on the European Commission’s Expert Group on Regulatory Obstacles to Financial Innovation and chairs the GDF Digital Finance Forum. In addition, she presented on AI at the EC FinTech Lab and participated in the Crypto-asset and Blockchain roundtable, and Digital Identity roundtable at the European Parliament.
Nicole regularly speaks on panels, presents at conferences and universities, has articles published and focuses on upskilling and diversity initiatives. She was named in the Financial News ‘Top 20 Most Influential Women in Digital Assets’
Nilixa is an experienced policy maker and regulatory expert and founder and CEO of Payments Solved a regulatory consultancy advising on the regulatory frameworks for payments, digital assets, open banking and open finance. Nilixa also is Chair of the Open Finance Association, an industry body representing the demand side of open banking and open finance in the UK and EU. Nilixa works with regulators across the globe and with industry, regulators to influence and drive changes for a financial services landscape that is transparent, secure and inclusive.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Nilixa Devlukia Chief Executive Officer Payments Solved}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8475}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilixa-devlukia-49162a35/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Nils Andersen Röed is the Global Head of Financial Intelligence Unit at Binance. In this role, Nils is responsible for overseeing the department that keeps illicit actors off the platform and prevents malicious activities from happening. He also proactively supports and collaborates with law enforcement agencies and regulators as part of his role. His work helps Binance to maintain a safe and secure platform where users’ funds are protected. Prior to this role, Nils was the Head of Intelligence and Investigations for EMEA at Binance.
Nils joined Binance from Europol, where he was a specialist on the Dark Web team. He coordinated and supported global law enforcement operations against criminality happening on the dark web. Prior to that, Nils was the Project Leader of the Dark Web Unit of the Dutch National Police. He was also the Project Leader of Operation Bayonet, leading to the takeover and takedown of the dark web marketplaces Hansa Market and Alphabay.
Nischint is the Head of Digital Currencies in Asia Pacific. He is responsible for overseeing Visa’s digital currency business performance in AP including creating and growing new revenue streams and partnerships. Nischint also serves as the subject matter expert supporting client facing teams on digital currency/web 3.0 engagements with key stakeholders such as banks, fintech’s, regulators and blockchain infrastructure companies. He also oversees emerging CBDC and tokenized deposit products and GTM efforts.
Nischint brings over 22 years of experience in financial services working across multiple different streams over the years.
Nischint holds an MBA from Boston University School of Management and is also a Chartered Accountant.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nischints/
An accomplished banking executive with 30 years of experience in BFSI, specializing in Payments, Retail Banking, Offshoring operations, Sales Management & Strategic Leadership. Having driven innovation, strategic efficiency and profitability in various senior roles at leading financial institutions such as Yes Bank, Deutsche Bank and HSBC. Expertise in Product Management, P&Loversight, Strategy formulationand team leadership has helped in consistently delivering results
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Nobutake Suzuki President & Chief Executive Officer MUFG Innovation Partners}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12521}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsuzuki/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Nobuyasu Sugimoto is a Deputy Division Chief of Financial Supervision and Regulation Division, Monetary & Capital Markets Department of the IMF. He joined the Fund from the Japan Financial Services Agency in October 2012, where his experience covers banks, insurance and securities. In the IMF, he has been involved in Financial Sector Assessment Programs and Technical Assistances. He also contributed to number of Global Financial Stability Reports and is one of the authors of Fintech Notes (Regulating the Crypto Ecosystem and BigTech in Financial Services). He holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University (MBA).
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=38, name='Launchpad', order=1, label='Launchpad'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Nobuyasu Sugimoto Deputy Division Chief of Financial Supervision & Regulation International Monetary Fund}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR6718}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nobuyasu-sugimoto-b83b4450/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}With over 10 years in the financial services industry, Nolwazi Hlophe has been instrumental in shaping South African regulatory frameworks that promote innovation while ensuring consumer protection.
Her research includes AI in the financial sector, decentralised finance, the evolution of open finance, and suptech in South Africa.
Nolwazi is a member of the IAIS Fintech Forum, Co-lead of the IFWG’s Regulatory Guidance Unit and Deputy Chair of the Open Finance Integration Working Group (OPI WG).
She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pretoria and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Financial Technology at the University of Cape Town.
Ms. Pavasant joined the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thailand in May 2005. She is now an Assistant Secretary-General who is responsible for Financial Innovation. She supervises Digital Financial Innovation Department, Digital Asset Policy Department, and Digital Asset Supervision Department. Ms. Pavasant took part in the 6th reformation of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (1992) in 2019 to pave way for FinTech development in Thai capital market. In addition, there is the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018) as the specific law governing digital asset fund raising and digital asset business operators in Thailand. Ms. Pavasant has been responsible for FinTech and digital asset policy development and digital asset supervision since 2019.
Ms. Pavasant graduated from Chulalongkorn University and earned LL.M. degrees from Chulalongkorn University and the University of Cambridge. She holds Doctor of Legal Science (SJD) from the University of Hong Kong. She is admitted to the Thai Barrister at Law since 2003. She worked as Attorney at Law at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal & Tax Consultants (Thailand) Ltd. prior joining the SEC Thailand.
With 20+ years in banking and fintech, Noshad has pioneered innovations in BNPL, payment optimization, remittances, and employee banking. At QisstPay, he secured Pakistan’s first BNPL NBFC license and scaled fintech solutions across markets. His leadership at Silk Bank Emaan Islamic Banking and Fasset reflects a consistent focus on digital transformation and inclusion. At Walee Financial Services, he has built Pakistan’s first Islamic digital nano financing platform, Hakeem. He drives the future of Islamic finance through technology-led innovation that expands access for underserved communities
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Noshad Minhas Chief Executive Officer Hakeem (WFS)}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13369}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/noshad?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Nouman Aziz Mir is an accomplished strategy and transformation leader with over 25 years of experience in banking, finance, and digital innovation. As Chief Strategy Officer at Reem Finance, he is driving the company’s transition into a next-generation financial institution by integrating traditional banking with fintech and embedded finance models.
He has led initiatives that create seamless customer and corporate journeys, expand digital access, and strengthen growth across multiple segments. His expertise spans business transformation, capital raising, M&A, and IPO readiness, with a proven ability to align strategic vision with execution.
Previously, Nouman held senior roles at Al Maryah Community Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), Dubai Holding, and Ernst & Young, where he shaped strategy, optimized portfolios, and led cross-market corporate and investment banking initiatives.
Recognized for his forward-looking perspective, Nouman blends corporate finance expertise with technology-driven innovation to help institutions and clients scale efficiently, attract investors, and position for long-term growth.
Novita Bachtiar is a Director at OJK's Digital Finance Innovations and Digital Assets Regulatory and Development Unit. She has been working at Indonesia Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan/OJK) for more than 10 years handling a wide range of international issues and digital finance innovations for the institution.
Her background is law, having her bachelor degree from the University of Indonesia and a Masters of Law in International Legal Studies from the American University in Washington DC. Prior to her career at OJK, she worked at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., USA, at the Southeast Asia Group, for over 11 years. She also worked at a law firm and several tech companies in Washington D.C. area and, prior to embarking on a career in the United States, served as an in-house legal counsel at one of Indonesia’s largest telecom companies.
In addition to her professional duties, she taught at the International Class Program of School of Law, University of Indonesia and was a principal editor of OJK’s publication titled “Supporting Financial Inclusion for MSMEs through FinTech”
Nydia is a seasoned expert and thought-leader in international affairs and trade, working at the forefront of these fields in the Indo-Pacific. She has been instrumental in elevating clients' profiles in Singapore, as well as leading strategic engagements and building networks of allies in government to support clients' local operations.
Nydia began her career working for the Singapore government shaping trade policy and supporting international relations. Starting at the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, she managed international relations with Europe and Latin America and worked on international aviation environment issues. She spent the bulk of her career positioned at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, where she represented Singapore in negotiations for free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties and at the World Trade Organization. As first secretary (economics) at the Embassy of Singapore in Washington DC, she managed Singapore's economic and trade relations with U.S. and Latin America in addition to advocating for the TPP in the U.S. Congress.
Before joining BGA, Nydia managed the China Program at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in Washington, D.C.. She brought together technical, business and policy leaders to find solutions to policy issues affecting U.S.-China trade relations to strengthen U.S. market access in China.
Nydia holds a master’s degree in international relations from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University and an honors degree in political science from the National University of Singapore.
Ognjen Kurtić is a cofounder and CTO of Finspot. He is a software engineer by trade, with 14 years of experience in the industry. During his career, he has been involved in international projects spanning various domains, most notably finance, insurance and blockchain. He participated in all parts of the software development life cycle, from gathering requirements from clients through architecture and leading the teams responsible for implementation.
Some of the more notable projects he has helped build: Finspot in-house platform for invoice financing; Finspot Digital Token (FIN) - first regulated security token issued in the Republic of Serbia, National platform for preventing double financing fraud (Whisper), Risk underwriting platform for one of the biggest insurance companies in the world; Decentralized exchange for automated bonding curve trading on the blockchain.
He is very interested on topics that are at the intersection of finance and technology and especially on the positive effect they can have on the developing markets. He is an active open-source contributor.
Olzhas Zhiyenkul is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and financial leader with 15+ years of experience across wealth management, fintech, and private equity.
He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Investbanq, an award-winning AI-powered wealth operating system for family offices, asset managers, and banks.
In 2025, Investbanq was named Best WealthTech Solution – AI by Global Private Banker and reached the Finale of Meet the Drapers Season 7.
Olzhas is an active angel investor in 10+ early-stage companies, including Copper (unicorn), Tigerhall (backed by Sequoia), Makini, and Clockster.
A sought-after speaker, he has presented at TechXLR8 Asia, Central Eurasia Venture Forum, and TEDx.
Passionate about social impact, he supports causes like AWWA and the Kidz Horizon Appeal.
Oranuch (mimee) Lerdsuwankij, CEO and Co-founder of Techsauce which is the leading technology/ innovation ecosystem builder in Southeast Asia.
Techsauce also hosts one of the largest technology conference in Southeast Asia called Techsauce Global Summit (https://summit.techsauce.co/).
Oranuch is dedicated to positioning Thailand as the tech gateway of Southeast Asia by creating platforms for opportunities, attracting investments, and enhancing the capabilities of Thai organizations, especially startups, to go international. She is recognized as one of the pioneers in building the Thai tech startup ecosystem.
In addition, she served as a former board member of Thailand's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) and as a committee member of the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT), where she contributed to the nation's digital transformation.
Ms. Oranuch is one of Thailand’s leading women with expertise in technology, besides her success in the technology industry, she is also interested in expanding the opportunity to bring technology to help society as useful as possible especially among vulnerable people like refugees children, women, the elderly or refugees with disabilities.
Mr. Osamu Abe was appointed Chief of Staff for Asia Pacific for MUFG Bank in May 2025. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for managing the safety and soundness of the bank’s branch operations — which include risk, compliance, and regulatory matters — across 17 markets in South-east Asia, East Asia (including China), South Asia (including India) and Oceania.
Prior to the current appointment, Mr. Abe was CEO and board member of Mars Equity M.C. Pte. Ltd. where he oversaw launch of investment activity at the $500-million growth equity fund based in Singapore. He also served as the board member of Mars Growth Capital, a startup debt fund with total commitment of $1 billion. Mr. Abe will continue to serve on the Boards of the two entities.
Mr. Abe has over 28 years of extensive experience in corporate & investment banking through senior postings across MUFG’s global network. When he relocated to Singapore in 2023, Mr. Abe was appointed Managing Director and Deputy Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking (GCIB) for Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for managing MUFG’s global corporate client portfolio and oversaw all governance and control aspects of this business across the region.
Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of the Bank’s GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo, a position he held since 2019. He was a senior member of MUFG Americas’ GCIB Planning Division in New York in 2017 where he supported the implementation of the region’s strategic plan and drove key initiatives. Mr. Abe also held roles with the Human Resources Office and Global Planning Division’s Strategic Planning department in Tokyo, and Global Credit Liaison.
He began his career in 1997 with the then Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi’s Nihonbashi Corporate Banking Office, followed by his first overseas assignment in 2001 with the European Business Division in London.
Palida Artispong is the Acting Managing Director of Krungsri Finnovate, the corporate venture capital arm of Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya). Since 2018, she has played a key role in driving corporate venture investments and strategic partnerships, leading over 160 innovation projects across fintech, blockchain, and AI. She launched the $100M Finnoventure Fund and has overseen investments in 25 high-potential startups with strong returns. Her leadership has earned recognition from Techsauce and other leading industry awards, reinforcing Krungsri Finnovate’s position as a key player in Thailand’s startup ecosystem.
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During his time at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) between 2019-2022, he led the spinout of Elevandi Ltd in 2021, the first iteration of GFTN, building the strategy, plan, team and securing the seed capital. At MAS he led the International FinTech Office, a team which was responsible for building relationships in different jurisdictions between the public and private sectors and driving both FinTech and investment growth. Pat serves on the board of Mojaloop, an open-source software project of the Mojaloop Foundation. It was created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Level One Project in 2017.
Prior to MAS, Pat led the growth and launch of Money20/20 into Europe in 2015 to become the most the successful and profitable FinTech event in the region and subsequently led the product launch into Singapore and China. In his early career he worked at VocaLink on the world’s first national retail real-time payments system, the UK Faster Payments Service, and built the international strategy for the product and drove opportunities across Asia and Europe.
A seasoned international leader with experience of building products, teams and launches into new markets and leveraging networks to drive positive outcomes.
Patrik Bless is Co-Head of Business Applications and Chief Information Security Officer at Partners Group, based in Zug. With 18 years of experience at the intersection of technology and business strategy, he drives enterprise transformation and digital innovation. Before joining Partners Group in 2016, he held leadership roles in deep tech and top-tier management consulting, delivering impact across global organizations. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from EPFL and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Paul Albano General Manager for International GCash}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8949}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-albano-142ab213/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Paul Brody is the Global Blockchain Leader at EY (Ernst & Young) since 2015, overseeing the firm’s blockchain strategy and solutions, including the OpsChain tokenization platform and Blockchain Analyzer analytics tools. He is also the Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and the author of “Ethereum for Business”
As a prominent advocate for public blockchains and privacy technology, Paul has led EY to develop the Nightfall privacy-enabled Ethereum Layer 2 network and the Starlight zero-knowledge compiler, both contributed to the public domain and the Ethereum community.
Before joining EY, Paul held various roles at IBM, including Electronics Industry Vice President. He began his career at McKinsey & Co. in Los Angeles and holds a degree in Economics and a certificate in African Studies from Princeton University
Paul Taylor is the founder and CEO of Thought Machine, the leading cloud-native core banking and payments technology provider. Thought Machine is present in 30 countries with a client list of more than 60 banks, including 16 Tier 1 banks.
Thought Machine is eradicating the outdated legacy technology prevalent in the banking industry. Its next-generation core platform enables banks to migrate away from old systems and launch highly differentiated, modern propositions.
Before founding Thought Machine, Paul successfully launched two companies, the second of which was acquired by Google in 2010. At Google, he led the text-to-speech team, which developed cutting-edge technology now used across Google's navigation and voice search products. Paul holds a PhD in AI and has held teaching positions at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge.
Pavle is Head of the Market & Infrastructure Observatory at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Cambridge, where he leads research on the convergence of digital finance and digital public infrastructure. He focuses on providing critical insights and empirical analysis on how technological innovations reshape the global financial services ecosystem.
Prior to CCAF, Pavle established the first Emerging Technologies Hub at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where he developed new approaches to technology research and regulation. As a thought leader in regulatory innovation, he has shaped global discourse on critical topics, including international approaches to quantum security resilience and the application of privacy enhancing technologies in financial crime prevention.
He holds a MSc in Information Systems and Digital Innovation from the London School of Economics and has co-authored over 25 publications, including papers for the Harvard Data Science Review and the Alan Turing Institute.
Peiying is widely regarded as a leading financial regulatory lawyer, advising clients in Singapore and internationally on all issues associated with financial regulation. She leads the firm's Asia Fintech practice and Financial Regulation Group in Singapore.
Peiying advises the full spectrum of financial institutions, as well as technology and other companies expanding into the fintech sector, on various issues including: licensing and structuring; compliance with regulatory rules; corporate M&A in the financial services sector; regulatory change projects; and regulatory investigations.
She is the firm's lead in key matters in relation to our engagement with the MAS – whether on behalf of industry or client.
Peiying is an active participant in industry discussions related to fintech and digital assets, and in lobbying authorities on regulatory reform. She is the Chair of the Regulatory & Compliance Sub-committee and sits on the Board of the Blockchain Association of Singapore (“BAS”), and has represented BAS and industry associations such as the Singapore Fintech Association and ASIFMA on legal / regulatory reform, including the recent investor protection measures for digital payment token firms and the new stablecoin regime in Singapore.
Peiying is regularly invited to participate in discussions on key regulatory developments in fintech, including tokenisation, during the Singapore Fintech Festival. This year, she will feature in a panel discussion, “Navigating the Digital Frontier: Responsible Innovation in Asset Tokenisation in Capital Markets”, alongside the MAS, CONSOB Italy, and Kinexys. In previous years, she has also spoken on Singapore's leading potential in tokenisation, particularly in capital markets and payment services with SBI Digital Markets, and was a keynote speaker at a MAS-led closed-door industry panel on “Rules to Power a Stablecoin Driven Future Economy”. She is also one of the key speakers for an in-person seminar organised by the BAS on “Developing Singapore’s Digital Assets Ecosystem: Navigating the Current and Future Trends in Tokenisation Use Cases”.
Peiying is recognised as a Leading Partner in Legal 500 APAC and ranked Band 1 by Chambers Fintech Legal, and as a leading lawyer by Chambers APAC for her work in Singapore for Banking & Finance: Regulatory. She was also recognised by Innovate Finance in the global ‘Women in Fintech Powerlist 2019’ as an inhouse specialist, the go-to for fintech trends and an influential voice on sector innovation and diversity in finance.
Peter is a member of secretariat at the Financial Stability Board where he supports international policy work on crypto-assets and stablecoins. Previously Peter was a Lead Examiner at the Federal Reserve covering liquidity risk at the largest global banks.
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Peter has extensive experience in EU policy and regulation in a wide variety of fields, including single market, financial services, digitalisation, security, foreign policy sanctions, consumer protection as well as health and food safety. Earlier in his career, Peter was Finance Counsellor at the EU Embassy in Washington DC. He has also been a member of the private offices of the commissioner for the internal market and services and the commissioner for health and consumer protection. Before joining the European Commission, Peter advised major corporations on EU policy and regulatory affairs.
He is a Dutch national and holds double magna cum laude master degrees in European affairs and political science from the College of Europe in Bruges and the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School and a consummate public speaker.
Phil Clements, CFA, CAIA, FDP, is the CEO Finspector, the AI-powered compliance platform that enables financial services firms to manage, review, and approve financial promotions with speed, precision, and confidence. As CEO, Phil is responsible for defining and executing the firm’s strategic direction and senior client relationships.
Prior to Finspector, Phil held senior roles at Bloomberg Index Services, where he managed client relationships across the UK, Ireland, and Switzerland, and served as the firm’s first EMEA Asset Owner Team member. He also worked as an Associate Director at Record Financial Group in New York and London, an alternative asset management firm, where he was responsible for a range of investment solutions including global macro strategies, alternative credit, and FX risk management.
Phil holds the CFA, CAIA, and FDP charters. He is a board adviser to the Collaborative Women in Investment Management (WIM) Alliance, serves as a Chapter Executive for CAIA UK, and sits on the Steering Committee of CFA Society UK. He earned an MPhys from the University of Manchester and a PGCE from Birmingham City University. He is currently studying for his EMBA at the University of Cambridge.
Philip is the Global Head of Quantum Technologies at HSBC. Part of the Global Innovation & Ventures team, Phil is supporting the bank leverage new and emerging technologies to serve customers better, develop competitive advantage and enhance cyber resilience. Phil has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge, and showed the world’s first demonstration of telecom fibre-based quantum key distribution using single photons from a quantum dot.
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He previously led SME Banking at Equity Group Holdings (Kenya) and held several CEO and Board-level roles with the ProCredit Banking Group in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America. He began his career at the EBRD’s Russia Small Business Fund. His focus throughout has been on how finance can drive economic transformation and deliver better outcomes for all.
Philip holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Philippe Laurensy is a Managing Director and CEO of Euroclear's Asia Pacific markets. In this role, he is responsible for designing and implementing the company's Asian strategy with the objective of seizing new growth opportunities in the region. He took on this position in mid-September and reports to Euroclear's CEO Valerie Urbain.
With over 35 years of experience at Euroclear, Philippe Laurensy most recently held the position of Head of Product, Strategy & Innovation for the Euroclear group. His extensive knowledge of Euroclear's portfolio, strategy and client base will be key benefit in his new responsibilities. Previously, he led Euroclear's Commercial division, overseeing sales, marketing and relationships with customers across the group.
Mr Laurensy took up an MC position in Euroclear UK and Ireland and Board from 2013 until 2016, as well as in the Risk and Audit Committee of ESES from 2013 until 2018.
Previously, Mr. Laurensy headed a team of product managers responsible for managing and developing Euroclear's range of products and services. Mr. Laurensy' s responsibilities included research, pricing and service quality across products.
Earlier, Mr. Laurensy was head of the Custody and New Issues Operations departments at Euroclear Bank from 1997 to 2000, with responsibility for managing Euroclear's operational activities in those domains.
From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Laurensy was Senior Relationship Manager for investment banks within Euroclear's Commercial division. Before this, he was Network Manager for Asia, Central Europe and North America from 1992 to 1994. And prior to this, he was Relationship Manager for France from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Laurensy joined Euroclear in 1987, holding various positions in operations until 1991.
Mr. Laurensy holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Economics from the University of Liege (Belgium) {1984) and a Master's degree in Accountancy and Finance from the International Institute of Commerce and the European University, San Francisco, USA (1986).
Pieter Franken is a passionate global Fintech Pioneer and a Deep Tech Innovator with many industry firsts under his belt. Career spanning well over 30+ years in the Financial Industry, specializing in technology leadership, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, GreenTech, AI, Cyber Security, digital innovation and large-scale digital transformations. C-level and executive positions with industry leaders such as Citigroup, Shinsei Bank, Aplus, Monex Group, Union Digital Bank and ModuleQ, and senior advisory/board positions including Elevandi (SFF), RegGenome Ltd., EmeradaCo and SAFECAST.ORG, a global NPO critically acclaimed for citizen sourced, open environmental data. Pieter is a member of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) and a Founding Member of the ASEAN Innovation Network (AFIN, now Synfindo), a nonprofit company founded by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), IFC/World Bank and ABA (ASEAN Banking Association) to accelerate digital transformation across Asia and other developing regions to foster Financial Inclusion and bridging the gaps between FinTechs and Financial Institutions and operator of the APIX Platform. In 2023, Pieter co-founded the Japan Fintech Festival in collaboration with Japan Financial Supervisory Agency and Bank of Japan. Pieter holds a MSc in Computer Science from Delft University and currently is a Guest Professor and Senior Researcher at Keio University, an Adjunct Fellow with Griffith University Asia Institute (GAI) and MIT Media Lab alumni. He contributes to research in FinTech in Asia, Financial Inclusion, Citizen Science, IoT and Digital Assets.
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He is passionate about helping banks reimagine the future of financial services—through intelligent, data-driven transformation that delivers real business impact.
Prajit Nanu is CEO and Founder at Nium, the global leader in real-time payments. Nium provides payments and card issuance services that redefine how businesses around the world pay and get paid. As CEO, he leads the company’s corporate and product strategy as Nium moves toward a vision of frictionless global commerce.
Based in the company’s co-headquarters in San Francisco, Prajit is currently focused on expanding the breadth, depth, speed, and reach of the Nium platform. Today, Nium’s payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which are in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. Prajit was responsible for setting up Nium operations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Prior to co-founding Nium, Prajit held leadership positions in various global organizations. He was the Global Sales Director at TMF Group, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in Amsterdam, and was the Vice President of Sales and Account Management at WNS Global Services, a business process management company. Prajit holds a Bachelor’s in Commerce & Economics from the University of Mumbai.
Mr. Premier Oiwoh is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS).
He is a seasoned banking professional with over two and half decades of multi-functional and international experience in Banking.
With a broad, deep knowledge and understanding of Business Process Automation, Digital Financial Services and the Operations/Information Technology sector of Nigerian Banking Industry, Premier provides the strategic direction in various capacities and oversees the execution of the strategic mandate of NIBSS.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree and MBA; a Member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and an alumnus of several prestigious Nigerian and International Executive Business Schools.
Qaiser heads the Payment Services Policy Department in Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The department is responsible for the regulatory framework to drive the development of the payments industry and to preserve payment system stability as part of the central bank’s mandate. The department also houses BNM's Digital Currency Hub which coordinates work on digital assets and central bank digital currencies. He has also been involved in several projects championed by the BIS Innovation Hub including Project Dunbar, Project Nexus and Project Mandala.
Prior to this, Qaiser led the Financial Surveillance Department in BNM, which is responsible for financial stability. He also spent a notable part of his BNM career in the area of micro-prudential policy. Qaiser joined BNM in 1999, and between 2012 and 2015 served as a Senior Financial Sector Specialist with the Financial Stability Institute of the BIS.
QAMAR SALEEM heads SME Finance Forum, managed by IFC at World Bank Group, working to expand access to financial services for small and medium businesses globally. Prior to this role, Qamar Saleem was heading IFC’s Financial Institutions Group Advisory Services business for Asia and Pacific providing integrated client solutions across SME, Gender, Climate, Digital, Housing, Trade, Capital Markets, Agri and Supply Chain Finance. Qamar has been with IFC since 2012 and served in his previous roles as global technical lead for SME and Supply Chain Finance.
Qamar has overall 30+ years of global financial services experience having supported clients across 80+ countries internationally, managing large business lines while leading multi-cultural and cross-functional teams. He is a recognized thought leader, featured speaker, and an industry mentor with several publications and thought pieces to his credit. Prior to IFC, for a period of two decades, Qamar was associated in leadership roles with international organizations like HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank as well as large regional banks in MENA while serving in several emerging markets where he also led SME Banking, Transaction Banking, and Commercial Banking Divisions.
Partner at the Ethereum Ecosystem Fund. We bridge the gap for sustainable value creation by investing in projects that bring to life Ethereum's vision of a credibly neutral, truly decentralised future for global programmable financial systems and beyond.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=R. Jesse McWaters EVP, Head of Global Policy Mastercard}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR2056}', 15='{type=string, value=Jesse McWaters}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=2, name='Digital Public Infrastructure', order=1, label='Digital Public Infrastructure'}]}'}Rachel Freeman is the Chief Growth Officer of Tyme and represents Tyme on the GOtyme Board of Directors. Rachel Freeman is an experienced and internationally recognized financial expert, particularly in the areas of financial inclusion and innovative financial technologies. From 2001 to 2017, she held several senior positions at IFC in Central Asia, Africa and Asia. Prior to joining IFC, Rachel was involved in several entrepreneurial ventures in the US and Russia. Tyme is the technology and solutions firm powering Tyme Bank, the first digital bank in South Africa with over 11 customers, and GOtyme, our licensed bank in the Philippines with 8 million customers. Rachel also sits on the Board of PaveBank and chairs the Audit Committee, and is on the Board of the Financial Alliance for Women. She has been an SFF Ambassador since the beginning of the Ambassador program.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Rachel Freeman Chief Growth Officer Tyme}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4809}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-freeman-9372151/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}As the Head of Economic and AI Policy, Rachel leads on competition and AI policy issues across the Asia-Pacific. She is based out of Singapore, and joined the AWS Public Policy team about 3 years ago. Prior to joining Amazon, Rachel served as a Legal Service Officer with the Singapore government. She served as an antitrust counsel in the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (the Singapore competition enforcer). Whilst there, she led teams focused on competition legal and policy reforms in the digital sector, including market studies into the e-commerce sector in Singapore. Prior to that, she served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor, specializing in drug and vice crimes. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the National University of Singapore, and a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King’s College London.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Rachel Lee Head of Economic and AI Policy, APJ Amazon Web Services}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13106}'}Rahul is the Global Co-Head of Policy at Ripple. Rahul is responsible for leading Ripple’s engagement and advocacy with regulators and policymakers in the Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions to support and develop regulation that promotes responsible innovation in digital assets and blockchain technology.
Prior to joining Ripple, Rahul spent over 12 years in financial services, most recently as the Head of Public Policy, Asia Pacific at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Prior to that, Rahul worked with Bloomberg L.P. in their offices in Mumbai, Singapore, and Hong Kong in multiple roles across valuations, business development, and sales for both exchange-traded and OTC derivative products.
Rahul is the Chair of the Blockchain Association of Singapore Stablecoin and CBDC Subcommittee.
Rahul holds a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
Rahul is a Fixed Income banker with deep expertise in Asian Capital markets. Prior to starting BondbloX, Rahul was the Global Head for International Corporates, Financial Market Sales at Standard Chartered Bank. His team was based across all the major SCB dealing rooms and covered the Fixed Income needs of large corporate clients. Prior to this he was MD and Regional Head of Capital Markets for South Asia. He was also a member of the Bank’s Capital Markets Global Management team. The team was responsible for debt fundraising across both international and domestic markets. For 2014, they won the Business World-PWC Foreign currency Bond Dealmaker of the year among many other awards from IFR, Asset AAA magazine etc. Over the course of his career he has worked at Nomura Securities Singapore, Credit Suisse and Citibank. He graduated from Delhi College of Engineering and did his MBA from the Indian School of Business (Deans List), where he received the HSBC scholarship for leadership. He holds two patents in his name. Rahul lives in Singapore with his wife and two daughters.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Dr. Rahul Banerjee Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer BondbloX}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR4735}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-banerjee-7710373/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Rahul Bhargava is a globally recognized business leader with over 22 years of experience driving innovation and collaboration in the financial services and payments industry. His expertise lies in successfully helping both public and private sector organisations globally in navigating the complex landscape of next generation payments and banking systems, evolving digital currencies like Stablecoins, CBDCs & wallets, incorporating tokenisation and digital assets, designing the next generation of compliance and KYC/AML services using AI and real-time application, standards harmonisation with ISO 20022 and open banking plus the application of emerging technologies like genAI and AgenticAI to financial services. As a global strategy leader, business owner and community lead, Rahul has spearheaded key initiatives at SWIFT, the World Bank Group, WEF, Accenture, FIS, RBS, ICICI Bank, AI 2030, EPAA and other prominent organizations with global impact.
Rahul is a passionate leader driving impactful change in global financial services, retaining a deep understanding of the industry's key challenges and opportunities. He has been instrumental in developing and launching next-generation payment systems, fostering interoperability between traditional and emerging financial market infrastructures, and responsibly integrating cutting-edge technologies. His strategic relationship engagement with both public and private sectors is evident in his work on G20 initiatives, CBDC interoperability, regional payments integration, and driving evolution of domestic and cross-border payments, including instant payments interlinking and interoperability.
Recent areas of engagement for him with the global community include evolution of digital currencies, including CBDCs and stablecoins, instant payments fraud and AML controls, instant KYC and due diligence, responsible AI, quantum, open banking and open finance.
Rahul is a recognized global thought leader and mentor, actively shaping the future of finance through leading public-private dialogue, publishing thought leadership, driving collaboration and public policy advocacy via global think tanks. He has recently been certified by AI2030 as a “Responsible AI Leader”, and awarded "Ambassador of the Year" for 2024 by two leading think tanks - Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA) and AI 2030. His contribution to Fintech development has been acknowledged with an Industry Fellowship to the Global Fintech Institute (GFI)
He is a regular speaker and moderator across global industry forums, including Sibos, Money 2020, Central Bank Payments Conference, Global Payment Summit, Digital Currency Conference, BAFT, The Asian Banker, World Bank Global Payments Week, Token2049-Stablecoin Summit, Global Fintech Festival (India), various GFTN Forums including recently in Japan, Thailand and the Singapore Fintech Festival.
He currently leads a multifaceted global advisory portfolio, advising international organizations, financial institutions, and technology companies on the evolving landscape of payments and financial services. Highlights include providing subject matter expertise to the World Bank Group's technical assistance programs, closely aligned with the G20's agenda for global payments. Rahul partners and advises public sector entities, market infrastructures, banks, fintechs, and paytechs, offering strategic direction as they navigate the complexities of digital transformation in payments, wider financial services and technology.
Rahul can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulbhargava/
Rajeev Chalisgaonkar is the Group Head of Business Banking for Mashreq Bank, and he also heads Mashreq’s highly successful SME focused digital neobank, NeoBiz. He was previously Global Head of Business Banking at Standard Chartered Bank. Rajeev has more than 30 years of experience in Corporate, Commercial and Retail Banking across diverse geographies including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. In his previous assignments, Rajeev has held leadership roles in Corporate and SME Banking in Barclays Bank and Citigroup. He holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a Bachelors in Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, India.
Rajeev has been in leadership roles in SME Banking for over 20 years now and is an acknowledged thought-leader in this space. He is passionate about helping SMEs with banking and financing solutions that help them grow and protect their businesses. He has been an active contributor to the SME Finance Forum right from its inception, and he is a member of the Governing Council of the Forum.
Rajeev speaks frequently on topics ranging from digital SME lending, alternative data, and digital SME onboarding to SME sales & coverage models, organization design, woman entrepreneurs, and the importance of ESG for SMEs.
Rajeev is the Head of Digital & Data for Asia and MENA Region at HSBC Securities Services. He has been with HSBC since 2018 and has been instrumental in pioneering HSBC Securities Services Tokenisation and Digital Assets product capabilities since 2019. He has led efforts such as HSBC’s Digital Vault, earliest tokenisation pilot for Fixed Income Securities Singapore Stock Exchange and Temasek in 2020. This was the precursor to HSBC Orion, which is now operated by HSBC Securities Services and the only tokenisation platform that is operated in two continents in Luxemburg and Hong Kong.
In 2023, he has led the HSBC’s efforts in Singapore in expanding tokenisation capabilities into Structured products and Collective Investment Schemes like Funds and ETF’s. Creating institutional grade Infrastructure for tokenisation of collective investment schemes and transforming that to creating tokenised customized personal financial advice continues to be an outcome that he works towards.
His work in developing capabilities over the last 5 years has established HSBC Securities Services as a frontrunner among service providers in the Digital Assets ecosystem. He is engaged with Clients, Financial Market Infrastructure providers to create solutions for custody, issuance and asset servicing for digital assets and tokenizing traditional assets. He believes in a future where all assets are programable assets, bringing step change in efficiencies to ecosystem and vastly increasing the total addressable market for asset services businesses.
He has also been contributing to the efforts to transform the business into a client centric Platform Solutions business. He also was the Head of Securities for ASEAN in an interim capacity in the second half of 2022.
Rajeev has a keen eye for exploring the effective adoption of emerging technologies into Securities Services and focusses on economic implications of these capabilities on post trade business models.
Prior to HSBC, he spent 10 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in various leadership positions in Global Markets Technology and Securities Operations transformation teams in Asia. He has an MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. He is an Amy and Richard F. Wallman Scholar at Chicago Booth. He also has a Bachelor of Engineering from BITS-Pilani in India.
TG Ramakrishnan is the Strategic Partnerships Manager at Google Asia Pacific with responsibility for building partner ecosystems with Google Pay and Google Wallet across financial institutions, networks, transit agencies and merchants across South East Asia.
Prior to joining Google, TG worked in building Digital ecosystems at several companies, including Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank, ANZ Bank across Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific and India.
Raphael holds a Master of Science from ETH Zürich and an MBA from NTU Singapore. At Accredify, he drives business development with a focus on cross-border data sharing, building flexible bridges across businesses, industries, and countries. Alongside this, he educates newcomers in blockchain technology through Block Guide. He leads the young professionals group and serves as a board member at the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, connecting Switzerland and Singapore’s next-generation.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Raphael Walker Business Development Accredify}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13216}', 15='{type=string, value=/raphaelwalker}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=2, name='Digital Public Infrastructure', order=1, label='Digital Public Infrastructure'}]}'}Raunak is an Advisor at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, where he develops technology solutions for the central banking community specializing in blockchain, tokenisation, AI and financial market infrastructure. Previously, he led the financial technology and innovation portfolio at the World Bank Group focusing on payment system modernisation and capital markets innovation. His background spans technology consulting and financial services. Raunak holds a Master's degree in International Finance and a Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineering.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Raunak Mittal Advisor BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12887}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/raunakmittal/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Ravi is a Financial Services industry strategist, a technology enabler, ecosystems builder and a Board Advisory Certified Chair™
At Zühlke, he leads the industry practice offering engineering and innovation solutions to banks, wealth managers and insurers.
Prior to Zühlke, Ravi has a wide range of experiences with leading banks, banking technology platforms and his own entrepreneurial ventures.
Ravi is committed to build a financial services industry that is impactful, sustainable and accessible to all humans.
Ray Harishankar is an IBM Fellow in IBM Research focused on Quantum Safe. Ray is responsible for driving the overall strategy for IBM Quantum Safe, quantum safe products and product engineering. Ray leverages the deep technical expertise of IBM in security services, post quantum cryptography and pragmatically applies it at clients. He advocates IBM capabilities and leadership in Quantum Safe with clients.
Ray engages with customers across Insurance, Banking, Tele-Communications and Government and is on the technology advisory council for selected clients and universities.
Ray was nominated as an IBM Fellow in ’06, named an Asian American Engineer of the Year, a Distinguished Alumnus by the OSU College of Engineering and included in Marquis Who’s Who. He holds 25 patents.
About Rena
Responsible for business development and relationship management across Southeast Asia and Australasia. Over 10 years with Clearstream, driving growth and strategic partnerships in global markets.
About Clearstream
Clearstream is the innovative and trusted post-trade business for the global markets. It runs the leading securities and funds servicing ecosystems of tomorrow.
The company operates the German and Luxembourg central securities depositories and an international central securities depository for the Eurobonds market. With 20 trillion Euros in assets under custody, it is one of the world’s largest settlement and custody firms for domestic and international securities.
It also delivers premier fund dealing, distribution, digital and data services, covering over 55 fund markets worldwide.
Clearstream is part of Deutsche Börse Group, an international exchange organization and provider of innovative market infrastructures.
Mr. Renat Bekturov assumed the role of the Governor of Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in January 2023. Previously, he held senior positions at Astana International Exchange, National Investment Corporation of Kazakhstan's Central Bank and Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
Renat holds MSc degree in Banking and Finance with Distinction from University of Leicester and is a CFA Charter holder.
Rhidoi is the Head of Visa Direct for Visa in Asia Pacific. Rhidoi and his team are responsible for the development, solutioning and commercialisation of Visa’s money movement capabilities for enterprise clients. Visa’s money movement capabilities enable consumers, businesses and governments to scale their payment needs.
Prior to Visa, Rhidoi held various leadership and management roles at DBS Bank. He was most recently the Group Head of Non-Bank Financial Institutions Sales and Head of Business Development for DBS Globesend – a platform he and his team built and launched in the consumer banking division. Additionally, Rhidoi previously headed Cross-Border Payments in DBS' Digital Payments Group, managing DBS Remit – a direct-to-consumer digital money transfer service in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Indonesia.
Rhidoi began his banking career as a Fixed Income trader with Credit Suisse in New York before moving to Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore where he held roles in global markets, debt origination, trading, sales, and as COO. At Standard Chartered, he and his team launched a digital FX platform known as ‘SCALE’, enabling corporate and institutional clients to access the bank’s FX liquidity across the globe.
Rhidoi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Rhys leads ASIC’s Digital Assets team within the Markets group. He leads the team overseeing crypto and digital assets firms, including preparing for the Government’s proposed law reform in this area. He is also responsible for ASIC’s broader work on digital finance and tokenisation.
His previous roles at ASIC include Senior Executive Leader of the Market Supervision team, Credit, Banking and General Insurance team, the Insurers team and the Investment Managers team. Rhys has also held senior leadership roles at ASIC in the areas of international strategy, consumer protection, and strategic policy.
Rhys has more than 25 years experience as a regulator, academic and public policy practitioner. Before joining ASIC, he was an Executive Director at the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Strategy at NSW Fair Trading. He has also worked in private legal practice. Rhys has a PhD in financial services regulation and Master degrees in both law and business.
Rich Clow is the head of Innovation & Strategy reporting to the head of Global Payment Solutions. In his role, Rich is responsible for evaluating the payments landscape, defining the strategic roadmap, and delivering solutions to scale Bank of America’s digital payment volumes. He engages across key ecosystem players such as Visa, Mastercard, The Clearing House, Early Warning Services and digital payment partnerships ranging from PayPal to Uber. Rich also leads a Payment Innovation Process across Bank of America’s entire client continuum—consumers to global corporates evaluating emerging business models and technologies such as Real Time Payments, Buy Now Pay Later, Instant Cross Border payments, and Tokenization.
Rich has more than 25 years of experience primarily in the financial services industry focusing on product development, innovation, consumer telephony and consulting.
Prior to joining Bank of America in 2018, he worked at Citi for 18 years, most recently as head of Payments Innovation for the Global Consumer Digital Payments division. He was responsible for emerging solutions related to e-commerce, mobile payments, cross-border, digital partnerships, and emerging blockchain networks. He led the international rollouts for Samsung Pay, Android Pay, Apple Pay, Citi Pay and several local market solutions. Earlier, Rich worked on initiatives supporting e-commerce, branches, call centers, ATMs, channel technologies and the first branchless bank concept.
Previously, he worked at Deutsche Bank where he led a branchless brokerage in Brazil (MaxBlue), and as a consultant at Coopers & Lybrand in the Government Services team. He began his career operationalizing two computer telephony startups.
When Rich isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, their blended family of four teenagers, golfing, cooking, and honing his skills as a mixologist.
Rich earned his undergraduate degree in political science and government from Virginia Tech.
Richard is the Group Chief Data Officer and Managing Director of Data Management Office, Innovation Group in UOB. He oversees the development and implementation of UOB’s strategic data and monetization vision through data governance, data quality, data security, ethical use of data and artificial intelligence, and applied advanced analytics. He also fosters a culture of data analytics driven decision making and innovation to create value for the bank’s employees, customers, and stakeholders.
Richard has over 20 years’ experience in data and analytics, and prior to joining UOB, he spent most career in Australia building and leading data and business analytics capabilities in both Financial Services and Telecommunications Sectors.
He is passionate about industry trends and best practices and serves a variety of roles in industry, most recently as the Chairman of the Standing Committee for Data Management for the Association of Banks Singapore (ABS) 2021 to 2023, and Chairman of the Interoperable Data Framework Taskforce for the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA) 2021 to 2023. He is conferred the IBF Fellow Award by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore in 2023.
He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Data Analytics Advisory Board of Singapore Management University (SMU) and is involved in and a member of the IBF Future-Enabled Skills Working Group, Veritas Consortium, and Mindforge Consortium to name a few.
Mr. Richard Pu currently serves as Vice President at Tencent. From July 2018 to July 2023, Richard served as a member of the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a committee member of The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, and a member of First ChiNext Board Listing Committee of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Tencent in 2010, Richard had extensive experience in corporate legal practice where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and general commercial legal matters. Richard received his Juris Doctor from the Melbourne University Law School in Australia in 2005. Before that, Richard had worked in the banking and insurance industry in China for 9 years.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Richard Pu Vice President, Tencent Tencent}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR5069}'}Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. Richard has been the CEO of Binance since his appointment in November 2023. By working closely with various stakeholders including regulators, policymakers, industry players and users, Richard is furthering the growth of Binance in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to this role, Richard held various senior leadership roles within the company since joining in August 2021.
Before joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where he showcased his capabilities as one of the world’s foremost innovative regulators. Richard’s vast experience also includes being the Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Richard received his Masters in Applied Finance from the University of Western Australia.
Rishi has close to two decades of data related experience, across consulting, sovereign wealth fund and banking. In his current role, Rishi heads the enterprise data governance at UOB, including AI governance where he sets the data & AI governance strategy, framework and policy, and leads enterprise-wide data governance programs in setting data & AI accountabilities, Responsible AI, data quality, data protection and privacy and data sharing best practices. Rishi also plays an active role in industry data collaborations across Singapore as well as the ASEAN banking landscape.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=37, name='Design Thinking', order=0, label='Design Thinking'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Rishiraj Singh Head of Group Enterprise Data Governance UOB}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR8474}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishiraj-singh-38458334/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=3, name='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions', order=2, label='Enabling Cross-Border Transactions'}]}'}Rohit is a seasoned professional with extensive experience at a top 10 global asset manager. Specialising in operations, product management, and team-building, Rohit has a deep understanding of the financial sector and its regulatory challenges. He has experience of building technology products and commercialising them in a variety of industries, including FinTech and EdTech.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Rohit Vaish President & Co-founder Saturn}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12864}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-vaish/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}Romi is an entrepreneur, investor, and business leader with a distinctive blend of corporate finance, deep-tech commercialisation, and ecosystem development experience. Having grown up in East Africa and worked across Europe, Asia, and North America, he brings a global perspective and local understanding of how technology, capital, and partnerships can drive sustainable transformation. His career bridges financial institutions, deep-tech ventures, and community-driven innovation, positioning him uniquely to connect emerging-market opportunities with frontier-technology ecosystems.
Currently he is the Director of Business Development at QAI Ventures. Previously, he was, Director of Business Development at Terra Quantum, founded The Oblique Life, a sustainability-focused leadership community connecting over 5,000 professionals worldwide and was also a former HSBC Debt Capital Markets associate.
Ronald Chen
Executive Director
Head of Business Solutions, Analytics Centre of Excellence
DBS Group
Ronald leads analytics & data transformation at DBS Group as Head of Business Solutions, Analytics Centre of Excellence. He spearheads the identification and implementation of data, AI, and GenAI solutions, focusing on empowering DBS employees with DBS-GPT, the bank's enterprise-wide GenAI platform, for increased efficiency and productivity.
Ronald also directs the Employee Value Proposition for DBS Data Chapter, 700+ strong community of data professionals from across the bank. This initiative offers developmental opportunities for learning and career growth in order to attract and retain deep data and AI talent to deliver business outcomes at scale and at speed.
Ronald brings over 25 years of banking and financial services experience across advanced analytics, AI/ML, product marketing, customer experience and pricing.
Before joining DBS in 2022, he was the Chief Data Officer at Flex by Finaxar, a startup offering spend management solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises in Singapore. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at EXL Services in the USA, where he was the Engagement Director for analytics consulting engagements for FSI clients. His earlier career includes roles at several banks in Singapore - including DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank in a variety of roles where he applied advanced analytics solutions to solving business problems across credit cards, wealth management and SME banking. He started his career as a Business Analyst with CapitalOne in Washington DC.
Ronald holds a BA from Cornell University, Ithaca NY USA.
He has lived and worked in the USA & Singapore
Growing the MUFG Openly Conneted Digital Ecosystem
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Prior to his current role, Ronit was Citi’s Global head of Banks and FinTech Research. Alongside his Citi role, Ronit is an Advisory Board member of the Financial Technology Centre at Imperial College Business School in London and at several technology firms and early-stage VC investors based in the U.K., Asia, Middle East & Africa.
Before joining Citi in 1997, Ronit worked in the policy world, including as a Research Assistant for a former UK Prime Minister. Ronit's new book “Future Money” was published in 2024.
Rosemary Lim is Executive Director of the Payments Department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The department is responsible for the authorisation, ongoing supervision and policymaking in relation to payment systems and payment service providers, such as e-money issuers, remittance providers and digital payment token (more commonly known as cryptocurrency) service providers under the Payments Services Act.
Prior to her current appointment, Rosemary served as Executive Director for Southeast Asia at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board, which is responsible for the conduct of daily business and management of the IMF.
Rosemary studied Economics at the London School of Economics, and Finance at Imperial College, London.
Royston has over 25 years in civil and criminal litigation, commercial and corporate legal, risk management and regulatory compliance.
Royston’s prior experience includes being a prosecutor, a judge, and roles with DBS Bank, General Electric, PayPal, Wirecard, Agoda, Booking Holdings, Mastercard, and fintech startup EMQ.
In addition to criminal and corporate trial experience, Royston has negotiated multibillion dollar fund distribution agreements, drafted key commercial contracts for e-commerce and e-payment market leaders, and was also a delegate at the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. He has guided companies through licensing applications, regulatory and external audits and implemented AML systems in multinational companies.
Royston is Head of Regulatory Strategy for Sea Ltd and concurrently the Head of Compliance and Regulatory Management for Monee, which includes banks, payment service providers, consumer finance companies, and insurers.
Runa Baksi
Managing Director & Head of SEA
Global Trade Solutions
Runa joined HSBC in June 2021 and Heads the Global Trade Solutions Business for HSBC in India.
She has over two decades of experience in the Banking industry having worked across private sector and MNC banks in Transaction Banking Sales & Product management roles
By qualification, Runa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Honors) and Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Runn is Senior Vice President for APAC at Nium, responsible for Nium's existing clients across APAC. Prior to to joining Nium, Runn has worked in Fintech (at PayPal), in management consulting (at McKinsey & Company) and in investment banking (at Phatra Securities). Runn is a graduate with Dean's list honor (ranked top 10%) from INSEAD Business School (Singapore / France) and a summa cum laude (ranked 1 of 1500+ graduates) in Finance major from Assumption University (Thailand). Runn is currently based in Singapore.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Runn Sachasiri Senior Vice President Nium}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13412}'}Ryan is the Global Lead of the Empower Finance initiative at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). Through this pioneering initiative, Ryan brings together banks, regulators, and community organizations across the Asia-Pacific region to co-design solutions that prevent and respond to financial abuse—particularly where financial products are misused to control or harm others. Through Empower Finance, IFC is working closely with clients to reduce risk and better protect vulnerable customers. Prior to this role, Ryan led the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion division at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he spent over a decade driving cultural transformation to foster a safer, more respectful, and inclusive workplace. Ryan also serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales School of Social Sciences and advises the Family Friendly Workplaces initiative, contributing to broader efforts that support families and promote workplace wellbeing.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ryan Burke Empower Finance Alliance Lead International Finance Corporation}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12839}', 15='{type=string, value=www.linkedin.com/in/burkeryan}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Ryan is based in London and heads up Digital Assets globally and Strategic Investments across Europe and Asia at Barclays. The DA team is responsible for digital asset strategy, governance and the establishment of new asset, money and tokenisation initiatives across the bank. The SI team is responsible for originating, executing and portfolio managing all strategic principal equity investments made by Barclays in external companies.
Ryan joined Barclays in 2011 as an M&A advisor in the investment bank and moved to the Strategy and Corporate Development team in 2013, where he acted as a principal in originating and executing M&A transactions.
Prior to Barclays, Ryan was at Nevsky Capital, a $7bn long/short equity asset manager, where he covered a range of sectors including oil & gas, chemicals and agriculture and before that worked at Deutsche Bank as a corporate finance advisor in the Industrials practice across Europe.
Ryan holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and also holds an MA (Oxon) from the University of Oxford.
Ryoma Ikeda is the Head of the CBDC Experiments Group at the Bank of Japan's Payment and Settlement Systems Department, a position he will hold starting in June 2025. In this role, he oversees the planning and management of the CBDC Forum, which brings together over 60 private-sector companies to discuss a wide range of topics related to retail payments. From March 2023 to June 2025, he supported the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan across a broad range of administrative and policy-related tasks as the policy secretary. Prior to this, he was involved in various areas of monetary policy, international financial regulations, and macro and micro prudence. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Tokyo (2006) and an MBA from the University of Cambridge (2012).
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Ryoma Ikeda Head of Digital Currency Experiments Group, Payment & Settlement Systems Department Bank of Japan}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12434}', 15='{type=string, value=https://jp.linkedin.com/in/ryoma-ikeda-bba3a425}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=1, name='Blueprint for Digital Assets', order=0, label='Blueprint for Digital Assets'}]}'}Ryosuke contributes to regulatory discussions on at international forums such as the G20, G7, FSB, and IMF, serving as Director for International Policy at the JFSA since July 2025. He also leads international AML/CFT Policy on Crypto-assets and stablecoins as Co-Chair of the FATF Virtual Asset Task Force.
Previously, he spent three years as Chief FinTech Officer, leading work on fintech and innovation policy. Earlier in his career, he held various roles in supervisory and policy planning bureau. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Cyber SMART Research Center, focusing on regulatory frameworks for decentralized finance. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from London Business School.
Saemin is the Founding and Managing Partner of Rakuten Ventures circa 2013 and now in charge of Rakuten Capital international investment. Based in Singapore, Saemin drives the international investment direction of the group, taking positions in various verticals such as Machine Learning / AI, New Energy, Robotics, and Aerospace.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Saemin Ahn Managing Partner Rakuten Capital}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12868}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeminahn}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Sai Krishna Kumaraswamy is a Financial Sector Specialist, leading CGAP's work on competition, and is part of teams working on consumer protection, and policy responses to financial crises. He has also worked extensively on inclusive digital finance, micro and small business financing, gender-responsive DFS, inclusive fintech, and off-grid solar financing. Based out of Bangkok, Sai also serves as CGAP's Regional Lead for Asia, driving engagements with members and partners in the region.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Sai Krishna Kumaraswamy Financial Sector Specialist & Asia Lead CGAP/ World Bank}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR9332}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/saikkum/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=2, name='Digital Public Infrastructure', order=1, label='Digital Public Infrastructure'}]}'}Salim Dhanani is CEO & Co-Founder of Pave Bank, a digital bank built for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets. Prior to Pave Bank, Salim co-founded and was the CEO of BigPay, one of the largest Southeast Asian neobanks raising over US$165m in capital and with 1.3m users, was responsible for the EMEA division of Carta Worldwide, a digital payments platform, and worked for the World Bank Group in South America.
Salim has built his career in financial services, focusing on banking and payment technology for a diverse range of companies – including established banking players and fintech unicorns. Salim is an active angel investor in the fintech and Web3 space through Thurloe Partners.
Sam is London Site Lead and Head of International Public Policy at Stripe, the programmable financial services company. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Sam leads a team of policy professionals across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, who advocate for the needs of the digital economy.
Sam is a member of the Financial Stability Board’s Legal, Regulatory & Supervisory Taskforce.
A policy professional with 25 years experience across the financial services and retail sectors, Sam held senior roles at one of Europe’s largest banks and an Asia-based investment bank prior to joining Stripe in 2019.
Sam is AUSTRAC’s Senior Liaison Officer, Southeast Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur. In this roll, Sam overseas AUSTRAC’s relationships with counterpart Financial Intelligence Units and Regulators across the ASEAN region. Sam has been with AUSTRAC for 5 years and has over 10 years experience in the Australian Government in a range of intelligence and analyst roles, with broad financial crime expertise.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Sam Lamour South East Asia Senior Liaison officer AUSTRAC}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12906}'}Sameer Gupta is the Chief Analytics Officer at DBS Bank.
With over 25 years of extensive banking and financial services experience, Sameer leads DBS’ enterprise-wide data and AI transformation to deliver on its 'AI-enabled bank' vision - a journey now featured as a Harvard Business School case study.
Under his strategic leadership, the bank has achieved over $750 million in business outcomes through the deployment of hundreds of AI and advanced analytics initiatives, significantly impacting revenue growth, customer experience, productivity, and risk management.
Sameer's transformative work focuses on several pillars:
1.
Driving advanced analytics capabilities: He has been instrumental in conceptualising and driving DBS’ Data & AI transformation journey, including the application of GenAI and Agentic AI within the organisation.
2.
Cultivating a data-driven culture: Sameer leads DBS’ Data Chapter of 700+ professionals to scale data and analytics thinking across the organization, in addition to enabling a bank-wide movement to embed data fluency and storytelling across the organisation.
3.
Pioneering modern data governance and responsible AI: Enabled data through the implementation of modern governance processes, including pioneering responsible data use and model governance with P.U.R.E - DBS’ Responsible AI framework for AI and GenAI models.
4.
Architecting a cutting-edge data platform: Sameer has acted as the business lead and product owner for the redesign of DBS’ enterprise data and AI tech platform (ADA), creating an agile, secure, and scalable foundation for advanced analytics.
His expertise spans advanced analytics, AI/ML, commercial excellence, strategic marketing, customer experience, change management, and pricing, underscoring their comprehensive strategic vision for data and AI.
During his tenure with DBS, Sameer has been instrumental in conceptualising and implementing key transformational elements like Data Driven Operating Model, Managing through Journeys, AI Industrialisation, ALAN, ADA, PURE etc. across the bank.
Samuel Rhee is Co-founder and Chairman at Endowus, the largest independent wealth advisor and investment platform in Asia, with over U$10 billion of client assets. Endowus pioneered digital wealth for private wealth and public pension as the first digital advisor for Singapore’s CPF and is backed by UBS, EDBI, Prosus Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Ventures, SBVA, Illuminate Financial, OSK Ventures, Z Venture Capital, and ACF - a joint venture between JLIN LLC and The Wells Investments.
Sam has over three decades of institutional finance experiemce across London, Hong Kong and Singapore, and was formerly the CEO and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in Asia. Sam also serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Naver, the largest online tech company in Korea. He also serves as a the World Economic Forum Steering Committee Member for Longevity Economy.
Sandra is a proponent for ‘human-centric tech’. From investment banking and currency markets to blockchain technology, she is an early angel investor and advocate of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She currently serves as the CEO of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the world’s largest leading
Swiss-based non-for-profit association with more than 500 institutional members, 301 ambassadors, across 117 jurisdictions and disciplines.
In 2023, she was appointed onto the CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), Digital Asset Market Subcommittee (DAMS) and cochairs the Taxonomy and Tokenization Infrastructure workstreams within the subcommittee. She was previously appointed as the Senate representative of the New York State Digital Currency Task Force, and serves on the AIFC Fintech Council (Kazakhstan), World Economic Forum’s Digital Currencies Governance Consortium, International
Securities Services Association’s DLT & ISO Standards, GI Trust FATF Travel Rule Standards Task Force (South Korea), GBBC’s Global Standards Mapping Initiative, Blockchain for Climate (BxC) Board, Salesforce’s AI Advisory Board, Filecoin Foundation Advisory Board, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator Advisory Council, and several government Convergence AI working groups and councils as well as Board director of several fintech start-ups. Whilst at CME Group, she headed FX & Metals Research & Product Development and founded a new business unit, Digitization. Sandra and her team created the CME CF Bitcoin pricing index and reference rate, CME Bitcoin Futures, and post trade, clearing and settlement solutions. Previously, she was a London-based derivatives banker at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets.
Sandra holds a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from London Business School, studied Computer Science at Columbia University, School of Continuing Studies and earned a double B.A. degree from Yale University in History (Military) and Studies in the Environment.
Chung Sang Hao is Deputy Director (AI Governance and Safety - Industry) from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore. He has experience in developing practical AI governance frameworks and tools to help industry implement responsible AI. His current focus is on building an ecosystem for AI assurance and testing to enable trustworthy AI.
Sasha Mills is Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure. Sasha advances our work to protect the UK economy by keeping the backbone of the financial system secure reliable. This work ensures enhancing the stability resilience of FMIs through risk-based, forward looking supervision. She also provides intellectual and policy leadership to both the international and domestic regulation of payments and stablecoins, and to the development of international policy on the role of margin. Sasha represents the Bank on the CPMI (Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures) and CPMI IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) and related international groups.
Previously she was the Executive Director of the Resolution Directorate, and led the Resolution Directorate’s important agenda since 2018. She was responsible for advancing the Bank’s work on making sure the financial system is stable, ensuring UK banks, building societies, investment firms and central counterparties can be placed in resolution if they fail. She was responsible for overseeing supported the recent successful delivery of the Bank’s first assessment of the major UK banks’ resolvability under the Resolution Assessment Framework, a significant policy and legislative agenda, and senior cross border resolution exercises. Sasha has been a leading member of FSB ResG and chair establishment of its banking subcommittee.
Sasha joined the Resolution Directorate from our Prudential Policy Directorate, where she was Director of Cross Cutting and Insurance Policy. There she was responsible for policy that affects banks and insurers including structural reform; accounting and the capital framework; governance and individual accountability; disclosure; and policy strategy and implementation.
Sasha has extensive experience in regulation and central banking. She brings over thirty years of knowledge and understanding of financial markets to her role and has supervised some of the UK’s most systemically important firms.
Sasha takes a leading role n equity, diversity nd inclusion issues and, having spent a significant part of her career working part-time, she is an advocate of flexible working.
Saurav Bhatia is the Founder & CEO of Yirifi.ai, an AI-powered platform accelerating compliant digital asset adoption for global financial institutions. Yirifi provides regulatory intelligence across 150+ jurisdictions, enterprise-grade risk management tools, and a curated Web3 partner ecosystem—helping banks navigate complex digital asset regulations and launch compliant products with confidence.
A seasoned venture builder, Saurav has been a founding executive of two pioneering digital banks—Mox Bank in Hong Kong and Trust Bank in Singapore. He previously served as Global Head of Digital Assets for Retail and Private Banking at Standard Chartered, where he led innovation in tokenization, CBDC, and digital identity initiatives in collaboration with regulators and industry bodies.
With over 20 years of international banking experience, including Managing Director roles at Citibank and Standard Chartered, Saurav combines deep financial expertise with a vision for the future of Web3 finance. He holds an MBA in Finance from the National University of Singapore and an advanced Blockchain certification from Oxford University.
Sedef Gunsur is the Capital Markets Practice Group Lead for IFC’s Financial Institutions Group – Upstream & Advisory in Asia and the Pacific, where she drives initiatives to deepen and develop capital markets across the region. She joined IFC in October 2021, bringing over 20 years of global banking experience spanning both sell-side and buy-side roles in emerging markets.
Over the course of her career, Sedef has executed approximately $50 billion in transactions across 85 capital market deals, including landmark debut issuances for sovereigns, financial institutions, and corporates. Her expertise covers debt, equity, and structured finance solutions, with a proven track record in originating, structuring, and syndicating complex transactions.
Sedef has played a pivotal role in building and scaling capital markets businesses worldwide. She co-founded the Capital Markets Turkey department at UniCredit, built the global Debt Capital Markets platform for First Abu Dhabi Bank, established a fixed income advisory desk for Bank of Singapore in Dubai, and set up the syndicate desk for Debt Capital Markets at Mashreq.
She holds a dual degree in Economics and International Relations from Lehigh University, a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.
Huankiat leads technology and digital innovation at Phillip Securities, driving the firm’s strategic initiatives across trading platforms and digital assets. He also serves as CEO of Symphony Digital Assets, a corporate venture of PhillipCapital focused on cryptocurrency trading and the tokenization of real-world assets. With over two decades of technology leadership experience, Huankiat combines deep engineering expertise with a strong vision for bridging traditional finance and digital asset markets.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Imperial College London and a Ph.D. from MIT.
Sharon Yuen is Head of APAC at R3. With over 25 years of banking and fintech experience, she began her career in banking and was responsible for FX and Sales trading at major financial institutions including the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mizuho, SMBC and UOB. Following that, she held strategic account and sales management positions within IHS Markit and First Derivative. Most recently, Sharon served as Chief Commercial Officer at STACS, a leading ESG data and technology company.
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Chief Digital Officer, Asia (xHK) & MENAT, HSBC
Shayan brings with him 18 years of banking experience across HSBC’s global markets, with stints in Hong Kong, UK, Malaysia, the UAE and Singapore, where he is now based. Throughout his international career, Shayan has been committed to making financial services more efficient, transparent and inclusive for all.
As Chief Digital Officer for Asia (excluding Hong Kong) and MENAT at HSBC, Shayan spearheads the bank’s digital strategy and transformation across a broad and diverse set of growth markets.
Prior to this, he served as Chief Digital Officer for ASEAN, where he supported the bank’s digital strategy across Southeast Asia – a region marked by rapid fintech innovation, mobile-first customer behaviours, and growing demand for cross-border financial solutions.
Before his role as Chief Digital Officer, Shayan held leadership roles within the group’s Commercial Banking, Transaction Banking and Strategy divisions.
A true trailblazer, Shayan’s philosophy is focused on what he calls the 4Cs – creativity, collaboration, compassion and consistency – to create a client-centric innovation strategy.
He deeply believes in taking on a holistic approach when it comes to reinventing finance, and actively works with thought leaders, change agents and regulators to experiment with cutting-edge technologies, including blockchain, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Beyond the bank, Shayan is a certified life coach and a Lego Serious Play practitioner. He also serves as the Chair of the Finance and Fintech Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, where he continues to drive meaningful change in the industry.
As a leader on global innovation, he often leads the dialogue on fintech ecosystems and startups at conferences worldwide. He is also passionate about sharing his knowledge and grooming the next generation of leaders, taking time to advise tech startups and mentor young founders with his own brand of authentic leadership.
Over the years, Shayan continues to hone his expertise and has attained qualifications at world-renowned institutions such as Harvard Business School, INSEAD, MIT, London Business School and the University of Cambridge.
Dr. BEN is Professor & Dean ZIBS (International Business School) and Dean AIF (Academy of Internet Finance), Zhejiang University.
Prior to joining Zhejiang University as a Professor, Dr. Ben spent 20-years in China and abroad with ABN AMRO, HSBC, and lastly JP Morgan Chase, where he served as China CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank.
Dr. Ben is founder and Director of International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China. He is also founder and chairman of Zhejiang Association of Fintech. He serves as a Counselor to Zhejiang Provincial Government, a Standing Committee member of CPPCC Zhejiang and Vice Chairman of its Economic Commission.
Dr. Ben has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tsinghua University, a Master’s degree in management from Renmin University of China, and Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University, USA.
His research interests include: Global Financial System, Global Banking, Management of Financial Institutions, Internet Finance (FinTech), Entrepreneurial Finance, International Business.
Dong co-founded ADVANCE.AI in 2016 and currently serves as its Chairman. He was previously Partner and Vice President of Engineering at Wecash, one of the leading fintech startups in Asia. Dong also held previous roles at Amazon Web Services and IBM. He holds master's degrees in Computer Science from both Tsinghua University and Penn State University.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Shou Dong Co-founder & Chairman ADVANCE.AI}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR2877}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/dong-shou-705bb91b/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Shrikant Patil is CEO and Managing Director of DigiAlly, a Singapore- based certified Fintech operating in area unlocking finance for MSMEs. DigiAlly.ai addresses the fundamental counterparty risk across industries such as finance, supply chain insurance and investments to deliver seamless and trusted business transactions.
As a strategic advisor in the region, Shrikant helped in launching multiple digital banks. As a Digital leader, he has enabled Fortune 500 companies and digital start-ups in navigating Digital Disruption. As a respected FinTech, and Open Banking & Digital Banking leader, his passion to build strong and interconnected digital economy has led to innovative business models and ecosystem partnerships.
Over last 20 years, Shrikant has worked across fifteen countries spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, China, Australia, and India. Large part of Shrikant’s experience has been with financial services, IT services and governments in assisting wide variety of corporations, across a range of topics including Strategy, Business Model Innovation and Digital transformation. Shrikant has driven regional and global roles in consulting such as Associate partner in Oliver Wyman’s Digital Practice, Digital Strategy and Transformation Lead at The Boston Consulting Group, Senior Principal leading Digital Strategy at Accenture Strategy and Strategy and Transformation Consulting at IBM.
Shrikant Mentors CEOs, Board Members in Banking, Finance and Digital. At present, Shrikant is a faculty member at Master's Union, SP Jain Global School of Management for Fintech Course. He has wide experience in teaching at global schools including Singapore Management University and City University of HK.
Shrikant holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from V.J.T.I. Mumbai, a Masters in Finance from Mumbai University, and an Executive MBA from INSEAD. He attended the executive management program for Business Model innovation at Penn Wharton, Beijing. Shrikant drives thought leadership by writing regularly in leading publications as well as a speaker and panelist at several conferences.
Shyam began his journey in Web3 as a researcher working at the intersection of mechanism design, game theory, and permissionless blockchain systems. After nearly three years in research, he observed a meaningful gap between Ethereum’s true technical and economic affordances and how they were perceived and understood publicly.
Today, Shyam leads the Academic Secretariat at the Ethereum Foundation, a team dedicated to bridging that gap. His work focuses on advancing rigorous academic research and education on Ethereum, building deep relationships with universities and research institutes, and supporting the next generation of scholars exploring decentralized systems. The Secretariat serves as a coordination layer that identifies research gaps in the ecosystem and provides the necessary resources to allow for high-impact academic inquiry to address them.
Sid Coelho-Prabhu is the Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, leading the development of Coinbase Business -- a platform for startups and small businesses to send and receive payments, manage crypto assets, and automate financial workflows in one place. He joined Coinbase in 2017 with a goal of helping to build a more open financial system. Prior to joining Coinbase, he was the CEO and co-founder of Savvy Investments, an online investment advisory and management service.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu Senior Director, Product Management Coinbase}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12448}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthcoelhoprabhu/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Siddharth Shetty designs Digital Public Infrastructure that socio-economically empowers individuals and small businesses. His leadership spans the areas of technology, public policy, foreign policy, institution building, and engaging civil society, private and public sector market players, governments, and regulators in building digital ecosystems.
He’s the Principal Architect of the Finternet. He’s also been leading the strategy & design for the Data Empowerment & Protection Architecture, a techno-legal framework that gives individual & small businesses control of their data. It’s currently being rolled out in India and is the largest implementation of Open Finance globally.
Siddharth Shetty is the CTO of Sahamati and has been a participant in numerous government and regulatory committees in India. He’s a former Advisor to India’s Ministry of Finance on Digital Public Infrastructure and has been advising advanced and emerging economies on their design & deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure.
He’s been involved in designing the India Stack, Personal Health Records for India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, a digital health infrastructure backbone, DigiYatra for seamless aviation travel, Digital Sky to integrate drones into civilian airspace, and numerous other digital infrastructure.
Simon Vans-Colina is the co-founder and CTO of Pave Bank, an innovative bank that's connecting Fiat, digital assets and programmability.
Before co-founding Pave Bank he was the CTO of BigPay in Singapore, founder of Fronted, a boutique lender and one of the founding team members at Monzo Bank.
Mr. Simone Colombara, Regional Director for CRIF, has 25 years
experience in IT for Banking, consulted for People Bank of China,
European Central Bank (ECB), SWIFT, MasterCard. Has been in Asia
with CRIF since 2008, where now CRIF serves many local banks and
financial institutions.
Mr. Colombara advocates the usage of credit data and scoring to
promote increased access to finance both for individuals and SME.
Simran Singh leads the AI Lab at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where she oversees the FCA’s regulatory experimentation work. Through initiatives such as the AI Spotlight and the Supercharged Sandbox, she is helping shape a practical and collaborative approach to responsible AI experimentation and early-stage model testing.
Simran brings cross-disciplinary experience spanning AI research, strategic foresight, and international policy and has delivered high-impact TechSprints on topics including market abuse detection, greenwashing, and financial inclusion. Her work focuses on creating regulatory approaches that are informed by hands-on experimentation, global engagement, and the evolving capabilities of emerging technologies.
Sona has worked across Strategy, Product & Business Development within Engine, Starling Bank’s Software-as-a-Service arm. She works closely with clients to understand both their strategic vision and technical requirements. Sona is focusing on growing the Engine business within the APAC & Gulf regions as Regional Manager.
Sona joined Engine following a career in consulting at PwC, where she worked alongside Starling Bank, as they built out their business banking proposition following the award of a £100m grant. Sona has spent time across risk, operations and technology transformation within both retail and investment banking. Outside of work Sona is a qualified yoga teacher, competitive badminton player and keen surfer.
Sona has worked across Strategy, Product & Business Development within Engine, Starling Bank’s Software-as-a-Service arm. She works closely with clients to understand both their strategic vision and technical requirements. Sona is focusing on growing the Engine business within the APAC & Gulf regions as Regional Manager.
Sona joined Engine following a career in consulting at PwC, where she worked alongside Starling Bank, as they built out their business banking proposition following the award of a £100m grant. Sona has spent time across risk, operations and technology transformation within both retail and investment banking. Outside of work Sona is a qualified yoga teacher, competitive badminton player and keen surfer.
Sonja is a Senior Digital Expert for Transformative Technologies at the International Monetary Fund. She recently concluded her post as Advisor at the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) Singapore as a secondee from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In that capacity, she led the Hub’s digital asset program including projects Mariana, Mandala, and Rialto. Prior to that Sonja worked as Market Infrastructure Expert on the digital euro investigation phase at the European Central Bank (ECB).
Sonja holds an MA from Bonn University and an MSc from Georgetown University.
Sophia Lopez is Founder and President of Kaleido, an award-winning blockchain, digital assets and tokenization platform that provides scalable and secure infrastructure to enterprises globally. Its clients include the world’s largest private transaction banks, over twenty central banks, CSDs, exchanges, top asset managers, payment processors, and organizations such as Swift, World Bank, and IMF, along with 100s of global enterprise networks.
Sophia helped launch the IBM Blockchain Platform, the industry’s first blockchain-managed service. She held executive P&L responsibility for IBM's blockchain product portfolio. Previously, Sophia held multi-billion dollar P&L executive roles at IBM for its enterprise software and hardware lines of business.
Sophia currently serves on the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Governing Board. She is an advisor to blockchain and digital assets startups, and delivers digital assets and blockchain sessions at forums such as Davos, the Milken Institute and GFTN. Sophia has an engineering degree from Harvard University and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
Sophie is responsible for the strategy, research, policy advocacy, experimentation and commercialisation of blockchain projects including digital currencies, asset tokenisation, crypto and other digital finance innovations. Previously Sophie established the Blockchain and AI Centres of Excellence at CBA, and was a founding member of x15ventures, managing a portfolio of fintech ventures. Her prior experience includes working in capital markets across Europe and Australia, and experience as a start-up founder.
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Deputy Governor Bank of the Lao PDR
Education
• 2000 – Bachelor in Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand
• 2002 – Certified Public Accountant, Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR
• 2004 – Master in Economics (Economics Development), Williams College, USA
• 2006 – Diploma (Economics Development), Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
Work Experience
Soulysak THAMNUVONG, Deputy Governor, Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), started his career as a technical official in Commercial Bank Supervision Department in 2000. Since then he had been working in several key departments in BOL, such as Division Chief in Monetary Policy Department (2004), Secretary of the Deputy Governor of BOL (2008- 2011), and Advisor to Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC (2011-2013). After that, he took his expertise from the international stage and returned to BOL, where he held leadership position of Deputy Secretary General of the Lao Securities Commission Office (2014), Deputy Director General of Commercial Bank Supervision Department (2016). From 2018 he served as Director General at Payment Systems Department, then move to Monetary Policy Department as Director General in 2023.
Currently, there are four departments under his direction, namely Monetary Policy Department, Payment Systems Department, Currency Issuing Department, and Banking Institute.
Stefan Grasmann is Partner and Group Head of Thought Leadership & Chief of Blockchain at Zühlke. He leads Zühlke’s global thought leadership programme and drives strategic thinking at the intersection of blockchain, digital assets, and financial infrastructure. With over 30 years of experience in the tech sector, Stefan has a strong track record in fostering innovation, scaling businesses in new markets, and leading intercultural teams.
He co-founded Blockchain:Circle, a cross-industry forum for real-world Web3 use cases, and is a frequent speaker and moderator at international events. Stefan regularly shares his insights through podcasts, articles, and executive workshops—helping institutions navigate the shift toward programmable finance.
Stephanie KC Hung is CIO and Director General of IT at ADB, leading digital transformation and cybersecurity across 42+ offices. She has held leadership roles at IBM, HP, Microsoft, and ST Engineering, and serves on advisory boards at CUHK and NTU Singapore. She holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and is a certified board director.
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Stephanie joined UBS Asset Management in 2017, and is responsible for overseeing product development and management, delivering strategic, client-focused solutions for institutional, wholesale and wealth management clients including driving efforts towards developing future digital asset fund solutions. Stephanie has over 15 years of product experience working with traditional and alternative assets in various global asset management firms.
Driving strategic growth and regulatory clarity within the digital asset sector is the core focus of Steve Vallas, CEO of Blockchain APAC. With a background as a qualified lawyer and management strategist, Steve guides enterprises through the evolving blockchain landscape. His leadership extends to key roles as APAC Policy Advisor for the GBBC and Director at the Association for Women in Cryptocurrency, reflecting a commitment to global industry development.
Steve’s influence extends globally, with a proven track record of shaping policy and fostering robust regulatory frameworks across key international markets. In Australia, he engages with bodies such as ASIC, Treasury and the RBA, while internationally his work has included meetings, roundtables, events and speaking roles in the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE. This involves direct engagement with leading international authorities and partnerships with diverse global organisations. His deep cross-jurisdictional experience is critical for navigating a rapidly changing global environment.
His unique perspective, cultivated through lifelong economic study and early adoption of emerging technologies, enables him to translate complex blockchain concepts into actionable strategies, ensuring innovation is responsibly integrated into the global economy. Steve remains dedicated to advancing a clear and sustainable future for digital assets.
Dr. Steven Hu is the Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets, Global Markets at OCBC, where he leads the bank’s digital assets strategy across cryptocurrencies, real-world asset tokenisation, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies. He spearheaded industry initiatives including Asset-Backed Security Token issuance under Project Guardian with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the use of DeFi tools for SME financing in Project Dynamo with the BIS Innovation Hub and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Previously, Steven was Global Head of Digital Assets, Trade and Working Capital at Standard Chartered, and Global Blockchain Lead for Liquidity and Cash Management at HSBC.
Beyond his executive roles, Steven serves as Co-Chair of the Digital Currency Sub-Committee at the Blockchain Association of Singapore, Professional Council Member at the Global Fintech Institute, Founding Member of the Digital Assets Association, and Advisory Council Member at Global Digital Finance. He is also Guest Editor of the Annual Review of Fintech (World Scientific) and has been a Panel Evaluator for MAS’s FinTech Sector Technology Innovation Scheme since 2016.
His contributions have been widely recognised: The Asset named him “Innovation Leader of the Year” in 2024, and in 2025 the Global Fintech Institute awarded him the title of Chartered FinTech Fellow.
Steven holds a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore, multiple fintech and technology patents, and has published extensively in journals, conferences, and books. A frequent international speaker—including at the Singapore FinTech Festival, Point Zero Forum, and Hong Kong FinTech Week—he recently contributed a book chapter on “Central Bank Digital Currencies: Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-pandemic.
Subhashini Chandran has championed inclusive growth for 25 years with a focus on small businesses, women-led enterprises in global value chains, sustainable livelihoods, job creation, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. As Senior Vice President, Social Impact, APEMEA at Mastercard, she oversees the Center’s programs, data and insights, strategic engagement, and partnerships. She is a Yale World Fellow, Chevening Gurukul Fellow, and alum of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program.
Earlier, Shuba led social impact at Yara International across Africa and Asia, establishing its social impact vertical and first five-year strategy, and directed Vikaasa, a coalition of global companies convened to accelerate India’s SDG progress. She has also advised UK Aid’s Rural Access Programme in Nepal and AgDevCo in Sub-Saharan Africa, and expanded her family’s tea business into one of India’s largest, employing over 7,000 women. She has taught at XLRI Jamshedpur and studied at LSE, City University, Oxford, Harvard, and Stanford.
Mr Sumnesh Joshi is an officer from Indian Telecom Service Cadre and at present is posted as Deputy Director General , at Joint Secretary level in Ministry of Communications at DoT Mumbai. He is working in area of communication expanding 5G use cases , IoT and implementation the policies to ensure smooth roll out of telecom network by service providers. He has also been made Nodal officer for monitoring of 4G network saturation Project in East and West region of the country. He is working to make digital ecosystem partners like Fintechs , Banks state government departments to make use of Digital Public Good Infrastructure and use AIML to curb the cyber threats.
He worked with UIDAI as a first officer at UIDAI Regional Office Mumbai in April 2010 as a part of the founding team under leadership of Mr NandanNilekani. He was instrumental to roll out the implementation of biometric based Digital Identity“Aadhaar” project in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu. He worked with the Aadhaar Eco System Partners like State Governments, Regulators, Banks, Insurance Companies and Fintech Companies and guiding them in designing the solutions for the convenient delivery of various services using “Aadhaar”.
He facilitated the use of Aadhaar -a Digital Identity Platform in E-Governance for Targeted Delivery of Services and Benefits. He also headed Enrolment & Update vertical of UIDAI PAN India. He was in various committees to look into the Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Processes, Revisiting the regulations and SoPs, Automation of various Processes and Universal Client for Enrolment & Update.
Mr Joshi is an officer of 1993 Batch of Indian Telecom Service and has over 25 years of experience at various positions in Government of India. Earlier years of his career He worked with Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and was involved in Telecom Traffic Planning , Data Analytics, Project implementation, Marketing of Services, Market Strategies, Market Intelligence, Product Development and Brand building.
Mr Joshi is an expert in DPI implementation, use of telecom , cyber security strategies , data analytics and speaking at various forums on digital identity , Fintech , data centres , AI, cyber security, ESG at international and national level. He delivered a TEDx talk on India’s digital identity.
Mr Joshi did his engineering in Electronics &Communications from Rajasthan Technical University Kota Rajasthan India. He holds MicroMasters in Data Economics and Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He pursued a Certificate course in Public Policy from University of California Berkeley and MBA from the Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India.
Please see attached.
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Sung Kyun Son is General Manager (Head of Global Business) in Fintech Center Korea (FCK) under Financial Services Commission. He works closely with overseas fintech associations, development agencies, financial institutions, MDBs home and abroad. He is in charge of Global Business to promote and enhance overseas fintech partnerships around the World.
Before joining Fintech Center Korea, he was in charge of organizing Korea National Pavilion in MWC Barcelona, Shanghai, ITU Telecom World and Global ICT Partnership programs in KAIT, under Ministry of Science and ICT. He is a frequent moderator and speaker in fintech and ICT related seminars in Fintech Center Korea.
His interest areas are Fintech, SME internationalization, SME competitiveness, Korea ICT and Fintech Industry. He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration, Seoul National University.
Education:
Masters of Science in Business Administration, Seoul National University
B.A in Economics, University at Albany, State University of New York
Work Experiences
Senior Manager, Korea Association for ICT Promotion (KAIT) (2014~2019)
International Coordinator, Korea Communications Standards Commission
Languages: Korean, English and basic Spanish
Sungyong KANG, as a Republic of Korea government sponsored scholar, holds an S.J.D. which is equivalent to PhD in Law. He is an attorney at law licensed in New York.
Sungyong Kang is currently working as a Criminal Intelligence Officer at the INTERPOL Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre where his main duty is to coordinate the international cooperation to trace, freeze/seize the criminal proceeds. He has led the Operation HAECHI targeting Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime and worked as a co-lead for the Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime Project which INTERPOL is collaborating with FATF and Egmont Group. He pursues creative ways to overcome the legal, practical hurdles encountered by LEAs in investigating cross border financial crimes by closely strengthening the reciprocal feedback between operational bodies and policy making bodies and information sharing between public and private entities both at the global and domestic level.
Prior to joining the INTERPOL, he worked as a researcher and an adjunct professor at the KNPU focusing on the financial crime exploiting new technologies, such as Blockchain, AI and Metaverse, etc. Before then, he successfully investigated high profile financial crimes leading his team to be awarded as the best investigation team in Seoul.
He is also the prolific author of the papers published by renowned journals including International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Cambridge University Press), Michigan Journal of International Law (Michigan Law School), etc. He is also a frequent speaker at the conferences organized by respected international and domestic entities including FATF, UNODC, UNTOC, Egmont Group, Basel Institute on Governance, EUROPOL and INTERPOL, etc.
Tahir Zafar is the International Head of AI Strategy at Nomura, where he leads the firm’s innovation agenda to scale responsible and strategic AI transformation across global business lines and functions. Based in Singapore, he advises C-suite stakeholders on embedding AI into the fabric of the organization while balancing innovation with trust.
Prior to Nomura, Tahir held senior leadership roles at PwC and Accenture, where he advised a range of top-tier investment banks including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, UBS, and Barclays. He has successfully delivered complex, high impact initiatives in AI and data strategy, business and digital transformation, and regulatory change.
A recognized thought leader, Tahir has worked across London, Madrid, New York, and Singapore, bringing a global perspective. He is a regular speaker at global conferences and industry summits, sharing his insights on the integration of responsible and ethical AI in Financial Services.
Tahir holds a degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Oxford.
Taiki is leading Strategy office and global operations for Financial Services Industry Business for Hitachi, Japan.
He has more than 30 years experiences as IT processional and consulting and worked in the US and Japan.
Since joining the Financial Services Agency of Japan in 2018, Takaya Sugino has gained experience in supervisory planning for regional financial institutions and market analysis. After earning an MBA from Northwestern University in 2023, he spent 2 years in Georgetown University, conducting research on blockchain technology and decentralized finance governance. He is currently working in the Crypto-Assets, Blockchain Innovation Office, where he is broadly engaged in research and policy planning related to AI and blockchain, as well as monitoring of crypto-asset service providers.
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Additionally, he serves on the committee for the Government of Japan's Regulatory Sandbox and is a member of the experts group at the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry for cross-border data transfers.
Before starting his own startup, Takeshi worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, gaining expertise in capital markets. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he worked at Boston Consulting Group.
He also held the position of Vice-chair at Fintech Association of Japan, where he played a pivotal role in navigating international collaborations for 6 years.
Talgat Amanbayev is the Chief Innovation Officer at the Astana International Financial Centre. He leads major national initiatives in fintech, tokenization, and digital economy development, including the AIFC Tech Hub, AIFC Academy, and the Tabys financial education platform. Talgat’s work focuses on transforming finance, education, and public services through innovation and emerging technologies.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Tan Wei Lun Deputy Director, FinTech & Innovation Group Monetary Authority of Singapore}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13060}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/weilun-tan89}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Tang Wei is the Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia and Greater China at Stripe, based in Singapore. He is also an Executive Committee member at the Singapore FinTech Association. A former regulator with a diverse payments background in tech spanning e-commerce, social media, and ride-hailing, Tang Wei brings a unique perspective to the fintech landscape. His experience includes leading Financial Compliance for Alibaba International Digital Commerce, driving public policy at Meta FinTech/Novi (formerly Calibra/Libra), and spearheading business development at Grab Financial Group. At the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Tang Wei played a key role in developing the PayNow real-time payments infrastructure. His multidisciplinary education in physics, philosophy, and linguistics, along with a stint in experimental quantum computing, underpins his innovative approach to fintech policy, regulation, and business growth.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Tang Wei Head of Public Policy, Southeast Asia & Greater China Stripe}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR9499}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tang-wei-b3b9b4143/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Taran leads BCG X’s work on Agentic AI and Hyper-personalization across Asia Pacific, helping leading banks, insurers, and digital players reinvent how they serve and engage customers. With 15+ years of strategy and technology experience, he works at the intersection of business model transformation and applied AI—translating emerging technology into measurable value.
He is part of BCG’s Tech, Media, and Financial Institutions Practices, where he partners with CXOs to embed AI as a core driver of growth, efficiency, and innovation. A technologist at heart, Taran has built and scaled new digital offerings, managed P&Ls, and led large multi-disciplinary teams to deliver business outcomes with speed and precision.
Beyond consulting, Taran is an active member of the XA Network, championing inclusive innovation and early-stage tech entrepreneurship across Southeast Asia.
Teppei Terada is a Managing Director at the Digital Strategy Division in MUFG Bank, has responsibility for Digital Asset business development based in Tokyo, Japan. He has been involved in the bank’s technology area including Fintech, Digitalization and Blockchain, working abroad in Singapore. When blockchain gained attention, he led PoC experiment aiming to automate delivery and payment using blockchain. He holds a Master Degree in Robotics Engineering from Doshisha University, Kyoto.
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He was formerly a partner at Lee Ko, LLC, the leading law firm in Korea.
Terence earned his Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University and Juris Doctorate from American University, Washington College
of Law.
Thierry Chilosi was appointed Chief Business Officer in June 2024, with responsibility for business development, corporate strategy, and client engagement.
Prior to this, Thierry served as Chief Strategy Officer, and before that he held the role of Chief Executive Officer, Europe. He started his career in robotics at General Electric before moving to the financial sector where he worked in fintech startups and in designing and implementing payment systems. He joined Swift in 2007. Thierry holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and followed the program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School.
Thom Abbott is Head of SE Asia, Primary Markets for the London Stock Exchange. Thom is responsible for supporting companies and their investors understand the process of going public and life as a listed company on London’s markets.
Prior to LSE, Thom worked at Chinese investment bank CITIC in Beijing and led the expansion of Foresight Science and Technology in Asia, performing valuation work and managing technology licensing deals globally.
Thom joined the exchange in 2017 to support the international development of an initiative for private companies looking to ready themselves for IPO. Following this he worked on strategic projects, including the Shanghai-London Stock Connect and other dual listing projects. Thom was also part of the business’ funds team and was instrumental in the design and launch of the Exchange’s Voluntary Carbon Markets designation.
Thomas Puschmann is Founder and Executive Director of the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance at Stanford University in partnership with the University of Zurich and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST).
In addition, he is a Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, Founder of the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab at the University of Zurich, Co-Founder of the Swiss Green FinTech Network, Co-Founder of the Association Swiss FinTech Innovations, Co-Founder of Extreme Tech Challenge Switzerland and Member of the Swiss Innovation Council Innosuisse.
Thomas serves as an advisor for strategic national and international initiatives and is an advisory board member of various institutions to foster innovation and develop innovation and start-up ecosystems. Additionally, he is the Editor in Chief for the Springer book series on Financial Innovation and Technology and serves on the Editorial Board of various academic journals. Thomas was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and MIT Sloan School of Management.
Before his current position he was heading a research center on digital finance at the University of St. Gallen. Prior to this, Thomas spent five years in consulting and software development, where he was a member of the executive board at ESPRiT Consulting (now Q_Perior) and The Information Management Group.
Thorsten Neumann heads up the Innovation, Research and Partnership strategic pillar under the Chief Data Office of Standard Chartered with the focus on AI Research and Experimentation. He has published several papers and filed patents at IPOS. Mr. Neumann was recruited by Banro Corporation in 2010 to lead the Canadian TSX-listed gold miner’s technology strategy and group-wide ICT program in role of Group Technology Manager. He went onto co-founding Singapore-based fintech Transaction Technologies Pte Ltd (SmartPesa) and served as Director and Chief Technology Officer until June 2019, where he oversaw the roll out the payments platform to thirteen markets. The company was successfully acquired in April 2022 by MYPINPAD. In July 2019, Mr Neumann took on the Managing Director role and Chief Technology Officer at SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered Bank to deliver tangible value creation – in sponsoring entrepreneurs, technology due diligences for the $100 million investment fund, and creation of new disruptive business models. Mr Neumann holds a Masters in Computer Science specializing in Voice Over IP from the University of Pretoria, and Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of Johannesburg.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Thorsten Neumann Head of AI Research & Experimentation Standard Chartered}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12874}', 15='{type=string, value=linkedin.com/in/thorstenneumann}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Tianwei Liu is the CEO and Co-founder of StraitsX, the stablecoin-native settlement layer powering global finance. With a background in software engineering, Tianwei has led StraitsX’s transformation from a startup to a trusted infrastructure provider enabling compliant and programmable digital finance.
Under his leadership, StraitsX became a first-mover in regulatory-first stablecoin infrastructure, with its stablecoins XSGD and XUSD recognised under the MAS Single-Currency Stablecoin (SCS) framework. This positions StraitsX to enable institutions, fintechs, and Web3 platforms to transact with confidence in a new era of digital finance.
Tim Way is Senior Director, Global Banking Initiatives at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. His responsibilities include partnering with banks and financial institutions to equip financial institutions globally as they rewire how value is stored and moves. This includes helping institutions manage risk, unlock new revenue models, and scale with infrastructure that’s secure, enterprise-ready, and built for a digital economy.
Prior to Fireblocks, Tim spent over a decade at UBS, most recently serving as its APAC Digital Assets Lead, reporting into the APAC Chief Digital and Information Office (CDIO). Whilst there, he worked to scale blockchain initiatives to tokenise funds and structured products. He also led a team of over 100 to deliver US$50m of digitalisation to UBS China’s Wealth Management entities. His extensive experience at UBS spanned the Asset Management, Investment Banking and Wealth Management businesses.
He has also worked buy-side with a UK Hedge Fund and as a capital markets consultant at Accenture.
Originally from the UK, Tim holds a Masters of Maths from Warwick University and a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Diploma. He has called Singapore home for the past decade and is married with two young children.
Todd McElduff is the Enterprise Compliance Director at Binance where he oversees the Compliance team responsible for transaction monitoring, market surveillance, sanctions compliance and working with law enforcement to service requests and conduct special investigations.
Todd brings 20 years of compliance experience with a focus on financial crimes in both traditional finance and fintech. His previous roles include Senior Director, Head of Global Financial Crimes Oversight at PayPal and Executive Director, Head of Financial Crimes for Wealth Management and Banks at Morgan Stanley where he was responsible for the execution of highly regulated financial crimes programs. He also held senior roles covering anti-money laundering (AML) and Internal Investigations at Morgan Stanley.
Wee Kee is Executive Director and Global Head of Business Architecture for Kinexys Digital Payments at J.P. Morgan, where he is responsible for architecting business capabilities for digital payments, and developing strategies to address current needs and capture future opportunities. He works closely with the product team to develop product vision and strategies, and with the technology team on aligning technical solutions with business needs.
Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2022, Wee Kee was the Specialist Leader for Distributed Ledger Technology at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and led Project Ubin, a collaborative industry project exploring the use of blockchain and DLT for clearing and settlement of payments and securities. He was also Advisor at the BIS Innovation Hub, where he led Project Dunbar with a vision of enabling interoperable CBDCs and connected multi-CBDC platforms.
Toluth Apalowo is responsible for expanding the GFTN European footprint by convening influential stakeholders and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. He leads initiatives that strengthen the organization’s role as a global convener for dialogue, innovation, and ecosystem growth, and drives commercial engagement and strategic partnerships across Europe.
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His previous roles at the Bank include Head of International Policy & Strategy, Head of Division in Prudential Policy and time as a Senior Manager responsible for the supervision of major international firms.
He was educated at the London School of Economics.
Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli is the Division Chief of the Payments, Currencies, and Infrastructure division at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His work focuses on digital currencies and payments, monetary policy, and central banking operations and communication. He has advised country authorities and published widely on these topics. Prior to joining the IMF, Mr. Mancini-Griffoli was a senior economist in the Research and Monetary Policy Division of the Swiss National Bank, where he advised the Board on quarterly monetary policy decisions. Mr. Mancini-Griffoli spent prior years in the private sector, at Goldman Sachs, the Boston Consulting Group, and technology startups in the Silicon Valley. He holds a PhD from the Graduate InstiHtute in Geneva, and prior degrees from the London School of Economics and Stanford University.
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With over a decade of experience in international business, business development and government affairs, Tommy has developed his skills in fostering cross-border collaborations, driving strategic growth and navigating regulatory landscapes. His career has been marked by a commitment to leveraging technology and innovative solutions to create meaningful, sustainable impact on a global scale.
Prior to joining Ant International, Tommy worked at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and was responsible for facilitating digital technology foreign companies to soft-landing into Malaysia. He has also held a leadership role at AirAsia RedTix, a subsidiary of Capital A.
Tony McLaughlin is CEO and Founder of Ubyx Inc. a stablecoin clearing system. Tony worked in tradfi for 30 years with exclusive focus on payments, FX and corporate treasury. He authored the Regulated Liability Network whitepaper and initiated the BIS/IIF Project Agora. In March 2025 he published the Ubyx whitepaper, an executable roadmap to stablecoin ubiquity. https://ubyx.xyz
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=33, name='Workshop', order=5, label='Workshop'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Varun Kapoor Director, Digital Strategy Group (FSI) Adobe}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR13325}'}Victoria Sanchez Terry drives BNY’s commitment to advancing its innovation narrative by solving business and client challenges. She identifies strategic growth opportunities and pioneers innovative solutions that helps the bank clients in their transformative journey.
With over 20 years of banking experience, Victoria has deep expertise in structured finance, client management, corporate finance, transaction services, strategy, and innovation. In her previous role at ING, she established the innovation platform in Asia, collaborating with startups on go-to-market strategies and developing fintech partnerships. Her work spans industry projects across Asia and Europe, focusing on blockchain solutions for trade, ESG, and regulatory challenges.
Victoria is a member of the Harvard Advisory Council, offering valuable insights and guidance. She is also an entrepreneur, dedicating her time to mentoring and volunteering with organizations such as UNICEF, the UN Innovation Network, the APAC Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation, the Young Founder Summit, and the Asia Foundation.
Vikram is a seasoned leader with 20+ years in banking, having led Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Global Transaction Banking, and Cross Border Capital Transactions across top banks in India. At 360tf, he drives global digital transformation in trade finance.
Recognitions & Roles:
▪ Member of a Standing Committee – Banking Affairs, IFSCA (Gift City Regulator)
▪ Co-Chair, Sustainable Finance CoP, SMEFF
▪ Member of a FICCI Fintech Committee
▪ Featured in CIO Look Magazine 2024-25
▪ 360tf has been globally awarded by FCI, IFC-SMEFF, ASSOCHAM, ET & others
Website: https://www.360tf.trade
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikramlodha
Email: vikram.lodha@360tf.trade
Vincent is the Global Head of Digital Money at HSBC Global Payments Solutions (GPS), leading the bank's development in digital currencies and emerging payments with clients, central banks, and consortiums worldwide. Based in Hong Kong, he is also an appointed member of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) Policy Research Committee. His global remit encompasses leading HSBC’s DLT-payments, Tokenised Deposit Service, and stablecoin initiatives. He actively supports central bank digital currency (CBDC) explorations in key projects like Agorá, mBridge, the E-CNY Pilot, Project Ensemble, eHKD+, and Project Guardian.
With over 20 years of transaction banking experience across HSBC, Citi, and ANZ, Vincent's expertise spans Cash Management, Supply Chain Finance, and Digital Currencies. He holds a BSE in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan and master's degrees in Information Economics from Michigan and E-Business Management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Vincent is the tech lead at the Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence Office at the Monetary Authority of Sinngapore (MAS). He is responsible for strategies and initiatives to develop Singapore’s financial infrastructure and establish platforms for cross border financial connectivity.
He leads the technology track on emerging technologies relating to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and digital assets. Prior to this, he held various technical roles covering both public and private sector.
Vivek is Head of Global Trade Solutions at HSBC, responsible for our team of 5000 trade professionals across 50+ markets. HSBC is the world’s leading trade bank, acting as our clients’ strategic partners combining innovative solutions with deep industry expertise. Vivek is a member of both the HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking and HBEU Executive Committees.
Vivek first joined HSBC in 2015 as Global Head of Product for GTS. He also served as Global Head of Growth & Innovation for Commercial Banking where he was responsible for exploring new business models and driving the adoption of new technologies, before taking an external role as CEO of Serai, a digital B2B network. Prior to joining HSBC, Vivek held senior management positions in other financial institutions.
Vivek earned his Ph.D in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA, where he received the University's highest recognition awards for his teaching and research accomplishments.
Vivian Clavel is a digital finance executive with deep experience in blockchain innovation and financial infrastructure. Her work bridges emerging technologies with traditional systems, contributing to strategic initiatives in digital assets and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Earlier in her career, as a driver of Open Banking transformation, she mastered API economics and regulatory innovation to deliver scalable digital finance platforms.
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With strong expertise in strategic operations, process optimization, and cross-sector partnership building, she has driven organizational efficiency and sustainable growth across the entities she leads.
Weena is also the Co-Founder and Group COO of D.Q.D Group, a diversified enterprise spanning strategic consulting, F&B, manufacturing, and trading—providing adaptive, market-driven solutions that enable businesses to scale and compete in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Based in Hong Kong and with over 30 years of experience in financial services technology, Wendy Wang has assumed the role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Asia and the Middle East in January 2025, overseeing the regional Technology team as part of the Global Technology and regional leadership teams.
Born in China and raised in the US with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Wendy previously worked for a number of financial services organisations, including Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, General Re, Bankers Trust, and AIG.
Wendy joined HSBC’s Global Banking and Markets Technology in New York in 2005. In 2009, she transferred to HSBC Hong Kong and held the position of Asia-Pacific CIO for Global Banking and Markets. Wendy was appointed Global CIO for Commercial Banking in 2013 and moved to the United Kingdom before moving back to Hong Kong in 2017.
In 2020, Wendy’s role was expanded to Wholesale CIO for a newly formed Technology unit, covering Commercial Banking, Global Banking, Global Cash and Liquidity, and Payment infrastructure. In 2024, she was appointed as Global Head, Technology Centres, and had the oversight across all of the Technology Centres in India, China, Poland, and Mexico.
Wendy is married with an adult son and daughter. In her spare time, Wendy enjoys reading books, listening to music and exercising.
William has a strong interest in Supervisory Technology (having developed the PRISM System whilst Head of Risk at the Central Bank of Ireland) and Digital Finance. He wrote, "Regulation - Less is More - A Report to the Prime Minister" whilst a UK civil servant during the Blair era.
He served on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) between 2014 and 2022 where he chaired both the Audit and Risk Committee and the Standards Assessment Working Group, establishing IAIS's regulatory assessment programme.
Winnie Yap is Managing Director and Head of Global Payments Solutions in HSBC Singapore. In her role, Winnie is in charge of delivering treasury solutions for Singapore-based companies and multinational corporations with cross border needs.
Winnie has more than 20 years of banking experience in relationship management, transaction banking sales and client management across several business sectors. Having joined HSBC in 2006, Winnie has held various roles within the Bank’s Global Payments Solutions business in Singapore, including Head of Sales for Commercial Banking and Head of Client Management.
Winston is a seasoned product manager at Mastercard, based in Singapore, where he plays a pivotal role in driving innovation across fraud prevention, AML solutions, and digital security initiatives. With a strong focus on Southeast Asia, Winston has led strategic engagements with government and commercial cloud stakeholders in both network and Account-to-Account solutions. Winston is also CAMS, AWS and Azure certified.
}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Winston Tay Product Manager Mastercard}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12794}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/winston-tay/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[]}'}Wolfram Seidemann has been Chief Executive Officer of Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology since July 2017. As an Executive Committee member of the Giesecke+Devrient Group, he holds the responsibility for overseeing the Public Currency activities, which encompasses the Physical Banknote business as well as the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) business of Giesecke+Devrient advance52.
Prior to this, Wolfram held a number of executive management positions as Group Executive Banknote at Giesecke+Devrient, Chairman of the Management Board of Papierfabrik Louisenthal, and Head of Sales and Marketing of Banknote Processing Systems worldwide.
Wolfram joined Giesecke+Devrient as Head of International Research and Development Chipcard in 1999 and has served since in various management positions in Munich, Singapore, Taiwan, and New Delhi.
His background is in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. He holds a PhD in Innovation Management from the Technical University of Munich, where he began his career as Head of R&D and Innovation Management of the Economics Department, later working as an industry consultant in the field.
Next to his roles at Giesecke+Devrient, he is Member of the Board of the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) since 2018, is a non-profit independent member organization to promote and encourage excellence in the cash cycle and provide a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration on matters of strategic importance.
Furthermore, since November 2022, Wolfram has been serving as a Board Member of the International Currency Association (ICA), an organization dedicated to promoting and representing the perspectives of the currency industry. Prior to his current role, he held the position of Chairman from 2018 to 2022.
In February 2025, Wolfram joined the Advisory Board of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), a global think tank focused on central banking, economic policy, and public investment. In this role, he contributes his expertise in digital currencies, payment systems, and innovation management to support high-level dialogue on the future of the financial system.
Wujuan Lin heads the Research & Development Center at Hitachi Asia Ltd. He is responsible for the creation of social innovation across ASEAN countries and Australia. His current work covers technology and solution development in various sectors, including Building and Energy, Logistics and Transportation, Finance, Safety and Wellbeing.
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Prior to joining Tencent, Mr. Yang was the General Manager of UnionPay International Southeast Asia, where he led the team to actively participate in both domestic and cross-border e-Payment infrastructure building in the region. Before that, he was with American Express China and worked on business management and business development. He was deeply involved in the first batch of American Express issuing projects in China.
Dr Yuhui Yao, PhD in Artificial Intelligence (AI), is the Group Chief Data Officer at FWD. Based in Singapore, he is currently leading FWD’s Big Data, AI and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). With over 20 years of Big Data Management and Analytics experience, Dr Yao has served in multinational companies including PingAn, UOB, IBM and Cisco to drive data-driven decision. In addition, he has published more than 15 research papers on the topic. The excellent work has earned him accolades and industry-wide recognition, and he has participated as a speaker in many conferences such as The Economist, FST Media’s Future of Financial Services, ASEAN and Insurance Analytics & AI Innovation Asia Pacific, to name a few.
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Mr. Yasuto Watanabe is Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). Previously, he served as Senior Deputy Vice Minister of Finance at Japan Ministry of Finance, with a focus on Asia-Pacific regional issues. Mr. Watanabe has held senior leadership and board positions across major international financial institutions, including at the Asian Development Bank.
He brings over 30 years of experience in international finance, development finance, financial regulation, and regional financial cooperation. His expertise also spans government budgeting, administration, trade negotiations, and emerging and developing economy issues.
Mr. Yeong Zee Kin is the Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law, a promotion and development agency for Singapore’s legal profession. A globally recognised expert in AI ethics, he spearheaded Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework which won the UNITU WSIS Prize in 2019 and was a member of the AI Group of Experts at the OECD (AIGO), which developed the OECD Principles on AI that were endorsed by the G20 in 2019. Zee Kin has tapped on his expertise in various areas of the law to contribute widely to various legal publications, including Data Protection Law in Singapore and Law and Technology in Singapore. He also authored Technology Regulation in the Digital Economy, which was launched at TechLaw.Fest 2023.
Shue Heng is Head of Asia Digital Strategy at MUFG Bank bringing over a decade of diverse experience spanning the private and public sectors. His expertise lies in strategic venture capital investments and driving new business creation.
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Yo joined Monex Group, Inc. in 2011, where today he is a Senior Executive Director. Further, he is a director at 3iQ and Coincheck Group, Inc., which are both crypto related businesses of the group.
Yuhui Tian is the Head of FX and Liquidity within Platform Tech Business Unit of Ant International. After joining Ant International in 2018, Yuhui was focusing on integrating cutting-edge technology into FX and Liquidity management for next-generation of treasury platform. Leveraging on AI-powered cashflow management system and blockchain-based fund network, Ant international is able to predict their cashflow and currency exposures, optimize hedging strategies and ensure optimal liquidity positioning and cross-border settlement in real-time. Driven by data and innovation, Yuhui leads her team to bridge the gap between traditional treasury functions and the future of finance, ensuring Ant International maintains a competitive edge through operational excellence and strategic technological adoption.
Prior to joining Ant International, Yuhui was exotic FX option trader in Citi Singapore from 2006 to 2015. Yuhui is an alumnus of Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
Dr. Rakiya Opemi Yusuf, currently serves as the Director, Payments System Supervision Department at the Central Bank of Nigeria. She is a seasoned financial sector professional with over three decades of extensive experience in development financing, commercial banking, accounting practice and financial system supervision. A strategic thinker and result-oriented leader, Dr. Rakiya has over 15 years' experience at the Financial System Stability Directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Her work spanned both off-site surveillance and on-site supervision of development finance institutions, primary mortgage banks, microfinance banks, finance companies, payments service banks and payments service providers. Amongst strategic objectives coordinated by her was the development of Payments System Vision 2025 strategy document to deepen digital financial service delivery and support inclusive growth of Nigerian economy. Before her appointment as the Director, Payments System Supervision Department, she oversaw payments data management office responsible for monitoring and reporting on the state of the payments system in Nigeria. Dr. Rakiya has through her participation at committees and inter agency assignments, developed policies to strengthen the stability of the Nigerian Financial System. She was immediate past Chairman, Financial Inclusion Channels Working Group and currently serves as Chairman, Nigerian e-Fraud Forum (NeFF). Prior to joining the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Rakiya worked at Nigeria Agriculture and Cooperative Bank, Unity Bank Plc and UHYMaaji & Co. Chartered Accountants.
Dr. Rakiya holds a PhD. in Accounting & Finance (2021), M.Sc. Accounting and Finance (2014); Masters, Business Administration (2002) and B.Sc. Accounting (1990). Professionally certified across a range of financial disciplines: accounting, taxation, forensics, corporate governance, banking, and management. Dr. Rakiya is a member Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, Society for Corporate Governance of Nigeria, Nigeria Institute of Management and member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. She had served as chairman of committees amongst which are: Audit committee, Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, ANAN Anti-Corruption Compliance Committee and she is currently the Chairman of Professional Women Accountants in Nigeria.
Dr. Rakiya carved a niche for herself in impacting knowledge and upholding ethical conduct. She has a flare for improving regulatory standards, risk-based supervision, with a strong emphasis on governance, compliance, data-driven decision-making, and supporting national economic development goals. As a Director of Payments System Supervision with responsibility of ensuring efficient, safe and sound payments system in Nigeria, she desires to build a robust, resilient and efficient payments system contributing to robust world payments ecosystem to foster trade.
Yvonne Chan is a versatile news presenter and highly skilled moderator with over 20 years experience hosting and moderating high-profile panel discussions. She has led many conversations including ministerial forums discussing issues in geopolitics, finance and sustainability, both locally and abroad.
She was formerly a news anchor with Channel NewsAsia, fronting the morning show, First Look Asia. She was also the station's business news presenter for a decade.
Prior to joining the media industry, Yvonne started her career in the finance sector, as a management associate with HSBC Singapore and London.
Zach is responsible for leading BCSC’ Fintech and Innovation Team and also manages the Legal Services team in BCSC's Capital Markets Regulation division. In this role, Zach leads management of legal issues across a wide range of market participants including broker/dealers, portfolio managers, marketplaces and self-regulatory organizations, with a particular focus on fintech and emerging technologies as applied to these business models. Prior to joining BCSC in 2016 Zach was Associate General Counsel at a global investment management firm, where he also acted as Canadian Chief Privacy Officer.
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}', 8='{type=list, value=[{id=39, name='Public-Private Roundtable', order=2, label='Public-Private Roundtable'}]}', 9='{type=number, value=0}', 11='{type=number, value=1}', 13='{type=string, value=Zhang Tao Co-founder & Chief Product Officer Manus AI}', 14='{type=string, value=SPKR12324}', 15='{type=string, value=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hidecloud/}', 18='{type=number, value=0}', 20='{type=list, value=[{id=5, name='Roadmap for AI', order=4, label='Roadmap for AI'}]}'}As Managing Director of Group Data & AI at Great Eastern, Dr Zhao Jingyuan is responsible for defining, developing and deploying group Data & AI strategies to drive business value and empower everyone in Great Eastern to use data to make better decisions.
She is an experienced Data & AI professional and has held leadership roles across different industries over the past 15 years, which includes A*STAR research institutes, Nielsen, SingTel, Lazada/Alibaba group, NTUC Enterprise and Capgemini. She brings a unique mix of experiences in data science, big data, data monetization and business strategy. Before joining Great Eastern, she was VP of Capgemini, heading Data & AI APAC team to help their APAC clients build Data & AI capabilities and deliver tangible business outcomes at scales. In addition, she was SVP of NTUC enterprise, heading Group advanced data & analytics center to build extensive group Data & AI capabilities, and to shape and transform their business using data-driven strategies.
Jingyuan holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from National University of Singapore (NUS). She has been featured as a guest speaker in numerous talks and conferences in Singapore and overseas. She is also ardent about nurturing young talents, teaching data science and big data related courses as an adjunct professor of NUS. She received Singapore 100 Women in Tech award (2021T) and NUS Outstanding Science Alumni award (2024) in recognition of her contributions to the Technology and Science sector.
Zilong is the Head of the Digital Currency Unit within Global Transaction Services at DBS Bank. This unit focuses on building the next generation of transaction capabilities through tokenized money and payments.
Zilong led the rollout of DBS Token Services, a suite of next-generation transaction banking capabilities powered by tokenization and smart contracts. This initiative has enabled new use cases such as 24/7 liquidity management, conditional payments, and programmable rewards.
He was also part of the founding team of Partior, a technology company that aims to transform cross-border payments and settlement. In addition, Zilong contributes to various CBDC, Tokenized Deposit, and Stablecoin-related projects, working closely with industry partners to shape the future of digital finance."
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