Asian Banking & Finance Summit 2022
ASIAN BANKING AND FINANCE SUMMIT 2022
For two consecutive years, Asian Banking and Finance has successfully delivered virtual conferences from the 2020-2021 ABF Retail Banking Conferences to the FSI Conference. In 2022, Asian Banking and Finance Summit is returning with fresh ideas and booming innovations concerning the transformation of financial services institutions to digital.
A three-day event in June 2022, the ABF Summit is exploring a plethora of topics ranging from fintech and data analytics in banking to issues ensuing from the digitalization of the financial services sector. Join Asia’s top bank executives and leading industry experts in enkindling discourse and CEO panel discussions and network with them through ABF’s inaugural breakout sessions.
WHY YOU MUST PARTICIPATE
CONNECT
Get to meet the same industry professionals and network with industry experts during the breakout sessions and CEO panel discussions


EXPERIENCE
Gain firsthand insights from notable speakers about the latest financial services industry news happening across Asia and learn about upcoming developments through case study presentations
SPEAKERS


Cathy Casas
First Vice President, Head of Blockchain and API Business Group
UnionBank


Andrew Gilder
EY Asia-Pacific Banking and Capital Markets Leader; Global Corporate, Commercial and SME (CCSB) Banking Consulting Leader
EY


Brian Hui
MD, Head of Customer Propositions and Marketing, Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB),
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited


Dick Ho
Deputy General Manager, Personal Banking & Wealth Management
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited


Silvio Struebi
Partner | Banking Lead APAC | Revenue & Commercial Strategy Expert
Simon-Kucher & Partners


Jan Weiser
Managing Partner, Insurance Lead APAC, Sales & Commercial Strategy Expert
Simon-Kucher & Partners (Insurance)


Alexander Kling
Director, Financial Services Consulting
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.


Jai Pawani
Chief Operating Officer
HSBC Insurance Asia Ltd
Agenda
* Subject to change
DAY 1: FSI (Wednesday, June 15)
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm Welcome Remarks
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
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2:05 pm - 2:25 pm Keynote Speaker: Crypto/Defi-verse: Should FIs care now or Later?
- Tushar Agarwal, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
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2:25 pm - 2:45 pm Speaking session: Sustainability
- Benjamin Tan, Head of Commercial Banking, CIMB Singapore
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2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Speaking session: Ready for launch: Igniting Customer Loyalty in FS
- Daniel Cantorna, Vice President, Data, Insights and Technology, Asia Pacific, Collinson
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3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Speaking session: Financial Services Driving ESG Strategy across the enterprise ecosystem
- Elisha Harrington, Snr Director, Innovation Office, APJ, ServiceNow
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Panel session 1
Moderator:
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
Panelists:
- Tushar Agarwal, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
- Daniel Cantorna, Vice President, Data, Insights and Technology, Asia Pacific, Collinson
- Elisha Harrington, Snr Director, Innovation Office, APJ, ServiceNow
- Frederic Tardy, Chief Strategy and Customer Officer, Home Credit
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3:45 pm - 3:55 pm SCREEN BREAK
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3:55 pm - 4:15 pm Speaking session: Net Zero Strategy: The playbook for financial services
- Wolfram Hedrich, Partner, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
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4:15 pm - 4:35 pm Speaking session: NFT and Banking: Opportunities and Risks
- Cathy Casas, First Vice President, Head of Blockchain and API Business Group, UnionBank
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4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Speaking session: The importance of Regular Testing for banking industry while living with Covid in Asia
- Vinay Dixit, Regional Business Director Abbott, Singapore
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4:55 pm - 5:25 pm Panel session 2: Navigating the new era of consumer banking
Moderator:
- Andrew Gilder, EY Asia-Pacific Banking and Capital Markets Leader; Global Corporate, Commercial and SME (CCSB) Banking Consulting Leader, EY
Panelists:
- Brian Hui, MD, Head of Customer Propositions and Marketing, Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB), The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- Dick Ho, Deputy General Manager, Personal Banking & Wealth Management, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
- Ashmita Acharya, Retail Banking Head, Citi
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5:25 PM END OF PROGRAMME
DAY 2: BANKING (Thursday, June 16)
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm Welcome Remarks
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
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2:05 pm - 2:23 pm Keynote session: Seizing the banking-as-a-service opportunity in Asia – a new digital business model opportunity for incumbent banks
- Anders Jensen-Waud, Associate Partner, Bain & Company
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2:23 pm - 2:39 pm Speaking session: Break free to break through the traditional lending business
- Merlyn Tsai, Head, Consumer Banking & Digital, CIMB Singapore
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2:39 pm - 2:51 pm Speaking session: Rethinking Financial Services and CX
- Jacqueline Baxter, CX and Digital Experience Leader, Sitecore
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2:51 pm - 3:21 pm Panel session 1: Digital Banking
Moderator:
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
Panelists:
- Anders Jensen-Waud, Associate Partner, Bain & Company
- Jessica Lam, Group Chief Strategy Officer, WeLab
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3:21 pm - 3:31 pm SCREEN BREAK
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3:31 pm - 3:48 pm Speaking session:
Beyond Scaling: Digital Banks that Drive Profit
Findings from Simon-Kucher’s Neobanking Study
- Silvio Struebi, Partner, Banking Lead APAC, Revenue & Commercial Strategy Expert, Simon-Kucher & Partners
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3:48 pm - 4:03 pm Speaking session: ESG for Banks in Asia: Overview of Development and Regulatory Expectations
- Sebastian L. Sohn, Director (Singapore), Aurexia
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4:03 pm - 4:23 pm Speaking session: Trends in Fintech & Banking in APAC
- Robin Amlôt, Managing Editor, IBS intelligence Ltd.
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4:23 pm - 4:40 pm Speaking session: Navigating Disruption in Financial Services
- Andy Parker, Partner, Innosight
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4:40 PM- 5:10 PM Panel session 2
Moderator:
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
Panelists:
- Silvio Struebi, Partner, Banking Lead APAC, Revenue & Commercial Strategy Expert, Simon-Kucher & Partners
- Steven WONG Weng Leong, C-suite Banking & Financial Services Executive
- Alexander Kling, Director, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
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5:10 PM END OF PROGRAMME
DAY 3: INSURANCE (Friday, June 17)
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm Welcome Remarks
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2:05 pm - 2:28 pm Keynote Speaker:
Successful digital transformation in insurance
3 nuggets and 3 myths
- Jan Weiser, Managing Partner, Insurance Lead APAC, Sales & Commercial Strategy Expert, Simon-Kucher & Partners (Insurance)
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2:28 pm - 2:48 pm Fireside chat Digitization and Insurance
- Sachin N. Shah, Emerging Markets, General Manager, Manulife Asia
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2:48 pm - 3:08 pm Speaking Session: Building Confidence in Tomorrow
- Gino Carlo Riola, Chief Marketing Officer, Allianz PNB Life
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3:08 pm - 3:38 pm Panel session 1
Moderator:
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance
Panelists:
- Chetan Prakash, Director, Simon Kucher & Partners
- Gino Carlo Riola, Chief Marketing Officer, Allianz PNB Life
- Aditya Vardhan Tibrewala, Chief Technical Officer – Sompo Holdings (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
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3:38 pm - 3:48 pm SCREEN BREAK
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3:48 pm - 4:14 pm Speaking session: Viable and Working Digital Insurance Models in the Region
- Young Yang, General Manager of SEA Market, ZA Tech
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4:14 pm - 4:34 pm Speaking session: Increase in health related insurance/life insurance as awareness is raised by the pandemic
- Jai Pawani, Chief Operating Officer, HSBC Insurance Asia Ltd
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4:34 pm - 5:04 pm Panel Discussion: Growing appetite for digital services in insurance to spark a digital-first insurance offerings and insurance innovations
Moderator:
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Dustin Ball, Partner, Asia Pacific Financial Services Strategy Leader, EY-Parthenon
Panelists:
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Frédéric Gauthier, CEO & Founder, BLACAZ
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Smita SaranHead, Digital First Solutions, Singlife with Aviva
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5:04 pm END OF PROGRAMME
CONTACT US
For more details, contact:
Asian Banking & Finance Events Team
+65 31581386
businessconference@charltonmediamail.com
SPEAKERS


Cathy Casas
First Vice President, Head of Blockchain and API Business Group
UnionBank


Andrew Gilder
EY Asia-Pacific Banking and Capital Markets Leader; Global Corporate, Commercial and SME (CCSB) Banking Consulting Leader
EY


Brian Hui
MD, Head of Customer Propositions and Marketing, Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB),
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited


Dick Ho
Deputy General Manager, Personal Banking & Wealth Management
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited


Silvio Struebi
Partner | Banking Lead APAC | Revenue & Commercial Strategy Expert
Simon-Kucher & Partners


Jan Weiser
Managing Partner, Insurance Lead APAC, Sales & Commercial Strategy Expert
Simon-Kucher & Partners (Insurance)


Alexander Kling
Director, Financial Services Consulting
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.


Jai Pawani
Chief Operating Officer
HSBC Insurance Asia Ltd