Agenda | Singapore FinTech Festival | Singapore Fintech Festival

Fri, 14 Nov | 3:35 PM - 4:10 PM

Cross-border at Crossroads: Building Seamless, Low-Cost Global Remittance Solutions that Work

Next-Gen Transactions

Marc Fungard, Head of Financial Crime, Compliance and Risk Oversight, Stripe

Pratik Khowala, Global Head of Transfer Solutions, Mastercard

Tin Pei Ling, Co-President, MetaComp

Yang Wenhui, Chief Executive Officer, TenPay Global (Singapore) & General Manager, Tencent Financial Technology, Asia Pacific, Tencent

Umang Moondra, Chief Executive Officer, APIX Platform

Fri, 14 Nov | 3:40 PM - 3:50 PM

Kevin's Untold Founder Story

Empowering Entrepreneurship

Kevin Kang, Co-founder, Reap

Fri, 14 Nov | 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Fostering Startup Energy in Large Institutions

Talent of Tomorrow

Brad Jones, Director, Blue Lotus Partners

Vikas Verma, Head of Strategic HR & Digital HR, UOB

Yinn Ewe, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hitachi Asia Limited

Anthony Thomas, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Fri, 14 Nov | 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM

Policymakers' Dialogue: Shaping the Future of Inclusive Digital Finance

Bridging the Financial Gap

Ahsan Mansur, Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Hortense Mudenge, Chief Executive Officer, Kigali International Financial Centre

Dr. Khaled Al-Dhaher, Vice Governor for Supervision & Technology, SAMA

Peter Kažimír, Governor, National Bank of Slovakia (Národná banka Slovenska)

Foo Chek-Tchung, Executive Director, Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Fri, 14 Nov | 3:50 PM - 4:25 PM

Programmable Capital Markets, Mainstream Infrastructure, and Long-Term Opportunities for Blockchain

Blueprint for Digital Assets

Gracie Lin, Chief Executive Officer, OKX SG

Hassan Ahmed, Country Director, Singapore, Coinbase

Yusuke Takezawa, Vice President, Global Business Development, Progmat, Inc.

Julian Sawyer, Chief Executive Officer, Zodia Custody

Stefan Grasmann, Group Head of Thought Leadership & Chief of Blockchain, Zühlke

Fri, 14 Nov | 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Panel: AI on Trial - What AI Will Banks Pay For? Separating Enterprise-Grade Value from a GPT Wrapper

Empowering Entrepreneurship

Dr. David Hardoon, Global Head - AI Enablement, Standard Chartered

Harry Margaritis, Group Chief Operating Officer - Executive General Manager, Piraeus Bank

Mayoran Rajendra, Managing Director, Head of AI Transformation Office, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Moran Levinovitz, Group Head of Ventures, HSBC

Osamu Abe, Chief of Staff, Asia Pacific, MUFG Bank Ltd

Holly Fang, President, Singapore Fintech Association

Fri, 14 Nov | 4:10 PM - 4:45 PM

Preparing for Q-Day: Quantum Migration for Payments, Core Banking, and Financial Services

Roadmap for AI and Quantum

Camilla Bullock, Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Payments Association Asia

Colin Payne, Head of Innovation, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Nimish Panchmatia, Chief Data & Transformation Officer, DBS Bank

Vincent Loy, Assistant Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Richard Tong, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Total Neural Enterprises (TNE)

Fri, 14 Nov | 4:25 PM - 5:05 PM

Bridging Gaps, Building Foundations: Digital Public Infrastructure and Social Protection for Inclusive Growth

Bridging the Financial Gap

Adel Meer, Global Manager for Financial Inclusion, International Finance Corporation

Ingrid Cyuzuzo, Manager, Financial Sector Development & Innovation, National Bank of Rwanda

Dr. Luca Antonio Ricci, Assistant Director, Mission Chief, & Head of SSA Digital Payment, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Parul Seth Khanna, Co-founder & Director, Universal Pensions Pte Ltd

Raadhika Sihin, Head of Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Fri, 14 Nov | 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM

Road to Net-Zero: Reviving Momentum, Mobilising Capabilities, and Financing the Transition

Sustainability in Action

Eric Lim, Chief Sustainability Officer, UOB

Oi-Yee Choo, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Impact X

Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AlphaGeo

Joe Phelan, Executive Director Asia Pacific & Member of the WBCSD Extended Leadership Group, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Fri, 14 Nov | 4:45 PM - 4:50 PM

Frontier Stage Day 3 Wrap Up

Others

Richie Santosdiaz, Economic Development Advisor, Santos-Diaz Advisory & The Fintech Times

2025 Agenda

Frontier Stage

Cross-border at Crossroads: Building Seamless, Low-Cost Global Remittance Solutions that Work

Founders Stage

Kevin's Untold Founder Story

Catalyst Stage

Fostering Startup Energy in Large Institutions

Impact Stage

Policymakers' Dialogue: Shaping the Future of Inclusive Digital Finance

FutureMatters Stage

Programmable Capital Markets, Mainstream Infrastructure, and Long-Term Opportunities for Blockchain

Founders Stage

Panel: AI on Trial - What AI Will Banks Pay For? Separating Enterprise-Grade Value from a GPT Wrapper

Frontier Stage

Preparing for Q-Day: Quantum Migration for Payments, Core Banking, and Financial Services

Impact Stage

Bridging Gaps, Building Foundations: Digital Public Infrastructure and Social Protection for Inclusive Growth

FutureMatters Stage

Road to Net-Zero: Reviving Momentum, Mobilising Capabilities, and Financing the Transition

Frontier Stage

Frontier Stage Day 3 Wrap Up

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