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Saurav Bhattacharyya

Chief Executive Officer, Proxtera Pte Ltd

Saurav currently serves as the CEO & MD of Proxtera Private Limited, a company born out of Business sans Borders (BSB) initiative.

BSB, is a global initiative, by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to create an open connector of business platforms, trade associations, government bodies, financial services and other services providers. Proxtera reason for existence is to help MSME’s in growing global cross-border trade.

Saurav was the Founder CEO of Quantum Inventions (QI), a company focused in Mobility Intelligence for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) which was wholly acquired in 2017 by Continental Corporation.

Saurav is the immediate past President of Intelligent Transport Society of Singapore (ITSS), and now serves it as an Advisor. Amongst other appointments, he serves as the Board Member & Invest Panel of SEEDS Capital, and as the Deputy Chair of Action Community for Entrepreneurship.

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Roundtable 4

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Tue,14 Nov | 09:30AM - 11:00AM

(Invite-Only) Project Savannah: Maximising the potential of digital ESG credentials for MSMEs

Accelerating ESG

While the globalisation of supply chains offers myriad opportunities for MSMEs to scale and access new markets, the call for them to disclose, verify and track their sustainability performances may prove to be a hindrance in accessing the growing pools of green supply chains, business and financing opportunities.

Project Savannah was developed to help these MSMEs overcome the challenges they face in measuring and reporting their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances. It seeks to do so through capacity building, simplified reporting and more accessible data.

In this session, participants will exchange views on how to strengthen resourcing and incentivisation for MSMEs to undertake such reporting, and how governments, international organisations and private sector players can coordinate support. Additionally, they will discuss how Project Savannah can be scaled more rapidly and efficiently, and to which priority markets, in order for its benefits to be promulgated to areas of greatest need.

This roundtable seeks to establish the foundations for a Project Savannah implementation playbook that outlines deployment strategies, best practices, and actionable steps for current and future participants.

Carrie Suen, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs & Sustainability Strategies, Ant Group

Lim Chee Kiong, EVP, Group Strategic Programme - Sustainability, Maybank Singapore

Emily Pierce, Chief Global Policy Officer, Persefoni AI Inc.

Helge Muenkel, Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank

Saurav Bhattacharyya, Chief Executive Officer, Proxtera Pte Ltd

Xue Tan, Head of Business Development - Asia, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance and SDGs, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

H.E. Khaled Albasias, Director Financial Sector Development, Saudi Central Bank

Zhang Bailing, Head of Green Fintech, APAC, Univers

Lionel Wong, Head, Green FinTech Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Nicolette Bartlett, Chief Impact Officer, CDP

Chris Southgate, Sustainability Lead, Microsoft

Dr Ming Tan, Executive Director for the Tech for Good Institute, Tech for Good Institute

Antony Ruddenklau, Global Head of Fintech & Innovation, Financial Services & Partner, KPMG International

John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda

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Roundtable 3

Invite-Only

Tue,14 Nov | 01:30PM - 03:00PM

(Invite-Only) How Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC) can transform financial inclusion

Digitising Inclusion

The UNDP, MAS, and other international parties have launched a concept called Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC). This unique concept will enable MSMEs to create digital identities and trusted credentials through a non-collaterized set of date points. Once these UTC are accepted by financial institutions, MSMEs will be able to access a wider and deeper level of financing. This concept has a huge potential to uplift MSMEs globally.

The UNDP will host a session for UTC introducing it as a concept, highlighting its current progress, and seeking areas for which it could further advance. The panel members include senior central bank leaders and financial institution partners.
The aims of the session are to:
1.    Advance industry thinking on UTC and specifically around process and benefits.
2.    Harness collective experience and best-practices.
3.    Connect with different countries in order to expand and deepen UTC use in represented markets.

Carrie Suen, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs & Sustainability Strategies, Ant Group

Eugene Goh, Deputy Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Manish Bhai, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, UNO Digital Bank

Ndungu Thairu, Deputy Managing Director, Consolidated Bank Ghana

Qamar Saleem, Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum

Saurav Bhattacharyya, Chief Executive Officer, Proxtera Pte Ltd

Xue Tan, Head of Business Development - Asia, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana

Dawn Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Impact Investing & Practices (CIIP) & Managing Director Investments, Temasek Trust Capital, Temasek Trust Capital

Ouk Sarat, Director of Payment System Department, National Bank of Cambodia

Nikhilesh Goel, Co-founder & Group Chief Executive Officer, Validus

Anju Abrol, Chief Executive Officer, Head of Wholesale Banking APAC, ING Bank

Ho Giao Pik, Managing Director, Head Strategic Alliances & Fintech, United Overseas Bank

Jean Pierre Gagnon, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sathapana Bank Plc.

Thomas Krogh Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Copenhagen FinTech

Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance and SDGs, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Hall 5, Singapore EXPO

Open

Wed,15 Nov | 02:10PM - 02:55PM

Digital economy: Data-driven financial services with trade

Digitising Inclusion

As we embark on a new age of Digital Public Infrastructure, how do we take this revolution cross-border? This session brings together pioneers of interoperability with a focussed discussion on the benefits, safeguards and advancements that common, digital frameworks for trade and financial services can bring to SMEs.
Solving the flywheel problem of getting SMEs on digital rails to leverage the solutions being built for them - how do we get started and how do we keep it consistent?

Jeremy Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Group Pte. Ltd.

Ndungu Thairu, Deputy Managing Director, Consolidated Bank Ghana

Saurav Bhattacharyya, Chief Executive Officer, Proxtera Pte Ltd

Nitin Mishra, President & Chief Technology Officer, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Martha Mghendi-Fisher, Founder & Executive Board Chair and Angel Investor, European Women Payments Network (EWPN)

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(Invite-Only) Project Savannah: Maximising the potential of digital ESG credentials for MSMEs

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(Invite-Only) How Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC) can transform financial inclusion

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Digital economy: Data-driven financial services with trade