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Patrick Chan
Head of Asia
Robinhood
Patrick Chan is currently Head of Asia at Robinhood Markets, Inc. A seasoned global business executive with a proven track record and sound understanding of industry and global trends. He has extensive experience in conceptualizing and executing strategies that have consistently led businesses to success. Patrick is an active trader since 2001 and has been involved in the financial industry for the last 20 years.
After graduating from the National University of Singapore, Patrick worked in the wealth and asset management industry. He joined CME Group in 2009 and worked in various sales functions and was their head of North Asia as well as Head of Sales for Asia. During his stint in CME Group, revenue from the region grew many fold and Greater China and Korea became the largest revenue generating centres in Asia. Prior to joining Robinhood in 2024, he was in leadership roles with Asia Pacific Exchange, Tiger Brokers as its CEO in Singapore and Asia Commodity Marketplace.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:10–2:50pmWed 18 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Technology Rewiring
How Can Agentic AI Create Cost And Operational Advantages?
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Alvaro GarridoGroup Chief Information OfficerStandard Chartered
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Giorgio MigliarinaGroup Chief Technology & Digital OfficerMaybank
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Kfir GodrichFoundermAIndfulness
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Patrick ChanHead of AsiaRobinhood
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Ned LoweChief Technology OfficerMISSION+Moderator
About this session
An agent that completes a task faster does not necessarily make an operation cheaper. Integration, supervision, exceptions and maintenance can absorb the savings promised by automation.
Which workflows offer a credible return once the full cost of deployment is included? How should institutions redesign processes, allocate work between people and agents, and measure improvements in throughput, accuracy and service quality?
This conversation focuses on the economics of running agentic operations, including when greater autonomy delivers value and when a simpler approach remains more effective. How organisations redesigning operating models using this technology? -
