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Neil Parekh
Group Deputy Chairman, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, SMBC & Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Neil serves as the Group Deputy Chairman and Board Director at the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). He is also Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. He was invited to join the Global Board of PwC. Until recently, he was Partner and Head of Asia and Australia at Tikehau Capital. He previously held the position of CEO, Asia at National Australia Bank.
Neil is a Council Member of the Singapore Business Federation and the Singapore Institute of Directors and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the James Cook University, Singapore, and the Singapore Fintech Association. He also serves as a Senior Adviser to the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. and is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors as well as the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2023 to 2025. He has also served on the Governing Council of the Association of Banks in Singapore and as Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Asia, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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10:50–11:25amFri 20 NovFestival StageHall 1, Singapore EXPOPremiumModerator
Capital Rewiring
Rewiring Global Capital: Unlocking the Next Wave of Growth
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Katsumi HataoDeputy Chief Executive OfficerSBI Holdings
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Michael SchleinPresident & Chief Executive OfficerAccion
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Abror Mirzo OlimovDeputy Chairman & Member of the BoardCentral Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Neil ParekhGroup Deputy Chairman, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, SMBC & Former Nominated Member of Parliament, SingaporeGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
A new map of opportunity is being drawn. As geoeconomic fault lines harden, monetary regimes shift and private markets outgrow public ones, trillions are on the move. Valuations are resetting, new corridors are opening and high-growth companies are seeking partners to scale. The advantage lies with those who move early, backed by trusted cross-border networks and well-regulated markets that give investors confidence and growth companies a clear path to raise, list and expand.
Drawing on institutional investing, banking and fintech investment, this session asks where the strongest returns lie, how markets and regulation can help growth companies scale, and how Artificial Intelligence is changing the way deals are sourced and financed. Learn how to turn uncertainty into opportunity and lead the next wave of growth. -
