Contributors
Julia Smith
Julia Smith is Executive Director, Human Capital at Ernst & Young Solutions LLP.
Julio Pérez Piña
Julio Pérez Piña is the Innovation Lab Manager at BBVA (Spain).
K Balakrishnan
K Balakrishnan is the Managing Director and CEO at Servion Global Solutions .
Ka Shi Lau
Ms. Ka Shi Lau is a Managing Director & CEO at Bank Consortium Trust Co. Ltd.
Kar Wee Ang
Kar Wee is the Business Development Director for the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) for Asia. He heads the development of LIBF Asia’s training programmes and faculties for the Centre for Sustainable Finance, Centre for Digital Banking & Finance and the Centre for Governance, Risk & Regulation. He has over 18 years of experience in consulting and training for Fortune 500 companies. Over recent years, the impact of climate change and growing sustainability efforts by international agencies have led Kar Wee to spearhead more change within the financial industry, helping the banking ecosystem to generate greater profit while achieving better outcomes. He believes that it is time for Asia to take the lead in securing the Earth’s future.
Kaspar Situmorang
Kaspar Situmorang is the Executive Vice President of Bank BRI, the largest microfinance institution in the world, with four floating banks and a satellite-supported agent network.
Commentary
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