Financial Centre Advisory Panel

Formed in July 2015, the Financial Centre Advisory Panel (FCAP) comprises leaders from the banking, insurance and asset management industries in Singapore. FCAP aims to strengthen the dialogue and partnership between the MAS and the financial industry, to drive financial sector growth and the development of Singapore as an international financial centre.

About the Panel

The FCAP advises the MAS on Singapore's financial sector reforms and strategies. FCAP enables the MAS to tap the insights and experience of a distinguished advisory panel, to co-create policies and chart strategies to help grow Singapore as a leading international financial centre.

Wong Sze Keed

Keed Wong

CEO, AIA Singapore

Ms. Wong Sze Keed is the Chief Executive Officer of AIA Singapore.

Ms. Wong Sze Keed is the Chief Executive Officer of AIA Singapore. She assumed this role on 1 July 2020 and is responsible for overseeing and managing AIA's operations in the market to champion the concept of healthier, longer, better lives for all Singaporeans. Sze Keed has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry in Singapore and has held a broad range of senior management roles during her career.

Sze Keed joined AIA Singapore in March 2013 as Chief Partnership Distribution Officer and was responsible for maximising distribution through strategic relationships with bancassurance, brokers, and financial advisories through product expansion, enhanced service levels, and ongoing sales initiatives.

In December 2014, she took on the role of Chief Distribution Officer and was instrumental in strengthening the agency force, boosting the quality, expertise, and productivity of AIA Financial Services Consultants as part of a strategy to help families in Singapore meet their protection, savings, and investment needs. Under her leadership, AIA Singapore’s agency business has gone from strength-to-strength achieving the highest number of MDRT-registered members in Singapore for five consecutive years. Sze Keed also played an instrumental role in setting up our proprietary financial adviser firm, AIA Financial Advisers (FA), in 2017 and developing it to become one of the leading FA firms in Singapore.

Sze Keed graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics & Mathematics.

Anusha Thavarajah

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Regional CEO of Asia Pacific, Allianz SE

Anusha Thavarajah is Allianz’s Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific since December 1, 2021. She is also a member of Allianz Asia’s Regional Executive Board, which is responsible for setting and executing Allianz’s growth strategy in Asia.

Anusha was previously Allianz’s Regional Chief Executive Officer, Life & Health for Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for the profit and loss and functional development of Allianz’s Life & Health business in Asia.

Prior to joining Allianz Asia Pacific in December 2019, Anusha held the position of Chief Executive Officer at AIA Bhd. In addition to its three main business lines – Agency, Partnership Distribution and Corporate Solutions, Anusha oversaw AIA Malaysia’s Takaful, General Insurance, Pension and Asset Management, and Health Services units.

Anusha was also the first female President of the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia, Chairperson of the Malaysian Insurance Institute as well as the first female CEO in the AIA Group when she was appointed to head AIA Malaysia in June 2015.

Anusha has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry having served in various senior leadership roles in the UK, Hong Kong and Malaysia. She graduated with First Class Honours in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, United Kingdom, as well as a Fellow of the Malaysian Insurance Institute.

Albert Tse

Amundi Albert

CEO, Amundi South Asia

Albert Tse is CEO of Amundi South Asia since 1 November 2021. Albert was most recently Head of Distribution Sales and Marketing for Amundi in South Asia since 2019. Prior to that he was Head of Intermediary Business of Southeast Asia and Head of Malaysia & Thailand Businesses at Schroders. 

Albert joined Schroders in 2003 as a member of the Mutual Funds Retail sales team for Singapore. In 2008, He was appointed as Head of Intermediary Distribution, Singapore and in 2010 he assumed wider responsibilities as Head of Intermediary Business, Southeast Asia. He was also responsible for private banks business development in Asia from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining Schroders, Albert spent 2 years at Barclays Capital in Singapore with the Foreign Exchange and Derivatives sales desk.

Albert holds a Bachelor Degree in Business from the Nanyang Technological University and a Master Degree in Finance from University of Manchester Institute of Information & Technology (UMIST) and Manchester Business School (MBS). He is also a CFA and CAIA Charterholder.

Albert has been an IBF Fellow since 2018 and the Chairman of the IMAS Human Capital Committee since 2012, starting out as a member since 2005.

Douglas Feagin

Photo of Douglas Feagin, President, Ant International & Senior Vice President, Ant Group

President, Ant International & Senior Vice President, Ant Group

Douglas L. Feagin is the President of Ant International. He also serves as Corporate Senior Vice President of Ant Group. Since joining Ant in 2016, he has spearheaded its globalization efforts, including by fostering sustainable economic growth with local partners across international markets. As a board director of financial services organizations in emerging markets in Asia and South America, Douglas is passionate about contributing to digital evolution in these markets.
Douglas joined Ant Group in 2016 to spearhead the company's globalization strategy. Today, as President of Ant International, Douglas spearheads the company’s strategy and expansion efforts, and promotes digital capabilities for sustainable growth. Through strategic collaboration and partnerships with local fintech players, Ant International contributes to the advancement of mobile wallet platforms and nurturing of payment ecosystems to enable more MSMEs to tap into digitalization. He also engages Ant International's public and private sector partners across areas such as cross-border payments, sustainability security, and emerging technologies like digital assets.

Douglas contributes to the tech and business evolution in emerging markets, through his board-level positions that span a range of global fintech enterprises, across emerging markets in Asia and South America: from advising strategic growth at bKash in Bangladesh, DANA in Indonesia, and GCash in the Philippines to steering financial inclusivity initiatives at TrueMoney in Thailand and Telenor Microfinance Bank in Pakistan. He also contributes his expertise to the financial landscape in Malaysia through his board role at TnG Digital, as well as in Brazil with Dotz. His leadership has been pivotal in building close collaboration between Ant International and the partners across diverse regulatory environments and market dynamics.

Prior to joining Ant Group, Douglas worked at Goldman Sachs for 22 years, serving as a Managing Director from 2004 through 2016. In Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, he led the Financial Institutions Group in Asia Ex-Japan and then in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America). He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in June 1988, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 1994.

Jennifer Richards

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CEO, Aon Asia Pacific

Jennifer is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific and a member of the Aon Executive Committee. She is responsible for leading Aon’s strategic direction in the region delivering solutions to clients across business lines. 

Jennifer joined Aon in 2011 and served most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Australia where she fostered key client relationships and embedded the firm's 3x3 Plan to accelerate growth and capabilities across Risk Capital and Human Capital.

Prior to joining Aon, she held several senior management roles at AIG in its Financial Institutions and M&A businesses in North America. Before joining the insurance industry, Jennifer practiced corporate and securities law at Sidley Austin LLP in New York City.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall, York University and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge.

Amol Gupte

Head for Asia South, Citibank N.A.

Amol Gupte is the Head of Asia South, Citibank N.A.

Appointed to the role in September 2023, Amol is responsible for the leadership of Citi’s business in six Southeast Asian markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), and three Subcontinent markets (India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). Prior to this, Amol served as the ASEAN Head and Citi Country Officer (CCO) for Singapore since 2016.

Asia South is an important growth area for Citi, having been in the region since 1902. As a leading financial institution, Citi brings the strength of its global network across its key business areas in Services, Markets, Banking and Wealth. Amol is based in Singapore also focuses on creating greater connectivity cross Citi to deliver the full capability of the firm to clients.

Amol is a 35-year Citi veteran and has held a number of senior positions globally. Prior to moving to Singapore from Hong Kong, he was the Region Head for the Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business in Asia Pacific from 2012-16. He was based in New York from 2007–12 as the Region Head of TTS, North America and was based in London from 2003–07 as the Head of Payments for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Before that, he ran the Cash Management business for Western Europe. Prior to moving to EMEA, he was the Head of Transaction Services business for the Indian sub-continent. Prior to joining Transaction Services, Amol was with Citi’s Consumer Business in India where he held roles in sales, product management and treasury.

Amol holds a Master of Business Administration from Bombay University.

Deborah Ho

Chairman, BlackRock Singapore

Deborah Ho is the Chairperson of BlackRock Singapore and she previously served as Country Head of BlackRock Singapore.  BlackRock is one of the world’s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions. As of end March 2026, BlackRock manages over US$13.9 trillion assets across active, ETFs and index, alternatives, cash and sustainable investment strategies.

During her tenure as Country Head, Deborah oversaw the expansion of BlackRock Singapore as a regional hub and  strengthened its investment management, technology, alternatives, and sustainable investing capabilities. Singapore is also one of the major hubs for Aladdin, which is BlackRock’s operating system for investment professionals that enables every aspect of the investment process.

Deborah is passionate about developing leaders in the financial services sector in Asia and the development of ESG investing. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University and a co-chair of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association.

Shi Wei

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General Manager, Bank of China Singapore Branch

Ms Shi Wei was appointed the General Manager of Bank of China Singapore Branch in May 2024.

Prior to this appointment, she was the General Manager of BOC Globalisation Office and Risk Management Department. Ms Shi joined Bank of China in 1993, and held various managing positions including Assistant General Manager and Chief Risk Officer of Corporate Banking Division, as well as Deputy General Manager of Financial Institutions Department in BOC Head Office, and Deputy General Manager and Chief Risk Officer of BOC London Branch.

Ms Shi graduated from Renmin University of China with a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degrees in Economics. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from City University of New York.

Gautam Banerjee

Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Group, and Chairman of Blackstone Singapore Pte Ltd

Gautam Banerjee is a Senior Managing Director and Chairman of Blackstone Singapore. Mr. Banerjee was previously the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Singapore. Mr. Banerjee spent over 30 years with the firm in various leadership roles in Singapore, India and East Asia.

Mr. Banerjee is a non-executive director on the Board of Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore Telecommunications and GIC Private Limited.

Mr. Banerjee is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from Warwick University in 1977 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) by the same university in 2014. Mr. Banerjee was a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2007 to 2009 and was awarded the Public Service Medal by the Singapore Government in 2014.

Tan Su Shan

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CEO and Director, DBS Group

Ms Tan Su Shan is the CEO and Director of DBS Group. DBS is the largest bank in Southeast Asia. Su Shan was previously the Deputy CEO and Group Head of Institutional Banking, and before that, Group Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management for close to a decade. She was also the President Commissioner for PT Bank DBS Indonesia from 2014 to 2024.

Su Shan has over 35 years of experience in consumer banking, wealth management and institutional banking. Besides Singapore, she has experience in major financial centres such as Hong Kong, Tokyo and London. Before joining DBS, Su Shan was Morgan Stanley’s Head of Private Wealth Management for Southeast Asia. She has also worked at Citibank and prior to that at ING Barings.

She served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2012 to 2014. In August 2025, Su Shan was also appointed by the Singapore Government to the Economic Strategic Review Committee on Global Competitiveness which seeks to strengthen Singapore’s economic standing and relevance to the world.

In 2025, Su Shan ranked 6th globally in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business List, making her the only Singaporean to feature in the Top 10. In 2024, she was also featured on Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen List.

In 2019, The Asset named Su Shan as one of the six women in Asia who are likely to influence and feature prominently in shaping the banking and associated financial services industry in Asia.

In 2018, she was nominated by Forbes Magazine as a “Top 25 Emergent Asian Woman Business Leader”. In the same year, she was also named “Retail Banker of the Year”, by the Digital Banker in their inaugural Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards. She was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement” award at the WealthBriefingAsia 2018 Awards.

In October 2014, Su Shan became the first Singaporean to be recognised as the world’s “Best Leader in Private Banking” by PWM/The Banker, a wealth publication by the Financial Times Group.

Su Shan sits on the advisory board of Dyson’s family office, Weybourne Holdings, as well as on the boards of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Climate Impact X Pte Ltd. She was previously on the board of the Central Provident Fund of Singapore (CPF Board), MPACT Management Ltd. (the Manager of Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial 

Married with two children, Su Shan is actively involved in fund-raising efforts for various Singapore charities. She is a member of the International Women’s Foundation and the Young Presidents Organisation, as well as an advisor to Oxford University's Lincoln College. She is also the Founder President of the Financial Women’s Association in Singapore, a non-profit organisation she founded and pioneered in 2001 to help develop and mentor women in the financial industry.

Su Shan graduated with a Master of Arts from Lincoln College, Oxford University where she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She has also completed executive leadership courses in Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, and Singularity University.

Chandra Mallika

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Managing Director, COO, Asia Pacific & MEA, Chief Country Officer, Singapore, and CEO, Developed Asia, Deutsche Bank AG

Chandra Mallika is the Chief Country Officer for Deutsche Bank Singapore. In October 2023, Chandra expanded her role of Chief Operating Officer APAC, covering Middle East & Africa (MEA). Additionally, she is also the CEO of Developed Asia Pacific countries consisting of Australia, South Korea & Taiwan. She is a member of the Asia Pacific/MEA Executive Committee. 

In her role, Chandra is responsible for regional business strategy, risk management and achieving operational efficiencies across the Bank. She plays a key role in focusing on the region’s diverse, evolving and complex regulatory environment, and is an expert in Asia’s emerging markets capital markets regulation.

Chandra has been instrumental in championing women in finance. She is a prominent advocate of a gender-diverse workplace and a recognised leader in promoting the value of women in leadership positions.

Previously, Chandra was appointed as the interim Regional Head of HR APAC from April 2021 till June 2022. She was also the Chief Operating Officer of Corporate & Investment Bank, Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she was Business Manager in Trading and Sales, Asia at Bankers Trust.

Chandra has also worked with The Consulting Group and with Cargill in Minneapolis in their Strategic Investments Unit. She spent 11 years at the Monetary Authority of Singapore in various roles in banking supervision and financial centre development. 

Chandra has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Singapore and a Diploma in Banking and Finance.

Jenny Sofian

CEO, Fullerton Fund Management

Prior to joining Fullerton in Nov 2017, Jenny spent more than 20 years at Amundi Singapore. She was appointed the CEO and Head of South Asia in November 2009, responsible for their Southeast Asian and Australian operations. She also served as the Regional Director of Southeast Asia at the Group Level Executive Committee. Jenny joined Amundi in 1996, to manage Asian equity portfolios. She was later appointed Head of Research for Asia and in 1999, promoted to Managing Director. Earlier in her career, Jenny managed various insurance funds for the Insurance Corporation of Singapore, and was responsible for asset allocation as well as investment across asset classes.

Jenny graduated from San Diego University with a BS in Business Administration degree (major in Finance) Summa Cum Laude. Jenny is actively involved in a number of industry bodies that are working to positively influence the asset management industry. In addition to being an FCAP member, Jenny serves on the Executive Committee of the Investment Management Association of Singapore. Jenny is also a member of the Institute of Banking and Finance’s Fund Management Working Group, and a board member of the Finance Accreditation Agency in Malaysia.

Dr Yang Yu

Managing Director, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Singapore Branch

Dr Yang was appointed as the Managing Director of ICBC Singapore in February 2023. He is currently a Council Member of The Association of Banks in Singapore and the Standing Vice-President of China Enterprises Association (Singapore).

Prior to this appointment, he was Deputy General Manager of International Business Department, ICBC Head Office from September 2021. Dr Yang joined ICBC in 2004, and held various managing positions including Country Head of ICBC Prague Branch and Deputy Country Head of ICBC Phnom Penh Branch.

Dr Yang holds a Master's Degree in Finance and a Ph.D. in World Economics from Sichuan University.

Hong Wai Mei

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Managing Director, Senior Country Officer, Singapore, JPMorgan

Wai Mei is currently the Senior Country Officer (SCO) of J.P. Morgan Singapore and Head of Global Corporate Banking Singapore. In her capacity as Singapore’s SCO, Wai Mei oversees all lines of business operating in Singapore. As the Singapore Head of Corporate Banking, Wai Mei leads the team covering client segments that include large local corporates, financial institutions, MNCs and the public sector. With her 27 years of experience in wholesale banking, including her previous role as Head of ASEAN Corporate Banking at the firm, Wai Mei has extensive and in-depth knowledge of the Singapore and ASEAN markets.
Wai Mei joined J.P. Morgan Singapore in 2007, where she was instrumental in building the Corporate Banking franchise in the market. Prior to joining the firm, Wai Mei was with ABN AMRO, where she headed the team covering the healthcare sector in Asia Pacific. At one point, she was responsible for managing the relationships with major oil and gas clients across Asia Pacific. Wai Mei also spent several years with ABN AMRO’s Structured Finance team, focusing on project financing and advisory business with oil and gas clients in the region.

Tomoaki Tagami

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Country Head of Singapore, MUFG Bank, Ltd. 

Mr. Tomoaki Tagami was appointed MUFG Bank’s Country Head for Singapore and Regional Head of Japanese Corporate Banking Division for APAC in April 2025.

As country head, he has oversight of MUFG Singapore’s governance in risk management, operations, regulatory engagement and compliance matters. In his capacity as Japanese corporate banking regional head, Mr. Tagami is also responsible for deepening MUFG’s Japanese corporate client portfolio across 13 markets in the Asia Pacific.

Mr. Tagami has three decades of corporate and investment banking experience. Prior to his current roles, he was the Division Head of the Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking Business Planning Division in Tokyo since 2023. He also held senior positions in the Corporate Planning Division with oversight over government and regulatory affairs.

Mr. Tagami’s career with MUFG included senior roles in its Japanese Corporate business in the Americas, during which he was based in Los Angeles from 2011. He joined MUFG in 1997 with then Sanwa Bank’s Noda Branch in Osaka.

Mr. Tagami obtained a Master of Science in Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2017 and Bachelor of Economics from Kyoto University in 1997.

Tan Teck Long

OCBC Tan Teck Long

Group CEO, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd

Mr Tan Teck Long was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of OCBC on 1 January 2026. Mr Tan also serves as Director on the boards of OCBC Malaysia, OCBC Hong Kong, Bank of Singapore and Great Eastern Holdings Limited. Mr Tan is currently Chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore, Chairman of ASEAN Bankers Association and Vice Chairman of the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF).

He joined OCBC in 2022 as the Head of Global Wholesale Banking, with global responsibility for all banking relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporates and financial institutions, as well as the global transaction banking and investment banking businesses.

Mr Tan has more than 30 years of banking experience overseeing Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Risk Management. He joined OCBC from DBS Bank, where his last appointment was Group Chief Risk Officer. Prior to that, he held several senior roles, including Group Head of Corporate Banking.

Mr Tan is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Manchester and a Bachelor of Accountancy with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore.

Kevin Lu

Partner and Chairman of Asia, Partners Group

Dr. Kevin Lu is Partners Group’s Chairman of Asia, a member of the Global Executive Board and Head of Partners Group’s Singapore office. Additionally, he chairs the PG LIFE Impact Committee and leads the development of relationships with key strategic clients in Asia. Kevin has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 21 years of industry experience.
Prior to joining Partners Group, he served as Asia Regional Director and Chief Financial Officer at the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), overseeing MIGA’s finance, investments, portfolio management and risk analytics functions. He holds a PhD in international finance and public policy from New York University.

Jessica Tan

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Executive Vice-President and President, Sun Life Canada

Jessica Tan is Executive Vice-President and President of Sun Life Canada. She is responsible for leading Sun Life’s business in its home market, driving continued growth as a leader in health, wealth and protection for Canadians. Sun Life Canada is a 160-year business serving 12 million Canadians, which is more than half the working Canadians in the country across insurance, wealth, asset management, and health businesses.

Jessica is widely recognized as a transformative leader. She has been recognized on Forbes’ The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list and ranked top five on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list for five consecutive years (2019–2023).

Prior to Sun Life in North America, Jessica worked in Asia for 20 years across Greater China, India, and Southeast Asia. Specifically, she was the co-CEO of Ping An, one of Asia’s largest insurance companies, responsible for Ping An’s insurance, digital banking, healthcare, and technology businesses. Prior to that Jessica was a partner at McKinsey where she worked in North America and Asia working with global and regional financial services companies and regulators.

Jessica is an active leader in the global community for fintech, healthcare and elderly care. She serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for Dialogue and joined the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. She sits on global financial services, health care/elderly care, and technology boards, including Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel, the Singapore Central Provident Fund (Pensions Fund >US$460 billion), SEA Group (Southeast Asia's largest gaming, e-commerce and fintech company), Global Finance & Technology Network, Asia Society Global Board of Trustees, Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, and AGE-WELL elderly care/tech organization in Canada.

Jessica is married with two teenage daughters and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Master degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer science, and two Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics.

Valerie Kong

Valerie Kong

Managing Partner, Singapore, Clifford Chance

Valerie Kong is Clifford Chance’s Office Managing Partner in Singapore and a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Group. She also serves as the Global Co-Head of the firm’s Consumer Goods & Retail sector, driving strategic initiatives and key growth areas.

Clifford Chance is one of the world's pre-eminent law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As the Office Managing Partner in Singapore, Valerie leads a team of over 120 lawyers across all practice areas. She began her career with Clifford Chance as an intern in 1999 and has since worked in both the London and Singapore offices. From 2019 to 2022, she also served on the firm's global Partner Selection Group, which is the governance body responsible for making recommendations on partner promotion and recruitment.

Specialising in corporate M&A, Valerie has extensive experience advising financial investors and multinational corporations on complex cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestments across Southeast Asia and other emerging markets. She is dual-qualified to practise law in England & Wales and Singapore, and is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in various legal directories including Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Valerie graduated with first-class BA (hons) in law from the University of Cambridge and completed her Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School with distinction. She is passionate about championing the culture of inclusion and collaboration and ensuring the firm's continued success as an ethical and responsible business.

Patrick Lee

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CEO, Singapore and CEO, ASEAN & South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

As CEO for Singapore, ASEAN and South Asia, Patrick is responsible for the Bank’s franchise and businesses across ASEAN and South Asia. These are key strategic markets for the Standard Chartered Bank Group, and Singapore is home to the Bank’s global businesses and Technology & Operations functions.

Before assuming this role, Patrick was CEO Singapore, and Head of Global Banking, Singapore, where he was responsible for the Bank’s corporate and institutional client businesses.

Before joining Standard Chartered in 2012, Patrick was Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia Investment Banking at Nomura. Prior to that, he was Head of Singapore/Malaysia Investment Banking at UBS and Executive Director, Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. He has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, including corporate and investment banking, product and sector coverage, and has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and London.

Patrick is a Board Director of Clifford Capital Holdings Pte Ltd, a specialist provider of structured finance solutions, and of National University Health System Pte Ltd. He is also a member of the MOH Holdings Pte Ltd Investment Committee.  He serves as an Executive Committee member of Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services Pte Ltd (SGTraDex), and as an Alternate Director on the Board of Climate Impact X Pte Ltd. Patrick is appointed to the Standard Chartered Foundation Board of Trustees, and is also a Co-Founder and Board Director of Leap Philanthropy Ltd, a Singapore-based charity active in the region.

In 2022, Patrick was named an ‘IBF Distinguished Fellow’ by the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Singapore for his contributions to the growth and development of the financial sector.

Patrick graduated with BA (First Class Honors) and MA in English from Trinity College, Cambridge.

Loh Boon Chye

CEO, Singapore Exchange Limited

Mr Loh Boon Chye joined SGX as CEO on 14 July 2015. He is also an Executive and Non-Independent Director on the SGX Board. As CEO, he drives SGX’s growth strategy, with the aim of transforming SGX into a world-class multi-asset exchange.

Over the years, Mr Loh has played a key role in the development of Southeast Asia’s capital markets, having held a number of senior advisory positions. Apart from his directorship on the SGX Board from 2003 to 2012, he has been on the Boards of GIC Pte Ltd since November 2012, Economic Development Board Singapore since February 2017 and the World Federation of Exchanges since September 2017. He is also Chairman of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Advisory Board and Co-Chair of the Council for Board Diversity.

With a career in the financial industry that spans three decades, Mr Loh was most recently Deputy President and Head of Asia Pacific Global Markets at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch from December 2012 to May 2015. He was also the bank’s Country Executive for Singapore and Southeast Asia and a member of its Asia Pacific Executive Committee. From 1995 to 2012, Mr Loh was with Deutsche Bank AG, where he held various leadership roles including Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for Asia Pacific and Head of Global Markets for Asia.

Mr Loh is a council member and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore and a council member at the Singapore Business Federation. He was also previously Chairman of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee, as well as Deputy President of ACI Singapore. 

Mr Loh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore.

Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara

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CEO, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Temasek International Pte. Ltd.

Dilhan joined Temasek in September 2010. He was appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings on 1 October 2021. In his current role, he has oversight of all entities under Temasek Holdings, including Temasek Singapore, Temasek Global Investments, Temasek Partnership Solutions, and Temasek International.

Dilhan has held various leadership roles in Temasek, including Head of the Investment, the Portfolio Management, and the Enterprise Development Groups. He has also led the Temasek market teams in Singapore and the Americas.

Prior to Temasek, Dilhan was the Managing Partner of Wong Partnership LLP. He has over 20 years of legal experience, mainly focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and corporate law.

Wong Kee Joo

CEO, Singapore, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited*

Wong Kee Joo was appointed as CEO of HSBC Singapore on 1 June 2021.

Kee Joo has more than two and a half decades of experience in the banking industry in Singapore, UK, China, Hong Kong and Thailand.

Prior to his appointment as CEO of Singapore in June 2021, Kee Joo was HSBC’s Asia Pacific Regional Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management and led the bank’s delivery of integrated cash management solutions to multinational corporations, mid-market enterprises, small businesses and financial institutions across the region.

Before that, Kee Joo was Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management for China and prior to that, Thailand. In both markets, he was responsible for leading the execution of HSBC’s growth, investment and emerging markets strategy.

Kee Joo is active in the community:

  • Chairman of National Youth Achievement Award’s Board of Trustees and Advisory Board member of National Youth Achievement Award Singapore
  • Co-Chairman of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association
  • Second Vice Chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore
  • Council member of Singapore Business Federation and Vice Chairman of its Internationalisation Action Committee
  • Council Member of The Institute of Banking and Finance
  • Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel
  • Advisory Board member of Climate Governance Singapore
  • Advisory Board member of Singapore Green Finance Centre

*Also an Executive Director of HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited Board

Edmund Koh

Chairman, UBS Asia Pacific

Edmund Koh became a member of the Group Executive Board and was appointed President UBS Asia Pacific of UBS Group AG and UBS AG in January 2019. He was also Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific from 2016 – 2018 as well as Country Head Singapore from 2012 – February 2019.
He joined UBS in February 2012 as Group Managing Director, heading the UBS Wealth Management South East Asia and Asia Pacific Hub. Edmund, a Singaporean, is also a member of the UBS Global Wealth Management Executive Committee.

Edmund has more than 30 years' experience in senior roles in financial services. Prior to UBS, he was at Taiwan-based Ta Chong Bank where he served as President and Director from 2008 to 2011. From 2001 to 2008, he was Managing Director and Regional Head, Consumer Banking of DBS Bank in Singapore. In 2001, he became CEO of Alverdine Bank; two years earlier he held the same position for Prudential Assurance, both companies based in Singapore.

Edmund holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto, Canada.

Wee Ee Cheong

Deputy Chairman and CEO, United Overseas Bank Ltd

Mr Wee joined UOB in 1979 and currently serves as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
A career banker with 40 years’ experience, Mr Wee holds directorships in several UOB subsidiaries including United Overseas Insurance, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) and United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company. He is Chairman of United Overseas Bank (China) and President Commissioner of PT Bank UOB Indonesia.

Active in industry development, Mr Wee is the Chairman of The Association of Banks in Singapore, and the Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Baning & Finance. He is a member of the Indonesia-Singapore Business Council and Board of Governors of the Singapore-China Foundation, as well as an honorary council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He was previously deputy chairman of the Housing & Development Board and a director of the Port of Singapore Authority, UOL Group and Pan Pacific Hotels Group. In 2013, he was awarded the Public Service Star for his contributions to the financial industry.

A keen art enthusiast, Mr Wee is the Patron of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He is also a director of the Wee Foundation.

Mr Wee holds a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) and a Master of Arts (Applied Economics) from American University, Washington, DC.

Jeffrey Chi

Senior Consultant, Vickers Venture Partners

Dr. Jeffrey Chi joined Vickers in 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee. Between 2013 and 2017, Dr. Chi also served as the Chairman of Singapore Venture Capital Association.

Prior to joining Vickers, Dr. Chi was a Corporate Finance Specialist and an Executive Director at Pegasus Capital, where he managed engagements for a wide range of clients in both the public and private sectors. He was a Senior Consultant with the Monitor Group from 2001 to 2002.

Dr. Chi’s operational background includes working on the management team of an engineering and construction group where he oversaw operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia from 1992 to 1998. As the Managing Director, he guided the group into tripling its revenue in a mere 3 years, which helped the group clinch a spot in the Enterprise 50 awards in Singapore.

Dr. Chi graduated from the University of Cambridge with a First Class Honors in Engineering and has a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a CFA charterholder.