Director, Cash & Banking, Corporate Treasury- APAC

• Day 1| 4pm Cash management and forecasting: achieving clarity in an uncertain world

Managing Director

David Blair puts his 25 years of treasury and management experience to work for a broad range of clients through Acarate in Singapore. After starting his career with Price Waterhouse, David went on to set up international treasury operations for ABB and Nokia. David became Group Treasurer at Nokia, and subsequently Vice President of Treasury at Huawei.

• Day 1| Chair

Director, Commercial Treasury APAC

Delvin Chen has been with GE over 20 years, currently as Director of Commercial Treasury, APAC of GE. Key responsibilities include development and management of bank relationships, identifying foreign exchange and other operational risks in the projects and improve overall cash and liquidity position for the businesses through various trade finance tools. Prior to that, Delvin has taken various finance leadership roles in several regions including internal audit, controllership, FP&A, finance transformation and involved in multiple acquisitions and divesture through different business cycles. Delvin graduated from Fudan University and is CTP certified.

• Day 1| 5:00pm SGT Sustainability, supply and ESG in Asian treasury

Deputy Head IMF Office for Asia and the Pacific

Jochen M. Schmittmann is the deputy head of the IMF’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, Japan. He previously was the head of the IMF office in Singapore covering Asian financial markets as well as Malaysia and Singapore macroeconomic analysis. Before coming to Singapore, Jochen worked in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Finance, and Monetary and Capital Markets departments. He also worked as part of the team managing the IMF’s investments. Jochen has published on a wide range of topics in finance and macroeconomics, including behavioral finance, sustainable finance, currency hedging, and the economic impact of demographic change in Asia. Jochen holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.

• Day 1| 2pm Asia's path to recovery and growth in 2021

Treasurer APAC

Manu heads up Dyson’s APAC treasury team which manages treasury operations for its global manufacturing base in SEA and regional sales markets. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT-Varanasi (Banaras Hindu University) and an MBA from NUS Business School, Singapore. Manu joined Dyson in 2015, setting up their APAC treasury team and helping with Dyson’s expansion in both manufacturing and sales markets across Asia. Prior to that, he has held regional treasury roles with Hewlett Packard and Honeywell covering various countries in Asia Pacific and Africa and also worked with Lehman Brothers/Nomura in Singapore designing structured FX solutions for corporate and institutional clients. Outside of work, Manu likes playing cricket and contributing back to society via social service.

• Day 1| 4pm Cash management and forecasting: achieving clarity in an uncertain world

Lead, Treasury Operations APAC & Japan

Miho Kumazawa Joined Takeda in 2015 and she is currently Treasury Operation Lead for Japan/ APAC region. She is responsible for optimizing cash management, maintaining adequate liquidity, executing financial transactions, design and implements Treasury management system. Prior to Takeda, she experienced various Finance and Treasury roles in GE for 15 years. Miho graduated from Tsuda University in Japan (Bachelor of international studies) and Grenoble University in France (Master of Information/ Communication).

• Day 1| 4pm Cash management and forecasting: achieving clarity in an uncertain world

Head of Treasury & Capital Markets

• Day 1| 5pm Sustainability, supply and ESG in Asian treasury

President

Seng Ti was most recent the Senior General Manager at Isuzu Motors Asia holding a CFO/COO position whereby he heads the FP&A, Treasury & Accounting, and the Human Resource departments. Prior to that he was at A.P. Moller Maersk Group, SKF Group, Asia Genesis Asset Management and SMBC. He has over 15 years of corporate and market experience spanning from sell to buy sides. He is the current President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and is a member of the MAS SOR to SORA Steering (SC STS) Committee. Seng Ti holds an MBA from Nanyang Business School and had attended an Executive Programme at IMD Lausanne. He is a regular speaker and moderator at international and regional treasury events such as Eurofinance, Treasury Today, and ACTS events.

• Day 1| 2pm Asia's path to recovery and growth 2021

MD, Chief Economist

• Day 1| 2pm Asia's path to recovery and growth 2021

Vice President Regional Treasury Asia Pacific

Stephen Hogan, VP Regional Treasury Asia Pacific, Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) has been based in Singapore for the past 16 years, where he established the DPDHL Regional Treasury Centre (RTC) supporting over 140 legal entities in 41 countries across the region. The Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics company servicing customers in over 220 countries and territories worldwide. As a member of Deutsche Post AG Corporate Finance department, his main responsibilities encompass cash management including bank relationships, financial risk management, and corporate finance topics including subsidiary financing, legal entity management and M&A. Currently, he is working on digitalization initiatives within Corporate Finance, to enable the department to adapt to challenges in a digitalized world and work in a more agile fashion. Stephen is also a facilitator for group leadership trainings under the Certified banner and 21st Century CFO programs. Stephen joined DPDHL in 1997 and has also held various Finance and Treasury roles at Country, and Global level in London and Brussels. Prior to this he also worked in Finance and Tax roles in the UK Health Sector and UK Civil Service. Stephen is an ACMA, CGMA, CPA (Aust.) and holds a BA (Hons) Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University. Stephen is currently Honorary Secretary of the Association of Corporate Treasurers Singapore having previously been Honorary Treasurer.

• Day 1| 3:00pm SGT The new digital Asian treasury: APIs, RPAs and TMS

Associate Fellow Asia-Pacific

Vasuki Shastry has worked in senior roles at the International Monetary Fund, Singapore central bank, and most recently at Standard Chartered Bank in London, where he was Global Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability. Shastry is a well-known commentator on Asian and global economic issues and is an Associate Asia Fellow at Chatham House and a Senior Fellow at the US Chamber of Commerce. His research interests are Asian financial integration, technology policy, ESG, and global governance. Shastry is author of “Resurgent Indonesia - From Crisis to Confidence” and his second book “Has Asia Lost It? Dynamic Past, Turbulent Future” will be released in February 2021.

• Day 1| 2pm Asia's path to recovery and growth 2021

Treasurer

Xuelin is Head of Treasury for Trip.com Group Ltd, the biggest OTA from Asia with international presence. She has overall responsibilities for financial risk management, debt capital market, cash management and banking relationships. With the Group’s globalization business strategy, Xuelin leads various transformation projects from FX hedging practices, capital structure review to redesign of global banking landscape to accommodate the company’s rapid oversea expansion. Xuelin holds a master degree in Banking & Finance from University of Lausanne in Switzerland and she is a qualified AMCT.

• Day 1| 3pm The new digital Asian treasury: APIs, RPAs and TMS