The Speakers

Prior to his appointment as BSP Governor, Dr Diokno served as Budget Secretary at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), pursuing an expansionary fiscal policy to finance investments in human capital development and public infrastructure. His policy expertise and research contribution extend to various areas of public economics, national budget and public debt. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines-Diliman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (City University of Manila). Dr Diokno was Fiscal Adviser to the Philippine Senate and Chairman of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) as well as Local Water Utilities Administration. As early as the 1986 Tax Reform Program, he served as technical advisor to simplify the income tax system and introduce the value-added tax helping to design the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines streamlining the release of funds to sponsor the Procurement Reform Act. Dr Diokno served as consultant to various multilateral agencies like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Commission, and USAID.

Malek Mroueh has more than 25 years of experience working in the cards and payments industry. He has an in-depth knowledge of global payment landscapes, the requirements of financial inclusion and the benefits of branchless banking through working in various parts of the payments industry including solution design, cards consulting and digital payment channels and tools. Today, Malek is the Regional Head & Vice President of the Asia, Middle East & Africa region in TSYS

Mr. Consing has served on BPI's Board of Directors for 16 years and is the elected President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines. BPI as the oldest bank in Southeast Asia is controlled by Ayala Corporation with the mission to nurture every Filipino’s future through innovation. In his private capacity, Mr. Consing serves on the Boards of four private companies: The Rohatyn Group (New York based alternative investment firm), Sqreem Technologies (Singapore registered tech start-up), FILGIFTS.com (Philippine online merchant) and Endeavor Philippines (accelerator for entrepreneurs); as an Independent Board Director of publicly-listed companies: Jollibee Foods Corporation and National Reinsurance Corporation. He was also on the board of CIMB Group Holdings, First Gen Corporation with a focus on renewable power production, Hong Kong based Asian Youth Orchestra, US-Philippines Society and a Trustee of the Manila Golf Club Foundation. Previously, Mr. Consing worked for J.P. Morgan & Co., based in Hong Kong and Singapore.

GLOBE Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt) is allowing GCash users to top-up their mobile wallets by scanning a barcode at Puregold Price Club, Inc. and LBC Express Holdings totalling 1700 cash-in branches. GCash Chief Commercial Officer Frederic Levy is in-charge of making this cashless transition a sustained innovation in Philippines.

Manohar Chadalavada is serving as Global Head Servicing & Transacting Journey, Retail Innovation & Fintechs, Group Digital at Standard Chartered. Before, he was based in the Philippines as Country Chief Risk Officer for 2.5 years. He has over 22 years of experience in Digital, Fintechs, Risk Management, Outsourcing, Analytics and is a Board Member of Standard Chartered Modelling & Analytics Centre in Bengaluru. His journey in various stages of the retail financial services to the backend operations and analytics lends him strong credence to speak about how traditional financial institutions need to rethink their strategies and business models to compete in this era of digitalisation.

Commercial Bank of Dubai After six years in the news and entertainment business, Amol moved to ICICI and HSBC banks following his intuition to spend the next 11 years at various banks in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Well-versed in the interface of Islamic and digital banking, Amol has a mandate to turn around wholesale banking to improve Payments and Remittance services.

Spearheading the country's first digital health portfolio, Christian combines products under the Vigos Health brand with investments into innovative HealthTech Startups (MedGrocer, AIDE), building a healthcare platform that seamlessly integrates the group’s online and brick-and-mortar assets. Christian is also on the Innovation Advisory Council of the parent company, Ayala Corporation and Chair of Innovation Hub Committee of HIMSS Asia Pacific.

Jolly La Rosa has been an independent international consultant for ADB development projects since 2011 including the 2013 Asia SME Finance Monitor and the 2019 Aid for Trade report. She started as a research analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC and was researching for Dr. Subramanian’s book Eclipse Living in the Shadow of China’s Economic Dominance with internships at the USDA-Economic Research Service and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Industry.

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Ida has almost a quarter century of banking experience at the Philippine National Bank and National Australia Bank. With her expertise in entrepreneurship, project financing/ investment, mergers and acquisition, risk management, financial literacy, marketing and corporate rehabilitation, Ida now “rehabilitates” banks and businesses by buying non-performing assets and turning them around. To date, Opal Investments has purchased billions worth of distressed assets from banks

Armed with a PhD in Development policy and Management from the University of Manchester and a MPhil. in Economics from Cambridge, Dr. Tilakarnatna has over 15 years of research experience in the areas of financial inclusion, poverty and social protection. She has worked as a consultant to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and has led a number of research projects funded by international organizations such as the ILO, UNICEF and GIZ.

Matt Dooley is the founder and director of Connected Thinking, providing digital strategy, marketing, and training to banks. Dooley is a member of the Next Bank team with over 20 years international experience driving change at two of the world’s leading banks, across three continents. He was global head of Internet strategy and head of digital experience for the global commercial banking division in HSBC. He pioneered HSBC’s global Internet design standards as a result of establishing the first Internet banking platform back in 2000. Dooley stays abreast of the latest trends in mobile and virtual technology as well as social media.

Boon Ping manages The Asian Banker publication business and engages practitioners, customers, partners and the media on critical issues that impact the industry. He has more than 19 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, specializing in strategic branding, marketing communications and consumer insight. Prior to The Asian Banker, he was at United Overseas Bank (UOB), covering Singapore and key markets in the region, such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

Vijay is leading the change to digitization of financial services with its launch of CIMB PH, an all-digital mobile first bank since 2018. CIMB’s unique 10-minute onboarding process via smartphone, serves as the spark to champion financial inclusion in the Philippines. Previously Vijay was responsible for driving the digitization of CIMB in ASEAN using digital and data analytics, including open banking, personalization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning capabilities through Strategic Partnership and Digital Payments in the consumer business. Vijay led the startup team for Easy in RHB Bank, served as Head of Customer Experience and Quality in Citibank Malaysia and graduated from Citigroup's Global Consumer Group Management program in New York with stints at Wal-Mart and American Express.

Jaspar is a renowned international authority in the field of innovation, transformation and trends. Jaspar has led and contributed to over 100 digital innovation & transformational projects in different industries throughout the world. He is considered a pioneer in topics such as new financial technology, innovation and human driven cultures. His experience spans from running a corporate innovation unit (Chief Inspiration Officer at ABN Amro) to launching digital ventures. With his Advisory Group Limpid & Co and toolkit builder company PlaybookToolkit, Jaspar advances change around the world.

Wilson Chia is a highly seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a banking consultant/advisor in ASEAN on Organisatsk Management and Financial Planning. Prior to this, he was EVP of Fullerton Financial Holdings (FFH) at Temasek Holdings as the head of SME and Commercial Banking, overseeing portfolios across emerging markets. Before joining FFH, Wilson worked at Standard Chartered Bank, most recently as Regional Head of Consumer / SME Banking in South East Asia.

Armed with a PhD in Development policy and Management from the University of Manchester and a MPhil. in Economics from Cambridge, Dr. Tilakarnatna has over 15 years of research experience in the areas of financial inclusion, poverty and social protection. She has worked as a consultant to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and has led a number of research projects funded by international organizations such as the ILO, UNICEF and GIZ.

Lito Villanueva is presently the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovations and Inclusion Officer for RCBC and concurrently as Chief Digital Transformation Advisor for the Yuchengco Group of Companies. He has over 20 years of experience in banking, telecommunications, payments, development finance, and financial technology with over 50 global and regional awards such as the Top 100 FinTech Leaders in Asia. He enjoyed stints at various organisations such as Economist Intelligence Unit, Visa, Smart Communications, IFC of the World Bank Group, Voyager Innovations, and PayMaya. Lito is also the founding chairman of FinTech Alliance.ph and released various publications including the award-winning three-volume Inclusive Digital Finance Report and the Uncharted Beyond: The Taxonomy of FinTech in the Philippines.