Pieter Franken is a passionate global Fintech Pioneer and a Deep Tech Innovator with many industry firsts under his belt. Career spanning well over 30+ years in the Financial Industry, specializing in technology leadership, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, GreenTech, AI, Cyber Security, digital innovation and large-scale digital transformations. C-level and executive positions with industry leaders such as Citigroup, Shinsei Bank, Aplus, Monex Group, Union Digital Bank and ModuleQ, and senior advisory/board positions including Elevandi (SFF), RegGenome Ltd., EmeradaCo and SAFECAST.ORG, a global NPO critically acclaimed for citizen sourced, open environmental data. Pieter is a member of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) and a Founding Member of the ASEAN Innovation Network (AFIN, now Synfindo), a nonprofit company founded by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), IFC/World Bank and ABA (ASEAN Banking Association) to accelerate digital transformation across Asia and other developing regions to foster Financial Inclusion and bridging the gaps between FinTechs and Financial Institutions and operator of the APIX Platform. In 2023, Pieter co-founded the Japan Fintech Festival in collaboration with Japan Financial Supervisory Agency and Bank of Japan. Pieter holds a MSc in Computer Science from Delft University and currently is a Guest Professor and Senior Researcher at Keio University, an Adjunct Fellow with Griffith University Asia Institute (GAI) and MIT Media Lab alumni. He contributes to research in FinTech in Asia, Financial Inclusion, Citizen Science, IoT and Digital Assets.
Hall 4, Singapore EXPO
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You don't want to miss this one-of-a-kind industry networking where founders, regulators, and business leaders will jam together on stage to wrap up and celebrate SFF 2024!
Launchpad Room, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 4
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Over the past quarter-century, Japan has endured prolonged economic stagnation and deflation, with the Bank of Japan maintaining a zero interest rate policy. However, this year, the BOJ finally raised the policy rate to 25bps. Although a small increase in numbers, it signals a significant shift that global capital markets have strongly reacted to, once again recognizing Japan's economic presence.
Japan is currently facing a range of well-recognized challenges and opportunities, such as demographic shifts like population decline and aging, issues in the labor market, challenges in the capital markets like corporate governance, and emerging opportunities like Quantum Technology, which is gaining serious attention.
In this session, we aim to engage in a meta-cognitive discussion, not just about those identified issues and opportunities, but to uncover and recognize the deeper, fundamental triggers that Japan holds—much like how a "25bps" change rippled across the global landscape.
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