Heiko Nix is Siemens' Global Head of Cash Management and Payments, with over two decades of expertise spanning technology and finance.
Throughout his career at Siemens, Heiko has held senior positions in the company’s Industry and IT Financial Services divisions, transitioning from information technology to an internationally recognized leader in cash management.
Under his leadership, Siemens Treasury has pioneered cutting-edge advances such as programmable money, blockchain-enabled bank accounts, and virtual banking solutions innovations that have captured the attention of both industry experts and the media. Committed to transforming the treasury function,
Heiko leverages the synergy of talent and technology and cultivates a culture of innovation, learning, and collaboration.
Roundtable Room 3, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 4
Invite-Only
Both digital trade and digital finance are frequently cited as key to solving the trade finance gap and more generally the financial inclusion gap. Although there are examples of instances where fintechs have helped to expand financial inclusion, the trade finance gap and the problems of financial inclusion continue to grow. The bulk of finance, technology and digital trade innovation– particularly in the past year where focus has been on the use of AI– have focused on making current processes faster and more efficient, without making a real dent on inclusion.
This roundtable seeks to recentre the inclusion discussion on the collaboration that digital trade and digital finance advocates must undertake to create real pathways – not just rhetorical ones – towards financial inclusion. Among the key discussion items will be:
- Creation and sharing of data from trade processes into finance
- Tokenization of real world and financial assets to solve deep tier/upstream access
- Partnership with Multilateral Development Banks and policymakers to drive private sector action
- The role of CBDCs and payments
Working with the audience, the roundtable seeks to outline a number of actions that can be taken collaboratively towards closing the inclusion gap and making real progress, bearing in mind the need to strike a better balance between the need for commercial viability of innovation and the need to solve inclusion issues and secure future prosperity.
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