Featured Speakers:

Anoop Sonpar, Regional Director, SE Asia and Korea, Finastra

Anoop Sonpar has been operating at the forefront of the financial technology industry for more than 25 years. Anoop helps develop, negotiate, and lead solutions initiatives that are changing the landscape of market risk management for banks and capital markets firms. He has orchestrated enterprise-level, game changing solutions for organizations to enable nimble and fluid adaptation to industry capital pressures and constantly changing regulatory frameworks. Anoop leads a world-class sales team at Finastra, finessing best-in-class methodologies to produce just the right result for a customer. Anoop is recognized as a thought leader and subject matter expert and is regularly sought out to speak at industry events and customer conferences where he shares insights and expertise in treasury optimization, balance sheet management and digitization. Prior to Finastra, Anoop held leadership roles at enterprise software companies such as Calypso Technology, SimCorp and SunGard (FIS). Anoop holds a BSc in Management/Systems from the City University, London; is a MSTA distinction holder and a member of the Rotary Club of Raffles City (Singapore).

Calvin Boo, Team Lead, Global Solution Consultants, Core Banking and Digital Channels, APAC, Finastra

Calvin Boo leads the retail banking solutions team at Finastra covering the Fusion Core Banking and Digital Channels solutions. With over 25 years’ experience in consulting, implementation and project management, he has deep domain knowledge in core banking, digital channels and trade finance. Prior to joining Finastra, Calvin has held leadership and consulting roles at Accenture, Fiserv and SunGard, and was a early pioneer of wireless mobile apps in Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. 

 

Dr Aung Min, Director of IT, First Private Bank

Dr. Aung Min is currently the Chief Information Officer at First Private Bank in Myanmar and leading the bank’s digital transformation process. He has a Bachelor’s degree in process engineering from Yangon Technological University (Myanmar), Masters and PhD degrees in engineering from the University of Sydney (Australia) and the University of Queensland (Australia).

He began his IT career as a trainee programmer and progressed to programmer, application developer, business analyst and project manager. Earlier in his IT career he developed core banking applications for Myanmar local banks. Some of his professional areas of interest are IT Management, Project management, Business Analysis, Reporting & BI, and Mobile & E-Commerce.. 

Fabian Szijarto, Global Solution Consultant, Digital Channels, APAC, Finastra

As solution consultant at Finastra, Fabian Szijarto is a subject-matter expert in digital channels. With over 13 years’ experience in the FinTech industry he specialises in digital banking transformation. Prior to his current role he was senior pre-sales consultant at IND, a digital channels provider, driving workshops, proof of concepts and business analysis sessions. Previously, he held a number of roles at Raiffeisen Bank including consulting, product management and process engineering. 

 

Guillaume Spay, Global Solution Lead, Finastra

Guillaume Spay is a Global Solution Lead for Treasury & Capital Markets at Finastra. He is an experienced STIRT and FX practitioner who held a variety of senior roles at multiple major financial institutions including Rabobank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ. Guillaume holds a Master’s Degree in Bank Finance from Université Paris Dauphine.

Hal G. Bosher, Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO, Yoma Bank

Hal Bosher is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yoma Bank headquartered in Yangon, Myanmar. He has led Yoma Bank’s transformation since moving to Yangon in 2012. Over the past six years he has forged partnerships with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Telenor, GIZ and the Livelihoods and Security Trust Fund (LIFT) while growing the Bank’s assets by over $1.5B USD. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of Wave Money Myanmar, a joint venture between Telenor and Yoma Bank as well as a member of the Serge Pun and Associates (SPA) Executive Committee. Prior to joining Yoma Bank, Mr. Bosher spent 10 years with the World Bank Group at both the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Most recently, he was MIGA’s Regional Representative for Northern Asia based in Hong Kong. While at MIGA, he founded the Agency’s private equity business supporting the development of frontier market funds. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Bosher worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), McKinsey & Co., and INSEAD Business School. A Canadian national, Mr. Bosher holds a BA in economics and political science from McGill University in Montreal; an MA in International Finance and Southeast Asian Studies from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC; and an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain.

Kyaw Soe Lin, Chief Technology Officer, Yoma Bank

U Kyaw Soe Lin is the founder of Yoma Bank’s IT department and is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer of the Bank. As an IT professional with more than 16 years of experience in customized software application development, Kyaw has accumulated in-depth knowledge of IT technologies and extensive experience in local and international banking operations, hospital management systems, and many other commercial sectors. His vast experience and expertise cover operations, programming, database management, telecommunications, networking and project management. The highlight of Kyaw’s IT career is the pioneering achievement of his team developing the “Yoma Integrated Banking System”, Myanmar’s first automated banking software, in 2000. Born and raised in Yangon, Kyaw graduated with B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Yangon University. He also holds a Master of Information Science from the University of Computer Studies, Yangon.

Moo Sun, Senior Chief Operating Officer, AYA Bank

Mr. Moo Sun is currently the Senior Chief Operating Officer of AYA Bank. He is a well exposed banker with considerable experience into the various facets of retail and commercial banking. He began his career with Public Bank, Malaysia and has since covered banking in the region including in countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. In his 30 over years of banking, he has covered banking at all organizational levels including strategic, operational and support functions encompassing the front, mid and back office. He particularly, has extensive experience in new start- ups banks having played key roles in setting up the business and operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. Mr Moo’s strengths are in retail banking business, strategic planning, banking operations and international trade financing.

Sara Sulaiman, Transaction Banking Global Solutions Consultant, Asia Pacific, Finastra

Sara is a solution consultant for Finastra for its FusionBanking Transaction Banking solutions. A trade finance specialist, she has over 20 years’ experience in trade finance business and operations. Prior to her current role she held project management, advisory and professional services roles within Finastra. Prior to Finastra she held a number of roles at institutions including DBS, OCBC and Standard Chartered. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and is a certified Project Manager from Institute Systems Science.

Vijay Maheshwari, Chief Financial Officer, Yoma Bank

Vijay has 26 years of experience with Standard Chartered Bank and its publicly listed associate Banks, including 10 years as CFO, across India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and London. Vijay is also a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and alumni of Oxford Business School.

U Win Lwin, Managing Director, International Banking Division, KBZ Bank

Win Lwin joined Kanbawza Bank in August 2015 as Deputy Managing Director and Head of International Banking Division (IBD) to manage overall service delivery for Trade Finance, Financial Institutions, Foreign Remittance, Corporate Advisory, Cash Management, Treasury and Trust Operations for developing deep, strategic partnerships with the company's top, most complex regional and global institutional clients to deliver long-term value and capabilities to drive revenue and company image across businesses and geographies. He is currently the Treasurer of KBZ Bank and holding Managing Director position and Head of Transaction Banking as well. Win Lwin also actively involved with developing new and existing structured financial Instruments and transformation projects with industry leaders to improve Myanmar capital markets and structured finance industry. He is also responsible for overseeing continuous improvements to business processes reengineering and procedure/policy changes. Win Lwin has more than 20 years of working experience in financial banking sector especially in global structured finance and fixed income products, collateral administration, document custody, corporate trust, portfolio management, trade support and treasury management. In the past, Win Lwin has worked for UBS Investment Bank, Wachovia Securities, Bank of New York Mellon, and International Finance Corporation IFC, the World Bank Group. In addition, Win Lwin has participated in US Federal Government financial stabilization programs: TARP, PPIP, TALF, MAIDEN LANE II & III as well as Canadian Government Master Asset Vehicles: MAV I, II & III Programs.