Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Forum - Manila - October 1, 2024
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Overview 2024 Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Forum - Manila
Embark on a journey into the core of innovation and resilience within the insurance industry at the Asian Bankling & Finance and Insurance Asia Forum 2024, where banking and insurance professionals from across the continent come together. This forum is meticulously designed to delve deep into the ever-evolving landscapes of risk management, regulatory frameworks, technological advancements, and customer engagement strategies. It serves as the pivotal hub for igniting a transformative wave in the dynamic Asian insurance industry.
The forum embarks on an enlightening tour across Asia's leading cities, initiating a sequence of high-impact gatherings starting with the historic inaugural event in the vibrant metropolis of Ho Chi Minh on March 12. It then moves to the commercial epicenter of Bangkok on April 23, advances to Jakarta's booming insurance market on May 14, transitions to the finance-savvy Kuala Lumpur on June 25, and concludes amidst the burgeoning insurance sector of Manila on October 1.
The 2024 Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Forum invites you to embrace a world where tradition meets innovation, empowering you to redefine the boundaries of what's possible in the insurance sector.
Venue: Manila, CBD, TBA
Why the Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Forum 2024 is indispensable for professionals:
NETWORK
Engage with peers, thought leaders, and innovators. Expand your professional circle with executives and decision-makers through our tailored networking sessions.
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INSIGHT
Gain direct insights from industry forerunners and dissect groundbreaking case studies. Be at the forefront of understanding how regional trends and global shifts are influencing the insurance landscape in Asia.
INNOVATE
Explore the latest in insurtech, cyber insurance, and customer service excellence. Discover tools and tactics to drive product innovation, streamline operations, and enhance customer satisfaction.
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GROW
Propel your career and your company forward with the knowledge and connections gained. Whether it’s tapping into emerging markets or leveraging digital transformation, walk away with strategies that foster substantial growth.
SPEAKERS
![Melchor T. Plabasan](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Melchor T. Plabasan
Director, Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
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Director, Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
![Patricia Buenaventura Nichol](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-05/nichol-patricia-squir.jpg?itok=WlBYquAf 1920w)
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Patricia Buenaventura Nichol
Partner and Office Head
Bain & Company
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Partner and Office Head
Bain & Company
Patricia Buenaventura Nichol is member of our global Financial Services practice.
Patricia has more than 20 years of experience — including more than 15 years with Bain — advising corporate clients on topics including digitization, innovation, corporate and business unit strategy, and operating model.
She has experience working on:
Full potential strategy for large, multi-country and single-market international banks in APAC, Americas and EMEA;
Full potential transformation for a major Philippine bank and a Philippine pharmaceutical company;
Corporate due diligence and portfolio strategy for major private equity funds looking to invest in technology and consumer goods companies;
Equity and debt fundraising for various Fortune 500 companies in energy, technology, industrial sectors, telcos (including Philippine telcos), and financial services companies.
Patricia is also a core member of our banking innovation team, covering cybersecurity, open banking, agility, and disruptive trends impacting the financial services industry.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. from Williams College.
![Fridolin Blumer](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-06/fridolin-squir_2.jpg?itok=3svHDqg6 1920w)
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Fridolin Blumer
CEO & Founder
XiXun Asia Pte. Ltd.
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CEO & Founder
XiXun Asia Pte. Ltd.
Fridolin runs XiXun Asia, a boutique management consulting firm in Singapore. He delivered large scale front to back business and IT platform changes as a Program Director and Operating Model Designer. He has more than 35 years’ banking experience in Europe and Asia in both the run and change the bank dimensions. He has successfully led or advised teams on more than 10 core banking transformation projects including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Maybank and Deutsche Bank PWM. He designed the IT Blueprint for an online fashion retailer, advised a German telco on their digital transformation journey and project lead Crealogix’ suite of products to Bangkok Bank. Most recently he assessed the target operating model and competitive advantage proposition of a Malaysian tier 1 bank’s wealth management to design their digital blueprint and roadmap.
![Jun Palanca](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Jun Palanca
Country Manager, Philippines
ING
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Country Manager, Philippines
ING
![JC Principe](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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JC Principe
Chief Information and Transformation Officer
FWD Life Insurance
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Chief Information and Transformation Officer
FWD Life Insurance
![Lito Villanueva](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Lito Villanueva
Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Digital Enterprise & Innovations Group Head
RCBC
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Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Digital Enterprise & Innovations Group Head
RCBC
![Carlo Nazareno](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/carlo-b-nazareno_photo1_0.png?itok=9wrdgRVT 1920w)
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Carlo Nazareno
Head of Cash Management Services
BDO
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Head of Cash Management Services
BDO
Carlo Bass Nazareno is the Head of Cash Management Services in the Transaction Baking Group of BDO Unibank, based in Manila. Before coming back to Manila in 2020, Carlo spent 16 years in London, holding various roles in Citi, JP Morgan, Bank of America Merril Lynch and HSBC, specializing in Cash Management, Treasury Services and Compliance. His last role was in the Global Corporate Operations Office of HSBC’s Global Liquidity and Cash Management team managing and leading the global digital and investment programs of the bank. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management and an undergraduate degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University.
![Prahlad Agarwal](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Prahlad Agarwal
CFA, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy
Manulife Philippines
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CFA, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy
Manulife Philippines
![Gino Carlo Riola](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Gino Carlo Riola
Chief Marketing Officer
Allianz PNB Life Philippines
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Chief Marketing Officer
Allianz PNB Life Philippines
![Alvin Dave Pusing](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
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Alvin Dave Pusing
Director, Financial Services and Risk Consulting
PwC
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Director, Financial Services and Risk Consulting
PwC
AGENDA
*Subject to change
8:30 - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION
9:05 - 9:10 AM Welcome Remarks
- Tim Charlton, Publisher, Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia
9:10 - 9:25 AM Opening Speaker
- Melchor T. Plabasan (Mhel), Director, Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
9:25 - 9:45 AM Keynote Speaker
- Patricia Buenaventura Nichol, Partner & Office Head, Bain & Company
9:45 - 10:05 AM CEO Fireside chat
10:05 -10:35 AM Panel Session 1: Embracing Digital Disruption: Transforming Philippine Banking in the Digital Age
Moderator:
- Fridolin Blumer, CEO & Founder, XiXun Asia
Panelists:
- Jun Palanca, Country Manager, Philippines, ING
- JC Principe, Chief Information and Transformation Officer, FWD Life Insurance
- Lito Villanueva, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Digital Enterprise & Innovations Group Head, RCBC
10:35 -11:15 AM NETWORKING BREAK
11:15 - 11:35 AM Speaking Session 4
11:35 - 11:55 AM Speaking Session 5
- Carlo Nazareno, Head of Cash Management Services, BDO
11:55 - 12:25 PM Panel Session 2: Digital Banking 2.0: Shaping the Future of Finance
12:25 - 2:00 PM MIDDAY BREAK
2:00 - 2:20 PM Speaking Session 6
2:20 - 2:40 PM Speaking Session 7
2:40 - 3:10 PM Panel Session 3: Revolutionizing Insurance: Embracing Inclusivity and Sustainability in the Philippine Market
Panelists:
- Prahlad Agarwal, CFA, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy, Manulife Philippines
- Gino Carlo Riola, Chief Marketing Officer, Allianz PNB Life Philippines
3:10 - 3:40 PM NETWORKING BREAK
3:40 - 4:00 PM Speaking Session 9
4:00 - 4:30 PM Panel Session 4: Customer-Centric Banking and Insurance: Enhancing Experiences in the Philippine Financial Landscape
Moderator:
- Alvin Dave Pusing, Director, Financial Services and Risk Consulting, PwC
4:30 PM END OF PROGRAM
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SPEAKERS
![Melchor T. Plabasan](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Melchor T. Plabasan
Director, Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
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Director, Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
![Patricia Buenaventura Nichol](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-05/nichol-patricia-squir.jpg?itok=WlBYquAf 1920w)
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Patricia Buenaventura Nichol
Partner and Office Head
Bain & Company
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Partner and Office Head
Bain & Company
Patricia Buenaventura Nichol is member of our global Financial Services practice.
Patricia has more than 20 years of experience — including more than 15 years with Bain — advising corporate clients on topics including digitization, innovation, corporate and business unit strategy, and operating model.
She has experience working on:
Full potential strategy for large, multi-country and single-market international banks in APAC, Americas and EMEA;
Full potential transformation for a major Philippine bank and a Philippine pharmaceutical company;
Corporate due diligence and portfolio strategy for major private equity funds looking to invest in technology and consumer goods companies;
Equity and debt fundraising for various Fortune 500 companies in energy, technology, industrial sectors, telcos (including Philippine telcos), and financial services companies.
Patricia is also a core member of our banking innovation team, covering cybersecurity, open banking, agility, and disruptive trends impacting the financial services industry.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. from Williams College.
![Fridolin Blumer](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-06/fridolin-squir_2.jpg?itok=3svHDqg6 1920w)
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Fridolin Blumer
CEO & Founder
XiXun Asia Pte. Ltd.
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CEO & Founder
XiXun Asia Pte. Ltd.
Fridolin runs XiXun Asia, a boutique management consulting firm in Singapore. He delivered large scale front to back business and IT platform changes as a Program Director and Operating Model Designer. He has more than 35 years’ banking experience in Europe and Asia in both the run and change the bank dimensions. He has successfully led or advised teams on more than 10 core banking transformation projects including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Maybank and Deutsche Bank PWM. He designed the IT Blueprint for an online fashion retailer, advised a German telco on their digital transformation journey and project lead Crealogix’ suite of products to Bangkok Bank. Most recently he assessed the target operating model and competitive advantage proposition of a Malaysian tier 1 bank’s wealth management to design their digital blueprint and roadmap.
![Jun Palanca](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Jun Palanca
Country Manager, Philippines
ING
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Country Manager, Philippines
ING
![JC Principe](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
JC Principe
Chief Information and Transformation Officer
FWD Life Insurance
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
Chief Information and Transformation Officer
FWD Life Insurance
![Lito Villanueva](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Lito Villanueva
Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Digital Enterprise & Innovations Group Head
RCBC
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Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, Digital Enterprise & Innovations Group Head
RCBC
![Carlo Nazareno](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/carlo-b-nazareno_photo1_0.png?itok=9wrdgRVT 1920w)
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Carlo Nazareno
Head of Cash Management Services
BDO
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Head of Cash Management Services
BDO
Carlo Bass Nazareno is the Head of Cash Management Services in the Transaction Baking Group of BDO Unibank, based in Manila. Before coming back to Manila in 2020, Carlo spent 16 years in London, holding various roles in Citi, JP Morgan, Bank of America Merril Lynch and HSBC, specializing in Cash Management, Treasury Services and Compliance. His last role was in the Global Corporate Operations Office of HSBC’s Global Liquidity and Cash Management team managing and leading the global digital and investment programs of the bank. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management and an undergraduate degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University.
![Prahlad Agarwal](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Prahlad Agarwal
CFA, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy
Manulife Philippines
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CFA, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy
Manulife Philippines
![Gino Carlo Riola](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Gino Carlo Riola
Chief Marketing Officer
Allianz PNB Life Philippines
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
Chief Marketing Officer
Allianz PNB Life Philippines
![Alvin Dave Pusing](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/sc_10/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=r7Z5Tezj)
Alvin Dave Pusing
Director, Financial Services and Risk Consulting
PwC
![](https://assets.charltonmedia.com/s3fs-public/styles/judges/public/2024-07/anon_1_0_13.jpg?itok=Cno9A6f8 1920w)
Director, Financial Services and Risk Consulting
PwC