About This Webinar
AI. Everyone is talking about it, and we're all discovering new ways of using it every day. How does the rapid development of AI impact you in the workplace? What should brands bear in mind in the using of AI? Join us in this series titled "Decoding AI", where we speak with leading industry experts on their experiences implementing revolutionary technologies, and practical advice and solution to understanding how to adopt AI to benefit individuals and companies alike.

Joining us in our pilot episode is Steve Monaghan, who has led the development and implementation of revolutionary technologies at various financial institutions, including DBS, the world's leading digital bank. Tapping on his vast experience, we'll deep dive into the wide-ranging and transformative capabilities of AI in FSI:
- How to jumpstart or evaluate your current AI efforts
- The common challenges of deploying AI capabilities at scale
- The successful ingredients for a successful AI strategy
Presenters
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    Steve Monaghan
    Former Chief Innovation Officer of DBS Bank Singapore
    Steve is General Partner, FinMirai, based in Tokyo, Japan, and Non-Executive Board Member of Rakbank, UAE. He is also a board member at Pulse Global, a Limited Partner and investment committee member in True Global Ventures, and a private investor in Deeptech, Healthtech, and FinTech. He has worked for leading corporations and financial institutions including Dell, Compaq, Citigroup, OCBC, Shinsei, DBS Bank, Riyad Bank and AIA.

    As founding Chief Innovation Officer for DBS Bank, Steve drove the innovation agenda focused on Payments (PayLah), SME (Business Class), GTS (Working Capital Advisory), AI, and Big Data, culminating in the $220+M investment of DBS in innovation projects, including DBS A*Star R&D Lab, DX transformation (dbs.com), Digital Onboarding, and DBS Digital Banking. During Steve’s tenure, DBS transformed from 3rd most innovative bank in Singapore to being awarded "Most Innovative
    Large Business” at ASEAN Business Awards. DBS is now a global brand recognized as the world’s leading Digital Bank and SME Bank, founded on capabilities and platforms built during his tenure.

    At AIA, Steve founded and led the Edge team, building Asia and Oceania's leading corporate Accelerator launching Hong Kong's first Unicorn, became the first Insurance company to join R3 blockchain consortium, pioneered Digital Health in Asia, and initiated the company's journey into Artificial Intelligence.
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    Nicholas Kontopoulos
    Vice President of Marketing for Twilio, Asia Pacific & Japan
    As the Asia Pacific & Japan Vice President of Marketing for Twilio, Nicholas Kontopoulos harnesses over 30+ years of professional experience, built across multiple industries and geographies. He’s passionate about challenging the 'status-quo' and 'management dogma' that stifles the creative thinking processes that are paramount to delivering amazing customer experiences, Nicholas ensures that ‘Customer Experience’ is a core business ideology at the heart of the brand.

    Previous to this, Nicholas was the APAC Head of Growth Marketing at Adobe DX and the Global VP for Fast Growth Markets Marketing at SAP, and has also held a number of highly strategic global and regional, Sales and Business Development and Marketing roles during his career across the globe.

    During the course of his career, Nicholas has passionately pursued business strategies that both harness, and intelligently exploit the power of available technologies, both within the businesses he has worked for and those clients he has served. An international speaker, Nicholas has been regularly published on Forbes.com, News Asia, Bloomberg, CampaignAsia.com, Marketing-Interactive.com, THEDRUM.com and Customerthink.com.