2nd Asia Finance Forum: FinTech and Sustainable Development 8 to 10 November 2017 Philippines The conference discussed the growing importance of digital finance and its cross-cutting impacts on sustainable development goals, including poverty reduction, inclusive economic growth, inequality mitigation. It also discussed how digital finance can help address thematic issues such as hunger, health, education, gender, energy, infrastructure, and climate change. Program and Learning Materials 08 November 2017 09 November 2017 10 November 2017 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Address Welcome Remarks during the 2nd Asia Finance Forum ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management & Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono opened the 2nd Asia FInance Forum by sharing how… Bambang Susantono Keynote Opening: Sustainable Development Goals and Digital Finance Digital Finance for SDG: the future that is happening Chen Long Session 1: Panel Discussion Making the Last Mile the First Opportunity with FinTech Session 2: How is FinTech Impacting Urban Development Across Asia? Digital Payment in Public Utilities: The Indonesia Experience Indonesia employs a digital payment scheme for public transport. It uses a single card for payments to the commuter train, buses, and road tolls… Triyono [node:field_last_name] Session 3a: Panel Discussion Digital Finance and the Future of Commerce Session 3b: Panel Discussion Financing Agriculture Value Chains in the Digital Age Sesssion 3c: Innovations in Digital Technologies that are Impacting Access to Insurance Asia Risk Transfer Solutions: Trends in Emerging Asia The fast growth of the insurance industry in Asia demands new and innovative insurance approaches and processes. InsureTech, the application of … Alex Chen Session 3d: Spring boarding pilot projects using digital financial technologies into full-blown projects FINCA Bank Georgia In July 2017, FINCA Bank conducted a pilot project that aimed to facilitate the use of tablet devices on the field for loan processing and… Giorgi Samadashvili Digital Finance Marketplace Photos Speakers and Panelists Photos from Day 1 Photos Participants Photos from Day 1 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Address Welcome Address at the 2nd Asia Finance Forum (Day 2) Welcome address Ingrid van Wees Keynote Opening Session Digital Finance: Balancing Regulation and Policies AFI write-up on keynote session taken from AFI website. Alfred Hannig Session 4: Panel Discussion Creating An Enabling FinTech Environment Session 5: ICT Infrastructure and FinTech MobiCom: "E money" Customer and Regulatory Understanding This presentation shares brief information on e-money, customer-based infrastructure, and the convenience joint cards provides to users, in the… Enkhsaikhan Munkhjargalan Session 5: ICT Infrastructure and FinTech Telecom Infrastructure and DFS Initiatives in Pakistan Pakistan has a vibrant telecoms sector, with over 140 million cellular phone subscribers and over 48 million broadband subscribers. It also has… Muhammad Arif Sargana Session 6: Panel Discussion Accelerating Financial Inclusion: The Role of Digital Identification Session 7a: Panel Discussion Challenges of Cyber Security for FinTech Operations Session 7b: Panel Discussion Test-and-learn Approaches, Regulatory Sandboxes, and RegTech - the Story So Far Session 7c: Panel Discussion Data Privacy, Financial Education, and Consumer Protection Photos Speakers and Panelists Photos from Day 2 Photos Participants Photos from Day 2 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Address Gil-Hong Kim Keynote Opening Session Opportunities for FinTech in Asia This presentation stresses the need for more inclusive digital payment systems and digital financial systems, especially since over 1.6 billion… Michael Wiegand Session 8: Panel Discussion Laying the Foundation for Digital Finance and Development Priorities Session 9: The Way Forward Closing Remarks Arsene Jacoby Photos Photos from Day 3 Speakers and panelists Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Finance Sector Group Related Full Agenda 2nd Asia Finance Forum Conference Proceedings (adb.org) ADB Organizer/s Finance Sector Office Read Also Level One Project Boot Camp Workshop on FinTech Regulations and RegTech Partner Organization/s Asian Development Bank Institute, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, and the Government of Luxembourg Topics Finance