
July 28, 2022 (Thu) | 9:30AM - 3:00PM | Hong Kong
Welcome to the AWS Financial Services Cloud Symposium Hong Kong 2022
Please join us for the annual AWS Financial Services Cloud Symposium Hong Kong, an annual event dedicated to the financial services community! Come learn new strategies and methods to help drive business transformation and discover how the financial services community harnesses cloud technology to solve their business challenges!
The online symposium will take place on July 28, 2022. It will deliver a specially designed schedule tailored to the needs of the financial services community. Hear directly from our customers and partners, AWS subject matter experts, industry authorities, and market leaders on how they use cloud technology to meet their needs, accelerate their business, and drive innovation.
Why attend
- Hear why major financial institutions and FinTech startups are moving to AWS, and how they use AWS to transform their business
- Learn about the latest AWS services and local use cases for financial services institutions
- Chat with AWS subject matter experts and get your questions answered
Who should attend
- Business leaders and users involved in banks, payments, insurance, capital markets, regulators, and other financial institutions, including Chief Officers, VPs, Directors, Heads of Risks & Compliance, and other functional heads
- Technology drivers, including Heads of IT, Architects, Developers, and other IT Professionals
Keynote Speakers


Scott Mullins
General Manager, Worldwide Financial Services, AWS

Laurence Thiery
Head of Asia Pacific Financial Services Business Development, AWS
Customer Speakers




Hear from the hottest FinTech companies
on how they are data-driven to transform
Jacky Lin
CTO, AQUMON
Brian Tsang
Co-Founder & COO, Choco Up
Lewis Pong
VP of Product, Choco Up



Get inspired from traditional and virtual banks
on how they speed and scale to grow
Dietmar Bohner
Chief Analytics Officer, Tyme Bank
Anthony Zawadzki
Manager, Proprietary Market Data, New York Stock Exchange
Gary Lam
CTO, Livi Bank



Discover how the cloud is enabling Insurtech companies
deliver faster and smarter processes
Joslyn Lim
Lead Data Analyst, AXA Affin General Insurance (AAGI)
Andy Ann
CEO and Co-Founder, YAS Digital
Clara Chiu
Founder & CEO, QReg Advisory



Learn how payment and wealth management solutions
can be well-managed and well-architected to thrive
Julian Schillinger
Co-Founder and CEO, Privé Technologies
Billy Han
System Analyst, SoePay
Karin Cho
Marketing Manager, SoePay
AWS Speakers




Aishwarya Hariharan
Sr. Customer Solutions Manager, AWS
Antoine Boucherie
Sr. Solutions Architect, Global Financial Services, AWS
Felix Thummernicht
FSI Specialist - Banking Asia, AWS



Daniel Wu
Head of Financial Services, Public Policy, Asia, AWS
Jarco Lam
Sr. Manager, FSI Business Development, AWS
Mark Arel
Head of AWS Professional Services Hong Kong, AWS
Agenda
Explore a variety of topics that are relevant to your function. We will give an inside look into how financial services organizations such as traditional and virtual banks, FinTech, capital markets, payments and insurance companies used AWS to transform how they did business, providing you with a greater understanding of how advancements in cloud technology can also help you solve and overcome your business challenges.
9:30AM - 10:00AM | Opening Keynote: Transform, Grow and Thrive – The Time is Now Laurence Thiery, Head of Asia Pacific Financial Services Business Development, AWS |
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Track 1: Data Driven to Transform
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Track 2: Speed & Scale to Grow
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Track 3: Well-Managed & Well-Architected to Thrive
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Track 1: Data Driven to Transform
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10:05AM - 10:35AM Fireside Chat: Next Generation Wealth Management Platform with AQUMON
AQUMON will cover how they utilize AI/ML and data to define trading strategies and also why they choose AWS to support their on-going journey.
Jacky Lin, CTO, AQUMON
Anson Wong, Business Development Manager, Financial Services & Fintech, AWS10:40AM - 11:10AM Customer Insights from A Lifestyle Ecosystem: How Tyme Personalises Banking
Dietmar Bohner, Chief Analytics Officer, Tyme Bank
Felix Thummernicht, FSI Specialist - Banking Asia, AWS11:15AM - 11:45AM Coming Soon
11:45AM - 12:45AM Break 12:45AM - 1:45PM Afternoon Keynote
Scott Mullins, General Manager, Worldwide Financial Services, AWS
1:50PM - 2:20PM NYSE Market Data On AWS: A milestone in the NYSE Cloud Journey
Anthony Zawadzki, Manager, Proprietary Market Data, New York Stock Exchange
Alex Mirarchi, Industry Specialist - Capital Market, AWS2:25PM - 2:55PM Fireside Chat: Enable FSI Ecosystem with Revenue Based Financing
Choco Up will explain what does it mean by Revenue based financing and how they use data, AI/ML to shorten the financing time and to obtain an accurate credit score.
Brian Tsang, Co-Founder & COO, Choco Up
Lewis Pong, VP of Product, Choco Up
Anson Wong, Business Development Manager, Financial Services & Fintech, AWS -
Track 2: Speed & Scale to Grow
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10:05AM - 10:35AM Fireside Chat: Mobile Testing and Cloud Journey with Livi Bank
Gary Lam, CTO, Livi Bank
Alessio Basso, Principal Architect, Payments and Fintech ASEAN10:40AM - 11:10AM How does AWS Workspace facilitate pandemic workflow and onboard contingent workers?
Masahiro Ikeda, General Manager, Head of IT Division, Aeon Credits
Sharon Lam, Sr Solutions Architect, FSI Hong Kong, AWS11:15AM - 11:45AM Fireside Chat: The Journey of YAS, Launching and Expanding an Insuretech Platform^
Andy Ann, CEO and Co-Founder, YAS Digital
Jarco Lam, Sr. Manager, FSI Business Development, AWS
Anson Wong, Business Development Manager, Financial Services & Fintech, AWS11:45AM - 12:45AM Break 12:45AM - 1:45PM Afternoon Keynote
Scott Mullins, General Manager, Worldwide Financial Services, AWS
1:50PM - 2:20PM Fireside Chat: Building a Data-driven mindset within Private Equity Portfolio Companies
Karim Awad, Vice President, Baring Private Equity Asia
Benny Lee, Head of Private Equity Business Development, GCR, AWS2:25PM - 2:55PM Delivering Smarter and Faster Motor Claim Process
Joslyn Lim, Lead Data Analyst, AXA Affin General Insurance (AAGI)
Antoine Boucherie, Sr. Solutions Architect, Global Financial Services, AWS
Aishwarya Hariharan, Sr. Customer Solutions Manager, AWS -
Track 3: Well-Managed & Well-Architected to Thrive
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10:05AM - 10:35AM
From Zero to SoftPOS: How Can You Achieve PCI DSS & PCI CPoC in 6 Months?
Karin Cho, Marketing Manager, SoePay
Billy Han, System Analyst, SoePay10:40AM - 11:10AM Risk Management Practice for Web3
Daryl Li, Associate Director, Cybersecurity & Cloud, PwC
Dr. Chia-Chih Wu, Head of Blockchain Security, Amber Group11:15AM - 11:45AM Platform Approach to Digitalisation in Wealth Management
- How using a modular approach with lego-style blocks, using APIs and microservices, and AWS components enable Privé to build scalable solutions
- How Privé's microservices are independent of each other, can scale up independently and as needed, and can be deployed in iterations, keeping costs down for clients and greatly speeding up deployment time
- Highlight specific use cases such as Prudential and name-drop other clients as well
Julian Schillinger, Co-Founder and CEO, Privé Technologies
11:45AM - 12:45AM Break 12:45AM - 1:45PM Afternoon Keynote
Scott Mullins, General Manager, Worldwide Financial Services, AWS
1:50PM - 2:20PM Gain Value from The Cloud with A Cloud Center of Excellence
Find out how the Cloud Center of Excellence provide value while avoiding the challenges of Traditional IT. Establishing of solid cloud leadership and culture capabilities are vital for sustainable and repeatable cloud transformation. Creating a Cloud Center of Excellence helps to realize not only the technology changes, but also the people and processes changes required to be successful in the cloud.
Mark Arel, Head of AWS Professional Services Hong Kong, AWS
2:25PM - 2:55PM Fireside Chat: Our Financial Services Regulatory Landscape
Clara Chiu , Founder & CEO, QReg Advisory
Daniel Wu, Head of Financial Services, Public Policy, Asia, AWS




Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the registration fee for this event?
A: The AWS Financial Services Cloud Symposium Online is a free virtual event.
Q: How do I join the event?
A: Register via this link. Follow instructions to set a password for your account.
Q: Can I download the slides for my future reference?
A: You may go to the tab “Attachments” under each session on the platform.
Q: What languages will be used?
A: The event platform, and most of the sessions will be conducted in English. Some sessions will be hosted in Cantonese with English subtitles.
Q: I have questions on the content or I have a project on hand I’d like to discuss, what do I do?
A: Please contact us at aws-hk@amazon.com.