Powering innovation across ASEAN
for a sustainable future

Ms Janet Young is a member of the senior leadership team under UOB Group CEO, leading delivery channels, digitalisation initiatives and customer experience and advocacy to achieve UOB Group’s vision to be a premier regional bank in Asia Pacific. Working with Business, Technology and Country teams within UOB, FinTech and ecosystem partners externally, she champions collaborative business models, omni-channel strategy to drive better customer experience and outcomes for the bank and its customers.

Ms Janet Young is a member of the senior leadership team under UOB Group CEO, leading delivery channels, digitalisation initiatives and customer experience and advocacy to achieve UOB Group’s vision to be a premier regional bank in Asia Pacific. Working with Business, Technology and Country teams within UOB, FinTech and ecosystem partners externally, she champions collaborative business models, omni-channel strategy to drive better customer experience and outcomes for the bank and its customers.

Mr Dean Tong joined UOB in 2018. He heads Group Human Resources. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr Tong has 22 years of leadership, talent, and transformation project experience across Asia, Europe and the Americas in the financial services, consumer goods, and telecommunications industries.

Mr Eric Lim is the Chief Sustainability Officer at UOB. He leads a dedicated corporate sustainability office that is focused on achieving the Bank's sustainability objectives of helping businesses to advance responsibly, steering consumer wealth to sustainable investments and fostering social inclusiveness and environmental well-being.

Concurrently, Eric is also the Head of Group Finance, where he is responsible for the Bank’s core finance functions spanning financial strategy, capital management, regulatory and financial reporting, tax management, business finance and performance management.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the Nanyang Technological University and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Mr Edrick Ho (Ed) joined UOB in January 2017 and is the Technology and Operations (T&O) Head for Customer Digital Channels across UOB’s Retail Banking businesses in the region. In this role, Ed is responsible for defining, developing, and delivering holistic T&O capabilities to enable the business’ growth agenda.

Ed joined UOB from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) where he was responsible for driving the digital agenda of the Retail Banking and Wealth Management franchise across the Asia Pacific region. His roles included Regional Head of Digital, Channel Management, Retail Platforms and Wealth Platforms. During this time Ed helped grow the business significantly through acquisitions, standardisation of platforms and operating models, building award winning digital innovations, and driving digital usage and sales.

Prior to ANZ, Ed worked at St George Bank where he was responsible for the bank’s wealth management software business which delivered CRM, financial planning and portfolio management solutions to both the bank’s staff along with independent financial advisors across the industry.

Ed started his career in Deutsche Bank where his passion for business and technology began through building and commercialising financial planning and knowledge management software applications.

Ed holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.

Mr Kevin Lam is the Head of TMRW and Group Digital Banking at UOB. He leads the strategy for the Bank’s overall Digital Banking initiatives and oversees the roll-out of TMRW, UOB’s digital bank for ASEAN’s digital generation, in its key markets across the region. TMRW launched in its first market, Thailand, in March 2019, and subsequently in Indonesia in August 2020.

Kevin has been with UOB since 2005 and served in various senior positions including Managing Director and Head of Personal Financial Services in UOB Malaysia from 2011 to 2013 and Deputy CEO of UOB Malaysia from 2013 to 2015. He was most recently the President Director of UOB Indonesia in 2015 until September 2020, when he took on his current role.

Kevin had worked for several large international foreign banks and technology companies in Singapore, USA, and Hong Kong for more than a decade before joining UOB Group. In his 25 years of experience in the banking industry, he has held a range of positions in the areas of strategic planning, business management, product development, sales and distribution, technology and banking infrastructure development and other areas of corporate services.

Ms Jacquelyn Tan is the Head of Group Personal Financial Services, Singapore, at UOB Group Retail. She is responsible for the Singapore and regional consumer banking businesses, overseeing secured and unsecured lending as well as the deposit and wealth management businesses. These serve client segments from core banking to wealth and privilege reserve banking. She previously headed the unsecured lending business for Singapore and the region. Her functional coverage includes mobile and digital banking, sales and distribution, marketing, customer franchise and business analytics.

Jacquelyn has more than 22+ years of experience in the finance industry. Before joining UOB, she headed unsecured lending for Citibank Singapore. She started her career as a Citi Management Associate and gained a breadth of experience across treasury, consumer finance, wealth management, marketing as well as managing onshore and offshore segments.

Jacquelyn holds a Master of Science in Finance from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Economics and Statistics from University College London.

Mr Stuart Smith leads the regional Engagement Platform, Engagement Lab and Design teams in TMRW Digital Group, UOB.

He is an internationally recognized leader in Digital Transformation, Innovation and Design. He has over 20 years of experience spanning innovation in major private, public and startup organizations around the world.

He was CEO of a Global Innovation and Design Company for over a decade delivering a wide range of projects for clients in all sectors.

Stuart also served on the SPRING SME Innovation Grant Approval Panel and the Design Singapore/EDB Innovation By Design Program.

Mr Eric Tham has more than 40 years of banking experience, with a specialised focus on SMEs. He helms UOB’s SME portfolio, both in Singapore and across the region. Eric is always looking out for innovative banking solutions to help clients’ businesses grow sustainably. As a result, he has achieved many firsts through his career.

Eric established the first GIobal Business Development Unit in 2004, dedicated to helping Singapore companies take advantage of regional opportunities. This was further complemented with the first Foreign Direct Investment Advisory in 2011, which assists global companies looking to expand their operations into ASEAN markets, while leveraging Singapore as a business hub. Eric was instrumental in the set-up of UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute in 2012 – the first institute in Asia that helps local SMEs grow and expand their business in Asia. With the setting up of Innoven Capital, a joint venture with Temasek, another first was achieved, with venture debt lending extended to high-tech start-ups in the region.

With extensive achievements and contributions to the banking industry, Eric has been conferred the title “Distinguished Financial Industry Certified Practitioner” (FICP) by The Institute of Banking and Finance since 2010. He is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

Mr Aaron Chiew is the Head of Mobile and Digital at UOB, Singapore. He is responsible for the Mobile and Digital business strategy and proposition for UOB Personal Financial Services across the region and led the team that launched the award winning UOB Mighty app in 2015. He heads a team of innovative Product Managers and Designers focused on re-defining the way UOB customers experience the bank through their mobile and digital devices.

Aaron also works closely with group of dedicated developers and business analysts and firmly believes that digital development is best done through an intimate collaboration between business and technology. He is also a strong advocate of ‘Mobile-First’.

Prior to joining UOB, Aaron was the Group Head for Digital Banking at Standard Chartered Bank and was heavily involved in the bank’s online and mobile transformation.

Aaron started off his career in the finance industry at DBS Bank more than 10 years ago, after gaining valuable experience at online companies such as Yahoo Asia. Having been in both the business and technology space, he is well versed with the issues and challenges in both industries.

Aaron holds an Economics degree from the National University of Singapore.

Jon Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, a global venture investing platform ranked the most active venture investor in Israel. He will deliver the keynote address for the SLINGSHOT Grand Finals, discussing why the next important start ups will come from around the world, how venture capital funding is becoming democratised and which areas of innovation will drive big exits in the years to come.

Mr Arthur Leong is the Head of Strategy, Projects, Investments and Digital Engagement at United Overseas Bank. In his current role, Arthur helps to craft UOB’s strategy for banking in a digital world through partnering and investing into FinTechs, tech startups and digital platforms. He also oversees UOB’s digital engagement with online visitors and customers.

Prior to joining UOB, Arthur was a director and executive advisor for CEB’s financial services practice in Asia, providing best practice insights to senior executives in wealth management, retail and business banking on their most pressing strategic priorities. Early on in his career, Arthur was responsible for management reporting at ABN AMRO transaction banking in Asia and was involved in financial services consultancy at Accenture.

Arthur was a university scholar and holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago. He is also a board director of a large non-profit organisation in Singapore, serving as a member of its Treasury and Investment committees.

Mr Victor Wong heads the Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management (UOBAM), which oversees the implementation of the company’s sustainable investment processes and sustainability initiatives, and is the regional sustainability champion for UOBAM Singapore.

In addition, he is the portfolio manager of several sustainable investment strategies which have recently garnered several awards in the Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards 2020 for ESG. He has over 20 years of investment experience.

Mr Lim Beng Eu is Senior Director, Sales at UOB Asset Management, and responsible for Corporate and Regional Institutional clients as well as the ESG champion for Business Development. He has a wealth of experience in the Financial industry, with over 25 years of regional sales, investment and client management expertise across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure.

He will strengthen our team as UOB Asset Management continues to deepen its presence in Singapore and the region. His track record in serving clients and broad expertise across multiple asset classes makes him ideally placed to support our clients in meeting their unique investment objectives.

He joined from MSCI, where as Head of South Asia Client Coverage he was responsible for strengthening MSCI’s presence in South Asia, specifically in the ASEAN region and India, for their Index, Data and Analytics, and ESG businesses, while also enhancing coverage of leading asset-owners and institutional clients.

Before that, he was at Bento, a leading digital wealth technology provider, where he served as the Head of Institutional Client Engagement. In previous roles, he was responsible for Asset Owner and Insurance Sector Sales in Asia Pacific at State Street Bank and Trust Singapore. He has also held senior positions at global asset managers including Aviva Investors, Prudential Asset Management (now Eastspring Investments) and Turner Investments.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Monash University, Australia. He is also a CFA and a CAIA charterholder.

Mr Shannon Lung is the Senior Vice President of Group Channels and Digitalisation at UOB and Head of The FinLab, an innovation accelerator powered by UOB. The FinLab helps businesses scale across ASEAN by connecting them to industry experts and mentors and by facilitating the right technology solutions to power their growth, maximise their efficiency and enable long-term success.

Shannon brings over two decades of professional experience across FinTech and Logistics. He has a Masters in Business Administration. He enjoys meeting new people and hearing new perspectives on emerging tech and digital trends. In his personal time, he likes exploring new recipes to cook for his family. His personal goal is to finish a full Ironman race.

Mr Lee Eng Keat is an Executive Director at Group Foreign Direct Investment Advisory, UOB.

Eng Keat is responsible for developing partnerships with government agencies, trade associations and professional service providers. These partnerships support the Bank’s efforts to help companies set up and to grow their operations as they tap opportunities across Asia.

He is also responsible for raising awareness on how UOB can support companies in their cross-border expansion by developing strategic marketing initiatives and participating at relevant industry forums.

Eng Keat brings his more than 20 years' experience with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to UOB. During his time at EDB, he developed strategies to engage with global logistics, utility and agrifood companies to drive their investments into Singapore and to position the country as a springboard to the Asia Pacific region.

He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Mr Stuart Smith leads the regional Engagement Platform, Engagement Lab and Design teams in TMRW Digital Group, UOB.

He is an internationally recognized leader in Digital Transformation, Innovation and Design. He has over 20 years of experience spanning innovation in major private, public and startup organizations around the world.

He was CEO of a Global Innovation and Design Company for over a decade delivering a wide range of projects for clients in all sectors.

Stuart also served on the SPRING SME Innovation Grant Approval Panel and the Design Singapore/EDB Innovation By Design Program.

Mr Arvid Swartsenburg is a senior banker with over two decades experience as a financial services practitioner and consultant across Europe, US, Africa and Asia. Arvid currently is Head of Partnerships and Strategy for TMRW Digital Group (TDG) by UOB, a mobile-only bank focused on the digital generation across Southeast Asia.

From 2010 to 2020, Arvid was a Principal at Arete Financial Partners, a boutique Management Consultancy focused on supporting financial services clients manage change. In this role, Arvid led a wide range of complex projects across Asia and Africa focused on Strategy, O&T, digital transformation, risk management and M&A.

From 2000 to 2010 he worked at Citi’s Global Consumer Business across the US, Europe and Asia, where he held a variety of senior roles across product, channel, sales and distribution, wealth management and strategy.

Arvid is passionate about digital transformation and innovation and how this is increasingly changing the way we work, live and play. He has gained extensive experience in working with a wide range of FinTechs and startups in his consulting role and remains an investor, mentor and advisor across various startups globally.

Arvid holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Bachelor in Arts (BA) degrees in both Economics and Finance from the College of William and Mary in the US and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Melbourne Business School in Australia.

In his spare time, he competes in triathlons and Ironman competitions, balancing his training time between swimming, cycling and running.

Ms Sharon Tan has more than 20 years of consumer banking experience in the areas of business analytics, business planning, product, portfolio and segment development and management.

During her stints, she has evolved business analytics teams to embrace big data and advanced analytics techniques to solve business problems. She has democratised data with visual analytics tools to empower users with insights, leverages data driven insights to understand customer needs, and created first-to-market new products and segment value propositions.

At UOB, she also serves as a Data Steward and Data Protection Officer for the retail bank.

Ms Tan Siew Chiun is the Senior Vice President of Group Channels and Digitalisation and a member of the Strategic Alliances and FinTech team in UOB. She is responsible for identifying, engaging and managing strategic partnerships with FinTechs and ecosystem partners. She works with the business units within UOB to drive digital initiatives to better serve individuals, SMEs and corporates.

Siew Chiun has also been involved in projects to set up business structures and sales team in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. She started her career with Samsung Electronics in South Korea.

Mr Jasper Wong is currently the Head of Construction and Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group for UOB. He has strategic coverage focusing on developing sector-specific solutions, leveraging industry insights, data analytics and value-chain analyses.

Before taking up this role, Jasper was the Head of Infrastructure and Project Finance for Asia in UOB. He has over 25 years extensive project and structured finance experience in the region focusing on power, renewables, oil and gas, petrochemical, infrastructure and telecoms financing.

Prior to joining UOB, Jasper worked in the transportation industry as the director of Structured Finance Asia for Bombardier Transportation.

Mr Mervyn Koh is the Managing Director and Country Head of Business Banking within UOB’s Group Retail. He oversees the SME portfolio, in particular, the small business segment in Singapore, with both the sales and product teams reporting to him.

Mervyn has been spearheading the digitalisation of SME banking for small businesses through UOB’s “Beyond Banking” programs, co-creation of business operation solutions like BizSmart and driving partnerships in the SME ecosystem.

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Business and has more than 19 years of experience in UOB holding varied functions including Human Resources and Business Banking.

Mr Johnson Poh has been a Data Scientist with experience spanning across the finance, consulting and government sectors for the past decade. His present and past professional appointments include being Executive Director and Head Enterprise Artificial Intelligence for UOB Group, Head Data Science/Practice Lead at DBS Bank, Chief Data Scientist, ASEAN at Booz Allen Hamilton as well as Principal Data Scientist at Ministry of Defence, Singapore respectively.

Johnson also serves as an Adjunct Faculty at Singapore Management University (SMU) where his focus areas include applied machine learning as well as big data tools and techniques. He completed his bachelor’s degree at University of California, Berkeley, majoring in the subjects of Pure Mathematics, Statistics and Economics. He received his postgraduate degree in Statistics at Yale University.

Mr Eric Lian joined UOB on 21 September 2021. He is responsible for Wholesale Banking within Group Commercial Banking. This includes Corporate and Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate Institutions, Specialised and Commodities Finance, as well as Special Asset Management.

Prior to that, he was the President and CEO of UOB (China) from June 2013 to June 2016. He was a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee of UOB Group. He has 26 years of banking experience. He began his banking career with UOB in 1989 and joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1995. During his 18 years with SCB, he held several senior positions in the wholesale banking business as well as credit risk management in Singapore and China.

Eric graduated from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

Mr Shannon Lung is the Senior Vice President of Group Channels and Digitalisation at UOB and Head of The FinLab, an innovation accelerator powered by UOB. The FinLab helps businesses scale across ASEAN by connecting them to industry experts and mentors and by facilitating the right technology solutions to power their growth, maximise their efficiency and enable long-term success.

Shannon brings over two decades of professional experience across FinTech and Logistics. He has a Masters in Business Administration. He enjoys meeting new people and hearing new perspectives on emerging tech and digital trends. In his personal time, he likes exploring new recipes to cook for his family. His personal goal is to finish a full Ironman race.