INSIGHTS FORUM
By Invitation Only
4 - 5 November 2024, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
This by-invitation two-day Forum gathers our community of senior policymakers, regulators and C-level participants to consider emerging challenges and develop collaborative solutions.
Our Mission
“Elevandi’s mission is to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sector to advance FinTech in the digital economy."
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Former Minister of Singapore
September, 2020
Elevandi Themes
Our Themes - Applications of AI, Fair Transition, Digital Assets, Financial Inclusion, and Risk & Resilience - underscore Elevandi's commitment to driving FinTech adoption and progress. Our global platforms serve as collaborative forums where senior policymakers and industry leaders convene to address and navigate challenges and opportunities across these themes.
Through in-depth dialogue and public-private collaboration, we aim to connect the world through impactful FinTech innovation.
Latest Insights
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Start ReadingFutureMatters Magazine: Europe Edition
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Start ReadingPrimer on Artificial Intelligence: Governing Self-Learning Intelligent Systems
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Start ReadingOur Initiatives
The Insights Forum leverages the format of private, invite-only, deep-dive roundtables curated by our expert knowledge partners to bring Senior Government Officials from the public sector, and C-level attendees from the private sector together to debate challenges faced by the financial sector and to develop actionable next steps.
Learn MoreThe Singapore FinTech Festival is a global nexus where policy, finance, and technology communities converge. Designed to foster impactful connections and collaborations. SFF is a platform to explore the intersections of cutting-edge financial solutions, evolving regulatory landscapes, and the latest technological innovations.
Learn MoreThe Capital Meets Policy Dialogue calls for policymakers to share strategic perspectives on FinTech regulations, sectors of interest and concern, and emerging risks. Conversely, the dialogue is an equal measure call for investors to share capital direction, sectoral outlook, opportunities, challenges, and risks.
Learn MoreAn initiative designed to celebrate Founders, their journey, and experiences – a cathartic experience in which speakers have the opportunity to share a purposeful story with the world, and one that we hope will inspire the next wave of entrepreneurs, leaders and society at large.
Learn MoreThe Inclusive FinTech Forum in Kigali, Rwanda fosters strategies for the inclusive and sustainable development of FinTech. Policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and foundations convene to align on the implementation, policies and partnerships that will harness technology to accelerate greater financial inclusion.
Learn MoreThe Japan FinTech Festival brings together Japanese and global communities to engage, connect, and collaborate on technology-led innovation in financial services. Policymakers, technologists, business leaders, and investors will participate in comprehensive dialogues on various aspects of the future growth of financial services.
Learn MoreThe annual 3i Africa Summit will gather governments, businesses, investors, academia and thought leaders to discuss and collaborate on unlocking Africa’s full potential, with a primary focus on the digital economy and FinTech.
LEARN MOREThe Point Zero Forum in Zurich, Switzerland gathers over 2,000 central bankers, regulators, and industry leaders for leadership dialogues, roundtables, workshops, and networking to drive transformative technology adoption, growth, and assess governance and risk frameworks.
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Elevandi Education distills the best insights from across our platforms year-round into bite-sized courses to help professionals, regulators and students upskill, keep updated, and stay relevant.
Learn MoreThe Big Spark is a powerful capital raising platform for South East Asia. A brand new, business reality TV show that empowers entrepreneurs with mentorship, a strong network and the opportunity to receive $1M of equity investment.
Learn MoreOur Community
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CEOs
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Adena Friedman
President & CEO, Nasdaq Inc
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Bill Winters
Group CEO, Standard Chartered plc
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Christian Mumenthaler
Group CEO, Swiss Re
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Chuck Robbins
Chair & CEO, Cisco
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Dan Schulman
President & Chief Executive Officer, PayPal
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Dinesh Khara
Chairman, State Bank of India
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Eric Jing
Chairman & CEO, Ant Group
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Jane Fraser
Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup
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Jos Dijsselhof
CEO, SIX Group Services AG
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Kamal Quadir
CEO, bKash
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Larry Fink
Founder, Chairman & CEO, BlackRock
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Marc Benioff
Chair & CEO, Salesforce
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Michael Miebach
CEO, Mastercard
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Mike Wells
Group CEO, Prudential plc
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Noel Quinn
Group CEO, HSBC Holdings plc
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Philipp Rickenbacher
Chief Executive Officer, Julius Baer
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Piyush Gupta
Group CEO, DBS
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Rachmat Kaimuddin
Chief Executive Officer, Bukalapak
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Ralph A.J.G. Hamers
Group CEO, UBS Group AG
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Satya Nadella
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft
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Shayne Elliot
CEO, ANZ
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Sundar Pichai
Chief Executive Officer, Google and Alphabet
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TS Anil
Global CEO, Monzo Bank
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Entrepreneurs
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Andre Soelistyo
Co-Founder & CEO, GoTo
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Anthony Eisen
Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay
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Anthony Tan
Co-Founder & CEO, Grab
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Cameron Winklevoss
Co-Founder & President, Gemini
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Kris Marszalek
Co-Founder & CEO, Crypto.com
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Kristo Käärmann
Co-Founder & CEO, Wise
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Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Infosys
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Sallie Krawcheck
Founder and CEO, Ellevest
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Tyler Winklevoss
Co-Founder & CEO, Gemini
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Founder & CEO, Paytm
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Investors
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Ben Horowitz
Co-Founder & General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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Mark Carney
Vice Chairman, Brookfield Asset Management
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Mathieu Chabran
Co-Founder, Tikehau Capital
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Tim Draper
Founder & Managing Partner, Draper Associates
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Vinod Khosla
Founder & Partner, Khosla Ventures
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Policymakers
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Agustin Carstens
GM, Bank for International Settlements
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Dr. Patrick Njoroge
Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
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Dr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput
Governor, Bank of Thailand
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Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
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H.E. Serey Chea
Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia
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H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
President, Kenya
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Ignazio Visco
Governor, Bank of Italy
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Kristalina Georgieva
MD, International Monetary Fund
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Mairead McGuinness
Commissioner, European Commission
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Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General, OECD
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Perry Warjiyo
Governor, Bank Indonesia
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Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Former MP, Prime Minister, New Zealand
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Shri Narendra Modi
Prime Minister, India
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The Hon Mia Amor Mottley
QC, MP, Prime Minister, Barbados
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The Hon Scott Morrison
Former MP, Prime Minister, Australia
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Yi Gang
Governor, People’s Bank of China
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Regulators
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Dr. Patrick Njoroge
Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
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Dr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput
Governor, Bank of Thailand
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Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
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François Villeroy de Galhau
Governor, Banque de France
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H.E. Serey Chea
Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia
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Ignazio Visco
Governor, Bank of Italy
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Perry Warjiyo
Governor, Bank Indonesia
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Ravi Menon
Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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Shri P. Vasudevan
Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India
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Yi Gang
Governor, People’s Bank of China
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Thought Leaders
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Bill Gates
Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Daniel M. Tani
Former Astronaut, AstroTani
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Dr. Taimur Baig
Managing Director and Chief Economist, DBS Bank
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Eduardo Saverin
Co-Founder, Facebook
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Sonam Wangchuk
Director, Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh
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Stuart Haber
Co-Inventor, Blockchain
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Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum Founder, Ethereum Foundation
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The ELEVANDI Story
Elevandi means to lift up or elevate in Latin.
An accidental global conference
In 2016, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) FinTech group, intending to host a modest seminar on fostering a global dialogue on the impact of FinTech, accidentally gave birth to a highly successful international event called Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF). In its first edition, it became a runaway success attracting over thirteen thousand delegates, way above its modest goal of gathering a few hundred people, who all came together to discuss the impact of FinTech-led transformation.
Late Anshu Jain, Former Deutsche Bank Co-Ceo, at his closing address at the inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival, said, "This is the Woodstock moment of FinTech."
Unprecedented growth
Since its launch, the Festival has grown to become the world"s largest gathering of the global FinTech ecosystem, bringing more than 60,000 people together from over 130 countries, who come together to develop hundreds of insights and valuable knowledge assets. The Festival has attracted heads of state, central bank governors, global CEOs from technology and financial services, impact makers, market influencers and entrepreneurs. In addition, it has become an annual destination for FinTechs, FIs, and Tech companies, to announce products, introduce innovations and foster collaborative public-private dialogues. SFF also takes pride in being the most affordable and inclusive global such event.
Christine Lagarde, Former IMF Managing Director and Currently President of the European Central Bank, at the 2018 Singapore FinTech Festival, said,
"In Singapore, it is often windy. Winds here bring change and opportunity. Historically, they blew ships to its port. These resupplied while waiting for the Monsoon to pass, for the seasons to change. "Change is the only constant," wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus. Singapore knows this. You know this. It is the true spirit of the FinTech Festival - opening doors to new digital futures; hoisting sails to the winds of change."
Institutionalisation of SFF - Elevandi
SFF's unprecedented growth, both in size and the quality of its content, made it imperative to consider enriching it with institutional strength. Therefore, in August 2021, the MAS announced the creation of an independent legal entity, named Elevandi, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy.
A founding team from the MAS FTIG group was selected and transferred to Elevandi to help achieve that vision. Elevandi is now rapidly evolving into a world-class knowledge platform with fresh insights captured from initiatives that connect people, in addition to flagship SFF programme like Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, Elevandi Insights Forum, Founders Peak, Green Shoot Series, Inclusive FinTech Forum, Point Zero Forum, and more.
Elevandi now brings millions of people via online and physical engagement and is fast establishing itself as a credible and inclusive global knowledge platform.
Our Board
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Amol Dethe
Editor for The Economic Times’s online portals, ETBFSI and ETCFO. ETBFSI does in-depth coverage of the BFSI(and FinTech) sector and ETCFO covers the CFO community.
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Iqbal Jumabhoy
The Founder and Chairman of real estate investment and development firm, The Wire Group, Iqbal Jumabhoy also helms a travel-tech platform, BlackBook, as Founder and CEO. He was previously the Managing Director and CEO of SilverNeedle Hospitality.
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Jo Ann Barefoot
CRO and Co-founder of Alliance for Innovation Regulation and Co-founder of Hummingbird Regtech. Jo Ann is a globally well-regarded policymaker with over 35 years of experience and was the first woman Deputy Controller of the Currency (OCC).
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Matthias Kröner
Founder & Managing Director of Tradelite Solutions, based in Germany. Formerly, Matthias served as Founder and CEO of Fidor Bank and DAB Bank; has over 25 years in financial services, with unparalleled insight into corporate strategy, innovation leadership.
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Neil Parekh
Partner and Head of Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Tikehau Capital. Neil is an accomplished Singaporean banker with over 30 years of global experience in financial services including the APAC region, Europe and the U.S.
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Oliver Bussmann
Senior Technology Executive with 30+years of influential leadership in different industries (High Tech and Financial Service) with UBS, SAP, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and IBM.
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Ong Ai Boon
Director of The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). She was appointed in 1982 and has since led the ABS with her extensive regulatory and operational experience in the banking industry.
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Pieter Franken
Global FinTech Pioneer and Passionate Innovator based in Japan. Pieter has a career spanning 30 years in Financial Services, specialising in management, FinTech, innovation and large-scale digital transformations.
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Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore. Sopnendu is a well-known Singaporean FinTech Professional with over 25 years of global experience in the Financial Sector covering financial services, technology and innovation.
Our Board
Editor for The Economic Times’s online portals, ETBFSI and ETCFO. ETBFSI does in-depth coverage of the BFSI(and FinTech) sector and ETCFO covers the CFO community.
Our Board Advisors
Navin Suri
Advisor to the Board of Directors Elevandi
Dr Darian McBain
Chief Executive Officer Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia
Pieter Franken
Global FinTech Pioneer and Passionate Innovator based in Japan. Pieter has a career spanning 30 years in Financial Services, specialising in management, FinTech, innovation and large-scale digital transformations.
Irene Arias Hofman
Chief Executive Officer IDB Lab
Our Board
Editor for The Economic Times’s online portals, ETBFSI and ETCFO. ETBFSI does in-depth coverage of the BFSI(and FinTech) sector and ETCFO covers the CFO community.