Wutisak Ongpatanakul, head of customer experience and digital at United Overseas Bank Thailand, was named Promising Young Banker in Thailand at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

Payong Srivanich, president and CEO of Krungthai Bank, received Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Thailand at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

Jonathan Alles, managing director and CEO at Hatton National Bank, received Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

Bassel Gamal, group CEO of Qatar Islamic Bank, received Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Qatar at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

Morris Li, chairman of CTBC Bank, received Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Taiwan at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker. CTBC Bank was awarded Best Managed Bank during COVID-19 in Taiwan during the ceremony.

Samuel Tsien, group CEO of OCBC Bank, received Leadership Achievement Award for Best COVID-19 Response in Singapore at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker. OCBC Bank was awarded Best Managed Bank during COVID-19 in Singapore during the ceremony.

Justo A. Ortiz, vice chairman of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), was honoured with the William “Bill” Seidman Award for Lifetime Achievement in Leadership in the Financial Services Industry for 2020 at The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award Virtual Ceremony 2020.

Ana Delgado, chief customer experience officer and consumer finance head at Union Bank of the Philippines, was named Promising Young Banker in the Philippines at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

Mary Huen of StanChart HK has an extensive and distinguished career in financial services and has led the bank to success amid turbulent times. Under her leadership, StanChart HK’s retail banking franchise has become one of the most outstanding business segments in StanChart Group globally, backed by strong income growth and profit contribution.

Jonathan Lee, head of products and segments at CIMB Bank Philippines, was named Promising Young Banker in the Philippines at the Leadership Achievement Awards Virtual Ceremony 2020 presented by The Asian Banker.

United Overseas Bank (UOB) increased retail banking income contribution by 15% as the financial industry grapples with digital advancement. The bank leveraged its omni-channel customer engagement model which helped grow retail deposits by 7% year on year. The bank continued to invest in digital transformation and innovation which resulted in 96% of all transactions being conducted digitally in 2019.

BNY Mellon’s global trade finance product head Joon Kim, and head of treasury services in Asia Pacific, Arnon Goldstein, discuss the prospects of a recovery in trade and commercial payment volumes, the importance of engendering robust business continuity planning in the corresponding banking network and how the bank is digitising to support its FI clients.

Anubhuti Gupta, head of APAC, Rosenberg Equities at AXA IM discusses with Foo Boon Ping the company’s ESG strategy and framework as well as how it is leveraging third party data vendors, artificial intelligence and data science to improve ESG measurement and disclosure

Faisal Ameen, head of global transaction services for Asia Pacific and Japan at Bank of America, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on trade and payment flows as well as industry outlook for APAC, and how the bank is helping FI and corporate customers address challenges during the current crisis.

Mary Huen, CEO of Standard Chartered Hong Kong, shares her insights into the role of Hong Kong as an international financial centre, China’s opening agenda and the capabilities that StanChart needs to develop to capture the opportunities as finance evolves increasingly into the digital and sustainability space as well as leadership priorities in the global bank that derives most of its income from Greater China and Asia Pacific