Jesse Chenard, founder and chief executive officer of MonetaGo, believes that collaboration and not competition between players will drive the success of blockchain technology.

Betty DeVita, chief commercial officer of MasterCard Labs, shares the company’s key initiatives and priorities for 2017.

Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr., deputy governor, supervision and examination of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, delivers the opening keynote speech at the Philippine International Banking Convention 2016. He emphasises the importance of financial stability and effective banking regulation as a solid platform to build value chain resilience in the region.

The history and business model of Plug and Play in Silicon Valley, the world's largest start-up accelerator location that is creating a commercially viable ecosystem that enables mentor organisations to participate in a cost-effective manner.

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, The Asian Banker recently chaired the "Huawei Global FSI Summit 2015 - Reshaping IT to drive business transformation" in Beijing.

Ala’a Eraiqat, group CEO and executive director, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) discusses steering ADCB beyond the global financial crisis, maintaining high morale in the workplace, and emphasising customer experience and digitisation.

Aravinda Perera, managing director of Sampath Bank, shares how he is leading the bank in executing sustainable strategies and leveraging on capital growth, people, and technology to respond to challenges in Sri Lanka’s banking industry.

Banthoon Lamsam, chairman and chief executive of Kasikornbank, shares how employee-centred strategies and digitisation is keeping one of Thailand’s largest banks upbeat as it regionalise its operation.

Chao Chin Tung, chairman, CTBC Bank, discusses CTBC expanding beyond Taiwan and going global, and his outlook on Taiwan’s future and its relationship with China.

OCBC Bank’s CEO Samuel Tsien is steering the bank to remain true to its nature: of being a commercial bank, an intermediary for people. It will not be distracted by technological adoption and investment for the sake of earning a little return for the bank, but whether the technology will do something for the customer.

Saad Azhari, chairman of BLOM Bank, shares how the bank has become a leader in commercial and retail banking and his views on the current situation of Lebanon’s banking sector.

Congressman Barney Frank, former chairman of the powerful United States House Financial Services Committee at the height of the 2007–2011 global financial crisis, discusses the new order that is emerging in the banking and financial services world.

This teleconsultation discusses the current dynamics of the transaction banking landscape in Asia and challenges banks face in implementing an integrated regional transcation banking platform. It also explores the future of transaction banking and key client demands.

Teleconsultation- Asian Banker 500 Strongest Bank Balance Sheets This teleconsultation discusses the AB 500 2013 rankings and includes key findings on the relative strength of the 500 largest banks in Asia Pacific region by assets. Key areas of discussed include the evaluation scorecard and the top banks in this year's ranking; key drivers of financial strength and capital positions of banks in 2012; emerging trends and implications going forward.

Rapid advances in technology are increasingly changing the way people interact today. The same can be said for financial services providers and their customers. With customer satisfaction taking centre stage, are banks, especially those in emerging markets, keeping up with shifting customer expectations and optimising customer interaction channels? Are banks responding to the latest customer demands and anticipating their future needs?