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Slowdowns are a natural part of the economic cycle. Even with an uncertain macroeconomic outlook, ambitious businesses can harness the opportunities presented to adapt quickly, operate efficiently, and position themselves for future growth.
Join us at this in-person event to hear from the MCI, top businesses in the region, and Stripe leaders on how companies of all sizes can find success in a slowdown.
Amar is responsible for the global commercial strategy and development of MatchMove, one of the world’s
fastest growing fintech companies in digital payments and next-generation banking. Amal steered the initiative to bring in key network, remittance and business partners to enable MatchMove solutions to be accessible in new markets. Armed with decades of experience in multiple industries, he is well-adept in scaling in leading teams across Asia and international markets. He has been awarded multiple accolades, including Asia’s Greatest CEO 2017 by Asia One Magazine and the American Express
Leadership Award in years 1998, 2006, and 2011.
Andrea is responsible for driving the policies and strategies that power Singapore’s digital economy, through research and innovation, talent and enterprise digitalisation, and pro-business regulation.
 Prior to her current role in technology, Andrea spent nearly a decade championing free trade and US-Singapore bilateral economic relations. She was the Deputy Chief Negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its subsequent iteration, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. She was also posted to the Singapore Embassy in Washington, DC as Economic Counsellor, from 2018 to 2020.
Henry Chan is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the ShopBack Group. In 2014, Henry and his co-founders launched ShopBack, Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping and rewards platform. Today, ShopBack serves over 35 million shoppers
across ten markets and powers over US$3.5 billion in annual sales for 10,000 online and in-store merchant partners. He previously worked at Zalora and various early-stage startups. Henry holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
Sarita Singh is Stripe's Regional Head of Southeast Asia. She works with many of the region’s startups and enterprises, to help them securely manage payments, streamline global expansion, and create new revenue streams. Prior to Stripe, Sarita served as Director of Facebook's Global Business Group for Southeast Asia and Emerging Markets.
Ivan Ng is the Chief Technology Officer of City Developments Limited, a global real estate leader operating across 29 countries. He is responsible for Group IT, Digital Initiatives and Technology Risks Governance.
With 25 years of leading both businesses and technology teams, Ivan brings unique insights into the innovative use of technologies to create business value. He was the Regional Managing Director for ServiceNow, where he established their Greater China and Southeast Asia businesses, and Chief Technology Officer for Pactera, a Nasdaq-listed IT services company.Â
Ivan is currently President of the IT Management Association (Singapore) and serves on the boards of technology companies.Â
Valerie has 17 years of experience launching and scaling products in tech companies, from founding tech startups like ZipDial (acquired by Twitter) to leading international teams in global businesses such as Twitter and Credit Karma. Prior to Stripe, she was Chief Growth Officer at GoPay and was most recently featured on the Fintech65 list that recognises the most prominent leaders in Singapore's fintech sector.
Jane is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Staytion, a Singapore-based startup that offer multi-concept lifestyle places at MRT stations around the island, to provide a one-stop location where commuters can work, meet, dine and shop. Staytion reinvents and transforms the familiar MRT station environment into a more productive and innovative space near their homes, with reliable wi-fi and focus spaces such as meeting nodes, cosy reading nooks and cafés.
Ian has more than 18 years of experience in product development for payment solutions and monetisation strategies. He was previously Head of Razer Services where he led the payment and fintech platforms and prior to that, led the launch and operation of high growth digital products across organisations such as IMDA, Shanda Games, Cherry Credits and Asiasoft.Â
Vishal has 17+ years of experience in monetisation strategy, sales operations and commercial planning spanning tech companies across software, IT services, market places and shipping companies. Vishal is currently leading Regional category management strategy and operations for the Carousell Group. Prior to this, he led the APJ business operations for Redhat's APAC services business, APAC Sales Programs Operations for Oracle and India Sales Operations at Redhat.Â
The world is witnessing profound changes as it emerges from the pandemic and shifts into a soft economy - but ambitious businesses will recognise that slowdowns are cyclical and present opportunities for growth.
Speaker: Sarita Singh, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Stripe
 A conversation with the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) on how the Singapore Government is pursuing strategies to navigate uncertainty, build resilience, foster digital inclusion and usher in the next era of innovation among Singapore and Southeast Asia’s startups, founders, SMEs, and larger enterprises. Â
Speaker: Andrea Phua, Director, Ministry of Communications and Information Â
Moderator: Penny Burtt, Head of Public Policy and Government Relations, APAC, Stripe
Whether you’re a start-up or an established enterprise, companies that master the balance between cutting costs to survive today and investing to grow tomorrow do best after a downturn. More businesses are turning to Stripe during this time as they seek ways to do more with less.
Speaker: Valerie Wagoner, Head of Product, APAC, StripeÂ
Hear how Carousell has successfully moved with times and stayed competitive in the commerce industry, amidst fast changing consumer behaviour.Â
 Speaker: Vishal Salunkhe, Vice President, Regional Category Strategy & Operations, CarousellÂ
Many of the world’s most successful companies got to where they are today thanks to decisions they made during previous downturns. Our panel discusses the ways in which established companies of all sizes are investing in the internet economy to find success through the current cycle.  Â
Speakers:Â
Amar Abrol, Group Chief Commercial Officer, MatchMove Pay
Henry Chan, CEO, ShopBackÂ
Ian Lim, Head of Payments, Singapore Power
 Ivan Ng, Chief Technology Officer, City Developments Limited
Jane Toh, Founder & CEO, Staytion Â
Moderator:
Mark Leadercramer, Head of Enterprise Sales, Southeast Asia, Stripe
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