From global multinational to regional unicorn
Pankaj Kabra, Senior Vice President - Finance, Traveloka

One of the great attractions of Southeast Asia is its vibrant environment of innovation. And in the ecosystem of technology-driven Southeast Asian innovators, few are better known than Traveloka, an Indonesia-founded tech unicorn in the travel, financial services and lifestyle space. Behind the headlines, what’s it like to work at a senior level in Traveloka? What skills do you need to adapt from the complex and sometimes bureaucratic world of global multinationals to that of fast-moving regional innovators? We’re fortunate to be joined in this discussion by Pankaj Kabra, a senior Finance leader who joined Traveloka in 2021 from HP. Pankaj will lead us through his own transition, and outline how skills learned in the world of multinationals can be applied to regional businesses.

Making sense of Asia Pacific’s multi-speed economy
Selena Ling, Chief Economist & Head of Treasury Research and Strategy, OCBC

It’s a challenging time to interpret Asia Pacific’s conflicting economic signals: the Asian Development Bank is forecasting strong growth from both China and India over the next 12 months, together with slowing inflation. These forecasts are based on expanding demand from China with the recovery of consumer spending post-COVID, together with lower inflation supported by access to cheaper Russian crude oil. Equally, many of Asia export-oriented economies remain slow, with South Korea forecasting a 4.5% drop in exports this year, and Taiwan and Malaysia also facing export headwinds. Global CFO Network members and their teams are invited to join us as we meet with OCBC Chief Economist Selena Ling for a review of what’s happened so far this year, and what we should expect in the months ahead. Selena is one of the region’s most senior economists, a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC, and an insightful observer of the links between the Asia Pacific and the broader world.

Members may attend with a member of their Finance team. Breakfast and light refreshments will be served.