GenAI: What’s happening in APAC
Jan Wupperman, Chief Digital Officer, NTT Data
What’s GenAI promising, and how’s it playing out in the Asia Pacific region? For a spirited discussion on one of the most significant trends in Finance (and business in general), the Global CFO Network is delighted to be joined by NTT Data’s Chief Digital Officer Jan Wupperman. Yan will discuss the successes business are having deploying autonomous agents and agent orchestration to run Finance processes, and will explore the implications for governance, with a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region. With India and Australia particularly advanced, what lessons can other countries draw? Jan has more than 20 years’ experience leading technology transformations across Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East/North Africa, and brings to the discussion a deep understanding of the needs of the Finance function.
Sleep deficit: the performance killer
Dr Nicola Cann, leading sleep psychologist
Ernest Hemingway once said “I love sleep. My life tends to fall apart when I’m awake, you know”. Everyone knows we need to sleep, but few actually appreciate how important sleep really is. For centuries we have assumed that your sleeping mind is dormant and that your time in bed has no real impact on your life. More recently, the scientific study of sleep has revealed that nothing could be further from the truth. Studies show poor quality sleep reduces decision-making abilities, with 17 hours of wakefulness the equivalent of a blood-alcohol level of 0.05. In this session we will meet Dr Nicola Cann, a qualified psychologist who specialises in treating patients with poor sleep patterns. Nicola was worked in Asia, the UK and New Zealand, and works extensively with senior executives.
Driving Finance transformation at Temasek
Png Chin Yee, Chief Financial Officer, Temasek
Singapore investor Temasek has a SGD389 billion portfolio invested globally in focus areas including Consumer, Media & Technology, Life Sciences and Agri-Food, and Financial Services. Operating from 13 offices in nine countries, the organisation was incorporated in 1974 to manage assets owned by the Singapore Government. Subsequently, it has proven to be a canny investor in a number of fields. The Global CFO Network is delighted to be joined by Temasek’s Chief Financial Officer Png Chin Yee for a fireside chat on the role Finance plays in the company, and how the function has transformed to better meet the needs of its commercial stakeholders. Chin Yee has been CFO of Temasek since 2023, having previously been Head of Financial Services. Prior to joining the company, she was a Managing Director at UBS, and joint head of the Financial Insitutions Group for Asia Investment Banking.
Members may attend with a member of their Finance team. Light refreshments will be served, and the event will conclude with a networking luncheon at Basilico Restaurant.