Education:
• National Taipei University Urban Planning Research Ph.D.

Major Past Career:
• Associate Dean, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF) (2017/04～)
• Council Member, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF) (2017/01～2017/04)
• Consultant, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF) (2016/03～2016/12)
• Director, Finance Department, Yilan County (2011/02~2013/01)
• Assistant Professor, National Taipei University Department of Economics (2001/01～)
• Assistant Professor, Shih Chien University (2004/01～2006/01)
• Director, BOT Study Center, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (2001/01～2011/02)
• Director, Industrial Development Advisory Council (2001/01～2003/01)
• Chief Executive Officer, New Society Foundation (1997/01～1999/01)
• Bill Assistant, Legislator Pang, Pai-Hsien office (1993/01～1995/01)

Giles leads the Institute’s thought-leadership on ethical banking, particularly around the area of digital ethics. He has around 20 years' experience in the arena of professional education and professional standards. He has led a very wide range of education and professionalism projects to significantly diversify the work of the Chartered Banker Institute, developing major strategic programmes to diverse areas of the banking industry around the globe. In particular, he has specialised in developing a wide range of bespoke professionalisation programmes for banks, coupled with highly innovative accreditation services. These projects have reached many tens of thousands of banking professionals.
Giles holds a degree in law, a Masters in education, and has recently finished studying a Masters in applied professional ethics.

Specialties: Learning/Leadership Development, Career Coaching, Project Management

Amy Fang is an experienced and agile learning & leadership development Professional with an entrepreneurship mindset. During the past 8 years working for Taiwan Academy of Banking and
Finance, she has led a variety of domestic/overseas senior executive training programmes and events, engaging in generating positive impact on growing personal, organizational and industrial
values. Amy is highly passionate about learning/leadership development and digital transformation, strongly believing in human authentic values driving long-term great impact and success. She holds an MBA degree from the National Cheng Kong University of Taiwan in 2006 and an MSc degree in Human Resource Management& Organizational Analysis from King’s College London of the UK in 2019.

- Education
 MSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Analysis, King’s
College London, UK
 MBA, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- Certification
 Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP)
 Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
 Associate CIPD-Level 7 Certification

- Professional Experience
 Programme Manager, Committee of International Affairs, the British Blockchain
Association (BBA) and Global Policy House, UK
 Senior Project Manager, Office of Endeavor Projects, TABF, Taiwan
 Senior Project Manager, Institute of Financial Training Development, TABF, Taiwan
 Senior Product Marketing Supervisor, Wei-Chuan Foods Co. Ltd., Taiwan

Chuchi G. Fonacier was appointed in July 2017 as Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervision Sector (FSS), which is mainly responsible for the regulation of banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions, with the objective ensuring the safety and soundness of the country’s financial system.

The FSS, which she heads, is tasked principally to create a regulatory environment that allows the Philippine banking system to thrive for the purpose of promoting economic development, and public trust and confidence in the system. The FSS also provides adequate incentives for these institutions to engage in activities that would allow Filipinos to have access to financial products and services.

As Deputy Governor, she is also a member and the BSP-designated representative in different interagency and international committees such as the Financial Sector Forum (FSF), Working Group on Banking Supervision (WGBS) of the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP), Credit Information Corporations Project, and Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC).

Ms. Fonacier took up her Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting degree at University of St. La Salle – Bacolod and obtained her Master in Business Administration (MBA) at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Hans Brinker Sicat is the Country Manager and Head of Clients of ING Bank N.V. Manila, Philippines. He joined ING in August 2017 as Managing Director. Mr. Sicat previously worked with the Philippine Stock Exchange as Chief Executive Officer since 2011, making him the longest serving CEO of the exchange.
At present, he is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Bankers Association of the Philippines where is also a Board of Director. Concurrently, he serves as Board of Director for the Philippine Stock Exchange and is the President of the Investment House Association of the Philippines.
A trained mathematician & economist, Hans Sicat has been involved with the global capital market for about three decades. He also served as PSE Chairman & Independent Director for about 18 months, since 2009 while concurrently President and CEO of the Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines.
For over two decades, he was an investment banker with Citigroup and its predecessor firms (Salomon Brothers & Citicorp Securities) in various roles in New York, Hong Kong & the Philippines.
Mr. Sicat finished his coursework for Ph.D. Economics Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and earned his Master of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at the University of the Philippines. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by the Western University in Thailand.

Lito Villanueva is the Philippines’ leading and award-winning thought leader on digital transformation and inclusive digital finance. He has over 20 years of experience in banking, telecommunications, payments, development finance, and financial technology. He merited over 50 global and regional awards including being cited as one of the Top 100 FinTech Leaders in Asia, the first and only Filipino, thus far, for scaling digital innovations and financial inclusion. He was also named “Mr. FinTech of the Philippines” by BizNewsAsia magazine.

He is presently the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer for RCBC and concurrently as Chief Digital Transformation Advisor for the Yuchengco Group of Companies. He had stint with Economist Intelligence Unit, Visa, Smart Communications, IFC of the World Bank Group, Voyager Innovations covering PayMaya (formerly Smart Money) and FINTQnologies as its managing director. He created and scaled Lendr, the Philippines’ largest digital loans marketplace disbursing in excess of US$1 billion in less than five years.

He is also the founding chairman of FinTech Alliance.ph and president of the BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. Institute for Growth towards National Inclusion, Transformation, and Empowerment (IGNITE). He released various publications including the award-winning three-volume Inclusive Digital Finance Report and the Uncharted Beyond: The Taxonomy of FinTech in the Philippines.

Finished the Cambridge Intellect Leadership Programme in 2019 on Digital Transformation by Design at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education. Earned two graduate degrees: Master of Arts in Public Administration with magna cum laude honors from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), and Master in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines as a state scholar. His undergraduate degree is in political science also in UST.