Speakers

As Director, Talent with SGInnovate, Jae leads the organisation’s talent management efforts. She oversees both the running of SGInnovate’s flagship talent programmes as well as the business partnering function, which connects high-calibre talent to promising Deep Tech startups. Additionally, she also shapes the talent team’s global outreach strategy to develop SGInnovate’s global network of partners and position Singapore as a thriving hub of opportunities for Deep Tech talent.

Prior to SGInnovate, Jae spent over two decades as an HROD leader in Singapore’s public service, most notably at the Energy Market Authority (EMA), where she led the statutory board’s human resources and organisational development function. There, she implemented notable policies from recruitment and employer branding to performance and talent management to transform the human resources practice into a strategic growth partner for the organisation. For her work at EMA, Jae was conferred the Leading HR Leader Award at the 2014 Singapore HR Awards.

Hi, my name is René and I love going to concerts and playing drums. Apart from that, I’m a passionate recruiter and a real sourcing activist. Let’s rock together 🤟🏼

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT ME
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1️⃣ My first concert was on my 14th birthday and it was Pink Floyd live in Basel
2️⃣ I have seen U2 live 11 times. Among others in London, Dublin, Berlin, Munich, Glasgow, and Zurich
3️⃣ My best “live” music experience was in Glastonbury in 2017 with my sister
4️⃣ I only bought my own drum kit at the age of 36
5️⃣ My taste in music ranges from pop (e.g., Madonna or Pet Shop Boys) to rock and heavy metal (e.g., Iron Maiden or Metallica).
6️⃣ It’s important to have a piano man in your circle of friends (also a lawyer)
7️⃣ I have a playlist for every situation
8️⃣ I was born in Caracas, Venezuela
9️⃣ My daughter (4,5 y) is already a huge FC Barcelona supporter
🔟 When I was 27 years old, I didn’t know what HR really does

Andy’s background as a physician brought him to the European cannabis industry where he quickly saw the need for an industry-specific solution for sourcing labor. Being in the industry also keeps him on top of the latest trends, news and needs of the industry.

Tram Anh Nguyen is the co-founder of CFTE, based in the UK, setup in 2017, one of the fastest growing knowledge platforms in Fintech and Digital Finance. 

She serves as a NED of Passerelles Numeriques, Advisory Board Member for the Business France Frenchtech UK, Advisory Board Member of the Association of the Corporates Treasurers, Advisor Board Member EDHEC, Board Member of Global Impact FinTech (GIFT) Forum

Co-author of CFTE’s world’s largest Fintech Job Report Book and the Blockchain Job Report. Is the Entrepreneurship Expert Saïd Business School, Oxford, also is an Industry Fellow of Imperial College. Tram Anh is an advocate of lifelong learning and believes that continuous education is the best tool to help people adapt to a fast-changing world.

Tram Anh strongly believes that in a world dominated by technology, people must remain at the centre of society and organisations, and that education and training are key to helping individuals adapt to a fast changing world. This was the motivation that drove her to launch CFTE to help finance professionals up-skill, find more opportunities and build better finance.

She works tirelessly with governments, policymakers, industry experts, and academia to push initiatives in financial education for Finance 2.0. She followed her passion to bring about a skills revolution in finance to not only transform the industry but to help a multitude of stakeholders, like women and people from different backgrounds and walks of life, to enter the new world of finance.

The platform includes hundreds of experts (from heads of innovation in banks to CEOs of challenger banks and CEOs of Fintech VCs), who have created a platform that helps the industry acquire this knowledge quickly, from Fintech to Artificial Intelligence to Open Banking to Extrapreneurship programmes, with an engaged community with 100,000+ alumni around the world. 

CFTE is headquartered in the UK. In addition to London, CFTE is present in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Luxembourg, and France and works with most Tier 1 financial institutions.

Honoured to be an Ambassador for the Singapore Fintech Festival.

From 2017 until today as Senior Leader Women in Fintech, International speaker at global events, mentor and judge for the industry.

Of Vietnamese origin, Tram Anh was born in France and lived in Paris, New York, and now London. She provides a great understanding of both Asian and Western cultures and is always keen to bring the best of them together.

Consultant, Talent Sourcer and Networker with 10+ years professional experience in Recruitment and Talent Attraction, not only as part of a team but also as a Freelancer & One-Woman-Show as well as 3+ years professional experience in operational & strategic Sales.