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Tod Burwell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of BAFT. Prior to being promoted to CEO, he served as the Senior Vice President of Trade Products with oversight of all trade-related initiatives including the Global Trade Industry Council, Trade Committees, and other strategic initiatives of the organization. Mr. Burwell has over 25 years of trade, supply chain and cash management experience as a banking practitioner, as well as serving as a consultant to global corporations and suppliers of strategically integrated trade solutions. Prior to joining BAFT, Mr. Burwell was a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase and held senior global management roles responsible for trade operations, launching the logistics business and managing global product sales for trade finance and logistics management.

Dr. Filipe is a leading entrepreneur and sustainability expert, based in Switzerland. He is currently the Managing Director of Bryce SA, a Swiss-based physical commodities trading firm. He is also the co-founder and investor behind GreenEmissions, a Swedish cleantech startup focused on plant-sequestered carbon credits, formerly incubated by the European Space Agency. Previously, he held leadership positions in publicly traded multinationals, also Dr. Filipe's founded another startup, which created the world's first blockchain platform for grain trading and the first tokenization of physical commodities. He holds a doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on business sustainability, being a published author in the field. He also holds a master's degree in environmental sciences. Dr. Filipe is a multilingual professional fluent in Portuguese, English, and French. He also possesses working knowledge of Spanish and German and is currently expanding his language skills by learning Korean and Russian.

Alan is the head of the FinTech Infrastructure Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and establishing platforms for cross border connectivity. Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.

Cynthia Lim is the General Manager Market Analysis at South32, where Cynthia also holds the title of Chief Economist. With a background in Economics from the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science, Cynthia has a wealth of experience in economic analysis and forecasting. In addition to their role at South32, Cynthia is the President and Board Member at WIMAR SG, where Cynthia leads efforts to promote inclusion and diversity within the community. Cynthia has previously worked at Wood Mackenzie, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Finance in various economist roles. Additionally, Cynthia is a part-time Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, collaborating with South32 to educate students on metals and mining.

Sriram joined DBS in 2018 as Managing Director, Global Transaction Services. His current remit as Group Head of Product Management covers cash management, liquidity, trade finance and supply chain finance solutions offered by the Bank. With more than 20 years of banking experience spanning across several key international financial hubs, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and India, Sriram spearheads DBS’ digital product initiatives across the region and is responsible for leading overall business performance, strategy and product innovation across the bank’s suite of transaction banking solutions. Prior to joining DBS, Sriram held several senior leadership roles in global banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered covering areas such as corporate banking, transaction banking and trade finance.