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Emerging Consulting Group was formed in September 2024, offering unmet and unique global experience across financial services, asset management, property and Government. Our service catalogue includes the following:1. Ideation, experiments, exploration and Proof of Concepts2. End to end project management and execution3. Education and Awareness4. Specialized Investment Advisory5. Opportunity Assessment6. Specialist DeploymentOur logo represents the three steps in the execution and transformation journey. Discover, Develop, Deliver."Progress through Partnership" is more than just a catchphrase; it embodies our commitment to harnessing our extensive global experience across a range of industries, both within the corporate and government sectors. With a proven track record in F2B ideation, planning, and execution, we’re ready to transform challenges into opportunities.Our expertise shines through agile engagement and delivery models tailored to meet your unique needs, tapping into an unmatched global network. Stay tuned for more details, as we’re gearing up to launch our fully functional website and announce our first projects and incredible partnerships we've forged with industry leaders and organisations to bring it to life.

Zurich, Ch

My global team partners with stakeholders across the globe and develops and drives the implementation of digital asset (DA) strategies, products and capabilities.With teams in Australia, Singapore, HK, Shanghai and Switzerland, the team delivers on UBS's DA strategic priority topics, including identifying new potential revenues, achieving operational efficiency and education awareness. It also closely collaborates with regulators and industry partners. Recent successes have included:1. UBS AG launches the world’s first digital bond that is publicly traded and settled on both blockchain-based and traditional exchanges https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20221103-digital-bond.html)2. A joint collaboration with the Monetary authority of Singapore, UBS Asset Management launched a pilot to explore the native issuance of Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund on digital asset networkshttps://www.mas.gov.sg/schemes-and-initiatives/project-guardian3. Swiss National Bank to pilot wholesale digital currency with UBS, other banks.https://www.reuters.com/technology/swiss-national-bank-pilot-wholesale-digital-currency-with-ubs-other-banks-2023-11-02/

Zurich, Ch

In addition to my Blockchain and Digital Assets global leadership responsibilities and CS Integration leadership, I’ve also been appointed by UBS’s Group Integration Office as the Global Head of the Platform Service Delivery. With the CS integration taking priority, my global team based out of US, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Singapore, India and Australia, has been enabled and engaged to help drive the design, build, integration and implementation of inscope CS platforms into UBS’s ecosystem

Zurich, Ch

Oversaw one of the world’s largest M&A’s with the integration of Credit Suisse's wealth management business into UBS Australia, as well as the rationalization of the existing entities. Key responsibilities and successes included:• Program managed all consolidation and integration activities, including regulatory readiness, technical integration, finance, treasury, and tax considerations, new operating models, operational continuity, and legal due diligence. • Parent bank merger go-live on 31st of May was successful for the Australian branch and has now been handed over to the Australian management team for BAU management. • Program was managed at executive board minus one level in Australia and regionally.• Matrix organization of at MD and Executive Board minus one level.

Zurich, Ch

As the Regional Head of Emerging Solutions across Asia for UBS, my team delivers transformation and innovation for the world's largest wealth manager. We drive programs from conceptual to execution, including assessing all opportunities, analyzing the requirements and then enabling and delivering the technical solution F2B for the business. The team is business division and technology agnostic and acts as a horizontal across all of Asia for UBS.I provide intellectual thought leadership for the region, keeping up to date with the latest technology and emerging trends, ensuring the appropriate business and technical solution is provided to the client. I'm a firm believer that technology is a key driver of innovation but the culture is the differentiator. It's the enabler. A strong, digital mindset culture, embedded into your operating model, will ensure your team will be the key digital and innovation hub of your organization.Teams are based in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai with projects delivered Asia wide and globally.

Zurich, Ch

Global head of the Automation & Digital Operations program which delivered:* A new digital self-service capability focusing on an enhanced end user experience including the expansion and integration of Smart-bot functionality across the business customer base.* Elimination and automation of all manual work-drivers via execution of strategic automation tooling;* Production stability via the implementation of key telemetry tooling to focus on tier 1 applications;* Agile delivery via the implementation of automation SWAT teams to focus on top demand and POC SWAT teams to focus on self-heal and self-service technology solutions* Reduced risk exposure through a remediation program to deliver automation against manual evidence gathering across risk and moving all risk controls from Red to Green

Zurich, Ch

Global Program Lead for Technology Vendor Consolidation Program. The role was to lead and be responsible for consolidation of 11 separate vendor organisations based in Singapore, India, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States to a single one and consolidation of resourcing into core and low cost locations across the globe

Zurich, Ch

Global Program/Transformation Lead for division of Group Technology (GT), within UBS. The role was to lead and be responsible for the strategy development, design and implementation of the designated 2015 and 2016 portfolio of work

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Promoted to Program Manager & Technical Operations Stream Lead from previous 2IC role within the Operations Stream of OTP, the new online Banking solution for Westpac. Key objectives of role:* Ensure that all tools & technologies were built implemented to support the platform;* Manage all Test Support Environments, including vendor resources. * Build & implement the IT processes, procedures, tools, repositories, training, resourcing, reporting and documentation to ensure operational readiness.* Significant vendor management across IBM, TC, Infosys and Application Vendor, Fiserv

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Significant technical, program management and management consulting experience across Australia's largest banks, telecommunications as well as consulting through tier 1 consulting vendors.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Project Management and Technical Consultancy