Steven Beck
Advisor and Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank

Steven Beck led the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program to exponential growth and launched initiatives to make trade green, resilient, transparent, and socially responsible. He serves on the Advisory Council of the International Financial Reporting Standards/International Sustainability Standards Board, Governing Board of the Digital Standards Initiative, and the World Trade Organization Working Group for Trade Finance. He holds an M.A. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, USA and a B.A. from Queen’s University, Canada.

Insight

Global harmonized digital identities for companies could have a profound impact on trade worldwide.

Insight

Basic infrastructure needs to be put in place before blockchain fintech can solve persistent problems that hold back growth and job creation.