Chia Hock Lai is an accomplished C-suite executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the financial and technology sectors (ex-GovTech, Income Insurance).

A prominent ecosystem builder, he is the executive chairman of the Responsible Fintech Institute and was the founding president of both the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS). An alumnus of NUS and NTU, he has received prestigious awards like the IBF Fellowship and SkillsFuture Fellowship, and serves as an advisor to startups and organizations like Brunei Darussalam Central Bank.