The future of fintech hubs in Asia and Europe to feature at a high-level summit

The future of fintech hubs in Asia and Europe will feature at a high-level summit aimed at opening minds as well as doors to doing business with Asia, and to be hosted virtually from Cork next week (May 25-26).

Experts from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Ireland and Japan, in partnership with Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) will discuss the topic at the Asia Matters EU Asia SME Scaling Summit.

Both the Indian and Chinese ambassadors to Ireland, and the Irish ambassador to China will speak at the summit and attendees will hear invaluable insights from the senior executives of major Indian and Chinese FDI companies in Ireland on how SMEs can form successful partnerships with these firms.

Speakers will include the country heads of Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Financial Services, Wipro, Bank of China, ICBC Financial Leasing and WuXi Biologics, and participants will also hear first-hand from Irish success stories in Asia such as Combilift and Altada.

“Many Irish SMEs wrongly feel that they are too small to become part of the FDI ecosystem. However, there are a myriad of opportunities for Irish companies with innovative sustainable tech solutions in the areas of high impact cleantech, agritech, fintech, and healthtech, particularly in the areas of climate action and gender balance,” said Martin Murray, Executive Director of Asia Matters, who are hosting the Summit.

“Many firms who typically look to the UK and EU have not yet raised their horizons to the opportunities in the vast Asia-Pacific markets. They need to know what Asian businesses are looking for in Ireland, and how to finance and scale into export markets.”

“This summit is focused on educating Irish SMEs about this and facilitating partnership both in Ireland and Asia.”

As well as helping delegates understand the key drivers of successful Irish SME partnership, there will be a discussion on SME financing and scaling in Asian Markets, featuring Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, Irish Strategic Investment Fund, Enterprise Ireland, Atlantic Bridge and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment.

Asia Matters is a non-profit and apolitical membership institute which specialises in helping Irish companies which currently look to the UK and Europe, to expand their horizons to Asia, where they then facilitate their business expansion.

The summit is held in partnership with Munster Technological University, Cork City Council and Cork County Council. Registration is free at asiamatters.eu.

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