Asian Business Series: What I wish I knew before I left Business School: A Founder’s Manifesto
Put down your school syllabus for a moment and join YouTrip CEO and Co-Founder, Caecilia Chu, as she shares her unfiltered, real-world experience of pioneering and scaling Asia’s first multi-currency digital wallet.
From bootstrapping a two-man team to disrupting the payments landscape in Asia today as the leading Fintech start-up with over US$100 million in funding secured within a span of 5 years since launch, dive into the trenches with Caecilia as she unveils the harsh realities of her start-up journey. This is Caecilia’s manifesto for aspiring founders – a glimpse into entrepreneurship for university graduates and her story of turning ideas into reality.
Senior Lecturer Lee Yen Teik will moderate the Q&A session.
Please RSVP by 19 March 2024, Tuesday, 1200 hrs.
Hosted by Strategic Relations
| Date: |
| Wednesday, 20 March 2024 |
| Time: |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Venue: |
|
Shaw Foundation Alumni House SFAH Saffron Room Level 1 11 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore 119244 (Map) |
| Dress Code: |
| Business attire |
Speakers
Caecilia Chu
Co-Founder & CEO, YouTrip,
Prior to founding YouTrip, Caecilia worked at Citi overseeing growth investments in the technology and consumer sectors. Before that, Caecilia worked at McKinsey advising financial institutions across Asia on product and growth strategies. Her fintech experiences prior to YouTrip include positions at Lufax, China’s leading online wealth management platform, and QF
Pay, a mobile payments company backed by Sequoia China.
Caecilia was named to the global list of Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs in 2021. She was recognised as Top 10 Fintech Leaders in 2020 and 2021 by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She was awarded Tech Leader of the Year by the Singapore Computer Society in 2022, and Her World Young Achiever of the Year in 2023. Caecilia is a Board Member at SGX-listed iFAST Corporate Ltd, Cyber Youth Singapore, and Chair of the Payments Sub-Committee for the Singapore Fintech Association.
Caecilia has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in finance (summa cum laude) from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
For General Enquiries:
| Debra Chan | debra.chan@nus.edu.sg |
| 66017099 | website |