Margarete Biallas build IFC’s Digital Financial Services practice and in this role has provided support to 50+ IFC clients in strategic and business planning on digital banking across the globe. Previously, Ms. Biallas was responsible for IFC’s financial markets advisory work in Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand, where she supported some of the earliest mobile financial services initiatives such as the start-up of WING. In parallel she lead IFC’s microfinance and mobile banking work for the East-Asia Pacific Region. Before joining IFC, Ms. Biallas held different positions with KfW including Senior Risk Manager, Credit Officer, Lead Investment Officer for global microfinance funds as well as various positions leading financial institutions investments in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms Biallas started her career with a consulting firm, focusing on privatization and SME development. She has set up two successful ventures providing education to young children in Germany. She holds a Master‘s Degree in Economics from Hochschule fuer Wirtschaft und Politik in Hamburg, Germany, and a BSocSc from University of Cape Town, South Africa.

 

Presenter

Dengfeng Zhang is the Assistant President of Linklogis, a leading fin-tech company based in Shenzhen. He is currently responsible for product development and innovations at Linklogis. Dengfeng Zhang has extensive academic and practical experience in supply chain management and finance. He got his PhD degree in business administration from the University of Iowa. Prior to joining Linklogis, he worked for PingAn bank, where he led the development of online supply chain financing products.