TRUST hosts 2nd Professional Development Webinar: Preparing Professionals for the Future of Fintech

TRUST hosts 2nd Professional Development Webinar: Preparing Professionals for the Future of Fintech

The TRUST Project hosted the webinar “Preparing professionals for the future of fintech” on September 7, 2021. The webinar is the second event arranged in the framework of the academic staff training for Vietnamese and Philippines staff.

The second session of the series focused on how to best prepare our future students, considering the skills and attributes of a FinTech professional including the importance of design thinking, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, and the value of soft/transferable skills.

Topics covered during the webinar were: FinTech skills gap, entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in Fintech, design thinking for Product Innovation in Fintech, and intercultural competence and educating global FinTech professionals.

Roberto Russo of Deus Technology, Dr Thomas Peschken of GCU London, Dr Tran Luong Son of Planet Impact Capital, and Dr Dane Lukic of GCU London served as panelists, with Dr. Colin Milligan of GCU as moderator.

Click here to view the agenda and webinar recording.