Going Global & Bank of Japan: Yuko Kawai

08/26/19 • 23 min

Join Yuko Kawai, General Manager for Europe at the Bank of Japan, as she discusses her international career. You'll hear about her journey across geographies from Japan to Europe and across functions from FX to FinTech. Kawai-san is a role model and inspiring leader offering interesting views and a global perspective on the developments the financial industry is seeing.

Points of Interest:

01:54 Career
03:58 Most important lessons
05:54 Gender diversity in Japan
09:26 Working at the Bank of Japan
12:22 Exciting innovations in FinTech & impact on financial industry
16:26 Global perspectives
18:23 Top things risk professionals should monitor
19:19 Rants and Revelations
20:04 Rapid Fire Round

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Points of Interest:

01:54 Career
03:58 Most important lessons
05:54 Gender diversity in Japan
09:26 Working at the Bank of Japan
12:22 Exciting innovations in FinTech & impact on financial industry
16:26 Global perspectives
18:23 Top things risk professionals should monitor
19:19 Rants and Revelations
20:04 Rapid Fire Round

Get transcript and more on our website >

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