Giorgio Bou-Daher has worked at the intersection of banking and technology in various roles at Gartner, IBM, Thomson Reuters, and Bloomberg, where he advised banks, regulators, fintechs, and other financial services providers on their digital transformation strategies. He holds an Executive PhD from Université Paris Dauphine (Paris Sciences et Lettres), an MSc in Technology Ventures and Entrepreneurship from University College London, and a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Nottingham. His doctoral research focused on the different strategies that banks adopted in response to the evolving technological, regulatory, and competitive forces that characterise the platform economy. He has presented his research at various conferences, including at the European Academy of Management, the British Academy of Management, and the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique. Giorgio is a visiting lecturer at EM Normandie Business School and is fintech mentor at Barclays Rise and at Level39 (Canary Wharf Group). He is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers, and a member of the Center for Engaged Management Research (CEMR) Dauphine, the Hong Kong Business Network, and the Hong Kong Society.