Dr Hu, PhD, MBA, Chartered Banker, is a former senior banker with close to three decades of banking experience in commercial and corporate banking. He actively engages with various governmental agencies and SMEs to promote strategic financial management and sustainable business growth. Dr Hu is presently a member of the United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) and its former Vice-Chair of the Digital Economy Task Force, promoting the dynamics of digitalisation for nations and businesses. He is also the Chief Examiner of Professionalism and Ethics and a member of the Industry and Curriculum Committee with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB). He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Strathclyde, UK, and PhD in entrepreneurship and innovation from the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Also, he completed the Executive Education in Financial Technology at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Dr Hu has authored two books entitled “SME Challenges and Solutions” and “Transforming Family Businesses”. He also writes regularly on financing and business for various publications. He speaks English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese.