Developing Talent & Building Capacity to Fill the Talent Gap
This report draws insights from the roundtable in Japan Fintech Festival 2024, featuring the best practices to bridge the widening skills gap in the industry with three central themes.
From navigating Japan’s talent terrain through different stakeholders to best practices in developing talent from different countries, highlighting essential areas to fill the talent gap.
Developing Talent & Building Capacity to Fill the Talent Gap
This report draws insights from the roundtable in Japan Fintech Festival 2024, featuring the best practices to bridge the widening skills gap in the industry with three central themes.
From navigating Japan’s talent terrain through different stakeholders to best practices in developing talent from different countries, highlighting essential areas to fill the talent gap.
Insights from Senior Leaders & Industry Experts at Japan Fintech Festival 2024
Japan’s emerging startup scene is hampered by a critical tech talent gap. Creative solutions are needed to build and retain a world-class workforce, and fuel innovation and global competitiveness.
The objective of this roundtable is to foster economic growth by creating a thriving tech hub that attracts top talent and investment, spurring job creation and economic vitality. The aim is also to enhance startup success by leveraging local tech talent to develop products and services that cater to the Japanese market and beyond.
Main themes covers in the report:
- Theme 1: Navigating Japan’s talent terrain
- Theme 2: Role of each stakeholder in addressing this gap
- Theme 3: Best practices to develop talent and build capacity to fill the talent gap
Contributors
Huy Nguyen Trieu
Co-founder, CFTE
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-founder, CFTE
Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer, FINOLAB Inc.
Kevin Naylor
Director, Key Account Management & Business Development, en world Japan K.K.
Eric Wei
Founder & CEO, Dimes, Inc & timelyhero
Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor, Finance Sector Asian Development Bank
Michael Low
Deputy Director, Curriculum Development & Digitalisation and Head, Finance & Technology Programmes, Singapore Management University
Ronit Ghose
Head of Future of Finance, Citi
Satoru Miyashiro
Deputy General Manager, Digital Strategy, SMBC Group
Shameek Kundu
Head of Financial Services, TruEra
