Speaker

Mike leads Market Development for Refinitiv’s risk business across Asia. In this role he helps define Refinitiv’s go-to-market, product and content strategies, including for the flagship World-Check and Enhanced Due Diligence product sets. He is particularly focused on keeping abreast of regulatory, industry and technological developments, to ensure Refinitiv continues to innovate and develop products that meet client needs. Mike has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Cape Town, and spent several years at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) studying cognitive science. As a “former future academic”, he has a strong continued interest in history and science, and particularly palaeoanthropology, astronomy and cognitive science. Professionally, Mike has a passion for combating corruption, transnational financial crime, and believes in the power of big data to achieve these ends.