Meet THE CEO#13 – BNP PARIBAS

This new session will be with Joris Dierckx, Head for Southeast Asia and CEO of Singapore BNP PARIBAS. He will be available for a 3-hour programme of 30-minute 1-to-1 meetings with start-ups & SMEs.

The French Chamber is organising the next session of ‘Meet the CEO’, a great opportunity for Entrepreneurs & SMEs to connect with MNCs.

A survey conducted to the members reveals that business matching is a top priority for French start-ups and entrepreneurs.

‘Meet with a CEO’ is an initiative organised every month, with a CEO of a large company.

This new session will be with Joris Dierckx, Head for Southeast Asia and CEO of Singapore BNP PARIBAS. He will be available for a 3-hour programme of 30-minute 1-to-1 meetings with start-ups & SMEs. He will meet up to 6 companies, selected according to his business relevance.

- Registration shall be done by latest on the 20^thSeptember -

- Selected companies will be informed by latest on the 25^th September -

About the Speaker

Joris Dierckx, Head for Southeast Asia and CEO of Singapore BNP PARIBAS.

Joris started his career in 1995 as Graduate Trainee at Generale Bank in Belgium. In 1997 he was appointed as Trade Finance Manager in Mumbai, India. He moved to Ireland to work as Vice President EMEA in Project Finance in 1999.
In 2001, Joris was appointed as Vice President for Export & Project Finance Asia at Fortis, which was later merged into the BNP Paribas Group and became BNP Paribas Fortis. In 2004 he was made Head of Export & Project Finance Asia and served until 2010 in Singapore and Tokyo. From 2008 until 2010, Joris was country head for Japan at Fortis while also serving as interim Head of Merchant Banking Asia during the integration process with BNP Paribas.
In 2010, Joris was named country head of Greece for BNP Paribas and in 2012, he was appointed as country head of South Korea. From 2015 until August 2018, Joris served as country head for India and CEO of BNP Paribas S.A, Indian branches.
Joris holds a Post-Graduate diploma in Sustainable Development from the University of London, a Post-Graduate degree in Finance from the University of Leuven, a Master of Laws degree from the University of London and Master’s degree from the University of Antwerp. He is a Belgian national and speaks English, French and Dutch, born in 1969 and married with three children.

Terms & Conditions

- For Entrepreneur Members and SME Members only

- Up to 6 meetings are available. The companies will be selected by the CEO. 

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