Bertrand Chen
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chief Executive Officer at Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) | CEO at Global Shipping Business Network
Summary
Bertrand Chen is the CEO of Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), the world’s first independent, not-for-profit technology consortium to reimagine global trade. Bertrand oversees the consortium’s overall strategy, with a mandate to serve the best interests of the industry at large and is not influenced by any agenda and tradition. Bertrand is passionate about unlocking business value in traditional businesses through digital transformation and data science. Prior to his role at GSBN, Bertrand served as the Group Data Scientist at CK Hutchison Holdings, a conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong with global business interests spanning Telecom, Retail, Critical Infrastructure, Energy and Terminals. In his role, Bertrand worked with business units across different industries at various stages of digital transformation, to partner with leading technology vendors and innovative startups to make the digital leap and create new business models to capture new opportunities. Given the global nature of his role, Bertrand has worked in several markets including the U.S., Canada, EU, Australia, Hong Kong and Greater China. Prior to this, Bertrand spent a decade on Wall Street as a trader in credit and equity derivatives for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch in New York City and in Hong Kong. Today he brings this experience to breakdown silos between the global supply chain and the financial system which underpins it. Bertrand holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Financial Engineering from Columbia University and an MSc in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Centrale Paris.
Chief Executive Officer
Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN)
1 Jan 2021 - Present
5yrs 7mos
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Incorporated in Hong Kong, the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is the world’s first independent, not-for-profit technology consortium to build a blockchain-enabled operating system to redefine global trade. The platform facilitates trusted collaboration between disparate and competing market participants, as well as enabling greater efficiencies and resilience. It also aims to expand the global trade ecosystem by creating bridges to new market participants including banks, fintech companies and other consortia, while supporting the development of technology-driven innovation as the sector makes the leap to digital. The consortium was first founded by 8 global leaders in the global shipping industry accounting for one in every three containers handled in the world. Members include COSCO SHIPPING Lines, COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Hapag-Lloyd, Hutchison Ports, OOCL, SPG Qingdao Port, PSA International, and Shanghai International Port Group.
Group Data Scientist
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021
4yrs 11mos
Hong Kong
I am the Group Data Scientist at CK Hutchison Holdings Limited. My role is to help gather insights from the diverse data sources across the various businesses within the Group and drive strategies to derive new revenue opportunities for CK Hutchison as a Group. CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is one of the largest companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and one of Hong Kong’s oldest trading companies tracing its beginnings to the 1820’s. CK Hutchison is now a leading renowned multi-national conglomerate with over 270,000 employees in over 50 countries committed to quality and innovation. Its diverse holdings range from the largest operator of container ports in the world to the most technologically-advanced and marketing-savvy telecommunications operation in Europe and Asia. Today, CK Hutchison operations consists of five core businesses - ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy, and telecommunications.
Lead Data Scientist (Head of Products and Data Services)
Asia Miles
1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
2yrs 11mos
Hong Kong
At Cathay Pacific Airways's Loyalty Program Asia Miles, I lead a talented, multi-disciplinary team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Data Driven UX Designers to build a Data Platform which accomplished: 1. Improve Customer Experience by leveraging Personalisation Algorithms 2. Better Match Partner Offers with Members Needs through Machine Learning Algorithms 3. Improve the Bottom Line by increasing member activities and optimising Customer Lifetime Value I also lead consulting projects within Swire Group to showcase Machine Learning at the service of solving Business Problems.
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