Bio
Bertrand Chen is the CEO of Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, not-for-profit technology consortium to build a blockchain-enabled operating system 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. He is passionate about unlocking business value in traditional businesses through digital transformation and data science.
Experience
Summary
Bertrand served as the Group Data Scientist at CK Hutchison Holdings, a conglomerate headquartered in HK with global business interests spanning Telecom, Retail, Critical Infrastructure, Energy and Terminals. He worked with business units across different industries at various stages of digital transformation, to partner with leading tech 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, HK and Greater China. This has helped shape his understanding and perspective around the global nature of modern business. 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 NYC and in HK. Today he brings this experience to breakdown silos between the global supply chain and the financial system which underpins it.