Mr Richard Teng joined Abu Dhabi Global Market in March 2015 as the CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority. He is responsible for integrated prudential and conduct supervision across banking, insurance and capital market sectors. Under his stewardship, ADGM has been named “Financial Centre of the Year (MENA) in both 2016 and 2017 by Euromoney’s Global Investors Group, winning back-to-back accolades. It is recognised as the top Fintech Hub in MENA by Deloitte and Global Fintech Hub Federation. ADGM is also awarded “Fintech Regulator of the Year (MENA) 2018” by Seamless. With more than two decades of regulatory leadership and financial sector development experience, Mr Teng is a frequent speaker internationally, especially on FinTech regulations and Belt & Road developments. Prior to spearheading FSRA in March 2015, he was the Chief Regulatory Officer of Singapore Exchange and previously held appointment as Director of Corporate Finance, Monetary Authority of Singapore.