Inside the Finance Industry: Lessons, Paths and Real Talk - Career Path Event Recap

Last week, SwedCham Young Professionals had the pleasure of co-hosting our Career Path Event: Breaking into Finance together with National Taiwan University, Office of International Affairs (NTU, OIA). The students got to find out what it really takes to break into the finance industry.

The session was expertly moderated by Vera Xu, Interim Team Leader (Taiwan) Sales & Senior Relationship Manager at Bloomberg, who guided the conversation with sharp insights and created a space for open, honest discussion.

The distinguished speakers included:

• Stephen Ho, Former Managing Director, DBS Bank (Taiwan)

• Sean Teng, Head of Institutional and International Business, Cathay SITE

• Jane Hsieh, Senior Asset Management & Fixed Income Expert, PIMCO

• Jennifer Hsieh, Equity Research Associate (Asia Tech Research), J.P. Morgan

Across the discussion, the speakers highlighted that breaking into finance is not just about technical skills, but about mindset and long-term development.  They emphasized the importance of integrity, strong fundamentals, and continuous learning in an industry that evolves quickly.  Bringing together NTU students and members of the Swedish community in Taiwan, the evening concluded with lively networking, leaving participants both inspired and better equipped to navigate the finance sector.

Many thanks to our moderator, speakers, and the NTU OIA team: 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐮, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and Member of the Youth Advisory Committee at the Ministry of Education, 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐮, Senior Manager, Global Relations, 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧, Manager of Global Relations, and Andrew Griff-Owen at NTU’s Office of International Affairs, for the incredible collaboration in creating this event together. We would also like to thank 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 for thoughtfully supporting us in connecting with many of the panel speakers.  Last but not least, we would like to thank our 𝐘𝐏 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 蔡鳳駿 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐓𝐬𝐚𝐢, 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐒𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐘𝐮-𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐞𝐡, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐏å𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦, and 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧 for helping out and always supporting every event.

This is exactly what SwedCham Young Professionals is about: creating spaces where curiosity meets experience, and where future careers begin to take shape.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫❓𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.swedchamtw.org/young-professionals 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: admin@swedchamtw.org

See all pictures here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCPppu

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: Fong Chun Studio 蔡鳳駿 and NTU OIA