Amira is the Public Policy Lead in Payments and Financial Services for Amazon, and has close to two decades of experience in digital policy engagement across public and private sectors. Previously, she has held senior roles at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she has also acted as the World Bank’s Private Sector Development Specialist. Prior to joining Amazon, she worked as Head of Public Policy in Asia Pacific at Stripe, where she was responsible for building a government relations and advocacy strategy to accelerate Stripe’s global expansion.
Roundtable Room 2 (Level 2)
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Governance, the Architecture & Standards for the Digital Economy: Striving for international connectivity and trust in a fragmented world.
How can governments act locally but support global interconnectivity and the development of the digital economy? What standards, conventions, or infrastructures do we need to adapt or create to enhance access and empower citizens and companies to participate on equal footing in the global digital economy while addressing risks and protecting sovereignty?