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

Apr 3

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:Young Professionalsor contact: admin@swedchamtw.org

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

Photo credit: Fong Chun Studio 蔡鳳駿 and NTU OIA