STEVEN XAVIER CHAN SENIOR DIRECTOR AND REGIONAL HEAD OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ASIA-PACIFIC PayPal Steven Xavier Chan is the senior director and regional head of government relations, Asia-Pacific, for Paypal Inc Based in Singapore, he leads government advocacy, strategy and outreach efforts in the region Steven has more than 20 years of combined government and industry experience in international trade and public policy Prior to joining Paypal in August 2018, he was the managing director and regional head of regulatory, industry and government affairs for State Street’s businesses in Asia Pacific Steven also served as Director of Government Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai He previously held various positions in the US government as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State with overseas and domestic assignments in Mexico, China and Washington D.C., and as Deputy Director for China and Mongolia Affairs with the Department of Commerce He also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and Deloitte Consulting supporting change management and enterprise transformation projects for large organizations Steven currently serves a board member of the National Center for APEC and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Steven earned a Master of Arts in international economics and China studies from the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs and economics from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon He is a native of Hawaii. SESSIONS THE RISE OF THE SHARING ECONOMY AND IMPACTS ON FUTURE WORKFORCE