Speakers

Suman Sharma is Head of People Capability for Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) and ASEAN at Standard Chartered Bank, and Co‑Head of the Bank’s AI Learning agenda. He leads large‑scale capability, leadership, and skills transformation initiatives that enable the business to perform today while building readiness for the future. A Innovative Problem Solver, Transformational leader with 20 Years of Experience in Banking & HR. Empowering and building high- performing teams, unlocking potential through skills and capability uplift.  With deep experience partnering closely with senior leaders, Suman focuses on linking people capability directly to business outcomes. His work spans leadership development, frontline and sales capability, contact centre transformation, and enterprise AI upskilling—ensuring colleagues are equipped with the right skills to deliver for clients in an increasingly digital and data‑led environment. A key part of his portfolio includes driving AI literacy and adoption at scale, helping thousands of colleagues build practical, responsible AI capability. He is particularly passionate about demystifying AI and embedding it into everyday ways of working so it delivers real value for colleagues and clients.

Known for combining strategic clarity with strong execution, Suman brings an enterprise mindset to people and capability agendas, working across functions, geographies, and cultures.