Roberto L. Figueroa

Profile: General Counsel Roberto L. Figueroa serves as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) chief legal counsel, providing expert guidance on legal matters involving central banking operations, as well as the exercise of BSP’s supervisory and regulatory functions. He oversees BSP’s legislative initiatives; and represent BSP in legal proceedings. Before joining the BSP, GC Figueroa served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at HSBC Philippines. He also held legal positions at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in New York and the international law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. GC Figueroa is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, where he earned his degree in law and Political Science (magna cum laude). He also holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and obtained a Certificate in Public International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law. He is a Senior Lecturer in Commercial and Civil Law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and a distinguished Mandatory Continuing Legal Education lecturer. He was recognized by The Legal500 as a leading General Counsel in the Philippines in 2023 and a leading General Counsel in Southeast Asia in 2024 for his leadership in financial regulation and sustainable finance.

Opening keynote

02/11/2026 | 10:35 - 11:00