“长城友谊奖”获得者看北京：访北京银行副行长魏德勇

作为北京市授予在京外籍人士的唯一奖项和最高荣誉，北京市“长城友谊奖”至今已评选16届，共有32个国家221位外籍人士先后获此殊荣。
他们都是谁？为北京做出了哪些杰出贡献？他们怎么看北京，对北京的高质量发展有什么建议？一起了解一下吧！

The "Great Wall Friendship Award" is the only award and highest honor granted by Beijing municipality to foreign individuals residing in Beijing. To date, 16 sessions of this award have been granted, with a total of 221 foreign individuals from 32 different countries having received this prestigious recognition.

What remarkable contributions have the winners made to Beijing? How do they view Beijing? Let's take a look!

Johan de Wit

魏德勇，北京银行副行长，荷兰籍。自从加入北京银行，他积极发挥桥梁纽带作用，推动北京银行与ING集团加深战略合作，为北京银行零售转型、中外合作、公司治理作出了重要贡献。魏德勇对北京银行的企业文化有着强烈的认同感，在此的访谈中他曾表示，“当我说我是‘北京银行人’的时候，我是很认真的。”
Johan de Wit, currently serves as Vice President of Beijing Bank. Since joining Beijing Bank, he has actively acted as a bridge, promoting deeper strategic cooperation between Beijing Bank and International Netherlands Groups (ING). Johan de Wit strongly identifies with the corporate culture of Beijing Bank.

见证金融企业的飞跃

魏德勇表示，他见证了北京金融业质的飞跃，“越来越多的银行等国内外金融机构落户北京，北京已成为世界级的金融中心城市。”从他办公室的窗口望出去，金融街的高楼鳞次栉比，街道上车水马龙。在繁忙的景象背后，则是一组喜人的数据。到2023年底，金融街区域内共有各类金融机构1900余家，重点金融机构800余家，总部企业175家，有16家位列《财富》世界500强。
He has witnessed a remarkable leap in the quality of Beijing's financial industry, with an increasing number of domestic and international financial institutions establishing themselves in the city, turning Beijing into a world-class financial center. By the end of 2023, the Financial Street area housed over 1,900 financial institutions, with more than 800 key financial institutions and 175 headquarters of enterprises, including 16 listed in the Fortune Global 500.

绿色金融带来更大发展空间

北京银行已正式签署联合国《负责任银行原则》，成为联合国环境规划署金融倡议组织成员，不断创新绿色金融产品和服务。“中国已经成为全球能源转型方面的最大投资国！”魏德勇认为，在推动“双碳”目标实现过程中，银行理应发挥日益重要的作用，也将在其中实现更大的发展空间。
Beijing Bank has officially endorsed the United Nations' "Principles for Responsible Banking" and has become a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, continuously innovating in green financial products and services. Johan de Wit believes that in the process of achieving the "dual-carbon" goals, banks play an important role.

科技金融形成巨大驱动力

移动支付等数字金融、科技金融的快速发展也让魏德勇赞叹不已，“刚来北京时，大部分支付还是使用现金，如今移动支付无处不在，人们已经不习惯携带现金了。”当下，大量银行业务从线下网点转移到手机银行APP。魏德勇认为，这也推动银行业不断提升数字化服务体验，发掘并满足客户全生命周期的金融需求。
魏德勇认为，科技与金融的融合将迸发出巨大驱动力，吸引越来越多的企业落地发展。“因为不想错过巨大的发展机遇，中小企业和大型企业都愿意在这样的地方落地，或者设立分支机构。这正成为北京对于科创型企业的重要吸引力。”
He is also amazed by the rapid development of digital finance. Currently, a large portion of banking operations has shifted from offline branches to mobile banking apps.
Johan de Wit believes that the fusion of technology and finance will unleash tremendous driving forces, attracting more businesses to establish themselves in the city and develop.