The European insurance giant, AXA, is boosting its presence in Asia with the opening of technology and big data monitoring centres in Singapore and an investment centre for start-ups in Hong Kong. In the run-up to the EU-China summit, its CEO, Henri de Castries, tells Europolitics why the Asian giant is preparing to shake up the planet in terms of technology and urges Europeans to get ready as a matter of urgency.
Why is AXA building up its presence in…