NEXTBIGTECH ASIA 2017 SPEAKERS

PROFESSOR MUSHTAK AL-ATABI

Provost & CEO, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Professor Mushtak Al-Atabi is currently the Provost and CEO at Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia. His research interests include thermofluids, renewable energy, biomechanical engineering, engineering education and academic leadership. Professor Al-Atabi published three books, “Shoot the Boss,” “Think Like an Engineer” and “Driving Performance” and he has numerous research publications, awards and honours. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) and a member of the Global Engineering Deans Council. Professor Al-Atabi pioneered the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) and delivered the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in Malaysia. He trains executives from Multinational Corporations including banks and energy companies.

OTT VELSBERG

Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Republic of Estonia

Ott Velsberg is the Chief Data Officer for the Estonian government. He oversees strategic coordination of data science and data governance in the Estonian government, including domains like artificial intelligence and open data. He is also a Ph.D. researcher in the department of Informatics at Umeå University and Uppsala University. His research concentrates on the use of information systems in the public sector, with a special focus on the use of the Internet of Things (IoT).

KENNETH KOH

Expert Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

Kenneth is an expert associate partner in McKinsey & Company’s Kuala Lumpur office. Kenneth is part of McKinsey Implementation, which helps organizations from project initiation through to execution and capability building. Kenneth has 12 years of experience in business and operations transformation work. He has worked extensively with both the public and private sectors and has served more than 50 clients in Industry 4.0 transformations.

SAIBAL DUTTA

PETRONAS, Malaysia

Saibal Dutta is working as an Executive in Petronas. He has worked at SAS Research and Development, Pune, TATA communications, Pune, and HCL Technologies Limited, Noida, as a consultant. In his 9 years of consulting experience, he has been associated with global players such as IKEA (in Sweden), Pearson (in the U.S.), and so on. His areas of expertise include data mining, Artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, and business consultation.

MUHAMMAD GHIFARY

Head of Artificial Intelligence, Bukalapak.com, Indonesia

Muhammad Ghifary leads a team in Bukalapak consisting of researchers and engineers to productionize AI services that fulfill the business needs ranging from customer experience through recommendation and search, cybersecurity, and investment solutions. Before joining Bukalapak, Muhammad Ghifary was a research scientist at Weta Digital, a digital visual effect company, to empoyer 3D animators and modellers through AI solutions, involved in several movie projects such as War for the Planet of the Apes, Deadpool 2, and Alita: Battle Angel. He holds a PhD in computer science specialized in AI.

SUPT. SARAVANAN KANNIAPPAN

Head of Centre for Human Identifications, Forensic DNA Databank Malaysia, Royal Malaysia Police

As a head of the Centre for Human Identifications at Forensic DNA Databank Section, Saravanan monitors investigations involving cold-cases and DNA evidence. He is also involved in the managerial and administrative task that entails the supervision of Senior Police officers and members of Rank and File on a daily basis. He also establishes various SOP’s and guidelines pertaining to respective units and divisions such as Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), Bioincident Response, Investigation Team (BRITE), Missing Person Database and Cold and HIT cases. He conducts exercises, courses, workshops for officers of his division and other districts. He also conducts regular and routine audits nationwide, to ensure compliance with the work procedures. He is required to report HIT cases to INTERPOL on DNA matches involving foreigners and vice versa. He is also involved in regular and periodical training with INTERPOL, FBI, and other relevant local and international agencies.

SAFURA MOIN

Head of Digital Services, Group Technology Services, KPJ Healthcare Berhad, Malaysia

Safura Moin leads the digital transformation and innovation at KPJ Healthcare Berhad, Malaysia’s top private healthcare provider. She is continuously enhancing the company’s digital assets and has initiated several digital projects including those on retail e-commerce and the mobile app. She believes putting patients first in the digital build for KPJ as it is vital in improving patient engagement, loyalty, and overall satisfaction. She helps to build digital competence within the group and to create awareness of the latest innovations for KPJ’s medical professionals.

PRINYANKA SUDHIR

Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

Priyanka Sudhir is an Associate Partner based in McKinsey & Company’s Singapore office. Priyanka specializes in delivering lasting impact through digital transformation, particularly in enterprise technology and chemical space. An engineer by training, Priyanka worked as a supply chain coordinator for Tetra Pak in Southeast Asia before joining McKinsey in 2012.

DR. NEETA VERMA

Director General, National Informatics Centre (Government of India), India

Dr. Neeta Verma is the Director General of National Informatics Centre, a Premier Science and Technology organization of the Government of India. With a career spanning over three and a half decades, she has been instrumental in implementing high impact digital initiatives across the country. In her current role as DG-NIC, she is spearheading the development of digital platforms for various initiatives of the Government of India under the ‘Digital India Program’. Under her leadership, NIC also established National Data Centers at various locations in the country and later on launched the first National Cloud for Government in 2014 to provide state-of-the-art ICT Infrastructure to Government Departments for delivery of citizen services. In 2019, she was featured amongst the top 55 inspiring women around the world who have showcased the prowess of technology in the government sector.

GURU ADRAKATTI

Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Hong Leong Manufacturing Group, Malaysia

An academic with a predilection for treating the law as a living organism, Jaspal attempts to balance her interests in both traditional and emerging areas of law. Jaspal specializes in Law of Information and Communication Technology Law; IT, Data Governance and Ethics, and Media Law, particularly free speech and expression. Having completed her PhD (Aberystwyth University, 2012) in the area of citizen journalism and social media, she has presented at numerous conferences regionally and internationally.

DR. JASPAL KAUR SADHU SINGH

Co-Founder and Protem Member, Data Ethics Society of Asia (DESA), Malaysia

An academic with a predilection for treating the law as a living organism, Jaspal attempts to balance her interests in both traditional and emerging areas of law. Jaspal specializes in Law of Information and Communication Technology Law; IT, Data Governance and Ethics, and Media Law, particularly free speech and expression. Having completed her PhD (Aberystwyth University, 2012) in the area of citizen journalism and social media, she has presented at numerous conferences regionally and internationally.

NINA SHARIL KHAN

Founder & CEO, PopCon, Malaysia

Nina Sharil Khan is the Founder & CEO of PopCon, International Speaker & Host of the #JustLanggar PopCast live show. Nina is also Marketing in Asia’s Top 100 Inspirational LinkedIn Icons for both 2019 & 2020. Her journey in entertainment began as an Actor, TV Host and Film & TV producer. Realizing that disruption was happening in social media, the rebel in her founded PopCon in 2018, as a creator community and platform to connect creative talents & businesses. Within just a year of its operations, PopCon launched the world’s first ever Business Influencer conference, the CxOCON. Today, PopCon has evolved into a full-fledged Marketing Agency and Academy, working directly with TikTok, Twitter, and LinkedIn and dedicated to developing and nurturing Southeast Asia’s Business Influencers.

IVANA BARTOLETTI

Co-Founder, Women Leading in AI & Author of ‘An Artificial Revolution’, UK

Ivana Bartoletti works, writes, and speaks on privacy and digital ethics, and works with companies in the UK and globally. She is Chair of the Executive Committee of the Fabian Society. Ivana was awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ (2019) in the Cyber Security Awards in recognition of her growing reputation as an advocate of equality, privacy, and ethics at the heart of tech and AI. She received the Gender Equality Leader Award at CogX 2020. She is a sought after commentator for the BBC, Sky and other major broadcasters and news outlets (Guardian, Telegraph) on headline stories where the tech economy intersects with privacy and data law and politics. In May 2018, Ivana launched the Women Leading in AI network. Her first book An Artificial Revolution: On Power, Politics, and AI is published by The Indigo Press.

DR. SHIN LIANG CHIN

Head of Data Science, Visa, Malaysia

Dr. Shin Liang Chin currently leads data science projects for the Malaysian market. Using state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence, he has built numerous predictive models to help drive clients’ profitability. He is also a champion of transforming the payments industry into a data-driven business by helping clients to implement change management to adopt data science capabilities. He has more than ten years of experience working as a researcher at the University of Cambridge and at various technology start-ups in the U.K. He also worked in the R&D department of Tracerco where he empowered customers in the digitization of their industry and championed customers to adopt Industry 4.0. He has applied machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence to carry out predictive maintenance, to perform root-cause analysis, and to reduce operational inefficiencies.

AARON TAN DANI

Chief Architect of Digital Enterprise Architecture Office, IASA APAC

Aaron Tan Dani is the Founder and the Chairman of International Association of Software Architects (IASA) Asia Pacific since 2004 and was actively involved in setting up and leading IASA Chapters across the Asia Pacific countries. Aaron’s close connection with the industry leaders and government bodies in the respective APAC countries gives him the edge in the latest technology landscape. As an industry thought leader in the IT Architecture arena, Aaron is a frequent public speaker and he speaks with passion and charisma and has been consistently ranked in the top 10% in speaker ratings in most of the international IT events.

TAN SRI DATO’ DR. ABU BAKAR SULEIMAN

Former Chairman, Health Advisory Council & Chairman, IMU Group, Malaysia

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Abu Bakar Suleiman started the Department of Nephrology and developed the Nephrology and Dialysis services at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and extended to other hospitals in the country. He developed the network of dialysis centers in Malaysia, in the government hospitals as well as in the community, with the support of donors and non-governmental organizations. He also developed the Renal Transplantation services at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He was the Director General of Health Malaysia from 1991 to 2001 and was appointed President of International Medical University in 2001. He is also the former Chairman of Health Advisory Council, Ministry of Health. Currently, he is the Emeritus President/Chairman for International Medical University (IMU); President, Board of Governors for National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and Director/Chairman of Medical Defence Malaysia Berhad.

JATIN SOLANKI

Group Head of Data Science, Fave Asia, Malaysia

Jatin is the Head of Data Science at Fave Group. He has over 13 years of experience in the field of Data Science & Machine Learning. Prior to Fave Group, he served as Group Head of Data Science at iMoney Group (Malaysian startup) where he was instrumental in setting up the team from ground zero. Over the past 13 years he has worked in Multinationals and start-ups in India & Malaysia where he transformed and set up the team to improve efficiencies across the business value chain.

TANG SIEW WAI

Country Head, Carousell, Malaysia

Siew Wai has over 19 years of combined experiences & accomplishments in the ICT and e-commerce industry. He is currently the Country Head (Malaysia) at Carousell, one of the world’s largest & fastest growing classifieds marketplace. Prior to joining Carousell, Siew Wai held several senior positions at prominent Tech companies covering roles in business development, marketing, and product management.

JAFFRI IBRAHIM

Chief Executive Officer, Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology (CREST), Malaysia

Jaffri is the founder and CEO of CREST. He began his career as an entrepreneur that built an information service in Klang Valley in 1986. He later joined Oracle Corporation Malaysia in 1990 as a consultant in the professional services organization. He started his own technology consulting business in 1994 focusing on the Oil & Gas industry. Jaffri rejoined Oracle Corporation as Managing Consultant. He later joined Arthur Andersen’s Business Consulting division in 1998 and then the Technology Consulting and Technology Integration Services group at CapGemini, Ernst & Young in 2002. Prior to joining CREST, he was Vice President of Business and Technology, Advisory Division of Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV) Bhd.. Jaffri was also featured in Digerati 2016 and is on the Board of Trustees of Steinbeis Foundation Malaysia.

LEE YIANG MING

Chief Information Officer, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, Malaysia

Lee Yiang Ming joined Malaysia Airports on 1 March 2019 as the Chief Information Officer. With more than 25 years of IT experience, he has assumed various management roles across a variety of industries including telecommunication and banking. He has also built specialisation in the areas of transformation, software quality and process engineering. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Lee Yiang Ming served as the Executive Director with UOB Singapore. Lee holds a Degree in Business Computing from the University of Winnipeg, Canada.

DATUK DR. KULJIT SINGH

President, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia

Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh is an active member of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) since 1996 and he has contributed and engaged himself in various roles at the state and national level of MMA where he also served as the Honorary General Secretary from 2013 – 2014. In terms of networking and foreign collaborations; he has conducted meetings and presented in all the ASEAN countries and has great networking with all the leading ENT doctors within the region and many other parts of the world. He has served the Malaysian Society of Otorhinolaryngologist [ENT] as President in 2007 and was awarded meritorious awards by the society. Currently, he serves the position of Medical Director at PCMC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is also the President of Association Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM). His passion is to serve the healthcare of the people of this country.

SURINA SHUKRI

Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia

Surina Shukri has two decades of experience working across a diverse range of companies including global multinationals, middle market companies, and early stage startups across the financial services, natural resources and technology sectors. She spent the bulk of her professional career in the United States and returns to Malaysia after spending close to 18 years in New York to assume the role of CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).

JUSTIN BAIRD

Head of Innovation Asia Pacific, DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation, Singapore

As the head of DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Center, Justin Baird brings more than 20 years of management, digital innovation and product development to his role of driving innovative logistics solutions for DHL.

JAMES STRATFORD

Head of Data & Analytics (Technology), British American Tobacco

James has 20 years of experience in large-scale global transformation programs across multiple industries. For the last 18 months, James has been leading the design and implementation of a new global data and analytics strategy at BAT – a fascinating challenge during a time of great change.

CHONG THENG HUI

Head of Artificial Intelligence & Disruptors, PLUS Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia

Theng Hui earned a first-class Bachelor’s degree majoring in Artificial Intelligence in 2005. He brings extensive experience and knowledge working with artificial intelligence models from real-world industry usage. Formerly an experienced principal digital architect in a multinational company. His current role as the Head of Artificial Intelligence, Theng Hui is well versed in technology and data using various platforms for multinational and national companies.

TEJAS KIRODIWAL

Regional Head of Growth, ZALORA Group, Malaysia

9+ years of insightful experience in all flavors of Digital Marketing viz. Performance Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Data & Analytics, Media Planning, Process & People management. In his career, he was privileged to anchor Omni-channel Digital Marketing Campaigns for eminent clients’ viz. Nestle, L’Oreal group, IKEA, Guardian et cetera. Being a curious professional, his zeal to grow enabled his success and in different stages of career, he had been entrusted with the responsibility to lead large teams. In his present association, he is shouldering responsibilities as Regional Head of Growth with Zalora.

MICHAEL TAYLOR

Chief Data Scientist, Siemens Mobility Rail Analytics Center, Singapore

An experienced Data analytics leader with a passion for turning raw data into products, actionable insights, meaningful stories, developing next-generation analytical techniques where existing techniques are not adequate and use analytics to generate insights that can be used by organizations to inform strategic decisions and propel the organization to the next level of performance.

RAVINDER PAL SINGH

Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Tata Singapore Airlines Vistara, India

Ravinder Pal Singh (Ravi) is Harvard Alumni, Award-Winning Technologist, Rescue Pilot, Angel Investor, and Global speaker with over 100+ global recognition and 17 Patents. His body of work, mostly 1st in the world are making a difference within acute constraints of culture and cash via commodity technology. He has been acknowledged as the world’s top 25 CIO, top 10 Robotics Designer in 2019, and #1 Artificial Intelligence Leader in Asia.

SALLY EAVES

Forbes Technology Council of Blockchain & AI and Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Asset Exchange, United Kingdom

Sally Eaves brings a depth of experience from both CEO and CTO roles, as a Professor of Advanced Technologies and as a Global Strategic Advisor. She specializes in the application and integration of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and associated emergent technologies. Sally works globally with bleeding-edge disruptors, governments, academia and leading corporate institutions to apply her expertise for achieving sustainable competitive advantage alongside purpose-driven change. A member of the Forbes Technology Council, Sally is an award-winning international keynote speaker, author and influencer with globally leading rankings across all advanced technology disciplines, digital transformation, future of work and social innovation aligned to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Deepak Sharma heads Kotak Mahindra Bank’s digital initiatives, and is responsible for digital transformation and digital-led businesses of the bank. He is also responsible for digital initiatives across lending, payments, investments, insurance, SME & Institutional banking segments along with website, social and digital banking channels. Deepak also leads Innovation Lab, Fintech partnerships and new product development. Under his leadership, Kotak launched several innovative and global first products like Jifi, Hashtag banking, Bharat Banking, M-Store & Kaypay. Deepak believes in constant innovation and focuses on building business models which are customer centric and disruptive.

Dame Wendy Hall, DBE, FRS, FREng is Regius Professor of Computer Science, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Engagement), and is an Executive Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. With Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt she co-founded the Web Science Research Initiative in 2006 and is the Managing Director of the Web Science Trust, which has a global mission to support the development of research, education and thought leadership in Web Science. She became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2009 UK New Year’s Honours list and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. Dame Wendy was co-Chair of the UK government’s AI Review, which was published in October 2017, and has recently been announced by the UK government as the first Skills Champion for AI in the UK.

Alison Heppenstall is Professor of Geocomputation and an ESRC-Turing Fellow. Her current research is focused on developing and adapting ML approaches to understanding social phenomena. She has particular interests in data analytics, developing approaches for detecting ‘hidden’ spatio-temporal patterns in ‘big data’, quantifying uncertainty in simulations and building more robust individual-based models through probabilistic programming and reinforcement learning.

Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech, the award-winning artificial intelligence teaching and learning platform for schools, colleges and universities. Launched in 2015, CENTURY uses AI, neuroscience and learning science to provide each student with an education tailored to their individual needs, while empowering teachers to perform even better as educators. In 2009, Priya was awarded Business Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chancellor and in 2014 was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire. She has been a member of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Entrepreneurs’ Forum and an advisory board member to several educational organisations, including a founding entrepreneur of Gazelle Group Colleges. In 2019, Priya was appointed to the UK government’s AI Council, an expert committee established to help drive growth in AI sector.

Natalie Black is Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Asia Pacific, covering North East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia. Previously, Natalie was the Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit where she championed the UK’s tech sector and developed the new modern industrial strategy. In addition to this role, Natalie held the post of Director of the Internet Harms Unit she coordinated effort to tackle the challenges of the internet including terrorist use and then Director of the Officer of Cyber Security in the Cabinet Office where she oversaw the National Cyber Security Strategy and the National Cyber Security Programme. Before joining the Civil Service, Natalie was the Chief of Staff for Security at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, London 2012 and a management consultant.

Patrick is Insider’s Managing Director in APAC, responsible for Insider’s growth and expansion in the region with his vast experience in Consumer Marketing, Digital Marketing and Predictive Technologies. Before joining Insider, Patrick worked at ZALORA for over 4 years since the earliest days of the start-up that is now the largest fashion e-tailer in Southeast Asia. As Regional Director he was responsible for Product Innovation, Branding, Content Strategy, and Overall User Experience across ZALORA’s eight countries of operation and work has been awarded the “Best Use of Consumer Insights” at the Loyalty and Engagement Awards. Before joining ZALORA, Patrick worked in Private Equity and Consulting in Germany and Portugal.

Perpetual inventor (20+ patents), classical pianist, and successful serial entrepreneur Toby Ruckert is the Founder and CEO of the first and globally leading intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) messaging company UIB. Born in Germany, Toby studied music in Stuttgart while founding two IT companies. In 2003, he immigrated to Waiheke Island in New Zealand before moving to Singapore in 2014 where he now lives. Toby is passionate about leveraging technology to empower people to regain control of their digital lives. He believes new innovative solutions are needed to help us to realize the importance of our attention and then manage it to achieve our goals and reach our full potential. Toby made contributions to Germany’s AI working commission, the world’s leading IoT thinktank and he is a member of the IBM Global Entrepreneur and the SAP Startup Focus Program. He is a popular speaker and participant at leading technology conferences around the world (FII, SAP CEO Summit, DLD, Bosch Connected World etc.) on topics including the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, entrepreneurship, business philosophy and creating a culture of innovation.

Xuewu (Shawn) Wang, Honor Data Scientist, he is the Founder and Head of Data Labs at One of the top 4 airlines in China. He focuses on customer experience, digital strategy, data solutions, big data and AI. He is the promoter of the data-driven culture of this airline group. He had built the data analysis and innovative community and the data capacity improvement training system. He is building a big data analytics and application ecosystem through innovation data tech and innovative collaboration to empower all business fields in this group. He once had taught the Digital Transformation and Innovation Course for Virginia Tech’s EMBA senior cohort.
In the year of 2018, The Data Labs he founded won The Leader of Information and Data Transformation in China awarded by IDC (International Data Corporation) and The Digital Innovation of Enterprises awarded by the Shanghai Government of China.

Dato’ Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab (“Dato’ Dr. Amir”) is currently the CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia, a strategic agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia and the agency that monitors sovereignty of the country. He has around 25 years of ICT working experience in the telecom and IT sector in the Government as well as in the semi- government and private sectors. Through his leadership at Cybersecurity Malaysia, Dato’ Dr. Amir managed to contribute to Malaysia’s achievement in attaining number #3 rank in the world, in two consecutive International Telecom Union (ITU) Global Cyber Security Index studies (2014 & 2017 reports) and becoming first Malaysian World Trustmark Alliance Chairman (2014-2015)

Fandhy has more than 20 years of career experience in the areas of Internal Audit, Governance and Risk Management & CyberSecurity. He is now working as Head of Internal Audit at PT. Bank Resona Perdania. As a professional, he has 11 prestigious professional certifications including Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems (CISM) from ISACA, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Risk Management Certified Assurance (CRMA), Certification in Self-Assessment Control (CCSA) from IIA, and Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) from ISC2.

Tarrill was appointed ASP Chief Data Officer in February 2018. In this role Tarrill is responsible for delivering the Group Data Strategy and championing data needs in the region and accelerating data enablement to support the business objectives.Prior to that Tarrill was the Global Head of Data Transformation for Retail Banking and Wealth Management and before that the Chief Data Officer for Global Banking and Markets. She joined HSBC in 2011 as Global Head of Management Information for Global Research.

Kenny Tan is currently General Manager at Alibaba Cloud Malaysia. With over ten years of management experience, he plays a fundamental role in driving digital transformation for key clients in various industry verticals such as aviation, government, enterprise and the financial sector. Tan has a deep passion for the Cloud Computing, big data and AI, and is enthusiastic about using the technology to empower governments and businesses for greater productivity and operational efficiencies. Previously working in IBM, Tan is a veteran of the technology industry with a proven track record in driving business success for both enterprise and start-ups. His recent projects include developing ecosystems, enhancing cloud security and solutions for businesses and bringing innovative big data and machine learning technologies to ASEAN. Tan graduated from Deakin University with a degree in Computer Science / Information Technology. Tan shares Jack Ma’s “30-30-30” vision that, within the next 30 years, young people below 30 years old and small businesses with less than 30 people will be critical to the world.

As Fusionex’s Managing Director of New Technologies, Jacob has more than a decade’s experience in enterprise software project implementations. He has overseen and been involved in Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics as well as Internet of Things (IoT) projects in various industries, encompassing large volumes of data and different data sources to provide in depth analysis of data and trends. Jacob’s technical background coupled with his strong accumulated domain knowledge across manufacturing, market research, financial and asset management has led him to successfully execute and spearhead enterprise projects globally spanning across countries such as the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Holland, France, Hong Kong and UK.

Adam Lobo, Host & Content Creator, Adam Lobo TV

Amos Tay is the Head of Business Intelligence at Fave, Southeast Asia’s leading loyalty and rewards platform. In this role, Amos is part of the Fave senior leadership team and leads a team of BI analysts that are responsible for maintaining data infrastructure, producing and analysing key data points and reports for the company across the region.

Sohan is an Alexa Evangelist at Amazon. His role involves inspiring and helping developers build incredible voice experiences using Alexa. He was a part of the Alexa launch in India which has seen developers build over 15,000 skills in a short span of time. Sohan has earlier worked as a developer evangelist for Gupshup and InMobi and has spoken at conferences around the world.

Mr. Yeung has extensive experience in technology development for software/hardware and semiconductor areas, investments for angel/venture capital and private equity space, corporate and business development, science park development and government affairs. During 2015–mid 2018, he was appointed as the Government Chief Information Officer (head of department, Justice of Peace) by the Hong Kong SAR Government. Mr. Yeung was responsible for formulation of policies and strategies for Hong Kong’s overall digital technology; e-government; cyber-security; development of the digital economy, particularly for information technology industries; and formulation of the blueprint for developing Hong Kong into the world’s leading smart city. He also managed the Hong Kong Cyberport and was a voting member of its Macrofund’s Investment Committee. Mr. Yeung was the Chief Corporate Development Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. He was responsible for the development strategy of the science park, global partnership, incubation programmes for start-ups, nurturing technology enterprises, and establishment of the science park corporate venture fund. Mr. Yeung started his career in Silicon Valley in 1987 and had worked for several high-tech companies. In 1995, he relocated back to Hong Kong to further develop his career. He has held senior management positions in several multinational corporations; Hong Kong listed companies and private equity funds, with operations throughout Asia.

Nicholas Car is an experimental computer scientist at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, working in the areas of Semantic Web and information modelling. He leads the technical components of a number of large-scale government data integration projects such as the Location Integration Capability, Loc-I, and the Longitudinal Spine of Government Functions. These projects aim to reduce the effort required to analyse public sector information and thus improve its utility. He is also the co-chair of the Australian Government Linked Data Working Group which assists government with data exchange.

Director of Big Data & AI, China Light & Power-CLP Holdings, China

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Robopreneur Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Leon Foong is the CEO of SOCAR Malaysia, a car-sharing platform that seeks to make driving more accessible to people living in Malaysians by using technology to make cars more shareable and in the process driving up utilisation of cars across the country. Prior to venturing into the car-sharing space, Leon Foong was the General Manager of Uber Malaysia and was responsible for introducing ride- sharing to Malaysia, bringing reliable on-demand peer to peer transportation to over more than 15 cities in Malaysia. He has also been a pioneer in the transportation regulatory space, working closely with various stakeholders to push out new e-hailing regulations and launching partnerships with the government to benefit the Bottom 40 income segment. Leon is obsessed with solving problems and using technology to change the way people experience their cities and interact within their communities.

David Pickeral is committed to facilitating the deployment of information and communications technology (ICT) to make transportation more effective, efficient, sustainable and safe within and between all modes from the local to the global level. He has 30 years’ operational, policy and management experience involving both government and commercial enterprises as well as public- private partnerships (PPP) across the United States, North America and internationally. David is currently an entrepreneur, board member and strategic advisor related to Mobility Innovation and Smart Cities working with multiple startups, VC / PE investment clients and government agencies worldwide related to mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), on-demand transpotation (ODT), microtransit, connected & autonomous vehicles (CAV), electric vehicles (EV) and smart parking in the context of big data, analytics, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT).

Thanks to a 25-year career in the technology industry that has spanned development, sales support, sales management and executive leadership at both startups and large corporations, Simon has a deep and practical understanding of the challenges of building and scaling new businesses. He has lived and worked extensively in both Europe and Asia, helping him to see multiple perspectives on both business and technology issues at a local level. Simon has the responsibility at MapR to establish and scale the business across APAC. Prior to this role, Simon was part of the Senior Executive Team at SAP Asia Pacific and launched and ran several traditional software and cloud services businesses.

Dr. Angshu is a Data Science & Strategy leader with 11 years of experience in Technology, Retail & Media domains. He is currently Lead Data Scientist at Target. He is leading Data Science & Analytics projects for Target US stores using cutting edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning etc. In his last job at Star TV (21st Century Fox), he was leading Strategy & Analytics for brands like Star Sports, Hotstar & Star Plus. He has earlier headed Strategy & Analytics function for Spice Group and managed Fortune 100 clients for Wipro Technologies. He is a Visiting Professor at top IIMs, IITs, XLRI etc. and a trainer for Tata Group, ABG, Nivea etc. He teaches Data Science, Analytics & Digital Marketing. He has authored the book ‘Influence 2.0’.

Dr HU Nan is a senior algorithm engineer from Alibaba cloud solution and product department. He is an expert of taking a multidisciplinary approach using machine learning, computational modelling, simulation and optimization to solve challenges in complex systems such as urban cities. Before joining Alibaba, he was a scientist of Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore, where he led several smart city projects involving land use, public transport, and urban mobility. He is currently devoting to extending and enriching Alibaba’s ET City Brain to tackle various challenges in the modern urban system.

Mark Koh is the CEO and Co-founder of Supahands, the training data provider for AI and Machine Learning. He has achieved the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist (2017), Prestige Malaysia 40 under 40 (2017), Best Online Support System Awards Malaysia (2016) and Samsung & Prestige Young Achiever Award (2012). Mark Koh is a seasoned entrepreneur with a deep understanding of starting and growing companies.

Head of Startups, Open Data Institute

Kenny Tan is currently Country Manager of Malaysia and Thailand at Alibaba Cloud. With over ten years of management experience, he plays a fundamental role in driving digital transformation for key clients in various industry verticals such as aviation, government, enterprise and the financial sector. Tan has a deep passion for the Cloud Computing, big data and AI, and is enthusiastic about using the technology to empower governments and businesses for greater productivity and operational efficiencies. Previously working in IBM, Tan is a veteran of the technology industry with a proven track record in driving business success for both enterprise and start-ups.

Data Scientist Consultant, The Center of Applied Data Science, Malaysia

Dr Saket Kumar has 18+ years of experience as an innovative analytics practitioner and a thought leader. As a Chief Data Scientist of Global Professional Services at Google, he leads a team of data scientists focused on improving marketing effectiveness of top tier clients. Through his work in marketing analytics he has been trusted advisor to senior executives in a number of vertical including technology, cpg, telecom, and auto. Dr Saket has broad and deep understanding of designing analytical solutions to
effectively address challenges that executives face.

Maksim began serving as the City’s first Chief Data Officer in the Performance & Analytics Department in November 2014. He is responsible for implementing the City’s new open data initiative called for in Mayor Faulconer’s One San Diego Transition Advisory Committee. Maksim has been solving complex problems with technology for nearly a decade. He spent the year before coming to San Diego working as a Code For America fellow in Puerto Rico with a focus on economic development. His team delivered a product called PrimerPeso that provides business owners and residents a tool to search, and apply for, government programs for which they may be eligible. Before moving to California, Maksim was a Solutions Architect at Promet Source where he built large web systems and designed complex integrations. He also shaped development processes and led international development teams. Maksim graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor of science degree in information systems and from Linköping University, Sweden, with a bachelor of science degree in international business. He is also certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. In addition, Maksim runs a personal blog that shares his insights with colleagues throughout the world.

Ross is an expert and thought leader in the fields of Human Capital Strategy & Talent Analytics. With over 15 years experience in Talent Analytics and Strategic Workforce Planning, he uses his background in statistics, business strategy, HR and HR technology to consult with C-Suite officers and senior leaders on strategic methodologies and frameworks for HR and corporate strategy alignment. The end goal is to provide these senior leaders with improved data and insights to make better ‘people’ related decisions that ultimately improve organizational performance.

Dr. Ian Oppermann is the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist and CEO of the NSW Data Analytics Centre. Ian has 25 years’ experience in the ICT sector and, has led organizations with more than 300 people, delivering products and outcomes that have impacted hundreds of millions of people globally. He has held senior management roles in Europe and Australia as Director for Radio Access Performance at Nokia, Global Head of Sales Partnering (network software) at Nokia Siemens Networks, and then Divisional Chief and Flagship Director at CSIRO.

Dr Dinesh Jain is Vice President of Clinical Data Analytics at Max Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in India. His deep Healthcare expertise covers Clinical, Information Technology & Executive management with experience in Clinical Information Systems, Healthcare IT, and Data analytics. For more than a decade, he has been working at the interface of Clinical domain with Information Systems design and now increasingly incorporating machine learning techniques.

Farouk is an analytics thought leader with more than 15 years experience of delivering strategic and operational analytics initiatives in the UK Financial Services, Retail, Energy, Telecoms and Media sectors. Proven track record of building and leading analytics teams that deliver to business strategy. He specialises in the design, delivery and operational management of customer insight, supply chain, HR, digital and operational analytics capabilities for leading B2C and B2B organisations. Farouk is passionate about the application of data analytics in the optimisation of the customer experience which inadvertently contribute to increased revenue and costs reduction.

Dr. Tuhin Chattopadhyay is an eminent business analytics and data science thought leader among both the academic and corporate fraternity of analytics. He was awarded Analytics and Insight Leader of the Year in 2017 by KamiKaze B2B Media and was featured in India’s Top 10 Data Scientists – 2016 by Analytics India Magazine. As an academician turned practitioner, Tuhin spent the first ten years of his career in teaching business statistics, research and analytics at a number of reputed B-Schools of Delhi-NCR before joining the analytics industry. Currently, being a seasoned professional in the analytics industry, Tuhin works as Associate Director at The Nielsen Company and is responsible for providing full suite of analytics consultancy services, products and technologies to meet the evolving needs of the industry. Tuhin has a proven track record of a transformational leader with unique expertise in turning around traditional business intelligence projects into advanced analytics at roles based out of India / SE Asia / USA with CMO/CTO/CEO profile exposure.

Vishal Tulsian, based in Indonesia, has over nineteen years of career as a financial expert and intrapreneur, working in in several executive functions in large Corporations, within a strong multinational environment. He leads a Bank in Indonesia, Amar Bank, which is reinventing itself as a Digital Bank.

Dr Dhesi Baha Raja is a Public Health Medicine Specialist who is passionate about data science and machine learning. He completed his Masters in Public Health Medicine, Doctorate in Health Informatics and pursued his graduate studies in Exponential Technology at the National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Centre, Silicon Valley, California. His vision in Innovation is seen as a great mileage to the healthcare world with the ability to perform and transform R&D into commercial value. One of Dr Dhesi’s key contribution to Malaysia was the Data Managing tool & Health Information Technology Program that organizes birth data, immunization coverage & tracks high risks pregnancies in real time. The technology has been implemented in more than 50 hospitals and 800 health clinics in Malaysia.

Dr. Md Khadzir is the Head of the Health Informatics Centre, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He is a certified Occupational Health Physician and received his Medical Degree from National University of Malaysia, Master Degree in Occupational Medicine from the National University of Singapore and PhD Degree in Occupational Health from the University of Birmingham, UK. He had been drafting Health Laws; Medical Ethics and instrumental in initiating the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Services in the pioneer Hospital Kepala Batas, Hospital Putrajaya and Hospital Sultan Ismail.

Bobby Varanasi is one of the acknowledged Top 25 Globalization Leaders in the global sourcing space and the Founder of Matryzel Consulting – an independent advisory firm that has been acknowledged as one of the World’s Top 20 “Best Outsourcing Advisory Firms”. He brings with him over two decades of experience in consulting and management across Technology, Business Services and building global operations across sectors like Banking, Financial Services, Broking, Investment Management etc. He advises federal governments across North & South America, MENA, APAC and Oceania on ICT sector development with particular emphasis on policy transformation, and industry-government partnerships aimed at creating domestic resilience through increasing productive faculties of technology entrepreneurs. He is the Co-Founder of a new-age blockchain based technology company called ThynkBlynk. Furthermore, he is an Executive Director for Sigmax-e (a Malaysia hq’d firm focused on analytics and pattern recognition systems), and an External Advisor for Angstrohm Technologies.

Bruno has spent the last 12 years working with data and advanced analytics. His working career was across multiple fields in academics and private sector. After his PhD, he moved to the UK in 2011 to work as a research associate in biophysics at King’s College London University, then in 2013, he changed career and started to work in private sector joining the entertainment industry. During almost 4 years at Walt Disney Company in the International Business Intelligence team, he led the development of the data science practice through a couple of major applications related to social/digital analytic and social listening.

A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Reuben Ng trained as a behavioural scientist at Oxford and Yale. He spent 15 years in government, consulting, and research. In government, he was in the Prime Minister’s Office driving evidence-based policy making through data analytics, and Smart Nation strategies. In consulting, he built the advanced analytics practice at a Fortune 100 firm, and implemented complex analytics projects across industries (e.g., government, banking, consumer goods) and functions (e.g., strategy, HR, operations).

Vivek is currently serving as Business Intelligence Director in VPBank, Vietnam. As a widely recognized BI proponent in the bank, he is tasked with the responsibility of realizing CEO’s long term vision of transforming VPBank into “information driven bank”. Under his leadership, VPBank became an industry pioneer with two major firsts – implementing a comprehensive Data Governance mechanism and setting up a BI Competency Center (BICC). The Data Governance program of the bank garnered international recognition after receiving The Data Warehousing Institute’s “Best Practices Award” in 2015.

Moez Chakchouk has served as UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information since May 2018, where he is responsible for the Organization’s programmes on fostering freedom of expression and building inclusive knowledge societies. From 2015 to 2018, Mr Chakchouk was the Chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Post, a leading institution for social and financial inclusion in Tunisia. In February 2011, after the Tunisian revolution, Moez was appointed Chairman and CEO of ATI (the former Tunisian Internet Agency), the leading internet operator in Tunisia since 1996. In 2015, he served as a member of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. Moez is a strong defender of human rights online and offline, has led technology transformations in his country and beyond.

Dr. Vijay Gandapodi, globally heads the marketing analytics and data science for The Coca-Cola Company. In his current role, he is responsible for the data science/AI center of excellence, he is also accountable for large portfolio of analytical products and global databases for 200+ countries. Vijay prior to joining Coca-Cola held IT leadership positions at Cox, E*TRADE financials, Dun & Brad Street. Vijay got his Executive Doctorate from Georgia State University and he is Executive in Residence in the same university where he teaches Data Science and Big Data analytics. He is a regular invitee as Key note speaker at various conferences in the USA.

He is the Evangelist for Smart and Safer Cities Solutions and leads strategic innovation partnerships with government agencies and corporates globally in enhancing cyber and physical security. Walter was the CEO of e-Cop Group, a cybersecurity services company, Senior Vice President at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore and Vice President and Head of IDC Consulting, Asia- Pacific and member of the worldwide Consulting Management Board.

Dr. Keeratpal Singh, with 23 years of experience in telecommunications, software development for mobile, and development of analytics solutions for various industries, including mobile advertising. Previously as a principal data scientist, he has designed algorithm for simulating predictive and prescriptive analytics, incorporated statistical libraries such as for time forecasting of big data processing (processing HDFS stored data and visualizing the result of billion rows within seconds) as part of software development for home grown Business Intelligence Suite. In recent years, he had contributed international journals, presented research papers in engineering and the usage of technology for crime prevention. He has filed three patents pertaining to mobile enterprise platform, public safety and big data processing. He had been a principal architect for government digital transformation and data governance project. He was awarded gold medal for invention in location-based services.

Dr Avik Sarkar has recently taken up the role of Professor in Data, AI and Public Policy at Indian School of Business. Dr Sarkar was most recently heading the Data Analytics Cell at NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, a premier policy think-tank of the Government of India. He has over 18 years of experience across different aspects of data analytics, statistical modeling, data/text mining across companies. He has also contributed to various data and analytics related engagements with Singapore Government. He has been nominated among the “Top 10 Data Scientists in India” in 2017 by the Analytics India Magazine and nominated as “LinkedIn Influencer” in the Technology space in 2015 for contribution and engaging discussions on the LinkedIn platform in areas related of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, etc.

Mr. Abhishek Singh is the Chief Digital Officer of RGE Pte Ltd, a resource-based enterprise with more than US$18 billion assets globally. He is currently leading the digital transformation of a variety of businesses from pulp & paper, palm oil, viscose fiber to natural gas. He has more than 18 years of industry experience in digital and technology. A computer engineering scholar from National University of Singapore, Abhishek has experience working in start-ups, medium size enterprise to global brands like Singapore Airlines and Infosys

Abhishek is the CTO with CSC e-Governance Services India, a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt of India. He runs the technology behind CSC which drives the world’s largest front end service delivery points to deliver government & business services across the nation reaching the remotest of the country on a digital format. CSC’s Digital platform supports multi domain products & services ranging from government, business, aadhaar, insurance, travel, education, utilities, bill payments, fintech apps for banking services delivery. Prior to CSC he worked with the UIDAI, where he was engaged as member of the technology team that built Aadhaar, he was involved in building the Aadhaar Biometric Attendance system as well as Jeevan Pramaan the digital life certificate facilitating pension disbursements in addition to other exciting and challenging projects in Aadhaar which were widely adopted across the nation.

Hong is a Senior Director at MIMOS Berhad, where he is also heading three R&D labs (Cloud Computing, Accelerated Computing, and Artificial Intelligence labs). Hong has 20 years of multidisciplinary experience in R&D in Information Technology industry. Prior to joining MIMOS, he was a Senior HPC Researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, US. Hong has expertise in High Performance Computing, Distributed Systems, Computer Architectures, and Software Engineering. Hong earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Portsmouth, UK in 2004 and his B.S and M.S in Computer Science from Kent State University, Ohio in 1996 and 1999 respectively. He is an established speaker internationally, and has and contributed extensively to the industry through 20 filed patents, 2 book chapters and over 70 research papers. He has also served as Co-Chairs and committee members for numerous international conferences.

Justin Goh is the Co-founder and Business Director of WISE AI, an AI platform company that specialises in Facial Recognition technology, eKYC and smart city solutions. Focusing on the ASEAN region, Justin is responsible for developing and implementing growth opportunities and strategic partnerships with clients, partners and industries. Working across industries and platforms with the big corporates he has attained more than 15 years of experience in technology, software and business development fields.

Praveen Lala has eighteen years of experience in various industries and global locations in GE, delivering growth as a strong people leader in the VUCA environment. Having a broad digital, operational and ‘Change Agent’ experience, Praveen is a firm believer in digital transformation and focused on customer outcomes. In addition, he understands the cultural complexity and rules of business in the APAC region. His current role is to drive digital transformation and leverage IoT/Big Data in the Energy space. Working across various functions, he understands criticality of People, Process and Technology to drive digital changes.

Mr Vicknendran or Vick as he is known, is leading the Go-To-Market Digitalization Asia for Siemens Malaysia. He brings with him over 20 years of experience in the field of Controls & Instrumentation, Clean Energy, and in the last 4 years, intensified focus in the Digitalization arena. He has been with Siemens since 1996 except for a short period between 2008 and 2012, where he took on the role of VP Origination for developing the Carbon Credit/Clean Energy business in South East Asia with a European clean energy investment fund. His area of expertise is predominantly in Controls & Instrumentation (with an increasing prominence in Digitalization) and as well as in clean energy project development.

Ankur is a seasoned actuarial, analytics professional heading AXA REV (Data and Tech Innovation) Lab Asia. Objective of the lab is to drive AXA towards a tech-led company by leveraging data, data science and emerging technologies at scale which have the potential to disrupt the current insurance business model and provide opportunities to shape future businesses. Prior to that, he has held various leadership positions in direct and consulting companies across life, health and P&C actuarial, data science, and research areas spanning North America, Europe and Asia region.

Marini is an artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who makes vibrant and expressive art inspired by nature & life observations. She enjoys painting large illustrative acrylic pieces on canvas and then manipulating them to be translated onto different surfaces or products. Some of her creative explorations have included metal installations, murals, pattern making, video and even creating with artificial intelligence. Marini formerly worked in media for 20 years with her last formal position being General Manager of Innovation & Distribution for Primeworks Studios, Mediaprima. Her portfolio included 360 Content Development, Animation (IP), Film Distribution & Marketing. She now runs her own content company called Serendipity-Asia and focusing on ideation and content business development.

Muzzamel Mazidee is the Head of Corporate Partnerships of UIB Holdings Pte. Ltd. (UIB) and has over eight years of experience building and improving companies’ profitability in Asia and the Middle East. He is based in Malaysia. Muzzamel spent five years with TGTR Automotive Association, an NGO catering to the automotive community, where was Head of Operations and Co-Founder. While there, he built successful partnerships with Lexus, Volvo, and others. He was also deeply involved in Malaysia’s startup ecosystem, including the New Entrepreneurs Foundation (myNEF), ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards (RBSA), and Global Startup Awards. Muzzamel earned his Bachelor of Mass Communications from Taylor’s University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the West of England

Dr Thomas Couronné is head of data science at air Asia, leading teams supporting the AirAsia 3.0 transformation program and the data center of excellence. With a background in machine learning and cognitive science, he aims at improving business decision-making by leveraging data science, design thinking, and decision sciences. He has been active in automotive, Telecom, market intelligence, and tech industry, over Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Gabe Hollombe is a software developer and Senior Technical Evangelist for Amazon Web Services, where he has the best job ever: staying current on cloud computing best-practices and services, learning how customers are innovating on AWS, building exciting demos, and sharing his knowledge and passion with the world. Gabe has over 15 years of experience building robust, scalable, and well-tested systems across a variety of industries and he has been building on AWS since 2009.

David is the Chief Cybersecurity Architect for Symantec ASEAN. Constantly pushing technology boundaries and enhancing his cybersecurity leadership, David is passionate in helping organization’s digital transformations leveraging an integrated cybersecurity platform as a key competitive advantage. With 17 years’ experience as a cybersecurity professional, David has experiences in leading regional teams, working with a wide range of clients on security transformation programmes and contributing to develop sustainable communities of cybersecurity talents through mentorship program. He is a key media spokesperson for Symantec ASEAN and invited external speaker on cybersecurity thought leadership.

Alan is currently the Chief Executive Officer at GoCar Malaysia , an on-demand car sharing platform with over 350 locations across 7 states in Malaysia, and recently the Chief Executive Officer at GoEVcharger, an E-Mobility Operator to provide and operate the charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles. During his time as Chief Operations Officer from April 2016 to September 2017, Alan paved the way for GoCar to be part of the alternative transportation ecosystem by working with strategic partners and industry players to expand its location network in Klang Valley. This includes placing GoCars at Shell stations, major airports, LRT stations, KTMB stations, hotels, shopping malls, condominiums, office towers, and more. Apart from work, Alan is frequently sharing thoughts and giving talks as a speaker on personal growth, marketing, entrepreneurship, urban mobility, alternative transportation, and team culture.

Allard Sjollema is the Managing Partner of GNC Group Asia, a Kuala Lumpur based niche consulting firm specializing in retail. He has held senior positions, including CEO and Commercial Director, with some of the world’s leading retail companies like Metro Group and Tesco in Asia, South America and Europe. Allard has worked in a broad range of strategic functions including Wholesale, Retail, Consumer Finance, Supply Chain and Online businesses. He is experienced with both B2B and B2C models.

Vinay Biradar is a Senior Consultant with the Digital Transformation practice of Frost & Sullivan, Malaysia. In this role, he is responsible for handling all digital transformation engagements across Asia Pacific region for Frost & Sullivan. Vinay has over 8 years of industry experience in IT systems, enterprise security, ERP implementation and industry benchmarking best practices study across India & South East Asia. Prior to Frost, he has worked with British Telecom (BT), where he was responsible for managing the security business for South India. He has also worked with HCL Technologies & Wipro Technologies across various regions of India. He has hands on experience in IT systems and enterprise security and takes keen interest in accelerating business metrics through efficient implementation of IT. Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things is one of his areas of interest and he keenly tracks the OEM ecosystem and their product propositions in this space.

Andrew Chow is known to be pragmatic, visionary, competitive, intuitive and giving. While he is a successful social media and public relations strategist, entrepreneur and speaker based in Singapore, he is also the best-selling author of a highly popular series of books: Social Media 247, Public Relations 247 and Personal Branding 247. Andrew has spoken in over 15 countries within 5 years and addressed more than 20,000 people on Digital Marketing, Personal Branding, Enneagram, Public Relations and Branding. Andrew’s career of 30 years; has seen him work with an array of clients including AXA Insurance, Abbot Medical Optics, Singtel and Sony Pictures, M1, Starhub, and Sennheiser. Andrew had more than 300 interviews and features about him or his business since 2005 from more than 40 local and regional media. He is listed as the Top 10 Most Influential Speaker in Singapore in 2013 by the Singapore Business Review. He won the Spirit of Enterprise in 2008 and the Successful Entrepreneur in 2010. Before he served as the President of the Asia Professional Speakers – Singapore (APSS), he also won the coveted Spirit of Service Award from the Industry.

Dr. Toa Charm is the Chairman of OpenCertHub and the Principal Advisor of a few elite AI/Big Data, FinTech and eCommerce start-ups in Asia. He has over 30 years of management, entrepreneurship, consulting and executive education experience in innovation and technology industry. Dr. Charm held senior management positions in leading multinational, Hong Kong and mainland enterprises including Cyberport, HSBC, IBM, Oracle, Kingdee and Jardine Pacific. He specializes in AI, Big Data, FinTech, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Digital Strategy and Transformation. Dr. Charm has been contributing to both enterprises and start-ups throughout his career. He has been empowering enterprises to transform to the digital economy and cultivating over 1,000 startups where 3 of them are Unicorns now. Dr. Charm is also an associate professor in the CUHK Business School where he nurtures digital talents and cultivates the next generation of digital leaders. He received the Outstanding Doctor of Business Administration Alumni Award from the City University of Hong Kong in 2018.

Michal is Head of Analytics and Data Science at GOGOVAN. Previously he worked in data teams of PwC, NaturalMotion and Zynga. He was also the Founder of Artificial Intelligence Oxford and Quantified Self Oxford meetup groups.

Raju Chellam is Vice President of New Technologies at Fusionex International, a leading software solutions provider that specializes in Big Data Analytics, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. Raju is also a Member of the Singapore NCCAC (National Cloud Computing Advisory Council) & Deputy Chair of the COIR (Cloud Outage Incident Response) Group under ITSC (IT Standards Committee). He is also Hon Vice Chairman of the Cloud & Data Chapter at SGTech, previously called SiTF (Singapore IT Federation) & Hon Secretary of the Cloud Chapter of SCS (Singapore Computer Society). He was conferred as an SCS Fellow in March 2018.

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