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11 SEPTEMBER 2024

9AM-5.30PM (GMT+8 / HKT)

HYATT REGENCY, HONG KONG

15 MAY 2024

9AM-4PM (GMT+8 / SGT)

Pan Pacific Singapore

The Chairpersons

Tarun Samtani

DPO and Privacy Program Director
International SOS
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Lorena Carbajo Gonzalez

Head of Technology Risk
SC Ventures by Standard Chartered

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Joey Chua

Head of IT
Gulf Marine

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THE SPEAKERS

Jeal Desai

CIO & Digital Leader, SEA
Mondelēz International

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Bruce Leong

Director Technology & Strategy
Mount Alvernia Hospital

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Tarun Samtani

DPO and Privacy Program Director
International SOS
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Veronica Tan

Director, Safe Cyberspace
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore (CSA)

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Lorena Carbajo Gonzalez

Head of Technology Risk
SC Ventures by Standard Chartered

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Pasi Karjanmaa

APAC Consulting Sales Engineer, Service Provider, Enterprise & Channels
Gigamon

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Danny Chan

Director, Regional Security Officer, Asia Pacific
Mastercard

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David Pravinkumar

Head of IT
InfraCo Asia

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Jawwad Zaki

IT Director
Telenor Asia
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Darren Sim

Regional IT Director (APAC Digital & Connected Commerce)
Johnson & Johnson

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Varun Srivastava

APAC Head – CSOC
UBS

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Balaji Uppili

Region CIO – ASEAN, South Korea, and ANZ
GE Healthcare
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David Tay

CIO Asia
Lendlease Asia Holdings Pte Ltd
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RJay Eguia

HPE Compute Product and AI GTM Lead – APAC
HPE
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Sudhanshu Duggal

CIO | Digital and Business Transformation
Forbes Technology Council
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Abdel Abatouy

Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO), Asia
FCM Travel Asia
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Shamal De Silva

Senior Director, Head of IT/IS
REC Group
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Manjunath Pasupuleti

Global Head of IT Security (CISO)
ENNOVI
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Ken Soh

CEO
Athena Dynamics
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Paul Chua

Cybersecurity Officer, Greater Asia
BD
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Tarun Samtani

DPO and Privacy Program Director
International SOS
 
Tarun is a seasoned data privacy leader with over 20 years of global experience in Data Protection and Privacy. He excels at spearheading successful privacy programs across diverse industries (healthcare, retail, airlines, etc.) for prominent organisations like Qantas Group (including Jetstar), National Australia Bank, British Telecom and Thomson Reuters. In his most recent role at International SOS, he was responsible for advising the business, product and technology teams on data privacy legal & AI matters covering 95 jurisdictions.
 
He has lived in 6 countries and worked in over 6 industry sectors. Tarun possesses a unique understanding of the global privacy landscape and thrives on bridging technical, legal, and business considerations to build sustainable data privacy programs. His expertise in senior stakeholder management ensures smooth program implementation, and his ability to translate legal obligations to business requirements fosters a culture of responsible data usage (privacy by design) within organisations.
 
A passionate advocate for responsible data usage, Tarun is a sought-after speaker and actively contributes to the data privacy community (IAPP Asia Advisory Board, AsiaDPO Management Committee). His expertise is recognized by industry publications (BBC) and startups seeking guidance. He can be reached on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsamtani
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Lorena Carbajo Gonzalez

Head of Technology Risk
SC Ventures by Standard Chartered

Technology executive leader with deep expertise in FinTechs and complex IT transformations at Fortune 500 companies across USA, Europe, Africa, Australia, SEA and UAE.

Today, Lorena is the Head of Technology-Risk at Standard-Chartered. Previously, held senior executive roles at UBS and Accenture.

Hands-on experience, awards, and certifications in AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Risk management have powered her recognition in FS industry as a trusted adviser. Often engaged as a speaker in Technology conferences, on Cloud computing, Fintechs, Innovation, AI (inc. traditional AI and GenAI), Risk Management and DevOps.

As a passionate STEM advocate, she volunteers her time with NUS, Republic Polytechnic, Life Community Services and vLookUp to lead Tech events and mentorfuture female leaders.

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JOEY CHUA

Head of IT
Gulf Marine

Joey Chua’s professional journey spans from a marine engineer in the Republic of Singapore Navy to Head of IT at Gulf Marine, demonstrating versatility in the maritime sector. He plays a crucial role in shaping Gulf Marine’s IT strategy, collaborating closely with leadership to address Digital Transformation challenges. His leadership abilities were showcased in previous roles as Head of IT for SeaTeam Management and OSM Maritime.

Joey’s dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is apparent through his advocacy for inclusive workplace cultures. As Vice Chair of the Cybersecurity Workgroup at the Singapore Shipping Association, he contributes actively to enhancing industry standards.

Joey’s commitment to leveraging technology for operational advantage reflects a focused mindset in managing diverse responsibilities.

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JEAL DESAI

CIO & Digital Leader, SEA
Mondelēz International

Jeal is a technology leader with 17+ years of experience in the CPG industry leading digital transformation across India and Southeast Asia. Currently, he is working with Mondelēz International and heading the technology and digital for the Southeast Asia region. He is passionate about harnessing technology to drive business growth and innovation, while building strong, collaborative teams that thrive on pushing boundaries.

He fostered strong partnerships with business units, identifying digital opportunities at the “edges” of the organization. He has been instrumental in implementing transformative initiatives, empowering teams, and delivering impactful results for the businesses he has worked for.

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BRUCE LEONG

Director Technology & Strategy
Mount Alvernia Hospital

Bruce brings along with him more than 20 years of Information Technology experience in various industries and domains. He is current Director of Technology and Strategy at Mt. Alvernia Hospital, overseeing Technology Adoption and Strategy, IT landscape development as well as IT operations. He is also the Chief Information Security Officer, responsible for organization Cyber Security Hygiene.

Prior to joining Mt. Alvernia, Bruce has been with Synapxe Pte Ltd supporting IT Infrastructure for Singapore’s northern cluster of restructured hospitals. In his earlier career, Bruce has also been with NCS Pte Ltd supporting many large-scale IT Infrastructure projects implementations in Hong Kong and Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Engineer Degree from National University of Singapore.

Bruce is currently a Board member for HCA Hospice Care, IT Advisory Panel Chairman for MINDS, and IT Committee member for Home Nursing Foundation.

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Veronica Tan

Director, Safe Cyberspace
Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore (CSA)

Veronica oversees the Safer Cyberspace portfolio in the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA),where she leads the development of cybersecurity risk assessment frameworks to help organisationsmanage their digital risks. This led to the publication of the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trustcertification as national cybersecurity standards. Veronica takes an active interest in emerging technologies and was previously involved in developingtechnology roadmaps for emerging tech such as AI and blockchain in the Infocomm
MediaDevelopment Authority (IMDA).

She is a Fellow with the Singapore University of Social Sciences(SUSS) and volunteers as a resource person to support the university’s Fintech teaching and researchactivities. Before joining public sector, Veronica was in a network engineering role, managing carrier-gradenetworks in a leading ISP.

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Pasi Karjanmaa

APAC Consulting Sales Engineer, Service Provider, Enterprise & Channels
Gigamon

Pasi Karjanmaa, has built his career in IT Networking, Information security and application delivery technologies, holding various roles within large organisations from systems & sales engineer to product line management, Technical channel management and technical support management across Asia Pacific.

 
Pasi currently serves as the Consulting Sales Engineer at Gigamon Asia Pacific with focus on the Service Providers across the region.
 
Pasi has been critical in service provider deployments around 5G and Core network optimisation within Gigamon Australia in his earlier years there and has helped the local service providers lower infrastructure costs while enhancing better customer experience and security as they moved from 3G to 4G and now 5G.
 
Prior to Gigamon, Pasi was one of the pioneer system engineers at Riverbed Australia where they grew the business and helped riverbed grow their APM marketshare in Australia aggressively.
 
Pasi spent some years in Compuware as technical client manager for large local enterprises and was able to successfully overachieve on his targets and grew multimillion dollar revenue from the service contracts of these large accounts.
 
Pasi Karjanmaa is Finnish and has been based in Australia, Melbourne since 2002.
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Danny Chan

Director, Regional Security Officer, Asia Pacific
Mastercard

Danny is currently the Regional Security Officer, AP Mastercard Inc. where he is responsible for driving and managing the security agenda for Asia Pacific protecting Mastercard’s data, information, physical assets, and employees.

Danny sits on ASIS International’s Global Board of Directors, the advisory council of Harvard Business Review, the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and the Chair of The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s CISO Congress.

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David Pravinkumar

Head of IT
InfraCo Asia

David is a Senior Manager in the Operations team at InfraCo Asia, leading the firm’s digital infrastructure and systems transformation. He has 15 years of experience in enterprise governance, IT infrastructure, project delivery, and digital transformation.
 
Prior to joining InfraCo Asia, David served as the Digitalisation Lead at an IT subsidiary of the Singapore government. He also worked with McConnell Dowell for 9 years, where he held a regional IT management role and successfully implemented crucial IT infrastructure and systems, including security and disaster recovery solutions.
 
David holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity & Computer Forensics, a Graduate Diploma in Information Security from EC-Council University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing from the University of Portsmouth. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) with Golden Gate University.
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Jawwad Zaki

IT Director
Telenor Asia

Jawwad Zaki has worked with different service providers and suppliers across Asian telecom markets for over two decades. He has looked after roles involving planning, operations, optimization, project management, digital transformation and strategy execution. He is currently based in Singapore, working with Telenor Asia Pte Ltd as IT Director.
 
In his current and most recent roles Jawwad has led cross-business unit portfolio & performance management for IT & Networks and participated in transformation & digitalization initiatives for Asian OpCos.
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Darren Sim

Regional IT Director (APAC Digital & Connected Commerce)
Johnson & Johnson
 
Darren is an experienced regional product technology leader with hands-on experience traversing product engineering and product ownership functions. His experience spans product centric organisations and complex matrix-based multi-nationals.
 
Having led several DevOps transformation initiatives, Darren helped product teams reduce lead time for change from months to minutes. This opened the door for teams to make changes on-demand, experiment in-production, and pivot quickly to respond to market demands.
 
An eight-time Microsoft MVP awardee, Darren has spoken at over 20 conferences in Asia Pacific and the US. He is also a co-author of several articles in prominent software engineering and scientific journals.
 
Darren is passionate about DEI, sustainability and creating a more equitable environment where everyone has the opportunity to do their best work.
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Varun Srivastava

APAC Head – CSOC
UBS
 
Varun Srivastava is an esteemed industry leader with extensive expertise in Cyber Defense and emerging technologies like AI/ML and Blockchain, having built numerous medium to large-scale Cyber Security Operations Centers worldwide across sectors such as Banking, Healthcare, and Big Tech. Throughout his decorated career, Varun has authored research papers, books, and thought leadership articles, earning multiple industry awards for his contributions.
 
With over a decade of focused domain experience, he advises key decision makers on building pragmatic Cyber Defense capabilities crucial for dynamic growth in an era of disruptive technological change. Varun’s leadership spans Fortune 500 companies like UBS, Philips, and Adobe, where he has implemented comprehensive Cyber Defense Strategies and contributed to the growth of startups through advisory roles, all while maintaining a consistent presence as a speaker at global Cyber Security conferences.
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Balaji Uppili

Region CIO – ASEAN, South Korea, and ANZ
GE Healthcare

Balaji uses his technology leadership, problem-solving skills and collaborative approach to lead digital transformation for organizations. Balaji has over 18 years of experience in delivering business outcomes with innovative digital solutions for organizations specializing in healthcare, Finance and telecommunications
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David Tay

CIO Asia
Lendlease Asia Holdings Pte Ltd
 
Prior to this appointment, David was CIO for Beyonics, responsible for the integration of multiple M&A business entities into a single ERP system and to consolidate 4 production facilities into a single 203,000 sq.ft. mega-campus. He is also responsible for the subsequent migration of this on-premise 7-modules ERP to a cloud-based 22-modules ERP that supports the company’s business growth and establish a data platform for automation and Industry 4.0 adoption.
 
David worked for 15 years as Vice President for Software BU and Regional Director for Managed Services/CIO in Wincor/Diebold Nixdorf across 11 countries.
 
David played a VP – Infrastructure role in setting up a Data Centre that provided IDC, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery services. He also works at IBM Singapore for 15 years in various technology services groups.
 
David holds a B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Bradford. He is also a Disaster Recovery Certified Expert.
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RJay Eguia

HPE Compute Product and AI GTM Lead – APAC
HPE
 
RJay has been working with HPE as a Product and Business Manager for their ~$1B USD compute server portfolio, for 10 years.
 
He has an engineering degree but have various experience on technical and business roles.
He also leads key initiatives where he regularly interacts with their key partners and customers.
 
Today, he’s leading the HPE Compute’s Go-to-market for AI.
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Sudhanshu Duggal

CIO | Digital and Business Transformation
Forbes Technology Council
 
Sudhanshu Duggal is a C-suite global transformation leader with proven track record of digital and business transformation working with Fortune 100 companies for multi million dollars growth and productivity. He has several industry accolades for pioneering digital and technology transformations as CIO and CDO in consumer goods, retail and media.
 
He advises MNCs and growth stage startups to win and be future ready in an AI era and is a passionate about growing large scale organizations, disruptive technologies business model innovation. He is strong advocate of digital fluency and STEM. Follow and contact him at Linkedin at http://www.linkedin.com/in/sudhanshuduggal
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Abdel Abatouy

Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO), Asia
FCM Travel Asia
 
As CTIO for FCM Travel in Asia, Abdel leads the company’s security, information, and customer-facing technology solutions. He oversees the company’s strategic IT investments and optimises IT footprints to ensure the global technology and security efforts are aligned with FCM’s business strategy and long-term goals. With a track record spanning over 16 years in the financial and insurance sector, Abdel has held key positions in information technology where he demonstrated his ability to lead teams, drive innovation and deliver high-quality solutions.
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Shamal De Silva

Senior Director, Head of IT/IS
REC Group
 
Shamal De Silva is heading the IT/IS department at REC Group. He is a proven IT leader with 25 years of comprehensive expertise, he drives exceptional results by leading and managing teams, projects, and programs across infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, and service management.
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Manjunath Pasupuleti

Global Head of IT Security (CISO)
ENNOVI
 
Bring a wealth of experience in developing and executing comprehensive cybersecurity strategies to safeguard organisation digital assets. With proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, excel in risk assessment, policy development and incident response, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices, security awareness, mitigating risks, enhancing operational resilience and fostering a culture of security across.
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Ken Soh

CEO
Athena Dynamics
 
Ken Soh holds concurrent appointments as Group CIO of BH Global since 3 March 2014 and as the founding CEO of the award-wining cyber security consulting company Athena Dynamics since 15 July 2014. He also serves as Chair for the Cyber Security Chaptor in SGTech, a 40-year-old technology trade association in Singapore. Ken has more than 30 years of working experience in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. He has been an avid industry thought leadership speaker and writer and has contributed hundreds of thought leadership speaking engagements and papers in industry conferences, press and media.
 
He holds a Master of Science in Computer Studies (AI) with distinction award from the University of Essex (UK); and a Master of Business Administration (eMBA) from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (NTU), a joint programme between Nanyang Business School of NTU and University of California, Berkeley.
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Paul Chua

Cybersecurity Officer, Greater Asia
BD
 
Paul Chua is the Greater Asia CyberSecurity Officer of Becton Dickinson & Co. He leads a team of cybersecurity professionals responsible for developing and aligning cybersecurity initiatives across BD’s IT, OT, and medical device products in Greater Asia. Paul has over 27 years of experience managing IT & Cyber product development and operations across Asia Pacific.
 
He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and an MBA from Northwestern University.
 
Paul is a certified cybersecurity professional with CISSP and CCSP certifications from ISC2 and is also a Fellow of Information Privacy with IAPP.