Factor Day Singapore | CIO | Security | Data+AI
Navigating Digital Transformation: Strategic Leadership in a Hyper-Connected World
Sofitel Singapore City Centre
Hosted by Factor
- 249 attendees
- 12 hours
Overview
In today's dynamic technology landscape, the CIO's role is more critical than ever. In this event, explore the pivotal role technology executives play in leading digital transformation across industries. As organisations accelerate their digital agendas, technology executives must balance innovation, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency to drive business outcomes. This event delves into the strategies that empower leaders to foster agility, manage complexity, and align technology with long-term business goals.
What we will cover
- Customer Experience Exploring strategies to elevate customer interactions, personalisation, and engagement, ensuring competitive differentiation and loyalty.
- Operational Productivity Investigating ways to streamline processes and optimise internal operations, reducing inefficiencies and improving overall output.
- Enterprise Agility Focusing on building agility and resilience into business operations to quickly respond to market shifts, disruptions, and emerging opportunities.
- Digital Acceleration Exploring how to accelerate digital transformation efforts to drive growth and adapt to new market demands.
- Cybersecurity Priority Emphasising proactive approaches to cybersecurity, integrating security measures into projects from inception to minimise risk.
- AI Automation Examining how automation and AI are enhancing decision-making, reducing manual tasks, and improving business outcomes.
- Data Analytics Exploring how data-driven insights can guide strategic decisions and improve business outcomes across departments.
- ESG Goals Investigating how CIOs can support organisational sustainability efforts, aligning IT with environmental and social governance (ESG) metrics.
- Talent Development Addressing the challenge of upskilling IT teams and attracting digital talent, focusing on leadership in a tech-driven world.
- C-Suite Strategy Exploring the evolving role of CIOs as strategic partners within the executive team, driving cross-functional collaboration and innovation.
- Cyber Investments Discussing the increasing need for investments in cybersecurity to protect against evolving threats and secure sensitive business data.
- AI Optimisation Exploring AI's role in optimising business processes, from predictive analytics to automating routine workflows.
Agenda
- Welcome Coffee & Registration(CIO Day | Singapore)
- Welcome Address & Introduction(CIO Day | Singapore)
- Geopolitics, Economic Realignment and the Leadership Decisions That Will Define Asia's Next Decade(CIO Day | Singapore) The assumptions that shaped the global economy for the past three decades are being challenged. Rising geopolitical competition, shifting economic alliances, technological disruption and changing patterns of trade and investment are reshaping the strategic landscape across Asia. As governments and organisations navigate an increasingly complex environment, leaders face critical decisions about competitiveness, resilience, innovation and growth. In this opening chat, Bilahari Kausikan explores the geopolitical and economic forces redefining the region, and examines the leadership choices that will determine which nations and organisations thrive in the decade ahead.
- The Orchestration Mandate: Balancing Innovation Velocity with Operational Control(CIO Day | Singapore) In an era of rapid technological flux, the traditional divide between the business and the technology has become a primary risk to enterprise agility. To move from isolated AI experiments to a high-performance, automated enterprise, leaders must shift their focus from individual tools to the broader orchestration of the entire organisation. In this opening keynote, previous and current experience as CIO and COO to provide a blueprint for the modern executive. She explores how to collapse organisational silos, architect intelligence into the very foundations of the business, and build a sustainable culture that ensures transformation isn't just a moment in time, but a durable competitive advantage. Discussion Points: • Collapsing the Silos: The Unified Operating Model - Moving beyond IT as a service provider to a model where CIO strategy and COO discipline are merged. Maria explores how eliminating structural friction is the only way to align technical roadmaps with high-stakes commercial outcomes. • Engineering Embedded AI: Beyond the Bolt-On - A look at why the pilot-first approach often leads to stagnation. This focuses on architecting intelligence into the enterprise’s foundational layers to ensure AI is governed, repeatable, and scalable from the start. • The Sustainability of Change: Orchestrating the Human + Machine Workforce - Exploring the talent architecture and cultural shifts required to make transformation stick, building a resilient workforce that leads alongside autonomous systems rather than just reacting to them.
- Navigating the Agentic AI Moment(CIO Day | Singapore) AI is redefining how work, business decisions, and operating models function. Over the past year, AI has shifted from advisor to operator, fundamentally changing how value is created. For CIOs, it marks a turning point where infrastructure, governance, and execution must be developed in parallel. This session explores what it takes to become an AI-native enterprise and how reinvention will define the next era — where AI is embedded across every layer of the enterprise. Discussion Points: Evolution to an AI Native Enterprise: What has changed that is driving the need for reinvention. Scaling beyond AI pilots: When initiatives remain siloed, enterprises often struggle to move beyond experimentation and harness long-term operational value from AI. Designing the AI operating core: How real transformation is realised when data, infrastructure, and governance are engineered together in a unified environment for AI.
- Leading Enterprise Transformation: Cross-C-Suite Insights on Risk and ROI(CIO Day | Singapore) Successful enterprise transformation requires more than technology projects, it demands coordinated leadership across the C-suite. This panel of CIO, Group CDSO, CISO, and COO will explore how to align technology and data investments with business outcomes, manage cyber, regulatory, and operational risks, and create shared accountability across finance, operations, and business units, turning complex initiatives into measurable enterprise value. Discussion Points: Aligning Technology Investment with Business Outcomes – How the CIO, CDO, CISO, and COO ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable enterprise value rather than isolated digital projects. Balancing Innovation with Enterprise Risk – Navigating cyber, regulatory, operational, and financial risks while still enabling bold transformation across complex organisations. Building True Cross-C-Suite Ownership of Transformation – Moving beyond siloed leadership to create shared accountability between technology, finance, operations, and business units.
- Winning with AI: How leaders are leveraging Private AI Factories to deliver tangible ROI(CIO Day | Singapore) The session will explore how organizations are entering a new phase of AI adoption, moving from experimentation to delivering measurable business outcomes, and how Private AI Factories are enabling this shift. It will highlight how advancements in generative, agentic, and physical AI are driving enterprise transformation, while emphasizing the growing importance of ROI-driven strategies, secure infrastructure, and scalable deployments. The discussion will also showcase real-world use cases and demonstrate how integrated, turnkey AI platforms can accelerate time-to-value, reduce complexity, and help businesses translate AI investments into tangible, long-term impact.
- Networking Break & Morning Tea(Roundtable)
- Executive Roundtable | DELL Building the AI-Ready Enterprise: Why Infrastructure, Data and Operations Must Evolve Together
- Executive Roundtable | Outsystems What Breaks First in Enterprise AI And How CIOs Stay Ahead.
- Executive Roundtable | Avanade Securing the Agentic Enterprise : Governance and Operational Control for AI at Scale.
- Peer-Driven Debates(CIO Day) A: Platform Standardisation vs Best-of-Breed Technology Should enterprises consolidate around fewer strategic platforms, or maintain flexibility through best-of-breed solutions? Discussion Points: At what point does platform sprawl become a barrier to transformation? Does standardisation reduce complexity or limit innovation and competitive differentiation? How should leaders evaluate trade-offs between vendor consolidation, cost, and capability? B: AI-Native Transformation vs Incremental Modernisation Should organisations fundamentally redesign operations around AI, or focus on augmenting existing processes? Discussion Points: When does AI justify rethinking operating models rather than automating existing workflows? How do leaders balance business disruption against long-term competitive advantage? Is incremental change sufficient in a market where AI capabilities are advancing rapidly? C: Technology Efficiency vs Technology Growth Should technology leaders prioritise optimisation and cost discipline, or continue investing aggressively in innovation and capability expansion? Discussion Points: How should CIOs demonstrate value beyond cost reduction? When do efficiency programs create future technical debt or capability gaps? What distinguishes strategic investment from technology spending for its own sake? D: Data Sovereignty vs Global Data Strategy Should organisations prioritise local data residency and sovereignty requirements, or optimise for globally integrated data ecosystems? Discussion Points: How are evolving regulatory expectations influencing enterprise data architecture? When does sovereignty become a competitive advantage versus an operational constraint? Can organisations achieve both global intelligence and local compliance at scale? E: Data Quality First vs AI First Should organisations focus on fixing data foundations before scaling AI, or use AI initiatives to accelerate data maturity? Discussion Points: Is poor data quality still the biggest barrier to AI success? Can AI create business value even when data foundations are imperfect? How should executives sequence investments between data governance, engineering, and AI capabilities? F: Cyber Resilience vs Cyber Prevention Should security strategies focus primarily on preventing attacks, or assume breaches are inevitable and prioritise resilience? Discussion Points: How should organisations measure success in a world where perfect prevention is unrealistic? Where should security budgets be allocated between protection, detection, response, and recovery? Does resilience provide a more meaningful business metric than risk reduction? G: Zero Trust vs Frictionless Digital Experience How much operational friction should organisations accept in pursuit of stronger security? Discussion Points: When do security controls begin to undermine productivity and innovation? How can security leaders improve protection without creating user resistance? Is the future of security invisible by design, or will stronger controls inevitably introduce friction?
- Executive Roundtable | Silverfort Securing Identities and Access at the Speed of Agentic AI.
- Executive Roundtable | Apptio The Value Mandate: How CIOs Are Prioritising Work, Tracking Impact and Communicating Technology's Contribution in 2026
- Executive Roundtable | HCL From Digital Transformation to Digital Resilience: How CIOs can Secure, Modernise and Operationalise the Enterprise at Scale?
- Driving Digital Transformation: From Legacy to Modern Enterprise(CIO Day) Digital transformation is more than implementing new technologies, it’s about aligning technology investments with business priorities and orchestrating change across complex, multi-functional organizations. In this session, Budi Djojo shares insights from his experience leading enterprise-wide transformations, including how to sequence cloud, data, and cybersecurity initiatives, integrate legacy systems, and drive cross-functional alignment. Participants will gain practical frameworks and principles to turn technology strategy into measurable business impact. Discussion Points: Business-First Transformation – Establish clarity on business objectives and outcomes before defining technology initiatives. Sequencing and Prioritisation – Strategically integrate legacy systems with cloud, data platforms, and cybersecurity to enable sustainable enterprise transformation. Frameworks for Alignment – Applying CMMI and Domain-Driven Design to guide conversations between technical teams and business leaders, ensuring technology investments deliver enterprise value.
- Human Intelligence × Agentic AI: ASEAN’s Data Economy(CIO Day) Join Céline Le Cotonnec to explore how Human Intelligence and Agentic AI are shaping ASEAN’s data economy. She will share insights on augmenting human expertise with AI, turning data into actionable insight, and building the capabilities organizations need to thrive in a fast-evolving, AI-driven region. Discussion Points: Human + AI Orchestration: How to design AI tools that augment human expertise rather than replace it, creating scalable, high-touch client experiences. Data as a Strategic Asset: Lessons from Bank of Singapore on turning data into actionable insight and enabling real-time, cross-market decision-making. The Future of ASEAN’s Data Economy: What capabilities organisations must build now to lead in a rapidly evolving, AI-driven regional landscape.
- Executive Roundtable | Tata Communications How enterprises align AI, data and cybersecurity for scalable, trusted growth As companies deploy AI widely, often through independent systems, the real differentiator is no longer the algorithm, but the digital framework beneath it. AI-ready digital infrastructure combines secure networks, reliable data, cloud and embedded governance, enabling resilience, innovation and growth in an increasingly interconnected world. This roundtable will explore the role of intelligent infrastructure, secure networks, real-time data systems and embedded cybersecurity, in enabling responsible AI adoption, operational resilience and sustainable enterprise growth.
- Lunch Break & Peer Connect(CIO Day)
- Executive Roundtable | HPE From AI Experimentation to Enterprise Execution: What Actually Makes AI Scalable?
- Executive Roundtable | Nutanix From Applications to AI: Building the Platform for Enterprise Transformation As organisations move beyond cloud migration, the focus is shifting to creating a unified platform that accelerates application modernisation, simplifies operations, and enables AI at scale. This discussion explores how leading enterprises are evolving their technology foundations to support innovation, resilience, and intelligent automation.
- Scaling AI Across Borders: From Pilot Projects to SEA-Wide Impact(CIO Day) Jasmine Tan, CIO for Southeast Asia at DHL Supply Chain, shares how agentic AI is transforming human workflows across warehouses, transport, and contact centres. This keynote provides practical lessons on workforce-centric adoption, upskilling, and overcoming operational friction, while scaling AI-driven processes consistently across multiple countries. Discussion Points Workforce-Centric Adoption- How to address workforce concerns, drive mindset shifts, and upskill teams alongside new technology. Overcoming Operational Friction- Real-world examples from manual-heavy processes and strategies to smooth adoption. Scaling AI Across Countries- Replicating successful pilots across multiple Southeast Asian countries while maintaining efficiency, consistency, and team alignment.
- Securing Sovereign Operations: Aligning IT, OT, and Governance(CIO Day) In global operations, IT and OT systems must work in harmony to enable strategic modernisation and support AI and data-driven decision-making. This session explores how aligning technology, processes, and teams can reduce friction, unlock operational efficiency, and prepare organisations for a future-ready, intelligent enterprise. Discussion Points: Orchestrating Across Layers: Aligning data, workflows, and ERP systems to prevent siloed modernisation and ensure enterprise-wide impact. Enabling AI & Analytics: How foundational IT/OT alignment and clean data empower AI adoption and smarter decision-making. Balancing Global Operations & Priorities: Navigating operational complexity, coordination challenges, and competing priorities across multiple geographies.
- Driving Enterprise Impact Through Technology Strategy(CIO Day) As financial institutions become product-led, the CIO role is shifting from managing infrastructure to driving revenue, client acquisition, and growth. In this session, Chris Bezuidenhout, Global CIO for Cash Management, Payments & Emerging Markets at Deutsche Bank, shares how he is leading this transformation at scale, balancing global platform strategy across payments and client channels with the need for local, client-specific solutions. Drawing on his experience across Corporate and Investment Banking, he will explore how technology leaders can embed business context into engineering teams and leverage cloud and AI to drive product innovation and measurable business impact. Discussion Points: Repositioning Technology as a Revenue & Product Engine - Moving beyond infrastructure to embed technology directly into product development and client solutions, driving measurable business outcomes. Scaling Global Platforms While Enabling Local Client Needs - Balancing standardised global frameworks with highly configurable, client-specific solutions to support growth across diverse markets. Building Business-Context-Aware Technology Teams at Scale - Evolving talent from generic engineering to domain-driven, client-facing technologists to close the skills gap and accelerate execution.
- From Capital Allocation to Enterprise Transformation(CIO Day) Enterprise transformation is fundamentally a capital allocation and ROI challenge, where CIOs must balance investment decisions across growth, resilience, and innovation while ensuring measurable business outcomes. This session explores how technology investments are prioritised, justified, and translated into enterprise value across complex, multi-region organisations. Drawing on real-world transformation experience, including large-scale platform modernisation, the discussion will highlight how CIOs partner with business leaders to connect capital allocation, ROI, and execution, turning technology into a driver of commercial impact and long-term enterprise capability. Discussion Points: Capital Allocation, Risk, and ROI as a Unified Decision Framework- How CIOs evaluate trade-offs between growth initiatives, technical debt, and risk mitigation, balancing ROI with strategic resilience and long-term value. Translating Technology Investment into Measurable ROI- Approaches to linking technology initiatives to business outcomes such as conversion, customer engagement, and revenue growth, using real enterprise use cases. Orchestrating Enterprise Transformation at Scale- Lessons from leading large-scale, multi-region transformation programs, aligning capital, technology, and business teams to deliver sustained enterprise impact.
- Operationalising Cyber Resilience: From Incident to Recovery(CIO Day) In a fast-moving environment, cybersecurity cannot be a blocker, it must enable the business while maintaining resilience. Kenneth Choo, CISO/CDPO at SPH Media, shares practical lessons on turning governance, policies, and lean teams into an operational advantage, ensuring the organisation can respond quickly and safely when incidents occur. Discussion Points: Security as a Business Enabler – Integrating cybersecurity seamlessly into operations without slowing the pace. Governance in Action – Leveraging policies and data controls to enable rapid, effective incident response. Team Readiness – Uplifting staff skills and aligning teams to respond efficiently under pressure.
- Trust by Design – Responsible AI and Data Governance(CIO Day) As organisations increasingly rely on AI and advanced analytics to drive business decisions, the ability to embed trust, accountability, and resilience into data initiatives has become a strategic imperative. This panel will explore how leading enterprises are operationalising responsible AI and robust data governance frameworks to ensure ethical use, regulatory compliance, and long-term organisational impact. Participants will gain practical insights into balancing rapid innovation with enterprise risk management, defining clear leadership accountability, and embedding trust across complex, multi-functional systems. Discussion Points: Operationalising Trust Across Enterprise Systems Defining Clear Accountability Across Leadership Mandates Balancing Innovation Velocity with Risk and Regulatory Expectations
- Closing Remarks(CIO Day)
- End of Day Drinks(CIO Day) Join us for "End of Day Drinks," a networking session designed to foster connections and camaraderie among attendees. This gathering provides the ideal setting to mingle, exchange insights, and build relationships with industry peers. Raise a glass to a day of fruitful discussions and continue the conversation over refreshing beverages and light snacks. Whether you're keen to expand your professional network or unwind after a day of learning, our End of Day Drinks event offers a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for meaningful interactions and networking.
Speakers
Josh Heid · Chief : Executive Officer, Factor
Marli Lozoya · Executive Producer, Factor Marli Lozoya is an Executive Producer and Moderator at Factor, where she designs and delivers high-impact conferences and executive events that connect industry leaders with actionable insights. With expertise in content development, event production, and executive engagement, Marli creates engaging programs and facilitates thought-provoking discussions that explore emerging trends, strategic challenges, and opportunities for innovation. Known for her collaborative approach and ability to bring clarity to complex topics, she ensures every session delivers value, inspires dialogue, and drives meaningful outcomes for audiences.
Céline Le Cotonnec · Chief Data Innovation Officer, Bank of Singapore Celine Le Cotonnec is the Chief Data & Innovation Officer at Bank of Singapore, Asia’s Global Private Bank and a subsidiary of OCBC. She leads the bank’s data strategy, covering architecture, governance, management, literacy, and advanced analytics, in close collaboration with the OCBC Group Data Office. Alongside data transformation, she drives a culture of innovation through the bank’s internal incubator, fostering experimentation and new business models. Previously, Celine held senior roles at AXA Singapore as Chief Data and Innovation Officer, and at PSA Peugeot Citroën in Shanghai, where she spearheaded connected services and mobility initiatives across Asia. She has lived more than a decade in China, speaks fluent Mandarin, and is the founder of Shanghai Young Bakers , a social enterprise providing vocational training for underprivileged youth. Celine holds a Master’s in International Business from EM Lyon Business School and Sun Yat-sen University, as well as an Executive MBA from the European Institute of Purchasing Management.
Budi Djojo · Group CTO, Ben Line
Shui-Min Tan · Chief Information Technology Officer, National University of Singapore Ms Tan Shui-Min was appointed Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) on 1 November 2020. Ms Tan first joined NUS IT as Director (Applications) in 2016 and oversaw the creation, delivery, and support of applications from all business domains, including Education, Research and Administration. As CITO, she plays a vital role in strategic planning, guiding daily operations and implementing campus-wide IT policies. She has transformed the IT team to adopt Agile methodology, strengthened the enterprise architecture and developed a next-gen infrastructure to achieve evolutionary development and dexterity. Ms Tan believes in and has been instrumental in the innovative deployment of cutting-edge technology to enable the business and advance NUS’ foray into the digital future.
Too Ping Tan · Chief : Information Security Officer, Changi Airport Group Tan Too Ping is Chief Information Security Officer at Changi Airport Group, leading cybersecurity, digital governance, and AI governance to safeguard CAG’s digital systems and services. He was recognised as “Future Ready CISO of the Year” (Asia Digital Leaders Award 2025) and a “CISO to Watch in Singapore” (CISO Whisperer, 2025). He previously led CAG’s data stewardship and served as a SAF Colonel in operations research and analytics. He holds First Class Honours in Mathematics (NUS) and an MSc in Operations Research (MIT).
Lim Shih Hsien · Executive Vice President - IT, OT, & Cyber, Seatrium Lim Shih Hsien is a seasoned senior executive with a proven track record of leading national and enterprise-wide security programs that underpin critical public services and large-scale commercial operations in Singapore. His leadership has consistently delivered secure, resilient, and future-ready technology foundations across both public and private sectors. Currently serving as Executive Vice President of IT, OT & Cyber at Seatrium, Shih Hsien oversees the integration and governance of complex information and operational technology systems, ensuring cyber resilience in one of Asia’s leading integrated engineering groups. His career spans strategic planning, board-level engagement, and end-to-end program and operations management across a diverse range of sectors including government, aviation, healthcare, gaming, energy utilities, and integrated security services. Known for his ability to drive cross-sectoral transformation with clarity and purpose, Shih Hsien is a trusted voice in the region’s evolving cybersecurity and technology landscape.
David Tay · Chief : Information Officer, Asia, Lendlease David Tay is responsible for Business-Technology partnership to enable digitization and automation for Lendlease integrated business model, consisting of Investment, Development and Construction. He leads teams across Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan as Technology-partner for the business and operations, based on globalized and standardized platforms and solutions. 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 Industry 4.0 adoption. David worked for 15 years as Vice President for Software BU and Regional Director for Managed Services/CIO in Diebold Nixdorf. 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.
Suryakant Nayak · Regional Chief Data Officer, Julius Baer Suryakant Nayak is Regional Data Officer and Head of Data Asia, where he leads the region’s data strategy, governance, and AI initiatives across the banking and financial services sector. He oversees enterprise-wide data management frameworks, policies, and AI governance programs, ensuring data is leveraged as a strategic asset to drive business transformation. With a strong track record in delivering large-scale transformation programs, Suryakant specialises in data strategy, AI-for-data initiatives, and enhancing data quality to enable measurable business impact. He combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to implement innovative data and AI solutions that align with organisational objectives and regulatory standards.
Andy Ta · Chief Data Officer, Synapxe Andy is responsible for the visioning, planning and implementation of system-wide and institution-level data, analytical & AI capabilities/ programmes across the care continuum for effective enablement of analytics and data science across public health organisations in alignment to Ministry of Health’s Healthcare Masterplan. Andy’s efforts include building a strong AI & data science community in healthcare, encouraging collaborations among public health institutions to implement innovative or transformative approaches to healthcare services, patient care delivery and population health through use of big data and advanced analytics. Andy has published six papers, including “Development and Implementation of Nationwide Predictive Model for Admission Prevention” paper publication by IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) in March 2018.
Kenneth Choo Luo Yi · CISO / CDPO, SPH Media Kenneth Choo Luo Yi is Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Data Privacy Officer, with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT, and cloud infrastructure. He specialises in embedding security into organisational strategy to enable growth, innovation, and digital resilience, helping organisations move fast while managing risk across government, healthcare, education, and oil & gas sectors. Kenneth is a strong advocate for building robust cybersecurity cultures and mentoring the next generation of security leaders. He is an active member of the SANS CISO Network and an EC-Council cybersecurity career mentor. Passionate about AI’s role in shaping security, he focuses on strengthening resilience, protecting critical assets, and supporting digital transformation.
Jasmine Tan · CIO, South East Asia, DHL Supply Chain Jasmine Tan is Chief Information Officer for South East Asia at DHL Supply Chain, bringing over 15 years of hands-on experience in application development and more than a decade in team and project management. She combines deep technical expertise with a strong strategic and business mindset to deliver impactful technology solutions across the region. Well-versed in Agile methodologies, Jasmine excels at leading cross-functional teams across multiple time zones, driving complex projects under tight deadlines, and translating business needs into innovative technology strategies. Known for her analytical problem-solving, organisational skills, and inspirational leadership, she fosters collaboration, high performance, and results-oriented execution. Fluent in English and Chinese, Jasmine is an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, committed to building high-performing teams and enabling operational excellence through technology.
Kshitij Mulay · Asia CIO - SEPHORA (LVMH), SEPHORA
David Irecki · CTO and Senior Director of Solution Engineering for APJ, Boomi David Irecki is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for Asia Pacific / Japan (APJ) at Boomi, a category-leading, global software as a service (SaaS) company with more than 20,000 global customers and a worldwide network of 800 partners. As CTO, David leads the region’s efforts in advocating and evangelizing the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in business with intelligent integration and automation. He is instrumental in helping organizations across the APJ region thrive in the digital age and on their AI journeys. David leads a team of pre-sales professionals across APJ. Under his leadership, his team helps customers transform their business by solving integration and data management challenges. David is an IT veteran with over 20 years of experience in the enterprise integration and embedded computing markets. David joined Boomi in June 2015 as the first Solutions Consultant in APJ. Prior to Boomi, David worked for MuleSoft, where he led the APJ Solutions Consulting team. David is a graduate of New Zealand’s Massey University, majoring in Information Engineering.
Benedict Tan · Group Chief Digital Strategy Officer, SingHealth
Monique Dignan-smith · Editor, Factor
Bilahari Kausikan · Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Maria Ternezis · MD, COO, Group CIO, Standard Chartered Bank
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Dell Technologies · Emerald Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.- Illumio · Bronze
Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Diamond Official LinkedIn of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the global edge-to-cloud company. Sharing our passion and purpose through technology and innovation.- Silverfort · Gold
Alation · Bronze Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions including data search & discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation. Alation’s initial offering dominates the data catalog market. Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management. More than 330 enterprises drive data culture, improve decision making, and realize business outcomes with Alation including AbbVie, American Family Insurance, Cisco, Exelon, Fifth Third Bank, Finnair, Munich Re, NASDAQ, New Balance, Parexel, Pfizer, US Foods, and Vistaprint. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation was named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list and is backed by leading venture capitalists including Blackstone, Costanoa, Data Collective, Dell Technologies, Icon, ISAI Cap, Riverwood, Salesforce, Sanabil, Sapphire, and Snowflake Ventures. For more information, visit alation.com.- Tata Communications · Gold
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