Early Bird Discount
According to Innovation experts the world’s biggest untapped source of energy is not the wind, water, or sun, it is inside organisations, with unutilised, constrained and contained innovation.
In today’s fast changing world, innovation has to be “different” and “impactful”. Organisations must be courageous enough to take the path of uncertainty to explore, innovate and create. As our journey grow and evolve, our ideas have to grow and evolve, and today, the world demands that all of us have to improve our ability to do it.
How do we tap into the innovation powers within the organisation, and innovate in a way that’s profitable and creates value, and in a way that our customers will care enough?
– Tony Robbins
CEO & Founder, DevTeam.Space
Alexey Semeney is an entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of DevTeam.Space. He is a product development expert and an occasional writer on different topics related to team management and product development. Under his leadership, the company has been trusted by over 100 companies to build 150+ amazing online products supported by their unique AI-powered agile process. DevTeam.space has been building the most innovative products for the Web, Mobile, Blockchain, and AI, including building products for Disney, Airbus, NEC, and various startups.
Regional Director, Technology Innovation
Andy Chun is a leading AI pioneer and global visionary with over three decades of technology innovation experience. At Prudential, he is part of the Digital Team that is responsible for global technology innovation initiatives surrounding Prudential’s Pulse digital ecosystem for health, wealth and SMEs. Andy also oversees global digital talent development and is responsible for driving a culture for continuous learning and innovation at pace and scale.
He is also the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Computer Society and an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He was previously named Hong Kong’s top CIO and Greater China’s top 5 CIO. Andy holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed executive MBA training from Boston University.
Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation
Akina has over 20 years of experience in change management, innovative technology, consulting, finance, hospitality, and global sales operations management experience starting from the Silicon Valley to worldwide. She leads the digital transformation and innovation at the group level and across all subsidiaries globally. She is also part of the Investment Committee that evaluates start-ups in cutting-edge technology and disruptive business models across different industries.
In the short time she has been with Great Eagle, she has been able to push for IoT deployment, drone technology, ERP, HR and other transformation projects that resulted in receiving rewards like the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards 2019 and other awards for great leadership, digital transformation & innovation, social innovation, etc.
She was one of the executives that helped a startup in Hong Kong to become one of the Unicorn in 2017 with investors from FoxConn and Softbank. She is a respected guest speaker, panel specialist and guest professor with notable media appearances on Bloomberg and Fox International. Her appearances as keynote speaker and panelist can be found at esteem summits around the world covering various topics, such as leading technology, digital transformation, big data, security, digital marketing, HR, IoT, Customer Experience, and others.
Global Director - Delivery, Process, and Operations
Praveen Lala has twenty years of experience in various industries and global locations in GE, prior to his current role as Global Director for Digital business. 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 APAC region, where he has worked for last 15 years successfully developing businesses from scratch.
Leading global and regional teams, he has executed successful digital transformation for energy utilities emphasising People, Process and Technology to drive digital changes.
Praveen holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
General Manager, APAC
Raushida Vasaiwala is the General Manager, APAC at the Creative Automation company Celtra. She started her career in the creative and art industry and shortly after switched to digital marketing and ad tech, building meaningful connections between consumers and brands. She has spent the last 10 years working across geographies, brands, and technology providers to create winning formulas to bring data, media, and creatives for better consumer experiences.
Raushida is passionate about art and science coming together with technology as a backbone. Raushida is a change agent who anticipates the market and helps guide business stakeholders accordingly. Prior to Celtra, Raushida worked with a location Intelligence Platform managing Southeast Asia sales.
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer
Since July 2019, he is in charge of community management and ecosystem development of FINOLAB, FinTech Hub in central Tokyo with 50 startup members and 14 corporate members. In his former position at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, he was leading R&D initiatives in emerging technology and planning of online/mobile financial services since 1998, involved in a wide range of projects for both retail and wholesale customers. His previous career, starting in The Bank of Tokyo, includes Corporate Planning, Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Retail Customer Services. After leaving the bank in Sep. 2018, he became an Executive Fellow of Japan Digital Design, innovation arm of the bank, and spent 6 months at Oxford University as an Academic Visitor to conduct research on FinTech. He holds Bachelor of Economics from University of Tokyo and Master of Science in Development Economics from University of Oxford.
Partner & Experience Consulting Leader
Guy Parsonage is Partner & Leader of the PwC Experience Centre where he is responsible for driving digital transformation and innovation for global brands in and out of Greater China. With a remarkable record in agency leadership, strategic marketing and iconic experience design, he is an industry pioneer. Guy is a highly experienced marketer and passionate culture-builder, who brings the best out of all of those around him.
He has vast experience in digital engagement and brand experience & strategy, 020 & e-commerce, integrated marketing, Prior to PwC, he was the SVP and Managing Director at Jack Morton Worldwide for Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia. At the same time, he is the current Board member of the Marketing Society, and Chair of the Media and Marketing Network of AustCham.
Executive Director, IESE Business School
Josemaria Siota is the Executive Director of IESE Business School's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, and has been designated Expert on Corporate Venturing at the European Commission and the World Economic Forum. He leads cutting-edge research on open innovation, corporate venturing and technology transfer, working around the world with successful Chief Innovation Officers and top-tier academics, to create a positive impact in society.
Considered "one of the world's most influential speakers on corporate venturing" by the newspaper South China Morning Post, he has published books and studies on these topics for Harvard Business Review, MIT Technology Review, the European Commission, the World Economic Forum, PwC, Oliver Wyman, McGraw-Hill, Springer, and more. He spoke at conferences in Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, London Business School, Mobile World Congress, Web Summit, to name a few. His work has received mentions in media such as Bloomberg and Forbes. Previously, he worked at Deloitte.
Global Data Privacy Officer & Founder
Ivana Bartoletti is the Global Data Privacy Officer at Wipro, the leading international information technology, consulting and business process services company.
She is an internationally recognised thought leader in the fields of privacy, data protection and responsible technology. She has many years of experience working for large organisations in privacy policy, strategy and programmes related to digital transformation, cloud and automation. The Cyber Security Awards named her Woman of the Year (2019).
Ivana is founder of the influential Women Leading in AI network. A sought-after subject expert, Ivana is interviewed frequently in the mainstream media and speaks at many international events.
As a Visiting Policy Fellow at the University of Oxford, her research focuses on how to advance the global sharing of information in the context of privacy, security, data protection and human rights. Ivana is also the author of An Artificial Revolution, on Power, Politics and AI; and co-editor of The AI Book, a handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and fintech visionaries.
Managing Director APAC
William De Vos is the Managing Director of the APAC region for the Board of Innovation. Having founded the Singapore office in 2020, he has hands-on experience working with the world's largest corporations creating new products & services. He is a start-up mentor & advisory board member for early stage start-ups. William has an academic background in business engineering, artificial intelligence, software development and venture capital. In the past he has launched multiple ventures as an entrepreneur.
Chief Scientist, Parallel Chain
Dr. Yuen spearheads the efforts of integrating artificial intelligence and emerging technology into the next generation of blockchain technology. Dr. Yuen was Vice President of Emerging Technology at PCCW leveraging on various emerging technologies to establish market advantages with economic payoff. Amongst others he helped contributed to broadband television, e-health and big data business.
While building Morningstar’s internet infrastructure in Chicago, he created the world’s first commercial web service for retirement investment planning. He was a Chief Investigator at the US Naval Research Office Center for Neural Engineering in Nashville Tennessee researching on biologically motivated unsupervised neural network learning and applications in vision, speech and navigation.
Co-Founder and CEO, viAct
Gary is a building engineer turned AIpreneur, having technical know how in technological innovations in the construction industry for almost a decade. Before his AI journey, he was the Managing Director of EFI Optitex, a global 3D fashion tech company and he was also on the senior management team of Stratasys, a NASDAQ listed technology enterprise. In 2015, he was recognized as the best regional senior executive in Stratasys having achieved the highest Y2Y sales growth of 85% for the company.
However, looking at the latency of technological innovations in the construction industry, he established his ConTech startup, viAct in 2016 to improve safety and productivity in the construction ecosystem, leveraging the power of AI. Under his leadership, viAct has been ranked amongst the top 50 startups by CEMEX venture. As a tech-geek, Gary has published multiple research papers based on viAct, representing viAct as a transparent R&D backed start-up. Gary is also a visionary, his foresight has allowed viAct to expand its operations from Hong Kong to Singapore, its technology deeply trusted and deployed by 30+ reputable construction companies across Asia & Europe.
Founder, Innovation Architect and Corporate Innovation Coach
With over 25 years of experience driving innovation and building innovation organisations with firms like Procter & Gamble, Cisco and Avery Dennison, Martin comes with world leading hands-on knowledge and experience turning innovation concepts and ideas into real business outcomes. Martin is also an experienced entrepreneur. In 2012, he began his own innovation practice, working closely with firms like Cisco, TE Connectivity, Unilever and others. Contracted with Cisco Services as their Senior Innovation Architect, Martin developed and deployed a ground-breaking innovation program which was awarded the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for “Innovating Innovation”, dramatically changing the way Cisco’s Services businesses create, manage and implement their innovative ideas. Martin plays many roles in the innovation ecosystem in Asia, and is currently the Director of Innovation at Hult International Business School in Shanghai and the Senior Principle for IXL-Center in Asia Pacific.
For those who are involved directly or indirectly in innovation activities in their organisations:
CEO, CFO, COO, President, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Information Officer, VP, MD, GM, Directors, Chiefs, Heads, Managers, Engineers, Analysts, Executives from departments of:
For those who are involved directly or indirectly in innovation activities in their organisations:
CEO, CFO, COO, President, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Information Officer, VP, MD, GM, Directors, Chiefs, Heads, Managers, Engineers, Analysts, Executives from departments of:
IIS 2021
IIS 2021
WHY AND HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD JUMPSTART INNOVATION BY BECOMING REMOTE FIRST
Due to recent events, the remote work process is a necessity now, it is equally important for startups and the corporate world. As a startup founder, or a product manager, it's your duty to ensure your business success not only stems from the marketing perspective but from the perspective of building a great product users would love. During this presentation, Alexey will share the process used to manage over 150 projects and over 600 developers and able to innovate remotely.
Alexey Semeney
CEO & Founder
DevTeam.Space
IIS 2021
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS TO RUNNING INTERNAL INNOVATION LABS AND SUPERCHARGING YOUR BUSINESS
Instead of relying on external resources, build internal resources instead - ideate, create and pivot forward internally, the session frames the key success factors and the pitfalls to avoid when running your own internal incubation and innovation lab; and to identify innovation that proves economical viable and to scale offerings to meet demand.
Andy Chun
Regional Director, Technology Innovation
Prudential Corporation Asia
IIS 2021
THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION: PRIORITISING TO BECOME “DIGITAL MASTERS” TO RISK FALLING BEHIND
Digital transformation not only empowers organisations in their products and processes, but it is also critical in business model innovation to gain competitive advantage. Leadership capability and digital capability have become equally paramount to succeed in mastering digital transformation, especially after the pandemic.
Moderator:
Gary Ng
Founder and CEO,
viAct
Panelists:
Akina Ho
Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Great Eagle HK
Praveen Lala
Global Director - Delivery, Process, and Operations, GE Digital
Raushida Vasaiwala
General Manager of APAC,
Celtra
IIS 2021
OPEN INNOVATION IN FINTECH - COLLABORATION BETWEEN STARTUPS AND INCUMBENTS TO CREATE VALUE ADDED SERVICE
When the FinTech revolution arrived, we expected to see the existing financial industry get disrupted. But instead, we are witnessing more collaboration and partnerships taking place between FinTech startups and financial institutions. The session will also cover an effective approach to open innovation using case studies.
Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer
FINOLAB INC.
IIS 2021
IIS 2021
OBSESSING OVER CUSTOMERS AS AN INTERNAL MANTRA FOR INNOVATION
No innovation lasts forever. Centering innovation around who the customer is and what the customer cares about, is a symbolic approach to innovation. Helping customers get extra value from existing products, instead of fighting competitors, falling in love with our customers should be the mantra for organisations.
Guy Parsonage
Partner & Experience Consulting Leader
PwC Experience Centre, Hong Kong
IIS 2021
CORPORATE-STARTUP INNOVATIONS IN DEEP TECH: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRENDS
In establishing a start-up mindset and culture, what are the different approaches or toolkits to implement to assess your corporate innovation programme; as start-up mindset is needed to develop new technologies and new offerings, how to keep companies from straying from their core business.
Josemaria Siota
Executive Director
IESE Business School
IIS 2021
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH CARE
Companies continued their bold momentum in data, analytics, and machine learning. Apart from businesses using them for foresight and to spot future opportunities, companies should have human oversight, which is having the right balance of technology pairing with human connection, has become a topic of interest.
Moderator:
Martin Daffner
Founder, Innovation Architect and Corporate Innovation Coach
INNOBRIX
Panelists:
Ivana Bartoletti
Global Data Privacy Officer, Wipro
Founder, Women Leading in AI network
William De Vos
Managing Director APAC, Board Of Innovation
Dr. Geoffrey Yuen
Chief Scientist, Parallel Chain
IIS 2021
IIS 2021
IIS 2021
CO-FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, ANIMOCA BRANDS, FOUNDER & CEO, OUTBLAZE
FOUNDER & CEO
Yat Siu is a technology entrepreneur/investor based in Hong Kong. He is co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, a leader in the field of digital entertainment focusing on leveraging popular brands, gamification, AI, blockchain, and mobile technology to make a broad portfolio of products.
Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990 and in 1995 he moved to Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation, the first Asian free web page and email provider. In 1998, Yat set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. He sold Outblaze’s services business to IBM in 2009, and pivoted Outblaze to become a conglomerate specializing on cloud, AI, blockchain, and mobile software.
Yat is a director for TurnOut Ventures, a partnership between Outblaze and Turner Entertainment that brought to prominence the hugely popular emoticon character Tuzki. In 2017 he set up the Dalton Learning Lab, an afterschool lab environment that supplements Hong Kong students with skills not emphasized by the local education system, including divergent thinking and design thinking. He is the founder of ThinkBlaze, the research arm of Outblaze investigating socially meaningful issues in technology.
Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, and Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards.
A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.
ASIA PACIFIC DIGITAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE ACTIVATE LEAD, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
DIGITAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE ACTIVATE LEAD
Michelle leads J&J’s digital activation for the Essential Health space in Asia Pacific, she is responsible for the digital transformation across baby, oral, fem care and wound care. Michelle has lived & worked in Americas and Asia. She has over 15 years of experience for Media, Agency & Client-Side covering in industries of Entertainment, Telecom, Retail & FMCG covering all aspects for Digital, Media, Technology, Data Science, IMC and Strategic Communications on headquarters & regional level. She also has been recognized by various notable international awards namely Facebook Most Influential Brands and Yahoo North Asia Big Idea Chair Award. Michelle started her career as market analyst in NY & obtained her MBA degree in City University of New York-Baruch College.
CEO OF STRATEGY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, ROADS AND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (RTA) DUBAI
CEO OF STRATEGY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Nasser AbuShehab leads the development and following up of strategies and long-term plans of roads and transport system; as well as catering to the governance of RTA’s activities such as promoting the culture of knowledge, innovation, quality management and excellence and overseeing RTA’s Commercial and Investment Department.
Abu Shehab has a wealth of practical experience spanning more than 24 years. He progressed from the Head of Planning Studies and Logistical Support Section at the Dubai Municipality to Assistant Director of Buses at the Municipality.
With the shift to RTA, Abu Shehab was appointed Director of Projects before being posted the Director of Strategic Transport Planning. In 2015, he was posted the CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector.
Bu Shehab was privileged by the Medal of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for Outstanding National Achievements. He also received an array of awards and medals in recognition of his vintage professional achievements such as contributing to the establishment of RTA, the hosting of Expo 2020 in Dubai, the UAE Strategic Plan and Vision 2021, and the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Public Works.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACCENTURE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, ACCENTURE MANILA INNOVATION HUB DIRECTOR AND CIO LEAD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Arvin Yason is the lead for the Accenture Manila Innovation Hub. Through his role, he is responsible for scaling innovation and the use of modern methodologies & technologies in the journey to Living Systems. The Manila Innovation Hub offers access to Accenture’s global Innovation Network including partnerships with start-ups and open innovation partners through Accenture Ventures, as well as solutions using cutting edge technologies through Accenture Labs. Lastly, through his leadership, the Manila Innovation Hub offers prototyping and proof of concept capabilities for Accenture’s global clients.
Arvin is also the lead for the Accenture CIO teams based in the Philippines who are responsible for the development, maintenance & operations for over 300 applications used by Accenture’s global workforce.
PROFESSOR, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST)
DIRECTOR
Wonjoon Kim is the Head of the Graduate School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a Professor at the School of Business and Technology Management, KAIST. He is also the Director of KAIST Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy and the Director of KAIST Center for Overseas Development. He has been conducting and publishing numerous researches on the strategic management of innovation of firms, industry, and governments centering on emerging innovation paradigms. His current research interest also covers the changing nature of innovation, including AI (Artificial Intelligence) and industrial and social change, convergence of technology and industry, mobility innovation, big data as well as the changing nature of the process of entrepreneurship. Currently, he is the President of Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (AIEA), Organising Committee Chair for the AIEA-NBER Conference, a Vice President of the Korean Society for Innovation Management and Economics.
CO-FOUNDER, BOARD OF INNOVATION
CO-FOUNDER
Nick De Mey founded Board of Innovation over 10 years ago, a strategy and business design firm with offices in NY, Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Singapore. They partner with the world’s largest organizations to solve their biggest challenges through meaningful innovation. Nick currently leads the development of the Low Touch Economy research what will be discussed today.
CHAIRMAN, ENTERPRISE ASIA
ENTERPRISE ASIA
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn served as the Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia from December 1999 to March 2008. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Minister of Education from October 1990 till December 1999. He is also the deputy chairman of University Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Council and was chairman of Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad and of Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA Malaysia).
Dr Fong is a senior member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) – the second largest party in the ruling “Barisan Nasional” coalition in Malaysia. He served as the head of the Party’s Economic Bureau until October 2008 during which he led the Party’s team in presenting its views, proposals and recommendations to various national economic programs, including the first, second and third National Economic Consultative Council, the various national development plans and the yearly National Budget.
Dr Fong has also written several books and published numerous articles in international journals or chapters in books. He holds a PhD in Operations Research/Industrial Economics and Masters in Business Administration from University of Rochester, New York and a First Class bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
FORMER QUARTER MASTER OF GENERAL INDIAN ARMY
ADVISOR TO ENTERPRISE ASIA
Lt. General Sharma retired from the Indian Army in 2008, after four decades of an illustrious and brilliant career of selfless service to the nation. During his career, he has seen active service in India and other countries and has held very critical and challenging appointments in higher echelons of defense management, including a diplomatic assignment in London as the Defense Attaché of India. He commanded the largest operational force in the world and led the logistics and administration of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army in his last assignment before retirement. A strong votary of sustainable and responsible development he has developed expertise in areas of environment, renewable energy and ecology. Gen Sharma now writes on national strategy and security issues and lectures business leaders on decision making, motivation and positivity. He is deeply committed and passionate about entrepreneurship and has helped and guided many start up companies to realize their potential.
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