Leslie is Senior Director, AI Products at AI Singapore. He is also concurrently a Smart Nation Fellow for AI at GovTech. 

Leslie is passionate about data, data science, machine learning, and AI. He pivoted from a career in economics, finance, and investing in 2019. That year, he joined Grab as Head of Data Science, Policy, and Data Initiatives and Advisor to the CEO.

After Grab, Leslie was Managing Director at Great Eastern Life Insurance for Data and Strategic Transformation. 

Before Grab, Leslie was the Director of the Economics and Investment Strategy Department and Chief Economist at GIC Private Limited, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. 

He is an independent Board Member of Coinbase Singapore and Sofina Group SA, a global investor, listed in Belgium. 

Leslie was also at the International Monetary Fund and Head of the Financial Surveillance Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Leslie has a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from the University of Rochester. He has a Master's in Information and Data Science from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, he is a certified Financial Risk Manager and a CFA charter holder.

Eileen Chua is the Managing Director for SAP Singapore and a member of the Senior Executive Team for SAP South East Asia (SEA). Building on the 35 year establishment of SAP in Singapore, she is responsible for all

activities spanning sales and operations, as well as SAP's expansion and growth in Singapore. Eileen has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry across software, cloud and professional services.

Prior to SAP, Eileen spent more than a decade in Hewlett-Packard Singapore in a variety of roles including Communications, Marketing and Sales.

Eileen has been recognised in the ‘2021 Singapore 100 Women in Tech’ list by the Singapore Computer Society and Infocomm Media Development Authority for significant contributions to the tech industry. Under her

leadership, SAP Singapore was also awarded the Tripartite Alliance Awards in 2021 and 2023 for implementing fair, responsible and progressive employment practices and work-life excellence.

Dennis is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer of NTUC Enterprise and FairPrice Group. Bringing over two decades of experience to his role, he is responsible for driving the Group’s multi-year digital transformation efforts, driving digital applications, retail and food services solutions.

He leads FairPrice Group’s cloud and data strategy, charged with improving the Group’s agility, resilience, and digital innovation across its ecosystem, ultimately bolstering its capability to keep daily essentials within reach for all in Singapore.

Dennis is part of the Trust partnership council which played an instrumental role in the launch of Trust digital bank, a joint venture between Standard Chartered Bank and FairPrice Group, as well as NTUC Enterprise. Trust was launched with the shared vision to redefine banking, and improve everyday lives in Singapore.

Dennis is currently a Board Member and Independent Director at SP Group - Singapore Power Services.  Before joining FairPrice Group, he had also served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at DFS Group Limited and is a senior executive of the tech council for LVMH Group.  Prior to this, he was Chief Information Officer for the China Duty Free Group, a state owned company who used tech to steer the group's ambition for China and International expansion and achieving world #1 position for the Travel Retail industry.

In his role as Head of SAP SEA Customer Advisory - Business Technology Platform (BTP), Melvin spearheads digital transformation by integrating AI, deep learning, blockchain, advanced analytics, LCNC, integrated platforms, and intelligent automation into business processes. Collaborating closely with enterprises, he tailors strategies to optimize operations and enhance competitiveness. Melvin's expertise empowers businesses to adapt, innovate, and thrive in the digital era.

Jeremy has over 35 years’ experience in senior Finance roles and General Management based in Europe, USA and most recently Asia. His career has been mainly in the Chemicals and Mining sectors. He was the CFO/COO for the Asia Pacific region of W. R. Grace Construction Products responsible for setting the business strategy, FP&A and M&A activities.

As a General Manager his focus on growth strategies enabled businesses under his management to consistently beat market growth in Asia and North America. He also launched a successful green field business in Germany.   Often asked to act as the general manager of troubled operations Jeremy has taken loss making businesses to profitability in the USA, China, Korea and Japan.

More recently Jeremy has focused on entrepreneurial and SME businesses. He has helped businesses in diverse industries including Dentistry and Computer Animation. He supports SME owners with revenue and profit enhancement programs and strategic development. Jeremy is a Principal at the CFO Centre Singapore and runs his own consulting business.

Jeremy has a weekly show Practical Solutions to Difficult problems on IBGR.network during which he covers topics of interest to entrepreneurs and SMEs.

Jana has 25+ years of experience in the field of Information Technology, Cloud and Security and Data Privacy domain. Jana has multi-cloud architecture experience with AWS, Azure and GCP.

As Cybersecurity Advisor for the region, Jana engages customers in deep security architecture, compliance, privacy and regulatory discussions. Jana is awarded Fellow of Information Privacy by IAPP and holds several industry leading certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISA offered by ISC2, IAPP, ISACA. Jana is also enlisted as Adjunct at National University of Singapore, mentoring security professionals across the industries.