Mr. Ben Tian is the Dean of SenseTime Intelligent Industry Research Institute and an expert in industrial IOT (IIOT), artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing with extensive industry experience. He is the author of 11 books including New Infrastructure (2020), Cloud Strategy (2018), Internet 3.0 (2016), and Breakthrough Technologies (2016-2017).
Ben is also the former Founding Dean of Alibaba Cloud Research Institute. He also holds several social capacities such as Director of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, China Smart City 100, China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation, China Cloud System Pioneer Strategic Alliance, and China Software & Information Service Industry 100.
Ben is a Key Expert of Xinhua Outlook Weekly, People Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Internet Society of China, China Committee of 100 of Digital Economy, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Technology Association. He also acts as Co-director of Computational Law and AI Ethics Research Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as External Researcher and Lecturer at ACCA, Singapore Management University, China Europe International Business School, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni
Mr. Andeed Ma has been a cloud-business and risk management leader for more than 13 years in large SaaS enterprises environment. He is also a lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) teaching Hyperautomation, AI, and Machine Learning. He sits on the Board of Advisors to NUS Angel Ventures, supports the start-up ecosystem through regular judging, mentoring, and advising founders on areas relating to market, team, and technology risk management.
Andeed is also the present elected President of a non-profit enterprise risk management association in Singapore known as RIMAS (Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore), sits in the SEA-NZ-AUS committee as a contributor to a UK non-profit organization focusing on audits for AI-Trust-Ethics known as ForHumanity, an expert member in an AI leaders think tank known as AIII (Artificial Intelligence International Institute), and he is presently involved in commercial operation and enablement works for an internet AI unicorn.
Dr. James Ong is an entrepreneur and community builder who has incubated, invested and mentored various technology start-ups and he is actively involved in the tech ecosystem in Asia and US. He has over 35 years of experience in the enterprise technology, digital transformation and venture building in Asia, US and Europe across multiple industry verticals. He is currently the founder and CEO of Origami that builds ventures with frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise Software, Mobile Internet, Blockchain, Web3 and Metaverse.
James founded Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII), a think tank advocating Sustainable AI for Humanity. He is also adjunct professor and mentor-in-residence at SUTD and serves as mentor for NUS, NTU and Lean Launchpad program. James received his PhD in Management Information System specializing on AI for Organizational Governance and Policy and Business Process Automation and MA & BA in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
Renee Tan is an entrepreneur, trainer and management consultant specialising in brand transformation, internationalisation, business development, service excellence, marketing and seminar production, as the Founder and Managing Director of Hashtaqs Pte Ltd. She also consulted for companies in IT, tech, shipping, education, retail, exhibition, and many others. She once consulted for a tech start-up to help them commercialise their products. She was involved in investor relations, business operations and development and marketing to merchants and mall operators.
Renee is also the Founder of H.E.R Entrepreneur, an inclusive and diverse regional omni-channel media platform which inspires, educates, empowers and also connects the ecosystem of entrepreneurs, leaders, government and investors across Asia through online content, monthly LearnXNetwork sessions and the yearly summit that was held in Singapore and Malaysia. Her yearly conference gathers C-suites and Founders to discuss, connect and forge potential partnerships.
Her business and herself was featured in several media platforms such as 938FM, Astro Radio, e27, The Economist, CNA, News5, Marketing in Asia, etc.