Associate Professor Harry SK Tan , Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University Prof Harry Tan is the founding Director of CAPTEL - Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy at the Nanyang Business School. A centre that focuses its research on the issues arising from new technology and how it changes the landscape for businesses and society. One of its primary function is to harness its expertise to assist developing nations in its development of domestic policy where new technology is being adopted. Prof Harry Tan is a Fulbright Scholar that was awarded to him in 1999 by the Council of International Exchange of Scholars and the Fulbright Commission in Washington, US. He was a Visiting Scholar at Berkeley Centre for Law & Technology at University of California, Berkeley, where he carried out his further research in the field of the Development of Law & Regulation of E-Commerce. He is the principal lecturer of the "E-Business: Law Policy & Strategy". He also developed and taught "Legal and Ethical Issues of Information Technology" course and co-teached the "Management & Resolution of Business Disputes" at the Nanyang Business School's MBA Programme. Prof Tan had been involved in advisory roles and conducting industry executive development programmes on management of legal risks in electronic commerce and information technology and consultant to local internet banks and law firms. His current research interest is in the development of the law and regulation of Electronic Commerce and its impact on businesses.

Mr. Sushil Baguant, Executive Vice President – Information Systems, Air Mauritius Mr. Sushil Baguant is the Executive Vice President – Information Systems of Air Mauritius and has nearly 20 years of related IT and airline experience. Mr. Baguant is holder of a Master of Business Administration from Surrey University (UK) and an Electronics / Computer Science Engineering degree from France. Since joining Air Mauritius in 1988, Mr. Baguant has been responsible for the formulation, elaboration and implementation of Information & Communication Technology plans, policies and systems across the company. He spearheaded several projects encompassing ICT Infrastructure building, implementation of core business applications across the company’s value chain, providing E-business, CRM and Contact Centre solutions in the airline environment as well as systems integration. Mr. Baguant has also held several functions on the national and international scene. He was Chairman of the National Computer Board of the Republic of Mauritius, Member of the United Nations high level committee and panel of experts on ICT and chaired a number of committees to promote IT in the hospitality, tourism and education sectors of Mauritius

Mr. Frank Bomers, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Conference Bay Pte. Ltd. After obtaining my Masters Degree in Financial Business, I started working in private equity in the Netherlands. I got the opportunity to work directly with the CEO and experienced first hand how to the real business world works. Apart from being responsible for the investments and developments in real estate I managed key operational and commercial processes within the various subsidiaries of the company. I learned to understand how small- and medium sized organizations work and how to do business with internal and external stakeholders in order to improve the company’s performance. In my last interim role as business development manager I learned how to work with different cultures and travelled regularly to Asia to manage the business development in this region. I saw from the board room as well as from the working floor various M&A deals and different companies and understand how to grow them. At Conference Bay my main focus is on business development, finance and legal matters.

Mr. Timothy Chereski, Director , MyShopping.com.au Timothy Chereski is a technical director for MyShopping.com.au He has 15 years of experience in information technology and e-commerce helping large companies to achieve their goals in the Internet space. In the last year Timothy has been concentrating on making MyShopping.com.au a #1 comparison shopping site in Australia.

Mr. Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia Organisation; Vice Chair, Internet Society HK , The DotAsia Organisation Edmon Chung is currently serving as the Vice Chair for the Internet Society HK. Edmon is also serving as an elected member of the Elections Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, an elected councillor of the ICANN GNSO Council, and Secretariat for the ICANN APRALO (Asia Pacific At-Large Organisation). In 2002, Edmon became involved with the region-wide .Asia initiative to create the first global top-level domain in Asia. Edmon played a leadership role in the project and was instrumental in bringing the headquarters of the DotAsia Organisation to Hong Kong. In 2006, Edmon is designated as the CEO to lead the organisation in the historical launch of the .Asia Internet domain. Edmon is an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names (IDN) and email addresses on the Internet. He founded Neteka Inc. in partnership with the University of Toronto Innovations Foundation in 1999, and went on to win the Most Innovative Award in the Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award in 2001. In 2000, Edmon was selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the Young Canadian Leaders. Edmon has a Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Engineering from the University of Toronto, and is a PhD candidate at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.¬

Mr Andrew Cooper, CEO, Dstore Mr. Andrew Cooper has a background in online retailing that spans the dot-com boom, the subsequent bust, and through to the current period of resurgence. In 1998 Andrew and his brother, Tim, founded HotShed, a hosted software service providing ecommerce systems to large retailers in Australia. Clients include Rebel Sport, The Perfume Connection and many others. In 2001 an opportunity arose that thrust Andrew further into the middle of Australian online retailing scene. dStore had been the quintessential dot-com darling but after burning through over $30 million in cash within 18 months it fell on hard times. So Andrew, Tim and their small team purchased the business. Despite limited capital and resources and relying only on their drive and ingenuity dStore has been successfully turned around and is back near the top of the Australian online retailing tree. Andrew is an entrepreneur with a varied business background. Along with his software and online retailing businesses he also owns video stores, car washes and property interests. In 1987 Andrew graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business. He is also on the board of Entrepreneurs Organisation in Brisbane, a worldwide membership based organisation with a charter to help fuel the entrepreneurial spirit within.

Mr Mark Fleming, Business Development Manager, Global Collect Services B.V.

Mr. Philip Ho, General Manager, Singapore and Taiwan, ZUJI Singapore Philip is General Manager of ZUJI Singapore, a site acknowledged as Singapore's most popular online travel agency. With more than 15 years experience in the areas of online travel, hospitality, hotel and business leadership, Philip has responsibility for ensuring ZUJI delivers great value travel, and a one-stop-shop for travel products online in Singapore. He is also responsible for leading the ZUJI Singapore team and managing supplier relationships across a broad range of travel products and services. Philip has worked with ZUJI since its inception, and he created ZUJI's brand personality and 'Travel Guru' positioning. Philip managed duel roles for ZUJI. While managing ZUJI's Singapore business, Philip is also responsible for leading the creative direction of ZUJI marketing campaigns, and brand positioning for the organisation throughout Asia Pacific. Philip was the creative driver behind many of ZUJI's Singapore and international, award winning advertising campaigns, customer-relationship-management initiatives and innovative website travel products. Prior to joining ZUJI, Philip worked with Singapore Airlines in various roles across cargo marketing, revenue management and market planning departments, as well as with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Philip's favourite holiday destination is Japan, where his family enjoys their favourite cuisine, immerse themselves in the culture and enjoys the down-time from mobile phone calls...because Singapore phones do not work in Japan!

Mr Andrew Lane, Head of Online Sales, Crazy John's Andrew combines his passion for new mobile technology and his experience in both large corporations and small to medium enterprises to understand the consumer and the online retail space. After completing a Bachelor of Business/Marketing at Monash University, he started working with CarterHoltHarvey; first managing market leading brands such as Sorbent, Handee and Libra and then moving into brand management for Purex in Australia and New Zealand. Pursuing his interest in technology, he spent 2 years developing their eBusiness strategy and implementing projects including CRM and B2B trading. Andrew also held senior roles within their commercial businesses, before returning as Trade Marketing Manager. Remaining in FMCG, Andrew began growing a small Queensland based retailer called GetWinesDirect by moving it to Melbourne and expanding its offering and consumer base. GetWinesDirect quickly became Australia’s premier online wine retailer, specialising in excellent quality and value, and selling direct online or via the phone with a unique business model. Returning to corporate FMCG within the Woolworths business team at SCA, Andrew consulted in areas covering margin analysis, profitability, category review processes and communication. His first move into the mobile industry was as General Manager for Victoria’s operations of Legion Interactive. Now known as Belong, they are Australia’s largest interactive marketing agency behind campaigns for Big Brother, Australian Idol, Coca-Cola and MasterCard to name a few. Now, as Head of Online Sales at Crazy John’s - Australia’s leading independent mobile retailer - Andrew has been integral in launching Australia’s newest MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator).

Mr Peter Lee, Chairman, Secure Online Shopping Association (SOSA)

Mr. Arnout Mostert, Founder & CEO, Conference Bay Pte. Ltd. After completing my Masters Degree in Political Science at Leiden University in the Netherlands, I spent 7 years at Shell International in The Hague and London, working in a wide range of international marketing and communications roles. My first contact with Internet business models stems from my last job at Shell, where I was responsible for Marketing and Business Development of various Internet ventures that Shell was exploring. I developed for example the Shell Motorsport portal, which generated huge enthusiasm amongst international motorsport fans. I completed my INSEAD MBA in 2003 and subsequently worked as a Senior Brand Consultant at Interbrand Asia Pacific and as a Regional Business Director at Fallon Asia. In both of these roles I was based in Singapore and travelled and worked extensively throughout the Asia Pacific region. At Conference Bay I focus mostly on the website development and marketing/PR.

Mr. Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO, Souq.com Ronaldo Mouchawar holds a Master's degree in Digital Communications and a Bachelor degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He has accumulative 15 years of experience in technology, and business management. He served as a technical and systems consultant with EDS in the US. In 2000, he spearheaded a consulting company that managed numerous, web and e-commerce projects in the Arab world. In 2005, he launched souq.com the first auction site for the Arab world. Today Ronaldo is the CEO of souq.com (www.souq.com which has grown to be the largest eCommerce site in the region, enabling both B2C and C2C transactions in the Arab world. The company is part of Maktoob.com, the leading and most popular online community in the Arab world.

Mr. Anton Ravindran, Chairman, Internet Industry Association of Singapore ( IIAS) Founded Genovate in Singapore which today operates in 6 countries and 17 cities. Prior to Genovate, worked for several major MNCs both in Asia and in the US including Sun Microsystems, IBM and Computer Associates as well as Singalab (a former JV between National Computer Board of Singapore and IBM). He won the Presidents club award while at Sun amongst other accolades and awards during previous tenures. Won the top entrepreneur Rotary-ASME award in 2005 & FY 06. Was a finalist for the Indian Entrepreneur of the Year Award (SIEA) in 2005 organized by SICCI and DBS and won the overall Winner award in 2006 for large enterprise category. Also won the Business Leadership Award in 2005 from GOPIO. Under his leadership, Genovate won the e50 award in 2007 and was ranked among the Top 20 privately held companies in Singapore across all industries and the only software company. This is an Accenture and Business Times award, supported by Economic Development Board of Singapore, SPRING Singapore and IE Singapore. He obtained a BSc from the University of Texas (UTA) and an MBA from University of North Texas (UNT). He is the current Chairperson of the Internet Industry Association of Singapore (IIAS), former Asst Secretary and presently management committee member of Singapore Education International (SEI), a mentor at the NUS (Entrepreneurship Centre) CEOs Mentored program, a former member of National Internet Advisory Committee (NIAC) amongst other committees and organizations. He has published widely on several journals and a regular guest speaker. He is married to Mala who is a partner of a Singapore based law firm.

Mr Oliver Rippel, Director, eBay Southeast Asia Oliver Rippel, Senior Manager at eBay, oversees Strategy and Business Development in Southeast Asia. Oliver joined eBay in 2000 and was previously Senior Strategy Manager for eBay Asia Pacific in Seoul, Korea before relocating to Singapore in 2007. Prior to his time in Korea, Oliver was Co-Head of Category Management at eBay Eachnet China, eBay’s Mainland China business in Shanghai, from 2004 to 2006. Oliver began his eBay career in Germany where he spent over four years in various assignments, including overseeing the Computer as well as Business and Industrial categories. Oliver is a graduate of the Berlin School of Economics where he received his B.A. in Marketing and Corporate Tax.

Dr Toh See Kiat, Director and Chairman, Goodwins Law Corporation Chairman, CommerceNet Singapore Ltd , Goodwins Law Corporation Dr Toh See Kiat has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours, NUS), Master of Laws (Harvard) and a PhD in Law (London). He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, a Solicitor of England and Wales, Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and Senior Member of the Singapore Computer Society. He is a Chairman of Goodwins Law Corporation. Besides being an accredited mediator of the Singapore Medication Centre, Dr Toh practices and conducts seminars on information technology, intellectual property, competition, commercial and corporate law. Dr Toh is also an adjudicator on the panel of Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd. Dr Toh has also advised government agencies in Singapore, Bahrain, Dubai and Abu Dhabi on law reform and drafted legislation for Abu Dhabi and Dubai and also for Vietnam as an Asian Development Bank Consultant. Dr Toh is also a founder and Chairman of CommerceNet Singapore (part of a global consortium of eBusiness companies) since its inception in 1998.

Mr Yundi Suherman, Chief Commercial Officer, AdamAir The Chief Commercial Officer of AdamAir Indonesia. Graduated from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles – USA in Marketing and International Business. A firm believer in the benefits and advantages of the world-wide-web and technology, he strategically launched Flyadamair.com – the first e-commerce website Indonesia in 2005. He plays a key role in developing new strategies for AdamAir by directly aimed the market right to the customers which helps in cutting down the commission fees for agents. AdamAir has grown into the most innovative airline in Indonesia which fully utilizes the latest technology in their passenger management systems such as introducing the E-ticket – paperless ticket which proven to be an efficient implementation.

Ms. Rosalind Tan, Senior Sales Manager, Yahoo! Southeast Asia Ms. Rosalind Tan is Senior Sales Manager, Yahoo! Southeast Asia. She leads a team of sales managers in developing tailor-made solutions to help clients including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Dell, Sharp, ING, SIA, HSBC, DBS and others maximize online marketing and advertising campaigns targeting national, regional and worldwide internet users. Additionally, Ms. Tan manages Yahoo!’s reseller relationships in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Previously, Ms. Tan worked with ZDNet Asia and CNET Asia with its regional launch and expansion in Asia. She has also worked with Engage Asia, a provider of online advertising solutions for marketers. Ms. Tan holds a Bachelor of Commerce double major in Economics and Marketing from the University of Canberra in Australia. She is currently based in Singapore and has lived in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand as well. She is a lover of the great outdoors.

Mr. Bryan Teh, Executive Director, The Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) Bryan Teh joined ASME as the Executive Director in April 2007. He comes with wide ranging experience in marketing, advertising, branding, creative development and sales. He was recently a Director at MediaCorp Enterprises in a specialist role in their Integrated Media Planning and Creative Think-Tank conceptualising big dollar ideas across the integrated platform for the major clients. Over the years, Bryan has had the opportunity to work on many brands – both multi-national as well as those from the government and private sectors. Combining creativity, strong marketing and communication skills, Bryan has provided marketing solutions to many clients over the years. These brands include SIA, Shell, Intel, Olympus, Aviva, MDIS, NTUC, CPF Board, MOH, HPB and many others. Bryan’s past employers include Channel NewsAsia, J Walter Thompson, Singapore Press Holdings and Diners Club.

Mr. Mark Trudinger, Vice Chairman, Internet Industry Association of Singapore ( IIAS) Mark Trudinger is CEO of Kindernet, and Vice Chairman of the Internet Industry Association of Singapore. Kindernet is produces a Safe Search engine & software to protect children online. Mark has been involved in Internet technologies 1995. His previous positions include Vice President in SurfControl Plc, Managing Director of Microsystems Software Int and International Internet Director for Mattel Inc, the world's largest toy company. Mark is a frequent speaker at Internet related events, he is married with 3 children and has lived in Singapore since 2003, where he moved from his home in London.

Mr. Billy Yeung, Founder and Managing Director, Y5ZONE Billy Yeung is Founder and Managing Director of Y5ZONE where he is responsible for formulating and driving the company's business development plans in the region. Prior to forming Y5ZONE, Mr. Yeung pioneered and launched the Netplus brand in 1995; Cable & Wireless' Internet bandwidth wholesale business. Mr. Yeung also headed the Cable & Wireless HKT (now called PCCW) Internet Access team in developing the Netvigator brand for the mass market, and the business solutions for the commercial sector. Both brands have since become leading Internet service providers. In other activities, he was on the TradeLink Board of Directors and was Board Director for the Asia Pacific Internet Association. Earlier, Mr. Yeung was CEO of Infocom ISP, which is a subsidiary of Philippines Long Distance Co. Mr. Yeung graduated with an MBA from the University of Birmingham.

Mr. Lee Young-sik, Executive Director, Korean e-Business Association Mr. Lee Young-sik is Executive Director of Korea e-Business Association (KOEB) which has been fulfilling the role of improving international industrial competitiveness by becoming a bridge between commercial and government. Since joining KOEB in 2001, Mr. Lee has responsibility for leading korean e-Business improvement like building B2B networks for different industries, e-business technical standardization, network sharing system between corporations. Prior to joining KOEB, Lee worked with Korean government in various roles across departments of electronics policies, IT promotions and distribution service industry. Lee has been involved in advisory roles in society for e-Business studies and he is an adjunct professor of Kwangwoon University.

 

 

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