

Johan Åkesson, Director of Business Development at Axis Communication, joined the company in 2006 to direct the company’s initiative in the retail segment. He is focused on building Axis’ offering and presence in the retail sector on a global basis and is responsib

Fariq has been the Senior GM- New Business Development and Mobile Commerce from January 2010 till present. He has achieved MBA and BA from University of Colombo and is an Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants’ of Sri Lanka, Chartered Institute of Manage…more ›

Jess Calvo is Country Security Manager and Head of Operational Monitoring of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam. Currently responsible for Security, Safety, Business Monitoring, Maintenance, Team Leader of Crisis Management Team (CMT), Commander & Master Instructor of E

Kenny Chan is the Store Director and Merchandising Director of Books Kinokuniya, a much-loved bookstore in Singapore. Kinokuniya Singapore began with the opening of its first bookstore at Liang Court in 1983. Starting out as a bookstore that mostly catered to the Japane

As Head of eCommerce for Esprit China in Shanghai, Isaac Chan is responsible for all online strategic initiatives, platform development, operation management and retail collaboration development. Prior to joining Esprit China, he was the VP of eCommerce at Sasa.com and

Sumit Chandna is a hardcore retail professional, with over 14 years of experience in various retail functions, having worked for brands like Shoppers Stop and Hypercity. He is a Marketing and Merchandising post graduate and currently works for Aditya Birla Retail as Vic

He began his career in 1993 in France Telecom Group. From 1998 to 2002, he was group internal auditor and had done recommendations to the top management of audited entities. He then joined the mobile activity as business owner on prepaid and loyalty information system…more ›

Abhishek Ganguly, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, is a 34 year old Business leader with a proven track record of more than a decade in the Sports, Lifestyle and Retail industry. He has had a successful stint of 3 years in Reebok during its early phase in I

As Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, Mr. Gillick is responsible for driving awareness and accelerating adoption of the GlobalPlatform Specifications within worldwide markets. Mr. Gillick coordinates and manages the organization's strategic planning and oversees …more ›

Jose Gomez has been a noteworthy figure in the field of International Marketing in the fashion and textile industry since his first post in 1988. In 20 years Jose has gained far-reaching expertise in navigating markets in North and South America, as well as Asia and the

Vishal is currently Director of Loyalty at Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces. He has over a decade and half of experience in creating and managing Loyalty programs and CRM initiatives with a special focus on data driven marketing and CRM in Social Media. He has designe…more ›

I have Joined NCC Bank Ltd as Head of Alternative Delivery Channel after 10 years experience in Cards & Alternative Delivery Channels in other Two Top Banks in Bangladesh. These banks are Pioneer in Cards and Alternative Delivery Channels. In my previous banks I wor…more ›

Mr. A.P. Hota, Chief Executive Officer of National Payments Corporation of India since February 2009 is a career central banker for 27 years. A significant part of his career has been in the area of design and implementation of Payment systems in India. During last thre…more ›

Currently with the Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) as Commissioner, he also served as Commissioner of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) until June 30, 2011. He started…more ›

Raj is President, Walmart India and Managing Director & CEO, Bharti Walmart Pvt. Ltd. Raj joined Walmart in Shanghai, China as President of Emerging Markets for Walmart International in 2006. He spearheaded Walmart’s entry into India and relocated back to India in

Ron Kaufman is the world’s leading educator and motivator for uplifting customer service and building service cultures. • Author of Uplifting Service and 14 other books on service, business and inspiration. • Rated one of the world’s “Top 25 Who’s Hot” speakers by Speak…more ›

Brett King is the bestselling author of BANK 2.0 and the founder of Movenbank - a new direct mobile banking proposition in the US. BANK 2.0 has received widespread industry acclaim and has been a #1 bestseller in the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Russia and throughout Asia. …more ›

Anil Kishora, an Indian national, is currently the CEO of State Bank of India (SBI) in Singapore. Prior to moving over to Singapore from Mumbai in May 2009, he was responsible for the bank's overseas expansion and planning function at SBI's corporate headquarte…more ›

Rakesh is in charge of Strategic Marketing and Commerce Development at NETS Consumer Services where he oversees the sales, marketing and growth of NETS' two stored-value products - NETS CashCard & NETS FlashPay。

Over 15 years of extensive multinational advertising agency experience that includes local and regional client servicing, 360 integration and brand management across Asia. Well diversified with broad capabilities in various disciplines such as direct marketing, account

Education: 2011 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School, MBA 1994 Taipei Chun-Shin University, Bachelor of Sociology Experience: 2011 June – Current. Head of Sales and Marketing at Mannings China (Dairy Farm Group International) 2007 – 2011 M

Junya Tanaka is a member of the EMVCo Executive Committee and Board of Managers, representing JCB Co., Ltd. He also acts as Chair for the Interoperability Working Group. Within JCB, Junya is Senior Vice President of Brand Infrastructure & Technology Department of …more ›

Nahil Mahmood is Founder and President for the Cloud Security Alliance for Pakistan . He has 14 years experience in IT, telecoms, and banking and is also serving as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for MCB Bank. He is playing an active role in bringing the

In 1994 Mr. Mosely joined Maybelline Inc. as Regional Director, Asia-Pacific. Following the acquisition of Maybelline by L'Oréal SA in 1996, he moved to Paris and became Regional Director-Asia for L'Oréal's Consumer Division and subsequently Deputy

Muhammad Nasrul is Head of Card and Merchant Operations at Bank Danamon Indonesia and he is responsible for the whole operations of Bank Danamon’ Issuing and Acquiring business. For the past 6 years in Bank Danamon Indonesia, he was served in various managerial position…more ›

Emi started his career in 1990 in Astra International Groups of companies in sales and marketing for about 6 years, He then moved to DHL Indonesia as the Marketing Planning Manager in 1996. The arrival of French giant hypermarket Continent to Indonesia in 1999 gave him

Terry O’Connor, CEO of Courts Asia, the largest retailer of consumer electronics and home furnishings in the Southeast Asia region, hailed from Liverpool, England and started his career in with Colorvision PLC, rising to the post of Buying Director at 23. In 1993, Terr

Amit Oberoi was born in India and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Panjab University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr Oberoi started his career with companies such as AF Ferguson & Co

Marcello Pace, is Italian by nationality and throughout his career he has been posted in Italy, France, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong and China. Early in his career he has been in Management Consulting being engaged in a pilot project for developing entrep

Ivan joined SMARTRAC from NXP, where he most recently held the position of International Product Marketing Manager for smart paper ticketing and NFC Tags. With NXP, he has gathered professional experience in marketing and product management of the Automatic Fare Collect

Mr Prakasam has degrees in Science (Statistics) and Engineering (Electrical). He was with the Singapore Airlines for 10 years, working in various departments involved in technical support and development work, before joining the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in 1983. T…more ›

Dharmaraj has 18 Years of Industry experience in Banking and Financial Services. Presently, he is heading the Core Banking team in ING Vysya Bank and am responsible for delivery of new enhancements in and around Core Banking.

Mr. Parag Rao has a B.E. (Electrical Engineering) and Masters in Management Studies with specialization in marketing. Mr. Rao has a diverse experience of 19 years in sales, distribution and marketing in the fast-moving consumer goods and retail banking industry. Mr. …more ›

"Director, Payment Card Development, Euro Bank SA, Poland. 12 years of experience in payment cards, including responsibility for debit and credit cards in a full bank start-up, has given me a complete overview of all card-related issues, while market conditions in …more ›

Ajmal Samuel is the President, CEO & Deputy Chairman of ASAP Transaction Processing Corporation Limited. Ajmal Samuel is responsible for the ASAP's overall corporate strategy, management team development and daily operations. Prior to joining ASAP, he spent 6 ye

As the Regional Head of Marketing and CRM for Toys R Us in Asia, Argha Sen leads the world’s No.1 toy retailer’s marketing function across SE Asia and Greater China spanning more than 120 retail stores. Argha is a regular speaker at international retail and marketin

Pranav joined OCBC Bank as the head of E-Business in mid 2010 and is responsible for online & mobile banking, ATMs and self-service network and non-card payments. In the role, he has successfully led the customer centric and design thinking led transformation and r…more ›

Aijaz is working as Joint Director, Payment Systems – Policy and Regulation Divisor, State Bank of Pakistan (The Central Bank). His major job responsibilities include the Oversight of e-Banking channels / products, formulation of policies and procedures on Payment Syste…more ›

Jeffrey is the elder son of the late founder of Everrise, one of the largest retailers in East Malaysia. Jeffrey was appointed as the Group Executive Director of the company in 2004, while pursuing his Ph.D studies with an Australia university. Since his appointment, Je

Born in Jakarta, April 1, 1970. After graduation from Electrical Engineering he continued his study and took master of science in Communication, all in University of Indonesia, and also took Executive Program in Graduate School for Business in University of Cape Town, S…more ›

Koichi Tagawa is the General Manager of Global Standards and Industry Relations Department that is in charge of technology standards and technology industry relations of the FeliCa Business. Since 2002, he has supported the popularization of NFC and FeliCa from the stan…more ›

Masayuki Takezawa is Deputy General Manager in charge of marketing communications for FeliCa Business in Sony. After participation in product development throughout Sony for various consumer devices such as Mini Disc, car navigation system and digital camera, he was the…more ›

Vince Au Yoong is currently the Senior Vice President and Head of Cards & Unsecured Business and Head of Retail Risk & Consumer Credit. Effective 6th April 2011, Vince has been appointed as Acting Director, Retail. He has more than 25 years working experience in…more ›

Rick is seasoned marketing professional with experience across Telco, Financial, Automotive, Entertainment and FMCG categories. Rick has worked for some of the world’s most respected advertising agency networks on global brands including: McDonalds, IBM, Hyundai, Amer…more ›

1. Educated in Delhi throughout – from schooling to Post Graduation. 2. Obtained M.A. Degree in Economics and M.Phil. from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. 3. Obtained a post graduate degree in Business Administration from Harvard University, USA.
Known as Cards Asia for the past 16 years, the 17th edition of Asia’s leading smart cards & payments exhibition will be recognized as Cards & Payments Asia 2012.

This well-established exhibition has enjoyed strong support from the cards and payments industry in Asia and will continue to do so in 2012 with exciting new features lined up:
The 5th annual Prepaid Cards Asia aims to capitalise on the immense opportunities offered by Asia’s prepaid industry and the roles of the various players in the prepaid sector. The conference uncover the challenges and educate potential buyers on the emerging applications in the prepaid cards.
Prepaid Cards Asia is the perfect platform for you to meet and network with C-level executives from industries such as banking and finance, retail, merchants and government. This is an event you should not miss!
The 7th annual Near Field Communication (NFC) World Asia is the leading conference in Asia that is dedicated to NFC technology and brings together all key stakeholders from the payments, mobile communications, retailers and merchants sectors.
Join them as they convene at NFC World Asia 2012 to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities facing this highly-promising technology and hear from industry experts on how NFC technology will transform the way customers interact in the near future.
The 2nd annual Digital ID World Asia is a dedicated event for decision makers from governments, transport and healthcare to leverage on technology to improve and roll out identification, authentication and access control systems.
This event will be the perfect platform for buyers to gain new ideas and practical solutions on how to design and implement a successful Digital Identification program and meet world-class technology vendors who will be showcasing their state-of-the-art products and solutions.
RFID World Asia provides the opportunity to do business with organisations who are looking to improve manufacturing & operational efficiency, supply chain efficiency, increase productivity, minimise theft and improve customer service, through the adoption of RFID technologies.
With an ever-changing consumer landscape, consumers are becoming less price-sensitive and more demanding for the ‘ultimate retail experience’. Increasingly, retailers are investing in innovative store designs, ambience and retail solutions to lower operational cost, boost retail demand, drive customer loyalty and retention.
At the Retail World Asia 2012 exhibition, you can expect:
The global changing consumer landscapes have driven significant growth in the online retailing segment. The inaugural Online Retail World Asia 2012 will focus on providing insights into the latest strategies, developments in technology and solutions for retail brands and online merchants to capitalise on this rising sector.
Online Retail World Asia 2012 conference will bring together retailers and their partners to discuss and strategise on how to optimise online retailing as an important part of the multi-retailing channel strategies to capture new sales and growth.

Digital Signage World Asia 2012 is a trade event showcasing the world’s leading solution providers. It is the only event that brings together end-users from all key vertical markets such as F&B, travel and transportation, hospitality, banks, casinos, retail and shopping centres and advertising to meet with top-notch solution providers.