Urmila Baskaran | Regional Sales Director, ASEAN
BT International

Urmila Baskaran is Regional Sales Director for ASEAN at BT International, where she leads business development, enterprise engagement, and digital transformation strategy across the region. With over a decade of experience in the tech and telecoms industry, she specialises in helping large enterprises securely connect and thrive in a multi-cloud world.

Urmila’s journey at BT has spanned pre-sales, global account leadership, and regional go-to-market strategy. Prior to her current role, she served as Head of Business Development and Business Manager for APJC & MEA, where she played a central role in shaping BT’s growth roadmap across emerging markets. Her earlier roles covered pre-sales, bid management, and global solution design, including leading SD-WAN deployments and complex network transformations.

Recognised with multiple leadership awards—including Individual Contributor of the Year (2023)—Urmila is known for her commercial acumen, collaborative leadership, and ability to turn ambiguity into action. Beyond her role at BT, she actively contributes to industry and community initiatives as a Director of Member Engagement at Young Women’s Leadership Connection (YWLC) and a Women in Business Committee Member at the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore.

Urmila holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), completed an exchange program at MIT, and also holds a diploma in piano performance. She is passionate about digital innovation, inclusive leadership, and building the next generation of enterprise ecosystems.