ABOUT

Robert was formerly a partner of Accenture where he led the strategy practice in Southeast Asia and the Communications, Media and High-Tech industry practice in Singapore. Since his retirement in 2007, he has remained active in the technology industry as Managing Partner of early stage technology investors, iGlobe Partners and Stream Global.

Robert is an active angel investor in the United States, and is the Singapore ambassador for Singularity University, based in Mountain View, California, and a member of the Innovation Board of XPRIZE Foundation.

He is currently a board member of National Healthcare Group, Singapore University of Technology and Design, National Council of Social Service, Anacle Pte. Ltd., StaffonDemand Pte Ltd, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, SourceSage Pte Ltd, iGlobe Partners (II) Pte Ltd, Stream Global Pte Ltd, Singapore Mediation Centre, Shared Services for Charities Ltd and Tan Kah Kee Foundation.

He is a Fellow of the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) and was awarded SCS's IT Leader of the Year in 2009, and SCS's President Award in 2014. He chaired the Information Technology Standards Committee from 2005 to 2012, and currently chairs its Cloud Computing Standards Task Force. For his contribution to standards development, he was awarded SPRING's Distinguished Partner Award in 2011.

He was conferred the Public Service Medal in 2013 and the Public Service Star in 2017.

Bee Kwan has over 30 years of experience in the field of infocomm technology, and has held leadership roles in public agencies including Ministry of Health, People’s Association, and Ministry of Education as well as Director of Technology for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

She was previously the Assistant Chief Executive for Governance and Cybersecurity, Government Technology Agency (GovTech). She strategised and developed programmes and initiatives to deepen cybersecurity capabilities and strengthen the governance function for Government digital services and Smart Nation infrastructure and applications.

Bee Kwan was also responsible for the Government Infrastructure Group in Infocomm Development Authority and was instrumental in the development and operation of Whole-of-Government ICT infrastructure, introducing innovative central infrastructure services and managed hosting platforms to support the initiatives of Government Agencies.

Bee Kwan is recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Silver) National day Award (2011) and is amongst the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech (SG100WIT) which recognises the contributions of women in tech sector for their ability to influence, inspire and impact on community and industry. Bee Kwan serves on several Boards and IT Committees and is currently the Vice-President of Singapore Computer Society.

Quek Sin is currently the Chief Digital Officer of Raffles Medical Group (RMG) and concurrently the Chief Product Officer of DrWorld, an affiliated healthcare platform start-up of RMG.

Prior to RMG, Quek Sin was an Executive Director in Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He was responsible for overseeing the development of the FinTech ecosystem to support Green Finance, as well as catalysing digitalisation within MAS and the financial sector. Before his secondment to MAS, Quek Sin was the Senior Director for the National Digital Identity programme, charged with the setting up of the National Digital Identity, Authentication, Signing and Data platforms. These products are part of the critical foundations and building blocks for Singapore's vision of a Smart Nation.

Quek Sin was a recipient of The Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2021 for his contributions to the Smart Nation and Digital Government efforts.

Before joining the Public Service in 2009, Quek Sin served in multiple consulting and management roles across various MNCs, including Accenture, Deloitte Consulting and HP.

Chung Nian heads the Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Group at WongPartnership LLP, one of Singapore’s largest and leading law firms.

He has extensive experience advising clients on matters involving intellectual property, media, information technology, data protection and telecommunications law. He has worked on regulatory, transactional, enforcement and advisory projects in these areas for multinational companies, listed corporations and government regulators, and has handled many digital identity, electronic documentation, digital signing and authentication projects for financial institutions, regulatory and other clients.

Chung Nian’s expertise has been recognised by the Singapore Academy of Law, being one of the first Singapore lawyers to have been accredited by it as a Senior Accredited Specialist (Data & Digital Economy).

He is the President of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (Singapore Chapter) and has also served as a Co-Chair of the International Bar Association ("IBA") Communications Law Committee, of which he is now a member of its Advisory Board. He has also been appointed as a member of the IBA Presidential Task Force on Cyber Security.

Chung Nian is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has been appointed to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes as well as to the World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO") Panel of Film and Media Mediators, Arbitrators and Experts, and the panel of mediators for the IPOS-WIPO initiative for Mediation for Proceedings Instituted in IPOS. He has also served as an IP Adjudicator for disputes before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

Chung Nian graduated from the National University of Singapore. He is admitted to the Singapore Bar and to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales, and is a registered patent agent in Singapore

Shirley Wong is an entrepreneur and has more than 28 years of experience in the IT & Technology industry. Currently she is Managing Partner of TNF Ventures Pte Ltd. Prior to the current role, she oversaw the management and operations of the BT Frontline group in Asia Pacific, driving the professional services business for IT Security, Healthcare and Applications Development. She was the Chairman of Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation from 2013 to 2016.

Shirley co-founded Frontline Technologies in 1994, and it was listed on the Singapore Exchange in March 2001. Under her stewardship, the company has grown from a team of 8 to 5000 workforce spread across 11 countries in Asia Pacific. Subsequently, the company was acquired by British Telecom Global Services in March 2008.

She has been active in the startup scene, helping startups to secure funding, access to resources, market connections and go to markets. She is incredibly passionate about entrepreneurship and is excited to help build the startup community in Singapore. She engages in various judging events such as President Science & Technology awards, National Infocomm Awards, SiTF Awards and Asia Pacific ICT Awards etc.

Jiun Haur joined the Prime Minister's Office as Director, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (Planning and Prioritisation), in August 2022. Before that, he worked on private transport policies in the Ministry of Transport/Land Transport Authority, and was also seconded to Shopee for an external attachment.

He joined the public service in 2010 and has served stints at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Home Affairs and Workforce Singapore. He studied Physics and Economics at Stanford University and graduated in 2008.

Dominic is Director, National Digital Identity. Dominic joined GovTech in Sep 2018 as Director, Moments of Life (MOL).

In the period that he has been with GovTech, Dominic has led the MOL team to build and operate effective platforms such as LifeSG, GoBusiness and VICA. These platforms are designed in a user-centric manner, enabling the government to have a personalised relationship with citizens. These product platforms are converging as they continue to grow so as to create an omni-channel experience for citizens and businesses.

Dominic always leads from the front, with exemplary demonstration of GovTech values and our leadership principles - always acting in the larger interest of One GovTech, modelling empathy and cultivating relationships across the board and focusing on developing GovTechies.

Before joining GovTech, Dominic spent 15 years in the electronics manufacturing service industry, running operations that deliver innovative high-tech products for international brands in the consumer, industrial, automotive and medical industries. He was involved in driving business transformation through improving core business processes, reducing waste and increasing reliability.

Khiaw Ngoh is currently an independent director and member of the audit committee of United Industrial Corporation Limited, a public company listed on Singapore Stock Exchange since February 2020, and independent director of Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd, listed on NASDAQ since September 2020.

She has over 37 years of experience in the audit profession, including 23 years as an audit partner.

Khiaw Ngoh presently serves as Honorary Treasurer of National Council of Social Service, Chairperson of the audit and risk committee, Chairperson of social work services standing committee and an Executive Committee Member of Singapore Children’s Society, a Finance Committee Member of Thye Hua Kuan Nursing Home, a Medifund Committee Member of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and an Audit Committee Member of the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) from Nanyang University and is a fellow member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Nam Soon has over 31 years of Consulting and Industry experience in Financial Services and Technology. He has worked extensively in Wealth and Asset Management; retail, SME, Corporate and Investment Banking; Insurance; private equity and FinTech. He has deep experience in business strategy, transactions and technology transformation, governance, compliance and managed services. He leads the Ernst & Young (EY) teams to help organizations create business value, transforming businesses digitally, focusing on sustainability and building ecosystems and alliances across different industries and the government and public sector.

Nam Soon is currently the Asean Regional Managing Partner and Managing Partner of Ernst & Young (EY) Singapore and Brunei. He is responsible for business performance, client services, strategy, operations in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. He is also a member of the EY Asia-Pacific Area Operating Executive and EY Global Practice Group. Prior to the appointment, Nam Soon led the EY Asean Markets and Financial Services.

Before joining EY, Nam Soon held leadership positions with Prudential, IBM, PwC and started his career with Andersen Consulting.

Eddie Chau formed Brandtology in 2008 after successfully incubating e-Cop, a company he founded in 2000, to a market leader in Info-Security Industry. e-Cop was acquired in 2007 by a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holding Pte Ltd.

In 2011, Eddie co-founded V-Key with a key objective to make all mobile devices and applications more secured with cutting edge patented technology. In 2014, Ant Financial, a unit of Alibaba led a Series B investment round in V-Key. In 2012, Eddie co-founded TNF Ventures with several ICT entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, to incubate early stage ICT start-ups.

In 2013, Eddie founded Neeuro to develop products that empower people to live happier, healthier and more productively through the use of neuro-technology and gamification. In 2014, Eddie co-founded Spini, a marketplace for Sales Professionals to get crucial information for sales opportunities from the crowd.

Before founding Brandtology, Eddie was Founder & CEO of e-Cop. He brought to the organisation his extensive experience in ICT. He led and charted all aspects of e-Cop group’s strategic direction from product development through to professional consultancy services, technology development, sales and global expansion. Under his dynamic leadership and vision, e-Cop has grown to be the market leader in the Info-Security industry with international presence spanning more than 20 countries.

Mr Bruce Liang is Head of Strategic Projects in Sea Limited, Cofounder’s Office. He works with the founders and fellow sailors across the company on focused projects that support the company’s growth.

Prior to joining Sea, Bruce was the Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) Pte Ltd for over 5 years. IHiS is the largest HealthTech company in Singapore and provides an end-end suite of solutions and services for healthcare institutions and population. Bruce was also concurrently Chief Information Officer of Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) for 8 years.

Prior to joining MOH and IHiS, Bruce held various roles in Accenture over 19 years. This included Managing Director roles in ASEAN, Greater China and Market Maker roles in Asia.

Bruce serves and advises on various boards, companies and professional societies. This includes Singapore Computer Society, IHiS, SelfDrvn and LccL Coding Academy. Bruce previously served on the boards of GovTech and ACRA.

Bee Kwan has over 30 years of experience in the field of infocomm technology, and has held leadership roles in public agencies including Ministry of Health, People’s Association, and Ministry of Education as well as Director of Technology for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

She was previously the Assistant Chief Executive for Governance and Cybersecurity, Government Technology Agency (GovTech). She strategised and developed programmes and initiatives to deepen cybersecurity capabilities and strengthen the governance function for Government digital services and Smart Nation infrastructure and applications.

Bee Kwan was also responsible for the Government Infrastructure Group in Infocomm Development Authority and was instrumental in the development and operation of Whole-of-Government ICT infrastructure, introducing innovative central infrastructure services and managed hosting platforms to support the initiatives of Government Agencies.

Bee Kwan is recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Silver) National day Award (2011) and is amongst the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech (SG100WIT) which recognises the contributions of women in tech sector for their ability to influence, inspire and impact on community and industry. Bee Kwan serves on several Boards and IT Committees and is currently the Vice-President of Singapore Computer Society.

Shao Huan has over 25 years of experience in IT, including 11 years in GovTech. Before joining GovTech, he was a System Integrator doing systems deployment-related work such as coding, system integration and analysis. He spent more than two years in the Middle East implementing national trade systems in Saudi Arabia and judiciary systems in UAE.

He was one of the pioneers of NDI and was appointed the track lead for National Certification Authority (NCA) in 2017. Ensuring the efficient operation of NCA services, the robustness of the national infrastructure, and helping his engineers stay positive and motivated are the key driving forces of Shao Huan's work at Assurity.

Alex was with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 27 years before he switched over to the IT field in Government Technology Agency (GovTech). During his time in the SAF, he has held command appointments where he led his unit to win the prestigious Best Unit Award and the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) innovation award. His last appointment held in the SAF was the Branch Head of the Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity following a natural disasters. Alex was the recipient of the 25 years Long Service Medal (Military) and two Overseas Service (Operational & Service) Medals.

Alex was one of the pioneers who setup the Government Incident Reporting & Operational Centre (GIROC) in 2019. During his stint in GIROC, Alex headed the Operational team managing Whole-of-Government (WOG) ICTSS & Data incidents. He also spent a year in Government Infrastructure Group (GIG) as the Deputy Operations Director in Secured Infrastructure Programme Office (SIPO) before assuming the appointment of VP, Managed Services.

Melvin is a certified CISSP & CISM security professional whom has over 18 years of experience in IT, including 10 years in Cybersecurity. He was formerly the Agency CISO of one of the Government agencies and was responsible to lead, develop and drive cyber security initiatives to safeguard the agency’s IT assets. His other responsibilities include managing data centre security operations and IT security incidents; and is specialized in the area of IT Governance, Risk and Control.

As the CISO for Assurity Trusted Solution, one of his key task is to ensure our National Certification Authority (NCA) services are secure and compliant to relevant regulatory requirements.