May 4, 2023 | SINGAPORE
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Level 4, Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands
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Breaking Barriers for Sustainable Growth
AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders 2023 is an exclusive, in-person event at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. The event brings business leaders and technology innovators together to explore the fundamental elements that have allowed some of the most innovative names in business today to optimise their organisations. Whether it’s through forging partnerships, challenging accepted industry norms, breaking the ‘glass ceiling’ or overcoming personal obstacles, this event will provide first-hand insights from leaders who have inspired and driven step change in their respective fields.
What you can expect on the day
Breaking Barriers will feature leaders who are the taking the opportunity to strengthen their organisations with investments in talent, skills, culture, technology, sustainable operations and diversity. These leaders are true groundbreakers in their respective fields.
Track 1: Innovate with a Cause -
Why Tech for Good Means Tech for the Future
The World Economic Forum (WEF) believes that technology is key to helping the world respond to global problems such as climate change. It’s technology that has allowed the world to redefine itself in the wake of a global pandemic, and that has given individuals and organizations the tools they need to thrive in complex times.
Track 2: Towards a Digital Economy -
What’s next for the ASEAN citizens?
This track aims to provide insights into the challenges and opportunities facing ASEAN cities as we move towards a digital economy, and explore the latest strategies and technologies that can help public and private sector succeed. The participants will learn about the latest trends, technologies, and strategies that can help them stay ahead of the curve.
Agenda
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Morning Plenary: Breaking Barriers for Sustainable Growth
Breaking Barriers will feature leaders who are the taking the opportunity to strengthen their organisations with investments in talent, skills, culture, technology, sustainable operations and diversity. These leaders are true groundbreakers in their respective fields.
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9:00 AM
Welcome Address
Speaker:
Conor McNamara, Managing Director, ASEAN, AWS
9:10 AM
Breaking Barriers: How to survive and thrive in the next cycle
As a leader, your strategic vision is one of your most powerful assets. So, how do you hold onto that vision when times get tough? In this session we will explore the practical steps you can take to lean into your purpose while building greater agility and resilience in your organisation. Featuring the latest leadership trends, and insights on everything from employee experience, to data optimisation and cloud efficiency, we’ll explore how it’s possible to not only survive, but thrive and remain true, in times of volatility.
Speaker:
Mark Schwartz, Enterprise Strategist, AWS
9:30 AM
Customer Keynote: Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Culture
DBS’ constant digital innovation in areas such as purpose bound money and more notably AI has its seeds in digital transformation which began in 2010. Kwee Juan will discuss DBS’ 3 waves strategy and a program of “culture by design” that has resulted in DBS being crowned “World’s Best Bank” 5 years running.
Speaker:
Han Kwee Juan, Group Executive and Country Head, DBS Singapore
9:55 AM
Panel Discussion: Breaking Barriers for Sustainable Growth - How a tech-savvy workforce is proven to drive revenue growth and innovation
Gallup research has shown organizations that rely heavily on advanced digital skills, digital technologies and cloud technology realize success rates for revenue growth and innovation are notably higher than businesses that use fewer digital skills. Hear from our distinguished panelists speakers how organizations measure the impact of a tech-savvy workforce on revenue growth and innovation?Panelists:
Mayda Lim, Vice President, Group Engineering, OCBC Bank
Suresh Sundararajan, Chief Executive Officer, Olam Ventures
Joyce Shia, Vice President, Digitalization & IT, Singtel
Kawin Tangudtaisak, Managing Director, The 1 Central
Moderator:
Pavan Sethi, Managing Director, APAC Technology Services, Accenture
10:35 AM
Tea Break
10:55 AM
The Path to Future-Ready
Only 27% of companies have become Future Ready for the digital era at the end of 2022 – simultaneously transforming both their customer experience and operational efficiency. In most other companies, however, transformation efforts have stalled often after capturing some of the low hanging fruit. In this session Peter will share the four pathways framework with examples of success stories, including how they manage the explosions and capture value.
Speaker:
Peter D Weill, Chairman Emeritus and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Information Systems Research, MIT
11:20 AM
Fireside Chat: Emotional intelligence for EPIC leadership
Would you like to be more effective as a leader? Do you want to build a happier and higher-performing team? Would you like to lead with greater empathy and inspiration? Find out how to utilize emotional intelligence to become an EPIC leader—one that is empathetic, purposeful, inspiring, and connected. Don’t settle for being a good leader or even a great leader. Be EPIC.
Speakers:
Richard Hua, Global Head of EPIC Leadership, AWS
David J. Lynch, Group Chief Technology Officer, Bolttech
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Track 1: Innovate with a Cause - Why Tech for Good Means Tech for the Future
The World Economic Forum (WEF) believes that technology is key to helping the world respond to global problems such as climate change. It’s technology that has allowed the world to redefine itself in the wake of a global pandemic, and that has given individuals and organizations the tools they need to thrive in complex times.
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1:30 PM
Innovate with a Cause
As societal expectations of business increase, we’re seeing this impact a company’s ability to access financial capital, mitigate risk, stay ahead of regulation, recruit and retain the best talent, innovate, and drive revenue from more conscious costumers. Based on a CEO Study conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value, more than half of global CEOs surveyed site sustainability as one of their greatest challenges over the next 2-3 years, and over 80% believe that their investments will produce improved business results in the next five years.In this session, you will learn how harnessing the scalable impact and speed of innovation on the Cloud enables businesses to apply digital innovation to mitigate ESG risks, overcome challenges and seize new opportunities. You will also learn how AWS Sustainability Innovation Program supports Asia-Pacific Japan’s largest enterprises to identify ESG digital innovation opportunities and develop customer-obsessed solutions.
Speaker:
Anne Ascharsobi, Sustainability Innovations Lead, APJ, AWS
1:55 PM
Journey Towards Net Zero
The drive towards Net Zero by 2050 has become more urgent than ever. Based on the latest AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, limiting warming to 1.5◦C is possible with all of us taking ambitious and decisive action.Join Ayush Sharma, CTO of StarHub, as he shares how the telecommunications and IT sectors can accelerate decarbonization as we transition to digital and low-carbon economies. Ayush will highlight how tech initiatives and data-driven decisions can be critical enablers for meeting emissions reduction targets while driving greater productivity across governments, private sectors, civil society, and individuals.
Speaker:
Ayush Sharma, Chief Technology Officer, StarHub
2:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Unlocking green capital through the acceleration of supply chain decarbonization and cross border disclosure
Panelists:
Wong Chiun Chiek, Director, Bursa Intelligence
Azeem Azmi, Managing Director, Regional Head Trade Finance, Group Transaction Banking, CIMB Bank
Neil Pabari, Global Head of Corporate Sustainability Solutions, Data & Analytics Division, London Stock Exchange Group
Mario A. Utama, Managing Director, Global Transaction Banking, MaybankModerator:
Claire Aubertin-Noel, Managing Director, Growth & Strategy and Lead, Sustainability Centre of Excellence, Growth Markets, Accenture
2:50 PM
Tea Break & Networking
3:10 PM
Measuring Scope 3 Emissions: A key driver of sustainable business transformation
Sustainability has become a critical priority for businesses worldwide, with reducing carbon emissions and adopting sustainable practices at the forefront of corporate agendas. One key aspect of this is transparency around Scope 3 emissions – indirect emissions from corporate value chains which can account for up to 85% of a company’s carbon footprint.Join Felipe Daguila, CCO of Terrascope, a B2B SaaS end-to-end decarbonisation platform, as he shares customer case studies and novel research from IDC on the transformative potential of measuring Scope 3 emissions. Felipe will highlight how transparency scope 3 emissions can help companies drive positive energy, costs and efficiency outcomes, while unlocking new market opportunities in line with their net zero and ESG goals.
Speaker:
Felipe Daguila, Chief Commercial Officer, Terrascope
3:35 PM
Designing For The Carbon Market
Product manufacturers often struggle with the process of understanding their emissions and formulating their net zero journey. Together with Kenneth Ng, Razer’s Sustainability Lead, understand the behind-the-scenes journey of the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers’ net zero journey as Razer determine how technology plays a key component in leading the change and how the brand rallies its community of gamers onboard the same decarbonization journey.
Speaker:
Kenneth Ng, Global Head of Sustainability, Razer Group
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Track 2: Towards a Digital Economy - What’s next for the ASEAN citizens?
This track aims to provide insights into the challenges and opportunities facing ASEAN cities as we move towards a digital economy, and explore the latest strategies and technologies that can help public and private sector succeed. The participants will learn about the latest trends, technologies, and strategies that can help them stay ahead of the curve.
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1:30 PM
Towards a Digital Economy
Speaker:
Eric Conrad, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Public Sector, AWS
1:35 PM
Driving changes and innovations in Digital ASEAN
This session aims to provide insights on how cloud technology can drive changes and innovations in ASEAN. The speaker will share his experiences and best practices in helping organizations worldwide to transform their business and drive digital innovations.Speaker:
Mark Schwartz, Enterprise Strategist, AWS
2:00 PM
Panel Discussion: How technology is driving economic transformation and putting ASEAN on a path toward a more green, resilient, sustainable and inclusive growth
This panel session aims to share experiences and best practices in leveraging cloud technology to drive innovation, competitiveness, and sustainability.Panelist:
Robin Li, Global Vice President - Smart Sustainable City, Envision Digital, Singapore
Lim Tuang Liang, Government Chief Sustainability Officer, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore
Dr. Aidan M Wong, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University
Moderator:
Elsie Tan, Country Manager, Public Sector, Singapore, AWS
2:40 PM
Tea Break & Networking
3:00 PM
The power of AI in a Digital Economy
This session will showcase the power and potential of AI in transforming ASEAN customer and citizen engagements. The speaker will share his insights, best practices, latest trends of AI, and recommendations to transform and create new opportunities for growth and innovation.Speaker:
Julien Simon, Chief Evangelist, Hugging Face
3:25 PM
Panel Discussion: The future of ASEAN Smart Cities
This panel session aims to discuss the future of ASEAN smart cities and the opportunities and challenges they face in terms of sustainable development, urbanization, and digital transformation.Panelist:
Eleana Liew, Managing Director – Health & Public Service, Client Lead, Southeast Asia, Accenture
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, President/CEO, DEPA, Thailand
Dr. Yudhistira Nugraha, Director of Jakarta Smart City, Jakarta Provincial Government
Zhongwen Huang, Director, Smart City Projects Office, SNDGO, Singapore
Moderator:
Julian Lau, Head of ASEAN Growth Markets, Worldwide Public Sector, AWS
4:05 PM
Key Takeaways
Speaker:
Eric Conrad, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Public Sector, AWS
Speakers
Pavan Sethi
Managing Director, APAC Technology Services, Accenture
Claire Aubertin-Noel
Managing Director, Growth & Strategy and Lead, Sustainability Centre of Excellence, Growth Markets, Accenture
Eleana Liew
Managing Director, Health & Public Service, Client Lead, Southeast Asia, Accenture
David J. Lynch
Group Chief Technology Officer,
Bolttech
Wong Chiun Chiek
Director,
Bursa Intelligence
Azeem Azmi
Managing Director,
Regional Head Trade Finance, Group Transaction Banking,
CIMB Bank
Han Kwee Juan
Group Executive and Country Head, DBS Singapore
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin
President/CEO,
DEPA, Thailand
Robin Li
Global Vice President - Smart Sustainable City, Envision Digital, Singapore
Julien Simon
Chief Evangelist,
Hugging Face
Neil Pabari
Global Head of Corporate Sustainability Solutions, Data & Analytics Division, London Stock Exchange Group
Mario A. Utama
Managing Director,
Global Transaction Banking, Maybank
Lim Tuang Liang
Government Chief Sustainability Officer, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore
Peter D Weill
Chairman Emeritus & Senior Research Scientist, Center for Information Systems Research, MIT
Mayda Lim
Vice President, Group Engineering, OCBC Bank
Suresh Sundararajan
Chief Executive Officer,
Olam Ventures
Kenneth Ng
Global Head of Sustainability,
Razer Group
Lucose Eralil
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Technology & Operations Segment Head, Security Bank Corporation
Dr. Aidan M Wong
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University
Joyce Shia
Vice President,
Digitalization & IT, Singtel
Zhongwen Huang
Director, Smart City Projects Office, SNDGO, Singapore
Ayush Sharma
Chief Technology Officer,
StarHub
Felipe Daguila
Chief Commercial Officer, Terrascope
Kawin Tangudtaisak
Managing Director,
The 1 Central
Richard Hua
Global Head of EPIC Leadership, AWS
Mark Schwartz
Enterprise Strategist,
AWS
Anne Ascharsobi
Sustainability Innovations Lead, APJ, AWS
Conor McNamara
Managing Director,
ASEAN, AWS
Eric Conrad
Regional Managing Director,
ASEAN, Public Sector, AWS
Elsie Tan
Country Manager, Public Sector,
Singapore, AWS
Julian Lau
Julian Lau, Head of ASEAN Growth Markets, Worldwide Public Sector, AWS
Executive 1:1 Meetings
Our exclusive private event incorporates 1:1 meetings with AWS senior executives and AWS Enterprise Strategists, who are former CIOs, CTOs and VPs from large enterprises who have personally driven a cloud journey to AWS. Connect with us early to secure a spot and maximise your time at AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders.
To request a 1:1 meeting with AWS Enterprise Strategists and Executive Leaders, please get in touch.
FAQs
Q: Who should attend AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders?
AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders is for Business and Technology leaders. The event will inspire, inform and educate on digital transformation and technology-driven innovation.
Q: Where is AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders taking place?
AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders will be held in Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Level 4 of Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. Click here to see the map location. If you would like further information on how to get to the venue, please see the “How do I get to the venue?” question further below.
Q: What is the price of registration?
Event registration is free of charge.
Q: What is included in the event registration?
AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders will feature presentations with global and local AWS and customer stories, and 2 breakouts tailored for an executive audience. The event takes place in a dedicated event space with theatre rooms, 1:1 meeting areas and multiple places for you to connect with your peers.
Q: Where is the event agenda?
You can view the detailed session information at the Agenda above, or download the Agenda at a Glance. Stay tuned for more agenda updates in the upcoming weeks.
Q: Can I get a confirmation of my ExecLeaders registration?
Upon completing the online registration, your registration will be processed and you will receive a confirmation for your registration if approved. You will also be provided with a "Know Before You Go" email approximately one day prior to the event. This will contain a unique barcode which you will be required to present on arrival. Your unique barcode will also be sent to your mobile number on the morning of the event so please make sure to double check your details when completing your registration.
Q: Do you offer meals for those with dietary requirements?
We aim to cater for a variety of dietary requirements, however we cannot guarantee this will cover specific or individual requests. If you have specific dietary needs or if you are looking for a wider variety of options we recommend that you bring your own meals with you, or take advantage of the many restaurants and cafes in the area.
Q: Are people under the age of 18 years old allowed to attend ExecLeaders?
Attendees must be 18 years of age or over on the day of to attend the event.
Q: How can I contact the conference organisers?
If you have questions that have not been answered, please email us.
Q: How do I get to the venue?
AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders will be held in an exclusive area on Level 4 of Sands Expo & Convention Centre (view map), please follow the relevant signage upon arrival.
- Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 4 – AWS ASEAN ExecLeaders registration
Directions to Sands Expo & Convention Centre are as follows:
- MRT
Sands Expo & Convention Centre is located at Bayfront MRT station (CE1/DT16). The station connects to the Circle and Downtown Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train system. MRT services to/from Bayfront MRT station operate daily from approximately 6am to 12am midnight. The following exits will lead you to Sands Expo & Convention Centre – Exit C & D (3-minute walk) and Exit E.
- Bus
Daily: 97 / 106 / 518 / 133 / 502
Daily except Sat, Sun & public holidays: 97E / 502A / 518A
Only late night Fri, Sat & eve of public holidays: NR1 / NR6
Bus stops:
– 03509 – Marina Bay Sands Hotel (outside Hotel Tower 2)
– 03501 – Marina Bay Sands Theatre (outside Sands Theatre, opposite Hotel Tower 3)
– 03511 – Marina Bay Sands MICE (outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre, opposite Hotel Tower 1)
– 03519 – Opp. Marina Bay Sands MICE (opposite Sands Expo & Convention Centre, adjacent to Hotel Tower 1) - Connectors
The Garden Bay Bridge (over Bayfront Avenue) and two street underpasses connect the convention centre, theatres, retail mall, and hotel to each other.
- Taxi
Marina Bay Sands is accessible via Sheares Avenue.
Pick-up/drop-off points:
– Sheares Link outside Hotel Tower 1
– Bayfront Avenue outside Hotel Tower 3
– Outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre
– Outside The Shoppes (View map of Marina Bay Sands) - Parking
Car park entrances:
– Bayfront Avenue, near ArtScience Museum (North Entrance)
– Bayfront Avenue, outside Hotel Tower 3 (North Entrance)
– Bayfront Link, next to Sands Expo & Convention Centre (South Entrance)
– Car park entry points to Marina Bay Sands are marked with P. View self-parking and valet parking rates here.
Please note that motorcycle parking is not available at Marina Bay Sands.
