Scaling the Power of Analytics

Seow Yoke Kong (Seow) was appointed Vice President of IT at Optus in March 2019 where he has direct responsibility for IT Systems and Services (ITSS) for Consumer Australia, as well as the delivery of all IT services to Optus.

Seow previously led the IP Network Engineering (IPNE) organisation for both Optus and Singtel from February 2015, which delivers voice, data and video content to Consumer, Wholesale and Business customers. In this role, Seow was responsible for teams planning and engineering the IP and core transport network that underpins fixed, mobile and enterprise services. In Optus, he was also responsible for overseeing the fibre optic network and its associated technical facilities.

During his time with Optus, Seow has overseen several key projects including the modernisation of the Optus transport network, which supported Optus’ lead in delivering mobile services in Australia. He also played a key role in providing telecommunication services at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, as well as launching the Optus Sport video service.

Seow is passionate about technology and has a keen interest in how it can be used to improve the wellbeing of Australians in the way we live, work and play.

TC is the Vice President of Solution Engineering for Tableau in Asia Pacific & Japan. He has over 30 years of enterprise software experience in a variety of technology consulting positions.

TC joined Tableau 9 years ago as one of the pioneers of the Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore, playing a key role in building Tableau into a leading analytics solution provider in this region.

At Tableau, TC builds and manages a team of highly motivated and skilled solution engineers, whose singular goal is to help customers succeed in adopting a self-service visual analytics platform and driving an analytics culture that delivers positive impact to the business.

Prior to joining Tableau, TC was the Head of Presales for Cornerstone (now NTT Data Solutions) and served as Director of Business Solutions at Onyx Software.

As Editorial Director of Asia Pacific and Middle East, James is responsible for developing the content, audience and partnership strategy of IDG’s premium enterprise and channel brands across the region, including CIO, CSOonline and Channel Asia.

Drawing on more than 10 years of in-market experience, James, a well-known event host and moderator, specialises in converting global technology trends into regional and local insights, with a specific focus on Technology Leadership and Channel Partner audiences.

Prior to entering the technology industry, James worked for mainstream media in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, following editorial roles at The Times of London, The West Australian and The New Zealand Herald among others.

Ken Soh is Group CIO of mainboard listed BH Global, a role he has held since March 2014. Ken has more than 28 years of working experience in the ICT industry and prior to joining BH Global, held various senior positions in public and private sectors at CxO and business leader levels with Master Planning and P&L responsibilities.

In BH Global, Ken has spearheaded various digital transformation initiatives internally including data visualisation and strengthening of the Group’s ERP platform. Alongside that, Ken has also initiated and driven the transformation of BH Global’s IT department from a cost centre to a profit centre, spinning it off as a subsidiary company, Athena Dynamics.

Ken was recognised in the CIO50 ASEAN list in 2019 and 2020 by CIO and IDG.

Sharon is a global executive with more than 24 years industry experience working in MNCs leading global organization and teams across IT, Channel Strategy & Operations as well as business transformation. She currently helms as the Services Technology leader for trade and industry cluster at Gov Tech and serve as MTI’s Ministry Family CIO.