Contributors

Ivan Ong

Ivan Ong started in the industry through his family's logistics business, and he gained firsthand experience managing vehicle fleets and warehouse operations. His early fascination with heavy machinery and transportation systems led him to develop practical skills, from operating forklifts to handling large-scale logistics operations. 

After gaining hands-on experience in his family's business, Ivan sought new challenges beyond traditional logistics. In 2008, he transitioned to The Family Movers, starting as a move consultant. He expanded his expertise by managing large-scale commercial projects for government agencies, multinational corporations, and military units. 

As general manager, Ong leverages his extensive experience to lead a team of 38 employees, ensuring smooth operations across multiple departments.

Ivan Tan and Sue Ong

Ivan Tan, director of Financial Institutions Ratings at S&P Global Ratings, is responsible for evaluating the credit standing of financial institutions in Southeast Asia.

Sue Ong is a senior analyst at S&P Global Ratings.

Jacky Tai

Jacky Tai is the Principal Consultant of StrategiCom

Jacky Tan

Jacky Tan is a professional marketing writer, blogger, speaker, and the author of 'Social M - How Your Startup Can Take On the Big Boys'. Jacky leads the boutique marketing communications and branding agency, Jack and Chaz Pte Ltd. He specialises in the creation of successful branding, content marketing and pr strategies for companies of any size.

Jacqueline Low

Jacqueline Low is Chief Operating Officer at Janus Corporate Solutions, a leading Singapore-based corporate services firm for company registration, accounting, immigration, and more.

Jaheer Abbas

Jaheer Abbas is the senior director for Southeast Asia & India at Limelight Networks. 

Based in Singapore, Jaheer is responsible for overall business strategic planning and execution in the South East Asia in India region. Jaheer joined Limelight in 2010 and has worked with various large and small OTT, Media and Broadcast service providers in SEA, China and India regions.

He has experienced firsthand what worked and what didn’t. In the recent years, Limelight has seen a lot of e-commerce activities in SEAregion and Jaheer has played an integral role in helping companies especially those from the travel and retail segments to realise business ROI in their digital transformation journey.

Jaime Lim

Jaime Lim is Group Business Leader of PeopleSearch Singapore, a leading executive search, career transition and outplacement services firm with an established presence in five other Asian cities - Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

Driven by a desire to help individuals discover their professional calling and build meaningful careers, Jaime joined the recruitment industry more than 20 years ago. Her focus is on anticipating organisations’ human resources needs for long-term strategic growth and transformation while helping professionals take their careers to the next level.

PeopleSearch is a brand of HRnetGroup which is listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. 

James Ang

James Ang is currently the Head of Asia of Dropbox, where he oversees Dropbox’s Channel business in key markets including Australia & New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Korea, Taiwan and India. A technopreneur at heart, James has more than 20 years in sales and leadership experience with leading technology companies. Prior to Dropbox, he held various leadership roles at Microsoft Asia Pacific and was part of its High Potential Senior Leader Bench Program, a program reserved for its top leaders. Once served as the APAC Cloud Partnership Lead, he was pivotal in building Microsoft’s Cloud business from its infancy to a leading position in Asia Pacific, growing its cloud business to US$0.5B.  

James is no stranger to digital transformation. As a leader, he embraces Disruption and Innovation. He is an active angel investor and is on the advisory board of different startups. He can often be seen amongst entrepreneurs and Startup founders as he searches for the “next big thing” to solve the world’s biggest challenges. He believes in the unlimited potential of the people in Asia, and is passionate about driving economic empowerment by providing better access to Education and Technology.

James Breeze

James is a Customer Experience, Eye Tracking, Usability Testing, UX and Research Strategist with extensive experience helping businesses understand their customers. He is dedicated to improving the implementation and success of all types of customer touch points to improve the global community, drive profits, and reduce costs. He is a keen social networker, university adjuct at NUS ISS, and professional speaker.

James Harrison

James Harrison is the General Manager - Singapore at Fortune Real Estate Group and Viva Vino Ltd, Singapore he is also the Commercial Director at PortUtube