Contributors

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

James Kallman

A 30-year veteran of emerging markets, James S. Kallman is the Senior Partner of global accounting and consulting firm, Moores Rowland Indonesia. James is regularly quoted in local and international media.

James Kane

James was working in the RFID industry for cards providers doing branding events, and felt the tech could be better utilised by introducing RFID wristbands and cashless into large events. As a veteran in the 'people' space (Hotel/F&B, sales/marketing, lifestyle/events), he founded RFID solutions provider GoGORILLA in 2012. GoGORILLA was acquired by cashless payments provider Sandpiper AG in 2016.

James Leong

James’s career with Grasshopper began in the period between the two Asian financial crises: a period of volatility as well as great opportunity. 

Over a period of a decade and a half, he has partnered with the firm’s founder to evolve Grasshopper from a two-man team, to a dynamic fintech company with a well-deserved reputation as a regional powerhouse.

As capable a trader as he is a corporate leader, James’s ethos is underpinned by a deep commitment to doing what’s right for the firm as well as what’s best for its people. His perspective on leading Grasshopper has also been informed by his early career in organisational psychology.

Prior to becoming CEO, James has held positions as CFO, COO, and Head of Trading at the firm.

James Leong C. Foo

James Leong C. Foo is CEO and Chief Trainer of Visions.One Consulting Pte. Ltd. A chartered accountant and adjunct professor, he helps to improve financial acumen, profitability, and cash flow of businesses and individuals through his financial fluency workshops.

James MacKinnon

James MacKinnon is a Vice President of Burford Capital and a key member of Burford’s underwriting and investing team focused on Asia-Pacific, the UK and Europe.

A qualified solicitor in both England & Wales and Hong Kong, Mr. MacKinnon was a member of Herbert Smith Freehills’ International Arbitration practice in Hong Kong. He is an expert on third party funding law in Hong Kong and Singapore, and was a participant in the Third Party Funding for Arbitration Sub-committee of the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission (LRC) He began his legal career at White & Case LLP in London and Hong Kong, and later worked with DLA Piper in Dubai. Mr. MacKinnon also served as Counsel in the Secretariat of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Throughout his career, he has advised corporate and individual clients on high-value, complex disputes in the oil and gas, construction, financial and real estate sectors. Mr. MacKinnon received his law degree from Nottingham Law School and graduated from the University of Durham.

James Micklethwait

James Micklethwait is the Vice President of Kahoot!

Before joining Kahoot in 2017, James held product and strategy leadership roles for some of the UK’s best known consumer brands, including Rightmove, ITV and BBC.

James enjoys spending his time with his family and skiing. James is originally from the UK, but recently moved to Norway.

He holds a BA degree from Oxford University.

James Robinson

James Robinson is the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Netskope. He is a seasoned security professional with over 20 years of experience in security engineering, architecture, and strategy. 

James specialises in services and solutions that help executives change their security strategies using innovation.

James Tay

James Tay is the Chief Executive Officer of Logicalis Asia. Prior to Logicalis’ acquisition of the NetStar Group in January 2010, he had held the same position in NetStar. An ICT industry veteran, James was President of Sales at EDS PLM in Asia Pacific prior to joining NetStar. He received his Master's Degree in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick, UK.

James Taylor

James Taylor is the General Manager for APAC at OnRobot.

He joined OnRobot from US-based Otis Elevator, where he was the Senior Director of New Equipment Innovation for the last three years. Prior to that, James spent 15 years in China, serving various establishments. Whilst in China, he was appointed the General Manager for Universal Robots (UR) from 2014 to 2016. At UR, he was instrumental in developing the business in China from start-up; established China offices, developed team and sales channels, created and executed the local business strategy.

James holds a B.S. in Biology from the US and a MBA from Rutgers Business School.