Contributors
Robert Buttermore
Robert Buttermore is the Regional Director for Rockwell Automation Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Buttermore is responsible for sales, marketing and business operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University, USA.
Robert Chew
Robert Chew is associate trainer with d’Oz International Pte Ltd. Specializing in performancemanagement, business and service excellence, motivational and inspiring leadership.
Robert Kleinschmidt
Robert Kleinschmidt is a passionate Business Builder and Turnaround Professional
Robert Merlicek
Robert Merlicek is the CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan at TIBCO. He is responsible for Corporate Technical strategy and solution development for TIBCOs customers and prospects across the region. Robert’s focus is to bring technology insight and expertise to increase the business value generated through the use of next-generation operational and information technologies.
During this time he has developed strong skills in IT innovation, leadership, strategy development and execution, building high-performance teams, management, enterprise architecture, and business analysis with some of the world’s largest, most prestigious, and innovative firms.
With more than 25 years of experience, he has a deep and especially broad technical background working across many vertical markets including finance, telecommunications, logistics, utilities, government, and manufacturing to help enhance their businesses through innovative applications of TIBCO technologies.
Robert holds a double major degree in Software Engineering and AI/Expert Systems in addition to a Postgraduate in Business Finance and is an active speaker and presenter in the region.
Robin Speculand
Robin Speculand is the founder and Chief Executive of Bridges Business Consultancy Int. He is also an international bestselling author of Bricks to Bridges.
Roger Chen
Roger is Vice President of GoDaddy Asia. Prior to GoDaddy, he spent six years at Yahoo where he last served as the VP of Product Management. Roger has over 20 years of professional experience in Asia and the US, focussed on internet product development, marketing, consumer hardware, and network.
Roger Crook
Roger Crook, an independent Senior Advisor, is CEO at Capital Springboard. He was formerly a Member of the Board of Management, Deutsche Post AG (DeutschePost DHL) and Global Chief Executive Officer, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight Division from 2011 until 2015. Roger has more than two decades of operational responsibilities in the logistics industry.
Roger Lim
Roger Lim is a Founding Partner at NEO Global Capital (NGC).
An experienced angel and blockchain investor, Roger serves as an advisor to many successful ICO projects including Bluzelle, Qlink, CoinFi, Selfkey, Tomocoin, nOS, and Open Platform, helping them to raise over $400M in funding. A successful entrepreneur, Roger founded Webvisions, one of Asia’s largest managed hosting companies, in 1996.
Roger Sharp
In more than 30 years of building, running, and advising growth companies, Roger Sharp has lived and worked in Singapore, the USA, Hong Kong, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. He is currently Chairman of Asia Pacific Digital.
Commentary
Singapore's mid-market leadership problem nobody is talking about
From ‘only’ to ‘one of’: What Thailand’s land bridge means for Singapore businesses now
Digital identity in the age of AI: Singapore’s strategic advantage
Why Singapore-based firms still underestimate the human side of doing business in North Asia
Singapore's hiring slowdown: A call for data-driven resilience
When it comes to AI, there is no such thing as too many chefs
The agility trap: Why most Singaporean businesses are structured for stability, not speed
Building a Southern Malaysia supply chain ecosystem for Singapore’s advanced manufacturing
Failed talks, rising costs: Why Singapore still feels the shock of Middle East tensions
How Singapore consumer brands can build strong supply chains amidst rising input costs