KDD Trust Day 2021

Trust day panelists

Panel 1: AI Governance solutions for the responsible management of AI at scale

Stella Cramer
Global Co-Head Technology
Norton Rose Fulbright

Stella Cramer is a partner and the Global Co-Head of Technology Practice at the international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, based in Singapore. She specialises in complex, digital and transformational technology and commercial transactions including artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies, outsourcings, related regulatory issues and global compliance programs for global financial institutions and major corporates across all industry sectors in the region. She also leads cyber and data breach issues for clients, co-ordinating the management of the breach and regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions.

Stella is recognised as an industry thought leader on disruptive technology and data issues and regularly speaks at client and industry events on Al, Fintech, cybersecurity, data privacy, technology and disruption of legal services, smart contracts and blockchain, including recently being invited to participate in a panel, alongside ASEAN and EU experts and regulators, on cross border transfers hosted by the Singapore PDPC and the EU Commission during the Privacy Awareness Week 2021. Notable legal publications Chambers & Partners ranked Stella as a Band 1 lawyer and Legal 500 APAC have named her as a Leading lndividual since 2015. She was also awarded Asia TMT Lawyer of the Year in 2020 by Asia Legal Awards.
Zee Kin Yeong
Assistant Chief Executive
lnfocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore

Yeong Zee Kin, Assistant Chief Executive (Data lnnovation and Protection Group), lnfocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore; Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission. As Assistant Chief Executive, Zee Kin oversees lMDA's Al and Data industry development strategy, including developing forward-thinking governance, promoting adoption, and building capabilities. As Deputy Commissioner, Zee Kin oversees the administration, formulation and implementation of Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act. He also spearheads activities to raise awareness and compliance in data protection. Zee Kin has participated in multiple expert-level platforms on Al Ethics issues, including the OECD Expert Group on Al and the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Al (as an observer participant). He has also spoken at many international and domestic platforms on Al ethics and legal issues.
Fengyuan Liu
Founder
BasisAl

Fengyuan Liu is the Co founder and CEO of BasisAl, a Singapore-headquartered augmented intelligence software company that helps data-driven enterprises deploy Al responsibly. ln his previous capacity, he was responsible for leading and driving Smart Nation data initiatives for the Singapore government, including setting up and growing the data science and Al capabilities within GovTech.
Navrina Singh
Founder & CEO
Credo Al

Navrina Singh is the Founder & CEO of Credo Al on a mission to empower organizations to build Artificial lntelligence with the highest ethical standards. Credo Al's lntelligent SaaS provides continuous and comprehensive Al governance to ensure compliant, trustworthy, fair and auditable development and use of Al. A technology leader with over 18+ years experience in Enterprise SaaS, Al and Mobile, Navrina has held multiple product and business leadership roles at Microsoft and Qualcomm. Navrina is an executive board member of Mozilla guiding their trustworthy Al charter. Navrina is also a young global leader with the World economic forum & was previously on their future council for Al guiding policies & regulations in responsible Al.
Jason Tamara Widjaja
Director, Artificial Intelligence and Responsible AI Lead
Singapore IT Hub, MSD

Jason believes in working towards a better world through data and AI. A multidisciplinary technology leader, Jason has the dual responsibilities of leading a large and diverse data science team in MSD’s technology hub in Singapore and driving business outcomes through AI globally. His AI responsibilities include developing computer vision capabilities, embedding responsible AI into the enterprise and nurturing partnerships with the global data science community.

A recognized thought leader, Jason has spoken in major international conferences and has been featured in the Business Times, TODAY and the Sydney Morning Herald. He actively contributes to multiple national initiatives including Singapore’s skills framework for data and AI careers, Singapore’s AI Governance Framework, and is an author of Singapore’s AI Ethics Body of Knowledge.

Jason spent half his career in Australia before relocating back to Singapore in 2016. Since then, he has been active in the local start-up ecosystem, as a co-founder of Lauretta.io with his brother Galvin, and a mentor to AI startups in partnership with local venture capital firms in Singapore.

Jason was on the Melbourne Business School Dean’s List for his MBA in 2010 and graduated from the same university with a second master’s in Business Analytics in 2015. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Computing from the National University of Singapore and a first-class honours’ in Business Information Systems and Human Resources Management from Middlesex University.

Panel 2: AI adoption, ethics & governance in Financial Services

Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief Fintech Officer
MAS

Mr Sopnendu Mohanty joined MAS in August 2015 responsible for creating development strategies, public infrastructure and regulatory policies around technology innovation. Since 2015, Singapore has become one of the top global fintech hubs covering a wide range of financial asset classes including adjacent technology innovations in areas like insurance, digital assets, blockchain, artificial intelligence, reg-tech and green- finance. Before MAS, Sopnendu spent over 20 years in various leadership roles in technology, finance and innovation with most of his career in Citigroup. Sopnendu is a member of multiple advisory committees of multilateral global agencies, associations, universities, and governments. He is an avid speaker, global thought leader in FinTech, and advocate of accelerated transformation to a digital economy for solving financial inclusion and sustainability challenges.
Sameer Gupta
Managing Director and Chief Analytics Officer
DBS Group

Sameer Gupta is the Chief Analytics Officer for DBS and has over 20+ years of experience in finance, focused on front-end banking and financial services experience across analytics, commercial excellence, strategic marketing, customer experience, change management and pricing. ln his current role he leads the DataFirst transformation programme for DBS to deliver on 4 key areas 1) building advanced analytics capabilities 2) driving culture change 3) enabling data through modern data governance processes, and 4) building a fit for purpose modern data platform. The programme is driving the organisation towards maximising value from data to change the way we run business.

Prior to this, Sameer was the Regional Head for Business Analytics for CBG, where he led the delivery of contextual marketing solutions by leveraging on big data and experimentation to deliver personalised customer engagement.

Before joining DBS, he has worked with lBM as the Customer Care & lnsights Solutions leader for banking clients in ASEAN and with Standard Chartered Bank where he was responsible for driving cross sell & pricing across Consumer Bank, South East Asia. Sameer started his career with GE Capital where he spent 16 years driving transformation initiatives in areas such as customer centricity, new product introduction, process reengineering, lean six sigma, acquisition integration, analytics and outsourcing. He progressively took on larger roles at GE Capital and his last role was as the Chief Marketing Officer and Business leader for Unsecured business for GE Money Singapore.
Meri Rosich
Chief Data Officer
Standard Chartered Bank

Leading a team of incredibly talented data scientists, Al experts, and data engineers, l am focused on transforming businesses with the strategic use of data. I've had the privilege of leading global teams for great organizations such as Visa, Amex, Bertelsmann, Samsung, and Docomo; living in 6 countries; in NY, London, Barcelona; and for the past 15 years in Asia; in HK, Tokyo, and Singapore.

A lifelong learner, educated on lnnovation with a PhD. Summa cum Laude in Tech Strategy VR, a European Doctorate Mention from the University of Barcelona; and an MBA from the London Business School. l've had great professors, and l spend a few weekends every year giving back by teaching executive MBAs as an adjunct professor of Global Management and Data Strategy.

Digital transformation needs intersectionality of domains, and l have taken certificates such as Systems Dynamics from MlT, Entrepreneurship from Deusto University and l'm currently learning about Climate Change from Yale because data can drive sustainability helping assess the impact of extreme weather on business.

Making things happen requires an entrepreneurial mindset, and over the years l have balanced corporate life with launching products in startups. l enjoy sharing those experiences at industry events to help build the ecosystem and mentoring women to lift the next generation of tech leaders.

Recent recognitions include "100 Women in Tech" by SG Computer Society and lMDA Gov; "30 People Who Are Changing The World" by London Business Review magazine, and "Most promising Female Developer" award at SFO Conference.

Volunteering is important to me because many people helped me in my journey and l support inclusive leadership and data literacy initiatives. Over the years l have served in the advisory board of the Data Literacy Project, as Fintech mentor for UNDP, Ambassador for the UN Women STEM program, board member of the United Nations Association of Singapore. Co-founded the Female Founders think-tank, the Women Data Leaders network, and serve as a committee member of SG Women in Tech.
Donald McDonald
Head of Group Customer Analytics & Decisioning
OCBC Bank

Donald leads big data analytics and Al functions across Asia for the OCBC Group. With more than 25 years of experience, he partners with internal business units to identify priority use cases for analytics, artificial intelligence and data science to generate actionable insights, enhance customer experience, reduce risk, and generate new revenue streams.

He also leads a regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) supporting analytics for all OCBC Group companies and segments including banking, insurance, share trading, private banking, regulatory compliance, Operations & Technology, fraud, HR, and external data eco-system partners. Capabilities within the CoE include OCBC Bank's Al Lab, data science, data analytics, data engineering, and analytics translators.

Panel 3: Responsible Business/SME enablement through AI-enabled hyper-personalization in a privacy-first world

Alexi Moustros
Editor
Tortoise

Alexi Mostrous is Tortoise Media's investigation editor. He edits Tortoise's weekly Tech States newsletter, covering the latest news on the world's biggest tech companies. In 2021, he was named technology journalist of the year at the National Press Awards. Prior to joining Tortoise, Alexi worked at The Times and at the Guardian, where he won awards including news reporter of the year and scoop of the year. He has reported from both London and Washington DC as a Stern Fellow for the Washington Post. Prior to journalism, he was a barrister.
Michael Zeller
Head of Al Strategy and Solutions
Temasek

Dr. Michael Zeller, joined Temasek in July 2020 and is currently Head, Al Strategy & Solutions. His passion is to help organizations deepen and accelerate insights from big data through the power of machine learning, predictive analytics and data science. Dr. Zeller has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive and advisor of technology-centric organizations. Prior to joining Temasek, Dr. Zeller was the CEO of Dynam.ai, leading its mission for delivering end-to-end artificial intelligence (Al) solutions.

Prior to Dynam.Al, Dr. Zeller directed strategy and innovation in artificial intelligence for global software firm Software AG. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of Zementis, a leading provider of software solutions for predictive analytics, acquired by Software AG. Zementis was named a "Cool Vendor in Data Science" by Gartner in 2014 as well as recognized by ClO Review as one of the "Top 20 most promising Big Data companies in 2013". Before founding Zementis, Dr. Zeller served as CEO at OTW Software, a company focused on implementing structured software engineering processes and delivering object-oriented analysis and design services. Prior to his engagement at OTW, he held the position of Director of Engineering for an aerospace firm, managing the implementation of lT solutions for major aerospace corporations.
Nadia Augustine Tan
Director of Global Marketing Solutions Partnerships
Asia Pacific, Facebook

Nadia Tan is the Director of Partnership & Business Development at Facebook. She runs Facebook Business Partnership (FBP) across commerce, creative, ad tech, messaging, marketplace, and signal. She joined Facebook in 2012. As one of the pioneers of Facebook in Asia Pacific, she held various senior leadership positions in the company prior to her current role. Her past roles include Head of Client Measurement, Head of APAC Marketing Science Analytics, Head of Sales for SMB in Southeast Asia, and Head of APAC Business Planning & Operations.

Before Facebook, Nadia worked at Google on the Search Product Team based in New York and Large Client Sales team based in Singapore. She graduated with MBA from MlT Sloan School of Management and an honors degree in chemical engineering from National University of Singapore. Outside of work, she spends time with her husband, daughter, and her adorable dogs.
Ryan Warren
Vice President of Data Strategy
Salesforce

Ryan lives to disrupt the status quo; a career digital native, Ryan got his start amidst the .com boom, working as a creative director in digital agencies such as March 1st and PCS Internet.

Before Salesforce, Ryan helped build ExactTarget into one of the world's preeminent digital marketing platforms. Recognizing that digital transformation puts business on the bleeding edge, Ryan established an industry-defining business consulting practice. These teams filled a massive gap between business and its need for operationalizing digital technology. Through the application and scale of his thought leadership, ExactTarget and its customers were propelled to new growth heights.

Today, Ryan is the Vice President of Data Strategy at Salesforce. He specializes in harnessing the power of emerging trends such as customer journeys, artificial intelligence, automation, and big data. His teams of data scientists, digital strategists work with organizations to help operationalize their investments in these trends. His work has impacted billions of dollars in revenue for organizations such as Nike, General Mills, LiveNation, Disney, and others. Ryan currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is also a nationally ranked endurance athlete, competing around the world in triathlon and other multi-sport events.
Daryl Teo
Senior Vice President
Strategy, Lazada Group

Daryl currently serves as Senior Vice-President of Strategy at Lazada Group. He leads the regional initiatives across strategic functions such as Government Affairs, Group Research and Sustainability. He is responsible for engaging with a broad range of government officials and key influencers to advance the company’s public policy positions and other strategic initiatives.

Daryl has held leadership positions at global technology companies, including Grab, Singtel and Openbucks. He holds double MBAs from Indiana University and The University of Manchester.