GEC NEWS WIREThe highly anticipated World CIO 200 Summit, Singapore Edition, happened on August 7, 2023, at Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, Singapore, with resounding success, bringing together esteemed Chief Information Officers (CIOs), IT leaders, tech experts, and industry visionaries from all over the country. The event aimed to foster knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration within the technology and digital transformation landscape. The event provided a platform for keynote presentations, interactive panel sessions and award ceremony.
Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Malavika Shanker, President SEA, GEC Media Group. She shared her vision on ‘Exploring the Journey of the Global CIO Forum in South East Asia: Unveiling the Future Roadmap’.
Ronak Samantaray, CEO & Co-Founder, Global CIO Forum made the event more engaging by sharing his views on ‘Charting the Path: Navigating the Global CIO Forum Journey – From CIO 200 in 50 Countries to the 2023 Edition in Baku’. He shared the vision of The World CIO 200 Summit that facilitated an atmosphere of meaningful connections, networking, and collaboration and recognizes the remarkable contributions of the IT leaders to their industry.
The industry leaders shared their insights and experiences in leading digital transformations and driving innovation in their respective organizations. Manoj Saxena, Chairman, RosettaNet spoke on the topic ‘Journey Thus far: Global CIO Forum & RosettaNet GS1 Digital Standards Consortium’. Loh Sin Yong, Director, Trade Trust (IMDA) made a Sneak Preview of TradeTrust cross border Program in the event. Arivuvel Ramu, CEO, Inypay shared his vision on the topic ‘Journey of CIO to CEO’.
Distinguished panelists engaged in stimulating discussions on emerging technologies and the role of the CIOs in the emerging market.
Panel discussion: ‘Rise of the Power’
- Khalid Nizami, Regional Leader IT and Digital Transformation, Ecolabs
- Arvind Mathur, CIO, Kellogg Asia Pacific
- Juliana Chua, Sr. Director, Group Digital Technology (Global), EssilorLuxottica
- Supriya Patwardhan, Executive Vice President, DHL Group, IT Services, DHL
- Moderated by: Vinay Awasthi, SVP and Managing Director, Greater Asia. HP
The summit culminated in a prestigious awards ceremony honoring exceptional CIOs who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and strategic vision in their respective domains.
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | DESIGNATION |
| Daniel Suraboyini | SIPEF | CIO SIPEF Group |
| Ravi Gerald-Vishwanath | Kerry | Global Director: Analytics AI Automation |
| Frankie Shuai | DWS Group (Deutsche Bank Asset Management) | APAC Regional Information Security Officer |
| ARUL JESUVIVEK CHINNAPPAN | J.P.MORGAN & CHASE | VICE PRESIDENT |
| Thirumal Raj | Elite Digital Logistics | Global CTO |
| Madhivanan Periannan | TASConnect | Chief Technology Officer |
| Krishna Ayagari | Wolters Kluwer | Vice President -Clinical Software Solutions & Partnerships |
| Khalid Nizami | Ecolab | Regional Leader IT and Digital Transformation |
| Manoj Saxena | RosettaNet Singapore GS1 Digital Standards Consortium | Chairman |
| Nirupam Das | Liberty Mutual | Data Leader – Asia |
| Jim Sarka | Johnson & Johnson | CIO |
| Juliana Chua | EssilorLuxottica | Sr. Director Group Digital Technology (Global) |
| Osman Ershad Faiz | AMTD Group | Chief Information and Operating Officer |
| Mayda Lim | OCBC | Managing Director Group Engineering |
| Javen Lim | Straits Financial Group | Chief Technology Officer |
| Clara Lee | NUS-ISS | Chief, Data Science Practice |
| Kosuke Wada Wada | Ocean Network Express | Executive Vice President |
| Manju Jalali | International Baccalaureate | Global Head of IT |
| Debbie Nova | Coca-Cola Bottling Investments Group | Group Chief Information Officer |
| Sadiq Rowther | The Adecco Group Asia Pacific | Senior Vice President Information Technology |
| Santosh Nair | Siemens Healthineers | Regional Head IT Innovation and Process Consulting APAC |
| Ong Alvin | Nanyang Technological University | Chief Information Officer |
| Yeow Loye Siew | BOC Aviation Limited | Chief Information Technology Officer |
| Arvind Mathur | Kellogg Asia Pacific | CIO |
| Serene Fung Ying Ho | The World Bank | Senior Digital Development Specialist |
| Andrew Gregovic | PayPal | Software Development Director |
| Leo Jiang | Huawei | Chief Digital Officer |
| Natalie Que | Kenvue (J&J Consumer Health Spinoff) | Head of IT Southeast Asia & North Asia |
| Suresh Subramaniam | Yusen Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd | CIO |
| Alan Chiu | MoneyOwl – an NTUC Social Enterprise | Chief Technology Officer |
| Supriya Rao Patwardhan | DHL Group | Executive Vice President DHL Group IT Services |
| Manish Doshi | INTERPLEX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD | CIO |
| Rajesh Nandakumar | Westpac | Head of Technology |
The success of the World CIO 200 Summit, Singapore Edition, would not have been possible without the invaluable support of the sponsors.
SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
- ROSETTANET
- Lingaro
- Inypay
- SEEBURGER
- TradeTrust
GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS
- CAAS
- OPX TECHNOLOGY
The World CIO 200 Summit Singapore Edition, marked a pivotal moment in the technology industry’s journey, encouraging IT leaders and CIOs. The roadshow will continue in the remaining countries and will culminate in a grand finale at Baku, Azerbaijan from 17th to 19th September.
