Mahesh has held the position of CEO Market Group Growth Markets with Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, since July 2018. Before that, he held various senior management roles in the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Shanghai from 2001 to 2018, including CEO Business Group LED.

Before Signify, Mahesh worked in various senior sales & marketing positions at Procter & Gamble in India and Singapore from 1989 to 2001.

Mahesh, an Indian national, holds a postgraduate degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, both in India.

Dr. Darius Ngo is the Senior Vice President heading the Digital Enterprise Solution (DES) Business Centre at Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. headquartered in Singapore.

He graduated from University of Oxford (UK) and majoring in Control and Dynamics Engineering. He joined Yokogawa since Year 1999 upon graduation and worked in various positions for Advanced Technological solution of Yokogawa offices in Asia, Middle East & Africa regions. His areas of expertise include Dynamic Simulation and modeling, APC/RTO, Supply chain MES and Cyber Security Solution. He currently oversees the Digital Solution and Transformation strategies of the group’s Industrial Automation & Control business in ASEAN, Oceania and emerging markets.

Serene Sia is Autodesk’s Managing Director for ASEAN, responsible for driving Autodesk’s business strategy and market expansion across all sales channels, and accelerating subscriber growth for the company’s extensive portfolio of 3D design solutions.

Serene has over 25 years of sales and leadership experience in the software industry across the Asia Pacific. As a female leader in the technology sector, Serene is regularly invited to speak and champion for women within the technology sector. Serene was also selected for Singapore’s Top 100 Women in Technology in 2020, an award which recognizes and celebrates inspiring women who have made significant contributions to the tech industry.

Serene joined Autodesk from Oracle Corporation where she was the Vice President of Cloud Platform Sales, and also the Country Managing Director in Singapore. Prior to her tenure at Oracle, she was the Managing Director at Presence of IT Asia, where she was responsible for operations and leadership across all business units in Asia.

Prior to that, she was Area VP, Enterprise Strategic Sales, APAC, at Salesforce, responsible for strategy and execution of Top and Strategic Accounts within the region. Prior to joining Salesforce.com, Serene was Managing Director for SAP Malaysia and Brunei, responsible for all business functions and business groups, including Enterprise and SME software and services. She managed a team of over 130 dedicated sales, business development and solution professionals, while overseeing the company's operations and driving revenue for the Malaysia and Brunei markets.

Serene was also formerly Vice President Strategic Accounts for SAP South East Asia, managing the largest and highest revenue producing accounts in the region.

William Thomas is the Director of the Economist Corporate Network in South-east Asia. An experienced advisor to senior business and government leaders, he helps organisations understand the strategic, operational, and talent implications of geopolitical changes.

William holds a PhD in public policy from George Mason University in the US, as well as a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA. His academic research has centered on managing change in large, multinational organisations, with an emphasis on organisational culture.

William is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel, having spent much of his 21-year career as a strategic planner for complex operations such as humanitarian assistance and counterterrorism. He was Associate Professor of Political Science at the US Air Force Academy, and later taught at Georgetown University in Washington DC and as a Fulbright Scholar at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Having worked in Asia since 2012, William has focused on leadership development and organisational change as a consultant, leadership coach, and training facilitator.