Harry Woo is Panduit’s Senior Vice President/Managing Director for the Asia Pacific Theater. In this role, Harry is responsible for executing the company’s business strategy by leading Sales and all of the functional areas in-theater including human resources, marketing and business operations, which encompasses planning and operations, enterprise client support, credit, customer service, pricing, finance and IT. He is a member of Panduit’s Executive Leadership Team.

Ronak has been with QBE since June 2017 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer for their Singapore Business. Singapore is the regional hub of QBE’s Asia Operations and houses a mixture of its global corporate and specialty underwriting teams that focus on Asia. Prior to taking on this role in September of 2019, he used to head their Financial, Professional and Casualty Lines Business across Emerging Markets being Asia Pacific and Latin America. He is based in Singapore and has more than 20 years of insurance experience, having previously worked for three international insurance broking houses and a major Insurance Company as an underwriter in the United States and Singapore.

Ronak is also currently the President of the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA). Established in 1966, the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) constantly works to make all aspects of general insurance easier and more effective for consumers, agents and insurers based in Singapore. They assist in identifying emerging trends and respond to issues affecting the General Insurance industry with the ultimate objective being to promote the overall growth and development of the Singapore General Insurance sector.

In his capacity as the President of the GIA, Ronak also represents the GIA on the
• ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC);
• East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) Executive Board;
• Financial Sector Tripartite Committee (FSTC);
• The Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) Council, and
• Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) Board of Governors.

Ronak is an active contributor of insurance related articles to various trade magazines, is a regular speaker at seminars and has conducted courses for various organizations across the region. He is also the current Chairman of PLUS (plusweb.org) in Singapore. Ronak has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester, USA.

Born and raised Japanese American and having spent 20 years growing digital business at several global brands and silicon valley startups such as Gap inc, Salesforce, Eventbrite and Myspace, Ken started his career developing and executing internet marketing strategies for big brands and internet business in early 2000s. Currently leading the end-to-end direct to consumer digital business for Nike Southeast Asia & India, Ken brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on digital transformation strategies around the world--with specific expertise with the consumer in US, Japan and Southeast Asia.

Outside of work, Ken enjoys singing and playing guitar with his friends, visiting his extended family in Japan, or catching up with friends across the US.

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.