CIO Leadership Live: ASEAN
Foundry's editors host a weekly conversation with leading Chief Information Officers (CIOs) across the ASEAN region. Each episode digs into the leadership, innovation, and business-strategy challenges that shape the modern CIO's role. The show offers insights on digital transformation, managing technology teams, and aligning IT with organizational goals.
Episodes
The Foundation First - ING's Global CIO on Why AI Pilots Fail to Scale
Human in the Lead - CEO of Accenture SEA on Trust, Accountability and Responsible AI in Southeast Asia
Eleven Markets, One Vision - Agoda's CTO on the Future of Travel Tech in Southeast Asia
VietBank CIO on Agentic AI, Homegrown Innovation, and Why Vision Beats Scale
Fighting AI Fraud with AI: A Three-Pillar Playbook from United Asia Finance’s CIO
Building to Last- How Standard Chartered's Group CIO Balances Bold Innovation with Uncompromising Resilience
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN with Sandeep Shahi
The Hardest Part of Digital Transformation Isn't the Technology
From Blueprint to Bytecode - SP Setia on Building Malaysia's Most Ambitious Property Tech Agenda
Building for Complexity - Azimut's Blueprint for Wealth Tech in Southeast Asia
Powering What Can’t Fail-Scaling Digital at Yinson Holdings
From Lesson Plans to Lumina: How EtonHouse Built an AI Engine for Teaching at Scale
From AI Ambition to Enterprise Reality - Scaling AI in Southeast Asia
Designing GenAI for Scale: Lessons from Heineken’s Journey Out of the ‘Wild West’
From Pilots to National Impact: How Synapxe Is Scaling Healthcare Innovation Across ASEAN
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN: From Complexity to Clarity-Traversing Southeast Asia’s Digital Challenges
Governance at Machine Speed -Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore’s on AI, Compliance and Harm Minimization
CIO ASEAN Leadership Live: Scaling AI Responsibly at Mondelez
In this conversation, Estelle Quek, Editorial Director of CIO ASEAN, speaks with Anand G.A, Digital Services Lead for Africa, Middle East, and Asia at Mondelez International, on turning digital ambition into measurable business outcomes.
The conversation was about how Mondelez navigates rapid technology shifts with a principle of being “as common as possible, as different as needed,” ensuring sca
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN: AI at Scale-Balancing Innovation with Integrity
In this edition of CIO Leadership Live ASEAN, I spoke with Kirsty Roth, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Thomson Reuters, about leading transformation in a business built on trust, accuracy, and professional rigor. Kirsty’s global experience across banking, consulting, and now legal and tax intelligence gives her a unique lens on how to drive innovation at scale, without compromising on
Transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) in the insurance sector in Southeast Asia.
In our latest CIO ASEAN Leadership Live session, I - Estelle
Quek, Editorial Director of CSO ASEAN engaged Violet Chung, Senior Partner at McKinsey, on how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are reshaping the insurance sector across Southeast Asia. Our conversation was structured around key questions that CIOs and senior technology leaders must address to move from experimentat
CIO ASEAN Leadership Live with Rich Ford, CEO of Vision Zero Connect
In this episode, CIO ASEAN deep dives into how digital innovation is transforming the property sector in Southeast Asia and Singapore - in terms of operational efficiency, business impact and in helping the built environment move toward sustainability and net-zero goals. Joining Estelle Quek, Editorial Director of CIO ASEAN is Rich Ford, CEO of Vision Zero Connect.
CIO Leadership Live with Nobumasa Takeuchi, Editorial Director, CIO Japan
Nobumasa Takeuchi, Editorial Director Japan, CIO.com, shares his findings from many conversations with Japanese technology leaders on the current state of technology adoption in Japan, the challenges that Japanese organisations face, and what the future holds.
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN with Bryan Tan, Reed Smith
Bryan Tan - Partner (Entertainment and Media Group) at Reed Smith - talks about the role CIOs play in protecting their organisations from potential copyright infringement when using AI-generated content, how mature copyright laws are right now when it comes to AI, and more.
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN with Dr CJ Meadows, S P Jain School of Global Management
Dr CJ Meadows - author, speaker, professor, entrepreneur, and former Accenture consultant - shares her thoughts on the future of work, how that is changing with AI, and how organisations should prepare for this change.
CIO Leadership Live ASEAN with Paulo Martin Santos, Converge ICT Solutions
Paulo Martin Santos - Chief Network Transformation Officer at Converge ICT Solutions - shares how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming their networks and allowing their employees to focus on more strategic work, how their investment in data centres is accelerating innovation in the Philippines, and more.
Episode 21: Sandeep Pandey, Group Chief Technology and Operations Officer, FWD Insurance
Sandeep Pandey, Group Chief Technology and Operations Officer of FWD Insurance, shares his humanistic approach to implementing technology that creates meaningful customer and employee experience. In his expanded role of managing both technology and customer operations, he details how his strategies offer personalisation for his teams and customers to deliver the ultimate experience.
Episode 20: Simon Piff, Vice President of Research, IDC Asia/Pacific
Simon Piff advises CIOs to go back to basics with their data strategy and outlines the standard of infrastructure organisations should have to support their AI ambitions.
Episode 19: Chang Sau Sheong, Deputy Chief Executive of Product & Engineering, GovTech Singapore
Sau Sheong illuminates on the next big thing in technology and GovTech Singapore’s special interest projects in the realm of AI/Generative AI.
Episode 18: Geetha Gopal, founder & CEO, G Infinity Consulting
Geetha Gopal, founder & CEO of G Infinity Consulting, joins the show to talk about the climate tech space and her company's focus on carbon management, carbon projects, emerging technologies and management consulting.
Episode 17: Geraldine Wong, Chief Data Officer, GXS Bank
Geraldine Wong elaborates on the rise of GXS Bank and the importance of data within the business. In addition, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, she lends her perspective on how to sustain female careers in the industry and the value of empowering female leadership.
Episode 16: Dr. Ralph Ostertag, Director of Digital and Technology for Asia Pacific, the Heineken Company
Dr. Ralph Ostertag, Director of Digital and Technology for Asia Pacific at the Heineken Company, lays out his ambitions for his team for the year ahead and shares his top tips for businesses looking to innovate and digitalise.
Episode 15: Idan Zalzberg, Chief Technology Officer, Agoda
Agoda CTO Idan Zalzberg outlines what digital transformation looks like for the online travel services industry, Agoda’s path to becoming a technology company as well as his ambitions for innovation and growth in 2024.
Episode 13: Fred Gomez, Director of Technology Services at Gemological Institute of America
Fred Gomez, Director of Technology Services at Gemological Institute of America, talks to us about enterprise architecture and getting his organisation future-ready.
Episode 12: Rowena Yeo, Chief Technology Officer & Global Vice President, Technology Services at Johnson & Johnson
Rowena Yeo, Chief Technology Officer & Global Vice President, Technology Services at Johnson & Johnson, talks to us about digital transformation and how to put in place the right organizational structure.
Episode 11: Allan Wong, Director of Information Technology at Hong Kong Baptist University
Allan Wong, Director of Information Technology at Hong Kong Baptist University, talks to host Christopher Holmes about digital transformation and the use of AI in higher education.
Episode 10: Shariq Khan, Head of IT at ERGO Insurance, Singapore
Shariq Khan, Head of IT at ERGO Insurance, Singapore, talks to us about IT modernisation and preparing his organisation for the future.
Episode 9: Ng Yee Pern, Chief Technology Officer, Far East Organization
Ng Yee Pern, Chief Technology Officer, Far East Organization, talks to us about leading digital transformation and shares his views on how digital will change the real estate sector.
Episode 8: Aswin T. Utomo
Aswin T. Utomo, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief of Staff Technology at Tokopedia, talks about leading and managing innovation.
Episode 7: Andri Hidayat, Digital Service Transformation & IT Director at PT Prodia Widyahusada, Indonesia
Andri Hidayat, Digital Service Transformation & IT Director at PT Prodia Widyahusada, Indonesia, talks about leading digital transformation in the clinical laboratory business in Indonesia.
Episode 6: Arvind Gupta, Head of the Digital India Foundation
Arvind Gupta, Head of the Digital India Foundation, talks about driving social change through technology and scaling digital.
Episode 5: Aries Suswendi, Co-Founder and CIO, AllNorth Digital Inc.
Aries Suswendi, Co-Founder and CIO, AllNorth Digital Inc., talks about digital transformation: how to get started, how to keep the project alive and key learnings.
Episode 4: Sharon Ng, MF CIO & Cluster Director, GovTech
Sharon Ng, Ministry Family CIO & Cluster Director (Trade & Industry) – GovTech Singapore, talks to us about leadership, driving digital change, and managing new technology.
Episode 3: Mel Migrino, Chairman and President of Women in Security Alliance Philippines
Mel Migrino, Chairman and President of Women in Security Alliance Philippines, talks to us today about security in the modern IT organisation, introducing security to industrial operations, and embedding secuirty practices in ongoing innovation projects.
Episode 2: Frankie Shuai, Former Director Cyber and Technology Risk at UBS
Frankie Shuai, Former Director Cyber and Technology Risk at UBS, talks with host Christopher Holmes about becoming a tech leader, technology management and leading people in uncertain times.
Episode 1: Patricia Druken, Chief Operations Officer, Bell Procurement Management
Bell Procurement Management Chief Operations Officer Patricia Druken on making the jump from a CTO role at a large financial institution to joining a start-up, thoughts on adopting new technology, and building the team.
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