Contributors

Simon Faure-Field

For more than a decade now, Simon Faure-Field and his consultancy Equal Strategy have been at the cutting edge of techniques that make our consumer, retail and hospitality environments more attractive to spend time in. His solutions have been adopted by numerous local and regional businesses, notably hotels, banks and retailers seeking to increase customer interaction through experiential marketing, and differentiate themselves from their competitors.

Simon Hopkins

Simon Hopkins is the CEO of Milltrust International group. 

Simon Tan

With 18 years of recruitment experience under his belt, Simon has built a great network with talents in the staffing industry. He has been successful in managing teams of consultants, business developing and strategic planning in all the staffing organisations that he has worked with. A passionate individual with an open mind to contribute and absorb any ideas set forth, Simon is now the Assistant Director, Operations with RecruitPlus Consulting Pte Ltd.

Simon Torring

Simon is Head of Content at Luxola. Prior to joining Luxola in 2013, Simon was SEO and Content Marketing team lead at Lion&Lion. Starting out as an agency copywriter in Denmark, Simon is a passionate believer in quality content as a cost efficient marketing tool.

Simone Heidema

Simone Heidema is the founder and Managing Partner of CPI Asia. She is a qualified auditor and has worked globally both as an advisor and in CFO positions.

Sinclair Davidson

Sinclair Davidson is Professor of Institutional Economics in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia; and a honorary Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. His research interests include public policy, taxation and property rights.

He is a regular contributor to public debate with opinion pieces having appeared in The Age, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, The Conversation, Daily Telegraph, The Drum, Sydney Morning Herald, and Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a regular commentator on both radio and television.

Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University (SMU), a premier university in Asia, is internationally recognised for its world class research and distinguished teaching.

Siyong Liu

Siyong is the Founder and General Manager of CFB Bots Pte Ltd. CFB Bots is a boutique firm focusing on the A 3 technologies – Automation, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The company’s mission is to help clients leverage technology successfully to achieve the “triple-win” for its shareholders, employees and customers.

Skip Rudolf

Skip Rudolf is Vice President, Marketing at Tata Communications.

Song Tang Yih

Song Tang Yih is the vice president for Asia Pacific at A10.

Song brings to A10 Networks over 20 years of infocommunications experience and knowledge in setting the strategy, direction and growth for companies in the region. Starting his career at companies including IBM and Lotus Development, he went on to serve as VP of Asia Pacific for Palo Alto Networks as well as F5 Networks, where he played a key role in accelerating both companies’ global sales, shareholder value and industry recognition. Most recently, Song held key management roles at Metech International Limited and Advance SCT Limited. Song also has a wealth of experience in bringing businesses to market across Asia Pacific through the expansion of offices and partners, as well as increasing their customer bases and profitability. Song graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science degree.