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Mike is transformation leader as well as business & management consultant specializing in AI transformations, exponential growth innovation, team breakthroughs and start-up scaling. He has served 3x as CEO of global business units in multinationals (Philips Electronics, Siemens), he founded and/or led 4 technology start ups and has 3 decades of leadership experience with at least 3x fast turnarounds. He worked in both B2C and B2B industries (consumer electronics, digital communications, energy efficiency, digital lighting solutions, IoT, sustainability solutions, healthcare, and transforming hardware systems to connected solutions with different business models e.g. SaaS), has created and led innovative scalable global portfolios and systems and finally reinvented, simplified and automated. Currently additionally to leading TenX2 (AI Adoption & Transformation Partner) and advisory board member of corporates, he is actively involved with the start-up ecosystems in Hong Kong and Asia through mentoring start-ups of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Deep Tech Lab (connected with innovations originated from various universities: CUHK, HKUST), and chairing of the corporate collaboration advisory board of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Master's degree program in Business Analytics. He has 3 university degrees, has lived in 5 countries in Europe and Asia and now lives in Hong Kong.

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Girish Shah is a senior business and transformation leader with 30+ years of experience helping companies reposition, grow and transform across consumer, healthcare, aviation, entertainment, real estate, crop nutrition, speciality chemicals and B2B businesses.

He has worked closely with Chairmen, promoters, CEOs and leadership teams to translate business strategy into market positioning, customer growth, new business development and organisational change.

His experience spans business transformation, growth strategy, go-to-market, customer and commercial transformation, brand and corporate positioning, digital transformation and strategic partnerships. At Godrej Properties, he helped scale annual sales ten fold from approximately ₹500 Cr to ₹5,000 Cr while improving EBITDA margins and lead conversion. At DFPCL, he has led enterprise brand architecture, corporate reputation, digital transformation and stakeholder engagement during the company’s repositioning from a commodity-led business towards a specialty and solutions-focused enterprise.

At TenX2, Girish brings a strong commercial and customer lens to business transformation, helping leadership teams identify where technology and AI can create business value, align the organisation around priorities, and translate strategy into market-facing execution and measurable outcomes.

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Carolyn is an innovation management and technology scouting consultant specializing in cross-industry high tech trends, digital transformation, new business & product development, and corporate-startup engagement. She has 15 years dedicated working experience on corporate innovation in mainland China and in the US (Faurecia, Siemens Osram, Philips) as the Fortune 500 Asian innovation center managing director, global corporate venture capital strategist, Head of strategic marketing China and senior scientist. She has been working on global corporate-startup collaboration for 10 years in the fields of AI, IOT, health & wellbeing, advanced sensors, robotics, etc., across different industries (automotive, consumer healthcare, home appliance, commercial building, baby & mother care, etc.). Her qualifications include a Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from Tsinghua University and a Pg.D. in Corporate Finance and Investment Management from Hong Kong University.

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Sumeet possesses over 23 years of BD/ GTM expertise with organization of varied sizes leading their Sales, Business Development & Marketing functions for Digital Transformation services, Smart Cities & IoT portfolio of offerings enabling clients acquire a faster, easier and more reliable way to bring a great customer experience leveraging technology.

He has led GTM strategy initiatives during all his assignments and has been providing consulting and advisory services to global firms on expansion strategies and exploring opportunities in newer markets. Previously, he established and scaled S&M functional teams at IBM, NTT Data, Technosoft Corporation, Systems America across U.S., U.K, Europe and Asia Pacific attaining revenues of $100M scaling businesses. He is the founder of CompliMentors, SaaS Edutech and is currently involved as a new business/go-to-market advisory to scaling emerging to mid size enterprises.

Aside from all the above, he is passionate about helping businesses scale by bringing in a fresh perspective leveraging his experience, leadership skills, motivating and personal development of teams through mentoring and coaching.

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Ulrich is an accomplished sales and marketing professional with over 17 years of experience managing diversified and cross functional teams for listed MNCs namely Siemens, Osram, and Truly Semiconductors, to implement hybrid sales channels and effectively scale businesses. Ulrich has a proven track record for successfully acquiring and managing accounts across various industries, including industrial, automotive, and consumer sectors.

He supported several partnerships to establish new business ventures by developing strategic partnerships with major players such as Amazon, Alucobond, and FlexEnable. In his last corporate role, he served as Vice President of Global Business Development, based in Hong Kong. In this role, he drove value-added sales of complex, consultative technical solutions and was accountable for developing overseas markets reaching 100 million USD turnover.

He has experience with start-ups, Traxon Technologies for 4 years and in 2022 Ulrich channelled his expertise into entrepreneurship, founding and leading a start-up with a dual B2C and B2B focus.

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Ashish brings unique insights from a 30+ year career spanning both traditional engineering and technology sectors. After 10 years in the AEC sector, he built his way up through the IT industry to become a transformative senior leader. As Senior Director at NTT DATA Business Solutions and former VP for Technology Platforms at NTT DATA Singapore, he has consistently delivered business growth through strategic practice development and digital innovation.

His track record includes establishing high-performing competency teams,  driving year-over-year growth through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships. Known for his consultative leadership approach, he has successfully led major digital transformation initiatives for enterprise clients, combining deep industry knowledge with emerging technology expertise to deliver lasting business impact

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Andrea is director of Clarity, a company based in Hong Kong creating custom web and mobile applications for startups & other businesses in Hong Kong and beyond. He is active in the start-up community as co-director of Hong Kong’s chapter of Founder Institute, an early-stage startup incubator and global launch network that helps entrepreneurs create meaningful and enduring technology companies as well as advisor and former CTO of Spacebox, a startup providing on-demand valet storage to households and businesses in Hong Kong. He has worked as investment product structurer at Brevan Howard and Credit Suisse in London and he studied mathematics at the University of Oxford.

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Jürgen brings more than 30 years of IT industry experience, having held national, regional, and global positions mainly in Sales and General Management. He has successfully built and managed field organizations across Asia, Europe, and North America, showcasing his strong expertise in developing and implementing Go-To-Market strategies and forming and leading international teams. Jürgen has lived and worked in the USA, Germany, Austria, and Italy, and has temporarily managed a field organization in France. His four-year tenure in Silicon Valley deepened his understanding of the digital industry.

As a co-founder of a software startup, he oversaw product development and sales, gaining invaluable first-hand experience in building and scaling startup organizations. Additionally, he has served as a temporary instructor for New York University’s Executive Education branch in the U.A.E. (Dubai) and Saudi Arabia, where he taught courses on digitization and corporate strategy execution. These experiences have broadened his cultural perspective and underscored the critical importance of diversity in the business world.

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Wilson is a seasoned business leader and product innovation expert, having served over 25 years in leadership capacity in high technologies MNCs (Philips, Siemens Osram and Belkin) and startups. He possesses wealth of B2B and B2C experience across diverse industries including Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Digital Lighting, Energy Saving, Mobile Apps and FMCG, with proven track record in creating innovative global product portfolios with market leadership positions, as well as to propel businesses with exponential growth.

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Yew Seng has over 25 years of experience as a technical, regulatory, management, investment and system engineering professional in the telecom/ ICT, electronics, defence and engineering industries. He has proven track records in leading organizations to provide successful collaboration and investment ventures, cost-effective products and services and sustainable operations, with superior results and often within tight time frames and limited budgets. His specializations include project management, product development and management, technology commercialization and investment, R&D, systems engineering (including lifecycle support), intellectual property management, market study and technology intelligence, regulatory and standards etc., having worked in blue-chip MNCs, GLCs, government, start-ups and academia in Singapore, USA, UK, Israel, China and Cambodia. He currently serves as the President of INCOSE Singapore and the Honorary Secretary of Association of Telecom Industries of Singapore. His qualifications include Master degree, certified PMP and CSEP (INCOSE), and a CFA member.

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Avijit has over 28 years in executive positions across APAC and proven track record of leading complex & disruptive initiatives, in alignment with ecosystem partners. Growth catalyst with the experience of building profitable & high value digital businesses from scratch (PCCW, Tata group, Bakrie group), by providing strategic direction, diverse perspectives & positive leadership. Motivational team leader, who is at ease in navigating through diverse multi-cultural work environments. Avijit specializes in SaaS strategies and global alliances.

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SS is an industry veteran with more than 20 years in management positions with MNCs (Motorola, Philips, Techtronics Industries). He is passionate with telecommunications, control technology and he has spent most of his 28 years of career in high-tech electronics industry operations, smart manufacturing, new product development (mobile phones, digital electronics, IOT hardware & accessories etc), automotive products and health care products (Blood Glucose Meter). One of the highlights is the successful company strategy execution for a China SME (Suzhou Bescon Electronics). Based in China for the last 20 years, has acquired deep understanding of Chinese business model innovation and cultural sensitivity.

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