Our Innovation Board

  • Kit Wong   in 

    A veteran of Southeast Asia’s innovation and entrepreneurial scene, Kit is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive who built and scaled unicorn ventures (OVO, Lu-Global), and led fast-growth of notable tech players in the region (Google). Among others, Kit brings a unique set of capabilities -- from deep Product expertise, to Strategy & Scale-up experience. He has also deep knowledge of Fintech, Fin Services and Asset Management sector and innovation landscape.

    Kit’s career include being:
    • CEO & Board advisor of Lu-global.com (based in Singapore), the Asia ex-China wealth management platform of Lufax.com (PingAn Group), one of the largest internet finance, investment marketplace in China and currently valued at US$ 18.5 billion with over 30 million registered customers.
    • Chief Product Officer of OVO (based in Indonesia), the leading digital payments and smart financial services platform in Indonesia, co-created with the Lippo Group and valued at $2.9B+ as of Oct 2019 --- where Kit led it from the early idea-conception & incubation stages in 2015 up till the fast-growing scaling of 2017.
    • Director at Google where he was responsible for the development and execution of strategies for Google’s commercial business.
    • Advisory Board member, Untapt, a start-up focused on solutions to hire technologists into financial services.
    • Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company (based in Malaysia)
    Kit Advisor

  • David R. Hardoon PhD    in 

    David is the Senior Advisor for Data and Artificial Intelligence at UnionBank Philippines.

    Concurrently David is an external advisor to Singapore's Corrupt Investigation Practices Bureau (CPIB) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) and to Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Data Science).

    Prior to his current roles, David was Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) first appointed Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group reporting to the agency Deputy Managing Director for Financial Supervision and subsequently Special Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) reporting to Deputy Managing Director for Markets and Development. In these roles he led the development of the AI strategy both for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector as well as driving efforts in promoting open cross-border data flows.

    David has extensive exposure and experience in both industry and academia and he has consistently applied advanced technology with an analytical mindset to shape and deliver new innovation. David holds a PhD in Computer Science in the field of Machine Learning from the University of Southampton and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with First Class Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Out in the "field", David is more likely to consider himself a data artist instead of a pure data scientist.

    David Advisor

  • Tito Costa   in 

    Tito is a consummate VC investor(Global Founders Capital) and experienced entrepreneur (Zalora, Rocket Internet) in the global and Asian tech scene.

    • Partner, Global Founders Capital, the $1B+ tech global Venture Capital firm.
    • Managing Director, Zalora Group, where he led the build-out of the leading South-East-Asian fashion e-commerce Unicorn for ~6 years.
    • Managing Director, Rocket Internet, where he helped start several internet businesses in Europe and Asia.
    • Investment Manager, Synergo, where he sourced, conducted due diligence, and execution a number of mid-market private equity transactions.
    • Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company

    Tito has an MBA from MIT and a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering.

    Tito Advisor

  • Kiren Tanna   in 

    Serial Entrepreneur with multiple multi-$100M+ exists (FoodPanda, Zen Rooms), Kiren possesses incredible business acumen and expertise across both technical and commercial domains.

    Built and scaled FoodPanda and Zen Rooms; Managed Rocket Internet S.E.Asia

    • Co-founder & Managing Director, Zen Rooms, scaled to over 500 employees (acquired for multi-USD100M by Korean Hotel franchise Yanolja)
    • CEO, Asia Pacific Internet Group | Rocket Internet S.E. Asia
    • Managing Director, Rocket Internet, where he helped start several internet businesses in Europe and Asia.
    • Co-Founder & Global/Asia CEO of FoodPanda, the leading global online food ordering platform, led & expanded in 28 Countries (acquired by Delivery Hero in 2016 for USD 500M)
    • Snr Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Co
    Kiren Advisor

  • Philippe Mauchard   in 

    A seasoned intra/entrepreneur and start-up investor with over 25 years of innovation & corporate venture building experience, spanning from consulting, to building ventures, and investing in tech start-ups especially in the B2B tech space.

    Philippe was a McKinsey Partner and co-founder of McKinsey Solutions, a new part of McKinsey that focused on building and launching a portfolio of 30+ digital ventures, and that he grew to more than 1,500 dedicated professionals globally

    Philippe is a Founding Partner of FutureLabs Ventures which he launched in Europe with fellow McKinsey Venture Partners in 2018.

    He is also a Marketing Professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, and a founder of Teach for Belgium. He holds a Master in Commercial Engineering from Solvay, and an MBA from INSEAD. Philippe is currently a board member of various start/scale ups.

    Philippe Advisor

  • Wong Su-Yen   in 

    Su-Yen serves as an Independent Director of several public, private, and not for-profit organisations in Australia, Asia, and the United States across a range of industries including telecommunications, media, professional services, agriculture, real estate, education, and FinTech / HRtech. She is an active member of Women Corporate Directors, and the Young Presidents’ Organization

    • Chairman of a listed company and of the Governing Council of theSingapore Institute of Directors
    • Professional speaker who engages audiences globally on leadership and the future of work
    • Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership at the National University of Singapore. Over nearly three decades, Su-Yen has helped some of the world’s largest, most innovative, and complex organisations navigate organisation transformation at the intersection of technology, strategy, and people
    • CEO of the Human Capital Leadership Institute, Chairman for Marsh & McLennan Companies (Singapore), and Senior Partner and Managing Director, Southeast Asia at Mercer
    • Asia Managing Partner for the Communications, Information & Entertainment practice at Oliver Wyman

    Su-Yen holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in music and computer science from Linfield University, and an M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina

    su-yen Advisor

  • Khairil Abdullah   in 

    Khairil is one of the pioneers of Corporate Venture Building in Southeast Asia. As the CEO of Axiata Digital, he leads investments and operations across three strategic businesses. These include digital financial services such as e-wallet, micro-lending and micro-insurance; digital advertising that use data driven solutions to enhance business success; and platform services focused on API’s (Application Programming Interface) that redefine the way businesses communicate with consumers.

    Prior to joining Axiata Digital, Khairil was a Partner at Bain & Co. Inc – one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, where he remained for more than 15 years of his professional career. He has built a strong track record in advising global leaders in various industries on their most critical issues and opportunities.

    Khairil is a board member of the Axiata Digital Innovation Fund (ADIF), a member of the Industry Advisory Council of Bank Negara Malaysia's Paynet, and a member of the Malaysian Innovation Policy Council.

    Khairil holds a BA, MA (Engineering) and MEng from the University of Cambridge, U.K. as well as an MBA from INSEAD, France.

    khairil Advisor