Privacy-Enhancing Technology Summit Asia-Pacific Agenda | Kisaco Research

Check out the initial agenda for the PET Summit APAC. More speakers to be added soon so stay tuned!

  • Thursday, 9 Nov, 2023
    08:30-09:20
    Registration and Networking
    09:20-09:30
    Welcome Address
    09:30-10:15

    Collaborating and exchanging data can optimize productivity and reveal unexplored prospects. However, information is often isolated and siloed with limited access to protect it from compromise and to comply with differing regulatory requirements. Experts will share how they have increased both internal and external data collaboration, the lessons they’ve learned, and the partnership opportunities being enabled by PETs.

    Author:

    Edmund Situmorang

    Chief Technology Officer
    Asian Bulk Logistics

    Over 15 years in senior management experience with passion in Strategy, Information Technology, and Human Capital Development with a motto of “Invest in People”.  Has been a speaker and Community Resource on Digital Transformation and Security, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and has been invited to many International Leaders’ Summit to speak on Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Project Management and Digital Marketing.

    Has been studying abroad since early teens, graduated High School in the Philippines and finished his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and took on Master’s in Business at the age of 17. Worked in United States for 11 years as Programmer and Strategist, and enthusiastic about technology especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

    Edmund Situmorang

    Chief Technology Officer
    Asian Bulk Logistics

    Over 15 years in senior management experience with passion in Strategy, Information Technology, and Human Capital Development with a motto of “Invest in People”.  Has been a speaker and Community Resource on Digital Transformation and Security, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and has been invited to many International Leaders’ Summit to speak on Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Project Management and Digital Marketing.

    Has been studying abroad since early teens, graduated High School in the Philippines and finished his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and took on Master’s in Business at the age of 17. Worked in United States for 11 years as Programmer and Strategist, and enthusiastic about technology especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

    Author:

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Author:

    Vikas Desai

    Principal Architect
    Google

    Vikas Desai

    Principal Architect
    Google

    Author:

    Lawrence Wee

    Deputy Director
    Ministry of Health, Singapore

    Lawrence Wee

    Deputy Director
    Ministry of Health, Singapore
    Moderator

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium
    10:15-11:00

    Join us for a panel of experts that discuss how Confidential Computing is transforming the industry today and what it means for you. Moving beyond theoretical discussions, this session intends to offer a deep dive into the tangible impacts and real-world applications of Confidential Computing today. 

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Author:

    Bertrand Foing

    Founder & CEO
    Secretarium & Klave

    Bertrand Foing is the founder and CEO of Secretarium. He started his career in 2008 at Société Générale on the structured credit derivatives trading desk. He delivered both super-scalable, real-time solutions using tens of thousands of machines, and a series of high-performance tools for trading. Bertrand joined Société Générale’s Crypto and Blockchain Lab in 2014 and gained a deep understanding of trustless systems and privacy-enhancing technologies. He created Secretarium in 2016 to focus on privacy-preserving/confidential computing. With the help of the co-founder Cédric Wahl, they have achieved great success with major international institutions, and delivered an easy-to-adopt confidential computing platform, Klave, in 2023.

    Bertrand Foing

    Founder & CEO
    Secretarium & Klave

    Bertrand Foing is the founder and CEO of Secretarium. He started his career in 2008 at Société Générale on the structured credit derivatives trading desk. He delivered both super-scalable, real-time solutions using tens of thousands of machines, and a series of high-performance tools for trading. Bertrand joined Société Générale’s Crypto and Blockchain Lab in 2014 and gained a deep understanding of trustless systems and privacy-enhancing technologies. He created Secretarium in 2016 to focus on privacy-preserving/confidential computing. With the help of the co-founder Cédric Wahl, they have achieved great success with major international institutions, and delivered an easy-to-adopt confidential computing platform, Klave, in 2023.

    Author:

    Ayush Batra

    Regional CTO
    Intel

    Ayush Batra

    Regional CTO
    Intel

    Author:

    Ujjwal Kumar

    Lead Architect
    Microsoft Technology Centre APAC, Singapore

    Ujjwal Kumar is Lead Architect for Azure, emerging tech (Quantum Computing, Gen AI, Metaverse, Blockchain), security & sustainability at Microsoft Technology Center APAC, Singapore. He has 20+ years of diverse technology experience in various industry domains.  This spans his time in Microsoft with global partner enterprise architect, commercial software engineering, developer evangelist teams and more across Azure, AI, blockchain, security, mixed reality, IoT, through to quantum computing.

    In his current role, he works with several top strategic customers, partners and enable them in accelerating their digital transformation journey through ideation, architecture & rapid prototype development. He has led several key projects from Microsoft in Singapore which includes SIA Kris+ blockchain based application, Surbana Jurong smart city, CCN Cargo network, CapitaLand bot. Ujjwal is also co-lead of Microsoft's internal worldwide Quantum Computing community and Azure Quantum Ambassador.

    On academic front he has a master’s degree in information & technology leadership from National University of Singapore and professional certifications in Quantum Computing, leadership from Delft University, INSEAD & MIT, USA.

    Ujjwal Kumar

    Lead Architect
    Microsoft Technology Centre APAC, Singapore

    Ujjwal Kumar is Lead Architect for Azure, emerging tech (Quantum Computing, Gen AI, Metaverse, Blockchain), security & sustainability at Microsoft Technology Center APAC, Singapore. He has 20+ years of diverse technology experience in various industry domains.  This spans his time in Microsoft with global partner enterprise architect, commercial software engineering, developer evangelist teams and more across Azure, AI, blockchain, security, mixed reality, IoT, through to quantum computing.

    In his current role, he works with several top strategic customers, partners and enable them in accelerating their digital transformation journey through ideation, architecture & rapid prototype development. He has led several key projects from Microsoft in Singapore which includes SIA Kris+ blockchain based application, Surbana Jurong smart city, CCN Cargo network, CapitaLand bot. Ujjwal is also co-lead of Microsoft's internal worldwide Quantum Computing community and Azure Quantum Ambassador.

    On academic front he has a master’s degree in information & technology leadership from National University of Singapore and professional certifications in Quantum Computing, leadership from Delft University, INSEAD & MIT, USA.

    Moderator

    Author:

    Richard Searle

    Vice President of Confidential Computing
    Fortanix

    Richard Searle

    Vice President of Confidential Computing
    Fortanix
    11:00-11:45
    Networking Break
    11:45-12:10

    In today's hyper-connected world, data privacy stands at the forefront of countless organizational agendas. But with the vast array of technological solutions and jargon floating around, navigating this landscape can be daunting. Join us as we unveil to simplify the complexities of the technology realm and focus on real-world applications. 

    Author:

    Ujjwal Kumar

    Lead Architect
    Microsoft Technology Centre APAC, Singapore

    Ujjwal Kumar is Lead Architect for Azure, emerging tech (Quantum Computing, Gen AI, Metaverse, Blockchain), security & sustainability at Microsoft Technology Center APAC, Singapore. He has 20+ years of diverse technology experience in various industry domains.  This spans his time in Microsoft with global partner enterprise architect, commercial software engineering, developer evangelist teams and more across Azure, AI, blockchain, security, mixed reality, IoT, through to quantum computing.

    In his current role, he works with several top strategic customers, partners and enable them in accelerating their digital transformation journey through ideation, architecture & rapid prototype development. He has led several key projects from Microsoft in Singapore which includes SIA Kris+ blockchain based application, Surbana Jurong smart city, CCN Cargo network, CapitaLand bot. Ujjwal is also co-lead of Microsoft's internal worldwide Quantum Computing community and Azure Quantum Ambassador.

    On academic front he has a master’s degree in information & technology leadership from National University of Singapore and professional certifications in Quantum Computing, leadership from Delft University, INSEAD & MIT, USA.

    Ujjwal Kumar

    Lead Architect
    Microsoft Technology Centre APAC, Singapore

    Ujjwal Kumar is Lead Architect for Azure, emerging tech (Quantum Computing, Gen AI, Metaverse, Blockchain), security & sustainability at Microsoft Technology Center APAC, Singapore. He has 20+ years of diverse technology experience in various industry domains.  This spans his time in Microsoft with global partner enterprise architect, commercial software engineering, developer evangelist teams and more across Azure, AI, blockchain, security, mixed reality, IoT, through to quantum computing.

    In his current role, he works with several top strategic customers, partners and enable them in accelerating their digital transformation journey through ideation, architecture & rapid prototype development. He has led several key projects from Microsoft in Singapore which includes SIA Kris+ blockchain based application, Surbana Jurong smart city, CCN Cargo network, CapitaLand bot. Ujjwal is also co-lead of Microsoft's internal worldwide Quantum Computing community and Azure Quantum Ambassador.

    On academic front he has a master’s degree in information & technology leadership from National University of Singapore and professional certifications in Quantum Computing, leadership from Delft University, INSEAD & MIT, USA.

    12:10-12:40

    As AI continues to permeate industries and redefine boundaries, the need for data protection in AI applications has grown paramount. Confidential AI: An intersection of cutting-edge AI techniques with the utmost standards of data privacy. Be part of the conversation that will shape tomorrow's AI landscape. 

    Author:

    Ayush Batra

    Regional CTO
    Intel

    Ayush Batra

    Regional CTO
    Intel
    12:40 - 1:00

    With silicon vendors, Cloud Service Providers, ISVs, start-ups, end- users and academia all involved in the evolution of Confidential Computing, the Confidential Computing Consortium acts as the technical and ecosystem hub for the community.  Bringing together organisations from industries from finance to genomics, healthcare to space the Consortium is also home to a growing number of open source projects.

    Join this session to learn how to get involved.

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium
    13:00-14:30
    Lunch and Networking
    14:30-15:45

    What are the real-world applications that industry players are using PET for? What are the practical issues? Hear snap insights from IMDA’s PET Sandbox and the adopters’ perspective in this special segment put together by IMDA. This segment will feature key industry players sharing their use cases in the retail, finance and advertising domain, followed by a special panel together with IMDA, as they dive into the unique and common challenges they face.

      

    • Hear IMDA share what they have learnt in the year since they’ve launched their PET Sandbox and what’s next for this regulatory sandbox.
    • How can PETs solve the challenges of sharing financial crime insights to disrupt criminal network activity while addressing tipping-off concerns?  Derek will talk about the potential of using PETs for trans-boundary intelligence sharing.
    • Can PET help companies personalise services for consumers while protecting user privacy? Hear Dr Li Ang share their application of PET in the retail domain.
    • As the digital advertising industry moves into a cookie-less future, browser vendors and ad-tech companies are trying to work together through web standards bodies to develop new, PET-based solutions to attribution measurement that do not entail tracking. Meta and Mozilla have co-proposed a new API called "Interoperable Private Attribution" or IPA. Ben Savage will present on the learnings from their test pilot of IPA through the IMDA PET Sandbox, including the regulatory clarifications on the interplay between such privacy-preserving APIs and consent.

    Author:

    Adhiraj Saxena

    Senior Lead, Business Technology Incubation, Singapore IMDA
    IMDA

    Adhiraj is from the Singapore Government’s IMDA agency. He is the senior lead for its PET unit. As member of the PET Summit’s board, he helped bring the inaugural Asia Pacific PET Summit to Singapore in 2022. He sits in OECD’s PET Experts Workgroup to advice the G7 strategy on trusted data flow and AI safety. He has a background in data science and product development.

    Adhiraj Saxena

    Senior Lead, Business Technology Incubation, Singapore IMDA
    IMDA

    Adhiraj is from the Singapore Government’s IMDA agency. He is the senior lead for its PET unit. As member of the PET Summit’s board, he helped bring the inaugural Asia Pacific PET Summit to Singapore in 2022. He sits in OECD’s PET Experts Workgroup to advice the G7 strategy on trusted data flow and AI safety. He has a background in data science and product development.

    Author:

    Derek Ho

    Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
    Mastercard

    Derek Ho

    Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
    Mastercard

    Author:

    Dr Li Ang

    Head of AI Development, International Business Group
    Ant Group

    Dr. Li Ang is the Head of AI R&D at Ant's International Business Group (IBG). His team is responsible for developing innovative solutions to enhance IBG's broad spectrum of businesses such payment tech, embedded finance, FX and liquidity management. His team currently focuses on Privacy-Preserving Computation, AIGC/LLM-based customer engagement, and optimal decision making. Dr. Li has extensive experience in applying Operations Research techniques to various industrial settings, ranging from airline revenue management to seaport and airport operations control and to hospital resource allocation and disease screening. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University, and Master's and Bachelor's degrees from the National University of Singapore.

    Dr Li Ang

    Head of AI Development, International Business Group
    Ant Group

    Dr. Li Ang is the Head of AI R&D at Ant's International Business Group (IBG). His team is responsible for developing innovative solutions to enhance IBG's broad spectrum of businesses such payment tech, embedded finance, FX and liquidity management. His team currently focuses on Privacy-Preserving Computation, AIGC/LLM-based customer engagement, and optimal decision making. Dr. Li has extensive experience in applying Operations Research techniques to various industrial settings, ranging from airline revenue management to seaport and airport operations control and to hospital resource allocation and disease screening. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University, and Master's and Bachelor's degrees from the National University of Singapore.

    Author:

    Ben Savage

    Senior Software Engineer
    Meta

    Ben Savage is a senior software engineer at Meta, having worked there for over 10 years. He currently represents Meta in the W3C, with a focus on advertising and privacy. He previously worked on Facebook Shops, Audience Network, Store Visit ads, and the advertising API. 

    Ben Savage

    Senior Software Engineer
    Meta

    Ben Savage is a senior software engineer at Meta, having worked there for over 10 years. He currently represents Meta in the W3C, with a focus on advertising and privacy. He previously worked on Facebook Shops, Audience Network, Store Visit ads, and the advertising API. 

    Author:

    Ms Lee Chein Inn

    Deputy Director, Development of Data Driven Tech
    IMDA

    Ms Lee Chein Inn

    Deputy Director, Development of Data Driven Tech
    IMDA
    Moderator

    Author:

    Melvin Toh, CIPM

    Senior Manager, Technology & Transformation
    Deloitte Singapore

    Melvin is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Singapore’s Technology & Transformation practice. As part of the Data & Privacy team, Melvin has spent the past 5 years leading and delivering services to various clients at local, regional, and global scales in data-related domains, particularly data privacy and protection, and serves as a subject matter expert to the other teams in the firm’s practice in Southeast Asia.

    Within this evolving field, Melvin is constantly looking out for opportunities and new developments to assist clients in their data privacy and protection journeys, such as in the areas of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence.

    He looks forward to connecting with fellow like-minded individuals who share his passion for these domains and hopes to inspire meaningful discussions and collaborations.

    Melvin Toh, CIPM

    Senior Manager, Technology & Transformation
    Deloitte Singapore

    Melvin is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Singapore’s Technology & Transformation practice. As part of the Data & Privacy team, Melvin has spent the past 5 years leading and delivering services to various clients at local, regional, and global scales in data-related domains, particularly data privacy and protection, and serves as a subject matter expert to the other teams in the firm’s practice in Southeast Asia.

    Within this evolving field, Melvin is constantly looking out for opportunities and new developments to assist clients in their data privacy and protection journeys, such as in the areas of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence.

    He looks forward to connecting with fellow like-minded individuals who share his passion for these domains and hopes to inspire meaningful discussions and collaborations.

    15:45 - 16:30

    Author:

    Ben Savage

    Senior Software Engineer
    Meta

    Ben Savage is a senior software engineer at Meta, having worked there for over 10 years. He currently represents Meta in the W3C, with a focus on advertising and privacy. He previously worked on Facebook Shops, Audience Network, Store Visit ads, and the advertising API. 

    Ben Savage

    Senior Software Engineer
    Meta

    Ben Savage is a senior software engineer at Meta, having worked there for over 10 years. He currently represents Meta in the W3C, with a focus on advertising and privacy. He previously worked on Facebook Shops, Audience Network, Store Visit ads, and the advertising API. 

    Author:

    Jay Prakash

    CEO and Co-Founder
    Silence Laboratories

    Jay Prakash

    CEO and Co-Founder
    Silence Laboratories

    Author:

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    Author:

    Mathias Glintborg

    VP Products
    Partisia Blockchain

    Mathias Glintborg

    VP Products
    Partisia Blockchain
    16:30-18:00
  • Friday, 10 Nov, 2023
    08:45 - 09:15
    Registration and Networking
    09:15 - 09:45

    Digital transformation is essential for government agencies to stay competitive and deliver better services to citizens. But with the increasing amount of data being collected, proper attention to data privacy concerns is crucial to maintain the trust of stakeholders. This talk will explore the challenges and opportunities for promulgating PETs in the public sector, and the role of PETs can fit into organisations’ data engineering strategy. In particular, it will touch on some of the lessons learned in developing a Central Privacy Toolkit, as part of a wider ecosystem of data engineering tools that allow public sector officers to collaborate, share and exploit data while striking the right balance between data-driven innovation and privacy protection. 

    Author:

    Dr Yap Ghim Eng

    Director and Functional Lead, Data Engineering and Data Privacy Protection
    GovTech  

    Dr Yap Ghim Eng

    Director and Functional Lead, Data Engineering and Data Privacy Protection
    GovTech  
    09:45 - 10:30

    Billions of people around the world rely on access to information through websites and mobile applications. We are building for a privacy-first future, one where people have transparency in their ability to keep their online information private, and at the same time ensuring we maintain the integrity of a free and open internet. This requires a very close collaboration between Governments, Industries and Digital Ecosystems.

    The IMDA x Google: PETs x Privacy Sandbox initiative; we are helping companies migrate to this privacy-first world, by providing the education and tooling necessary to become privacy-ready. In this session we will provide the audience with an overview of this strategic programme, discuss key updates, and share recommended actions to help prepare for a privacy-first future. 

    Author:

    Ms Lee Chein Inn

    Deputy Director, Development of Data Driven Tech
    IMDA

    Ms Lee Chein Inn

    Deputy Director, Development of Data Driven Tech
    IMDA

    Author:

    Kunal Guha

    Director of Privacy Partnerships APAC
    Google

    Kunal Guha

    Director of Privacy Partnerships APAC
    Google

    Author:

    Yinghui Tng

    Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Compute+, SEA
    Google

    Yinghui Tng

    Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Compute+, SEA
    Google
    10:30 -11:00
    Keynote

    Vaultree allows users to not only work on their data while it remains fully encrypted but we also facilitate encrypted data sharing and joint key operations which allow users to perform aggregate operations on datasets created from multiple sources with multiple keys while the data remains fully encrypted.

    Author:

    Scott Getchel

    Head of Product
    Vaultree

    Scott Getchel

    Head of Product
    Vaultree
    11:00 - 11:30
    Networking Break
    11:30 - 12:15
    FIRESIDE CHAT

    To successfully roll out a new system in an organisation is it essential to ensure its effectiveness and obtain stakeholder buy-in. To get the internal buy-in and ensure effective integration of PETs with existing infrastructure it is essential that all affected stakeholders are involved at the earliest in the solution design discussions.

    Author:

    Bryan Tan

    Senior Director, Global Privacy Program Management and Regional Privacy Officer, APAC
    ADP

    Bryan Tan

    Senior Director, Global Privacy Program Management and Regional Privacy Officer, APAC
    ADP

    Author:

    Elaine Chew

    Vice President, Group Data Protection Officer
    Frasers Property

    Elaine Chew

    Vice President, Group Data Protection Officer
    Frasers Property
    12:15 - 12:45

    Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) allows for computing on encrypted data, and has always carried the promise of revolutionary change in the way that data is managed and shared. However, realising this promise at scale requires an entirely new computing architecture dedicated to the intensive operations that underpin FHE. Optalysys specialise in FHE accelerator hardware and infrastructure, and we are please to announce that we now have a cloud-native accelerator capability.

    In this keynote speech, we will describe the first FHE hardware acceleration capabilities that we will be deploying on the public cloud, the approach that we will be taking over the next 24 months to make our rapidly evolving hardware accessible to a wide range of end-users, and our long-term plan to place high performance FHE accelerators at the heart of data workflows in the cloud.

    Author:

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    12:45 - 1:30

    Either your organisation is in the insights business or aiming to become more data driven, access and sharing of diverse and good quality data is essential. This comes with a range of challenges (Risks) especially if the underlying data entails confidential or personal information but also presents opportunities. By leveraging PETs, not only organisations can mitigate risks associated with privacy compliance and IP/confidentiality but also position themselves as trusted data collaboration partners while increasing sustainability and resilience of their data driven business. PETs vendors must also consider sustainability factors and be open to co-create creative collaboration models with their customers to revolve issues around pricing, dependability and interoperability.

    Author:

    Kwok Yan Lam

    Associate Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, President’s Office and Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University

    Professor Lam is the Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships) and Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is concurrently serving as Director of the Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Systems (SCRIPTS), and Director of NTU’s SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. From August 2020, Professor Lam is also serving as a Consultant to the INTERPOL. In 2018, Professor Lam founded TAU Express Pte Ltd as an NTU start-up upon successful completion of the Intelligent Case Retrieval System (ICRS) project, performed in collaboration with the Singapore Judiciary under the SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. In 2012, he co-founded Soda Pte Ltd which won the Most Innovative Start Up Award at the RSA 2015 Conference. Prof Lam received his B.Sc. (First Class Honours) from the University of London in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1990. Professor Lam has been an active Cybersecurity researcher since 1980s. His research interests include Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Multivariate Analysis for Behavior Analytics, Cyber-Physical System Security, Distributed Protocols for Blockchain, Biometric Cryptography, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy-Preserving Techniques.

    Kwok Yan Lam

    Associate Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, President’s Office and Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University

    Professor Lam is the Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships) and Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is concurrently serving as Director of the Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Systems (SCRIPTS), and Director of NTU’s SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. From August 2020, Professor Lam is also serving as a Consultant to the INTERPOL. In 2018, Professor Lam founded TAU Express Pte Ltd as an NTU start-up upon successful completion of the Intelligent Case Retrieval System (ICRS) project, performed in collaboration with the Singapore Judiciary under the SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. In 2012, he co-founded Soda Pte Ltd which won the Most Innovative Start Up Award at the RSA 2015 Conference. Prof Lam received his B.Sc. (First Class Honours) from the University of London in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1990. Professor Lam has been an active Cybersecurity researcher since 1980s. His research interests include Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Multivariate Analysis for Behavior Analytics, Cyber-Physical System Security, Distributed Protocols for Blockchain, Biometric Cryptography, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy-Preserving Techniques.

    Author:

    Adhiraj Saxena

    Senior Lead, Business Technology Incubation, Singapore IMDA
    IMDA

    Adhiraj is from the Singapore Government’s IMDA agency. He is the senior lead for its PET unit. As member of the PET Summit’s board, he helped bring the inaugural Asia Pacific PET Summit to Singapore in 2022. He sits in OECD’s PET Experts Workgroup to advice the G7 strategy on trusted data flow and AI safety. He has a background in data science and product development.

    Adhiraj Saxena

    Senior Lead, Business Technology Incubation, Singapore IMDA
    IMDA

    Adhiraj is from the Singapore Government’s IMDA agency. He is the senior lead for its PET unit. As member of the PET Summit’s board, he helped bring the inaugural Asia Pacific PET Summit to Singapore in 2022. He sits in OECD’s PET Experts Workgroup to advice the G7 strategy on trusted data flow and AI safety. He has a background in data science and product development.

    Author:

    Bryan Tan

    Senior Director, Global Privacy Program Management and Regional Privacy Officer, APAC
    ADP

    Bryan Tan

    Senior Director, Global Privacy Program Management and Regional Privacy Officer, APAC
    ADP
    Moderator

    Author:

    Bertrand Foing

    Founder & CEO
    Secretarium & Klave

    Bertrand Foing is the founder and CEO of Secretarium. He started his career in 2008 at Société Générale on the structured credit derivatives trading desk. He delivered both super-scalable, real-time solutions using tens of thousands of machines, and a series of high-performance tools for trading. Bertrand joined Société Générale’s Crypto and Blockchain Lab in 2014 and gained a deep understanding of trustless systems and privacy-enhancing technologies. He created Secretarium in 2016 to focus on privacy-preserving/confidential computing. With the help of the co-founder Cédric Wahl, they have achieved great success with major international institutions, and delivered an easy-to-adopt confidential computing platform, Klave, in 2023.

    Bertrand Foing

    Founder & CEO
    Secretarium & Klave

    Bertrand Foing is the founder and CEO of Secretarium. He started his career in 2008 at Société Générale on the structured credit derivatives trading desk. He delivered both super-scalable, real-time solutions using tens of thousands of machines, and a series of high-performance tools for trading. Bertrand joined Société Générale’s Crypto and Blockchain Lab in 2014 and gained a deep understanding of trustless systems and privacy-enhancing technologies. He created Secretarium in 2016 to focus on privacy-preserving/confidential computing. With the help of the co-founder Cédric Wahl, they have achieved great success with major international institutions, and delivered an easy-to-adopt confidential computing platform, Klave, in 2023.

    1:30 - 2:45
    Lunch and Networking
    2:45 - 3:15

    Improve your company's data strategy effortlessly by integrating privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) and overcoming internal obstacles with ease. In this session, seasoned professionals will teach you how to compare and merge PETs for unparalleled results. In this comprehensive session, you will learn how to compare PETs and explore their combinations for end-to-end implementation. Analyse the differences between PETs like FHE vs TEE or MPC vs FL to find the best option for your use case. Study factors like cost, benefit, and ROI to gain insight into the market's direction and what is needed to succeed. Enhance your expertise and take your data strategy to new heights.

    Author:

    Scott Getchel

    Head of Product
    Vaultree

    Scott Getchel

    Head of Product
    Vaultree

    Author:

    Kwok Yan Lam

    Associate Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, President’s Office and Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University

    Professor Lam is the Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships) and Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is concurrently serving as Director of the Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Systems (SCRIPTS), and Director of NTU’s SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. From August 2020, Professor Lam is also serving as a Consultant to the INTERPOL. In 2018, Professor Lam founded TAU Express Pte Ltd as an NTU start-up upon successful completion of the Intelligent Case Retrieval System (ICRS) project, performed in collaboration with the Singapore Judiciary under the SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. In 2012, he co-founded Soda Pte Ltd which won the Most Innovative Start Up Award at the RSA 2015 Conference. Prof Lam received his B.Sc. (First Class Honours) from the University of London in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1990. Professor Lam has been an active Cybersecurity researcher since 1980s. His research interests include Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Multivariate Analysis for Behavior Analytics, Cyber-Physical System Security, Distributed Protocols for Blockchain, Biometric Cryptography, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy-Preserving Techniques.

    Kwok Yan Lam

    Associate Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, President’s Office and Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University

    Professor Lam is the Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships) and Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He is concurrently serving as Director of the Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Systems (SCRIPTS), and Director of NTU’s SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. From August 2020, Professor Lam is also serving as a Consultant to the INTERPOL. In 2018, Professor Lam founded TAU Express Pte Ltd as an NTU start-up upon successful completion of the Intelligent Case Retrieval System (ICRS) project, performed in collaboration with the Singapore Judiciary under the SPIRIT Smart Nation Research Centre. In 2012, he co-founded Soda Pte Ltd which won the Most Innovative Start Up Award at the RSA 2015 Conference. Prof Lam received his B.Sc. (First Class Honours) from the University of London in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1990. Professor Lam has been an active Cybersecurity researcher since 1980s. His research interests include Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Multivariate Analysis for Behavior Analytics, Cyber-Physical System Security, Distributed Protocols for Blockchain, Biometric Cryptography, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy-Preserving Techniques.

    Author:

    Mark Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia

    Mark is the Chief Product Officer at Partisia, a pioneer and a world leader in commercial applications of Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC). At Partisia we work on combining MPC with Blockchain technologies, aiming to set a new standard for digital infrastructures and secure privacy-preserving data sharing, private machine learning and quantum security.

    Mark is a Computer Scientist from Aarhus University, Denmark and has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and blockchain architecture. Before his current role, he worked on various projects and functions at Toit, TDC NET, Danske Bank, and Jyllands-Posten.

    Mark Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia

    Mark is the Chief Product Officer at Partisia, a pioneer and a world leader in commercial applications of Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC). At Partisia we work on combining MPC with Blockchain technologies, aiming to set a new standard for digital infrastructures and secure privacy-preserving data sharing, private machine learning and quantum security.

    Mark is a Computer Scientist from Aarhus University, Denmark and has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and blockchain architecture. Before his current role, he worked on various projects and functions at Toit, TDC NET, Danske Bank, and Jyllands-Posten.

    Moderator

    Author:

    Bruce Ahn

    Head of Adoption & DevRel
    Partisia Blockchain Foundation

    Bruce Ahn

    Head of Adoption & DevRel
    Partisia Blockchain Foundation
    3:15 - 4:00

    What are the common compliance matters affecting PETs use cases (e.g. data localisation, consent obligations)? Are there ambiguities around conditions for compliance? How can use case owners and regulators work together to untangle these ambiguities?

    Author:

    Darren Grayson Chng

    IAPP Asia Advisory Board Member

    Darren Grayson Chng

    IAPP Asia Advisory Board Member

    Author:

    Stanley Park

    Independent Consultant/Advisor
    Board Member, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association

    Stanley Park

    Independent Consultant/Advisor
    Board Member, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association

    Author:

    Connell O’Neil

    Partner
    Gibson Dunn LLC

    Connell O’Neil

    Partner
    Gibson Dunn LLC
    Moderator

    Author:

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson
    4:00
    Networking
  • Tuesday, 16 Jul, 2024
    9:00 - 9:08
    9:08 - 9:10

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium
    9:10 - 9:55
    PANEL

    Join us for a panel discussion on the global trends for Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) and how countries like Singapore are leading the way with innovative tools to foster data innovation, and explore the role of PET in navigating cross-border complexities, safeguarding sensitive information, and enabling data-driven insights across sectors. Don't miss this opportunity to understand the crucial role PETs play in ensuring secure and compliant data utilization across borders and companies. 

    Moderator

    Author:

    Bojana Bellamy

    President
    Centre for Information Policy Leadership

    Bojana Bellamy

    President
    Centre for Information Policy Leadership

    Author:

    Derek Ho

    Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
    Mastercard

    Derek Ho

    Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
    Mastercard

    Author:

    William Malcolm

    Senior Director, International Privacy, Legal and Consumer Protection
    Google

    William Malcolm

    Senior Director, International Privacy, Legal and Consumer Protection
    Google

    Author:

    Denise Wong

    Assistant Chief Executive & Deputy Commissioner
    IMDA Singapore & PDPC Singapore

    Denise Wong

    Assistant Chief Executive & Deputy Commissioner
    IMDA Singapore & PDPC Singapore
    9:55 - 10:40
    PANEL

    In the ever-evolving landscape of data privacy, understanding the relevance of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) is crucial. Hear how companies participating in IMDA PET Sandbox are leveraging Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to innovate and create new products and solutions. Uncover real-world examples showcasing the transformative impact of PETs, and understand why this matters to top companies seeking to navigate data privacy challenges while driving innovation. Gain valuable insights into the compelling business case for integrating PETs, and how it contributes to sustained success in an increasingly data-driven business environment.

    Moderator

    Author:

    Lee Wan Sie

    Director
    IMDA

    Lee Wan Sie

    Director
    IMDA

    Author:

    Arun Makkath

    Head of Technology, Strategic Initiatives
    Grab

    Arun Makkath

    Head of Technology, Strategic Initiatives
    Grab

    Author:

    Duan Pu

    Head of Data Algorithmn and Technology Department
    Ant International

    Duan Pu

    Head of Data Algorithmn and Technology Department
    Ant International

    Author:

    Nina Liguda

    Privacy & Data Protection Office Program Lead
    TikTok

    Nina Liguda

    Privacy & Data Protection Office Program Lead
    TikTok

    Author:

    Anne Flanagan

    Vice President for AI
    FPF

    Anne J. Flanagan serves as the Vice President for Artificial intelligence at FPF. Anne leads the FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence. exploring the data flows driving algorithmic and AI products and services, their opportunities and risks, and the ethical and responsible development of this technology.

    An international policy expert in Data and Artificial Intelligence, Anne is an economist and strategic technology governance and business leader with 18+ years’ experience on five continents, including in the EU and the U.S.

    Anne spent over a decade in the Irish government and EU institutions, including developing Ireland’s technical policy positions and diplomatic strategy in relation to EU legislation on telecoms, digital infrastructure, and data. She has represented Ireland in the EU Digital Single Market Strategic Group at the European Commission, the Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society at the Council of the European Union and was responsible for foundational work on the EU’s Digital Single Market, including the EU’s early approach to AI governance.

    Since moving to the U.S. in 2019, Anne has held several senior positions in technology policy, where she has helped senior technology business leaders shape responsible and sustainable technology development through her research, advice, and expertise. At the World Economic Forum, she developed and led a global portfolio of work on Data Policy and later led cross-product policy strategy for Reality Labs Policy at Meta Platforms Inc. in San Francisco, California.

    Anne holds a Masters in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Masters in International Relations from Dublin City University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Trinity College Dublin. Amongst her accolades, Anne is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) at Maynooth University and a recognized Woman Leader in Data and AI at WLDA.tech.

     

    Anne Flanagan

    Vice President for AI
    FPF

    Anne J. Flanagan serves as the Vice President for Artificial intelligence at FPF. Anne leads the FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence. exploring the data flows driving algorithmic and AI products and services, their opportunities and risks, and the ethical and responsible development of this technology.

    An international policy expert in Data and Artificial Intelligence, Anne is an economist and strategic technology governance and business leader with 18+ years’ experience on five continents, including in the EU and the U.S.

    Anne spent over a decade in the Irish government and EU institutions, including developing Ireland’s technical policy positions and diplomatic strategy in relation to EU legislation on telecoms, digital infrastructure, and data. She has represented Ireland in the EU Digital Single Market Strategic Group at the European Commission, the Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society at the Council of the European Union and was responsible for foundational work on the EU’s Digital Single Market, including the EU’s early approach to AI governance.

    Since moving to the U.S. in 2019, Anne has held several senior positions in technology policy, where she has helped senior technology business leaders shape responsible and sustainable technology development through her research, advice, and expertise. At the World Economic Forum, she developed and led a global portfolio of work on Data Policy and later led cross-product policy strategy for Reality Labs Policy at Meta Platforms Inc. in San Francisco, California.

    Anne holds a Masters in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Masters in International Relations from Dublin City University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Trinity College Dublin. Amongst her accolades, Anne is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) at Maynooth University and a recognized Woman Leader in Data and AI at WLDA.tech.

     

    10:40 - 11:00
    PANEL

    •Address global data challenges like data in silos to extract greater value out of enterprise data
    •Leverage privacy-preserving computation to ensure data privacy while extracting valuable insights, enhancing decision-making
    •Empower organisations to integrate a state-of-the-art data exchange platform to their data strategies

    Author:

    Darwin Jocson

    Manager - IT Business Engagement Lead
    Mercedes-Benz

    Darwin Jocson

    Manager - IT Business Engagement Lead
    Mercedes-Benz
    11:00 - 11:30
    NETWORKING BREAK
    11:30 - 12:15
    PANEL

    Explore the multi-faceted landscape of GenAI development and usage, what are the real user issues, privacy concerns and the transformative power of PETs. From navigating user experiences to grappling with ethical dilemmas, hear our panel illuminate the challenges inherent in GenAI and how PETs can offer a unique solution in fostering innovation while safeguarding user rights and data integrity 

    Moderator

    Author:

    Zee Kin Yeong

    Chief Executive
    Singapore Academy of Law

    Zee Kin Yeong

    Chief Executive
    Singapore Academy of Law
    Panelists

    Author:

    Manprit Singh

    CTO Data and AI Healthcare
    Microsoft

    Manprit works with Microsoft’s top customers to help them define their Data and AI strategy.

    He consults in business value assessments, identifying potent use cases and creates an AI adoption roadmap and implementation architecture. By driving innovations in their entire value-chain he helps realize business value using AI.

    He has 25 years of experience in applying AI in heavily regulated industries, like healthcare and financial services and specializes in helping adopt AI with agility yet responsibly.

    Prior to his current position he worked for Accenture/Avanade, IBM, and Siemens Healthcare.

    He also is a guest lecturer at Singapore Management University and NUS where he shares his personal industry experience in applying AI to help students have a better intuitive grasp of AI and its applications.

    Manprit Singh

    CTO Data and AI Healthcare
    Microsoft

    Manprit works with Microsoft’s top customers to help them define their Data and AI strategy.

    He consults in business value assessments, identifying potent use cases and creates an AI adoption roadmap and implementation architecture. By driving innovations in their entire value-chain he helps realize business value using AI.

    He has 25 years of experience in applying AI in heavily regulated industries, like healthcare and financial services and specializes in helping adopt AI with agility yet responsibly.

    Prior to his current position he worked for Accenture/Avanade, IBM, and Siemens Healthcare.

    He also is a guest lecturer at Singapore Management University and NUS where he shares his personal industry experience in applying AI to help students have a better intuitive grasp of AI and its applications.

    Author:

    Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze

    Information Economist and Policy Analyst
    OECD

    Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze is an Information Economist/Policy Analyst at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), where he has been working on topics related to the digital economy since 2008 and more specifically on data governance since 2010.

    Since 2010, Christian has been leading OECD projects on data governance including: the OECD project on Data-driven Innovation, Enhancing Access to and Sharing of Data, and Data Portability. He is currently co-ordinating Phase III of the OECD Going Digital Project that focusses on Data Governance for Growth and Well-being, and is leading OECD work on “Emerging Privacy Enhancing Technology: Maturity, opportunities and challenges”.

    Before joining the OECD, Christian worked as a researcher at the Institute for Information and Market Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at SAP Research (Germany). Christian holds a Diploma in Information Science, Engineering and Management and in Economics, both granted by the KIT.

    Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze

    Information Economist and Policy Analyst
    OECD

    Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze is an Information Economist/Policy Analyst at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), where he has been working on topics related to the digital economy since 2008 and more specifically on data governance since 2010.

    Since 2010, Christian has been leading OECD projects on data governance including: the OECD project on Data-driven Innovation, Enhancing Access to and Sharing of Data, and Data Portability. He is currently co-ordinating Phase III of the OECD Going Digital Project that focusses on Data Governance for Growth and Well-being, and is leading OECD work on “Emerging Privacy Enhancing Technology: Maturity, opportunities and challenges”.

    Before joining the OECD, Christian worked as a researcher at the Institute for Information and Market Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at SAP Research (Germany). Christian holds a Diploma in Information Science, Engineering and Management and in Economics, both granted by the KIT.

    Author:

    April Chin

    Managing Partner and CEO
    Resaro

    April Chin

    Managing Partner and CEO
    Resaro

    Author:

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel
    12:15 - 1:00
    PANEL

    In this enlightening panel, we explore the technical innovations that create trusted execution environments and foster data partnerships across functions, departments, and organizations, fostering a trusted and resilient data economy. Key highlights include:

    Collaboration Between PETs and Confidential Computing:
    Understand the need for synergy between these technologies to cater to enterprise-level adoption. Explore how PETs and confidential computing enhance data integrity and security.

    Unlocking Sensitive Data Sets:
    Whether dealing with personal identifiable information, health records, or financial reports, data integrity is invaluable. Discover a privacy toolkit that securely unlocks these data sets, empowering organizations to navigate privacy complexities.

    Enhancing Trust and Resilience in Data Economy:
    Embrace these innovations to create a stronger, transparent data ecosystem that thrives on trust and resilience.

    Attendees will leave equipped with the understanding of how PETs and confidential computing go hand-in-hand and how these technologies increase data utility and data integrity, ultimately contributing to a stronger, more transparent data ecosystem that thrives on trust and resilience.

    Moderator

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Author:

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel

    Author:

    Anubhav Nayyar

    Board Advisor
    Silence Laboraories

    Anubhav Nayyar

    Board Advisor
    Silence Laboraories

    Author:

    Zheng Leong

    Co-founder
    Automata Network

    Zheng Leong

    Co-founder
    Automata Network

    Author:

    Mark Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia

    Mark is the Chief Product Officer at Partisia, a pioneer and a world leader in commercial applications of Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC). At Partisia we work on combining MPC with Blockchain technologies, aiming to set a new standard for digital infrastructures and secure privacy-preserving data sharing, private machine learning and quantum security.

    Mark is a Computer Scientist from Aarhus University, Denmark and has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and blockchain architecture. Before his current role, he worked on various projects and functions at Toit, TDC NET, Danske Bank, and Jyllands-Posten.

    Mark Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia

    Mark is the Chief Product Officer at Partisia, a pioneer and a world leader in commercial applications of Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC). At Partisia we work on combining MPC with Blockchain technologies, aiming to set a new standard for digital infrastructures and secure privacy-preserving data sharing, private machine learning and quantum security.

    Mark is a Computer Scientist from Aarhus University, Denmark and has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, and blockchain architecture. Before his current role, he worked on various projects and functions at Toit, TDC NET, Danske Bank, and Jyllands-Posten.

    1:00 - 1:20

    In this session, we'll explore the transformative potential of confidential computing as a pervasive Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET). The discussion will delve into real-world use cases across various industries, illustrating how confidential computing is enabling secure data processing in sensitive environments. Additionally, we will examine the future trajectory of this technology, identifying key trends, emerging challenges, and strategic moves that industry players can adopt to harness its full potential. This session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current landscape and future direction of confidential computing, offering valuable insights for stakeholders looking to integrate this technology into their privacy frameworks.

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium
    1:20 - 2:20
    LUNCH
    2:20 - 3:05
    ROUNDTABLE

    In these roundtables, we delve into the heart of the data economy, exploring individual use cases, privacy challenges, and the intersection between Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and generative AI. Key highlights include:

    1) Building an AI Toolbox : Identifying Challenges, Building Use Cases & How PETs Help Address Generative AI Concerns
    2) Use Case Exploration: Identifying privacy challenges in use case, how to choose PET , PET implementation
    3) Generative AI : PETs to balance innovation and privacy

    Attendees will leave with actionable insights to unlock data value while safeguarding privacy through the use of PETs.

    Chair

    Author:

    Josh Lee

    Managing Director, APAC
    FPF

    Josh Lee

    Managing Director, APAC
    FPF
    Moderators

    Author:

    Richa Jain

    Business Engineer
    Meta

    Richa Jain

    Business Engineer
    Meta

    Author:

    Tarun Samtani

    Advisory Board Member
    IAPP

    “Tarun is a Privacy Leader with a background in Data Security, Privacy and Data Protection. Formerly the Global Privacy Manager for Qantas Group that includes Qantas Airlines, Jetstar Airlines and Qantas Loyalty, Tarun brings over two decades of experience working in various industries such as Healthcare, Retail, Telecoms, Leisure, Airlines, E-commerce and Banking across global organisations.

    His specialisation includes operationalising Privacy, working with global Privacy legislations across 90+ countries building & leading progressive, pragmatic and sustainable Data Privacy programmes. With a strong business acumen, he has the ability to bridge the gap between technical, legal and regulatory landscapes.

    Tarun currently holds various certifications in Information Security and Data Privacy (ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISM & IAPP CIPM). He is a member, Chapter Chair and Asia Advisory Board Member for IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).

    Previously, he has also been the Advisory Board Member for Cybersecurity and Privacy startups. He has been interviewed by various UK publications including BBC and regularly addresses global audience at various international conferences.

     He can be reached on LinkedIn – https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tsamtani

     

    Tarun Samtani

    Advisory Board Member
    IAPP

    “Tarun is a Privacy Leader with a background in Data Security, Privacy and Data Protection. Formerly the Global Privacy Manager for Qantas Group that includes Qantas Airlines, Jetstar Airlines and Qantas Loyalty, Tarun brings over two decades of experience working in various industries such as Healthcare, Retail, Telecoms, Leisure, Airlines, E-commerce and Banking across global organisations.

    His specialisation includes operationalising Privacy, working with global Privacy legislations across 90+ countries building & leading progressive, pragmatic and sustainable Data Privacy programmes. With a strong business acumen, he has the ability to bridge the gap between technical, legal and regulatory landscapes.

    Tarun currently holds various certifications in Information Security and Data Privacy (ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISM & IAPP CIPM). He is a member, Chapter Chair and Asia Advisory Board Member for IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).

    Previously, he has also been the Advisory Board Member for Cybersecurity and Privacy startups. He has been interviewed by various UK publications including BBC and regularly addresses global audience at various international conferences.

     He can be reached on LinkedIn – https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tsamtani

     

    Author:

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Author:

    Jerrick Lim

    Senior Legal Counsel
    EVYD

    Jerrick Lim

    Senior Legal Counsel
    EVYD

    Author:

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel

    Jesse Schrater

    Principal Engineer, Confidential Computing Practice Lead
    Intel

    Author:

    Chi Hung Chi

    Senior Principal Research Scientist
    Digital Trust Centre (Singapore) and Singapore AI Safety Institute

    Dr. Chi Chi Hung is currently a Senior Principal Research Scientist of Digital Trust Centre in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. Before he joint NTU, he has worked in industry (Philips Research and IBM Poughkeepsie), universities (Chinese University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, and Tsinghua University), and national research centre (CSIRO, Australia) for more than 30 years. Dr. Chi has been active in basic science research and technology development and deployment. He has published more than 300 papers in international conferences and journals, 10 edited books, and he holds 6 U.S patents. He was program/general chair of more than 16 international conferences and workshops and keynote/invited speakers for more than 30 events. Technologies he developed have also been transferred into industry successfully as startup companies. His current research areas include digital trust, security and privacy preserving, data engineering and science, knowledge modelling, behaviour and cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet-of-Things (IoT), service and cloud computing. In recent years, he has been focusing on technology research and translation into real use case solutions for economic and social problem solving.

    Chi Hung Chi

    Senior Principal Research Scientist
    Digital Trust Centre (Singapore) and Singapore AI Safety Institute

    Dr. Chi Chi Hung is currently a Senior Principal Research Scientist of Digital Trust Centre in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. Before he joint NTU, he has worked in industry (Philips Research and IBM Poughkeepsie), universities (Chinese University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, and Tsinghua University), and national research centre (CSIRO, Australia) for more than 30 years. Dr. Chi has been active in basic science research and technology development and deployment. He has published more than 300 papers in international conferences and journals, 10 edited books, and he holds 6 U.S patents. He was program/general chair of more than 16 international conferences and workshops and keynote/invited speakers for more than 30 events. Technologies he developed have also been transferred into industry successfully as startup companies. His current research areas include digital trust, security and privacy preserving, data engineering and science, knowledge modelling, behaviour and cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet-of-Things (IoT), service and cloud computing. In recent years, he has been focusing on technology research and translation into real use case solutions for economic and social problem solving.

    Author:

    Karen Schwenn

    Senior Business Developer
    Partisia

    Karen Schwenn

    Senior Business Developer
    Partisia

    Author:

    Sanjeev Gathani

    Audit Partner
    Curia Regis

    Sanjeev Gathani

    Audit Partner
    Curia Regis
    3:05 - 3:50
    PANEL
    • Learn effective strategies for articulating the value of PETs within your organization. -Understand how to align PETs with business goals and demonstrate their impact.
    • Insights on Best Practices – principles and takeaways of privacy tech use cases in the banking sector
    • Takeaways from years of deriving value from data
    • Customising in house solutions vs working with third parties
    • Cross border data transfers – meeting regulatory requirements whilst enabling data flow and usability by affiliates and outsourcing providers
    • AI and Quantum risk landscape
    Moderator

    Author:

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium

    Mike Bursell

    Executive Director
    Confidential Computing Consortium
    Panelists

    Author:

    Melvin Toh, CIPM

    Senior Manager, Technology & Transformation
    Deloitte Singapore

    Melvin is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Singapore’s Technology & Transformation practice. As part of the Data & Privacy team, Melvin has spent the past 5 years leading and delivering services to various clients at local, regional, and global scales in data-related domains, particularly data privacy and protection, and serves as a subject matter expert to the other teams in the firm’s practice in Southeast Asia.

    Within this evolving field, Melvin is constantly looking out for opportunities and new developments to assist clients in their data privacy and protection journeys, such as in the areas of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence.

    He looks forward to connecting with fellow like-minded individuals who share his passion for these domains and hopes to inspire meaningful discussions and collaborations.

    Melvin Toh, CIPM

    Senior Manager, Technology & Transformation
    Deloitte Singapore

    Melvin is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Singapore’s Technology & Transformation practice. As part of the Data & Privacy team, Melvin has spent the past 5 years leading and delivering services to various clients at local, regional, and global scales in data-related domains, particularly data privacy and protection, and serves as a subject matter expert to the other teams in the firm’s practice in Southeast Asia.

    Within this evolving field, Melvin is constantly looking out for opportunities and new developments to assist clients in their data privacy and protection journeys, such as in the areas of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence.

    He looks forward to connecting with fellow like-minded individuals who share his passion for these domains and hopes to inspire meaningful discussions and collaborations.

    Author:

    Goh Lanx

    Senior Dir, Global Head of Privacy
    Prudential

    Goh Lanx

    Senior Dir, Global Head of Privacy
    Prudential

    Author:

    Chris Chew

    Privacy Engineering Section Advisory Board Member
    IAPP

    Chris Chew

    Privacy Engineering Section Advisory Board Member
    IAPP
    3:50 - 4:10
    PRESENTATION

    In this session we will present how Europe is currently focused on using privacy preserving measures in the healthcare industry to encrypt, protect and enable collaboration between hospitals and organizations using Multiparty Computation. In extension of that we will also present the future of data ownership, where each citizen is at the center of their own personal data, and has the power to controllably share it in a transparent and secure way across industries.

    Author:

    Mark Medum Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia

    Mark Medum Bundgaard

    Chief Product Officer
    Partisia
    4:10 - 4:40
    NETWORKING BREAK
    4:40 - 5:00
    PRESENTATION

    Optalysys is developing cutting edge photonic technology to directly address the processing challenges of using FHE methods at speed. We recently launched our cloud platform Explore which allows users to engage with the hardware through integrations with the main FHE libraries. Dr New will provide an update on the platform and present the Optalysys vision for the future of secure computing. 

    Author:

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    Nick New

    Founder
    Optalysys

    Founded Optalysys in 2013 with twenty years experience in Fourier optical processing, having previously spun Cambridge Correlators Ltd. out of the University of Cambridge from technology developed during PhD in Optical Pattern Recognition.

    5:00 - 5:20
    PRESENTATION

    How does one govern privacy on a global level across different jurisdictions each with their own set of privacy requirements
    Legal implications in dealing with AI
    How to protect against and respond to data breach incidents

    Author:

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson

    Rishi Ganiswaran

    Head of Legal (Technology) and Chief Privacy Officer
    Yinson
    5:20 - 5:40
    PRESENTATION

    In this informative presentation, we delve into the legal aspects of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs):


    Appropriateness of PETs:

    Hear insights from in-house legal teams on when and where PETs can assist Data Protection Officers in enhancing compliance with global data protection laws. Explore current regulatory and policy approaches to PETs BY privacy enforcement authorities and policy makers TO better understand how they can be used to enhance privacy and data protection, and to improve overall data governance.

    Framing and Implementation:

    Learn how to discuss and frame the risks, benefits and challenges of deploying PETs within your organization. Explore key considerations for successful PET implementation projects from a legal perspective.

    Attendees will leave equipped with practical knowledge to navigate legal complexities, enhance privacy practices, and drive effective PET adoption.

    Author:

    Lorenda Lee

    Senior Legal Counsel
    Tencent

    Lorenda Lee

    Senior Legal Counsel
    Tencent

    Author:

    Timothy Ma

    Chief Legal Officer
    K-ID

    Timothy Ma

    Chief Legal Officer
    K-ID
    5:40 - 6:00
    PRESENTATION

    Our presentation delves into the innovative integration of Differential Privacy (DP) and Secure Multiparty Computation (MPC) to develop advanced PETs for ad measurement. Our technology tackles the critical challenges of preserving user privacy in advertising by preventing advertisers and publishers from tracking users' activities across platforms. This approach not only safeguards user privacy but also enables valuable ad measurement insights, benefiting both advertisers and publishers.

    Author:

    Dr. Yongjun Zhao

    Research Scientist
    TikTok

    Dr. Yongjun Zhao is a research scientist at TikTok working on the theories and practices of privacy-enhancing technologies. Prior to joining TikTok, he was a senior research fellow at Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies & Systems (SCRIPTS), Nanyang Technological University. 

    Dr. Yongjun Zhao

    Research Scientist
    TikTok

    Dr. Yongjun Zhao is a research scientist at TikTok working on the theories and practices of privacy-enhancing technologies. Prior to joining TikTok, he was a senior research fellow at Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies & Systems (SCRIPTS), Nanyang Technological University. 

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