Contributors

Daren Ng

Daren Ng serves as the general manager of Sensormatic Solutions in Asia Pacific. He has over 30 years of experience in sales management, product management and business development across the APAC region through the various roles he held. Before joining Sensormatic Solutions in October 2018, he served as director of Mobility & Retail Solution with HP Inc. He has also held senior position at SAP, Motorola, Nokia, Palm and Compaq.

David Coghill

Regional Vice President, Solutions Engineering for APJ at Twilio.

Dheeraj Shah

Global Head -  Business Transformation and Supply Chain Management

Retail Business Group , Tata Consultancy Services

A trusted business advisor for top global retailers, for more than 23 years he has been helping global enterprises in their strategic initiatives to realize multi million-dollar business benefits.

Leveraging Algo Retail Transformation frameworks, he is currently helping CXOs with their strategic priorities, and pioneering application of disruptive technologies like Robotics, Automation, AI / ML and IOT etc. for generating exponential business value. He is extensively involved in shaping future supply chains with Human Machine Co-inhabitation and making supply chains greener, sustainable and profitable.

He has been instrumental in conceptualizing and developing solutions like TCS Cognitive Supply Chain, Adaptive Forecasting, Supply Chain Operations Tower, Digital Twin, Accelerated Fulfilment, Robo-logistics and Intelligent Workforce Management to name a few. He has also authored and applied for 3 patents in the field of Supply Chain covering warehouse operations, reinforcement learning powered forecasting and replenishment and ecommerce fulfilment.

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Gareth Lloyd

Gareth Lloyd is a Singapore-based entrepreneur turning bold ideas into global, impact-driven businesses. He co-founded White Lion Foods, helping transform Brazil nuts into a global success story through sustainable sourcing and Agri-tech innovation. 

With a track record spanning more than 20 years across 30 businesses in 18 countries, Lloyd focuses on building brands that deliver both commercial success and positive environmental outcomes. 

Truly Nuts, his latest consumer brand, brings the world’s first savoury Brazil nut snacks to market whilst pledging 25% of profits to environmental causes.

George Pepes

George Pepes is the Retail vertical solutions lead at Zebra Technologies for Asia Pacific. With over two decades of experience, Pepes has developed deep expertise in automatic identification and communication technologies, including mobile printing and computing, data capture, RFID, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Pepes is dedicated to empowering businesses by providing solutions that streamline operations, minimise costs, increase market share, and enhance customer satisfaction. He collaborates closely with major enterprises and their channel partners in Asia Pacific, driving innovation and excellence.

Hemant Rupani

Hemant Rupani is the President of the Southeast Asia (SEA) Business Unit at Mondelēz International. Appointed in 2022, he leads the SEA cluster of markets, including the Exports business within the broader Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region, driving growth and overseeing the end-to-end business.

Hiromi Yamaguchi

Hiromi joined Euromonitor International in Tokyo in 2013 and is a Research Manager in Singapore leading the team of analysts specialising in consumables, durables and retail market research.

He is responsible for providing the actionable data and insights that stimulate growth strategies, go- to-market, and innovation. Hiromi is also driving thought leadership pieces and briefings that discuss the industry trends of tomorrow.

Hiromi holds a bachelor’s degrees in International Business and Chinese Studies at University of New South Wales in Australia, during which he researched corporate strategies regarding international operations.

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