The CIOAA Community
CIO Academy Asia brings together a community of technology and business leaders from across Asia. We actively engage our community in thought leadership programmes and initiatives to create mindshare, share global best practices, lessons learnt and highlight use cases that will enable better outcomes for digital transformation for organisations from different industries.
Our Mission
ENGAGE • EMPOWER • ENRICH
CIO Academy Asia helps leaders succeed in a fast changing world driven by technological advancements.
We create engaging platforms for leaders to open their minds, share insights and catalyse new digital initiatives with the wider community.
P. Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna (Rama) has been involved with the tech domain for the last 35 years.
Rama was formerly with Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (now IMDA and GovTech), his last held position was Director of Industry Development, responsible for national level initiatives to develop the tech industry ecosystem. He left in 2015 and became an advisor for several foreign countries to help develop their national tech masterplans.
In 2016, Rama joined CIO Academy Asia and is currently the Chief Executive Officer.
Rama is also the co-author of the book titled ‘Intelligent Island: The Untold Story of Singapore’s Tech Journey’ which chronicles the development of Singapore’s tech industry over the last 3 decades.
Koh Kok Tian
Koh Kok Tian brings more than 20 years of executive and leadership experience in the Tech industry, helming various leadership roles.
He was most recently in charge of business development and strategic projects at Inchcape Singapore – a leading automotive distributor and retailer, where he focused on MaaS, TaaS (Mobile and Transport-as-a-Service) to Autonomous Vehicles initiatives.
Kok Tian also headed the Supply Chain Operations where he oversaw all aspects of the company’s Vertically Integrated Retailing Distribution Model. Prior to that he was the IT Director and a member of the Inchcape global team with responsibilities in Asia.
CIO Academy Asia Team
The CIO Academy Asia Team comprises of experienced practitioners with diverse backgrounds in academia, event management and digital marketing. The team also believes in working with the younger millennials to tap their creative expertise and perspectives. We work hard and play hard.
Our Industry Council
From Left to Right:
Low Aik Lim (Director of International Relations, CIOAA), Tony Lee, (VP, Group Business Solutions and Systems, CapitaLand Group), Michael Henry (Head of Innovation and Digital Transformation, Polaris Consulting), Ratikant Sahu (Executive Director – Group Technology and Operation, United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), P. Ramakrishna (CEO, CIO Academy Asia), Radhey Shyam, (Former Head of Technology Transformation & Strategy, AIG Asia Pacific Insurance), Koh Kok Tian (Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIO Academy Asia), Eugene Yeo (Former COO, MyRepublic), Sew Bun Foong (Managing Director and Group Head, Technology Services, DBS Bank), Arvind Mathur (CIO Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Kellogg Company), David Chin (Head of Relations, CIOAA)
In circles:
Dhanasekhar Damodaram (GM, Service Management & CIO Asia, Westpac Group), Glen Francis (CTO, Singapore Press Holdings), Derek Gooh (CISO, Ministry of National Development), Bill Liu (Chairman & Managing Partner, Stream Global), Prof. Annie Koh (Vice President, Office of Business Development, Singapore Management University / Board Member, Government Technology Agency of Singapore), Murari Kalyanaramani (Executive Director, Security Technology Services, Standard Chartered Bank), Grace Chng (Veteran Tech Writer & Media Consultant, Verticus Consultants), Gerard Chai (Senior Client Partner and Chairman, Korn Ferry Singapore), S. Mahendran (Senior Advisor, CIOAA), Raju Chellam (Senior Advisor, CIOAA).
Our Advisors
WILLIAM LIU
ADVISOR
Mr William Liu or Bill as he is known, currently serves as the Chairman and Managing Partner of Stream Global Pte Ltd, a venture catalyst in the ICT and IDM space.
ANNIE KOH
ADVISOR
Professor Annie Koh is Vice President of Business Development, V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship, Professor of Finance (Practice) at Singapore Management University (SMU).
GERARD CHAI
ADVISOR
Gerard Chai is a Senior Client Partner and the Managing Director of Korn/Ferry’s Singapore office. He is a member of the Firm’s Global Technology Market.
S MAHENDRAN
ADVISOR
Mahendran is the former Vice President & Chief Information Officer of ABB Singapore. Working with the Executive team, Mahendran provide technical leadership, vision and experience.
RAJU CHELLAM
ADVISOR
Raju Chellam is a Member of the Singapore NCCAC (National Cloud Computing Advisory Council) under IMDA & Deputy Chair of the COIR (Cloud Outage Incident Response) Group under ITSC (IT Standards Committee).
GRACE CHNG
ADVISOR
Grace Chng is a veteran tech writer and observer based in Singapore. She has wide experience setting up and managing editorial teams in Singapore and in the Asia-Pacific.
CIO Academy Asia also works with many other CIO and Business advisors for various initiatives. We’d like to thank all who have supported us in many ways.
Our Strategic Partners
Organisations We’ve Worked With
