Contributors

Ron Emerson

Ron Emerson RN BSN is Global Director of Healthcare for Polycom Inc. With more than 17 years' experience in the healthcare industry, he is a former member of the board of Directors for the American Telemedicine Association and Chair of the Industry Council. Mr. Emerson was the recipient of the 2010 American Telemedicine Association Industry Council Award for his leadership in the advancement of Telehealth.

Ron Graham

Ron Graham, Managing Director of Media On The Go and Senior Consultant with Wentworth People

Ronak Shah

Ronak joined QBE in June 2017 and is the Chief Executive Officer of QBE Singapore. He also heads the Financial, Professional and Casualty Lines business across Asia.

Ronak is based in Singapore and has more than 19 years of insurance experience from working in international insurance broking houses and insurance company in the United States and Singapore. He has underwriting and broking experience across all classes of Financial, Professional and Liability lines as well as Transactional Liability solutions which include Cyber Security Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Clinical Trials, Directors & Officers Liability, Professional Indemnity, Commercial Crime, Prospectus Liability, Multimedia Liability, Products Liability, Environmental Liability, CGL, Reps and Warranties and Tax Liability to name a few.

A strong believer in knowledge sharing, Ronak is also an active contributor of insurance related articles to various trade magazines, is a regular speaker at seminars and has conducted courses for various organizations across the region. He is also the Chairman of PLUS in Singapore.

Ronak holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester, USA.

Ronald Lee

Ronald Lee is the Managing Director of PrimeStaff Management Services.

Ronnie Tan

Ronnie Tan is Group EVP, Asia Pacific & Head, Global Talent Management at Right Management. He has over 25 years of working experience covering sales and marketing, hi-tech manufacturing, human resources and operation management. Ronnie holds a Masters of Business in Administration (MBA) from University of Chicago GSB and a Bachelor of Business in Business Administration (BBBA) from RMIT University in addition to a professional diploma in Management Studies (major in HRM).

Roseanne Tang

Roseanne Tang is founder and editor of one of Singapore's Top Beauty Blogs, roseannetangrs.com and the popular beauty YouTube Channel roseannetangrs.

Roy Walker

Roy Walker is Associate Director and Principal Consultant at IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd (Expat Advisory Group). Originally a telecommunications engineer, Roy took his MBA in Finance at Imperial College London in 1992. After many years in the corporate world, Roy moved into working one-to-one with private clients. Roy sees himself as a ‘financial engineer’ and believes in paying attention to first principles and the fundamentals of financial planning.

Ryan Murray

Ryan Murray is the Regional Director (APAC) at White Ops.

Spanning over a 12-year career, Ryan has worked with several VC backed and publicly listed technology and marketing businesses. He has scaled-up and managed several business units and companies with many millions in shareholder value and has done so by operating with a constant growth mindset while keeping the pulse of the market. He has further evolved his cultural, business and leadership excellence by supporting the acceleration of several emerging and established industry-leading companies entering Asia.

Sabby Gill

Sabby Gill has over 20 years of international sales, operations and enterprise software experience to Epicor. In the role of executive vice president, International, Gill leads the sales and professional services organizations in EMEA and APAC with a focus on channel expansion and accelerating growth. Prior to Epicor, Gill was senior vice president of International Sales for IGT, a gaming technology company.

He has also held executive management roles with leading technology companies including HP, CA Technologies, Oracle, PeopleSoft (acquired by Oracle), and DEC.

Sakari Kuikka

Sakari Kuikka is the General Manager for SEA & Oceania at Universal Robots. With a region that can potentially be one of the fastest growing in the world for the company, Sakari aims to grow the company exponentially through a strong network of partners and influencers. With a wealth of experience in sales and management, he has established regional partnerships and grow market presence in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

As General Manager, he oversees company operations and is responsible for developing and executing the regional strategy with the local team, contributing towards UR global revenue targets.

Sakari holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from studies in Finland and Germany. He has over 20 years of extensive management experience in Asia and specialised in the packaging industry from 2006 to 2016.