CIO Summit ASEAN
The Rise of Agentic Systems
Celebrating 12 years of thought leadership, IDC CIO Summit ASEAN returns on 27 March 2026 in Singapore as the region’s premier gathering of technology decision-makers.
2026 marks a defining year for the ASEAN digital economy. CIOs across Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia are navigating a moment of both extraordinary opportunity and accelerating complexity. With ICT investments in the region projected to surpass $170 billion, and AI spending growing 1.7 times faster than overall digital tech investments, the decisions made today will shape not just enterprise competitiveness but national innovation trajectories across Southeast Asia.
The CIO Summit 2026 is the region’s most forward-thinking IT and business leaders converge to reimagine what’s next. This exclusive one-day event in Singapore brings together senior executives, CIOs and digital transformation heads to exchange insights, benchmark strategies, and set the direction for the next wave of intelligent enterprise.
Eugene Teh
Kenta Kusano
Kenta Kusano is the Chief Technology Officer of the Singapore Academy of Law, a promotion and development agency for Singapore’s legal industry. He leads the Academy’s technology strategy and drives its digital transformation. In this role, he oversees the development and evolution of LawNet, Singapore’s leading online portal for legal research, information, and transactions. Under his leadership, LawNet has recently been enhanced with Generative AI capabilities powered by proprietary models specially tuned for Singapore law.
Kenta has over 20 years of experience developing technology solutions across the financial services, marketing, and legal sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.
Benedict Tan
Vinay Jain
Yeow Loye Siew
Zeljko Ivkovic
Zeljko Ivkovic is the Regional Chief Information Officer for APAC at ISS, where he leads the region’s technology vision, digital strategy, and transformation agenda across diverse markets and business units. With more than two decades of international experience spanning Europe and Asia, he has built a career around modernising IT landscapes, elevating cyber and data maturity, and aligning technology execution with business growth.
At ISS, Zeljko drives digital innovation, enhances operational excellence, and champions a people first approach to technology adoption. Prior to joining ISS, he held senior technology leadership roles across global organisations, overseeing complex transformation programmes and building high performing, collaborative teams.
Zeljko is passionate about the role of CIOs as business leaders, shaping organisational agility, delivering measurable value, and enabling sustainable growth. He is a frequent contributor to industry discussions on AI, digital ecosystems, and the evolving CIO mandate. In his current role, he remains committed to advancing technology excellence across the APAC region.
Christina Lee
Christina Lee is a distinguished Information and Digital Technology Leader with over three decades of experience driving transformation for Fortune 500 multi-national brands. Currently serving as the APAC CIO, she oversees a team across 14 countries and global competency centre, leading AI-driven internal transformations and external product delivery.
Throughout her career, Christina has held high-impact leadership roles at prestigious companies, including Kering Group, L’Oréal, and Estée Lauder Companies. Her expertise lies in bridging the gap between technology and business, having successfully restructured tech functions into strategic partners that drive revenue and innovation.
Christina holds a BS in Computer Science from Yonsei University and an MBA from the University of Arizona. She furthered her expertise with executive training in Artificial Intelligence at MIT. Known as a strong organization builder, she excels at developing high-performing, multi-cultural teams.
Low Han Yong
Low Han Yong is the Chief Information Officer at Kuok Group Singapore, driving digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and technology operations to deliver innovation and resilience. He brings extensive experience from leading U.S. multinationals, including General Electric, CA Technologies, and Oracle (acquisition of Sun Microsystems), where he managed large-scale IT programs and led Asia Pacific business operations. This unique blend of enterprise IT and global technology experience gives him a deep understanding of the entire IT ecosystem—from solution development to large-scale implementation. Combining strategic vision with technical expertise, Han Yong has guided Kuok Group Singapore to earn multiple industry awards for leveraging advanced technologies to deliver impactful business outcomes. He is recognized for fostering collaboration, driving pragmatic execution, and cultivating an innovative mindset that enables organizations to achieve digital competitiveness and sustainable growth.
Kshitij Mulay
Business impact driven technology executive with ~25 years digital transformation experience spanning consumer goods & retail across multiple domains (Sales, Consumer /Marketing Technology, Supply Chain, Outsourcing & Data Analytics/Business Intelligence). Consistent top performer known for collaborating with cross functional teams & suppliers across all regions with extensive knowledge of APAC in local, regional & global roles based out of India, Australia, Japan & Singapore.
Currently, Asia CIO for Sephora responsible for end-to-end technology footprint across China & Southeast Asia. Engineer & MBA by qualification with programming experience prior to joining P&G and successful broadening assignments at P&G in Sales & Brand Management. Committed to driving business results though Technology, Internal & External Partnerships, Change Leadership and People Development.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
▪ Information Technology Strategy & Execution
▪ eCommerce & Consumer Experience Transformation
▪ Data Strategy & Business Intelligence
▪ Design Thinking & Innovation
▪ Information Security & Stewardship
▪ Strategic Partnerships & Governance
▪ Organization Leadership
▪ Training & Development
Deny Rahardjo
Ken Yeo
Expert Perspectives
Hear from thought leaders, visionary CIOs, and celebrity speakers redefining technology,
leadership, and innovation across ASEAN.
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in ASEAN
AI, predicted to have a $19.9 trillion impact on the global economy by 2030, is reshaping economic landscapes, creating new revenue streams, and redefining competitive advantages. This session will provide unique insights and analysis drawn from IDC’s extensive study of CIOs and key decision-makers across ASEAN. It will provide a deeper understanding of current and planned AI strategies and use case road maps, covering key topics such as AI-ready data, unified governance, fit-for-purpose and scalable infrastructure, and AI talent.
Dr. William Lee | IDC
Senior Research Director, Core Infrastructure
Dr. William Lee
Dr. William Lee is Senior Research Director within IDC’s worldwide infrastructure research organization, focused on Computing Systems, Platforms and Technologies and Service Provider Infrastructure Supply Chain. He delivers market insights and strategic analysis on accelerated computing architectures, AI infrastructure platforms, and the evolving supply chain dynamics shaping hyperscalers, service providers, and enterprise datacenters.
William’s research covers high-performance and AI-optimized systems, GPU- and accelerator-led infrastructure, heterogeneous architectures, liquid cooling, modular datacenter designs, and next-generation interconnects. He analyzes the transition from traditional scale-up environments to distributed, AI-driven scale-out architectures and the growing importance of energy efficiency and sustainability in infrastructure strategy.
On the service provider front, he examines hyperscaler and cloud infrastructure investments, AI buildouts, sovereign AI initiatives, GPUaaS models, and global ODM/OEM supply chain dynamics, supporting executive decision-making across compute vendors, service providers, and investors navigating AI-driven infrastructure transformation.
BACKGROUND
With over 20 years of experience in ICT research and advisory, William has led work across manufacturing, cloud, datacenter, and digital transformation domains. Earlier in his career, he contributed to IDC’s Manufacturing Insights research and later founded a consulting practice focused on IT-led service innovation and digital transformation.
EDUCATION/INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Engineering doctorate (EngD) in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Cranfield University, United Kingdom.
- Master in Engineering (M.Eng) in Industrial Engineering from National University of Singapore
- Bachelor in Engineering (B.Eng) in Mechanical and Production Engineering from National University of Singapore
- Frequent speaker, presenter and moderator at industry conferences as well as providing analysis for multiple media outlets including the CNA and Business Times.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:15 am
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in ASEAN
AI, predicted to have a $19.9 trillion impact on the global economy by 2030, is reshaping economic landscapes, creating new revenue streams, and redefining competitive advantages. This session will provide unique insights and analysis drawn from IDC’s extensive study of CIOs and key decision-makers across ASEAN. It will provide a deeper understanding of current and planned AI strategies and use case road maps, covering key topics such as AI-ready data, unified governance, fit-for-purpose and scalable infrastructure, and AI talent.