Daniel-Zoe Jimenez is Associate Vice President for IDC’s Asia/Pacific region, based in Singapore. He leads the regional Digital Transformation (DX), Future Enterprise and SMB research practices.

Daniel provides strategic advisory services to the C-Suite (CIOs, CDOs, CMOs, CHROs and CFOs) on how to develop and leverage new business, technology (e.g. AI and Analytics, Cloud, Mobility, IoT) and operating models to become more competitive. He delivers workshops and strategic engagements for customers across Asia/Pacific such as assessing maturity, identifying gaps, crafting strategies and technology roadmaps, determining ecosystem readiness, metrics (KPIs), and skills required to drive growth and profitability.

Daniel leads a team of analysts across Asia/Pacific who provide thought leadership research and insights to technology buyers, suppliers and government institutions on the impact that the evolving market changes, and the new and established technologies have on their businesses.

Earlier in IDC, Daniel was the co-lead for the Big Data/Analytics research practice. Today, he also has a leading role in the Asia/Pacific customer experience (CX), marketing, commerce and broader enterprise applications (e.g. ERP, HCM and CRM) research.

Daniel is a frequent speaker at IDC and client events, as well as in seminars in the region; and is often quoted in business and IT publications.

Daniel has more than 20 years of international experience with large organizations worldwide, from consulting to ICT and market research. Prior to joining IDC, Daniel worked for four years with Fujitsu Services handling presales and marketing roles. He also held a global role with Accenture for almost four years in the marketing and presales groups within the Financial Services Group. At Datamonitor’s London office, Daniel held the positions of research manager and business analyst, covering the internet, telco and mobility markets.

Daniel holds a Bachelor in Philosophy degree with focused on Science, Mind, and Language — courses in Psychology and Anthropology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.

Senthu Premakumar is a seasoned Market Intelligence professional with over a decade of experience in the ICT industry, currently serving as the Vice President of Research & Business Development at CONTEXT in London, UK. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Manchester and has a proven track record in driving business growth through innovative market research and strategic consulting. His role involves extensive travel across continents to engage with C-Suite executives and foster valuable partnerships. Senthu’s expertise encompasses account management, business analysis, and project management, making him a key asset in navigating complex market landscapes. His passion for understanding client needs and delivering tailored solutions sets him apart in the architectural services sector. Outside of work, he is known for his curiosity about emerging technologies and trends in the industry.

Vinay Gupta is a Research Director for IT Spending Guides in Data & Analytics team. Based out of Bangalore, he is responsible for supporting the growth of spending guides across Asia Pacific excluding Japan and China, leading the spending guide team, working with country teams, sales teams and tracker teams.

Vinay has close to fifteen years of industry experience where he has helped enterprises and IT vendors with actionable insights through his research focused on analyzing the ICT market in areas of market sizing, market trends and forecasts, and IT vendor rankings. In his role at Ovum, his focus was on building tools that IT vendors use to target accounts, identify customers and prospects, understand accounts in granular detail, and focus sales budgets on the correct prospect thereby improving bottom-line of vendors. He started his career working with Mahindra & Mahindra moving on to 3dPLM Software Solutions (a JV of Dassault Systemes) where his focus area was vehicle integration and later product life-cycle management. During his tenure there he also interacted with end users to identify their needs and help design better processes which would adapt changing customer needs.

Chris Vallenduuk is an accomplished executive leader with over 21 years of experience in the IT industry, encompassing both analyst roles and executive management. Chris re-joined CONTEXT in 2014 as the Country Manager for Australia & New Zealand and is instrumental in the company’s subsequent expansion across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, where he continues to lead operations.

His professional journey has provided diverse, international exposure, with management roles successfully executed in both London and Asia. Chris specialises in driving business growth and strategic regional development by leveraging deep market knowledge.

Beyond his executive leadership experience, Chris has significant exposure to the technical side of the industry, particularly in analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) development. This included involvement in a startup focused on a Corporate IT Buyer Benchmarking platform, built on the Qlik technology stack.

Chris holds a Diploma in PC Engineering & Business Analysis and is APM Prince 2 certified, underscoring his foundation in both technical problem-solving and formalised project management methodologies.