Dr. Yosuke Aragane

NTT
Vice President, Head of IOWN development office

Dr. Yosuke ARAGANE, CISSP is Vice President, Head of IOWN development office, NTT. His responsibilities are managing IOWN Research and Development and leading IOWN Global Forum operations with diverse IOWN Global Forum members.
Since his joining NTT Labs in 1997, his major research area has been in Cyber Security including CSIRT operations and Security Service Development. He has also been responsible for managing corporate technology strategies and managing global wide service offerings. He is an Alternate Director, Leader of Recruitment Taskforce, and Co-Leader of Officer team in the IOWN Global Forum since its establishment in January 2020. He is a member of IEEE, IEICE, and IPSJ.

Mr. Chong Choon Jeng

Singtel Group
Senior Director, Business Development Digital InfraCo

Choon Jeng has more than 25 years of industry experience in Telco 5G, Cloud / Edge Cloud, Consulting Services, Digital Transformation, Smart City, Supply Chain Management, System Integration and Program Management. He has extensive Management and Technology Consultancy experience across multiple industries including Public Sector, High Tech, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Real Estate, Telecommunications; and Oil and Gas in Asia Pacific Region.

In his current role with Singtel, Choon Jeng is responsible for Business Development and Partnership for Digital InfraCo. He works with major Global Telcos and Enterprises who are looking to leverage on Singtel’s Paragon platform to accelerate the adoption of 5G, multi-access edge (MEC), public cloud and Telco APIs across the Enterprise segments in their respective market. Choon Jeng is responsible in driving the Paragon software business in Singtel, which is expected to grow 50% annually.

Prior to joining Singtel, Choon Jeng led the Smart City / IoT Consulting Services in Cisco. In his role with Cisco, Choon Jeng led the Internet of Things, Smart City and Smart Nation engagements in various countries like Philippines, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Korea. Choon Jeng led and completed iconic projects in Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Korea where Cisco Consulting Services are working with the government authorities / private developers to build Smart + Connected mix-used township and commercial buildings; one of which is a 97 sqkm smart city and another consists of the first six-star luxury hotel in the country.

Prior to Cisco, Choon Jeng spent 6 years in Deloitte Consulting as Senior Manager, Supply Chain Solutions, Commercial Services (CS), South-East Asia. He was responsible for the Supply Chain Solutions business development and project delivery, contributing to consulting sales and revenue in excess of US$3m per year for South-East Asia.

Choon Jeng holds a Masters Degree from Nanyang Technology University, Singapore from the Mechanical and Production Engineering faculty.

Dr. Hieu Duong

FPT Software AI Center
Senior AI Scientist

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
-Ph.D. in Machine Vision from National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan

-Specialization in AI Tech: 2D and 3D computer vision, deep learning, and industrial solutions.

-17+ years industry experience in computer vision, robotics.

-Familiar Domain: Computer Vision, GenAI, VLM.

AWARDS & HONOURS
-Awarded the Second Prize in the Intelligent Automation Equipment Invention Awards (6th Edition) in 2016 by the President of Taiwan, TEEIA.

-Established Computer Vision Team which delivered more than 30 projects relating to Automated inspection, Visual Inspection, Anomaly Detection, Predictive Maintenance, Robotics.

Mr. Levi Nguyen

FPT Taiwan
CEO

Joining FPT Software in 2013, Levi Nguyen (Nguyen Phuoc Linh) is now CEO of FPT Taiwan and FPT Thailand, overseeing business operations in both markets while spearheading expansion into new territories.
Having proven success in delivering financial returns and customer satisfaction in the ICT and Telecom domains, he excels at setting up processes and models for transformation accounts and establishing business strategies for scalable growth. Besides logical mindset and trouble-solving skills, he demonstrates strong customer focus, leadership, commitment, and solid relationships with C-level executives. In recognition for his achievements at FPT Corp and FPT Software, Levi was named among Best Performers in 2015, 2021 and 2022.

Dr. Peera Pacharintanakul

National Telecom, Plc.
Senior Director

Dr. Peera Pacharintanakul currently holds the position of Senior Director of Enterprise Wireless Product Planning at National Telecom Public Company Limited of Thailand. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, The United States of America; and a Doctoral degree from University of Pittsburgh, USA.

He is responsible for wireless communication business strategy, including high-frequency 5G technology and smart cities, which is well-suited for government agencies and various private sector organizations.

Dr. Rong-Ruey Lee

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.
Vice President, Telecommunication Labs

Dr. Rong-Ruey Lee received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. He joined Chunghwa Telecommunication Co., Ltd. (CHT) in Taiwan 1990. Since then, Dr. Lee has served in various key positions, such as Senior Director of the Cybersecurity Department of CHT Headquarters, Managing Director of the Network Architecture and Strategic Planning Department of CHT Network Technology Group, Managing Director of the Broadband Network Technology Lab of CHT Telecommunication Laboratories (CHT-TL). He is currently the Vice President of CHT-TL. His professional fields include fixed broadband networks, network security, fixed-mobile convergence, cloud-network synergy, converged transport networks, open networking, network resilience, sustainability, etc.

Dr. Lee has extensive experiences leading key R&D projects and coordinating the commercial implementation of R&D results. He actively participates in industrial forums, such as Broadband Forum and IOWN Global Forum. He is an opinion leader in broadband communication, often invited to share his insights, and enthusiastic to promote cross-industry collaboration.

Mr. Albert Lin

Corporate Strategy Key Accounts at Delta Electronics
Director

Mr. Albert Lin is the Director of Corporate Strategy Key Accounts at Delta Electronics, bringing over two decades of expertise in sales and business strategy. Throughout his career at Delta Group, Mr. Albert Lin has held key leadership roles, including Sales Director in ICT Business Group and Power Supply Business Group.
Albert holds a Master’s degree in International MBA from National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taiwan, and earned his undergraduate degree from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.

Mr. Slawomir Pietrzyk

IS-Wireless
Chief Executive Officer

Vincent Chen

International Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom
Vice President

Mr. Chen joined Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in 2017 and has since held several key positions. Initially, he served as the ICT Brand Director at the Data Communications Business Group, followed by roles as Assistant Vice President in both the Marketing Department and the Smart City Office at headquarters. He also worked as a Consultant in the Big Data Department and later as Assistant Vice President in the Corporate Communications Department. Currently, he serves as the Vice President of the International Business Group and the Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Singapore.

Before joining Chunghwa Telecom, Mr. Chen accumulated extensive experience working with foreign companies. His roles included corporate branding and multinational corporate finance at Citibank, sports marketing at Nike, and product marketing at Nokia. Additionally, he worked at renowned Taiwanese multinational corporations such as HTC and Acer Inc., where he was responsible for overseas market development with carriers and product marketing for smart handheld devices.

Mr. Chen has over 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, specializing in brand management, public relations, media and marketing planning, product lifecycle management, and international market expansion.