On behalf of the Chicago Booth Singapore Alumni Club, alumni and students are invited to our upcoming event titled: Booth SpotLight: The Future of Digitalisation in Singapore.
Event Details
We are witnessing rapid digital disruption, with deep technologies such as Big Data, IoT, and AI evolving at an unprecedented rate. This is improving business performance, opening opportunities such as in Services 4.0, and creating new jobs. At the same time, digitalisation also presents questions in cybersecurity, national competitiveness, and digital inclusion. Business leaders seeking to navigate an uncertain landscape will glimpse the future of digitalisation in this exclusive Fireside Chat with the CEO of IMDA, Mr. Tan Kiat How.
Program
18:30 - 19:00 hrs: Networking drinks and registration
19:00 - 20:00 hrs: Fireside chat
20:00 - 21:00 hrs: Dinner and networking
21:00 hrs: End of event
Speaker Profiles
Mr Tan Kiat How (Speaker)
Chief Executive Officer, Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Commissioner of the Personal Data Protect
Mr Tan was appointed Chief Executive of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Commissioner of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) in Jan 2017. Prior to joining IMDA, Mr Tan was the Deputy Secretary (Cyber and Technology) at the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), where he was involved in refining the national cybersecurity strategy with the Cyber Security Agency (CSA). Mr Tan was also previously from the former Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), where he helped to develop the Intelligent Nation 2015 plan and implemented the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network. He also served at the Ministry of Finance and the Pioneer Generation Office. Mr Tan graduated from Stanford University with an M.Sc in Management and was a Mason Fellow at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also has a B.A. in Computer Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois, where he graduated summa cum laude. Mr Tan currently sits on the boards of Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and Land Transport Authority (LTA).