Speakers 2025

Adrien Thominet began his career in New York as Commercial Director at FICOFI, promoting fine wines, before moving to Tokyo to manage the Yokohama Film Festival with UniFrance Film. He joined ECS Group in 1995 as Commercial Manager of Aero Cargo, later becoming Managing Director. By 2011, he was appointed COO, and in 2017 CEO, where he transformed ECS Group’s offering through digital tools and Total Cargo Management (TCM). During the pandemic, he became Executive Chairman, introducing a new GSSA model that integrated digitalization, sustainability, and à la carte services. Under his leadership, ECS Group expanded worldwide, securing 73 airline contracts and four acquisitions in 2024, along with its first South American TCM deal with JetSmart. Thominet also drove innovation through CargoTech partnerships and sustainability initiatives such as SAF collaborations. In 2025, he founded Aerion, a strategic think tank supporting airlines in developing their cargo businesses.

Ahmad is the head of the Transportation sector at OSP and has over 19 years of experience in the energy sector. Prior to joining OSP, he worked in downstream at Saudi Aramco for 16 years.
He started as an Operation Engineer in Jeddah & Yanbu Refinery and worked as a Planning Engineer in the company’s Oil Supply Planning & Scheduling Department. In 2010, he was assigned to lead the Aromatics plant project in SATORP “Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company” giga project to build a world-class refinery in Jubail.
After the completion of the project, Ahmad was relocated to Beijing to work as a Portfolio Manger overseeing Aramco’s investment in China including Refining & Distribution JVs before his return to Saudi to lead the Business Development team to establish the company’s retail business and the kingdom.
In 2022, Ahmad joined OSP, where he leads the team to execute the Program’s Transportation sector’s initiatives.

Ajith Gopinath brings nearly 19 years of diverse supply chain and procurement experience across B2C and B2B sectors, including FMCG, food and industrial electronics with Mondelez, Nestlé and TE Connectivity. His expertise spans sourcing, planning, logistics, customer service, and operations with impactful leadership roles at country, regional, and global levels. Ajith has led numerous organizational and functional transformations, driving sustainable improvements in processes, systems, and capabilities. Currently, he heads Global Procurement Transformation for TE Connectivity’s Digital – Data – Networks division. Passionate about enabling business success, he focuses on developing resilient supply chain and sourcing strategies and enhancing performance across complex environments.

Alan Ng is the Founder and CEO of QuikBot Technologies, the Singapore-based pioneer behind the world’s first Autonomous Final-Mile Delivery Platform-as-a-Service (AFMD PaaS). With over 25 years of leadership experience across Asia Pacific, Alan has built a career at the intersection of technology, robotics, and smart city innovation.

At QuikBot, he leads a team transforming urban logistics through AI, robotics, IoT, and cloud infrastructure—powering smarter, greener cities. The company has secured partnerships with FedEx, SingPost, and Aramex, with commercial deployments in Singapore, the UAE, and Japan, and upcoming rollouts in Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Australia/New Zealand.

Alan previously scaled StarMedia International Group into a 14-city enterprise and founded CareStar Robotics, delivering AI-driven robotics to healthcare and hospitality sectors. A recipient of the Golden Key Award, he holds a degree in Economics from Monash University and frequently speaks on autonomous systems, last-mile delivery, and the future of smart cities.

Albert Tsui works at the intersection of public policy, industry transformation, and sustainability. Currently General Manager (Special Projects) at Kuok Maritime Group, he leads strategic partnerships in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, including ESG initiatives like the Coastal Sustainability Alliance.

His prior roles include Executive Director at the Singapore Business Federation and Deputy Director at the Ministry of Trade & Industry, where he coordinated national responses to economic restructuring and crisis planning. A Cambridge graduate and award-winning educator, Albert brings a systems lens and a collaborative approach to complex, cross-sector challenges.

Alex has over 15 years of experience in product and technology and is a skilled leader with a proven track record in the financial services and logistics industries. After roles in North America and Europe, Alex moved to Singapore to successfully lead the product development of a logistics tech company from start-up to scale-up.

Alexander is a Danish national on his 9th year in Vietnam.
Alex has previously held management positions in US and Canada before relocating to Vietnam in a Regional Management role for Shipco Transport. Alex joined ITL in 2018 and is currently leading all activities related to Commercial and Freight Management, Alex is also holding various board positions under ITL Group’s joint venture structure.

Alok Verma is the Group CEO of Durapower and a global energy executive with two decades of experience spanning energy storage, renewables, industrial automation, and advanced materials. He also serves as Global VP, Energy Storage & Strategy at Banpu Group, driving strategy, acquisitions, and capability building to deliver 1.5 GW of operating BESS within five years and guiding Banpu NEXT toward IPO. He sits on the Boards of Durapower and LIV Ventures, focusing on battery manufacturing, LFP, and vanadium flow integration.

Previously, Alok held senior leadership roles at Jinko Solar, where he built the ANZ utility-scale projects business and supported its dual listing IPO. At Honeywell, he led business development across Asia, Europe, and Australia, launching a renewables vertical. At ThermoFisher, he managed APAC market development and M&A integration, and at DuPont, he scaled the Kevlar business across South Asia.

Mr. Alvin Lau is the Executive Director of TAPA APAC. In this regional leadership role, he is responsible for championing member engagement, and implementing impactful local initiatives. His role includes providing support, driving awareness of TAPA Standards, engaging authorities and customs for co-recognition, and acquiring new members across Asia Pacific. Alvin has a double major in Bachelor of Commerce in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. He has been in the Supply Chain industry for over 25 years, with experience in Aviation, Construction & Engineering, Oil & Gas, Marine, FMCG, Life Science & Healthcare industries.

Amit is a seasoned leader with over a decade of experience in Singapore, currently driving Supply Chain and Business Operations for Google’s Devices & Services team across Asia Pacific. With an impressive career that spans Google, Apple, BCG, and ITC, Amit excels in identifying process gaps, forecasting needs, and delivering actionable insights.

Known for his strong leadership and ability to drive impactful change, Amit’s expertise in supply chain, manufacturing, and consulting makes him an invaluable asset, leading by example to achieve strategic goals in dynamic environments.

Amy has a wealth of experience spanning more than two decades in masterplanning development consultancy and a diverse range of real estate consulting projects, specialising in multi-scenario highest-and-best-use studies for emerging asset classes. Recently, she has written research whitepapers on trending real estate issues, specifically on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, data centres, senior housing, and the adoption of ESG in the real estate industry in Malaysia, as well as strategic board papers for managed industrial parks, With extensive experience as a keynote speaker and moderator at leading conferences in Malaysia and Singapore, Amy has been at the forefront of discussions on the evolving real estate landscape. Having facilitated panels and delivered expert sessions as well as conducting in-house training for financial institutions, she provides keen data-driven insights to enable a deep understanding of the strategic challenges facing the real estate development and investment sectors in Malaysia.