#techscale-up Breakfast Networking: Leveraging Singapore as a launchpad for expansion into ASEAN

Mr Salvatore di Chiara

Head of Account Management,

Salvatore is a qualified Certified Public accountant in Italy and gained substantial experience in strategic, commercial and operational advice for large European corporations investing in Asia. 

Salvatore supervises and coordinates the accounting and tax team, advising local and international clients in Singapore and Malaysia, with a focus on Industrial Investments, Oil & Gas, ICT and Luxury.

: https://www.hawksford.com/exceptional-people/italy/salvatore-di-chiara

Daniel Lewis

Executive Chairman, Awen Collective

Daniel is the Executive Chairman - a growing Welsh Industrial Cyber Security business which he founded in 2017. His professional background is in software engineering and data consultancy. His academic background from the University of South Wales and the University of Bristol is in artificial intelligence and cyber-physical security & incident analysis. He is actively involved in the Smart Cities and Cyber Security groups within techUK, and is currently a nominee for the techUK Elected Board.

Lucinda Riordan

Business Development Advisor,

Based in Singapore, Lucinda works with technology companies from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand to successfully build their businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. Lucinda has experience working with SaaS clients across a range of sectors including finance, technology, life sciences and education. Lucinda’s focus is sales enablement and marketing adaptation. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Lucinda holds a Masters in International Trade & Diplomacy.

: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindariordan/

Mr Christopher Yap

REGIONAL DIRECTOR (EUROPE), SINGAPORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD,

Christopher Yap is the Regional Director (Europe) at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). In his current role, Christopher leads EDB’s investment promotion and facilitation efforts in the UK and Ireland, particularly in the areas of Engineering, Industrials & Manufacturing, and Tech/DeepTech. The EDB is the lead government agency in charge of industry development in Singapore and partners with leading multinational corporations on capability building, innovation and R&D activities.