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The X-Phy Advisory Board brings together renowned professionals from cybersecurity, data protection, and AI to steer innovation and ensure strategic excellence.
Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. In addition to being a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on New Agenda for Work, Wages and Job Creation.
Annie also chairs the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and serves on the Customs Advisory Council and HR Transformation Advisory Panel. She is currently a board member of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd, PBA Group, AMTD International Inc., Prime US REIT and Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd. She previously served on GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, HMI and K1 Ventures boards.
Annie received a Ph.D. degree in International Finance with Fulbright scholarship from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. She has authored and co-authored several books on Financial Management and Business Growth Strategies. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, and the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017.
Prior to joining Spruson & Ferguson (Asia), Daniel had a varied career. He served as a criminal prosecutor before deciding to move into the field of intellectual property law where he has worked in both law firms and in-house in multinational corporations. Daniel’s in-house experience included more than a decade as an IP attorney with Motorola Inc and several years as Associate General Counsel for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. More recently, Daniel was an IP Consultant for Exploit Technologies and an instructor at IP Academy Singapore.
In addition to extensive experience in transactions involving IP (including M&A, joint ventures, and IPOs), Daniel has prepared and/or prosecuted more than 300 patents in semiconductor technologies (including memory technologies and semiconductor processing), communication technologies, electric automobile engine control systems, avionics and other software / electronics / mechanical / design areas. He also initiated an Anti-Counterfeiting Program in Asia which consisted of conducting cooperative raids in Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan and working with local and federal governments in China, Australia, Singapore, and the US to stem the manufacture, sale and flow of counterfeit communication products.
Daniel has lectured on IP issues in Australia, England, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States, and has been teaching classes in Singapore on patent law, the business of IP (IP valuation and monetization), and patent drafting and prosecution.
Daniel is a member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) and is currently serving on the Study & Work Commission 10 (IP Valuation & Licensing).
Ted Tan has extensive experience in establishing strategic partnerships, building high performance organisations and growing successful enterprises. Ted brings to boards more than 30 years of experience in leadership, mentoring, profit and loss responsibility, governance, risk management and building high performance organizations.
In the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ted played an important role in establishing strategic partnerships to help innovative start-ups and high-potential enterprises grow into globally competitive companies.
For 18 years in the private sector prior to joining the Singapore public service, Ted was the CEO and Managing Director of several U.S. and UK companies. At GE Information Services, he was awarded the Markmakers Award 3 times for achieving the Top 1% sales in Asia Pacific. Ted had turned around a British telecommunications equipment company within 1 year and was featured as “the young dynamos that Asia needs.” He was involved in a few mergers and acquisitions and was instrumental in the public listing of a fintech company.
He is a Board Director of SEEDS Capital, an investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, with a portfolio of innovative deep tech startups.
Ravi Agarwal is a distinguished C-Level executive with over three decades of le adership experience across the US, Europe, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and India. His vast expertise spans creating and scaling businesses, fostering collaborative organizations, mentoring leaders, and strategically entering emerging and high-growth markets.
He played a pivotal role as General Manager of Intel Japan, shaping the Intel brand through the world-renowned “Intel in it” initiative, which ultimately led to the worldwide “Intel Inside” campaign. He also spearheaded the company’s entry into China, playing a critical role in its development into a multi-billion dollar business by establishing a robust ecosystem and elevating brand awareness. Heading Microsoft’s MNC group in Asia, Ravi drove exponential business growth in India and Southeast Asian markets.
Ravi holds a Master of Science from Oregon State University. He is also on the Asian Advisory Council of Washington University in St. Louis, USA. A passionate advocate for education and community building, he also served on the board of the Singapore American School for five years.
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