Dr. Michael Nawrath

Senior Analyst Pharma / Biotech (Private & Public Entity)

Dr. Michal Nawrath started his career in the Healthcare sector at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin as scientist. At the University of Berlin and as physician at the Havelklinik he then completed his MD degree, specialized on glaucoma research, intensive care medicine and orthopedic surgery.

Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh
Member of the Global Advisory Board

He is a public intellectual, social entrepreneur and thought leader, Chairman of the world Chinese Economic Summit (WCES). Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), recently ranked as one of the worlds and regions top think tank. With over 30 year’s corporate experience, Dr. Yeoh sits on the Board of Directors of Pan Malaysia Corporation, Malaysia- China Business Council and MUI Properties and was a Director of Star Publications and the National Heart Institute.

Dr. med. Eric X. Jensen

Switzerland

Partner at SSP – Healthcare

Dr. med. Eric X. Jensen, partner at SSP, has expertise and experience in consulting in Internal Medicine, Insurance, Legal Medicine, health care and scientific publications. Specialist in Internal Medicine in internationally reputed clinics such as the Inselspital in Berne and the Hirslanden Group in Zürich.

Dr. Coert Huijbregsen

Holland

Partner at SSP – Healthcare

Dr. Coert Huijbregsen is medical doctor, holds a MBA General Management, currently lives in Malaysia and contributes to Strategic Swiss Partners in the area of life sciences. For 18 years, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry as marketing director and general manager and worked closely with R&D, Q&A and manufacturing departments.

Dr. med. Gabriel Peter Salgo

Germany

Partner at SSP – Healthcare

Dr. med Gabriel Peter Saigo has been working in Private Practice since 2002 and is actively involved in the research and development of new types of hormonal and cellular treatments and is holding several patents for medical procedures and ortho molecular compounds, like the JADEKIND concept, which enhances the male and female fertility, repairs male DNA – Fragmentation and optimizes the nourishment of the foetus and mother during the pregnancy. Beside the medical field he is also successful in the corporate world, where he was the Head of the Medical Advisory Board of the Karl Prinz von Thurn und Taxis AG; ventured into alternative energies, where he founded and successfully existed GETSOL, a Solar Development Company in Malaysia Founded a Medical Tourism Company in Hong Kong and become 2019 the first non – Chinese Member of the organizing committee of the Beijing Health Development Forum. He is a Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the past President of the German Society of Preventive Medicine, and was on the Advisory Board of the German Society for Medical Education between 2007 and 2011.

Per Brandtzag

Sweden

Founder & Executive Chairman of Burel Industries Ltd

Mr. Brandtzag earned a Master’s Degree in Nuclear Physics from Sweden, and an MBA from the University of Warwick, UK. He worked on pricing and hedging spread options on the London Mercantile Exchange. He spent several years in the oil industry in Norway on a series of projects before becoming Head of Strategic Planning for AMEX in the Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Brandtzag was the pioneer who developed and built the first private independent polypropylene plant; from concept to public listing (IPO). Mr. Brandtzag served as Executive Director to a number of publicly listed financial holding groups in Europe. In conjunction with Mr. Brandtzag’ international finance background, he actively evaluates, sources and negotiates financing packages with global banking and finance institutions, private equity firms designed for Burel Industries’ own project development initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Brandtzag further has architected the complete development of Burel Industries naphtha cracker project in Malaysia from detailed financial modelling, financing, international contract development, technology evaluation, negotiation and final selection, EPC evaluation and selection, negotiated and secured multi-billion dollar feedstock and production off-take agreements.

Pavel Jarczewski

Poland

VP SSP Technical & Operations

Ex President of management board of Grupa Azoty “Puławy” S.A. with the Institute of Mineral Fertilizers, the Institute of Cultivation, Ferilization and Pedology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Higher Educational Institution in Puławy. Ex Vice President of Fertilizers Europe[- the largest Accusation of Producers of Fertilizers in the Old Continent. In 2013 he was honoured with one of the distinctions of Polish Chemical Awards 2013 as the Top Executive. In 2014 he was distinguished with a Medal of Honour “Best in Export”. In December 2014 he was distinguished with the title “People of the Decade”, a prize in the ranking organised by the Polish Association for Entrepreneurship Support. He achieved the title of the Person of Year 2014 in the ranking of Gazeta Krakowska. In 2014 he was nominated for the position of the Member of the Management Board in the Western and Central IFA region – International Fertilizer Industry Association. In 2015 he became the President of the Committee for technology, maintenance and safety of production in IFA. He also represents the Company at the forum of European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) and performs the function of the member of the KGHM International Management Board. He has also been a member of the Council for Innovation in Lubelskie Voivodship – nomination of the Voivodship Management.

Anders Rostin

Sweden

Partner at SSP – Energy

Mr. Rostin has over twenty years of financial, strategic and sales experience from KPMG Advisory and Sydkraft (an EON subsidiary). As partner at KMPG, he headed Corporate Finance, as well as Infrastructure & Energy, gaining extensive experience with the financial and strategic agendas of the energy, transport and governmental sectors. He has successfully lead a large number a large number of M&A deals, public tenders and public-private partnership deals, as well as more strategic advice on policy and regulations. Post his time at KMPG, Mr. Rostin has been focusing his efforts on bridging the gap between Scandinavian businesses and Asian markets.

PANEL SPEAKERS : TECHNOLOGY

Rajeev Batra

India

CIO at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group)

Rajeev Batra is Digital Icon of India Inc. 2018 and seasoned professional with over 29 years of global experience in IT strategy, innovation, creating business models and enterprise architecture blueprint from emerging technologies, business transformation and strategic outsourcing, global solutions consulting, green-field setup, merger and acquisitions, program management, customer support, technical delivery services, operations and global business development.

Eunice Kariuki

Kenya

Director at CDSC (Central Depository and Securities Corporation)

Eunice was appointed Director of Partnerships, Innovation and Capacity in January 2015 at ICT Authority, a merger of former ICT Board, e-Government and Government Technology Systems (GITS). Until then she was the Marketing Director at Kenya ICT Board for 8 years where she doubled up as Deputy CEO. Prior to her post at the ICT Board, Eunice worked for 2 years at Microsoft as a Public Sector Account Manager in charge of Education in Eastern and Southern Africa. In 1999 she founded and managed Records & Archives Management Systems (RAMS) Ltd for 7 years. She also worked for Eastman Kodak for 2 years, and 1 year at Avro International Aerospace in UK.

Amit Sachdeva

India

Global Telecoms Advisory Leader and EY TMT AIM Leader at EY

As the Global Telecoms Advisory Leader at EY, Amit Sachdeva is focused on advising and delivering global transformation programs for telecoms clients in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and South-East Asia – to help them realize their growth ambitions. Prior to joining EY, he held several global positions in large consulting and technology organizations, in addition to co-founding and investing in numerous technology start-ups.

Aditya Chaudhuri

India

Managing Director at Accenture

An executive, Telecom and IT professional with ~ 30 years in Services Business with global majors spanning across Accenture, Aircel (a Maxis company), Ericsson, IBM, Telecom R&D C-Dot and Telecom Operator (now Idea). Life Member of AIMA, IOD. Member of CSI, IEEE, ACM

Sachin Kapoor

India

Director and Head of Business Development, APAC & China at Linkedin

Sachin Kapoor works in industries that can bring large scale disruption e.g. mobile, consumer internet and IT in India and the APAC region. He has experience in general management, sales, pre-sales, product management and business development. Nowadays his responsibility is to create and scale partnerships and programs that enable LinkedIn product teams and businesses to maximize the value that LinkedIn delivers to its members and customers.

Samiron Ghoshal

India

Member APAC Exec Board – Rockwell Automation; Former MD for IBM GBS South Asia

Samiron Ghoshal is a Global business transformation and Digital/Technology business leader with nearly 28 years of experience in operating across India, UK, Europe, MidEast/Africa, US and Far East. Has led large global teams, been in global leadership of consulting and technology companies, built and managed P&L and operations of scale, is a Digital and Business/Technology connect expert. Worked in reputed firms like Rockwell, KPMG, EY, Wipro, SAP and Tata Steel.

Padmaja Ruparel

India

Co-Founder at Indian Angel Network & Founding Partner of IAN Fund

Padmaja Ruparel is nationally recognized as a key player in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem and has helped co found many of the relevant institutions, besides being an active Angel investor herself. Her operating experience spans large corporates, M&A, and startups/early stage companies. She has been awarded as one of the “Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune India, listed in Forbes India’s W-Power Trailblazers and “30 Most Powerful Women in India” by Business Today.

Shruti Sodhi

India

Partner at Khaitan Legal Associates

Shruti Sodhi is a partner at Khaitan Legal Associates, Delhi office, with over 23 years of experience across leading law firms, multinational organizations and a niche consulting outfit that she founded in 2016. Shruti’s experience as a lawyer is a culmination of working in different industry segments and the subject matter expertise. Funds, Start-ups, FMCG, BFSI, IT, telecommunications, infrastructure, private equity and venture capital, general corporate and compliance are some areas that she has worked for and counseled.

Sunil Goyal

India

Managing Director at YourNest Venture Capital

Sunil K Goyal is the Managing Director of YourNest Venture Capital, an early-stage venture fund he co-founded in 2011, that manages YourNest Angel Fund-I and YourNest India VC Fund-II. One of the early angel investors and a former member of The Indian Angel Network and Mumbai Angels, Sunil has led seed-stage investments and guided companies to successful exits. Prior to turning a full-time, early-stage investor and fund manager, he was a senior executive in the Telecom and FMCG industries. From his stints with Bharti Group (Airtel) and Dabur, he has gained comprehensive experience of leading complex projects during his career in the areas of M&A, business turnarounds, and strategic partnerships. Sunil continues to be an independent director on the Board of Bharti Telecom Ltd. (holding company of Bharti Airtel Ltd.) and Bharti Hexacom Ltd. (a joint venture with TCIL, a Government of India undertaking).

QUESTIONS TO PANELS

Mr. Devraj

Poland

Partner at SSP

Thorsten Dueser

Germany

Independent Investment Banker

Dr. Roshan Patil

UAE

Co-Founder & COO MediSponsor.Inc

Dr. Nichlos Krohley

USA

Co-Founder at Frontline Advisory

Sheila Menon

Malaysia

Principal London College of Clinical Hypnosis Asia

Dr. Nilesh Patil

UAE

Co-Founder & CFO MediSponsor.Inc

Sparsh Kaeley

India

Founder and Retirement Specialist at Ortium Financial Services Pvt Ltd

Guillermo Sendon

Peru
Presidential Candidate

George Karoulas

Cyprus
Member of Parliament

Azmi Al Dabbagh

UAE
CEO at Private office of Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohamed Bin Thani Al Maktoum

Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa

UAE
Chairman at Sharjah Media City (Shams)

Atty. Ana C. Dione, CPA

Philippines
Undersecretary – Department of Labor and Employment

Dominique R. Tutay

Philippines
OIC-Assistant Secretary – Department of Labor and Employment

Atty. Jose Arturo C. De Castro

Philippines
Undersecretary – Department of Information and Communication Technology

Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic

Philippines
Assitant Secretary – Department of Information and Communication Technology

Vsevolod Rozanov

Russia
Managing Partner at Sistema PJSFC

Prof Dr Hans U Baer

Switzerland
Global Advisory Board at SSP

Datuk Benjamin Reynauld

Malaysia
President of SSP Global (Energy) Solutions Ltd

Dr. Richard Albright

USA
CEO at Summus Medical Laser

James Prince

Abu Dhabi
General Manager at JP Financial Planning

Juan-Carlos Lara

USA
Managing Partner at point5 FAMILY OFFICE

Jean Francois

Switzerland
Chairman at UHNWI Real Estate Hospitality Commercial Properties

Yousef Abu Laban

UAE
Managing Partner at Synergate Corporate Services LLC

Karthik Manjunath

Switzerland
MK international

Hitesh Shah

UAE
Founder – Partner at Panis Shah Associates DMCC

Clark A. Brett

USA
Managing Director at Customer Support Asia LLC

Jamie Getgood

Australia
CEO, FOUNDER AND HR DIRECTOR – GETGOOD CONSULTING

Stefan Muff

Switzerland
Chairman at Axon Vibe

Archit Anand

Singapore
CEO – CoFounder at Omnirio

Vsevolod Rozanov

Managing Partner at Sistema PJSFC

A Member of the Board of Sistema Charitable Foundation. He worked at executive positions in Sistema’s telecom assets for more than 10 years. He held various positions at the consultancy Bain and Company Inc. in Moscow London and Stockholm. He was Deputy CEO for Economics and Finance at MTU-Inform CJSC. Vice President for Economics and Finance at Comstar – United TeleSystems OJSC. Vice President for Finance and Investment at MTS. CEO of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (MTS India). He was senior Vice President and Head of the Finance and Investment Function at Sistema. He was appointed managing partner at Sistema PJSFC.

Prof Dr Hans U Baer

Global Advisory Board-SSP

Dr. Baer is professor titularis of surgery with a Master in Applied Ethics, and a member on the Global Advisory Board of Strategic Swiss Partners. Professor Baer is an HPB surgeon, scientist and entrepreneur, and founder of Baermed Bauchmedizin AG (Abdominal Medicine Ltd). Baermed is a well-established independent private medical provider offering services with a special interest in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. The company was founded in 1999 and offers its clinical services as a surgical centre of excellence at the Hirslanden Hospital in Zürich, one of the leading Swiss Private Hospital Groups.

Datuk Benjamin Reynauld

President of SSP Global ( Energy ) Solutions Ltd

Datuk Benjamin Reynauld, a Mechanical Engineer with 50 years hands-on experience in upstream board based engineering projects in the oil, gas and energy sector, was a senior member on the Board of Camper Marine Pte Ltd., where he headed its operation of over 3000 multi discipline employees, including 600 senior technical expatriates involved in the successful completion of several major oil and gas engineering projects.