2025 Advisory Board

Low Ngai Yuen MY
Low Ngai Yuen Chief Merchandise & Marketing Officer AEON Co (M) Berhad
Angus McDonald AU
Angus McDonald Chief Operating Officer Nick Scali Limited
Toru Koyama JP
Toru Koyama Executive Officer, Group CIO & CDO H2O Retailing
Danni Peirce CA
Danni Peirce EVP & Chief Sourcing Officer Loblaw Companies Limited
Thanawat Malabuppha TH
Thanawat Malabuppha Honorary President Thai E-Commerce Association
David Mann SG
David Mann Chief Economist Mastercard, APAC
Lara Squires AU
Lara Squires Brand Lead Woolworths NZ
Vipul Chawla SG
Vipul Chawla Group Chief Executive Officer FairPrice Group
Bobby Claudio PH
Bobby Claudio President Philippines Retail Association
Kumar Rajagopalan IN
Kumar Rajagopalan Chief Executive Officer Retailers Association of India
Siddharth Pathak SG
Siddharth Pathak Senior Partner, Asia Pacific Lead, Consumer and Retail Practice Kearney
Roy Mandey ID
Roy Mandey Founder & Chairman AGRA
Ms. Xu Ying CN
Ms. Xu Ying President Wumei Group
Ryf Quail AU
Ryf Quail Managing Director, APAC Comexposium
Stephen Sing SG
Stephen Sing Executive Director Singapore Retailers Association
Sameer Dhingra SG
Sameer Dhingra Director, Global Strategic Industries, Retail & Consumer - JAPAC Google
Jill Dvorak US
Jill Dvorak Senior Vice President National Retail Federation
Simon Kemp SG
Simon Kemp Chief Analyst Datareportal
Jiyoung Hwang KR
Jiyoung Hwang Associate Professor of Marketing University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Hitomi Iba JP
Hitomi Iba President IBA Company
Nicole Sheffield AU
Nicole Sheffield Managing Director Wesfarmers OneDigital
Gaurav Marya IN
Gaurav Marya Chairman Indian Small Business & Franchise Association (ISFA) & Franchise India Group
Alwyn Chong MY
Alwyn Chong Managing Director LUXASIA Group
Peng Jianzhen CN
Peng Jianzhen President China Chain Store & Franchise Association
Rakesh Mani MY
Rakesh Mani Partner, Asia Pacific Consumer Markets Leader PwC
Panchalee Weeratammawat TH
Panchalee Weeratammawat Chief People Officer Central Retail Corporation
Gunjan Shah IN
Gunjan Shah CEO & MD Bata India Limited
Damien Veilleroy SG
Damien Veilleroy General Manager, APAC Retail & Consumer Goods Microsoft
Rae Eun Sung KR
Rae Eun Sung Group Vice Chairman Youngone Group
Phi Van Nguyen VN
Phi Van Nguyen Chairwoman Vietnam Franchising & Licensing Network
Debra Langley SG
Debra Langley Partner Captis Ventures
Anson Bailey HK
Anson Bailey Head of Consumer & Retail, APAC KPMG
Alice Liu PH
Alice Liu President and Chief Executive Officer GOLDEN ABC Inc.
More to be announced!