Chris Marshall is a Vice President responsible for several areas of research at IDC. Chris leads the Asia/Pacific regional industry research teams, which includes coverage of healthcare, government, retail, energy, manufacturing, and financial services. Additionally, Chris leads our regional teams in data, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), future of work, and sustainability.

As General Manager of the Analytics Business Unit, Brendan leads the product engineering and R&D, product marketing, product management, product led growth and offering management teams related to Qlik’s analytics offerings. Prior to this role, Brendan served as VP and General Manager for Qlik Cloud.

Previously, Brendan has led multiple sales and go-to-market organizations over his career, including Worldwide Digital Sales Leader for Watson Analytics at IBM, Worldwide IT Portfolio Manager at Cognos and multiple roles at PTC.

Outside of work, Brendan enjoys skiing in his free time and teaches skiing to people of all ages and skills. He is an avid traveler and his passion for exploring new cultures and languages is reflected in his fluency in German and French.

As the leader of Business Operations for Analytics and AI at Qlik, Nicole is responsible for ensuring that all organizational processes - especially those that influence revenue, customer experience, and growth - are efficient, scalable, and well-aligned with the company’s strategic objectives. She brings to Qlik more than 15 years of experience spanning analytics, MARTech, and ATS/CRM software industries and leadership roles in sales and customer success. Nicole's extensive expertise in solution delivery and diverse background enable her to understand complex customer needs and bridge technical execution with business strategy.

Chong Yang Chan is the Managing Director of Qlik Singapore & Greater China Region. He is responsible for leading Qlik’s regional operations while empowering brands to improve their data pipelines, uncover growth opportunities and solve business problems by utilising data.

A veteran in the enterprise technology sector with more than twenty years of experience, he has successfully helped customers in Singapore such as GovTech, Singapore Tourism Board and UOB, as well as customers across Singapore & Greater China Region to quantify positive returns from their investment while untapping innovative opportunities which could only be discovered through data analytics.

As a leader, Chong Yang believes in the importance of constant innovation. He typically encourages his team to apply critical thinking to draw similarities between case studies in different sectors to solve problems. He also adopts a lifelong learning approach by continually developing his data analytical and leadership skills.

Prior to joining Qlik, Chong Yang was a Sales Director for Oracle, Informatica and most recently, Talend. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.

Siddarth is helping organizations adapt futuristic data architecture with Talend products to drive business value and achieve organization-wide data health.

Siddarth supported organizations' digital transformation and IT modernization journey in delivering use cases, business value, and insights by selecting the right platform, tools, and skills. As an expert on Data Governance, he has assisted data leaders in forming and executing data governance strategies, frameworks, policies, and standards, ensuring privacy and compliance in an organization's enterprise data management.

As Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan, Maurizio leads Qlik’s efforts in the rapidly evolving APJ region, driving growth, strengthening customer relationships, and advancing AI-powered solutions.

He has a proven track record of driving business growth spanning continents, building high-performance teams, and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.

Garavello brings over 20 years of leadership experience in sales, channel management, and commercial operations. Prior to Qlik, he scaled the APJ business and strengthened enterprise relationships at Eptura. As Vice President of APJ at Dynatrace, he significantly expanded the company’s regional footprint. Starting his career at IBM, he combines technical expertise with strategic business insight.

DP leads technology strategy, customer success and solutions architecture for AWS ASEAN Public Sector customers and partners. DP has 25+ years of experience in helping customers in their digital transformation journey.

Prior to Amazon, DP was with Microsoft, GE and NIIT in technology and consulting roles. For the last 9+ years with AWS, DP has been working closely with Governments, Health, Startups, Education, and Research organizations in South and South East Asian Countries.

DP is an MBA Graduate with Bachelors degree in Computers and Science.

Dr. Kirti is a futurist data & digital leader – a Business builder, Profit shaper, People developer, and Active collaborator to co-create & deliver “digital picture” of the portfolios.

Currently, Head of Insights & Data Global Business Line at Capgemini, APAC-ME, based out of Singapore. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading Capgemini’s Data & Digital Business – Analytics, AI, Decision Science, Big Data and Information Management practice in the APAC & ME regions.

Dr. Kirti has over 25 years of progressively responsible international experience across Singapore, US & India in advising, building and implementing data analytics strategies and solutions for global organizations. By applying Analytics & AI techniques, he has helped to maximize on organizations’ data assets, build innovative solutions to optimize cost, improve efficiency and create customer centric businesses to improve ROI & better customer experience. A Thought Leader & Analytics Evangelist, he has led business transformations and change management for organizations.

Prior to joining Capgemini, Dr. Kirti has worked at Visa Inc. as Vice President – Head of Analytics and Data Products for APAC & CEMEA. Earlier to this, he worked at American Express as Vice President & Head – Global Network Services for APAC since he moved to Singapore from US, in 2008. He built team in India for American Express to transition analytics team for international markets from 2002. And worked in GE Capital before that.

Dr. Jain holds a Ph.D. in International Business Management in International Joint Ventures, Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, from prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Kirti speaks at Industry Conferences, Executive Round-Tables, Advisory Boards and contributes to International Publications in areas of Business Strategy, Consumer Behavioral Analytics & Decision Management. He actively participates in generating innovative ideas and best practices.