Speakers Profile

Dr Deborah Elms – Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre

Dr Deborah Elms is the Founder and Executive Director of the Asian Trade Centre (ATC). She is Vice Chair of the Advisory Board for the Asia Business Trade Association (ABTA), Co-Chair of the Trade Policy Committee of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance (GTPA), and also a senior fellow in the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Trade Academy.

Previously, Dr Elms was head of the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN) and Senior Fellow of International Political Economy at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dr Ros Lynch – Copyright & IP Enforcement Director, IPO

Ros joined the UK Intellectual Property Office in February 2014 as Director of Copyright and IP Enforcement. As Director, Ros leads the work to shape the direction of policy and operational work in copyright and enforcement, ensuring that the UK legal framework is up-to-date and fit for purpose.

Emilie Philippe - APAC General Director, Webdrone

Emilie Philippe worked 15 years in Bank Industry for Legal, Risks and Compliance roles. She was the Head of Investigations for BNP Paribas, then she moved to Singapore in 2013 to implement a new framework for Anti-Money Laundering and Fighting terrorism for the Bank. Emilie is co-founder of the French-Tech Cyber & Security in Singapore and she joined Webdrone end 2018 to set up their Asian Hub. Webdrone is the leader in cybercrime investigation software and services with 2 awards won in 2018 (Global awards anti-counterfeiting + Security Trophy of Brands & Products protection).

Webdrone's team developed proprietary web (clear, deep and dark) crawling technology, investigatory logic and parsing algorithms. The ‘virtual drones’ execute the investigation to find the documents, analyze and score them. Currently, more than 80 clients including governments and top brands around the world use Webdrone to expose and fight online illicit trade.

Edmond Looi – Director, DVUCA

DVUCA was founded by a group of domain experts in engineering, information technology, communication, business consulting and sustainability. DVUCA team take pride in executing multifaceted and innovative concepts on problem-solving to bring the best technology solutions from all around the world to customers.

Edmond is currently the Director at DVUCA Pte Ltd as well as a council member of the Asia-Pacific MSME Trade Coalition (AMTC) and an ambassador of the Digital Champions Programme by the Asian Trade Centre Foundation (ATCF). He was previously appointed Director at Evatic Singapore. Edmond's experience includes cloud technologies, big data, IoT and telecommunications. His specialities include business development, sales strategy, solution selling and channel partner management. He is the author of the book 'Phenomenal Sales, 7 Steps to Closing Deals the Right Way'.

Cybersecurity and Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the Digital Age