Mr. Robert Kiely is a seasoned technology leader with over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, operations, logistics, and supply chain management. In his role as Senior Market Advisor for Digital Technologies and Fintech at Enterprise Ireland, he spearheads the growth of Irish businesses expanding and innovating in global markets. Robert’s expertise blends strategic vision with hands‑on execution, having led enterprise‑level initiatives that drive operational excellence, enhance data insights, and foster sustainable growth.

A graduate of UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Robert holds a passion for enabling organisations to harness technology for competitive advantage. He is a dynamic public speaker and mentor, regularly sharing insights on digital strategy, platform architecture, and change management. At Singapore Digital Literacy Day 2025, Robert will draw on his extensive cross-border experience to engage Asia-Pacific leaders eager to navigate the evolving digital landscape.

Damien O’Sullivan joined ICDL Foundation as Chief Executive Officer in June 2006.  With a background in education and training, he has been involved with ICDL since its launch in Ireland in 1997, working on a range of projects to develop and deliver ICDL training and certification to the public and private sector. Prior to joining ICDL Foundation he was a teacher and school principal.
 
ICDL Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to raising digital competence standards in the workforce, education and society. Our certification programmes, delivered through an active network in more than 100 countries, enable individuals and organisations to assess, build and certify their competence in the use of computers and digital tools to the globally recognised ICDL standard.

Dr. Lim Joo Ghee is the Director of the School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) at Singapore Polytechnic. He leads one of Singapore’s premier engineering schools, shaping education for both pre-employment training (PET) students and continuing education and training (CET) learners.
 
With an unwavering passion for pedagogical innovation, Dr. Lim actively champions the integration of the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) framework into the curriculum, ensuring students are equipped with hands-on, practical skills tailored to the demands of the modern engineering landscape. Dr. Lim has been instrumental in driving industry engagement initiatives, establishing partnerships with companies in various engineering domains.  He believes in the role of tertiary institutions in transforming local enterprises through effective workforce training and capability development in emerging technologies like IoT, Robotics, AI & Data Analytics, and 5G.
 
Dr Lim serves on the Council of the AutomationSG and is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Academy’s (AMTA) Sub-committee for Training and Curriculum.

Mr. Alvin Tan is the Director for Business Development and Academic Program for Asia Pacific, Mainstream Engineering, Siemens Digital Industries Software. Part of the Asia Pacific team that support the local Siemens teams to develop and grow Mainstream Engineering software business in the Asia Pacific countries like China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia countries.  
 
He is also responsible for the development and implementation of Solid Edge (part of Mainstream Engineering) software academic program and educational co-operation in Asia Pacific, working closely with the local academic institutions and educational partners to drive adoption of Solid Edge software in areas like Engineering, Creative Design, STEM education and Digitalisation. 

Dr. Stephen Yee is the Assistant CEO of Corporate Training and Workforce Transformation Group. He is an active member of the Future of Work under IOE and is also involved in providing feedback and information on the ASEAN Future of Work, published in 2015. He is the current Chair of the ASEAN Future of Work (AFWC) for the period 2023 to the present, and also a founding member of the AFWC since its inception. He serves as the advisor to the Singapore Training and Development Association. He has been a member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Management Society and has served as the Honorary Treasurer since 2019.
 
A strong advocate of lifelong learning, and holds numerous dialogues with Polytechnics and the university to align them with businesses. He consults and advises government and academic institutions on business workforce capability development, including business and strategy transformation in areas such as business strategy, skills frameworks, demand and supply, and facilitating workforce transformation and business development.
 
His first degree was a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Management Studies from the University of London in 1986. He was also awarded a Double Distinction in Master of Project Management from the University of Adelaide in 2006. He completed a course and obtained a Professional Certificate in Disrupted Technology and  Leadership with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Policy, National University of Singapore, in 2021. He is a certified Senior Professional with the Institute for Human Resource Professionals in Singapore and also a Society of Human Resource – Senior Professional since 2020.
 
Stephen was conferred the honorary Doctor of Business by EIMT (Switzerland) in Aug 2023.

Sean is the Regional Technical Manager for the Mainstream Engineering and Product Engineering Software portfolios of Siemens Digital Industry Software in South East Asia. With over 25 years’ experience in the mechanical engineering and CAD industries, he has been heavily involved in the fields of mechanical design, simulation as well as project management. His primary role involves working closely with product development and partner teams in the ecosystem by providing technical and business development leadership and support to help businesses succeed in their digitalisation journey. He also directs and mentors tertiary students during their internship at Siemens, ensuring that the new generation are well equipped to tackle the unique challenges of today.

Rick Chua is a Senior Lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. His expertise spans automation, computer-aided design, digital twins, and virtual reality. Rick is dedicated to educating and inspiring the next generation of engineers

Ms. Florence an experienced HR leader with over 10 years’ experience in the technology and services sectors across Southeast Asia. As Head of HR for SEA & ANZ at Siemens Digital Industries Software, she work closely with regional leaders to drive people strategies that supports agility and sustainable business growth
With a background in both Human Resource Management and Engineering, Florence brings both strategic insight and practical experience. Her areas of expertise include talent acquisition, change management, leadership development, employee engagement, and HR policy design.

Ms. Tina Wu is General Manager of ICDL Asia, the wholly owned subsidiary of ICDL Foundation managing ICDL Programme in all the Asia Pacific territories. She has been working with ICDL Asia since 2006, started as Business Development Executive and then Partner Relations Manager and then being promoted to General Manager in 2014. Prior to joining ICDL Asia, Tina has been working with MediaCorp News as a news reporter and INSEAD Business School as a research analyst in the InnovAsia Centre. She graduated from National University of Singapore with Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours). She is Singaporean, born in China, and perfectly bilingual with English and Mandarin.