Tech Industry Council

Jonathan oversees UnaBiz’s business relationships with ecosystem partners, clients and resellers in Singapore. UnaBiz is Asia’s first dedicated IoT network. We are the exclusive network operator of the Sigfox network in Singapore and Taiwan. Licensed by IMDA as a Facility-Based Operator (FBO) in Singapore, UnaBiz owns and deploys nationwide carrier-grade network infrastructure in Singapore and Taiwan to enable physical devices to connect to the cloud. This public network is launched, enabling qualified channels and customers equal access to the IoT network to promote a vibrant and competitive marketplace.

Formerly head of sales for Singtel’s Global Fixed Satellite Business, Jonathan has 24 years of ICT broad-based experience in IoT, telecom, satellite, smart city solutions and infrastructure. Jonathan holds a Degree with Honours in Computer Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Prior to this, Jonathan was part of the pioneer team of EdgeMatrix, Singapore internet and mobile solutions between 1997-2002. Jonathan is currently an EXCO member of SGTech’s Smart Nation Chapter and a member of IMDA IT Standards committee.

Alvin is Co-Founder & CEO of Haulio – Singapore’s fastest growing Container Haulage platform, leading the revolution of the industry to become the Global Operating System of Container Haulage 4.0.

Alvin started his Logistics profession through his family business HUB Distributors Services, a local traditional SME 3PL firm in Singapore which begun operations since 1989.

As a forward-looking 2nd generation business leader, Alvin has more than 7 years of experience in business development to grow & corporatize the company through innovative technologies, increasing the Group’s revenue by 20% YOY.

Alvin founded a new business unit for Container Trucking at the age of 25 and as CEO for HUB Logistics, he’d successfully built up from scratch to a sizable fleet consisting of 15 Prime Movers & over 100 trailers within its first 3 years; moving 1,000 TEUs on average per month and doubling its revenue annually.

With a keen interest in making a difference, Alvin is always taking on an active role in the industry’s transformation road map and is now the Co-Founder & CEO of Haulio – Singapore’s fastest growing container haulage platform that aims to maximize haulage resources through industry level sharing to improve job productivity through our core technology. To date, with over 80% of Singapore’s hauliers comprising over 2,000 trucks and 20,000 trailers, Haulio has helped to digitalise the movements of over 150,000 TEUs containing 2.5 million tonnes of cargo. Alvin is leading the revolution of the trucking industry focusing on SEA with his team and aims to become the operating system of container trucking 4.0, driving the future of haulage.

Rahul Nambiar is the co-founder and CEO of Botsync, a Singapore based robotics firm that builds robotic automation products for logistics and manufacturing companies in Asia. Botsync’s autonomous mobile robots, which move materials from point to point intelligently, are designed to be deployed in dynamic and complex environments in minimal time and without any infrastructure changes. With over 5 years of experience designing robotic systems for academic and industrial projects, Rahul founded Botsync along with his co-founders to address the need for a prominent automation provider based in South East Asia. At Botsync, Rahul oversees the fundraising and strategy development initiatives as well as works with the engineering team to deploy their products at customer locations.

Freddy leads the B2B dedicated mobility portfolio in Samsung Electronics covering ASEAN and Oceania, focusing on productivity solutions for knowledge and frontline workers in the supply chain, retail, government and healthcare customers.

Freddy has over 24 years of technology experience, of which, 18 years are focused on the rugged Enterprise mobility and automatic identification technologies market with experience that spans Product Management, Channel Marketing, Vertical Marketing, Strategic Marketing, and Business Development experience in the Asia Pacific. Additionally, he draws upon his previous consulting experience to help his customers attain their competitive edge through the successful adoption of technology.

He holds a Masters Degree in Business Information Technology from Curtin University. In his personal time, he enjoys competitive sailing, mountain hiking and reading.

Benedict Kothe is the Managing Director of Jungheinrich Malaysia and Singapore – sales and service offices of Jungheinrich AG, one of world’s leading intralogistics solution providers with an extensive portfolio of forklift trucks, logistics systems and services. Benedict began his career as a trainee at Jungheinrich corporate headquarters in Hamburg, Germany in 2001. Since then, he has contributed significantly to the business via a number of roles in Europe, China and Singapore.

He was part of the SAP implementation team that introduced SAP to eight Jungheinrich sales units in China, USA and other European countries. From 2007 to 2010, he worked at Jungheinrich China, where he acquired valuable experience into various business areas such as IT, processes, logistics, supply chain and sales. From 2010 to 2013, he took up a new challenge as the After Sales Director at Jungheinrich Singapore before becoming the Director for Logistics Systems After Sales at the Jungheinrich corporate headquarters in Hamburg, Germany in 2013.

Currently based in Singapore, Benedict began his new role as the Managing Director for Jungheinrich Malaysia and Singapore in August 2019.

Eugene is currently the Chief Operating Officer at SWAT Mobility. He is responsible for business development and manages the project delivery & operations team as well as HR operations.

Prior to this, Eugene spent 13 years in the Financial Services industry doing consulting work and project management for large-scale banking transformation projects. He worked with 2 top regional banks in the digital space to scale corporate business acquisition through digital partnerships with start-ups.

Upon graduation, his first full-time employment was with Accenture where he spent close to 9 years working on projects with banks across Asia. He is a certified PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional) and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Major in Information Systems & Minor in Technopreneurship. During his academic tenor, he spent a year in Silicon Valley, California, on a full-time internship at a startup, with part-time studies in Stanford University.

Mr Soh Cheah Choon is Partner with Sumin LLP.

Prior to joining Sumin, Choon has senior leadership roles in the Healthcare Life-science sector, 23 years with Boston Scientific and 7 with Baxter Healthcare. Choon’s experience spans global and APAC and covers areas across the whole supply chain from Purchasing, Distribution and Logistics, Planning, Technical Services and Program Office Management. Choon holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and is active with NGOs and Academia.

Mark leads commercial management and business development in SingPost, building solutions that address the ever-changing e-commerce landscape. He looks at every supply chain solution by first understanding the fundamental problems that need to be addressed. This perspective draws from his many years of customer-centric sales, marketing and channel development, primarily within the automotive sector. His role at SingPost requires him to lead teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for some of the biggest e-commerce brand names in the world, all of whom require speed, accuracy, visibility and a continuously growing hunger for more data and technology solutions.