Rethinking Data Protection with Blockchain Technology

Darwin has 20 years of working experience in the area of legal, compliance, risk management, fraud investigation and processes review where he has witnessed the metamorphic transition in the E2E supply chain operations from paper to technology centric

Over the years, Darwin has worked in Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs, US listed IT MNCs, reputable FMCG retail and the banking sector.  Leveraging on his knowledge on legal, compliance and processes, he has investigated into many multi-millions fraud cases occurring both internally and externally. Through these investigations and processes review, he has developed a knack to identify key risks andintegrate the necessary controls into easy to understand/manage workflows for the business.

Darwin was also an adjutant lecturer in a local Polytechnic teaching law enforcers pursuing Advance Diploma in Police Studies. He specialises in topics such as Criminology, Victimology and Human Dynamics.

Dr Ernie Teo is a tech economist with a focus on game theory and applied microeconomics. As CTO of JEDTrade, he leads the blockchain R&D innovation and strategy for the company’s projects in ASEAN. This includes designing and building out JEDTrade’s blockchain platform, Jupiter Chain – a smart consentable data exchange for sharing of private data to enable access to tailored financial services. Prior to JEDTrade, Ernie was a research scientist at IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation where he works with corporate clients to apply blockchain to business use cases. Ernie is also an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing, Department of Information Systems and Analytics.

Ms Karen Lau is an associate director at Nexia TS Advisory Pte Ltd, a member firm of Nexia International. She is actively involved in various aspects of business advisory work including pre-IPO advisory, corporate restructuring, dispute resolution, litigation support, valuation work, business strategy studies and financial management. She has performed due diligence reviews, financial reviews and business planning for various companies.

Her industry experience covers construction, education, engineering, electronics, fashion & retail, food & beverage, IT & telecommunications, manufacturing, media, oil & gas, healthcare, tourism, property development and logistics in Singapore, Malaysia, P.R. China and Myanmar. Karen had assisted in aspects of valuation with companies such as Sunpower Group Limited, Allied Technologies Limited, Advancer Global Limited, HC Surgical Specialists Limited, Keong Hong Holdings Limited, AA Group Holdings Limited, Soon Lian Holdings Limited, Singapore Myanmar Investco Limited and XMH Holdings Limite

He also has commercial experience in a Singapore listed company managing tax accounting, compliance and advisory functions.

Eric is the Business Director at JEDTrade. He leads the commercial division of the company, and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company. He is also responsible for seeking out and implementing improvements to business processes Eric graduated from NUS with a degree in Computational Science, specializing in Statistics and Mathematics. He currently serves as Mentor for PolyFintech 100.