Live Well ft. Lance Alexander

Even with the most sophisticated security technology, organisations have found that more than unknown hackers or competitors, current and former employees were cited as top sources of security incidents. So it seems, Singapore employees are the likely source of cyber incidents! What more can be done about this and are you still using the same password for all your accounts? To talk us through it is Jeffrey Kok, Vice President Solution Engineers for Asia Pacific and Japan at CyberArk.

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Contrary to popular belief, one’s likeability is within one’s control. It isn’t just for the good-looking, extremely social or incredibly talented. There are things one can do to up their likeability quotient and is one of the most essential skills we should develop because it helps us develop relationships with colleagues, bosses, business associates and even with customers. Andrew Soong is Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team and he talks us through it.

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Analytics are key to Wiselink Technology's new developments in productivity. The electronic components distributor now has an automated data processing system to provide analysis for stocking decisions. How and when did it recognise that digitalising and transforming also meant utilising data analytics to its advantage? Joining us to tell us more is Wiselink's business development manager Janice Lim.

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Soh Siew Choo is Head of Consumer Banking and Big Data Analytics Technology at DBS. As one of the few leading women in technology, she is a strong advocate for gender diversity. She once said that banking technology is notorious for gender bias, and the higher up you go on the ladder, the lonelier it can be for a woman. Siew Choo understands that there’s a small pool of female mentors in banking technology, so she encourages her male colleagues, the other 80% of technology staff, to be mentors as well.

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Singapore-based JustCo has expanded to Taipei, securing three new co-working centres in the city. The centres are located at the Xinyi, Songshan and Zhongshan financial districts, and brings the company's portfolio to 32 centres across eight cities. Internationalisation has been one of the most challenging things for local SMEs to do. How has JustCo done this and what are the challenges it still faces? We find out from Ho Seng Chee, Chief Corporate Officer, JustCo.

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DLT Compass is a two-day conference that aims to facilitate further collaboration between corporate enterprises and blockchain projects through driving discussion on enterprise blockchain applications. What was the genesis of it and how is it helping the blockchain cause? We find out from Emma Cui, CEO of LongHash, organisers of DLT Compass.

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According to a recent survey, in the UK, SMEs are facing difficulties in effectively storing and managing their data with one-fifth of SMEs depending on USB drives to store data while only 35% of them were centralising company data using on-site servers. What about SMEs in Asia and Singapore? Is the 'trusty thumb drive' still king? To help us out is Pratyush Khare, CTO for Hitachi Vantara APAC.

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The service sector continues to be plagued by digital transformation roadblocks, including IT talent shortage, app backlogs and long development cycles despite being identified as a potential growth engine for the Singapore digital economy as it comprises almost 70% of the GDP. According to OutSystems’ 2019 State of Application Development Study, 16% of organisations in APAC - including Singapore  - have a backlog of more than 10 applications. What implications will this have for Services 4.0? Mark Weaser, Vice President, Asia Pacific of OutSystems talks us through it.

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Locally based logistics and selling platform, Anchanto helped global omni channel player LuxAsia connect beauty brands to consumers throughout Asia, allowing LuxAsia to achieve a 7 fold growth within a year. How did it help LuxAsia to be the go-to distribution channel for fragrance, cosmetics, skincare and salon brands? We talk to the Founder and CEO of Anchanto, Vaibhav Dabhade.

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This month’s Privacy Awareness Week is a timely reminder of the growing importance and continual need for organisations to reassess their approach towards their IT systems, policies, practices, and ensure the robustness of their data protection architecture and implementation. And as the booming Asian digital economy becomes more reliant on cross-border data flows ($2.8m of global GDP according to McKinsey) and personal data transfer interoperability, we will also need to consider how to better increase the transparency of personal data collection in Singapore and beyond. We’re joined by Annabel Lee, Policy Manager, BSA The Software Alliance to discuss the importance of privacy frameworks and regulations in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.

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