As the Managing Director for IDC ASEAN, Sudev directs the overall operations of the ASEAN country offices' development, sales, consulting, as well as marketing, and works alongside local and global organizations' C-level executives in their aspirations in developing robust plans and strategies for both emerging countries.

Having previously led IDC’s Southeast Asia Consulting group, Sudev has brought that rich experience in the country level by providing advice and thought leadership to CEOs, country heads, and chief strategy officers (CSOs). Sudev is also a frequent speaker at industry events across Southeast Asia on a wide range of topics, and is regularly quoted in both local and international media such as Bloomberg, Asian Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and BBC.

Karrie Ilagan is the Managing Director for the Philippines at Cisco. In this role, she is responsible for leading Cisco's operations in the Philippines to deliver impactful solutions for the country’s biggest challenges in communications and technology.

Driven by her passion for technology, Karrie focuses on enabling digital transformation and propelling cybersecurity capabilities via an ecosystem of Cisco’s channel partners. With over 20 years of experience in top technology firms that include Cisco, Microsoft, and IBM, she has a proven record on enabling businesses and industries achieve global competitiveness through Information Technology capabilities. Most recently, Karrie spearheaded Cisco’s advocacy of strengthening the country’s disaster management capabilities through a customized communications suite of solutions called “Konektado”. Through this initiative, Cisco aims to aid the Philippine government in its crucial role of preserving lives and property in the face of natural and man-made disasters.

As a personal advocacy, Karrie actively promotes the importance of having more women in the predominantly-male technology industry. She is the first female country head of two of the biggest names in technology: Cisco Philippines when she joined the company in 2018, and Microsoft Philippines, where she spent almost 12 years leading different segments of the business until her appointment as Managing Director in 2012. Through her leadership, both companies exhibited strong performances not only as a business entity but also as a leader in the industry in gender diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Arvin Yason is the lead of the Accenture Advanced Technology Centers - Intelligent Software Engineering Services group in the Philippines. Through his role, he is responsible for leading the group in delivering modern, cloud-based platforms using next generation architectures, technologies and methodologies. Arvin is also the director of the Accenture Liquid Studio Manila, where the company develops rapid prototyping and solutioning capabilities using emerging technologies.

Arvin joined Accenture straight from college. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

For leisure, Arvin indulges in hobbies like photography and gaming. He also enjoys traveling and going on food trips with wife, Gwen, who’s also an Accenture Managing Director, and their four sons.