Nguyen Xuan Phong is FPT Software’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. He is an influential leader with vast managerial and technical experience. From 2013 to 2021, Phong served as an AI researcher at Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, where he obtained 8 patents and was named among Top 50 young inventors. He also spent two years as Director of Data Science and AI Division at Tokyo Techies, two years as Hitachi’s representative, and four years as Visiting Researcher at the world’s largest AI research institute Mila (Canada). In 2018, Phong returned to Vietnam following the government’s Innovation Network program. Phong played an important role in the strategic partnership between FPT and Mila, with an aspiration to build a world-class AI hub in Vietnam. Phong holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, two top-tier universities in the US and Japan.

Gavin Pathross, a seasoned digital leader, currently serves as the Head of Digital and Technology at Heineken Vietnam. His journey has been marked by transformative roles across prominent organizations.

Before joining Heineken, Gavin held the position of Chief Digital Officer at Yum! Brands, where he spearheaded digital strategy and customer experience enhancements for global brands like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. His expertise in leveraging technology to drive business growth was instrumental in shaping Yum!'s digital footprint.

Prior to that, Gavin served as a partner at Deloitte Digital, advising Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation, data analytics, and emerging technologies. His strategic insights and hands-on approach earned him recognition as a thought leader in the industry.

As the Founder and ex-CEO of Ross Digital, Gavin pioneered F&B robotics using collaborative robots (cobots), AI, and computer vision. Ross Digital’s innovations, including robot baristas and automated kitchen processes, revolutionized the food and beverage industry. Now, at Heineken Vietnam, Gavin continues to lead the charge in integrating IoT, advanced data analytics, AI, ML, image recognition, and robotics, making Heineken the most-connected brewer worldwide.

Joining PwC since 2015, Quan is the Senior Manager of Cybersecurity and IT Risk Assurance at PwC Hanoi office. Quan has served clients in many engagements, with primary experience drawn from cyber security and IT general control (ITGC) domains. He has provided audit, assessment and penetration testing services for clients from various sectors including Financial services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Automobile and Telecommunication.
Quan is well experienced with information technology systems consisting of Core banking system, Internet banking, Mobile banking system, ERP (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamic), Data warehouse, in-house developed software and applications running on wide-variety of platforms (Windows Server, Unix/ Linux OS, MSSQL and Oracle DBMS) as well as cloud-based applications security.