Andrea Abbate
Head of Sales Readiness, APAC
LinkedIn

She is passionate about creative problem solving, building relationships, and investing in professionals to succeed. She is a huge believer in the power of a portfolio career: the past 16 years living and working in APAC, Europe and the US has led her to traverse industries, functions, and the globe; culminating in a unique and well-rounded skillset spanning sales, marketing, recruitment, digital media, non-profit and the arts. Today, she is leading Sales Enablement at LinkedIn.

She is a values-driven professional who thrives on building relationships that span across cultures; bridging the gap between priorities and performance; engaging with diverse audiences; and inspiring great performance.

Hazel Savage
CEO and Co-Founder

With 15 years experience in the industry, Hazel is a music-tech lifer, guitarist and CEO/Co-Founder at Musiio.

Hazel travels the world speaking at conferences and educating catalogue owners about the value of artificial intelligence integration and digital transformation in the music industry.

As a female CEO in the heavily male-dominated industries of music and tech, Hazel offers a breath of fresh air and insight, with interesting and humorous anecdotes, as well as easy-to-follow explanations and digestible use cases of artificial intelligence technology.

She is a passionate advocate of supporting women careers.

Dr. Lakshmi Ramachandran, PhD
Learning and Professional Development Expert
NUS

Dr Lakshmi Ramachandran, Ph.D. is a professional development expert for individuals and teams in STEM, especially Science, Technology, and Healthcare. She is an ICF Certified Coach (ACC), Certified trainer (CIDTT), and Keynote speaker with 20 years of experience in science as a researcher, communicator, and administrator.  She is also a passionate advocate for women in science and has co-led the Gender Summit 16 in Singapore. Dr. Lakshmi has co-created the Enoughness Coaching Programme to help professionals overcome imposter syndrome and become self-empowered. She has co-authored Roomies/Foodies, an award-winning memoir-recipe book. She lives in Singapore with her husband and two little boys.

Chandan Deep
Head of Emerging Business, Southeast Asia
Twitter

Chandan currently leads Twitter’s emerging business for SEA. She is responsible for building Twitter’s presence and exploring commercial opportunities in 5 markets across Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. ​Prior to this role, she headed Twitter's Sales Strategy and Operations across India, SEA, and Middle East and was the partner to the MD on driving revenue and entering multiple new markets in the region.
She brings strong strategic thinking and leadership skills, having worked in management consulting for several years with BCG and Accenture. She has deep experience across emerging markets, with growth strategy being a key area of interest.

Chandan is a keen champion for women's initiatives in tech and has previously led Twitter's Super Women at Twitter (SWAT) efforts in APAC. She was also on the Executive Chair of Connected Women, a group that focuses on networking and professional development opportunities across Google, FB, LinkedIn, and many others.