Colin has more than 30 years of experience pioneering the latest technology within the ASEAN region, involved in the Industrial IoT/M2M, automation, 3D printing, connectivity, energy & environmental business since the mid-’80s. Colin provides mentorship and advisory services to the industry, especially focused on regional SMEs implementing digital transformation in line with the emerging Industry 4.0 concepts.

Colin held the role of President of the Singapore Industrial Automation Association from 2001-2005 and was Vice-Chair of Industry Committee of Energy Efficiency (ICEE) under the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), sub-committee under the National Climate Change Committee in Singapore. Current member of the IoT Technical Committee of IT Standards Committee (ITSC). He is also a member of the International Society of Automation (ISA), the Singapore Water Association (SWA), and a former committee member of IoT Asia Conference and Exhibition.

Colin is a technology evangelist and driving force of Industry 4.0. Delivering dozens of insightful industry papers and influential speeches in the key regional conferences and business forums. He was featured in Channel News Asia (CNA) Start-Up series 6 as an industry expert and Member of Advisory Committee of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s electrical engineering department, Colin is helping guide the future of technological development and the next generation of technologists in the region.