Contributors
Pierluigi Cau
Pierluigi Cau is Director of Solutions Engineering APAC, at GitHub, where he leads the solutions engineering teams across the region. Pierluigi is passionate about building products and fostering high performing, collaborative teams. Prior to joining GitHub, Pierluigi drove technology initiatives, leading several global developer teams at Scandinavian digital media holding, Schibsted Media Group. During his tenure, Pierluigi was instrumental in driving product development and deployment projects, and his experience also includes stints at Mesosphere and Negative Labs.
A strong advocate of DevSecOps adoption as a way to foster secure innovation, Pierluigi is also passionate about open source software and working with developers to drive team productivity. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling and he is a music lover, having founded Upitup Records in 2003, an independent electronic music label providing free electronic music.
Pierre Lelievre
Pierre is in charge of the Marketing Communications department in Asia Pacific at Gemalto. Based in Singapore, he has held various positions with Gemalto since 2000, in Marketing, Business Development, and Account Management. Involved in the early days of the Contactless technology, Pierre also had the opportunity to contribute to key projects across Europe and Asia, linked to mobile payments, transport, and retail.
Pierre Noel & Ken Harvey
Pierre Noel is the Head of FATCA Services at KPMG China.
Ken Harvey is a Partner for US Corporate Tax at KPMG China.
Polka Mishra
Polka Misha is a Partner and Managing Director at Javelin Wealth Management.
Polka has over a decade of experience in Financial Services, specialising in M&A and Private Equity syndication across Asia. She began her career at ANZ Banking Group and Avendus Capital, before moving to Singapore in 2010 with Daiwa Capital Markets.
At Javelin, Polka advises accredited and high-net-worth clients on portfolio construction, asset allocation, and long-term wealth planning. She holds a Bachelor of Technology from IIT and a Post Graduate Program in Management from the Indian School of Business.