Wilson L. White is Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy at Google, where he is the global head of government affairs and public policy for Google’s Platforms & Devices business unit as well as Google’s government affairs operations across the Asia Pacific region.

With 20 years of experience as an engineer and technology attorney, Wilson has used his multidisciplinary background and expertise to provide policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders across the Americas, Europe and Asia with thought leadership on the rapidly growing and changing technology landscape and the societal implications of emerging technologies.

Before joining Google’s public policy team, Wilson was a patent litigation attorney at Google, where he not only defended Google in patent infringement lawsuits, but also helped push for patent reform legislation to curb rampant abuses of the US patent system. Prior to joining Google, Wilson was a litigator at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in Atlanta, Georgia and before that a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable Alexander Williams, Jr. on the US District Court for the District of Maryland.

In addition to serving on the corporate boards of Vector Group Ltd (NYSE: VGR) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG), Wilson serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the University’s technology entrepreneurship program. Wilson earned his Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, in Computer Engineering from NC State University. He earned a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Wilson now lives in Singapore with his wife and 3 kids after 13 years in the Bay area.

Jong Woo Kang is Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration Division at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). As director, he plays a role as an interface between ADB’s internal and external stakeholders on regional cooperation and integration. He is a seasoned economist with extensive knowledge and experiences on policy and strategic issues. He was Principal Economist at ERDI, Senior Advisor to the Managing Director General of ADB, and Senior Economist at the Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department at ADB. He leads the annual publication of Asian Economic Integration Report. Areas of his research interest include regional integration, inclusive growth, macroeconomic policies, international trade and finance, and aid effectiveness. He published articles in economics journals such as Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Applied Economics, and Journal of World Trade. Before joining ADB, he was director at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Korea until 2006. He had got his bachelor’s degree in economics and master’s in public administration from Seoul National University, and PhD in economics from University of Washington.

Rifan Ardianto has served as the Director of the newly established Directorate of Electronic Commerce and Trade in Services at the Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia since 2022. Born in Bandung in 1981, he pursued his undergraduate studies at the Bandung Institute of Technology in Mathematics. He later advanced his academic career in Australia, where he earned a PhD in Supply Chain and Logistics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, graduating in 2018. As Director, Rifan Ardianto has been developed Ministry of Trade Regulation No. 31 of 2023, aimed at establishing a fair e-commerce ecosystem for businesses and consumers in Indonesia.

Heidi Mah is an Associate Director with BowerGroupAsia. She works with Fortune 500 companies to craft and execute government affairs, public policy and market access strategies, and has deep expertise in technology, e-commerce and supply chains. Prior to joining BowerGroupAsia, Heidi helmed the Info-Communication Technology and Singapore portfolios at the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. In this role, she advised companies on the digital regulatory landscape and helped them build strong relationships with government stakeholders across Southeast Asia.

Heidi started out in the public sector by serving as an innovation and growth advocate at Enterprise Singapore. She spearheaded digitalization, innovation and internationalization initiatives at the economic agency to support small and medium enterprises in the maritime sector. This included strengthening the digital capabilities of local bunkering companies, facilitating investment deal flows for maritime tech start-ups and leading an open innovation challenge to enhance and drive partnerships within Singapore’s vibrant trade and connectivity ecosystem.

Yoonee Jeong is a Senior Digital Technology Specialist with the Digital Technology for Development Division at ADB. She is a public policy professional with nearly 20 years of international experience in digital technologies in Asia Pacific and Africa.

Before joining ADB, Yoonee was the Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs with the Telenor Group, a global mobile operator. Previously, Yoonee served as a senior consultant on digital economy policy and capacity building to the World Bank and UN-ESCAP and lead policy advocacy for tech companies as Director of Research and Consulting with TRPC, an advisory firm. A Korean native, Yoonee obtained her Master's degree in International Development Policy from Duke University as a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Scholar and her bachelor's from the Ateneo de Manila University of the Philippines.

Mackenzie Gunther is a government relations and public policy analyst at PS-Engage and the Asia Internet Coalition, where she leads the AIC Tax Committee. As an analyst, she facilitates government engagements and supports clients in responding to regulatory developments across the region. She is also the Secretariat for the Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA), where she works with travel tech companies in engaging regulators and creating a conducive environment for the growth of the regional tourism industry.

Prior to joining the team in 2023, Mackenzie worked at an international investigative research and risk advisory firm specializing in due diligence, investigations, and business intelligence research. In this role, she specialized in corporate due diligence and risk assessments for pre-IPO and M&A transactions, working with financial services clients across APAC.

Mackenzie has a Dual Degree Master of Public Policy and Master of Global Affairs from the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs and the University of Toronto Munk School.

Deborah Elms is Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was the Executive Director and Founder of the Asian Trade Centre (ATC). She was also President of the Asia Business Trade Association (ABTA) and the Board Director of the Asian Trade Centre Foundation (ATCF). Dr. Elms serves on the board of the Trade and Investment Negotiation Adviser (TINA) at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP). She was on the International Advisory Council for APCO (2021-2023) and was a member of the International Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance and Chair of the Working Group on Trade Policy and Law. She was also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Trade and Investment Council for 2018-2020.

Prior to founding ATC/ATCF and the ABTA, Dr. Elms was the head of the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN) and a Senior Fellow in International Political Economy at Nanyang Technological University. She earned her PhD in political science from the University of Washington, an MA in International Relations from the University of Southern California, and bachelor’s degrees from Boston University. Dr. Elms is a published author, editor, and regular contributor to global trade discussions in various media and at international conferences.