Under the Radar: Making sense of Ray-Ban maker Essilor Luxottica’s focus on wearable technology with Meta, its acquisition of Supreme and more
What comes to mind when you hear Top Gun and Tom Cruise? What about aviator shades and Ray-Ban? Whether you’re flying, driving or even walking to your next meeting, we aim to entice you to put on your sunny shades as you turn into this conversation as we speak to the parent company of Ray-Ban, Ess…
Under the Radar: How is CDG ENGIE navigating complexities in its quest to expand regionally?
Supporting the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Singapore and beyond – that’s the agenda of our conversation as we speak to our guest CDG ENGIE. Founded in 2021, CDG Engie, also known as ComfortDelGro ENGIE, is a joint venture between ComfortDelGro Engineering and ENGIE South East Asia…
Under the Radar: Why is Taiwan-based Cathay United Bank expanding in Singapore?
It’s back to the banking industry today as we speak to a Taiwanese bank set up nearly half a century ago. Established back in 1975, our guest for today is Cathay United Bank, a subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holdings. Cathay Financial Holdings, for context, is a financial conglomerate with busi…
Under the Radar: How does Cloudflare navigate increased competition and lower enterprise spending and what are the opportunities ahead?
Ever clicked into an online website only to see a pop-up that writes “verify you are human”? If you’ve scrutinised the pop-up, chances are, you might find a logo at the side that says “Cloudflare”. And if you have found the logo – then bingo – you’ve already been introduced to our guest for toda…
Under the Radar: What is Web 3.0 mobility and where does TADA and ONiON Mobility fit in MVL’s bigger business?
You might have heard of the global ride hailing service called TADA, which was launched back in 2018, but how much do you know about its parent company MVL? Well, this is an interesting one, because its parent MVL is actually an incentive-based blockchain mobility ecosystem, more so than a transp…
Under the Radar: Why is Jebsen & Jessen expanding through M&As in Southeast Asia? Its Chairman spills the beans.
On our show today is a global family enterprise that could be dated back to a trading partnership formed in Hong Kong back in 1895. That’s right. Now headquartered in Singapore, our guest Jebsen and Jessen Group has evolved into a diversified industrial conglomerate specialising in engineering, m…
Under the Radar: OpenAI’s MD for international markets Oliver Jay on its Singapore operations, potential of generative AI and future research direction
Building safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence that could benefit all of humanity and enrich our lives. That’s what we are going to talk about today. Founded in 2015, our guest for today is AI research and deployment company OpenAI. The firm is famously known for its flagship AI m…
Under the Radar: Ninja Van’s CEO on moving into B2B delivery and cold chain businesses, challenges in operating within the logistics industry now
Today we’re going to talk about a logistics company that started out of a second hand van a decade ago. Founded in 2014 by a group of three friends, our guest is e-commerce express logistics company Ninja Van Group. Fast forward to the present, the firm is now a technology enabled logistics organ…
Under the Radar: In the business of love – Match Group Asia’s CEO on what success means for the firm and helping people tie the knot in Japan
It is all about the business of love today as we speak to a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Founded 25 years ago, our guest today is Match group, which pioneered the concept of online dating and continues to foster innovation in the da…
Under the Radar: NCS NEXT on transformation and how generative AI would reshape the focus of its earlier strategic reset
Opening new frontiers in information technology and pioneering the future of innovation. That is what we are going to talk about today with our guest from a leading technology services firm in Asia Pacific. Founded in 1981, NCS is a subsidiary of Singtel Group that provides what it calls differen…