TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews

Nemetschek’s Jonathan Ng on CORENET X, AI-assisted compliance and digital delivery [Q&A]

Nemetschek Southeast Asia Managing Director Jonathan Ng discusses CORENET X, model quality, interoperability, AI-assisted compliance, accountability and digital skills in Singapore’s built environment.

Takanori Nishiyama, Senior Vice President of APAC Sales and Country Manager, Japan at Keeper Security

Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama on governing AI agents as privileged identities [Q&A]

Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama discusses privileged identity controls for AI agents, including JIT access, secrets management, human approval and auditability.

[Central Asia Rising] Beyond oil & gas: how Kazakhstan wants to become a gateway for Chinese capital & technology

For many Chinese investors, Kazakhstan and Central Asia have long been associated with natural resources—oil, gas, mining and commodities. Zhanbolat Kakishev, Chief Product Officer of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), believes that perception is beginning to change. “Traditionally, China always looked into the advanced economies—Europe,…

Proofpoint’s Sumit Dhawan on AI security, data sovereignty and agentic risk [Q&A]

Proofpoint Global CEO Sumit Dhawan discusses AI security, data sovereignty, agent permissions, insider risk and data protection across APAC.

[Discover Vietnam Tech] Vietnam’s solar push needs more than panels. Stride is betting on finance

In an interview with TNGlobal for the Discover Vietnam Tech series, Fairthorne discussed why finance professionals are investing in solar, how rooftop power fits into Vietnam’s energy grid, and the largely untapped market for surplus electricity.

David Kim on why better startup pitches can still fail investors [Q&A]

David Kim discusses investor signals, fundraising narratives, international pitch localization and the limits of AI-generated investor materials.

TDCX’s Michael Cowell on what makes customer experience genuinely AI-native [Q&A]

TDCX Hong Kong Managing Director Michael Cowell discusses AI-assisted CX, changing frontline roles, better metrics, data residency and what makes an operation genuinely AI-native.

Global Payments’ Konrad Chan on what merchants need as payments become invisible [Q&A]

Global Payments’ Konrad Chan discusses digital wallets, cross-border payment rails, agentic commerce and the trust questions that grow as payments fade into the background.

Mario Ferro on how GFE’s Pay It Forward model could scale education funding across ASEAN [Q&A]

GFE Founder Mario Ferro explains how the Pay It Forward education-funding model assesses students, sets income-linked contributions and plans to scale across ASEAN.

Grafilab bets on sovereign AI to take Malaysia’s Neo Cloud ambitions beyond its borders [interview]

Malaysia’s first local Neo Cloud startup Grafilab sees data sovereignty, affordable AI compute and close ties to the developer community as potential advantages in a market dominated by heavily funded global players.