The Stewardship Edge

Dilhan Pillay joined Temasek in September 2010 and has been CEO of Temasek International since April 2019. Since joining Temasek, Dilhan has held various leadership roles, including at various times, Head of the Investment, the Portfolio Management and the Enterprise Development Groups. He has also led various Temasek market teams including Singapore, the U.S. and the Americas.

Dilhan serves on the boards of the National Research Foundation in Singapore and Enterprise Singapore. He is also a member of the Future Economy Council, the Financial Centre Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the National Jobs Council. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws and obtained a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge.

ILARIA is currently the Group Advisor for Grab (Southeast Asia's leading superapp), focusing on advancing diplomacy, thought leadership and social impact reach for the Technology decacorn. Ilaria was formerly an Executive Director at the Sales & Trading division of Goldman Sachs New York where she was a top quartile performer at the bank, focusing on Asia Equities. She is currently also a global keynote speaker, a private investor, serves on the Board of Trustees of humanitarian organizations CareForChildren and Emancipaction, an Operating Advisor to Owl Ventures (largest EdTech focused venture capital fund in the world), an advisory committee member to GlobalSF's Women Empowerment Initiative, and serves on the advisory board of British real estate development firm Kinrise. 

Ilaria holds a B.A. from Stanford University. Ilaria is dedicated to building bridges in the business and humanitarian work realms between East & West with a mission to further mass flourishing.

Rashmy is the CEO of ISTARI, a global cybersecurity platform set up by Temasek to help clients manage digital risk. ISTARI was founded on the belief that cyber-resilience is core to business success in times of rapid digitalisation, global interconnectedness and increased threat. ISTARI brings the ‘Collective Power’ of experts, capabilities and innovation to partner with clients for the long term.  

Rashmy has over three decades of experience, split equally between engineering, sales and marketing. Prior to ISTARI, she was the global sales leader of IBM’s Cybersecurity business and the CMO for IBM, North America. She started her career in the Indian Navy as a warship designer- the first female engineer to join the organisation- and was commended by the President of India for her work in establishing CAD/CAM centre.

Rashmy is passionate about building a culture of long-term client relationships and developing talent. She is an advocate for women in technology, and sits on a number of boards. She is also a Fellow of the International Marketing Academy. 

Rashmy is an engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. She and her husband live in London.  
 

Munib Madni from Panarchy Partners is the founding Panvestor and Lead PM of the Global Panvest® Fund, a portfolio of Purpose-Driven companies. After 25 years investing for the likes of Morgan Stanley and Aberdeen, Munib founded Panarchy Partners with a mission to redefine wealth and how it is created. Panarchy Partners, has Pioneered the Panvesting Philosophy, a natural and required evolution of investing. As a shareholder, to Panvest is to be vested in the four forms of capital (human, social, environmental and financial) that a firm needs and nurtures to deliver on their purpose and still make profits.  

Munib has been investing for 27 years. He started his career in Sydney, Australia with the likes of Equitilink Investment Management and Aberdeen Asset Management where he focused on Australian Equities. In 2005, he moved to Singapore with Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), to broaden his equity focus. He was at MSIM for 14 years and had assignments such as PM Emerging Markets Team, Chief Investment Officer Asia and CO-PM Active International Allocation Strategy. After leaving MSIM in 2018, he founded Panarchy Partners with a strong belief in the philosophy of Panvesting.  

Munib has been a student throughout his life. He received a Bachelor of Finance (First Class Honors) & LLB from University of Technology, Sydney. He also obtained his CFA Designation in early 2000. In 2018, he went back to school to sharpen his skills as a Panvestor and in June 2020, he graduated from the National University of Singapore with a MSc Environmental Management (MEM).

As President of Microsoft Asia, Ahmed Mazhari oversees a vibrant and diverse region comprising 20 countries, 22,000 employees, and 100,000 partners.

He focuses on acceleration of the Asia Pacific region’s digital transformation enabled by Microsoft, as the leading productivity and platform company, through its product, service and support offerings. He also continues to build and reinforce Microsoft’s reputation as a trusted partner for individuals, organizations and governments.

Mazhari believes in deepening collaborations with Microsoft’s customers and partners in Asia to accelerate digital adoption and empower innovative advancements in the region. This is fueled by his deep understanding of business process transformation and his passion for embracing change and implementing creative solutions in a fast-paced world. He is a big believer in the power of long-term partnerships with both employees and customers toachieve stronger and longer-lasting growth.

He joined Microsoft Asia in February 2020, following 23 successful years at GE and Genpact (a spin off from GE in 2005) where he last served as Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer leading the company’s growth globally across all industry verticals, products, service lines and geographies.
 

Sunny George Verghese is the Co-founder & Group CEO of Olam International Limited, a leading food and agri-business, headquartered in Singapore and ranking among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST. In 2016, Fortune magazine recognised Olam at #23 in its ‘Change the World’ list.

In 31 years, Sunny and his team have built this business to S$35.8 billion in Sales Revenues for FY2020. Today, Olam operates in over 60 countries, delivering various agricultural raw materials and food ingredients to around 17,300 customers worldwide and employs around 81,600 people.

Sunny is currently the Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Chairman of the Board of the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI), Singapore, Chairman of JOil (S) Pte Ltd and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University.   

Previously, Sunny served on the Board of International Enterprise Singapore from 2002 to 2013 and was its Chair from 2008 to 2013. Sunny also served as Chair of CitySpring Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd from 2006 to 2010 and was on the Board of Trustees of National University of Singapore from 2009 to 2013. He also served as Commissioner of the Business & Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC).   

Sunny was awarded the Best Chief Executive for large cap companies in the Singapore Corporate Awards (SCA) in 2011 and was named ‘Outstanding Chief Executive for 2006’ in the Singapore Business Awards (SBA) and Singapore’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008. He was also conferred The Public Service Medal by the Government of Singapore in August 2010.

Sunny holds a post graduate management degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and has also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Harvard Business School.