Dr Sze Tiam Lin is the Head of Innovation & Technology at IPI, an innovation catalyst and subsidiary of Enterprise Singapore that creates opportunities for enterprises to grow beyond boundaries.

He has over 18 years of experience in commercialisation of new technologies and IP management and leads a multidisciplinary team of technologists in addressing technology and innovation needs of enterprises from the industry in areas spanning across Infocomm Technology & Electronics, Energy & Environment, Materials & Chemicals, Health & Personal Care, Manufacturing, amongst others.

Julien Valette is Managing Director of CW Aero Services Pte Ltd, a company leader in equipment and expert services for the aerospace industry. He has over 14 years of experience in aerospace, from engineering to sales, management and entrepreneurship. He co-founded CW Aero Services Pte Ltd in 2017.

Derek Sharples is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Avation Plc, a London stock exchange-listed leasing company headquartered in Singapore and an Innovation Advisor with IPI. He is also an investor and an Advisory Board Member to several Singapore start-ups and SMEs in composite manufacturing, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, unmanned drones and surface finishing.

Derek is the former Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia, and is a volunteer member of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) Advisory Panel of Experts, and a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Sia is Chief Executive of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) or AAIS, a not-for-profit organisation that represents the aerospace and unmanned aircraft systems industries in Singapore. Our vision is "an innovative aerospace community for a sustainable future."