SURETY.AI Advisory Team

Kenneth Tan
Hearti
Published in
9 min readMay 3, 2018

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Smart Micro-Insurance for the Unbanked and Uninsured on Blockchain.

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Hearti has assembled a renowned team of advisors for SURETY.AI. These advisors, who bring professional credentials and international education to the table, are providing crucial support and guidance that will help propel SURE Token to its goal of global adoption and revolution in the financial inclusion space.

International Digital Economy Advisor

Mr. Phang Yew Kiat
Chairman of United Nation ESCAP
Business Advisory Council Task Force on Digital Economy
Founding Executive Director of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yew-kiat-phang-2a346321

Yew Kiat Phang is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chong Sing Holdings FinTech Group Limited (CSF). CSF is a leading publicly listed (stock code: 8207.HK) Fintech group in Asia. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company successfully established a fully-integrated Fintech ecosystem, providing efficient intelligent financial lifestyle services via internet & mobile internet channels.

Phang began his career with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in 1994. Over his 17 years career in banking, he held various management roles across SCB’s corporate and consumer banking businesses, including the appointment as Chief Financial Officer for Indonesia & General Manager for Small Medium Enterprises, Singapore & Malaysia. In 2005, Phang was seconded to China to build a brand new national joint-stock bank in Tianjin, China Bohai Bank, and he served as an Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the consumer banking business. He also served as DBS’s Group Head of Strategic Planning.

Phang also serves as the Chairman of Remuneration Committee & Independent Non-executive Director and of Chuan Holdings Limited (stock code: 1420.HK). Among the non-profit organizations, he serves as the Chairman to United Nation-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Business Advisory Council Task Force on Digital Economy, and the founding Executive Director of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).

Phang has a Bachelor degree in Microelectronic Systems Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University of Bristol.

FinTech/InsurTech Advisor

Mr. Chia Hock Lai
President, Singapore FinTech Association https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiahocklai/

Hock Lai has 18 years of experience in the financial industry. Besides being the founding president of the Singapore FinTech Association, he is also a Fellow of the Singapore University of Social Science, advisor and mentor to FinTech startups and projects. Hock Lai has worked in organisations like Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and NTUC Income.

Hock Lai is passionate about how technology is disrupting the way financial services are being delivered to consumers and businesses, and in the process making the financial system more efficient and inclusive.

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Advisor

Anson Zeall
Chairman of ACCESS, Singapore’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association
Co-founder, CEO/CTO of CoinPip
Fellow, Singapore University of Social Sciences
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansonzeall/

Anson Zeall is a seasoned blockchain and fintech entrepreneur. He is the Co-founder/CEO of CoinPip, a blockchain-based funds settlement service for businesses invested by 500 Startups and incubated by StartX, a Stanford University backed accelerator. He is a Council member of Infocorp Foundation (sentinel-chain.org), a blockchain-based last mile financial inclusion solution provider. Anson is also the Chairman of ACCESS, Singapore’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association, and committee member of the Singapore Fintech Association. He is an instructor of the fintech and blockchain workshop for Asian Development Bank that helps educate the various central banks in South East Asia. Anson is an alumnus of University of New South Wales and Columbia Business School.

Blockchain/Smart Contract Advisor

Mr. Andras Kristof
CTO of Yojee
Blockchain and Smart Contract Specialist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andraskristof/

Andras is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Yojee Limited Singapore and serves as Technical Advisor at HelloGold Foundation Limited. Mr. Kristof founded Tembusu Systems Pte Ltd. in late 2013 and served as its CEO and Executive Director until November 2015. He served as Chief Technology Officer at Southern Crown Resources Limited. He is the co-author of the “Handbook of Digital Currency” and provides consulting services for governments, international organizations, and companies on blockchain topics, including digital currencies, implementation feasibility, and security. Mr. Kristof ran successful projects in Indonesia and Vietnam for Yahoo Southeast Asia. He has 20+ years of IT experience building scalable systems. In addition to a Masters in Computer Science from the Maharishi University of Management, Mr. Kristof is a Fellow at SIM University.

Andras is an entrepreneur, IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He is a blockchain and smart contract specialist, lecturer and Fellow of Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and Director of IR at the Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Startups, Singapore (ACCESS).

Cryptocurrency/Insurance Advisor

Mr. Peter Sin
Co-Founder of Singapore Bitcoin Club
Assistant Vice President, Financial Services, Public Speaker, Trainer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersinguili/

Peter is an experienced financial professional with one of Singapore’s leading financial advisory firm. In his core profession, he advises corporate and individual clients on risk management solutions and investment portfolio strategies. He is the Co-Founder of Singapore Bitcoin Club, Singapore’s largest cryptocurrency trading educational community that was established to promote financial literacy in cryptoassets and practical technical analysis education for consumers. Peter also serves as the Co-Head of Digital Currency Sub-Committee of Singapore Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association (ACCESS).

He is a frequent speaker and panelist on international forums and seminars on cryptocurrencies where he shares his personal views on portfolio diversification and leveraging cryptocurrencies from a financial asset perspective. Peter has been interviewed on Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, and was named by Huffington Post as one of the top cryptocurrency influencers to follow.

Legal Advisor

Mr. Nizam Ismail
Co-Founder at RHT Compliance Solutions
Partner and Head of Financial Services at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nizam-ismail-2a4090b/

Nizam Ismail is a Partner and Head of the Financial Services Practice of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing in Singapore.

He is also Co-Founder of RHT Compliance Solutions, a dedicated regulatory compliance consultancy based in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Nizam draws upon his previous regulatory experience as Deputy Director and Head of the Market Conduct Policy Division of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, his compliance background as Head of Compliance for Southeast Asia at Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley, and his legal background as Deputy Public Prosecutor/State Counsel at the Commercial Affairs Department and Senior Legal Counsel at Citigroup, to help FinTech companies, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain companies and financial institutions in Southeast Asia with various legal and regulatory compliance issues, and to also design practical and risk-focused compliance programs. He has also advised international ICO issuers.

Nizam is also a Fellow at the Singapore University of Social Studies, where he focuses on cryptocurrency regulations, as well as Chairman of the Regulatory Sub-Committee of ACCESS, a cryptocurrency and blockchain association in Singapore.

FinTech Advisor

Mr. Kevin Pang
COO/CTO & Co-Founder
Fintech Startups Mentor, Technologist, Lecturer, Entrepreneur in Residence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinup88/

Kevin is a 23 years veteran in the Global IT and Telecommunications industry with the likes of IBM, HP, CSC, BT, Orange, TaTa, Telstra and other global brand names. Kevin has extensive experience in the areas of IT and Telco Technologies, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security and Fintech, covering various verticals. Being actively involved in the startup ecosystem, as Entrepreneur in Residence with Startupbootcamp Fintech 2015–2016, Kevin has contributed his vast experience to various startups with technology, product development, business modelling, strategic roadmapping and structuring to improve valuation, and is still currently a mentor and advisor to a variety of startups. Kevin is a registered mentor at Singapore Fintech Association, and is currently one of the Adjunct Lecturers for the Singapore Fintech Association Talent Program. His current interest and domain is in the new realm of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

FinTech Advisor

Ms. Karen New
Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, ICO Advisor and Influencer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karennew/

Karen New has been a technoprenuer for the last 20 years. She started her first Internet Software development house to supply Internet Dialers to all 3 Internet Service Provider in Singapore. By 2007, she caught on the Apple Apps train and develop more than 50 mobile apps. In 2016, She was intrigued by the blockchain technology as well as the revolution it will bring. With her experience in technology, she decided to invest in companies instead of building another blockchain company. She advocates the Warren Buffet way, where she gets to invest in companies that may be the future Google or Alibaba. She was so passionate about the entire topic that she wrote a book “New Assets” within 3 months. Her vision is to get as many people to ride on this crypto currency wave as possible, as this redistribution of wealth only happens once in a lifetime. She also took the Oxford Blockchain Strategy program. Leader Of Top FinTech Association. Currently a much sought after speaker at various Financial, Technological and Fintech Conferences.

Technology Advisor

Mr. Ben Chan
Chief Executive Officer
IBD Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-chan-77556736/

Ben graduated with computer science degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was an early pioneer of Java and Linux technology in Singapore when working for the National Computer Board and Elixir Technology. He led major ground breaking technical development projects for organizations like MAS, Citibank, GIC, MOE. During the dot com era, he led a startup team to create AsiaPaperMarkets.com, a mega B2B platform for the paper industry. He also served in HP as the business development manager for South East Asia. He has very deep experience working in Asia, especially the China market. In 2016, Ben started his research into blockchain technology. In 2017 he established IBD Technology in Singapore. His goal is to build a global data sharing and application platform, to allow users to really own their data.

Artificial Intelligence Advisor

Dr. Shang Ping Ting
Chief Executive Officer
Snap Innovations
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tingshangping/

Dr. Ting holds a Ph.D in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and he is the CEO of Snap Innovations, an algorithm trading company. Dr. Ting specialises in Blockchain and Crypto Currencies, with special focus on Security and Artificial Intelligence. Founded in January 2012, SNAP Innovations is a Financial Technology Company Focusing on areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. It has developed countless financial technology solutions for clients spanning across multiple asset classes and differing execution needs.

Insurance Advisor/Veteran

Mr. Lean Wan Ong
Director
Wen Consulting Pte Ltd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lean-wan-ong-a5a2bb6

Mr. Lean Wan Ong is an insurance veteran, with over 30 years of experiences as CEO, CFO, Director and General Manager of insurance companies such Great Eastern Life China, Taiping Life and Keppel Insurance. He is also the Director of Business Consulting of Wen Consulting, an innovative technology solution provider serving major insurers in the region. An insurance industry expert, Lean Wan is passionate about financial inclusion where more unbanked consumers can purchase insurance protection for themselves and their families.

ABOUT SURETY.AI
SURETY.AI is a blockchain based artificial intelligence (A.I) platform for insurance companies developed by Hearti Lab Pte Ltd (Hearti).

SURETY.AI allows insurance companies to connect effectively with their customers by offering micro-insurances, on-demand and at affordable prices, to Asia’s fast growing economies through Decentralised Enterprise Insurance Network.

As insurances are closely tied to healthcare, where healthcare services such as medical check records are often used for underwriting and preventive measures, Hearti is also working with Healthcare partners to integrate their services and data into SURETY.AI.

Find out more about SURETY.AI through this short and informative video! 💻

https://www.facebook.com/theheartilab/videos/1961164747258772/

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Kenneth Tan
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