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Jonathan has over 17 years’ experience working with policymakers and government organisations in Europe and Asia. He works closely with international organisations (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, APEC, and ASEAN Secretariats) and leading technology companies (AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce) to develop research on a wide range of policy issues, including the digital transformation of governments and the impact of AI governance in Asia’s digital economies.

Jonathan has most notably developed the ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap (2025–2030), a framework that provides ASEAN member states a set of actionable steps to accelerate and advance responsible AI based on their unique needs, priorities, and capabilities.

He also led the development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Digitalisation Action Plan (2025–2027), which outlines actionable steps to enhance digital infrastructure, promote cross-border interoperability, and foster digital innovation across GMS economies.

He has also developed the Asia-Pacific AI Readiness Index for Salesforce, designing a quantitative methodology to assess consumer, business, and government readiness to harness and leverage AI. He has also spearheaded two major research reports on the state of AI regulation and enablement in the APEC and Asia-Pacific regions: one for the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and one for the International Institute of Communications (IIC).

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Ken Miyashita is the Managing Director of TELEHOUSE Thailand. He has a 16-year experience in the data center industry and is skilled in business case planning, business development, and product management. He has contributed to the industry by coaching and managing teams of like-minded experts and deep market knowledge. His many accomplishments have been led by significant strategic investments in international markets.

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Herson Suindah is the President Director and CEO of SM+ Holdings (“SM+”), a digital infrastructure and services investment platform backed by Sinar Mas, one of Indonesia’s largest business groups.

SM+ owns and operates one of the broadest networks of Edge and Metro data centers across 24 cities in Indonesia. It operates a technology solutions business through LG Sinar Mas, a joint venture between SM+ and LG CNS, South Korea’s leading IT services company. Prior to SM+, he was a real estate investor with a Singapore-based real estate private equity fund that invested in residential projects in Indonesia.

Before moving to Asia, Herson was an investment banker in New York covering the real estate, industrial and private equity sectors.

He received an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrials & Manufacturing Engineering from Oregon State University.

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Kang Soon Chen is a Senior Research Analyst in the 451 Research technology research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering data centre activities in Asia-Pacific for the Datacenter Services and Infrastructure channel.

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