Daniel CF Ng 伍长辉

Daniel CF Ng 伍长辉 is a passionate leader with extensive Asia Pacific experience in general management, marketing, sales, operations, sustainability, government relations, and communications.

He has a track record of supporting businesses from startup to generating US$500 million across APAC, including building the Volume Storage Business for IBM Asia Pacific from zero to US$33 million in a year.

Daniel is known for building teams of professionals and mentoring them to achieve the next level in a conducive and respectful working environment.

He developed key initiatives for skills transformation in Open Source and Big Data, such as the Red Hat Open Source Collaborative Innovation (OSCI) Initiative and Cloudera Big Data Skills Enablement (BASE) Initiative.

His contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility includes programs for IBM, Microsoft, and Cloudera.

Daniel has held leadership roles in prominent companies like IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Cloudera in various capacities across Asia Pacific and North America.

His expertise lies in management strategy, market development, human capital management, operational processes, government and client relations, digital marketing, skills creation for the digital economy, sales and channel development, and brand building.

Daniel Ng is a multilingual professional fluent in English, Mandarin, Malay, and 4 other Chinese dialects.

He has been a trusted advisor to organizations like Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, MAD Academy, and OpenGov Asia, and a mentor at Singapore Management University.

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computing & Information Science from the University of Guelph and the University of Toronto Mississauga.

He also studied Malaysia Certificate of Education at High School Klang.

Throughout his career, he has been associated with various organizations and initiatives encompassing mentoring, executive leadership, advisory roles, and sustainability consulting.

His roles have included being a Super Mentor, Executive Vice President, Editor-at-Large, Ambassador, Senior Professional Member, Keynote Speaker, Board Member, Business Mentor, Managing Partner, Exco Chairman, and more in esteemed institutions and programs.