Chief Operating Officer of ASEAN, MISUMI.AI

 

 

Hardi is currently the Chief Operating Officer of ASEAN at MISUMI.AI, the leading enabler and investor in AI and robotics innovation for ASEAN’s digital economy – responsible in defining the future of smart mobility, intelligent automation, and sustainable industry –  working to create a vibrant ecosystem where advanced cloud computing, sovereign GPU infrastructure, and local Singapore talent converge to unlock new possibilities for businesses and societies.

Prior to that, he was the Director & Chief Information Officer of the National Heritage Board, where he led and managed the digitalisation, operation and transformation of government digital services within museums and heritage institutions. He adopted an “outside-in” view, putting citizens and businesses at the core, while facilitating collaboration with them to co-develop new immersive ‘phygital’ technologies.

Over the past 13 years, he had also led other successful digital initiatives such as the MND’s OneService@SG (www.oneservice.sg); Kill-The-Q – GovTech & Temasek Polytechnic supported start-up mentioned in Singapore’s Committee of Supply Speech 2019; and programme-managed two GovTech’s largest Whole-of-Government IT infrastructure programmes.

Hardi contributed to Singapore’s arts & culture sector as a culture tech professional, social entrepreneur and industry mentor, focusing on helping the sector including through Community Volunteering Programmes aimed at improving the lives of underprivileged students and families in partnership with various support groups in Singapore.