International Association For
Enterprise Information Systems

About the Association

International Association For Enterprise Information Systems (IAEIS)® is an Australian based, not-for-profit, research based association focuses on research, development, education, and adoption of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for enterprise information systems and emerging technologies.

IAEIS provides educational forums, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members.

Activities:

Organize international conferences, seminars, and local chapter meetings that offer educational programs, training and valuable networking opportunities
Provide access to knowledge through IAEIS website as well as online E-newsletters
Chapter meetings, IAEIS conferences, IAEIS Journal
Offer opportunities for members to volunteer by joining committees, which provide leadership opportunities in the security industry
Enhance professional stature and advance the profession by sharing your expertise as an event speaker or contributor to the IAEIS Journal

Leadership Team

Mike Ghasemi

President

Mike Ghasemi is the founder and chief technology analyst of Mike Ghasemi Research and digital transformation evangelist. He is one of APAC’s most respected retail and hospitality industry technology futurists, analyzing technology trends and the use of emerging technologies to digitally transform organizations. His intellectual work and thinking have covered topics as broad as omnichannel strategy, cross-border e-commerce, supply chain management, customer engagement and in-store technologies, and influenced many of the region’s best-known retail, hospitality and technology vendors. Mike Ghasemi’s mission is to stimulate the understanding of digital transformation across all the industries.

Shaifu Saleh

Deputy President

Shaifu has made a significant impact in ICT talent development, and his contribution to ICT industry is noteworthy. He was the Chapter Member of Talents-Ideas-Enterprise (TiE) and was Board member of Human resource Development Council (HRDC) in Malaysia for 8 years. Having served PIKOM as a Councillor since 1997 when the association was barely 11 years old, then given the opportunity to steer it as Chairman for 2 terms, and later as President/CEO. Shaifu has served as Advisor of The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) for many years. Shaifu is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Veemal Gungadin

Vice President, Digital and Innovation Board

Veemal Gungadin is the CEO and founder of GlobalSign.in (GSI), a company that focuses on delivering advanced events technology solutions. The latest lineup of SaaS products released are the fully integrated event software, GEVME, and the online system for awards management, Judgify. In the past, he helped Severalnines, a Sweden-based company, build automation and management software for database clusters: ClusterControl.

With a constant thirst for learning and growth, Veemal continues working on the excellence of cutting-edge event technology and has achieved stunning results. One of the GSI flagship products, GEVME, is being used by enterprises within the government, education & corporate sectors. Among the customers of GEVME are companies like Facebook, Starbucks, and International Enterprise (IE).

Michael Lim

Vice President, Industry Board

Michael Lim is CTO of Mango Messaging Technology Ltd. and Director of Mango Messaging Technology (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd. He is an established executive-level professional with over 10 years of in-depth experience in deploying strategic business solutions for large-scale Integrated Resorts in Macau and Singapore. His immediate last position was Vice President of Information Technology at a multi-property casino integrated resort operator in Macau, where he oversaw strategic and tactical program delivery of Hospitality technologies. He also assumed various leading technology positions in the telecommunications and banking industries in Singapore from 1999 to 2007, with a focus on e-Commerce and CRM. Michael is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Damian Robson

Leader, Blockchain Board

Damian has extensive business and technology experience, as well as qualifications in business, entrepreneurship, risk management and occupational health. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur, having previously founded several businesses around the customer experience market, as well as online marketing. Currently operating a blockchain company with its own independent blockchain platform has demonstrated his understanding of blockchain, use cases and how blockchain has evolved to where it is today. His experience and skills in change and operations management, coupled with his marketing and business development abilities have allowed him to thrive and succeed in his business ventures.

Eyal Halevy

Vice President, Conferences and Meetings

IAEIS conferences and meetings strive to return maximum educational content, networking, and value of experience to attendees while also striving to advance the adoption of digital technologies in businesses. Eyal is the Co-Managing Director of Paragon Group, providing comprehensive professional congress organization (PCO) and association management (AM) services to its global and local clients. Eyal leads a professional team and develops the market of international conventions through his belief in personal connections, high-level service and creativity. In 2018, Eyal was elected to serve as a Board member of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) and Co-Chair of the ICCA Meetings Management Sector. Prior to his role at Paragon, Eyal served as VP at a leading company for conferences, taking it from local to global.

Johan Jacobs

Chairman & Executive Council Member
IAEIS South Africa Chapter & IAEIS Africa Chapter

Johan Jacobs is the Managing Partner and Digital Business Lead Consultant for Alchemmy Africa. He works across industries, focusing on providing subject matter expertise and engagement management for all Digital Business related activities. He is an experienced IT Consulting professional, with over 30 years’ experience, providing Strategic Advisory Services and Programme Management to organisations in their efforts to deploy Digital Services and Omni-Channels such as Web, Mobile and Social.

Roberto Scaramuzza

Chairman & Board Leader
IAEIS Thailand Chapter & Automation and Robotics

Roberto is a digital transformation consultant and leads the Automation and Robotics board at IAEIS. He will drive IAEIS automation and robotics knowledge and education globally. In addition, he is the chairman of the IAEIS Thailand Chapter developing membership and industry partnership engagement for IAEIS in Thailand. Roberto has over 20 years of experience in ICT industry, software sales and system integration. He also implemented enterprise software systems such as PCS , MES , ERP , BI , PDM and PLM. He is specialized in Industry 4.0 and Smart Factories and has deep knowledge in Industrial Automation.