TOP 10 William Wei
Shane Brunker
TOP 10 William Wei
Chief Technology Officer , Foxconn
Taiwan
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A 20-year veteran in the software industry , Chinese native Wei started out as a software engineer , first at NeXT and then Apple where he spent 13 years before founding several tech startups in China with successful track records and exits . With a more recent focus on fintech , security , blockchain and mobility , the UMass computer engineering graduate has since served as CTO at a top 10 Chinese investment firm , CEO of a leading Security Token Offering STO platform , and now as CTO of Apple iPhone maker Foxconn in Taiwan . Here , he ’ s responsible for tech strategy in EV , robotics and digital health and is leading the charge on making Foxconn the Android of electric vehicles .
Shane Brunker
Chief Technology Officer , Trimble
Australia
07
A self-dubbed ‘ technology strategist ’ and data scientist with a background in geospatial and remote sensing science , Brunker began his high-tech career working on the spatial and land information side of Government before joining NM Group to ensure they were at the forefront of technical and commercial developments . As CTO at Trimble for the past four years , Brunker works with big data , machine learning and SaaS to improve the way that energy networks are understood , planned and managed and brings new technical solutions to energy networks .
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