Dr. Foong Wai Keong is Co-Founder, President and CEO of Ecquaria Technologies. A veteran in the industry with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Foong brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Instrumental in a number of key Singapore and pan-Asia government consultancy initiatives and projects implementations, Dr. Foong is highly sought after in the area of providing thought leadership for e-Government solutions.

Dr. Foong's main role lies in spearheading the vision and strategic planning of Ecquaria Technologies, a fast growing enterprise software infrastructure solutions company that serves governments and large organizations worldwide leveraging on its internationally acclaimed and award-winning flagship platform, the Ecquaria Service-Oriented Platform™ (Ecquaria SOP™).

In addition, he also steers and oversees the implementation of all financial and business strategies as well as opportunities that drive growth and profit for the company.

Prior to establishing Ecquaria Technologies, Dr. Foong was responsible for the entire management and operations of the Java Competency Centre of Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL), as well as evangelizing the use of Java in Singapore and the region.

Dr Foong sits on the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic and is the Chairman of the Ministry of Education, EduSave Advisory Council. Dr Foong is also the Chairman of the eGovernment Chapter at Singapore infocomm Technology Federation's (SitF) which promotes the capabilities and solutions of local ICT enterprise members to foreign governments.

Dr Foong was recognized for being an outstanding technoprenuer at the 'ASME Most Promising Netrepreneur of the Year' 2001 Award and the Phoenix Award 2003.

Dr. Foong holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Western Australia and a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, both in Computer Science.