Dr. Hardoon is Managing Director and Head of Advanced AI for Southeast Asia at Accenture, where he advises leading organizations on harnessing Artificial Intelligence to drive growth, productivity, innovation and business transformation. His work spans AI strategy, large-scale AI adoption, agentic AI, governance, and operating model design across financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, the public sector and other industries.

With more than 23 years of experience in Data and AI, David has worked across industry, banking, regulation, government, academia and board advisory roles, providing a unique perspective on how organizations can bridge the gap between AI ambition and execution.

Prior to Accenture, David served as the Monetary Authority of Singapore's first Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group before becoming Special Advisor (Artificial Intelligence).