Mr. KeshMahinder Singh (Mr. Kesh) is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, AI practitioner, and FinTech innovator with over 35 years of progressive experience spanning Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, advanced software development, and digital transformation. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kollect Systems Sdn Bhd, a BankTech and FinTech platform provider specialising in AI-driven collections and debt recovery. Mr. Kesh has built a distinguished career at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and real-world financial services. Mr. Kesh’s expertise encompasses Revenue & Arrears Collections, Credit & Risk Management, Intelligent Workflow Automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), e-Invoicing, Business Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics. He has directed enterprise-level technology projects for major financial institutions and corporations across Malaysia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, India, and the United States, including Bank Rakyat, MBSB Bank, Hong Leong Bank, Bank Islam, United Arab Bank, and Telekom Malaysia, among others.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Information Systems, 1991) ,where he also studied under legendary percussionist Ustad Zakir Hussain. Mr. Kesh brings a rare combination of analytical rigour, creative problem-solving, and cross-disciplinary thinking to technology leadership. His early career in Silicon Valley, IBM, and Fujitsu-ICL provided the global foundation for his subsequent success as a technology entrepreneur and industry thought leader in Asia Pacific. Mr. Kesh’s deep engagement with academia-industry collaboration, his long track record of speaking at international technology conferences, and his prior appointment to the Technology & Operations Council of the Asian Banker Summit make him exceptionally well-positioned to contribute to a university’s Computer Science & Information Systems Industry Advisory Panel as a practitioner-mentor and strategic advisor.