Systems x People x AI. YOUR WAY FORWARD.
from Tech Legacies to AI-enabled organisations and people
With over 25 years of experience across Europe and Asia, Khang Nguyen Trieu is helping Travel & Hospitality companies and people to use Technology as a real business driver. His experience and background help leaders to make the bridge between Business and Technology, between the C-Suite and the teams on the ground, between Europe and Asia Pacific, between Strategy and Execution.
His current positions include: Chair, Singapore Hotel Association / Robotics Taskforce – Champion, Singapore Tourism Board / T-Cube Workgroup – Board member, International French School of Singapore – Founder, The Way Forward. Some previous positions: Accor Asia Pacific CIO & Group Chief Technology Architect; voyages‑sncf.com / Expedia – SNCF (12 years). Visit his Linkedin profile.
Offerings for Travel & Hospitality companies
Ageing systems, siloed ways of working, board pressure to “add AI now”… Challenges that Khang is helping companies to turn around.
Organisations are working with Khang to benefit from:
- His Extensive Enterprise track record: ex‑Accor (APAC CIO then Group Chief Technology Architect, part of the Tech Executive Committee); 12 years climbing up the ladder up to the Tech Executive Committee at voyages-sncf.com (Expedia – SNCF); various tech leadership roles across startup, digital scale ups and MNCs since 1998.
- His T&H industry knowledge: from central and regional corporates to property‑level realities.
- His Strategic industry insights: STB Tcube member · SHA Robotics TF chair · board experience.
Business to Technology –
Strategic and Operational Alignment
AI or not, organisations that perform most are those which manage to have smooth collaboration from top to bottom, from business to technology teams. There is ONE approach that can help you if you are not there yet. Deeper dive →
AI Readiness & Activation
Assess maturity, design governance, and catalyze safe, measurable AI adoption integrated with the company’s tech ecosystem. Deeper dive →
Business Agility & Resilience through Cloud
Improve Business time-to-market and reliability while keeping run-rate cost and carbon in check with FinOps/GreenOps. Deeper dive →
Technological Fit-to-Business Cost-Out & Investment
Rationalize application/technology portfolios, retire duplicates, right-size licences/vendors, and fund the next wave where tech creates outsized, sustainable value. Deeper dive →
“Geek to Star” Enablement
Change your Board, your C-Suite and your business stakeholders perceptions towards their tech organisations, shifting from a support and cost center perception to a business enabler position. Deeper dive →
Offering for individual Tech Leaders and Experts
Many working in Tech are skilled in what they do but feel frustrated or uneasy in their career (and often, compensation). Senior 1-1 Mentoring can help as a catalyst to go to the next stage.
Why high potentials work with Khang:
- He has been there: led multicultural engineering across Europe & Asia Pacific; direct C‑suite and board exposure.
- Structured a behavior framework (SHINE) fit for tech engineers based on his 25+ years of experience
- Grown in both Asian and Western cultures, understanding how to thrive in different contexts
For frustrated Tech experts
You are a strong expert recognized by your peers but hitting a ceiling glass in recognition and compensation. Deeper dive →
For Tech leaders going international
You are an experienced Tech leader / manager taking on a position involving multicultural teams (e.g Asian and Western) or stakeholders across locations but faces challenges to make this work smoothly. Deeper dive →
For Tech leaders aiming at C-level position
You are a high potential looking for the next level of senior management but feel doubtful manoeuvering beyond your tech environment. Deeper dive →
Speaking Opportunities
Khang has been and is regularly speaking in well-established conferences on Tech and on Travel & Hospitalty as a Thought Leader or Moderator about how to leverage on Technology and on Tech people for sustainable and positive impact in Travel & Hospitality.
Some of his speaking conferences include: The Economist Impact Asia, Reuters Events, Hospitality Exchange by Singapore Hotel Association, Tech Week Singapore, Web in Travel…
Partner with Khang for a virtual or in-person keynote for your next organisational meeting or conference or engage Khang to personally mentor your tech high potentials leaders or individual contributors to develop their public speaking skills for their benefits and the benefits of your company.
Publications
Khang is publishing a weekly free newsletter called “from Geek to Star”. This newsletter provides insights and advices to people working in Tech, from individual contributors to managers and senior leaders on how to best thrive in their career in this AI-age.
Khang is also publishing thought-leadership articles on how Technology is impacting individuals, organisations and societies. In a world where today Technology is synonym of Power, he believes that a sense of responsibility must come with it. His convictions are that education shapes the current and next generation, and that responsible technology should improve businesses and the planets, people and society.