RISE empowers
Asia’s tech talent into
tech leader

賦能技術人才 成就科技領袖

Expert-Led, Peer-Driven

專家引領、同儕共創、形塑影響力

Learn from
Experts

Broaden your mindset
with experts

Co-create
with Peers

Exchange rich domain
know-how with peers

Expand Your
Influence

Learn how to influence
as a leader with
integrated skills

Who You Learn From Matters

向誰學習 決定未來的你

At RISE, you will be learning from thought leaders and practitioners with experiences in growing tech businesses and building tech teams.
Join RISE to broaden your perspectives and mindset with expert insights.

Angus Kong

Chief Technology Officer

Angus, currently CTO at Fazz, Asia's premier fintech startup, boasts a decorated career stretching from Silicon Valley to Southeast Asia. Having spearheaded AI product development as a tech lead at Google and later serving as the Data Science AVP at Tokopedia, Indonesia's top e-commerce platform, Angus brings a wealth of knowledge from his experiences across different tech hubs.

Chi-Yi Kuan

VP of Data

Chi-Yi, formerly Data Director at LinkedIn and currently VP of Data at TaskRabbit, is a visionary data science and engineering executive and strategist. He boasts 20+ years on innovation and growth to drive business value via scientific use of data in decision-making, product development and customer experience.

Joseph Yen

R&D Team Leader, Algorithm

Passionate about data-powered tech products, Joseph has 8 years of expertise in crafting and overseeing comprehensive data-product and data architectures. He has led full-function data teams, consisting of data scientist, data engineers, machine learning engineers, to translate data into strategic and technological solutions.

Victor Neo

ex-Engineering Director

Victor, 1st employee and ex-Engineering Director at Carousell, scaled the Engineering team from 5 to 100+ engineers, focusing on building a world class engineering team to empower users.

ChihWei Yeh

ex-Engineering Manager

Chihwei Yeh, a tech leader skilled at managing technology and people, has held engineering leadership roles at Airbnb and Expedia, guiding teams in AI and machine learning projects. Lately, his focus has been on exploring generative AI for innovative solutions.

Bryan Yang

Founder, 顧職

Bryan has 10+ years of experience as a data solution/product leader, specializing in designing enterprise-level big data solutions, including data lake-house, modeling, streaming and batch data pipelines, etc. He is proficient in agile method, owns the certificates of Advanced Certified ScrumMaster & Certified Scrum Product.

Damiano Tietto

Director of Engineering

Damiano, Site Lead of Carousell’s Taiwan Development Center, oversees the engineering teams responsible for products like Buyer Experience, Search, and Seller Experience. Damiano manages teams across Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, and India, and is committed to mentoring and developing engineering leaders.

Li-Yi Yang

Sr Software Engineer ( Team Lead )

Li Yi has extensive experience in designing, developing, and delivering core e-commerce/lending/delivery platform solutions. He is a product minded engineer who likes to ask "why?" behind all things and dedicated himself to solving problems that could make impact on users.

Youchi Kuo

ex-Principal, Consumer Insight

With a decade of valuable experience gained at Boston Consulting Group, Youchi brings strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. At ALPHA Camp, she focuses on building a thriving talent development ecosystem for tech talents across Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Cliff Chew

ex-Sr Data Analyst

Cliff, formerly an expert in fraud analytics at Grab, has transitioned into an accomplished data consultant and trainer. He embraces the concept of Data + People = Impact, and empowers companies to develop data capabilities.

Angus Kong

Chief Technology Officer

Angus, currently CTO at Fazz, Asia's premier fintech startup, boasts a decorated career stretching from Silicon Valley to Southeast Asia. Having spearheaded AI product development as a tech lead at Google and later serving as the Data Science AVP at Tokopedia, Indonesia's top e-commerce platform, Angus brings a wealth of knowledge from his experiences across different tech hubs.

Chi-Yi Kuan

VP of Data

Chi-Yi, formerly Data Director at LinkedIn and currently VP of Data at TaskRabbit, is a visionary data science and engineering executive and strategist. He boasts 20+ years on innovation and growth to drive business value via scientific use of data in decision-making, product development and customer experience.

Joseph Yen

R&D Team Leader, Algorithm

Passionate about data-powered tech products, Joseph has 8 years of expertise in crafting and overseeing comprehensive data-product and data architectures. He has led full-function data teams, consisting of data scientist, data engineers, machine learning engineers, to translate data into strategic and technological solutions.

Victor Neo

ex-Engineering Director

Victor, 1st employee and ex-Engineering Director at Carousell, scaled the Engineering team from 5 to 100+ engineers, focusing on building a world class engineering team to empower users.

ChihWei Yeh

ex-Engineering Manager

Chihwei Yeh, a tech leader skilled at managing technology and people, has held engineering leadership roles at Airbnb and Expedia, guiding teams in AI and machine learning projects. Lately, his focus has been on exploring generative AI for innovative solutions.

Bryan Yang

Founder, 顧職

Bryan has 10+ years of experience as a data solution/product leader, specializing in designing enterprise-level big data solutions, including data lake-house, modeling, streaming and batch data pipelines, etc. He is proficient in agile method, owns the certificates of Advanced Certified ScrumMaster & Certified Scrum Product.

Damiano Tietto

Director of Engineering

Damiano, Site Lead of Carousell’s Taiwan Development Center, oversees the engineering teams responsible for products like Buyer Experience, Search, and Seller Experience. Damiano manages teams across Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, and India, and is committed to mentoring and developing engineering leaders.

Li-Yi Yang

Sr Software Engineer ( Team Lead )

Li Yi has extensive experience in designing, developing, and delivering core e-commerce/lending/delivery platform solutions. He is a product minded engineer who likes to ask "why?" behind all things and dedicated himself to solving problems that could make impact on users.

Youchi Kuo

ex-Principal, Consumer Insight

With a decade of valuable experience gained at Boston Consulting Group, Youchi brings strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. At ALPHA Camp, she focuses on building a thriving talent development ecosystem for tech talents across Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Cliff Chew

ex-Sr Data Analyst

Cliff, formerly an expert in fraud analytics at Grab, has transitioned into an accomplished data consultant and trainer. He embraces the concept of Data + People = Impact, and empowers companies to develop data capabilities.

Meaningful Connections

與專業同儕 創造有意義的連結

RISE is designed for Data Professionals, Software Engineers, and Product Managers with 3+ years of professional experience, featuring seasoned talents from renowned companies like Google, Meta, LINE, and alike.

"RISE allows me to gain a broad overview and think like a decision-maker to make my career goals more evident"

- Ann, Engineer at

Meta

"RISE connects practitioners from different industries, to exchange and gain insights of frameworks and solutions."

- Enzo, Sr Engineer at

17LIVE

"製造業相對封閉,很多 solution 都對內部環境有高度相依性。很開心藉 RISE 來開闊視野,擴展產業內人脈,也雙向分享製造業技術應用"

- Amber, Data Scientist at

TSMC

“RISE offers great career growth, varied learning and real-world experience, plus the chance to build a network.”

- Sam, ex-Data Lead at

NextDrive

“RISE enabled me to become a supervisor in the future, understand how to structure frameworks and assess the pros and cons.”

- Dan, Data Scientist,

Global SW App

“The most enlightening moment was that instructors do not provide all the answers, but ask the right questions!”

- Claire, Sr Data Engineer,

Vpon

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Expand Your Influence

提升自我 發揮影響力

RISE turns talents into tech leaders, amplifying tech expertise, business acumen,
and people skills to drive beyond tasks and, most importantly, create impact.

Connect with Like-minded Peers

"We're the average of the five people we spend the most time with."

Join RISE and start building your quality peer network, if you are:

Experienced in building digital products, specializing in software engineering,
data analytics/engineering, or product management

Emerging leaders aspiring to step up beyond day-to-day tasks

Motivated self-learners with growth mindset and community spirit