Sam was trained as an actuary (Fellow Institute of Actuaries Australia). He is a serial tech entrepreneur, and self-taught engineer.

Before Curious Thing, Sam was the Co-founder/CTO of Hyper Anna, an AI for Analytics startup backed by Sequoia VC.

Sam has also worked in various financial services and consulting firms in Australia as a data science and analytics leader.

Han has a PhD in Machine Learning (UNSW). Han is a recognised NLP expert in the industry. Before Curious Thing, Han worked as the Head of Machine Learning at an ASX-listed AI company.

He was also a founding member of Macquarie Bank’s Owners-Advisory, Australia's first intelligent robot adviser. Han's research is strongly focused on knowledge discovery from unstructured texts.

David is a serial tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building advanced systems and technology businesses. Before Curious Thing, David was the Co-founder of Incoming Media, a mobile-embedded Machine Learning media solution backed by Intel and Warner Brothers.

It was exited to OVO in 2017. David was also a founding team member of Nitero, a semiconductor and wirelessVR solution exited to AMD.

Yasaman has a PhD in Computer Science (Macquarie University).

Before Curious Thing, She was a founding team member of Macquarie Bank’s Owners-Advisory and she specialises in large scale text mining and Deep Learning.

Ziyi graduated from Fudan University (China) and SUNY Stony Brook (US). He has 10+ years of experience in software engineering.

He masters in C++ and Python for high performance programming.

Prior to Curious Thing, Randolph was a Software Engineer at ThoughtWorks, specialising in high performance applications.

He was also the winner of Softbank Global Robot competition in 2017.

Thomas has 3 years of experience in software engineering. He specialises in front-end and middle-ware development.

Daniel has a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Daniel specialises in full stack development.

Shardé has 3 years experience in UI/UX design. She was trained as a software engineer and has worked on UX design for a range of online businesses.

Zubin has 15 years experience in business development, product commercialisation and partnerships.

Prior to Curious Thing, Zubin has held multiple leadership roles in software, media and consultancy industry.

Mark is a business development professional with over 20 years experience in mobile, entertainment and technology. Prior to CT, Mark was CEO of Incoming Media, an Intel and Warner Music-backed start up focused on mobile video.

Mark has also held senior roles at global app developer Accedo, LG Electronics and Optus. He has an MBA from Macquarie University and attending the Exec program at Stanford Graduate School of business.

Tiffany was a software presales consultant, now transitioned to sales development.

She has a demonstrated history of working with clients on enterprise solutions and Saas solutions.

Emma has a Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) from the University of Sydney.

Before Curious Thing, Emma worked at Westpac Group Technology and has experience working with various startups.

Josh has completed a bachelor’s in Physics and a bootcamp in software engineering.

His research areas are quantum computing and epidemic modelling.

Loic was previously a key account manager for a trading company, now transitioned to business development. He has built several businesses within different industries. Loic strives to meet customer needs and work alongside them through the process.

He believes every day is a new opportunity and is passionate about life, people and experiences. Loic is always ready for a new adventure.

Gayathri has a Master of Management (Marketing) from The University of Melbourne. She worked in the venture capital industry before joining Curious Thing.

Gayathri previously trained as a designer and is passionate about working at the intersection of marketing strategy and design.

Waqif has completed his bachelor’s in Computer Science and specialises in front-end development.

Eileen Baldry is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Criminology at University of New South Wales.

Professor Baldry was awarded the NSW Justice Medal in 2009 and in 2016 was named as 100 most influential women in Australia.

Robert Dale has a PhD in Computational Linguistics. He was a professor in Macquarie University and Director of the Centre for Language Technology.

Professor Robert Dale is author of seven books in various aspects of Natural Language Processing. He was also the editor of Computational Linguistics Journal and has been Program Chair for the ACL conference.

Martin is a Partner at ZF Holdings and Hype Asia. Martin was the founding team member at Uber that set up Uber China.

Martin established some of the earliest Uber China cities and different business units. After Uber, Martin led multiple companies’ expansion into APAC markets.

Dan is an experienced leader, specialising in high growth companies across tech, HR, and financial services including Apple, Kounta and Employment Hero in APAC, the UK and the US.

Dan is currently Head of Customer Success at Limepay which received $22 million in pre-IPO funding heading to IPO in 2021.

Kelli has over 25 years of experience in contact centres and was the CEO of Stellar, Australia’s leading experience management outsourcer. She led Stellar’s entry into the South East Asian and US markets.

Kelli is passionate about conversational voice AI and its value-add to contact centre operations and the future of work and has been instrumental to the integration of Curious Thing into Stellar’s global business.

Vishy is Partner and Chief Digital & Information Officer at PwC Australia. He has expertise in business and technology, strategy and implementation. Vishy has held board and executive leadership roles in ASX listed companies, professional service firms, startups and not for profits.

Vishy is a regular speaker at conferences on digital transformation, online customer engagement, diversity and inclusion and management of complex digital programs.