Tan Le

QBE is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and headquartered in Sydney. QBE is a general insurance and reinsurance company. Across our operations we offer commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to our customers. Our purpose is to give people the confidence to achieve their ambitions.

We employ more than 11,700 people in over 27 countries.

Technology – particularly social media, chatbots and digital voice assistants – is affecting individuals’ mental health positively and negatively. The Global Future Council on Technology for Mental Health will address the potential and the pitfalls of technology and mental health. Focus areas could include detecting suicidal ideation directed at social media posts or voice-controlled devices such as Alexa or Siri, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The Council will examine: understanding the strengths and limitations of AI/ML for mental healthcare applications; promoting the appropriate use of AI/ML within the mental healthcare system; and highlighting areas of work needed to facilitate the broader use of AI/ML in improving mental health.

The Global Leaders' Network Advisory Committee draws on the skills, expertise and connections of the University's most significant alumni in the Bay Area to assist in enhancing the global alumni experience and build the alumni network in their location; assist in attracting philanthropic support to Monash and to assist in enhancing the student experience of current Monash students.

Many challenges facing today’s leaders cannot be addressed by a single government, industry, company or other institution alone. The issues are often too complex, interrelated and rapidly evolving. A broader, interdisciplinary mobilization of expertise and resources is required.

The Stewardship Board is comprised of government ministers, CEOs and leading experts, who assume an informal, collective sense of stewardship for the public-private dimension of international cooperation and progress on shaping the future of the World Economic Forum's systems towards a sustainable flow of information, content and data to inform, entertain and educate, while empowering society. 

A member of the foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking on the future. 

The network convenes the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, business and civil society to challenge conventional thinking and develop new insights and perspectives on the key global systems, as well as the impact and governance of key emerging technologies: Neurotechnologies, AI, Robotics, Precision Medicine, Blockchain and their societal and business applications.

Non-executive director of a fast growing, early stage start up developing consumer medical grade device products. Involved in strategic positioning & communication, product definition, key team hires & early stage financing rounds. 

Plan in Australia is part of Plan globally and is one of the world's largest community development organisations committed to ending child poverty. Plan works with children, their families and communities in 49 countries in Asia, Africa and Central & South America. Plan helps communities to help themselves, so that children have opportunities to develop into healthy, educated adults.

Non-executive director of a non-profit involved in strategic decisions around development programs, technology adoption, governance & advocacy. 

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is one of Australia’s original and leading educational institutions, producing some of Australia’s most employable graduates. With more than 60,000 students studying at RMIT campuses in Melbourne and regional Victoria, in Vietnam, online, by distance education, and at partner institutions throughout the world, the University is one of the largest in the country. 

Advised on strategic direction, communication, curriculum, assessment & supporting frameworks for the creation and delivery of an undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurship.

The Australian Citizenship Council was established in August 1998 as an independent body to advise the Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs on contemporary issues relating to Australian citizenship. 

Founder & CEO of EMOTIV,  the global leader in neuroinformatics. The company leverages large scale brain data to build machine learning models that advance understanding of the human brain and to augment & enhance human performance. 

EMOTIV’s mobile brain sensors and cloud computing platform can monitor and analyze the detection of people’s cognitive functions in real-time and at scale. The company is partnering with Fortune 1000 companies, applying its advanced mobile and personalized neuroinformatics solutions to improve operations, enhance customer experience and create personalized evidence-based strategies powered by behavioral and brain insights.

Co-founder & President of Emotiv Systems, a neuroengineering company that developed a breakthrough interface technology for digital media taking inputs directly from the brain. 

Co-founder & President of SASme Internation Pty Ltd, a wireless technology company. SASme was a pioneer in providing SMPP platforms to telecommunication carriers and content aggregators in Australia, with branches in Asia and Europe. Tan was part of negotiating a successful merger for SASme in 2003.

Freehills is an Australian-based international law firm, providing innovative, commercial legal advice to clients around the world, with the resources and expertise of around 1000 lawyers, including more than 200 partners across offices in Australia and South-East Asia.

Recipient of Monash Distinguished Alumni Award 2011