Dion Leung

Dion Leung is Head of AI & Cloud for Asia Pacific (APAC) at Nokia. In this position, he is responsible for building and expanding Nokia's AI & Cloud network infrastructure business across the region — spanning India, Greater China, and the broader APAC markets — with a focus on its industry-leading Data Center (DC) Networking portfolio covering DC interconnect, DC fabric, DC gateway, and intent-based automation solutions.

With over 20 years of experience in the technology and telecommunications sectors, Dion has a proven track record of developing new markets and fostering partnerships. Prior to joining Nokia, he served as Regional Managing Director for Asia & ASEAN at Ciena, where he led a team of sales professionals and sales engineers and drove significant business growth. His expanded dual role at Ciena also included heading Hyperscaler Telco Partnerships for Asia, where he established collaborative connectivity models with major hyperscalers such as Google, Microsoft, AWS, Meta, Bytedance and Alibaba.

Dion's experience in data center networking began with significant contributions at Coriant as Vice President of Business Development (APAC) and at BTI Systems as Director of Solutions and Sales Engineering (APAC). He was instrumental in creating innovative Data Centre Interconnect (DCI) solutions tailored to the region's unique needs. Before moving to Asia, his earlier roles included leadership positions at Tellabs North America, where he led optical solution sales teams focused on Tier-1 service providers and held product line management roles for both US and APAC markets.

Based in Singapore, Dion graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta in Canada. He holds multiple patents and has authored over ten technical publications on optical transport networking. His expertise is frequently shared at industry conferences, including OFC, DRCN, APRICOT, SGNOG, HKNOG, and others. Alongside his professional pursuits, Dion actively engages in lifelong learning, values physical health, and embraces mindfulness while welcoming change.