I recently gave a talk at the Communications ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. There I was, a tukang cerita (or storyteller) among techies, start-up founders and data evangelists.

Who will prevail in an encounter between the Great Disruptor and the world's most boring and protocol-conscious regional grouping?

On 11 November, leaders from 21 nations - including US President Donald Trump (who fancies himself as a builder), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping - will descend upon the city of Danang