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R&D Education and Training Services, Josephine PL Ong
Josephine PL Ong R&D Education and Training Services
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Advertising , Consulting , Education , Government , Human Resource , Learning & Development , Marketing , Non-Profit / Philanthropy , Retail , Services , Social Service
Josephine has had more than 28 years of private and public work experiences. Realising her need for career flexibility and dynamism, and as a full-time working mother, Josephine decided that it was the right time to start living her dream - enjoying both success and significance in her life.

Following the painful loss of her late twin son, Dylan and an unforeseen breast cancer scare, Josephine applies realistic and practical strategies, as well as effectively shares real-life stories of success with her customers.

R&D Education and Training Services was started in 2009 for that purpose - allowing people to see themselves in a positive light, building on their unique strengths and competencies while coping with day-to-day challenges at different life stages.

Josephine is trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Solution Focused Coaching, and brings about Coaching with C.A.R.E. (client, action, relationships and empathy) in her approaches to all. She strongly believes in bringing out the best and celebrates the transformation in everyone she meets.
Programs : CPM , AIM-22-1 , AIM-22-4 , AIM-24-1 , AIM-24-2

Republic Polytechnic , Abdul Kahlid
Abdul Kahlid Republic Polytechnic
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education
Dr Abdul Kahlid is Assistant Director (Continuing Education and Training) at the Centre for Educational Development at Republic Polytechnic. In this capacity, he oversees continuing education and training programmes for teaching and learning for L&D professionals in the public and private sectors. Prior to this, he was Assistant Director of Academic and Administration at the School of Sports, Health and Leisure, Republic Polytechnic, and was one of the pioneers of the School, as Programme Chair for the Diploma in Outdoor and Adventure Learning. Before moving to Republic Polytechnic, he served as Head (Programmes & Development) at the premier Outward Bound Singapore for 15 years and was also concurrently Research Consultant. Dr Abdul completed his Doctor of Education with a speciality in Outdoor Education with the prestigious Russell Group, University of Edinburgh, UK. He also has a Master of Education (Training and Development) from another Russell Group, University of Sheffield. He has a great passion to nurture and develop individuals through learning, developing, coaching and mentoring. He is currently pursuing coaching credentials.
Programs : CPM

Richard Ng
Richard Ng
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Technology
More than 20 years of experience in key leadership positions across multiple corporate and business functions in both public and private sector. Enjoys engaging young adults and youths on their journey navigating their career and life stages.

Value systems include:
1. Integrity
2. Empathy
3. Value Creation
4. Open Communications
5. Resilience

Most common perspectives shared with mentees:
“In our career journey, we all need to have 2 Rs. The First is Resilience which is defined by the physical, mental and emotional endurance to hang on and want to see things through despite set backs and difficulties and the Second is Resourcefulness without which no matter how resilient one is we may never find a way out to overcome the situation”

“In life we need to understand 2 key equations.
1. Success = F(Opportunity, Ability), and
2. Satisfaction = F(Success, Affinity)”
Programs : CPM

RUCHIKA ARORA
RUCHIKA ARORA
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Services , Technology
Ruchika has been in various roles within the Financial Services Industry focused on Technology Risk, Regulatory Compliance mgmt. Operational risk mgmt. & Information Security.Currently she is working at Salesforce, as a Information Security & Compliance Senior Manager for APAC.Prior to this, she was a Vice-President JP Morgan Chase Cyber Tech Controls where she was a lead for firmwide Application & Infrastructure control assessments function, and also led all APAC Regulatory engagements. She has worked as an AVP at Bank of America managing Vendor & off-shoring Risk and spent a significant period with HSBC Technology Services.An Electronics & Communications Engineer from Rajasthan, India. She holds various industry certifications like Certified Cloud Security Professional(CCSP), ITILV3, ISO27K, COBIT5, CDPSE, AWSCCP.Apart from her day job, she is passionate about conducting cyber safety sessions for kids, focusing on cyber-bullying & digital harassment, and likes to contribute towards mental health awareness initiatives.
Programs : CPM , AIM-22-4 , AIM-23-2

Ryion Pun
Ryion Pun
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Technology

I am an avid Bruce Lee fan and I study Jeet Kune Do (JKD). I apply its philosophy in everyday life. One of the key principles of JKD is simplicity.

In the busy world, people gravitate towards doing more and owning more. I do the opposite.

At work, my favorite question is “what can we stop doing that are not adding value to the organization?”

I am a storyteller through data. I distill complicated and unstructured problems into simple forms and help organizations make better decisions. Currently, I am the Finance Director at Amazon, serving the finance team that oversees the data center operations in Asia (APJC). My mission at work is to be an owner multiplier - by creating space for big thinking and innovation, by giving people stretch challenges that grow them, by creating the conditions for robust debate, by investing in people, and by instilling ownership and accountability.

I am also an angel investor, supporting founders who have the vision to make positive and impactful contributions to their communities.

Programs : CPM , AIM-21 3

SAFRAN ED Services Asia, Matthieu PERE
Matthieu PERE SAFRAN ED Services Asia
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Aviation / Space
I m graduated from Aerospace and Finance, with a Bachelor, and a Master degrees. i have been working in FRANCE for 10 years and moved to Singapore more than 10 years ago. I spent much more time overseas than in FRANCE, and has a career path in the Company, up to a CEO position, where i a m now. All along the journey, i have been careful to have sponsors, mentors, who could/can help me toward the experiences, and i m happy now if I can give back more with the youngest generations, and especially nowadays, with the COVID-19 has revamped many businesses, careers etc. I also consider that supporting mentee, will help to improve myself.
Programs : CPM , AIM-21 3

Samuel Swee
Samuel Swee
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education , Technology
I currently work as a Technical Content Developer at Tribe. What I do is generally write coding tutorials and set assignments for a Learn and Earn platform. It was only in this new role where I met people who told me that they had mentors and it made me really intrigued about mentoring. I was previously a school teacher where I had the fortune of educating 13 to 16 year olds in Geography and Social Studies. It was also there where I had the opportunity to help youths chart out their possibilities in life. I studied Geography in university, and this is something I’m rather passionate about too. It is also because of my studies that I enjoy travelling quite a far bit. I enjoy immersing myself in other cultures and observing how the locals live. I’m an avid reader and I like to learn more about the world and how things work. I love to ask the ‘How’ and ‘Why’s to understand things better. I enjoy conversations with people which are intellectually stimulating too.
Programs : CPM

Sandeep Chanana
Sandeep Chanana
Sandeep comes with extensive experience in HR M&A, Transformation & Change Management, Business Partner & Leadership roles.

Sandeep is a constant learner with Interests & Certifications in AI, Future of Work & Digital Transformation & is currently based in Singapore.
Programs : CPM

Schneider Electric, Jasper Lim
Jasper Lim Schneider Electric
Occupation : Professional
My passion is all about helping individuals and teams achieve their personal growth and delivering business results through enhancing competencies as well as transforming tools and processes maturity. I love switching on light bulbs with people - facilitating those "aha moments" that change mindsets and open up new possibilities.
Programs : CPM

Scoot Tigerair, Seng Chun Guan
Seng Chun Guan Scoot Tigerair
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Aviation / Space
Father of 2 teenagers.

26 years of aviation experience
- both military and civilian.
- overseas mission in iraq.
Programs : CPM

Singapore Consultancy, Ho Boon Leng
Ho Boon Leng Singapore Consultancy
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Consulting
Boon Leng was a seasoned banking professional with over 30 years of experience in business, finance, risk and governance in Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Consumer Banking at the country, regional and global levels. He held various leadership roles in large international financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Barclays Capital, Standard Chartered bank and United Overseas Bank.

In his role as Head of Group Operational Risk Management at UOB, Boon Leng spearheaded the transformation of operational risk practices and implemented the GRC system throughout the franchise. He actively contributed his expertise to several risk committees of the Group overseeing key processes that form the Bank's operational risk governance framework. He also served as Chairman and member of the ABS Outsourving Advisory Committee providing guidance and advisory to member banks, outsourced service providers and external auditors.

He was awarded the IBF Fellowship award for Risk Management by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Futures Pte. Ltd and the Operational RiskData eXchange Association (ORX Switzerland). Boon Leng is a Senior Advisor with Singapore Consultancy.
Programs : CPM

Small Business Development Service Pty. Ltd., Steve Cordeiro
Steve Cordeiro Small Business Development Service Pty. Ltd.
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Consulting , Manufacturing
I have a background in engineering, manufacturing, marketing and training. I have worked with small business operators, in helping them establish and operate their businesses successfully. I have worked in a number of different countries across Asia and the South Pacific. Currently based in Sydney I also own and operate a manufacturing business. My passion lies in helping budding entrepreneurs
Programs : CPM

 Social Collider , Lim Wei Da
Lim Wei Da Social Collider
Occupation : Entrepreneur
Industries : Media , Other , Social Service , Wholesale
I'm Lionel. I'm 25 yrs old this year. I have entered workforce since the age of 14 years old and started my first venture at 19 years old. Born in a well to do family, where most of my relatives and family's members ran their own businesses, i came to wonder whether money is the root of all evil? as everybody working hard to provide the best education, flaunting their status and spending unwisely with money.

In my career options, i only soon to found out that my actual purpose was never about wealth, i found my true elixir of happiness was to provide guidance to people and engage in social enterprise. In my voluntary experiences, i have participate weekly meet-the-people session, welfare manager in Covid-19 isolation zone and Google online marketing challenge where i be running free ads campaign for non profit organization.
Programs : CPM

Standard Chartered , Helen Eber
Helen Eber Standard Chartered
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Human Resource
I’m Helen Eber. I’ve been working in financial services HR for 20 years, 10 years in London and 10 years in Singapore. I currently work at Standard Chartered looking after the HR Investment Portfolio and Change programmes. I’m married and have a son who is 3.5 years old.
Programs : CPM

STOLT NIELSEN SINGAPORE PTE LTD, BILL BRYANT
BILL BRYANT STOLT NIELSEN SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Logistics , Manufacturing , Oil & Gas , Sustainability
Bill Bryant has served as Managing Director for the APAC and MEA regions since 2014 based in Singapore and from 2011 to 2014 as M.D. of MEA region based in Dubai. Prior to this time he held various technical, commercial, marketing and management roles in a variety of companies in the petrochemical, chemical, paper and mining sectors. He served most of his early career in South Africa later moving to and working in a variety of commercial and management roles in Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore, China, Germany and Indonesia over the last 23 years. Bill graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a B.SC (Eng.) degree in Chemical Engineering in 1985 and an MBA from Wits Business School in 1992. He is a citizen of South Africa and resident in Singapore at this time.
Programs : CPM , AIM-22-1 , AIM-23-1 , AIM-24-2

Success Frontiers Training and Consultancy Pte Ltd, Adrian Toh
Adrian Toh Success Frontiers Training and Consultancy Pte Ltd
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Consulting , Education , Government , Human Resource , Learning & Development
I enjoy interacting with and helping individuals grow and improve themselves.
Have been coaching and mentoring leaders and individuals for more than 10 years.
Happily married with 4 kids.
Programs : CPM , AIM-23-3

Suresh MJ
Suresh MJ
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Services , Technology
Suresh MJ is a leadership professional, mentor and ICF certified coach with 30 years of corporate experience. He has coached individuals at all levels uplifting their professional aspirations and personal dreams. His engaged motivational encouragement brings out the inner potentials of individuals enabling them to achieve their goals. His leadership success in the technology, financial, education, travel, government and telco sectors has been accomplished with his focus at people development, people success and people excellence. His “present to listen” approach builds a personal space for the clients to feel the conversational comfort.

Suresh employs various approaches and methodologies in supporting, influencing and guiding his clients. Rapid Planning Method, 7-level purposing and QUICK model are just a few to mention.

Suresh is skilled in Personal Growth, Leadership, Transformational, and Career Coaching with the vision to empower individuals, organizations and teams to succeed in their goals.
Programs : UNACOV 5 , UNACOV 3 , UNACOV 2 , CPM , AIM-21 1 , MY.AIM , AIM-21 2 , MY.AIM-22 , AIM-22-1 , AIM-24-1

Tan Beng Hong
Tan Beng Hong
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Finance/Insurance
There is more than just work and money. I want to embark on a more sustainable journey now that I’m in my forties.
Programs : CPM

Telkom Indonesia, Agus Riyanto
Agus Riyanto Telkom Indonesia
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Telecom
I am a Professional Coaches and Leadership Competence Leaders in charge in developing Leadership capability of Telkom Group Leaders
Programs : CPM

Tetra Excellence Consulting Pte Ltd, Raymond yap
Raymond yap Tetra Excellence Consulting Pte Ltd
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Consulting , Education , Government , Learning & Development
Raymond has served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) for 27 years. Some of the significant appointments he held include Battalion Commander, Brigade Operations Officer, Staff Officer in MINDEF, Wing Commander and Deputy Commander of the Air Force School (AFS). His vast experience with the RSAF covers the areas of operations, training, human resource planning and management, budget control and strategic planning. These experiences set the foundation for him to becoming an active, experienced and professional trainer, consultant and executive coach.

Raymond Yap is an established TetraMap® Master Facilitator certified by Yoshimi and Jon Brett, who are the founders of the TetraMap®. He is also a certified facilitator for Points of You®, MBTI® and SDI® profiling tools. In addition, he is a certified Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner.

Raymond has designed and facilitated many leadership and team building programmes since 2007. Some of the clients include Singapore Armed Forces, Defence Academy Royal Brunei Academy Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) (Brunei), Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) (Malaysia), Banyan Tree Management Academy (BTMA) (Thailand), Vietnam Taxi Limited (Ho Chin Min City) (Vietnam), Sterling Bank of Asia (Philippines), NTT APEC, Oxford University Press (OUP), Boehringer Ingelheim (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Hitachi Sunway Information Systems (S) Pte Ltd, SkinLab Medical Spa Pte Ltd, Eu Yan Sang Ltd, and ST Electronics (e-Services) Pte Ltd.

Raymond is also an experienced certified Executive Coach and has serves as Executive Coach for SAF since Nov 2007. He has since then coaches more than 50 senior officers. Raymond has certified as qualified coach with Stolmack Group Pte Ltd (Australia), University of Lancaster (UK) and Erickson Coaching International (Canada).
Programs : CPM

Three Guys Event Solutions PTE. LTD., Chen Weixiang Kenny
Chen Weixiang Kenny Three Guys Event Solutions PTE. LTD.
I believe the best way to grow is to grow together with people around you. I have had the opportunity to be mentored by several individuals which helped nurture me into who I am today. As an advocate of paying it forward, I am looking to pass on the kindness and sharing to others through mentoring.

I am a graduating electrical engineering student from the National University of Singapore who is absolutely thrilled to begin my journey towards fulfilling my aspiration of becoming an engineering leader in the power and energy industry.

My dream role is to be a solution provider as well as a team leader who with a global reach, providing both technical and commercial expertise.

When I think about my love for engineering, I think of it as the past, the present, and the future. I see the work that engineers before me have put into the various creations around us. I also see how people and communities benefits now, as a result of our past work. Last but not least, I see the opportunities for growth and the betterment of our future as an aspiring engineering leader.
Programs : CPM , MY.AIM

Tiat Jin (TJ) Ooi
Tiat Jin (TJ) Ooi
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Consulting
Based in Singapore, Ooi Tiat Jin (TJ) is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Curated Connectors, a firm that specializes in supporting SMEs in Asia. He helps his clients with restructuring activities, the clarification of work processes and identifying strong platforms from which to showcase their businesses.

His passion for fostering successful partnerships began when working for the Singapore Chemical Industry Council,overseeing their communications, human resources and event activities. While there, he helped grow the organization into a full-fledged independent industry council. He also spent seven years as the Executive Manager (and later, General Manager) at Absotech, a chemical blending, trading and distribution company. He then served as the Director of the Asia Pacific MSME Trade Coalition where he was in charge of developing strategic relationships with regional organizations and government departments.

TJ received his Bachelor of Engineering (with Honors) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University of Manchester in 1999 and his Master of Global Trade at RMIT University Vietnam as a Hinrich Foundation Scholar in 2023.
Programs : CPM

TJ Education Consultancy, Josephine Tan
Josephine Tan TJ Education Consultancy
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Education
A Singaporean based in Indonesia
Programs : CPM

Transit Link Pte Ltd, Ho Chee  Keong @ Chui Chee Keong
Ho Chee Keong @ Chui Chee Keong Transit Link Pte Ltd
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Government
Programs : CPM

UEMS Solutions Pte Ltd, Josephine Wong
Josephine Wong UEMS Solutions Pte Ltd
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Healthcare , Property , Services
I have held very diverse jobs in my career and have thoroughly enjoyed the breath and depth of these experiences. I started my career in the public service and as a school counsellor. Subsequently, I moved on to specialise in healthcare operations and management, which led to healthcare consulting. I now manage the business in ancillary healthcare services for my company.
Programs : CPM , AIM-21 1 , AIM-23-2 , AIM-24-3

Virginie Pontruche
Virginie Pontruche
Occupation : Executive
Industries : Advertising , Consulting , Education , Learning & Development , Marketing , Technology
Technology, Leadership, Innovation and Diversity:
With a product and program management background in startups and tech consultancy, I specialise in the technology and human aspect of digital business transformation with a passion for D&I in innovation. I inspire teams and organisations to be brave and transform their business.
I’m an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, IamRemarkable trained facilitator and the SheSaysSG mentorship program director.
With 20 years of international experience in Paris, London, Singapore (covering J/APAC), I lead cross-cultural and distributed cross-functional teams in matrix organisations and fast-pace environment, promoting diversity of thought and inclusion.
My expertise includes data-driven innovation at scale, business agility and empowering aligned autonomous teams (using design thinking, lean startup) to drive customer success and create value by delivering human-centred products, services and business impact.
Outcome oriented, I build strategic, long-term partnerships with C-suite stakeholders as a trusted advisor and own multi-million P&L.
My leadership signature includes bias for action, big picture visioning with strategic sense making: I’m an Energizer, Inspirer and Curious lifelong learner. I’m a servant and facilitative leader, adapting to situations and thrive in a VUCA environment. I publish thought leadership and my connected thinking on virginie.pontruche.fr and @vigotsocial
Programs : CPM

VLEO Communications, Michael P A Tan
Michael P A Tan VLEO Communications
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education , Learning & Development
Started career in aviation after NS. Given the opportunity to train aviation personnel from third world countries in aviation subjects, I had positive reviews after each class. Also, I prepared working adults in their academic studies and had consistently encouraging feedback after each intake. Decided to pursue training full time as I'm able to make a positive difference in another person's life.
Programs : CPM

Wee Mei-Yi
Wee Mei-Yi
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Marketing , Media
Strong career todate, and now taking a career break to focus on improving myself holistically.
Programs : CPM , AIM-24-1 , AIM-24-2

Wellington Primary School, Fadilah Abdul Wahid
Fadilah Abdul Wahid Wellington Primary School
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education
I am a highly qualified and experienced educator with a passion for teaching and a commitment to student success. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Education and have been teaching for over eight years.
As a classroom teacher, I have a wealth of experience in teaching English and Social Studies to primary and secondary school students. My approach to teaching is centered around creating a positive and engaging learning environment that encourages critical thinking, creativity and student self-expression. I have a proven track record of helping students achieve academic success and I am committed to providing my students with the tools they need to succeed both in school and in life.
I believe that every student has the potential to succeed, and I work hard to ensure that each student in my class receives the individualized instruction they need to reach their full potential. I am an effective communicator, and I maintain open lines of communication with both students and parents to ensure that everyone is informed and involved in the learning process.
I am a lifelong learner and I stay current on the latest teaching methodologies, strategies and technology in order to provide the best possible instruction to my students. I am also an active member of the teaching fraternity, and I have presented at conferences and workshops on a variety of teaching-related topics.
Programs : CPM

Wellington Primary School (left), Muhammad Hafiz Bin Jamal
Muhammad Hafiz Bin Jamal Wellington Primary School (left)
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education
Hafiz graduated with a MA in Applied Linguistics from Nanyang Technological University. He is currently a School Staff Developer in Wellington Primary School, looking into the learning and development of staff.
Programs : CPM

Yoga Bijaa Pte Ltd, Yinuo Tian
Yinuo Tian Yoga Bijaa Pte Ltd
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Education , Healthcare
Yinuo is a compassionate, humble and spiritual healer who believes that wellness is a holistic integration of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. She believes that when one manages to bring the body and mind into energetic and spiritual balance, innate healing happens naturally.
Since 2006, Yinuo has been exploring and studying therapy and healing all over the world. She mastered various healing modalities, developed effective ways to bring wellness and vitality back to life. During the past 16 years, Yinuo has successfully empowered hundreds and thousands students and clients in their growth through energy and body work.
Yinuo is incredibly generous in sharing her knowledge in therapy and healing, and willing to inspire her students and clients to realise their full potential.
Programs : CPM

Yoga Nesadurai
Yoga Nesadurai
Occupation : Entrepreneur
Industries : Consulting , Learning & Development
A professional turned entrepreneur (solopreneur) in the Leadership and Change space - facilitation, consulting, mentoring & coaching.
My aim is to help executives adapt for the future. My tagline is 'future-proofing you'.
I love the outdoors and spend quite a bit of time on my mountain bike.
My website has more about me: www.yoganesadurai.com
Programs : CPM , AIM-22-1 , AIM-24-3


Mentors

Aaron hung
Aaron hung
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Marketing , Media , Services , Technology
Building businesses and brands in multiple markets with lean resources and in challenging environments. Media spokesperson and university faculty.

Abhilash Ramachandran
Abhilash Ramachandran
Professional with 20+ years of overall experience in the IT industry (10+ years at IBM), performing Sales Operations/Sales Enablement, Strategy, Business Analysis, Program Management and Resource management.

Achilles Systems Pte Ltd, Francois-Guillaume Lutton
Francois-Guillaume Lutton Achilles Systems Pte Ltd
Occupation : Executive
Industries : Finance/Insurance , Technology , Venture Capital / Private Equity
I am a Finance and Legal Head with over 10 years’ experience in financial management, risk management, budgetary control & forecasting, compliance, and auditing, at start-up and established companies within Tech (SaaS), Banking, Auditing, and Oil & Gas industries across markets in Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and France.

I’ve always enjoyed tackling complex puzzles and challenges. This passion is what first drew me to Finance, where I was able to use critical thinking, data analysis, and strategy to take on any problems. From there, I branched into corporate development and start-up scaling, as well as investor and client relationship management, which allowed me the opportunity to drive tangible, meaningful results, and spearhead change first-hand.

I’ve now been fortunate enough to lead business cycles (regional expansion, launching new business verticals, M&A, restructuring, etc.) across multiple regions, develop deep expertise in business risk management (especially for start-ups), and come to specialise in devising strategy, penetrating new markets, and introducing new product lines.

ACI Worldwide, Juliana Rahmad
Juliana Rahmad ACI Worldwide
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Other , Services , Technology
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Not that I had major adversity or misfortune but there had been times where I had to make decisions or got thrown into situations that were less than desirable. In every scenario, I stick to my career resiliency framework – take a leap of faith, pick up new knowledge and skills even if it was the most boring role ever while at the same time looking out for better opportunities through my network. Throughout my 26-year career, there were several inflections points that shaped how I grow personally and professionally. I hope to share these experiences with others and at the same time learn from others.

I am based in Singapore, currently working as Operations Director for the sales organization in ACI Worldwide, a payments software company. In this role, there are 3 main responsibilities - Partner Operations, Market Expansion and Risk Officer Delegate with a common denominator of ensuring governance and compliance against corruption and bribery practices. As my role is global, I work from home and my nights are busier due to meetings with people in the US and Europe. Prior to ACI, I worked in Hewlett Packard for 11 years doing various roles in customer service and support. HP was the place where my career bloomed and ACI is the place where my career flourished thanks to investment I made getting mentors, coaches, and sponsors.

When I am not working, I enjoy cooking and baking, a skill that I picked up while working and living in the UK last 4 years. I am constantly looking for recipes that are not only easy to make but delicious and beautifully plated. I also try to exercise regularly, an area where I have low discipline and hired a trainer to keep my commitment!

Acorn Training, Elmer Lau
Elmer Lau Acorn Training
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Education , Learning & Development
One word to describe my work is growth. I gain great satisfaction seeing people grow in their skill set and get transformed in their mindset. Shortly after graduation, it was a choice between a good paying banking career and a start up focusing on youth development. I chose the latter.
But looking back, I've never regretted the choice. It means I can wake up each day knowing that I do what I believe in. This work has enabled me to inspire youths of different age group, background and culture; and engaging fellow educators and parents in their roles.
Programs : MY.AIM

Actavia, Marie-Agathe de Place
Marie-Agathe de Place Actavia
Occupation : Senior Management
Industries : Food & Beverage , Marketing , Services , Technology
Marie-Agathe has 17 years of experience in the B2B service industry with Sodexo, focusing on B2B marketing, strategy, and innovation projects. After a career start in industrial R&D, Marie-Agathe joined Sodexo in 2003 and held various positions within the Benefits and Rewards division of Sodexo Group including:
- Global Strategic Plan Director
- Sales, Marketing and Strategy Director Asia, overseeing China, India and South-east Asia
In 2015, she launched the Singapore subsidiary of Sodexo Benefits and Rewards and set up the business as CEO.
Over the last 2 years, she focused on forward-looking R&D projects as Project Director for Robotics Integration in Sodexo Group. She led innovation projects and worked closely with local tech start-ups.
Since 2018, Marie-Agathe is a Senior partner at Actavia, a boutique consulting firm.
She holds a Polytechnicien engineering degree (Master of Engineering) at Ecole Polytechnique (X93), France, as well as a Master of Applied Sciences in microelectronics at Polythechnique Montreal, Canada

Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson
Occupation : Business owner / Director
Industries : Technology
I am a former Fortune500 enterprise sales who had a career spanning ANZ (6 years) and Singapore/APAC (5 years) - I "retired" and now trade my own capital in financial markets. I could probably add the most value to new entrants to the tech sector wanting career guidance from someone outside of their business. Please view LinkedIn account for more details

Adnan bin Abdul Karim
Adnan bin Abdul Karim
Occupation : Professional
Industries : Logistics
Experienced and highly motivated trainer specializing in Supply Chain Management and Behavioral modules Warehouse Operations and Organizational Behavior. Skilled in Public Speaking, Curriculum Development, and Basic Counselling and Author.