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Arvin is the person responsible for growth strategy and demand generation at AKÏN. As the Managing Director, he champions brand storytelling, inbound marketing strategies, and technological innovation for both internal and external stakeholders. Through AKÏN, he has delivered digital transformation interventions for government bodies, regional enterprises, and global software companies.
Aside from his role at AKÏN, Arvin is also an advisor to digital identity authenticator AI start-up GTRIIP, a certified associate of Emergenetics®, an Executive Committee Member of SAFRA Punggol and Singapore Computing Society New Media Council, and volunteers at Quartz Initiative (QZI), a social enterprise based in Singapore that aims to redefine social change by inspiring and empowering tomorrow's leaders.

I'm a Sales & Digital Marketing, Business Development enthusiast who believes in creating a strong value for customer hence converting into meaningful win win situation to help reach their fullest potentials.
I have been associated with Bose for more than 4 years, deeply inclined towards constant learning and being better through process optimisation.

Guided by his childhood passion for nature and garden landscapes, Alexius Yeo graduated from The National University of Singapore and The University of North Carolina with an Honours degree in Geography. He later went on to attain the Permaculture Design Certificate in 2014 from The Permaculture Research Institute.

Alexius began his career with NParks as a Streetscape Manager. After gaining 3 fruitful years of experience and amazing memories, he left NParks and Singapore for the Philippines to work with the poor at the country’s first Farm University and Social Enterprise Incubator. There, he quickly fell in love with the joys of farming and landscaping edible gardens that are both beautiful and productive. Returning to Singapore, he worked with local social enterprise, Edible Garden City, to continue to build urban edible landscapes and champion Singapore’s grow-your-own-food movement.

Today, he is the Director of Carbon InQ Pte Ltd - a local company that teaches Agriculture-based experiential learning programmes at schools and corporate firms. Furthermore, he is also the founder of Project 33 - a family initiated farming movement that aims to unite neighbourhoods through community farming, cooking, educational activities and the practice of sharing first.

Traveling down an unusual career path as an urban farmer, Alexius is driven by the mission to help fellow urbanites reconnect with Nature and with one another. He strongly believes that everyone can have green fingers. And that it is never to late, or frivolous, to strive for food quality, purity and self-sufficiency.

An accomplished senior IT professional, with more than 20 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry, taking on leading roles in Change-The-Bank, Run-The-Bank and Architecture function. Possessed deep and broad-based knowledge across various disciplines, from regulatory requirements such as MAS TRM, to implementing innovative financial services in the Digital Banking arena. Experienced in engaging C-Level stakeholders in the formulation and execution of IT Strategies, and as a trusted partner to the Business. Led high-performance teams in delivering quality outputs and supporting mission-critical applications in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Daniel Yeo has 26 years of extensive corporate experiences in the medical technology businesses in American and German multi-national companies in the Asia Pacific region. Trained as an engineer and later moved into the areas of: a) Business development, channel management, sales performance enablement training.
a) Working with middle and senior managers in Asia and Europe to develop their people skills, growth mindsets and competencies to accelerate and sustain their level of performance.
He is currently the Director (Asia Pacific) of EQ Asia and founder of the Mindful LeadershipTM Program at Alive Consultancy (Pte. Ltd) with strategic partners in Indonesia and China. Daniel work with individuals and leaders in Asia to develop their resilient/growth mindsets in order to adapt and thrive in this ever- changing world. Some of his clients included, Dyson, DELL, Telenor Group, Agilent Technologies, Singapore Ministry of Education, Keppel Land China, Geely Auto, School of Management, Fudan University (Shanghai).
Daniel is active in International key note speaking, change consultancy and facilitating workshops in Asia and Germany. He has spoken at several high-level Human Resources summits in China and at the Fudan University, School of Management in China. Daniel is also a mentor at the Asia Institute of Mentoring.
He is also deeply concern with the high level of stress teenagers are experiencing today. Therefore, he partners International Schools and Singapore Ministry of Education in helping children and teens to build their resilience muscles through the “Resilience for Teens Program”. Link to student testimony of Daniel’s “Resilience for Teens Program”

A dedicated and self-driven L&D professional adept and experienced in organization learning and performance, particularly in leading change in strategic digital transformation initiatives in the L&D space.

Key career highlights in my last 15 + years of experience working in both the public and the private sector include high-profile digital learning transformation projects with the Home Team Academy and the Changi Airport Group that I personally spearheaded. The unprecedented scope and scale of such projects were immense and their far-reaching outcomes in touching every single soul in the respective organizations has no doubt, brought about tremendous joy to me. Other stints I have had the privilege to be part of the action include leading human capital development efforts, particularly in the set-up of the RWS Academy and heading the L&OD team over at the Singapore Institute of Technology.

Dr Easwaramoorthy Rangaswamy, Principal & Provost of Amity Global Institute, Singapore, is distinguished management professional. He holds a PhD in Management and has degrees in Master of Business Administration, Master of Commerce Master of Philosophy in International Business, Bachelor of Commerce and Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching from Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. Embracing Lifelong Learning, he has recently graduated from Cardiff University, UK, with MSc Skills & Workforce Development. With nearly 22 years of experience, he has taught management courses from University of Northampton, Anglia Ruskin University, University of London, London School of Economics, UK and Victoria University, Australia.

"Phey Teck Moh is a mentor and angel investor in the Singapore entrepreneur ecosystem. He cofounded AngelCentral, to build a community of angel investors; offering education workshops and curate startups for angel investments.

He had retired as Asia President, Motorola Solutions."

Markus is an Associate Partner at Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage VC.

am Shanti Sharma and Developing and Growing people is my passion. I am very fortunate to live my passion both at work and off work.

I am Learning and Organizational Development professional with 24+ years of work experience out of which 22+ years have been dedicated to Learning and Development (L&D). Experience ranges from end to end management of the L&D function to supporting organizational development initiatives.

I am an ICF ACC certified coach, working towards PCC certification. To nurture my coaching skills I am also pursuing Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) certification and Transactional Analysis (TA). Applying coaching and NLP in my day to day life has helped me become a better, happier, and more composed person. My intent is able to use these tools and techniques to transform as many lives as possible.

Have a breadth of experiences across various industries such as IT, BPO, and Banking. Managed small, medium sized to very large multi-location, cross-disciplinary complex projects, I can strike a great balance between big-picture planning and daily operational management. Have lead several lead initiatives around social learning, innovation and content curation. I enjoy solving real time organizational issues through customer centric mindset in a fast-paced landscape with ambiguous outcomes.

I am motivated, task-oriented, and efficient. My knowledge of the Learning industry is comprehensive and current.

You can view my complete profile at: www.linkedin.com/in/shantisharma

Nicholas Smalle is a Partner at Apis Partners. Apis Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in the Financial Services (FS) sector, including Credit, Insurance, Payments, Asset Management and FS-Focused BPO’s. We invest growth equity in the range of US$20-70m in companies looking to expand into new geographies, complementary product verticals or across their value chain.

Prior to joining Apis, I was at Old Mutual (JSE:OMU) were I was responsible for their Strategic Investment Fund, an on-balance sheet investment vehicle that focused on the expansion of Old Mutual's operations into key Emerging Markets via controlling and minority investments in the Financial Services sector. Preceding OMU I was an Associate Director at Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) and part of the Wholesale Banking Strategy team based in Singapore. The majority of my projects covered the development of SCB's Emerging Market franchise through both organic and inorganic means.

I started my career with McKinsey and Company in London as a Business Analyst. Over the course of the two-year program, I worked largely for Mckinsey's Finance practice. Projects covered the breadth of financial services, as well as spanning clients across four continents.

Finally, I completed my MBA at INSEAD, and was a Shell Scholar at Cambridge University. I am a Belgian & South African citizen.

An ex-banking executive with 20+ years across investment and private wealth in operations, finance and project management turned certified coach in 2019.
Trained in multiple disciplines from performance coaching to Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP), Clean Language (use of metaphors), & Mental Fitness where the industry called Positive Intelligence. Today, I helped my client to embrace their true essence (authenticity) in their leadership calling.
I am also a strong Diversity Advocate where I was the executive committee member serving as the Partnership and Mentoring chair over the 7 years with Financial Women Association of Singapore (FWA).
I continue my volunteering capacity as a solution coach supporting health and care workers (NHS) in the UK and Junior Achiever in Singapore

Managing Director, Behavioural Consulting Group; Co-Founder, Made of Brilliance, Catalyst, Gastro-geography of Singapore; serial entrepreneur, a strong advocate for business with a heart; more than 30 years in talent solutions and HR consulting in Asia. She has held senior leadership roles within Kelly Services, Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Services in the Asia Pacific region and is the founder of Business Trends.
She is passionate about growing local edible plants, educating on the application of local produce.

More than 20 years of regional business, operational and management responsibilities.
Have taken on various regional and country roles as senior manager, and also engineering role
Worked across multiple industry sectors
Previously traveled extensively and oversea postings
Started entrepreneurial business
Contributed in committees for in a number of industrial associations, alumni groups, grassroots and work groups
Served as mentor and judges, webinar speaker for start-ups and entrepreneur

Philip is currently the Chief Risk Offr at A*STAR. He was Chief Executive Officer of A*ccelerate Pte Ltd from nov 2009-dec 2020. The A*STAR subsidiary managed all A*STAR IP through to commercialization as well as technology maturization and productization projects in A*STAR. Philip led the company to significant improvements in performance outcomes comparable to world benchmarks, especially in licensing and start-ups. He was instrumental in introducing several innovations and productization initiatives such as the Diagnostics Development Hub and the A*StartCentral Incubator. These brought new impact to the technology transfer ecosystem in Singapore with emphasis on collaboration and joint programmes.

Philip spent 20 years with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). In his last appointment as Brigadier General/Head Joint Logistics, he was the leading senior specialist on logistics and engineering matters to the Chief of Defence Force. Prior to this, he was Chief of Logistics in the Army, where he led the development of SAF logistics in the areas of infrastructure, re-organisation and information technology. He was also Chief of Engineering in the Army. In that role, he was responsible for the buildup and transfer of new engineering capabilities into the rank and file of the Army.

Born in France, but grew up in Guadeloupe Island, French Guyana, Reunion Island, Australia, Spain, I have been in Singapore for 10 years now and married with a Chinese Singaporean, we have been together for 7 years.
Studied Pharmacy in France and worked in the Healthcare industry for 18 years, in many different commercial roles from sales, marketing, SFE, BD and building and managing teams. My specialty is business set-up and turn around. I did my MBA at IE business school in Madrid, specialized in BD and entrepreneurship.
When managing teams, I always focus on helping the members take control of their thinking to properly analyze the challenge and come up to me with solutions, not problem.
I am currently working as GM for APAC for Pharmaceutical company; my mission is to optimize the current commercial platform and to drive inorganic growth via in-licensing and M&A for the whole APAC region.
My nature is quite introvert, so I had to work harder to get out of my shell. I value integrity, hard and smart work, and resilience.
What I enjoy the most in building businesses, is the process of transforming an idea into a tangible reality thanks to the effort of a team of minds and personalities.
The reason why I entered the corporate world is to understand and learn how businesses run and are built, to be able to build and run my own very soon.
I am looking for mentor to help me move the next level of my Managerial and Strategic thinking skills to outperform in my new job.
And I am also looking for a mentor to help me prepare the transition to having my own businesses.

Experienced Cyber Security Senior Vice President with a proven track record of growing Asia Pacific and Japan business in network and security industries.

I am working professional in management and leadership in telecommunication MNC. My strengths mainly are creativity, inspire people, include smart trust and create space to meet objectives. Recognised on independence , preserverance, performance driven leadership on service deliver, operational effectiveness and wellness and work with woman organisation and Junior Achiever for the youngs.

I trained as a Chartered Accountant and worked with PwC and KPMG in Pakistan, UAE and UK in Audit and Consulting. Then moved to industry and joined Cargill which is a US MNC with core activities in Agriculture, Food Ingredients, Animal Nutrition and Commodity Trading. Served in business CFO roles with global/regional footprints across the diverse portfolio of businesses. This experience provided strong exposure to managing across cultures. A key success factor was in talent development and this became the basis of a second career upon retirement from Cargill in 2015 as a Executive Coach and Mentor. I have a particular interest in developing business leaders of tomorrow via sharing my experience of success factors and pitfalls to avoid. I have been based in Singapore since 1994 and am a naturalized Singaporean since 2005.

I am an indian citizen. Masters in computer applications. Worked in various MNCs and since 2009 have been in singapore.

All in all, I am a finance professional with around 18 years of experience in the field of consulting and project management.

Experienced leader with a track record of conceptualising, building and managing businesses in the services industries. Unique and diverse background with roles in the investments, government, operations and strategy across Asia

Kannan Chettiar is an award winning Global Leader with 24 years of experience in the Technology and Human Capital sectors spanning across Asia, EMEA & Americas. He is co-founder and Managing Director of Avvanz (www.Avvanz.com) – an award winning Tech-enabled Employee Lifecycle Management company that prides in its 3 business pillars – Screen, Onboard and Develop. Avvanz helps to screen for the “right” and “safe” candidates through background checks. Avvanz then helps to integrate the new joiners through comprehensive new employee onboarding solutions leveraging technologies. Avvanz enhances the talents through uniquely differentiated blended learning solutions relevant for the Digital Economy aimed at surpassing the business KPIs. Avvanz has received several awards including a Gold-Medal for Best Background Screening Provider (by Human Resources Magazine) and other nominations for differentiated and disruptive solutions.

Kannan’s technopreneurship has earned him “Executive of the Year – Human Resources Technology” award which is an extremely prestigious Management Excellence award from Singapore Business Review.

Kannan has held management and leadership positions in First Advantage, Dell Computers, Future Electronics (Montreal, Canada), Arrow Electronics (NY-listed), Farnell Group (London-listed), IBM-backed e2open (Belmont, California) and i-Sprint Innovations (Acer-backed). Kannan’s other dimensions: Certified International Trainer with very high ratings from Fortune 500 Clients and Consultant to several companies especially in areas of Digital Transformation.

Kannan regularly delivers Thought Leadership talks, keynote speeches and Masterclasses in the region and constantly offers insights and perspectives in mainstream newspapers, trade publications and TV shows (Talk show, News, Documentary). Some of these can be viewed at www.avvanz.com. Also please see end of this document.

Kannan Chettiar is an award winning Global Leader with 24 years of experience in the Technology and Human Capital sectors spanning across Asia, EMEA & Americas. He is co-founder and Managing Director of Avvanz (www.Avvanz.com) – an award winning Tech-enabled Employee Lifecycle Management company that prides in its 3 business pillars – Screen, Onboard and Develop. Avvanz helps to screen for the “right” and “safe” candidates through background checks. Avvanz then helps to integrate the new joiners through comprehensive new employee onboarding solutions leveraging technologies. Avvanz enhances the talents through uniquely differentiated blended learning solutions relevant for the Digital Economy aimed at surpassing the business KPIs. Avvanz has received several awards including a Gold-Medal for Best Background Screening Provider (by Human Resources Magazine) and other nominations for differentiated and disruptive solutions.

Kannan’s technopreneurship has earned him “Executive of the Year – Human Resources Technology” award which is an extremely prestigious Management Excellence award from Singapore Business Review.

Kannan has held management and leadership positions in First Advantage, Dell Computers, Future Electronics (Montreal, Canada), Arrow Electronics (NY-listed), Farnell Group (London-listed), IBM-backed e2open (Belmont, California) and i-Sprint Innovations (Acer-backed). Kannan’s other dimensions: Certified International Trainer with very high ratings from Fortune 500 Clients and Consultant to several companies especially in areas of Digital Transformation.

Kannan regularly delivers Thought Leadership talks, keynote speeches and Masterclasses in the region and constantly offers insights and perspectives in mainstream newspapers, trade publications and TV shows (Talk show, News, Documentary). Some of these can be viewed at www.avvanz.com. Also please see end of this document.

Kannan is proficient in several languages – he speaks fluent English, Tamil, elementary Mandarin, Malay and Thai.

An engineer by training, he holds an Honours degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and a MBA from the University of Birmingham in the UK. Kannan holds an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment and is an accredited StrengthScope practitioner.

Please see attachment sent to Ms Beryl (via WhatsApp on June 04, 2021).

~7 years of professional experience as Editor (Digital & Print Publishing), Copywriting (PayPal), Content (Amazon Web Services), and as an independent freelancer. I also carry a MA in Literary Translation under my belt. I'm currently building up KLIN STUDIO, a social enterprise + publishing platfornm, to empower our communities through accessible mental health literacy.

360 Marketing & Business Leader
* Strategic Business Management * Data-Driven Integrated Marketing * Creative Campaigns and Communications * I have strong management skills in growing brands, I bring forth a solid strategic and hands-on marketing expertise in digital to integrated marketing management. With my passion in digital sphere and continuously learning, I build on continuously up-skilling my digital skills. I enjoy leading and building my team members to greater success together through strong teamwork, brainstorming and collaborative decision-making that helps hone my management capabilities.
I am a strong advocate of #DiversityandInclusion and is part of my company's D&I team pushing such initiatives in the organisation. I love to learn and develop myself further not just in my career but also in mental and health well-being through hiking, yoga, meditation and mindfulness practice.

To make a positive difference and leave a legacy behind.

Even though I have been working in the corporate all the while I am passionate about matters of the heart , conscious leadership and self empowerment. I use a lot of these concepts subtly in my trainings and team buildings with the employees in my current company. I have a degree in science , completed my ACLP course, is an NLP practitioner and Add heart facilitator , have a certificate in neuroscience for well-being. 8 also do sound healing .

Currently works with a US MNC as the General Manager and has been with the company for over 20 years.

Previous work portfolios with other companies include Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Operations Manager and HR Manager. It is in HR Management that provided the most exposure to the wide network of business and personal contacts from all walks of life.

My experiences provided me the opportunity to build a company based on the solid business principles and ethos of mutual respect, trust and compassionate actions.

I graduated with a B. Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore in 1983. Companies I worked with are Philips, Siemens and Apple Computer prior to my current tenure.

I am currently mentoring an undergraduate from the NUS under the NUS Society's mentoring programme.

On a personal front I co-organize recent social cohesion projects likeThe UP Concert In The Park Picnic in 2016 for the general public at the Botanic Gardens, the charity drive to collect funds and food for the Transient Migrant Workers in 2017, the "I Belanja You" project as a reminder for all of us to share, in 2019.

I am married and we have 3 children.

l live in Singapore providing personal coaching for individual aspirations of the life they want and achieving goals they set with fun and pride.

An Information Technology (IT) leader experienced in regional Operation Management, IT management & support. Background in IT Managed Services Provider, media industry and government.

Dependable and responsible with creative problem-solving skills and proven ability to lead teams to achieve focused results and innovative solutions within challenging periods. Proven record of accomplishment in setting up and managing e-Marketing infrastructure and IT governance standards for Windows and Macintosh technologies.

I am a certified recruiter (CEI-KAH by Ministry of Manpower), a Resilience trainer and a certified Gallup Strengths | Positive Psychology Coach.

Specialties:
* Coach (Gallup Certified Strengths, Positive Psychology)
* Stakeholder management, culture awareness
* Project management, Enterprise infrastructure

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I am an ICF certified coach (ACC) based in Singapore, specializing in self discovery & purpose-driven coaching for youth. In my 14+ years of experience in large scale education based non profits, edtech start ups & impact investment, I have designed and delivered career preparedness, personal development & leadership workshops for students, teachers, coaches, youth workers, parents and other stakeholders. I am passionate about helping others realize their passions and work in their areas of strengths.

Has had a very diverse career spanning advertising, marketing, consulting, coaching and learning. He has build communications for global brands like Adidas, Dulux, FedEx, Nestle, Oral B to name a few and has driven marketing for ICI Paints, Nokia and LG in APAC. He has also been a part of digital & people transformation programs in tech savvy companies like Facebook and Grab.
His differentiation is in the fact that he was a business and brand leader to begin with and uses that understanding to deliver more meaningful programs driven by behavior change and a clear business impact.
Sandeep is an ENFJ on the MBTI scale and has the following strengths as his Top 5 as per Gallup– Maximizer, Strategic, Connectedness, Ideation and Relator He is a trained coach from the Neuroleadership Institute and has a few key important certifications as well.
His mantra for life is captured in his blood group — Be Positive! 

With a passion for mentoring and partnering with entrepreneurs and companies to grow their business, Beverly brings almost 20 years of global financial and investing experience across the US and Asia analyzing Venture Capital, Private Equity and public investments. She has also executed investment banking and debt/equity financing deals. She holistically advises on business growth strategy, funding, social impact/sustainability. Beverly coaches on communications for executives to inspire others with their ideas, crafting the right message for executives and companies having coached executives on fundraising presentations and created investor and marketing materials. To thrive in a fulfilling life, Beverly also coaches on mindfulness and personal growth.

Beverly started her career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York and graduated from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania with a BSc. Economics and MBA.

I am an executive coach who specializes in personal and leadership development. In my past 10 years I have coached over 400 executives of all levels. I have an extensive corporate background whereby I was a CEO with a large corporation of many businesses before I changed my career to executive coaching. I was an engineer by background and was educated in the UK. I started my career in management consulting before I moved to work in a variety of key business functions of different industries. My passion is to develop and mentor executives to become outstanding leaders.

The main criteria is their commitment to the program. I am most interested in leadership, entrepreneurship and business related issues.

Isabel Markwitz is the founder and CEO of Bonora Consulting. As a mentor to startups she coaches the founding teams in developing the right focus on shaping the product - market fit of their entrepreneurial endeavors. In the past, she built, designed and ran successfully the Acceleration Program of the German Accelerator for the Southeast Asian region, graduating the first and second cohort. Then she took on various mentoring roles with local universities and overseas acceleration programs.
Isabel has over 25 years experience in project management, strategy development, branding and product marketing across Europe and Asia, both in the startup environment and in MNC’s. She has advised startups on organisational management, growth opportunity creation and market entry preparations. 
As a communication specialist, she loves to engage in an open conversation to challenge others in their growth and change aspirations. Her love for nature and movement made her the outdoor sport passionate she is today, actively practicing mountaineering, mountain biking and any form of skating.

Sheng Jie is a passionate leader with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and supply chain industries. A renowned expert in the healthcare supply chain. He gained his executive experience by working across different cultures and locations. This includes Managing Director of FedEx in APAC in 2015 to 2109, Regional director of TNT Healthcare (2010 -2015) and VP Sales and Marketing, Hoau Group, China (2006- 2009). He has the expertise in building complex distribution models and operationalize it internationally.

Kevin Kan is a multi-award-winning Professional Coach & business leader. He is an advocate & writer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. With a successful career spanning over 30 years in corporate and multinational organizations, Kevin has held management consulting and senior executive management positions in organizations such as AIMIA, American Express, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM, PwC Consulting, KPMG Consulting & Solution 6.

Kevin is a regular panelist and speaker at conferences and is an elected member of the 2020 International Coach Federation (ICF) Singapore Chapter Executive Committee.

Kevin has a Bachelor's degree in economics (majoring in Accounting & Information Systems) from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia & a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Chicago, USA. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of CPA Australia & Singapore Human Resources Institute and is a Mentor Coach & Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed with ICF.

Over 20 year’s communications, marketing research and brand planning experience
working in multiple markets across Sri Lanka, Canada and Bangladesh. A very
versatile and result driven professional who easily adopts to local culture and way of
working.
Currently heading growth planning for clients at Breakthrough Business Intelligence, market research agency in Sri Lanka. Working as a consultant strategic
planner for Sarva Colombo, a leading independent communication agency in Sri
Lanka.
An alumnae of Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) and Sri Lankan prize
winner for Strategic Decision Making from Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).

I have a soft spot for the younger generation. Currently, i am also a befriender to the HCSA - a organisation that works with single parent.