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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 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.

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~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.

I'm Yvonne and I am the only child at home. I'm an INFJ and I think I'm an indigo child. (: I suffer from mental distress at the age of 17. It's a difficult journey and things were never easy but I learn to appreciate with what I have. life is still worthwhile afterall.

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).

Charis graduated from the University at Buffalo (New York, United States) with a Bachelor (Hons) in Psychology. She is now working with Care Corner Singapore Ltd as a Social Work Executive with the Youth Services. She has been an active learner and contributor in the work with children and youths.

Having the desire to understand children, Charis began working as a Special Needs Education Coach in 2016 for 1.5 years. Through developing individualised programmes, Charis guided her students of diverse learning needs to develop positive communication skills and build resilience.

Charis was drawn to the mental health needs of youths and worked as a School Counsellor in 2017 for 3 years. With the principle that every individual possesses inner strengths to be discovered, Charis helped youths remake meaning of the past, rule over emotional triggers and gain awareness of their choices.

In wanting to bridge the gap between youths dreaming of a better self and becoming that better self, Charis has since began working with youths as a Social Work Executive in 2021. Using an insights-oriented approach, Charis empowered unmotivated students and youths offenders— some facing mental health and family issue — to exercise informed decisions and brave through obstacles hindering growth.

At the heart of her work, it is little about fixing problems, more about inspiring individuals to learn about themselves and inviting them to take ownership of their personal growth and dreams.

A passionate business leader with over 20 years integrated marketing expertise in technology (HRtech, Fintech, Adtech), marketing and advertising industries. Holding a proven track record in driving business growth strategy, omnichannel campaigns, marketing returns, organizational leadership and transformation. Experienced leading multicultural, cross-country teams in Asia Pacific (APAC) across global leading companies and digital mobile startups, with in-market experience in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Multifaceted, performance-driven and goal-oriented banking professional and entrepreneur with wide-ranging experience in Banking & Finance, , Executive , Leadership, Mental Toughness & EQ
Coaching/Consulting/Facilitation/Accessor, Wellness, Fitness and Peak Performance Coaching, Leadership Management, People Management, Sales Leadership and Management, Business Development, Cash & Treasury
Management, as well as Project Management, Consulting and Account Relations within Banking & Consulting industries. Armed with exceptional leadership, interpersonal and problem-solving skills in generating new business, strategy and solutions for various clients. Adept at bringing positive change and transformation to business , clients
in all domains of their life and performance, driving company strategy, solutions, change and profitability by overseeing transformation processes, sales processes; developing account plans; and coordinating with all levels of professionals, including C-suites to secure positive outcomes. Articulate communicator; multilingual in English, Mandarin and Cantonese languages.

The Meaning of Life is to Find Your Gift.
The Purpose of Life is to Give It Away
About Alvin Lee
A real life story that starts with clarity and simplicity; A simple man and his simple dream; which lead to the Hero’s Journey of perseverance and passion of families building a better looking sandcastle.
In 1995, aged 37 years old, after 15 years in multiple careers: Military officer, Sales engineer and manufacturing General Manager, he embarked on his entrepreneur journey.

Armed with patented invention of sandcastle building set, he ventured into USA, found US large corporation partner and together launched, Beachworks, which won the prestigious New York Toy fair toy of the year award 1997.

In 2003, he developed Castles Can Fly program, an outdoor experiential education program with 16 years successful trackrecord with presence in HK and Asean. He also started Castle Beach, a volunteer-run social enterprise movement, promoting the joy and benefits of family building sandcastles together. (www.castlescanfly.com)

In 2018-2020, he also started 42Algorithm, a research startup to build Digital Life Experience Curator, for recording life experience to assist in decision making process, both for individual and corporate.
Failures, is also a big part of his entrepreneurial journey, In 2001 Dot com crashed, his USD$13 million e-commerce startup got busted. And he came back with Castles can fly.

EDUCATION

Alvin Lee has an Industrial Engineering degree from University of Newcastle, MBA education from Henley Management College (UK) and more than 15 years of senior management experience. e.g. Disc Drive, Consumer electronics, Events & exhibition and Internet Start‐ups

Corporatewise executive with an entrepreneurial dimension, having over 38 years of proven experience in events, technology, advertising, interactive theme parks/museums, community branding and dialogue, game creation, social apps, augmented reality, robotics, LBS and mobile applications.

Matthias is a bona fide impact strategist who wants to make a positive and lasting impact to people around the world by helping through disaster and crisis, managing adverse risks, conserving nature, advocating and contributing to sustainable social / infrastructure development and sharing God's love with others.

Matthias is known as an excellent team player with multi-disciplinary and cross-sector skills and knowledge. He has a penchant for thinking out of the box and making innovative solutions work all the way from policy to implementation.

An expert in climate risk and adaptation planning, having sat on expert panels, running complex initiatives and contributing to national climate plans for Singapore and other countries, he also has experience in strategic social programmes that promote social justice and poverty alleviation.

Most importantly of all, Matthias is a devoted follower of Christ. He swims against the currents with conviction. He can't help everyone but he knows that Jesus can.

Dilip is the founder of Centre of Gravity – a human-centered strategy consulting firm. He helps clients address complex business and social issues by keeping the human being at the center of enquiry.

An entrepreneur with two and a half decades of experience in advertising, marketing, research and brand consulting. He works with top management of organizations across categories in the Asia-Pacific region.

My name is Chandra Sekar. Accomplished SCM consultant and result-oriented professional with track record for leading, directing and managing import, export and trade compliance activities to secure awareness, vigilance and strict compliance to the applicable laws and regulations in Asia Pacific and USA. Enjoy travelling, watching sc-fi movies/korean movies with my wife and daughter. Avid golfer registered with SGA as a golf referee.

Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Digital & Design | Data & Analytics

Patricia embarked on a career in recruitment with a global recruitment firm primarily recruiting for Sales & Marketing professionals upon graduation. With good solid years of recruitment experience under her belt, she joined Charterhouse in February 2013.

In her years of experience, Patricia has recruited across mid-to-senior level positions and built long-term relationships across a variety of industry verticals including banking & financial Services, FMCG, Information Provider as well as Travel & Hospitality. She has successfully partnered with several financial services companies in understanding business goals and vision with the right individuals to steer the organization into new frontiers.

Patricia has a passion for music, having spent more than 12 years doing freelance wedding performance.

A unique mix of local and international education, multi-jurisdiction professional qualifications, international post qualification experience, international relationship management, business development experience, lectures and publications, experience of Asian and Middle East business practices and cultures, management experience and leadership (both civil and military) ability, shows the drive, motivation and commitment that I possess.

Life and career coaching, millenial life transitions, organisational development, soft skills facilitation.

I've been working with over 400 participants on facilitating personal growth in soft skills and self awareness since 2012. My background stems from experiential learning, systems thinking, Enneagram, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a mix of somatic, emotional, cognitive approaches


Core Competencies
 Life, Executive and Personal Effectiveness Coaching
 Experiential learning and Process facilitation
 Programme design and execution
 Community building and stakeholder engagement
 Research, analysis and creative solutioning

Yuan Ting is warm, genuine and a curious cat. Her gift is in connecting with people and creating a safe space for them to share in a real manner about things close to their heart. Yuan Ting's strength lies in seeing connections, possibilities and solutions, then proactively initiating positive change where it matters most. A professional who is self-motivated and passionate about developing relationships, cultures and experiences to support people development.

Her philosophy is "Change myself, and the world changes".
For companies and societies to shift, I believe we need to start with individuals. Through creating a supportive environment where people are clear on what inspires them and empowered to take ownership, can systemic change be sustained. I work in to accomplish this in both companies and education systems. Because awareness leads to change

I am a business leader with more than 18 years experience directing growth-oriented digital and e-commerce businesses, with demonstrated strengths in sales, business development, Go-to-Market strategies, business transformation, P&L management, B2C/B2B marketing, and leadership development. A proven senior monetization executive with expertise in positioning brands and businesses, while creating value through revenue/profit growth, brand building and productivity.

I am currently working on Sustainability, Social Innovation, Social Media, and giving Consulting and Training across many different industries on empowering communities.

I am the author of many books including "Good intentions are not enough" which has sold over 5,000 copies globally. And I was a candidate for the 2020 Singapore General Elections.

Passionate about helping people - young and old, helping young entrepreneurs kickstart their journey, develop them, connect them to right contacts. Keen to mentor and coach people on entrepreneurship, leadership, career!

BOEY Tuck Khiong has extensive experience in hospitality, human resource, education and SMEs businesses over a career spanning more than 30 years. Boey have helped several businesses grow from less than 10 people to over a hundred. Boey has more than 15 years of experience working with founders and leaders of SMEs transforming their businesses.

Boey now coaches and train SME owners, leaders, executives and ambitious individuals to unlock their potential to grow their businesses and careers. Boey uses practical approaches honed by decades of experience, gain deep insights about the person to tailor a customised plan and help them discover the most effective path to success. He is also an adjunct lecturer at SHATEC Institue, Singapore.

Boey is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach.