Co-founder and Principal Consultant, Branch

Adrian Koh is the Co-founder and Principal Consultant at Branch, a business consultancy working with fast-growing startups and SMEs. With more than 10 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and business development, Adrian has developed award-winning campaigns for both MNCs and SMEs alike. Moreover, he is also a crowdfunding and marketing advisor for DBS BusinessClass, a regional business network run by Asia’s largest bank. Other than that, Adrian has also been part of award-winning teams in Evernote, Waggener Edstrom, FundedByMe, Djenee, and the Ministry of Defence. To date, Adrian has worked in international markets, and have managed extended teams in India, Korea, South-East Asia, Australia, and Taiwan.

Consultant | Freelancer

Career Highlights

• Led consumer insight work and brand strategy development for iconic brands at Unilever,

• Procter and Gamble & Mercedes-Benz among others; globally and regionally (Asia-Pacific)

• Set up and headed the Brand Strategy Consulting division at The Nielsen Company Thailand

• Set up the Planning function at Lowe Delhi, India

• One of the most awarded Planners in Asia; having won every major strategy award:

• Cannes Black Lion, Jay Chiat Strategy Award, WARC Asia Prize, Spikes, AdFest Lotus, multiple

AMEs, EFFIEs and APPIES

• Guest Lecturer at several universities in India, Thailand and Singapore, including National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), SP Jain School of Global Management and the University of Oklahoma

• Strategy and Effectiveness awards Jury member: Spikes Asia, APAC EFFIE, Tangrams and WARC among others

Master Practitioner, Neuro-Longuistic Programming

With over 25 years of experience as a marketer, advertising and communications specialist, Alastair has worked in small, medium and multinational advertising, branding and communication agencies. From copywriting to the management of creative and client services teams, his varied roles and responsibilities have provided him with a solid foundation in this fast-paced and fast-changing industry. As a well-rounded and multi-faceted communication and brand specialist, his capabilities also include strategic planning, brand and agency management.

His wealth of experience is also backed by numerous educational credentials. Alastair holds a Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling) from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia and is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). He is also an ICI certified Executive and Life Coach. Following that, Alastair majored in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is also trained in other modalities such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Redecision Therapy, Choice Theory/Reality Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Key Person of Influence | Speaker | Author for Social Media Strategy, PR Personal Branding & Enneagram

Andrew Chow is a passionate social media and public relations strategist, entrepreneur, speaker, and author of Social Media 247. Based in Singapore, his insights into social media strategy, public relations, and entrepreneurship have made him a choice selection of workshops and speaking engagements across Asia, His mission is to educate professionals on how to leverage social channels for tangible results. Andrew’s career of 27 years; has seen him work with an array of clients including AXA Insurance, Abbot Medical Optics, Singtel and Sony Pictures. Andrew had more than 280 interviews and features about him or his business since 2005 from more than 40 local and regional media. Founded IDEAMART (S) PTE LTD in 1994, Andrew won the Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2008 and the Successful Entrepreneur Award in 2010. Graduated from Thames Valley University, Andrew is fondly called “ideasandrew” in all his social media connections. Currently, Andrew is a Professional Member in the Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore (APSS) and also serves as its President from 2012-2013. He is the Resource Advisor for Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce (SCCCI). Andrew also sits on the Executive Council of the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS). He is also the senior trainer for Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

Founder/Creative Director, Mustard Seed Creative

Andrew’s career began with the emergence of desktop publishing and prepress. He has over 25 years of experience in creating above and below-the-line advertising campaigns, as well as interactive and online media. In his tenure at both international and local agencies, he has worked on accounts such as The National Heritage Board, The SSO, JTC International, The Esplanade Co, The S.League, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He has also been part of strategic and branding projects for Singapore Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Cisco Systems, and The Discovery Channel.

As a Creative Director in his previous agencies, he has mentored teams of art directors, designers, writers, and editors. Within a year of taking the creative helm at Pagesetters in September 2002, he helped the firm win 4 creative awards including Finalist at Creative Circle Awards and was instrumental in pitching and winning several major accounts. Since setting up his own creative consultancy, Mustard Seed Creative, in 2004, Andrew’s work has diversified to include digital art, as well as 2D and 3D computer animation.

Andrew regularly shares his industry experience with students as a guest speaker, assessor, and adjunct lecturer.

Creative Director, Grafichaus Intermedia

Andrew graduated in 2001 with a B.A. (Hons) in Graphic Design from the renowned Art Institute of Colorado, Denver in the USA, with exceptional grades. Scoring straight ‘A’s for the modules that he read, Andrew added a string of awards under his belt during his years of education to top off a litany of scholarships and multiple instances of Dean’s List and President’s Excellence List recognition. Some of these awards include the Best of Show Winner and Best in Advertising Winner in the Art Institute of Colorado Student Art Show 2000, as well as the Certificate of Par Excellence in his Institute’s Portfolio Graduation Show in 2001.

However, Andrew’s stream of success continued even after he entered the workforce, where he was appointed Associate Creative Director within 5 years of his graduation, having worked as graphic designer for numerous agencies in the US and Singapore prior. He then further boosted his success by clinching the Best Logo and Brochure Design in the prestigious 28th BAR Awards in Denver. In recent years, Andrew has been lecturing part-time in prominent design institutes, the subjects he tutors ranging from Visual Communication to Art Direction. He also currently helms Pocket Magazine as Creative Director and doubles as Associate Creative Director for Grafichaus Intermedia.

Digital And Content Development Strategist, Make The Change

Previously an Art Director at Ogilvy & Mather, Andy is the current Co-Founder/Creative Director of Three Collective, an enterprise that provides thoughtful solutions for their clients in the area of Product Development, Packaging Design and Art Direction and Design Services. He is also a winner of the prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil Award, along with 4 silvers at the 2012 Crowbar Awards.

Adjunct Lecturer

Angela is an advertising/marketing veteran with 20 years of experience. She has been in a leadership position for a decade with proven business results and strong team management skills. She comes with a wealth of extensive experience, having been well expose 360 degree in the marketing industry from advertising agencies, media vendor (as a publisher) to marketer/client’s roles.

She believes her success with people and business lies in her passion to understand people’s needs and helping people to grow from all experiences. Driven by this passion, angela had been wearing a double hat as in-house trainer for the industry since her advertising days for over a decade. She has also lectured in many universities including peking university and shanghai jiao tong university from 2007 to 2012. She was a spirited speaker at the “4th rich media advertising conference” in Shanghai (2008) and “Media 360 Summit” in hong kong (2015). She also sat on the jury panel for roi awards in china from 2010-2012, was the finalist of woman in leadership of Australia-china alumni awards 2011 and jury for SMA 2017.

Currently she lectures at several tertiary institutions, runs a learning and development consultancy business for various clients, leads a resilient training program at Changi Women’s Prison and Delinquent Girls’ Homes.

Lead Photographer

Barry is a member of the Professional Photographers Association (Singapore). As a lead photographer in commercial and photography works, he is featured as one of the Canon EOS Professionals in commercial photography and was also the official photographer for Singapore Manhunt 2013, covering the event shots and portraits of the winners/sponsors. With his knowledge of photography equipment in and out of the studio, Barry also conducts tutorial workshops on hands-on photography, as well as branding talks.

Vice President, Regional Creative, Lazada

Chan Hwee Chong is a creative who likes to experiment with different field of art and design, from street installations, typography, product and graphic design. He has 2 product patents pending. Hwee Chong is featured in “Asia Creatives: 150 Emerging Talents in Art, Design, Illustration and Photography” and he is an invited artist for the Tokyo Designers Week 2014 and Tomorrowland/One World Bridge in Belgium.

Vice President, Design Manager, UOB TMRW

Design to her is about weaving intention into a seamless, transcendent experience. she have a record of designing transformative user experiences at organizations across various industries including government, financial institutions and education. She is fascinated by elements that make up a transcendent user experience.

Her three main areas of expertise:

UX STRATEGY and DESIGN

• Research and Insights

• Personas

• Information Architecture

• Wireframes and UI

• User Testing

EXPERIENCE DESIGN

• Stakeholder Engagement Workshops

• Customer Experience Audit

• Competitive Audit

• Service Design

• Engagement Strategy

CONTENT STRATEGY

• Messaging Architecture

• Content Guidelines

Lecturer

With decades of combined experience in spearheading creative works, along with the running of a Creative Studio, she has grown immensely passionate in grooming the young learners of today, in assisting them in a step nearer to reaching their future aspirations.

As an educator since 2010, she assist the institution in their visual communication faculty, facilitating learning in Graphic Design. Her teaching philosophy is to build students up with the understanding that design is not merely of a problem-solving process, but enriched by cultural and aesthetic dimensions, essentially enhanced with the effectiveness of applying critical thinking.

She work towards the principle of motivating students to appreciate the things that surround them and to contribute as much to society. Her aim is to provide an educational experience that is holistic, where students engage projects that champion originality and innovation, no matter what their level may be. Her fundamental role is more toward a mentor-student relationship, where both parties work closely to envision directions and devise solutions to fulfil strategic objectives. She also believe that it is extremely important that an educator continues to learn to improve at the same time while teaching.

To instill critical thinking, She strategically employ these three ‘EX-Factors’ of learning in the course of her teaching methodology: EXPLORE / EXPERIENCE / EXECUTE.

Founder and Chief Community Builder, Startup Asia Women Community

Christina is an experienced consultant, trainer and coach with solid senior executive management experience. Christina brings with her more than 25 years of executive management, marketing, business and human development in the IT, Internet, mobile, fashion and skincare industry.

She has an extensive track record in developing regional strategies and tracking market developments, with a deep understanding of the markets and business models of consumer IT and large enterprise solutions; mobile products, as well as fashion and skin care retail. Consulting for UK-based BrandLearning, she engages with large corporates in consumer and pharmaceuticals to facilitate building in-house marketing capabilities. As a licensed Master Practitioner, she conducts training workshops in leadership excellence, negotiation, and sales/marketing using Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) and Everything DiSC tools.

In the last two years, she has been involved in mentoring start-ups as well. Christina’s last corporate portfolio was as the Chief Marketing Officer of Hong Kong’s 2 and largest mobile service provider, CSL Limited, leading a team of 90 and directly accountable for selected consumer businesses contributing to 40% of the company’s total revenue – namely the devices and pre-paid business and directly responsible for pricing and marketing of all consumer products and services as well as supporting the marketing of B2B corporate services.

Integrated Marketing Consultant

A communications graduate from Monash University and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Chris has 25 years of branding, marketing and communications experience in a wide range of industries including education, retail, lifestyle, entertainment, recruitment and events.

Chris has worked with well-known local and international brands such as Takashimaya, Pico, Tower Records, and Sentosa Development Corporation. He was responsible for rebranding the education institute ALW (Accelerated Learning Worldwide) to MindChamps in 2005 and was a key member in spearheading its rapid growth to become the number one premium preschool in Singapore.

A hands-on practitioner, Chris possesses the unique combination of strategic, creative, technical and writing skills critical for today’s integrated marketing needs. His skill set includes branding, marketing, public relations, advertising, copywriting, SEO and SEM, social media management, website development, audio-visual production, photoshop, as well as public speaking.

Chris is currently a freelance consultant, servicing clients from various industries including education, medical, and hi-fi. He is keen to share his wealth of experience with others and is open to speaking and teaching engagements.

Senior Graphic Designer, Creative Eateries

Colin Lee’s 1st foray into graphic design was as a freelance designer in 2003; designing brochures and flyers. That was also when his love for photography developed and he started honing his skills for photography while on his job assignments After that, he made a commitment to delve into the industry, accepting a wide range of assignments and increasing the breadth of his experience. At the same time, he enrolled himself into Inspiration Design International Where he graduated with a Diploma (High Distinction). Colin is extremely proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Freehand in the Mac environment and an equally competent sharpshooter.

Director of Content Development, BAM!

Founder, Creative Storyteller, Frame 316 HD Filmmaking

Robert is a creative technical ideator who uses current technology to his leverage in creating meaningful media. Robert has 12 years of experience in the creative industry from the web to print design and most recently through video. He has worked for South East Asian based organizations such as International Worship Institute Asia, Asian for Christ Movement, (AMEMA) Asia, Middle East, Micronesia and African region of his home church, Huper International, Malaya Kids Ministries, JIL Church Worldwide, ONE Singapore and also worked with US-based organization Raise Up Children Against Poverty, He had worked under his own brand Bread5 Studio since he moved to Singapore in 2007 and then as Project Executive in Turquoise before moving to Myles and More which is his current full-time job. Robert does a lot of freelance work on the side including, design, photography and conducting workshops for video and music related topics.

He was then exposed to story-centric corporate videos in Myles and More and has managed projects such as The Bible Society of Singapore, ARPC Documentary, Our Better World and corporate videos for SMRT, Standard Chartered and OCBC. He was recently named top 15 finalists of Our Good Story Asia competition in Singapore.

Vice President of Marketing - Asia Pacific, neo4j

A passionate leader with extensive Asia Pacific experience in general management, marketing, sales, operations, sustainability, government relations, communications (Internal, PR & AR) and in building teams of professionals for startups, scale-out enterprises and SMBs.

Key Competencies

• Management and Executable Strategy

• Market & Business Development

• Human Capital Enablement and Management

• Operationalising Business Through Processes

• Government and Client Relations

• Digital Marketing and Social Media Optimisation

• Skills Creation Towards a Digital Economy

• Sales and Channel Development

• Brand Building and Image Development

• Keynote Speaker, Panelist and Spokesperson

Creative Director, Elefant

Principal Creative Consultant

Eugene M Chen has over 13 years of professional experience as Creative Director at various creative agencies. He currently runs his own boutique creative consultancy Elefant and is an associate creative director at RBW Advertising. Over the years he has developed numerous brand identity and systems as well as branding and marketing campaigns. Some projects and clients include the inaugural Asian Youth Games held in Singapore, SIA, Bintan Resorts, Citibank, NTUC Club, Li-Ning Singapore Open, Yeos, The Select Group and Sorci-age by Wacoal.

Eugene holds an MA in Communication Management, a BSc Degree and a Cambridge Diploma for Teachers and Trainers.

CEO & Co-Founder, Kobe Global Technologies

With over 10 years of experience in embracing digital marketing, Evangeline is the Founder & CEO of Kobe Global Technologies. Kobe is a platform-enabled influencer marketing provider that opens new market segments for consumer brands with their 5,500 relevant celebrity, macro, micro or everyday influencers reaching 45M audiences.

Motion Graphics Designer

Experienced and self-motivated MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER seeking a position with a company that is looking to enhance their team. Understands current design trends with a passion for illustration and dynamic 2D design. Works well with a team-based environment and has a fast-learning style with a drive to continue to upgrade skills.

Creative Director, Pencil

Mr Muhammad Hairul graduated from Loughborough University with honours in Graphic Communication. He espouses the belief that graphic design is about visual problem solving, and meeting the needs of the client. He will not teach students how to make something look cool, he will, however, teach the students how to sell a product or an idea visually in a captivating way. Mr Hairul intends to compel students to understand the heavy responsibility of the designer to do justice towards their design, their passion and most importantly to themselves.

Contagion Catalyst

Hamzah Alsagoff is a veteran advertising and communication practitioner with over 20 years of experience. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Hamzah comfortably transited to embrace digital or online new tools of communication.

He is among the rare few who is a converger of old and new. He continues to help both sides - the traditional or offline practitioner as well as the current online disruptors - to cross over to integrate and converge, for today’s multi-touchpoint world of omni-channel, to match to the evolved new consumer consumption journey.

Director, NEO260 DIGITAL

Result-driven Digital Marketer with a combined 18 years of professional experience in Digital Marketing, Information Technology (IT), and Education/Training. Highly experienced in negotiating B2B, B2G, G2G agreements and contracts. Able to bring out the best in teams while working independently. Strong advocate of lifelong learning, personal growth and generosity.

Director of Marketing, Content & Growth at Zeus Digital and CEO| WEF

An Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Ideator, Ike work with Funds, Startups, Agencies, and States to shape the 4th Industrial Revolution i.e. economy of the future.

His skillsets fall into three bands accordingly:

Ideation: brand planning, ecosystem planning, inbound marketing, content planning, creative thinking, art direction, copywriting, social, search, performance, data, digital transformation and services remodelling for acquisition, retention and cross-sales.

Innovation: entrepreneurship, pitching, pivoting, business planning, problem-solution, product-market fit, design thinking (PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, IoT), financial planning, valuation (intrinsic and relative) exit planning: acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO.

Investment: venture capital, private equity, placement agent/investor relations, fund management, syndication, opportunity evaluation (markets, models, team, and deal), intrinsic and relative valuation, deal flow/deal nurture/deal conversion, and ecosystem growth.

Founder / Photographer

PHOTOGRAPHICALLY INSPIRED.

Imran Ahmad is one of Asia’s most celebrated and internationally published underwater photographer. He has been capturing the magnificence of life both below and above the water’s surface for over 20 years. His style is different from anything seen. He is known for his Experimental Photography with light and motion.

Imran graduated from Middlesex University with a Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking. He is an ambassador for SEACAM, BLANCPAIN, MARES, NIKON, DAN, RGBlue Lights (Japan), and a member of the Ocean Artist Society. He spends much of his time as a university lecturer and professional photographer giving presentations, promoting photography in all its aspects, both as an art and documentation. Imran is also a judge to several influential photo competitions around the world.

He currently runs photo workshops on conservation, underwater, travel, commercial and runs photo dive trips around the world.

When not photographing underwater, Imran can be found at his photographic showroom located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ESCAPEINC ASIA Showroom is a one stop showroom for all your professional photography needs in Asia.

Founder, Chief Problem Solver Of My Working Title

Independent Consultant And Educator

Being future-oriented and grounded in the present, Jael is always developing individuals, teams and organisations for now and the future. As a creative-analytic, she blends innovation and pragmatism to catalyse sustainable positive change.

Jael is the founder of ‘My Working Title’ that empowers Millennials to advance their careers by developing their own career strategies. She runs her own independent Design Thinking, Brand Communication consulting practice and teaches Advertising and PR students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Over the last 15 years, Jael has advised MNC, Government and Education clients such as Unilever, P&G, HP, Government Technology Agency and Ngee Ann Polytechnic on Integrated Marketing Communication, Design Thinking and Leadership Development. She also harnessed social technology for social good as Head of Social at Halogen Foundation Singapore. She is a pioneer in Digital Public Relations: a forerunner in social media marketing.

Jael holds a B. Bus (Hons) in Business Studies (Marketing Specialisation) from Nanyang Technological University. She actively volunteers with National Youth Council and Halogen Foundation Singapore. She loves the colour orange, likes to eat gelato and enjoys the organised chaos of jazz.

Founder / Brand & Marketing Consultant

Jean Tan is founder and consultant of Aago, an integrative branding, marketing and communications agency which has consulted in projects (including Enterprise Singapore- funded branding internationalization projects) for clients from award-winning start-ups to MNCs in industries ranging from consumer goods/FMCGs, corporate services, education, financial services, food solutions & services, healthcare & sciences, hospitality, leisure & travel, lifestyle & entertainment, medical, MICE, non-profit organizations, online, real estate, theatre & the arts, trade associations to technology. With 20+ years track record in branding and marketing, having led 200+ successful market launches, she has had broad corporate experience in Head of Brand, Business Strategy and Marketing positions at several banking and financial institutions spanning 20+ geographical markets from Brunei to Zimbabwe. Her publicity messaging and story-angling for clients as part of integrated communications has gained local and global coverage. As a speaker she has contributed to regional marketing conferences, IPOS, (former) SPRING Singapore and design associations’ initiatives. Always motivated by diversity and new experiences, she has staged an international top rock band’s concert in Sentosa, launched fashion brands in far-flung islands and co-produced a musical presentation Off Broadway in New York.

Business Development / Marketing / Project Management

Jeffrey has garnered 18 years of diverse marketing experience. Proven ability to combine strategic thinking, conceptualising and to carry out scratched ideas to polished finishing with his team’s dedication. A well respected leader and great mentorship to the junior team members. Extensive experience in growing client relationships, good presentation & communication skills. Able to provide quick solutions and also an expert in directing both small and large scale photography and television commercial shoots.

Chief Of Growth, Superminted

It is never about me, but always about the brands and clients that I work with. What’s more important to me is telling your story and helping to grow your business.

So how exactly do I standout from the crowd and rise above the noise? Simple, I don’t want to work for you but work with you, and make videos that work for you. How? Through strategy, process, and ultimately sparking a conversation that makes everyone talk about you. Why? Because it’s your story that will hook people in. So, are you ready to roll?

Nature & Wildlife Photographer

Jayaprakash Bojan is a National Geographic Award winning Nature and wildlife photographer, After 18 years with the corporate world, he decided to quit and pursue his passion for travel and nature/wildlife photography. He is the grand prize title winner of the National Geographic nature photographer of the year 2017, Winner of the Singapore wildlife photographer of the year 2017 and several other international awards over the years. He has also been published by NatGeo, BBC and several other international magazines, He has also featured in a live TV interview with BBC talking about his award-winning images. His passion for nature and wildlife photography has also led him to work on conservation and he currently works with Orangutan Alliance an NGO that creates awareness on the plight of the orang-utans and habitat destruction in Borneo.

Key Executive Officer Events And Marketing Manager, European Chamber Of Commerce, Singapore

Johanna Tay has an addiction for learning which was not so evident during her years of milling around the English Language Department of the National University of Singapore. Since graduation, she has worked in both private and public education institutes in Singapore and overseas, and has taught a wide range of topics including academic writing & research, argumentative & persuasion skills, public relations strategies & practices and marketing. She continues to update her skills and is an ACTA “Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment” certified trainer (2017) and a Singapore Mediation Centre Accredited Mediator (2020).

Besides teaching, Johanna is involved in mentoring - volunteering with NUSS-NUS Mentorship Programme AY2020/21 and Advisory Mentorship because she has benefited from the mentorship of others. She has also been running a real estate agency business since 2018, learning the different business concerns of Small-Medium Enterprises during the course of her work. For her day job, she is part of a team at the European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore where she manages events and assists businesses of different sizes and industries, (mainly Multinational Corporations of European origins) in branding, marketing and advocacy work.

Founder, Eduvantage Pte Ltd

John Sim is a passionate believer that education is key to achieving success in life. He acts out this believe through Eduvantage, a social enterprise he founded in 2011 that conducts complimentary seminars in the areas of wealth optimization, healthy living and relationship building.

Design Director, Chemistry (Singapore),

Head of Communication, Aiducation International

Justin Ong is a Singaporean photographer and alumni of the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography. Justin first discovered his fascination for cultural journalism during the weeks he spent living amongst people within the intricate alleyways of the Jakarta slums: His love for photojournalism and adventure led his work to grace the cover of Asian Geographic and features in numerous other publications such acquire, The GIST, Buro 24/7. In 2016, Leica hosted Justin’s first solo show in Singapore, “Visions” Visions featured his journalistic work around Asia, from the regimented isolation of North Korea to the glorious mountains of Indonesia. Professionally, Justin juggles being a freelance commercial photographer and a photojournalist as well as an adjunct lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic where he first realised his love for still images, over a decade ago.

Academic Director, M.A.D. School by Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy

As M.A.D. School’s Academic Director, Kenji has accumulated more than 10 years of professional teaching experience as a design educator and 20 years of relevant job experiences as a creative practitioner in the graphic design, branding, advertising, packaging, publishing and printing industries.

Kenji graduated with a distinction in Master of Design from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, in 2003 and received a year of professional packaging design training from Japan in 1991. As a design educator, Kenji shows keen interest in his students’ learning, shares beyond information and knowledge while engaging his students in design thinking, critical thinking, creative problem solving and cultivating active learning. He plays a critical role in recognising and nurturing the many talents of his students to maximise their creative potential.

With Kenji’s passion for teaching, mentorship and engagement with his students over the last few years, he has personally nurtured and groomed many successful design practitioners and designpreneurs. To date, his past students have won more than 100 local and international awards and recognition from Singapore, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom and America.

Kenji believes that every student has the potential to be a successful designer if they have the right attitude and aptitude in their learning. His ultimate objective as a design educator is to ensure all of his graduating students are industry-ready and relevant for the competitive marketplace.

Owner And Art Director, Nimbus Design

Soo is the owner and art director of Nimbus Design, a local design and marketing firm. Since 1995, she has been working in the graphic design, advertising and public relations industries, honing her skills and sharpening her axe. From 2003 to 2007, she worked in Maryland and Washington D.C. (USA) as a freelance graphic designer at HZDG, and then as a lead graphic designer at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

Soo is the creative mind behind Tung Lok Group’s iconic “Shanghai Dreams” mooncake packaging, and some of her clients include Singapore Tourism Board, HELLA Asia Singapore, Auric Pacific Marketing and Lend Lease Retail. In September 2013, Soo created and launched a bimonthly kids’ magazine, Xobon (“No box” when read backwards), which encourages creative expression and imaginative play. This publication is circulated locally and overseas, including the United States, Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It showcases creative work by kids from around the world, such as Singapore, United States, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan.

Founder | Protopian, Kcwerkz

Independent. Inventive. Insatiable. These are words that represent Kris best. Her “can-do” attitude puts her in great stead as a creative genius who is both impressionable and humble. With almost 20 years of experience in the industry, she has played crucial roles in agency environments, leading her own teams. She has also shared her passion and knowledge with students during her term as a lecturer in Visual Communication modules. Kris has firmly embraced the digital-oriented communication of the 21st century and has created digital campaigns with notable clients like Yahoo, Health Promotion Board, SAP and Unilever, to name a few.

Photographer, MediaCorp

A dedicated and passionate individual, Mark has been in the photography scene for over 7 years. Originally working in an accounting firm, he started his photography journey a decade back and fell in love since.

To pursue a career in photography, he gave up on a high-income job and dive into photography by landing himself a photography assistant role in a local giant publishing house – Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Magazines. He built a solid foundation as an assistant and eventually taking on shoots without the need of supervision for titles such as Nuyou, Her World, Home & Décor, The Peak, etc.

An active learner, Mark went on to another local media powerhouse, Mediacorp, and gained valuable insights on the differences in editorial shoots. During his tenure as an in-house photographer, he is exposed to many opportunities and build a wide spectrum of portfolio ranging from food, fashion to portraits, local and regional celebrities and magazine covers. His effort is visible on 8 Days, i-Weekly, Motherhood and many other titles.

At the same time, he explored various photography style and crafted his own creative style. While his interests lie in dark and edgy creative direction, his editorial photography background has trained him to be a versatile photographer, who is able to take on and digest complex brief that fits the shooting requirement. To hone his skills further, he left editorial photography in exchange for a short stint in commercial photography at a photography production house, A Pixels. The experience further strengthen his ability to work on branded content. Armed with an inquisitive mind, Mark took the leap of faith and venture into freelance photography in pursuit of his photography career.

Group Product Head

Having been involved with photography at a young age gave me an attuned edge into understanding how the imaging industry has evolved. This equipped me with insights into how the psychology of the customers are like and be able to design and execute campaigns to best achieve the desired results.

I am a trained photojournalist, and have also worked in tech journalism before moving to imaging brands to handle various portfolios and positions. Straddling both sales and marketing and sales has allowed me to develop insights into both aspect of the business, and how they can assist the brand in getting the best performance.

While based in Singapore, the myraid of past and present experiences has allowed me to understand how the business in the region is like, and who the major stakeholders are. The regions include Malaysia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.

Illustrator & Visual Artist, Leonard Wee Studio

Leonard Wee is an active visual arts practitioner on both traditional and digital platforms. He has worked alongside various visual artists and has also shown his work in the galleries of New York. Having based his practice in the local landscape today, he is working towards both a solo and group show in Singapore.

Other than that, he is also a DesignSingapore Scholar who graduated from the School of Visual Arts with honours in Illustration. A firm believer that great imagery is a convergence of intellect, heart and skill, his interest lies in what it means and takes to make interesting and meaningful imagery as a creative in today’s time.

Founder / Creative, Crimson Works

Lindy has more than 10 years of extensive creative experience in prolific advertising and brand agencies. She is adept in brand and retail advertising, striding segments such as electronics, beauty/cosmetic, fashion, beverage and FMCG accounts.

Throughout her career, from a junior creative to an Art Director, Lindy has contributed to the growth of the companies she worked at by winning and stabilising accounts. As an Art Director, she takes pride in guiding and grooming junior creatives. Since 2014, Lindy set up her own creative consultancy to adopt a more collaborative approach with different people

from different industries and to explore the digital platform. On a personal growth level, Lindy has completed and achieved my Masters in Digital Media Management last year, as part of her belief in continuous learning and staying ahead. This learning journey has motivated her to impart knowledge to the future generations.

As a lifelong student and teacher, Lindy believes in using methodologies to collaborate, social learn, observe and forecast trends to be future proof. Learning also has to begin with the right positive attitude, and as a facilitator, she takes it upon herself to motivate and engage learners.

Social Creative Director, One Championship

Louis Lukamto is the Director of Social Creative at ONE Championship, Asia’s largest sports media property. He leads the content creation machine of the company, helping to turn ONE into one of the world’s most- viewed and most-engaged sports property online.

Before that, Louis spent time at The Boeing Company, helping to revamp its global social media content strategy, and solidifying the aerospace company’s Southeast Asian digital presence.

Louis is the top graduate of Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information class of 2018, where he concentrated on Advertising and Design. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal Award.

In his spare time, Louis enjoys ready war history, playing video games and training Muay Thai.

Director At The Residences By Homestead | Chairman, Change Strategies & GLF

Siew Thiam began a new career in business education in 1998 after handing over to his sons, operations of Homestead Furniture which he had built to be the third largest furniture retailer in Singapore. His first lecturing assignment in 1998, was with the Singapore Institute of Management where he conducted lectures in Cross-Cultural Management for students from the Copenhagen Business School who came to Singapore for their summer “school”. In 2000, he was appointed a part-time lecturer by National University of Singapore for the Human Resource Unit of the NUS Business School. Siew Thiam taught every year at NUS HRM Unit until 2009. Siew Thiam has also taught for the University of Wales in Corporate Strategy and International Business at MBA level for UOW’s partnership programme with MDIS. He has also been a tutor for the Manchester Business School MBA programme. Overseas, Siew Thiam has lectured every year since 2000 for the Asian Institute of Technology in both Thailand and Vietnam.

In terms of executive training, Siew Thiam has conducted many such courses in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand. He has also been a guest lecturer for INSEAD (at both their Singapore and Fontainebleu campuses), Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Essec Business School (Singapore campus). He holds appointments as a member of the Advisory Board of the Asian Institute of Technology Extension and of Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of International Business Ethics published by the Centre for International Business Ethics of the University of International Business and Economics based in Beijing. Before he went into education, Siew Thiam has had an extensive career in both executive life and as an entrepreneur. He first started work as a trainee journalist then went on to corporate life where he worked for a global corporation (Shell Eastern as HR Manager), a national corporation (Telecoms Singapore as HR Director) and a regional conglomerate (Sime Darby where he was first HR Director and later Marketing Director, responsible for both consumer (B2C) and industrial (B2B) marketing).

Experience Lead

Dharani Malladi is certified Customer Experience (CX) professional with strong experience in working with large organizations on managing customer experience transformation initiatives, leading customer research projects, and designing and developing CX capability development programs.

Education Professional | MOE Registered Instructor

Mark Wong’s expertise lies in digital experience design and he is a strong advocate and practitioner of UI/UX. With over 15 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur running multiple start-ups in the events, marketing, creative services and F&B sectors, Mark has worked with a wide range of media with his finger on the pulse of the latest technologies.

Mark is a founding member of the Service Design Network Singapore Chapter, and has been involved in collaborations with the Royal College of Art, London to promote the latest service design practices. He has also conducted service experience design workshops and served as a coach for partners including the Accor Group of Hotels – Novotel, the Singapore Police Force and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

CEO / Co-Founder, M.A.D. School & Make The Change

Be the salt and the light of the world. Time tells the impact of your work and your true being. From a corporate executive to becoming a business owner, social entrepreneur and impact builder, every journey has been rewarding with pains and gains. People whom I surrounded with are my teachers who taught me to become a better person each day.

I believe everyone is creative and everyone can be a leader to influence positively and make a difference. That’s how I live out my belief in Chatsworth Mediart Academy, in M.A.D School, in Make The Change, in Design for Good, DAFA...etc every opportunity to serve others, to me is an honour.

Yes, I have won multiple awards and recognitions but all these are made possible only with a committed team - my heroes who work behind the scenes of glory and great helps we received throughout the journey.

Let’s connect as the harvest are plenty but laborers are few. There are no lack of opportunities to serve others, and my greatest joy is often found while

serving others.

May you treasure the opportunity of giving and enjoy it.

Art Director, SPH

Michelle is a passionate designer with over 30 years of experience in Singapore’s creative industry. As an Art Director at SPH, she conceptualizes, design and project-manage. Her work has been featured prominently in newspapers, magazines, online platforms and public spaces.

Through the years, she has developed strong creative leadership, helming teams in various design projects, mentoring young designers in industry best-practices and acquiring clientfacing skills via marketing pitches and high-level client relationship management. She is constantly learning, up leveling animation skills on-the-job and mastering digital media by creating out-of-the-box work for online, video, social media, outdoor and event platforms.

During her free time, she enjoys baking, singing and honing her green fingers.

Design Lecturer And Trainer, Tertiary and Private Institutes

M Suhaimi has over 10 years of professional experience as a creative designer at various creative & printing agencies. He currently helms Photographix (Where Photography meets Design) - creative consultancy and is a creative director at Awakening Arts- an independent Muslim Fashion Boutique.

Education Professional, Freelancer

Zaki Razak graduated from LASALLE College of the Art with a Masters in Fine Arts and holds a Diploma in Visual Communication from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In 2004, his work was exhibited at the SENI exhibition at Singapore Art Museum. Since then, he has participated in many local and overseas exhibitions in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia. Zaki was also the associate artist (2012-2014) of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programmes, and an artist-in-residence (2006) at The Land Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In 2013, Zaki was recipient of the Young Artist Award, Singapore. Currently Zaki is an adjunct lecturer who teaches Contextual Studies (Art History), Creative and Critical Thinking and Digital Imaging in the School of Creative Industries, School of Fine Arts and School of Film and Animation at LASALLE College of the Arts.

Chief Executive Officer, YP Digital

Nick Goh is the Chief Executive Officer of YP Digital, a division of the restructured Yellow Pages. Nick brings to YP Digital over 22+ years of expertise in branding, advertising and digital marketing.

Having spent time in both local and international agencies, Nick has managed a number of notable brands such as Acer Computer International, AMD, Canon, Cisco Systems, Cloudera, Far East Organisation, IBM (with Juniper Networks), Microsoft Partners, MTV Asia, Red Hat Asia Pacific, SAP, Singtel Consumer Sales, Singtel Mobile, Sun Microsystems, SMU and many more.

Nick holds degrees from UWA (Australia) and NUS (Honours) and is a seasoned digital marketing lecturer and trainer having achieved training certifications in ACTA and DACE (offered by Institute for Adult Learning Singapore under MOE, SSG). Nick’s mantra in today’s digital economy is “never stop learning to improve your business and yourself”.

Data & Analytics Innovation Lead

Emmy-Lou is a consultant, designer and mental health expert with experience in innovation, organization design, customer strategy and digital products and services. Emmy-Lou’s early career was in Clinical Psychotherapy where she worked with children, families and adults in crisis management and forensic psychology. She brings a unique set of skills and depth of understanding of human behavior to her work.

Emmy-Lou works at PwC South East Asia, where she is a Collaboration Designer working across Digital Products and Innovation, Customer Experience and The Difference. She has applied experience and skills in Human Centered Design, Digital Innovation, Design Thinking, Human Behavior, Culture Change, Change Management, Facilitation and Product Management.

Emmy-Lou has delivered end-to-end projects with small and large companies, and is an engaging, questionably funny teacher, mentor and coach.

Business Development Director, Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy

Experienced Marketing & Business Development Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the education & media industry, Ray is a strong marketing professional that has in-depth experience of producing exponential growth in companies he worked in/on. Some of the clients he has worked with include multinational companies in the airlines, FMCG, retail, logistics industry.

Head of Creative, Sea & India of Ampverse

Rob Gax is a Singapore-based Creative Director who has worked for the top digital studios and ad agencies for over 20 years. The native Californian made his career as an award-winning Executive Creative Director, Writer and Designer. Namely at Ogilvy, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (San Francisco), Dentsu and DigitalSEA.

In 2019 he launched a social media management company with former MTV-VJ Denise Keller. Keller Media creates and manages Facebook and Instagram advertising and content. In 2021, he launched a digital content studio for the publishers of Vogue, Esquire and Robb Report.

Co-Founder, Sarah and Schooling

Sarah is one of the co-founders of Sarah and Schooling.

Founded in 2013, Sarah and Schooling is the eponymous design practice of Sarah Tang and Alison Schooling. As ardent supporter of Singapore’s literary scene, we are actively involved in designing books and publications across multiple genres.

Notable examples of the studio’s work include historically significant titles such as The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap (NUS Press) and Gopal Barathams’ series of books including A Candle Or The Sun, Sayang, The Collected Short Stories and Moonrise, Sunset (Marshall Cavendish).

Whether it’s a book, brand or space, we believe in the power of storytelling and seek to develop visual narratives with meaningful communication. We also teach, curate and consult.

For us, design is a collaboration. We are an intentionally small team that listens and collaborates closely with our clients to create intriguing, emotion-driven work that function for our client’s goals and resonates with their audience.

Managing Director, Neo360Digital

A Mechanical Engineer by training who graduated from the Nanyang Technological University. With over 15 years of experience working in Start-Ups, SMEs and MNCs, he has driven sales revenue and leads across the Asia Pacific region. Shei Wah was one of the SEO Speakers at the first Search Engine Strategies Conference 2011 held in Singapore. As Managing Director, he aims to establish NEO360 in all of the world’s major cities. Even as he works toward this goal, Shei Wah also dreams of his children’s future happiness, and unwinds by doing calisthenics with his former school buddies three times a week.

Mentor

Teo officially stepped into the colourful world of advertising in 1997. As a commercial photographer, he specialises in producing conceptual work consisting of still life, portrait, lifestyle and landscape, amongst other genres. His clients include agencies and companies located in Singapore as well as regionally.

In the ever-changing media landscape, Teo has proven his ability to stay versatile through his expertise in image composition, crafting light, and in creating the mood of the image. His efforts have gained him many clients’ compliments and land him numerous international awards. Some of these awards include Cannes, D&AD, One Show, CA, Clio and Adfest. Besides commercial photography, Teo also actively pursue his other major interest, Fine Arts Photography. His pursuits in the fine arts arena have proven to be a tremendous force, driving him to another level of breakthrough in photography.

Founder / Creative Designer / Lecturer

Wendy has over 10 years of working experience as a designer. She started off doing print design and moved on to IXD (interactive design). After doing prints for a number of years, she pursued her further studies in Australia and obtained my Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Animation and Interactive Multimedia. During her stay in Australia, she was also sent on an exchange program in Scotland, which she spent 3 months there studying motion arts. She designs for companies in Singapore and USA, assisting them from brochure design to logo design.

Ounding Partner, Vision Strategy Storytelling

Yasmine has always had a vision to make the world a better place. She is obsessed with sales and why people hold back from selling and communicating their big ideas to create the impact they desire.

During her studies in psychology and integrated marketing communication at American University of Cairo, she directed the expansion of the world’s largest student organization AIESEC into Egypt and the Middle East. Her contribution made her one of the youngest recipients of AIESEC’s Top 40 Under 40”. Her career then kicked off coordinating multi-million dollar events, before she moved into helping lay the framework for a Fortune 500 company’s buyout of GE Plastics. Also passionate about social impact and empowerment, she has helped raise over $50,000 to support women entrepreneurs in East Timor by competing in the world’s toughest mountain bike race and coordinating fundraising efforts.

Yasmine is a renowned TEDx & Keynote Speaker and has been featured in Inc, Under30Ceo, Channel News Asia, Chic Ceo and Huffington Post. After spending the past decade helping companies scale using relationship-based marketing and sales funnels, she is now working to help visionary companies get more visibility as Founding Partner at VSS, Vision Strategy Storytelling. Her past clients include P&G, PWC, Burger King, Essilor, Galderma and more.