Category: Insights
Insights on Logistics
On 5 January 2021, Advisory and Ninja Van co-organised the 25th online panel of the Discovery+ Series, Discover+: Logistics. On our panel that evening, we were privileged to have experienced professionals from a range of logistics companies. The panel consisted of Joel Ong, Chief Operating Officer from Ninja Van; Emily Orcullo, Director, APAC Customer Logistics from LEGO Group; Wendy Xia, Chief of Human Resource from Schenker Singapore; Gerald Glauerdt, Co-Founder and Chief Logistics Officer from Redmart/Lazada Singapore and Wesley Ng, HR Business Partner, Technology from Ninja Van (Moderator)…
Insights on Food Security
The Discover+ Panel on Food Security, held on 15 September 2020, was Advisory’s 18th online panel of the Discovery+ Series. It was helmed by Faridah Mohd Saad, Deputy Director (AgriTech) at Enterprise Singapore (Moderator), Dr. Dalal AlGhawas, Program Director at Big Idea Ventures, Dr. Joanna Khoo, Director Planning & Organisation Division, Singapore Food Agency, Dr. Vinayaka Srinivas, CEO & Co-Founder at Gaia Foods, XinYi Lim, Executive Director, Sustainability and Agricultural Impact at Pinduoduo…
Insights on Film and Television
On 15 December 2020, Advisory organised its 24th Discovery+ online panel: Discovery+: Film and Television. On our panel that evening, we were privileged to have experienced professionals from a variety of media organisations. The panel consisted of Julius Toh, Vice President, Distribution and Networks (Southeast Asia) from Sony Pictures Television; Charlyn Ng, Executive Producer from IFA Media; Kenny Tan, Executive Producer & Head of Studios from Viddsee Studios; and Vienna Wong, News Studio Director from Channel Newsasia in Mediacorp…
Insights on Corporate Social Responsibility
The Discover+ Panel on Corporate Social Responsibility, held on 20 October 2020, was graced by Hosea Lai (Moderator), Head of Social Impact (APAC) at LinkedIn; Ng Boon Heong, Chief Executive Officer at Temasek Foundation Ltd; Eugene Ho, Head of Corporate Affairs at SAP Southeast Asia; Vandna Ramchadani, Regional Head of Corporate Philanthropy for Asia Pacific at Bloomberg…
Insights on International Trade
The Discover+ Panel on International Trade, held on 6 October 2020, was graced by Navjeev Singh (Moderator), Development Partner at Enterprise Singapore; Andre Wirjo, Analyst at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat; Eleina Alimchandani, Investment Officer at International Finance Corporation; and Karen Yeo, Deputy Director (ASEAN Division) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a desire to know the different career paths in International Trade, and how to best position themselves for such roles…
Insights on Public Relations & Communications
The Discover+ Panel on Public Relations and Communications, held on 30 June 2020, was graced by Nisar Keshvani (Moderator), Associate Director of the Strategic Outreach & Communications at National University of Singapore and Vice President at Institute of Public Relations Singapore; Eunice Cheng, Client Manager at WE Communications; Grace Chua, Corporate Communications Manager (APAC) at Google; and Keith Lin, Director & Digital Lead (Public Affairs) at Temasek International…
Insights on Government Relations & Public Affairs
The Discover+ Panel on Government Relations & Public Affairs, held on 2 June 2020, was graced by Ravi Alfreds (Moderator), Vice-President (External Affairs) at the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore; Jonathan Law, Government Relations Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Matin Mohdari, Government Affairs Manager (Singapore) at Grab; and Rachel Teo, Government Affairs & Public Policy Lead (Singapore) at Google…
Insights on Sustainability
The Discover+ Panel on Sustainability, held on 16 June 2020, was graced by Jaclyn Seow (Moderator), Head of ESG & Impact at Openspace Ventures; Alvin Seo, Group Sustainability Manager at Singtel; Erik Christianto, ESG Product Specialist, APAC at S&P Global Ratings; and Karen Sim, Senior Sustainability Strategist at Forum for the Future…
Insights on Human Capital
On 5 May 2020, Advisory organised a Discovery+ online panel on Human Capital. We had the privilege to host Brandon Lee, Group Director, Transformation Support Group, Workforce Singapore; Bianca Stringuini, Head of Inclusion, Community and Wellbeing (APAC), Visa; and Rahul Daswani, Head, People and Culture, Open Government Products, Govtech. The session was moderated by Anastasia Shamgunova, HR Director (APAC), Kaspersky Lab…
Insights on Travel
The Discover+ Panel on Travel, held on 10 June 2020, was graced by Shyn Yee Ho-Strangas (Moderator), Director, Global Product Management at Expedia Group; Chester Chua, Vice-President of Global Development at Marina Bay Sands; Joyce Yang, Chief Content Officer at The Smart Local Media Group; and Matt Gebbie, Director, Asia Pacific at Horwath HTL. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a common interest in pursuing a career in the travel and hospitality industry…
