Adrian Ang, better known as Xiao Ming, is the Co-Founder of HEPMIL Media Group, the company behind SGAG, MGAG, and PGAG as well as Hepmil Creators Network. A Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honouree, Adrian is also a well-known content creator with a loyal following across Southeast Asia. Through his persona Xiao Ming, he blends humour, cultural commentary, and honest reflections on topics like fatherhood and mental health—proving that you can run a media company and still make people laugh.

Charmain Faith Tan is an award-winning AI thought leader and entrepreneur shaping the future of intelligent automation, workforce transformation, and digital customer engagement. As the founder of Engages.ai, she leads the development of multilingual conversational AI tools that empower businesses to build deeper, more efficient customer relationships. She is also the founder of QD Academy, an adult learning institute advancing career transformation through AI literacy and digital enablement.

Charmain also serves as Director at Vector – AI Digital Workers, where she drives innovation in the space of Agentic AI that enhance operational efficiency across sectors. As a Top 100 Women in Tech award winner and Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 honoree, she has been recognized globally for her contributions to technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

In her role on the Executive Committee of SGTech’s Singapore Enterprise Chapter, she champions tech talent development and internationalization for SMEs. With over a decade of experience, Charmain brings bold vision, practical innovation, and purpose-driven leadership to organizations navigating the evolving AI landscape.

Daniel Boey is a creative director and television personality whose extensive portfolio includes work for high-profile clients like Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Tiffany.

Daniel is the creator of the award-winning The Front Row, Singapore’s Definitive Virtual Fashion Festival and directed the only pandemic-era shows in Singapore in 2021 – the Louis Vuitton Phygital SS21 spin-off runway show in Singapore.

He is a Governor on the Board of the Asian Couture Federation and his television credits include three seasons of Asia’s Next Top Model.

In 2015, he wrote “The Book of Daniel: Adventures of a Fashion Insider”, followed by ‘Behind Every *itch is a Back Story” in 2017.

Daniel is a strong advocate for dog adoption and welfare and has three adopted dogs. He wrote the book “We Adopted” and “How To Train Your Hooman” in 2019.

In 2020, he started a series of children’s books called ‘Furry Tales by Leia”, inspired by real-life stories of dog adoption.

Donald Low is Senior Lecturer and Professor of Practice in Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He’s the editor of Behavioural Economics and Public Policy: Examples from Singapore (2011), the lead author of Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus (2014), and co-author of PAP v PAP: The Party’s Struggle to Adapt to a Changing Singapore (2020). His latest book The Price of Zero: China’s Policy Missteps During and After Covid (2025) examines the causes and consequences of the zero-Covid policy that China pursued during the pandemic. It argues that initial success with Covid suppression, as well as the failure of most developed countries to contain Covid-19, led to the policy becoming ideology. The dogmatic thinking, hubris, and utopianism that motivated zero-Covid also led to a series of crackdowns on industries that were key sources of growth and innovation. The result has been a sharp deceleration of the Chinese economy, falling foreign direct investment, and debt deflation.

At HKUST, Donald teaches economic development, finance and financial crises, and behavioural economics and complexity in a few masters’ programmes. He writes commentaries for the South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia, and The Diplomat, and has been quoted by international media such as The Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, Time, and Channel News Asia. Prior to joining HKUST in 2019, Donald was Associate Professor of Practice and the Associate Dean for Executive Education at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.  

Elliot Renton is a senior executive in the Media, Entertainment, Sports, and Technology sectors, with a proven track record of building, scaling, transforming, and commercialising businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. He has held leadership roles at some of the world’s most recognised organisations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), DAZN (formerly PERFORM Group), Discovery, Nokia, Reuters and Getty Images.

Currently, Elliot heads the Asia-Pacific region at Magnifi—an award-winning SaaS and AI technology company serving the Media and Sports industries. In this role, he is driving regional growth, scaling the organisation, and unlocking new revenue streams across diverse markets.

A results-oriented and commercially driven leader, Elliot brings deep expertise in sales, strategy, business development, and partner management across both mature and emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, including China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and India. He is known for building high-performance teams, identifying growth opportunities, and demonstrating a strong sense of purpose, resourcefulness, and continuous self-improvement.

Elliot is also a regular public speaker and industry mentor, with a passion for content and technology. He is deeply engaged with emerging industry trends in sports and media and their transformative impact. Originally from London, Elliot has lived in Singapore since 2003.

Errol Lim is the co-founder of Jublia.com, an event tech company that has been quietly (and sometimes loudly) transforming global events from sunny Singapore for over a decade. Equal parts strategist, connector, and chaos coordinator, Errol is on a mission to engineer meaningful encounters—whether between attendees at a trade show or between his toddler and nap time.

Eugenie is the Director of Travel & Local Verticals Partnerships for APAC, as part of the Search & Gemini Partnerships group. She oversees the team responsible for product partnerships across Google Travel and Local Verticals such as Flights, Hotels, Things to Do, Events and Food.

She was previously the Business Product Manager for Payments in the Emerging Markets and also a Strategic Partnerships Manager for Google Maps and Search in APAC. She joined Google in 2010.

Prior to Google, Eugenie worked at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency responsible for developing economic policy and attracting foreign investments into Singapore. Her 8 years in EDB spanned both Strategic Planning and industry development for Infocomms & Media.

Under a scholarship from the EDB, Eugenie obtained a Master of Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, both in the field of Mechanical Engineering.

Mr Ho KwonPing is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Group and Laguna Resorts and Hotels, and Executive Chairman of Thai Wah Public Company. All three family-owned companies are listed in Singapore and Thailand.

He was the founding Chairman of Singapore Management University (SMU) and has chaired Singapore Power and MediaCorp Singapore. He has also served on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Diageo, Singapore Airlines, and GIC.

Among various awards, Mr Ho has received the London Business School Entrepreneurship Award; CEO of the Year at the Singapore Corporate Awards; CNBC Travel Business Leader Award; Distinguished Alumnus Award from the National University of Singapore; and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Creativity Association, China Hotel Investment Summit and Australia Hotel Investment Summit. Honoured for his contributions and accomplishments in the hotel industry in the Asia Pacific region and globally, Mr Ho is the only two-time recipient of Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific HICAP’s Innovation Award (2003) and Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) in its 30-year existence. Most recently, Mr Ho received the prestigious Outstanding Contribution award at AHEAD Asia 2024.

For his services to the country, he has received the Meritorious Service Medal and Distinguished Service Order from the Singapore Government. Mr Ho has also been conferred honorary doctorates by Johnson & Wales University, Hong Kong Poly University, and Singapore Management University.

Irene Lin joined Marina Bay Sands in April 2022 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Resort Marketing. In this role, she leads the teams of Resort Marketing and Sales to execute core deliverables of brand development, e-commerce, advertising, sponsorships, and partnerships, focusing on elevating the customer journey for both leisure and business travellers.

In November 2024, she led the integrated resort’s launch of a new brand identity – ‘Above Beyond’ – a multi-year repositioning that redefines modern luxury and cements Marina Bay Sands’ as a formidable hospitality destination.

Under her leadership, Marina Bay Sands also forged a landmark precinct wide partnership with Singapore Tourism Board to position Marina Bay as a vibrant cultural, lifestyle and business destination. Her work helped shape the evolution of Singapore’s most globally visible waterfront precinct.
Irene brings with her more than 20 years of experience, spanning across multiple hospitality groups – Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Mandai.

Irene has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Hospitality and Tourism Management degree from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.

At the forefront of several notable brands, Jamie Koh is a trailblazer in the Singaporean F&B scene. Among her achievements is founding Singapore’s pioneering distillery, Brass Lion Distillery. Her intimate knowledge of the local palate has allowed her to continually innovate throughout her career and distil gins that are not only nuanced with unique botanicals, but are proudly Singaporean.

With Brass Lion Distillery, Jamie aims to share Singapore’s rich cultural heritage by telling the story behind each bottle, highlighting the region’s unique botanicals along with the vibrant flavours and history they bring to life. Ultimately, she hopes to further affirm Singapore’s thriving bar scene globally through building an internationally recognised brand.

Johnathan Chua is a social media personality and the co-founder of GRVTY Media. GRVTY Media is a digital media group and digital marketing company responsible for business publication Vulcan Post, current affairs podcast The Daily Ketchup Podcast, mandarin talkshow R U Okay, micro documentary channel MOSG and couple channel JOHNPATCROSS.

Over the years, GRVTY Media have pioneered the online talk show format and micro-documentary format in Singapore and lead the conversation on sex, mental health and relationships.

John is also the co-host of panel podcast and talk show – The Daily Ketchup and R U Okay respectively.

John advocates for more discussions on the issues of mental health, entrepreneurship and equal opportunities.

Lee Sue-Ann is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute where she is Coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme. She also directs the Media, Technology and Society Programme. Sue-Ann graduated from the National University of Singapore with an honours degree in Political Science and from Harvard’s Kennedy School with a Master of Public Policy. Her research interests include topics such as the rise of China and its strategic implications, technology as a key arena for big-power competition, the politics of Islamisation, and the continued salience of identity politics as a divisive factor in political discourse.

Ms Melissa Ow assumed the appointment of Chief Executive of Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on 1 June 2023.

Between 2020 and 2023, Melissa was the Executive Vice President for Customer Experience, Marketing & Investment Facilitation Group at the Economic Development Board (EDB). She played a key role in transforming the organisation’s B2B sales and marketing model and drove the global promotion of Singapore’s business brand and EDB’s marketing and communications in key markets such as Europe, US, China and Japan. Through enhancing EDB’s customer engagement capabilities, she led her teams to raise new investments from foreign companies.

Prior to her secondment to EDB, Melissa held several positions in STB with the last position as Deputy Chief Executive, where she led STB to put Singapore on the world map for hosting premier events and attracting major tourism investments. As Deputy Chief Executive, she headed the Experience Development Group and the Corporate Group and was responsible for ensuring that Singapore has a strong line-up of quality tourism products spanning events, dining, retail, and sports to entertainment, new tourism concepts development, and precinct development. Melissa also oversaw STB’s corporate functions such as legal, procurement and corporate administration, finance, and human resources.

Melissa spent several years at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where she had the opportunity to formulate and review government policies impacting the tourism sector. She has also worked for companies such as British Airways and HSBC.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from the University of Leicester, UK and a Master of Business Administration in International Management from the University of London.

Raised in Malaysia and trained in the US, Rene Tan now resides and practices architecture in Singapore. 

Rene, who describes himself as ‘an accidental architect’, received his BA from Yale and MArch from Princeton. Today as Director at RT+Q Architects (co-founded in 2003 with TK Quek), Rene works with a team of about 15 individuals. In 2016, Rene was Singapore President’s Design Award’s ‘Designer of the Year’ laureate. He counts himself lucky and grateful to have a practice amidst challenges today.

Active in academia, Rene teaches as well. In recent years, he has taught alternately at NUS and SUTD. To foster continuing-education and to diversify office-experience, RT+Q recently initiated LC150+ and EJ120, two self-sustaining traveling exhibitions of Le Corbusier models.

For work-life harmony, Rene negotiates ski slopes and opera house balconies with wife Woei Woei and daughter Lara. He still practises desperately to prevent the complete demise of his diminishing skills at the piano. 

Sanjay leads the Asia Pacific region as Managing Director of BCD Meeting & Events (BCD M&E). He joined BCD M&E in 2017, bringing with him close to three decades of corporate communications and meetings & events experience to the business.

Sanjay is charged with continuing to build on the global agency’s success across fourteen markets in APAC, and investing in the future of the organization through the development of local teams and expanded services to BCD M&E customers.

He is currently focused on BCD M&E’s Thinking Forward strategy, a plan which is equal part strategy and mindset. It empowers employees and clients alike to be active participants as BCD M&E defines its future and leads the industry. 

Sanjay trained as a journalist. Decades later, he continues to be passionate about excellent investigative reporting – in particular – and communications in general.

As Head of Marketing Communications for NBA Asia, Sheila Rasu is responsible for the overall marketing, communications, social media, and social responsibility efforts for the NBA across Asia-Pacific.

Rasu has more than 20 years of experience in public relations and marketing.  Before joining NBA Asia in May 2011, Rasu served as Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard in Singapore, where she oversaw its consumer and healthcare practice and spearheaded various large-scale regional campaigns.  Prior to that, Rasu held positions with Fulford PR and Mission Hills Group.

Throughout her career, Rasu has received a variety of professional distinctions including being named to Marketing Magazine’s ‘Rising Personalities under 35’ list, Top 50 Asia Women Leaders and earning Marketing Magazine’s ‘2010 Digital Campaign of the Year award’.

Rasu earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Southern California.  She resides in Singapore with her husband Kenny, her sons Skai and Kason, and their two adopted dogs.

Tjin Lee is the Head of Gusto SEA, formerly Mercury Marketing and Communications, a successful, award-winning regional PR, Social and Events company specialising in luxury lifestyle and fashion, including clients such as Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Coach, ION Orchard, L’Oreal group and more. Tjin’s strategic vision and dedication to creativity and innovation built Mercury into one of Asia’s leading marketing firms, and the company’s acquisition by Hong Kong tech-led company Gusto further solidified her impact in the marketing industry. Beyond business, Tjin is a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment. As the founder of CRIB (Creating Responsible Innovative Businesses), she has created a dynamic platform and community to support over 200 female founders and entrepreneurs in Singapore, and has created viral social campaigns such as Life Beyond Gradess and Lancôme’s multiple award winning ‘Find your Strength’ campaign.

Tommy Lai is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alyvate Hospitality, a strategic joint venture with Dossen Hotel Management Group, the 5th largest hotel management company in China. Alyvate Hospitality is dedicated to redefining excellence in the hospitality industry and elevating its brands to a global platform.
Prior, Tommy was Chief Executive Officer at General Hotel Management Pte Ltd (GHM) where he played a pivotal role in driving their growth and global presence in the luxury hospitality sector, particularly with the success of The Chedi properties across various international destinations. Some key highlights of his impactful tenure include establishing an exclusive ultra-luxury hotel brand for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as rejuvenating and transforming historic landmarks into stunning hotels. Tommy’s significant contributions have been recognized with a coveted spot on Hotelier Middle East’s esteemed Executive Power List for 2021 and 2022, solidifying his influence in the GCC region’s hotel industry. He also secured a position in the top 30 Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 Power List, attesting to his profound impact on the Kingdom’s flourishing hospitality sector.

Li-Lin is an early stage business builder with experience across sports, healthcare, wellness, media, education and other sectors — bridging Asian markets with global ambition.

At Mint Media Sports, her focus is on launching ventures and IPs rooted in Asian insight – often in collaboration with the world’s leading brands and creatives. Her work centers on building from white space – working through uncertainty, bringing structure to new ideas, and leading teams with purpose and prevision.

Willabelle Ong (@willamazing) is an entrepreneur, artist and creative storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of luxury, lifestyle, and digital influence. With a combined following of over 1.1 million across Instagram and TikTok, she has built a trusted global community through her distinctive visual style and authentic voice. Beyond content creation, she is the founder of OME Living, a Japan-made homecare brand that brings intentionality and design into everyday routines. Her work across fashion, travel, and lifestyle reflects a deep understanding of how digital storytelling and personalisation can elevate brand-consumer engagement.

Wu Ye-Min is Regional Director at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, where she oversees a team of mediators based in the Asia-Pacific region who work on reducing conflict, limiting human suffering and developing opportunities for peace.

She was a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore for 15+ years. While at the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations (UN) in New York, she chaired UN negotiations as well as represented the Group of 77 and China in UN negotiations on sustainable development issues. She was also Deputy Permanent Representative for Singapore to the World Trade Organisation and World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva.

Ye-Min co-founded Negotiation Resolution, which trains negotiators to speak for a better world by balancing interests and global responsibility. She conducts workshops and lectures around the world on negotiation and leadership in diplomacy.

She co-authored “Negotiating at the United Nations: A Practitioner’s Guide” (Routledge), which is used as teaching material in various institutions. Her work has been featured in podcasts and publications, including “The Voices of War” podcast and South China Morning Post.

Ye-Min did her undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and Oxford University, and received her Master of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.