Dr. James Ong has 4 decades of industry, venture and academic experience. He founded Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII), a think tank advocating Sustainable AI for Humanity and is co-author of “AI for Humanity”. He is an Adjunct Professor at SUTD and AI Mega Centre and lectures at various universities including NUS, NTU, SUTD, SUSS, SMU and UTAR, is a member of SRAC at the National Supercomputing Centre Singapore (NSCC) and Head of AI at Global Fintech Institute (GFI). He is also CEO of Origami Frontiers and Venture Partner at Delight Capital. He received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin specializing in AI for Governance.

As Chief Executive Officer of Wee Hur Capital Pte Ltd, Wee Ping is responsible for the Group’s fund management arm and is currently focusing on executing strategies relating to Purpose Built Student Accommodation in Australia. He is also responsible to actively look for new strategies and managers to seed or partner with to take the business to further horizons.

While remaining as CEO of Wee Hur Capital, Wee Ping was appointed the Chief Investment Officer of the Group on 1 August 2023, a newly minted role which is reflective of the increasing diversity and sophistication of the various businesses and investments the Group has.

As CEO of CTM, Edy is responsible for setting the business direction of the group and leading the management team to implement various business growth strategies. Besides ensuring the continued growth of CTM, he places great emphasis on the development of all employees.  He believes that the sustainability of the business is very much dependent on the strength of our people and providing top quality service to our customers.

Edy is also the “Chief Customer Officer” of CTM. He is constantly engaging our key customers to better understand their concerns, while gathering feedback to improve and enhance our service delivery process and offerings.

Kent is an experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in events conceptualisation, lifestyle IP creations, and art of festivalisation. He has more than 10 years of experience and insights in retail-centric activation and has built 5 key IP assets, namely, Makers’ Market, Fleawhere, Artbox Singapore, Savour Park, and Sandbox, under the experiential events and festival agency, Invade. Kent continues to develop Invade to be a platform that builds access to more than 40,000 emerging lifestyle brands via various festivals and lifestyle shows.

Benjamin is a Strategic Growth Coach to top financial advisory agency leaders across Asia – a seasoned platform speaker at 2023 MDRT Global Conference, MDRT Days (4x) and APLIC and 2024 LinkedIn Top Voice (global invite-only program). He has grown his practice to a 7-figure one that has him teaching more than 65,000 leaders across over 20 cities as far as Tokyo, Sydney, Chicago and Riyadh. Benjamin continues to leverage it for his continual business growth and scaling, all organically via the power of his personal brand (#TopofMind).

With over 15 years of recruitment experience and 13 years at HRnet Group, Deborah is a dedicated professional passionate about connecting top-tier talent with leading organisations globally. As a business leader for Crew by HRnet, she brings a wealth of knowledge in the international industrial sector and her journey spans across various industries.

As a leader, Deborah is focused on fostering a collaborative, results-driven culture within her team, where innovation, integrity, and long-term success are at the core of everything they do. Whether helping clients expand into new regions or navigating complex hiring needs, her goal is to deliver solutions that create meaningful and lasting impact.

Dr. Wilson Chew is the Managing Partner of J.P. Wilson, a Southeast Asia advisory firm focused on helping enterprises grow. Trained in Economics, Finance and Law, he has over 20 years of experience in Enterprise Growth Strategy. He has served more than 200 private clients, led over 140 strategy engagements, 12 public listings and 26 private transactions.

Dr. Chew was formerly a Partner in PwC’s strategy practice. During his tenure, he was one of the lead consultants in the national Scale-up Programme, organised by Enterprise Singapore. The Scale-up Programme supports high-growth local companies to scale and become leaders in their fields on the global stage.