Advancements and breakthroughs in technology have changed the way we
do business and how we live. This creates the constant need for
organisations to attract and retain the right TALENT. However, the
right TALENT IS NOT DEFINED BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND
TECHNICAL MERIT ALONE.
Based on a survey by Wall Street Journal, 92% reported soft skills are
just as important - sometimes even more important - as technical
skills. These soft skills include integrity, empathy, leadership,
creativity and teamwork. This means that organisations need to take a
more holistic approach and humanistic framework to talent - not just
ensuring there is technology in talent but also integrating humanity
into technology and business. This calls for a more human-centred
approach to everything that they do.
Join us in exploring the ways Deep Tech meets Deep Talent and how we
can grow and harness a new generation of talent to create the next
generation of innovations.
DATE: 17 July 2019, Wednesday
TIME: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
VENUE: 32 Carpenter Street, Singapore 059911
PROGRAMME DETAILS:
4:00PM – 4:30PM: Registration
4:30PM – 5:30PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A
5:30PM – 6:00PM: Networking
SPEAKERS:
* Chow Yen-Lu, Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation
* Anuj Jain, Co-founder & CEO, Startup-O
* François (Frankie) Le Nguyen, Company Building (Form) Lead, EF
Singapore
MODERATOR: Gabriela Zahoranskaz, Marketing Manager and Classes &
Workshops Producer, General Assembly
SPEAKERS’ PROFILES:
Chow Yen-Lu, Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation
Yen-Lu currently serves on board several startup ventures and actively
advises others, especially in the social space. He also serves in
government advisory panels for innovation and lends a hand to bring
national level R&D projects to commercialisation. With the launch of
his family’s non-profit and other social initiatives, Yen-Lu now
devotes most of his time serving the society as well as the nation in
his various capacities.
ANUJ JAIN, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, STARTUP-O
Anuj is the CEO & Co-Founder of Startup-O, which is South East
Asia’s largest platform for startup assessments, investment &
venture building. The fast-growing platform community has over 1200
startups from across 40 countries along with a vast network of global
experts and partner institutions from across 15 countries. He is
driven by the vision of democratising innovation by enabling authentic
entrepreneurs to succeed with access to capital and global
networks. At the same time, the platform serves investors with a
transparent & data-driven approach to build a diversified portfolio
of high traction tech startups. Anuj has rich ‘Go to Market’
experience across Asian markets including North Asia, South East Asia,
China and India. His career spanned across major consumer product MNCs
like Procter & Gamble, Glaxo SmithKline Beecham, Wipro & BIC for over
15 years before he transitioned into the world of technology startups
in 2013. At present, he is a strong contributor to Singapore & SEA
startup ecosystem, and as such, has a deep understanding of pain areas
for both founders and investors. He led successful scaling of a VC
funded F&B SaaS company in the region, having spent hundreds of hours
in training over 160 startup founders through a structured boot camp
in Singapore and invested in others before he co-founded Startup-O in
early 2016 to address these issues for founders and investors alike
through a platform-fund approach. A strong proponent of the ‘Pay it
Forward’ philosophy, he actively shares his knowledge and experience
at various regional forums. Originally from India, he is living in
Singapore with his family since 2002 and is passionate about holistic
wellness practices in his free time.
FRANÇOIS (FRANKIE) LE NGUYEN, COMPANY BUILDING (FORM) LEAD, EF
SINGAPORE
François leads Talent and Company Building (Form) for EF Singapore.
Prior to EF, he was a Product Manager at Holmusk, TradeGecko, and
Lightspeed POS. François also teaches workshops and bootcamps on
Product Management at General Assembly.
MODERATOR'S PROFILE:
Gabriela Zahoranskaz, Marketing Manager and Classes & Workshops
Producer, General Assembly
Gabriela is a Marketing Manager and Workshops Producer at General
Assembly Singapore (GA). She joined GA in September 2017 as the
company combines her three passions – education, technology and
women empowerment. Before General Assembly, Gabriela worked in
marketing and partnerships in technology area. Over the past 6 years,
she has worked for Fortune 500 corporations as well as early stage
startups in San Francisco, London, Bratislava and as a digital nomad
across APAC. Through events, career festivals and workshops, Gabriela
hopes to encourage and empower people to step into the world of tech.
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