Starting up the Southeast Asia Green Economy

Speakers

Speaker's Profile:

Calum has led innovation and digitalisation efforts globally, and has also advised governments around the world. Calum has a wide-ranging background that includes experience in central and local government, the private sector, civil society, and international development. He has drafted and led legislation, policy, and strategy to catalyse innovation; delivered digital infrastructure programmes; and shaped the development of numerous digital and innovation initiatives. Calum is also Co-Chair of the Digital Infrastructure Taskforce, part of the World Economic Forum’s G20 Working Group on Smart Cities. He is a Panel Member of the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Advisory Panel, a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, and a Churchill Fellow.

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Felipe is an accomplished global business and technology trailblazer with over two decades of experience leading, designing and delivering transformative business and digital strategies for startups and Fortune 500 companies – including Google and AWS. As both a visionary and hands-on pragmatic leader, he is respected in the technology industry as a catalyst for transformation, customer obsession and building high performing diverse teams. A truly international executive, Felipe has lived and led teams in Singapore, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Doha, and supported business development and led operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Felipe is passionate about mentoring and promoting culture and diversity in technology. In addition to the Google Launchpad Accelerator, he has formally mentored and advised several startups in Asia and the US, in addition to being a board member.

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Tan Szue Hann, MBA, MArch, is an award-winning architect, sustainability professional and business strategist in sustainable development. Hann is Head of Sustainability and Deputy General Manager, Sustainable Urban Renewal, at Keppel (Real Estate), Singapore. He is also the Chairman of Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects, the professional body for Architects in Singapore. He has also been Director of Sustainability Development and Engineering at Marina Bay Sands, Managing Director of Miniwiz, and Head of Sustainability at Surbana Jurong. Hann graduated with an M Arch and BA Arch (First Class Honours) from NUS, with a visiting fellowship to UCLA in 2007, and an MBA with Distinction from Northumbria University in 2022.

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Thuy is a highly creative and passionate climate change activist and business entrepreneur. She actively participates in agricultural and tech startup development, as well as the establishment of both business and social enterprises. Thuy has successfully initiated new business ventures and sections for various organisations, including DECATHLON, Gophatdat.com, EURO-ASIA ISRAEL, MEKONG COCONUT OIL COMPANY, TRACE-VERIFY. Additionally, she volunteers her time to set up different NGOs such as SIVANANDA YOGA CENTER, MAI TAM HIV CENTER, AFT. Thuy is deeply motivated to address environmental issues through profitable business solutions on a global scale.

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Zac is a Senior Principal with the Investment team at the Radical Fund, responsible for deal sourcing, conducting due diligence, negotiating and executing deals, and managing portfolio companies. He started his career with The Procter & Gamble Company learning to operate businesses before kickstarting his entrepreneurial journey cofounding Freshman, a D2C F&B company, scaling up to a chain of 7 outlets across Singapore. Post his graduate school, Zac joined EDBI, a strategic sovereign wealth fund of Singapore investing in global growth equity. Prior to joining The Radical Fund, Zac led the investment team at K3 Ventures, a stage-agnostic VC focused on backing and supporting high caliber founders across Southeast Asia and China. Zac holds a First-Class Honors in Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore, an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD, and is also a CFA Charter Holder.

Moderator's Profile:

In his capacity at the Public Sector Startups Asia Pacific & Japan team at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Tuan engages with startups, investors and partners in sectors such as healthcare, smart cities, sustainability, agriculture, digital government, space technology, etc. to help such companies scale through technology mentorship, community networks, and go-to-market support. Tuan is passionate about science and technology innovation for economic and social good. Prior to AWS, Tuan spearheaded various programs, such as an Open Innovation initiative that catalyzes corporate-startup collaborations across Asia, and the Deep Tech for Good platform showcasing startup solutions that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).