The information and communications industry is a dynamic and everchanging one involving integrating various mediums to allow users to transmit and receive information.
Examples pertinent to Singapore:
The Discovery+ series provides a platform for students to engage with industry professionals and gain insights into various career paths. The 74th edition, focused on Infocommunication Technologies, featured discussions on career identification, progression, available roles, essential skill sets, career advancement, and work-life balance in the ICT sector…
On 15 September 2022, Advisory hosted The Privacy Mandate, co-organised with WE Communications — which marked the launch of WE Communications’ report on “The Privacy Mandate: New Normal, New Rules”. Speakers on the panel included:
Daryl Ho (Moderator), Managing Director, WE Communications Singapore
Ayden Ong, Associate Director, Digital Experience & Technology, WE Communications Singapore
Derrick Chang, CEO, PSB Academy
Simon Dale, Managing Director, Southeast Asia & Korea, Adobe
Justin Quek, Deputy President, External, Advisory
Below are some key points shared during the session…
On 16 February 2023, Advisory hosted Experience+: WE Communications, where participants had the opportunity to network with PR and Digital practitioners and hear directly from industry professionals about their experience working at WE Communications. We were privileged to have heard and gathered insights from…
Most locals should be familiar with the funny content starring Michelle Chong, Singapore’s darling comedic genius. Her talents span personable characters including Ah Lian, Sonia and Chiang Ying Wen, and have brought laughter to Singaporeans for many years. Working just as hard behind the scenes as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Left Profile and Michelle Chong Productions is Diana Chong, a seasoned businesswoman who is no doubt the brains behind many successful campaigns delivered to media consumers today. On top of primarily specialising in the field of media and advertising, she also juggles the job of managing Singapore’s top artistes, Michelle Chong, Lee Teng, and Pornsak. Diana possesses a laser-sharp clarity on her goals for the company, and her reassuring sense of leadership pervades the interview. A deeply introspective person, she shares more in this interview about her life lessons and musings…
Benjamin Bok is a Community Developer at Ubisoft Singapore. His personal life mantra of “continually seeking growth, not perfection” has spurred him to focus on outdoing the previous version of himself, instead of continually striving for the ideal of perfection…
Ahmed Amer is a Senior Product Manager at Rakuten AdTech division, where he leads the expansion of AdTech platforms for external text, display, and shopping Ads integrations that allow Marketers and Merchants to advertise with publishers like Google, Facebook, TikTok, Yahoo! JP, Criteo, SmartNews, and Adroll…
Pearl Forss is a Senior Producer with CNA. She enjoys exploring the globe and speaking to people from all walks of life. In 2015 she produced “The New Silk Road ” a series about China’s Belt & Road initiative that received a Silver medal for Best Documentary (International Affairs) at the New York Film Festival. In 2021, she produced “When Titans Clash” a series about US-China relations that received the Best Documentary Series Award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards…
On 5 October 2021, Advisory hosted Discover+: Cloud Computing, the 43rd edition of the Discovery+ series. Speakers on the panel included: Colin Tan (Moderator), General Manager, Technology Sales, IBM Singapore; Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, SNDGO and GovTech; Gunasekharan Chellappan, Country Manager, Singapore, Red Hat; and Sam Liew, Managing Partner, Government Strategic Business Group, NCS…
On 21 July 2021, Advisory hosted Discover+: eSports, the 38th edition of the Discovery+ series. Speakers on the panel included:
Stephanie Lim (Moderator) – Executive, Programmes (ESports), SCAPE; Chris Tran – Head, Esports for Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Riot Games; Jayf Soh – CEO and Founder, RSG; Yip Ren Kai – Co-Founder and Managing Director, Reddentes Sports Pte Ltd and Redd+E Pte Ltd…
Christopher Tan is the Global Partner Revenue Acceleration Director of Intel in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) regions. Having spent more than 15 years working in Intel, he has also served as the Regional Alliance Manager, Datacenter Platform Marketing Manager, Enterprise Manager and Technology Specialist in the company prior to his current role. In this interview, Christopher shares more about his career and his extensive journey with Intel in a tech-facing world…
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