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 Discover+ Panel on Information and Communications Technology, held on 1 September 2020, was graced by Genie Sugene Gan (Moderator), Head of Government Relations & Public Affairs (Asia Pacific) at Kaspersky; Adrian Ong, Director (TechSkills Accelerator Programme Office) at IMDA; Goh Eng Choon, President of Cybersecurity Systems Group at ST Engineering; and Richard Koh, Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Singapore. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a desire to know the different career paths in information and communications technology and how to best position themselves for such roles…
Randeep is the Chief Operating Officer of Blockshine SG. Randeep has been helping large, complex organizations reconcile with blockchain technology for over 5 years. He has spearheaded projects in several industries finance, real estate, govtech, smart cities, supply chain, and clean energy. He was the founding member of KPMG’s blockchain practice in 2014 where he worked on helping Wall Street reconcile with the impact of blockchain technology on their business models…
Marcus is the Senior Director, Regional Clients at WE Communications, one of the world’s largest independent integrated communication firms. His practice offers counsel to clients in Asia Pacific in the areas of reputation analytics, corporate reputation, and brand purpose. He volunteers with non-profits like the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) where he was elected as its President last year. As a Fellow at the National Volunteers & Philanthropy Centre’s Company of Good initiative…
Kenny is a Management Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Southeast Asia Consulting, specialising in Customer Strategy, where he helps businesses reimagine and deliver the ideal customer experience by leveraging behavioural economics and human-centred design…
The Discover+ Panel on Public Relations and Communications, held on 30 June 2020, was graced by Nisar Keshvani (Moderator), Associate Director of the Strategic Outreach & Communications at National University of Singapore and Vice President at Institute of Public Relations Singapore; Eunice Cheng, Client Manager at WE Communications; Grace Chua, Corporate Communications Manager (APAC) at Google; and Keith Lin, Director & Digital Lead (Public Affairs) at Temasek International…
Paul Piong has been serving as Staff Firmware Engineer at Tesla for the past seven years, and currently works on the firmware for the Battery Management Systems of the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. Before that, he worked as a Software Engineer at Garmin International, specialising in low-level code and device drivers for several GPS-enabled fitness products. His career focus so far has been on software development with various hardware platforms, computer architecture and real-time embedded computing systems. Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Computer Engineering) from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Science (Computer Engineering) from the University of Kansas…
The Discover+ Panel on Government Relations & Public Affairs, held on 2 June 2020, was graced by Ravi Alfreds (Moderator), Vice-President (External Affairs) at the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore; Jonathan Law, Government Relations Manager at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Matin Mohdari, Government Affairs Manager (Singapore) at Grab; and Rachel Teo, Government Affairs & Public Policy Lead (Singapore) at Google…
The Discover+ Panel on Sustainability, held on 16 June 2020, was graced by Jaclyn Seow (Moderator), Head of ESG & Impact at Openspace Ventures; Alvin Seo, Group Sustainability Manager at Singtel; Erik Christianto, ESG Product Specialist, APAC at S&P Global Ratings; and Karen Sim, Senior Sustainability Strategist at Forum for the Future…
Toh Ting Wei is a journalist at The Straits Times, an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper and one of the major news organisations in Singapore. In this article, he shares how his experiences led him to pursue journalism, his insights about the nature of his work, his positive experiences working at The Straits Times, and some advice for young people in general…
Janson Seah is Co-Founder at Staffany, a Singapore-based software-as-a-service startup that helps business owners reduce work dedicated to scheduling and time-tracking. Staffany also aims reduce their clients’ cost of operations by minimising time theft and overtime spend. In this article, Janson shares insights on his industry…
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