DREAM. DARE. DO.

Liu Yan is an award-winning serial social entrepreneur in the area co-creation, social innovation and youth leadership. She is an international speaker on social entrepreneurship and innovation, a seasoned facilitator of creative thinking and the founding participant of THNK creative leadership school in Amsterdam, Liu Yan started XINDANWEI, the first co-working center in China, listed as FastCompany’s “The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in China”; She co-founded the China Australian Millennium Project (C.A.M.P), a unique 100-day incubator program designed to train, mentor and empower emerging young Australian and Chinese leaders and entrepreneurs. Liu Yan is the co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of School of Gumption.

Pham Hai Yen worked as an educator with Ministry of Education (MOE) for 10 years, teaching and heading a department of D&T, Art and Home Economics. She led curriculum design in the department and school-wide initiatives to support holistic development for Normal Technical students. In 2014, Hai Yen was placed on Future Leadership Programme under MOE Talent Management Unit. She researches extensively about the neuroscience of learning, human potential and the role of emotion in human behaviours to develop her students. Hai Yen is the co-founder and program director of School of Gumption.

Jack Sim is a Distinguished Fellow at the GFCC and founder of the World Toilet Organization. He broke the taboo around toilets by bringing the sanitation crisis to the global media spotlight in 2001 and has since mobilised a global movement involving governments, policy makers, United Nations agencies, international civil society, thought leaders and activists to work together in addressing the global sanitation crisis. Jack also founded Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) Hub, a business-centric organization using hybrid cross-sector collaborations to alleviate poverty for the 4 billion poor. Among his many accolades, Jack was named Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006; Asian Development Bank Water Champion in 2007; TIME Magazine Hero of the Environment in 2008; Channel News Asia Asian of the Year in 2009; and Reader’s Digest Asian of the Year in 2011.

Steven has been with the financial services industry since 1986, in both agency sales and management roles. He started with agency leadership training with Prudential in the corporate capacity from 2009. In 2014, Steven was appointed Head of Academy of Competence and Education (ACE) in Prudential, responsible for agency training and competence standards. In 2017, he moved on to agency development work for the top producers in Prudential.

Bob Ng is a serial entrepreneur and a maker movement advocate. Dedicated to bringing together those with the will to do good engaging and bringing communities together, to create projects, sharing ideas and realizing dreams. He started Simplifi3D Private Limited, Singapore first public 3D printing resource centre in 2013. To serve as a sanctuary where Makers and 3D printing enthusiasts alike can learn and grow. Co-founder of OneMaker Group Pte Ltd in 2014, creating a new innovation movement in Asia by bringing together and amplifying the collective brilliance of Makers, Designers, and Entrepreneurs from all over Asia.

Robin Oh, a Makerpreneur who started his journey at 23, co-founded Designed, a carpentry design studio. Making has since become an integral part of his life, as he continues to expand on his skills, he was given an opportunity in 2014 to lead a team and run The Makerspace @NDC under the company, OneMaker Group. Sharing his a zero to hero story, he now seeks to inspire and mentor youths to find a stronger meaning of their passion.

Michelle Ow is the founder and lead facilitator at Chrysalists Pte Ltd. She is highly experienced in the training industry after a brave enterprising start in 2004 with ComPas Management Consulting Pte Ltd, followed by LDC Pte Ltd in 2007, LDR Pte Ltd in 2008 and most recently Chrysalists Pte Ltd in 2014. She has always an indescribable adventurous spirit. After attending three Outward Bound courses (5-day Singapore mobile course, 21-day Australian Classic Challenge and 22-day New Zealand Classic Challenge Course), she became highly resolved to be involved in training and education. She subsequently graduated from Republic Polytechnic with a Specialist Diploma in Outdoor and Adventure Learning. She holds a degree in Mass Communication from Oklahoma City University as well.

She believes that “to be able to lead others, you must be able to lead yourself first” and that “people are the spirit and the backbone of any organisation; if you need to invest, invest in the people.”

William Hooi is a mash-up of start-up entrepreneur, STEM educator and event organiser who have been actively promoting the maker culture within Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. A former science, design & technology educator, he was involved with organising the first Mini Maker Faire in Singapore in 2012 while working in the Science Centre Singapore. Since then, he has been taking the path less travelled: co-founding the first public prototyping lab, organizing the largest independent maker festival and built his own Internet of Things start-up. He graduated from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore with a BAppSc in Materials Engineering and MEd in Curriculum & Teaching. He was formerly the Executive Director of the Singapore Makers Association and a doctoral candidate examining the learning practices of makers in Singapore. Currently he is the MisChief Maker for OneMaker Group, specializing in maker education