Mentorship

D.HTM, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
MBA, Nanyang Technological University
B.Acc, University of Singapore

Dr. Chan Ying Lock started his career as an accountant and auditor in PMM (now KPMG) and moved on to corporate finance with a British merchant bank and venture capital with Transpac Capital.

He managed an international publishing business and was invited by the Tote Board to set up SEHub, Singapore's first statutory impact fund, now called raiSE Singapore. In 2015, he joined Garden Impact Investments as Director of Investments and now heads Oaktree Impact Consulting.

His domain knowledge and experience are in helping new businesses manage their growth and expansion in their financial management. He also teaches management accounting for 17 years at Nanyang Business School (NBS) and financing for new ventures at NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur) and NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS).

Dr Eng Hann is an accomplished innovation leader skilled in guiding companies through science and technology-driven transformation. With experience spanning Singapore, APAC, Europe, and the Americas, he has led projects in the scientific, agri-food, nutrition, consumer health, medical devices, intellectual property, and digital technology sectors. His professional journey includes strategic roles in innovation, IP management, and technology transfer at prestigious institutions like Nanyang Technological University, Reckitt, Hewlett Packard Inc., IP Office of Singapore, A*STAR, and the National University of Singapore.

Currently, Dr Eng Hann is an innovation-lead at the Singapore Agri-Food Innovation Lab (SAIL), a platform at NTU, fostering partnerships to drive agri-food innovation for sustainability and food security in Singapore and Asia. A member of IPOS Society, he holds a PhD, BEng, a Graduate Certificate in IP Law from NUS and M&A certifications from IMAA, reflecting his robust expertise in intellectual property and innovation.

Ms Jackie is a seasoned professional with expertise in marketing, internet technology, blockchain, and Web3 industries. She has held various leadership roles in renowned organizations, such as Managing Director at Edelman PR, the world's largest public relations company, and CEO at MullenLowe, an advertising firm affiliated with IPG, one of the world's four largest advertising groups. Jackie has also served as CMO and COO for blockchain start-ups and has worked as a senior coach and CMO at a US-based career coaching company. Currently, she is the Managing Director of a Web3 start-up in Singapore and an active contributor to women's leadership development organizations, including Lean In China and sHero.

With a deep understanding and hands-on experience in corporate strategy, operations, finance, and talent development, Jackie boasts a diverse skill set that encompasses management consulting, marketing, product strategy, project management, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance. She has a proven track record of success in enterprise start-up, growth, transformation, and turnaround management.

Jackie holds an MBA degree and a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) certificate.

Kenneth CHIAM (NTU Alumnus – B.Acc, MSc. TIP) is the founder and director of Global Homestay Services, a hospitality business providing accommodation and travel-related services to visitors on leisure & business, international students on long-term & educational exchange programmes. He oversees the business development and operational aspects of the company. In 2008, the company expanded into the private education industry via a joint-venture where he was co-appointed as the school’s director to head the operations.

Kenneth is also the Principal Consultant at Solutionz Consulting, providing consultancy services to start-ups and international clients seeking to establish a local outfit in Singapore. A Chartered Accountant (Singapore) by training, his fields of practice include business strategy & planning, accounting, finance and taxation advisory services. Amongst his other entrepreneurial endeavours include a family-owned pet hotel business which culminated in an equity-sale exit.

In academia, he facilitates the entrepreneurial journey for various undergraduate courses at NTU since 2006, focusing on learning touchpoints including new venture formation, business planning, marketing, innovation, strategies, business simulation, design thinking, accounting and finance.

Apart from lecturing at NTU, he holds adjunct positions as associate lecturer, course lead & curriculum developer at other educational institutions. In 2011, he received the Advanced Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, jointly awarded by the National Institute of Education (NIE) and Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). He was also awarded the Teaching Merit Award (2016) and Teaching Excellence Award (2017, 2022) by SIM. He is also a Specialist Adult Educator (SAE-Facilitation) with the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) under the Singapore’s SkillsFuture framework. 

Mr Louis Chan is a Managing Partner at AR iCapital LLP and Corporate Services Manager at ALP Law Corporation. He has more than a decade of experience and is now specialised in cross-border business strategy and development (Singapore-China).

He is the key consultant for foreign companies seeking to expand into Singapore and was an Executive Director on a SGX Mainboard Listed company.

He is also involved in the Entrepreneurship Eco-System in China and is an instructor with NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur). He has consistently received an average score of 4 and above for teaching evaluation.

As an entrepreneur passionate about innovation and skilled in management, I co-founded ZOOMOOV 9 years ago and turned it into a prominent name in the kids' entertainment industry, expanding to 4 countries with over 85 outlets. 

Our success includes acquiring international license agreements with major companies such as Nickelodeon, being featured as a success story by Salesforce, and gaining recognition from MSF Ministry Singapore for our social causes support. 

Business Model Innovation and Human-centered Design are skills I'm proud to craft and share over a cup of coffee.

Mr Ted Chen is the Co-founder and CEO of Evercomm Singapore – “one of Asia Pacific’s fastest growing Sustainability AI companies in the cleantech sector.” Evercomm is an Enterprise Singapore Scale-up Company and also accredited by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). The company works closely with the United Nations and governments worldwide to pilot industry-scale sustainability transformation initiatives.

Ted is also the youngest to receive the prestigious Singapore Energy Award and recognized as one of the digital pioneers by the Singapore Committee on the Future Economy (CFE).

Beside Evercomm, Ted is an expert technical partner for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Telecommunication Union’s Generation Connect board member and Science Policy Focal Point for the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY). Ted has notably received the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Tatler Asia's Social Impact Award, and made it to World Cities Summit Young Leader and Forbes’ Inaugural 30 Under 30 Asia List.