Progress through Real Understanding
Investing in the Covid Era – Opportunities amidst the Fear (April 30, 2021) Nirgunan Tiruchelvam is a equity analyst. He has worked for Standard Chartered, ABN Amro, RBS. He is now an equity analyst covering Emerging Markets with Tellimer (formerly Exotix Partners), where he has been based in Dubai and Singapore. Nirgunan is also a wonderful … Read more
A Journey from Chinese Traditional Medicine to The New Frontier of Biotech (July 1, 2021) New frontiers in US-China biotech – Current geopolitical rhetoric notwithstanding, East-West scientific collaborations have typically resulted in breakthroughs that benefit all of humanity. The brilliant and compassionate Dr. Hong Tang is the CMO and co-founder of OnQuality Pharmaceuticals, a targeted cancer supportive … Read more
How the AI and Virtual Reality Can Make us Better People Jeanne is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of beingAI, a transmedia AI company creating AI beings™ that build long-term engagement and trust with digital-native consumers anywhere, anytime, on any device and media platform. Jeanne is an angel investor and advisor of several startups, … Read more
A Non-traditional path into the Indian Start-up Boom (June 4, 2021) Dev provides a fantastic insight into his battle against India’s infamous bureaucracy and other reflections of building a valuable business enterprise in the world’s fastest growing large Emerging Market economy Dev Roy started his professional journey as a Debt Instrument Trader with the Bank of … Read more
The State of Fitness and Wellness across Asia (June 11, 2021) Robert is a keen sportsman having played professional football. He still hits the gym 5x week and plays rugby. Robert Sawhey has had a varied career spanning health and fitness, consultancy, and academia. Currently he works in a regional director role for one of the … Read more
On the Nascent Venture Capital Industry in the Middle East (September 2, 2021) Noor is a founder, investor, and operator. Identified by Forbes magazine as one of the “World’s Top 50 Women in Tech”, Noor’s previous roles include CIO at The Dubai Future Foundation, and founder of ZenYoga studio chain (acquired by Cedarbridge). Furthermore, Noor was … Read more
Why China is the World’s Most exciting and Challenging Consumer Market (September 1, 2021) With decades of marketing communications experience, Bryce is one of Asia’s pioneers of non-traditional advertising, and digital transformation, specializing in retail communications, brand activation, digital and data marketing, CRM and loyalty marketing. He has held senior agency positions in large firms such … Read more
How to ride Asian bull markets and hang on during bear markets (December 20, 2021) Herald van der Linde has spent his extensive career in the Asia Pacific equity markets. A true Renaissance man, Van der Linde has acquired knowledge an a diverse set of domains ranging from oenology to Egyptology. Educated at the University of … Read more
Making Meaningful Work (February 5, 2022) Dan and Josephine – Partners in Life and Work We are facing a world where technology will continue to replace humans for many jobs. While this creates uncertainties in our world, it is vital to rethink how we learn and adapt to new work environments. Daniel Szuc and Josephine Wong, … Read more
China Re-opening, Memories of Open Hearts, Open Gates and Open Minds (May 14, 2021) A personal journey from the Mid-West to the Far East Princeton in Asia and SAIS alumna, Dori Yang, is a former Businessweek correspondent in Asia and author of When the Red Gates Opened. Recalling her front row seat to China’s economic liberalization, she … Read more