EDUSPAZE - Key Persons

I thrive at the intersection of ideas, strategy, and process. These three elements can often be at odds with each other, but drawing from my 9+ years of experience in education, management consulting, and entrepreneurship and innovation, I create value for organizations and teams through being able to deftly navigate these competing elements and distill clarity from (potential) chaos. I am a big-picture thinker who is not afraid to grapple with the details, and a lifelong learner who relishes challenge and ambiguity. As an educator and an entrepreneur evangelist, I am also passionate about Education + Entrepreneurship as touchstones for creating resilient global communities, cities, and countries, and as the most enduring pathway to economic opportunity and freedom. At 500 Startups, I work in a transversal role spanning business development, market development, implementation, and product. Since joining, I have secured 2.5M+ in project revenue and built an additional 8M+ pipeline in North America; directly manage projects valued at over 500K+; and lead the development and design of our startup and corporate training programs comprising 75%+ of revenue. Previously, at Deloitte, I led projects with international organizations and government agencies such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the US Department of State and US Agency for International Development, and the US Department of Agriculture; and with the social sector and institutions of higher learning including the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, the Irvine Foundation, and the University of Pittsburgh. These projects spanned strategic planning, impact evaluation, program design, growth strategy, and digital transformation. I am also deeply passionate about leadership coaching and talent development, and have built and executed C-level training and Leadership Labs for my clients at Deloitte and 500 Startups; and served as a leadership advisor to CXOs at startups globally in India, Guatemala, and Kenya. I obtained my Masters of Public Policy from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, with a focus on International and Global Affairs, and my Bachelor of Science (International Politics) from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Don Anderson

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Head of Family Entertainment & Learning Partnerships, YouTube APAC

A high impact digital media platforms specialist and proven business and revenue driver with 20+ years experience advising and collaborating with C-suite executives in Fortune 500 media technology companies Skilled in account and vendor relationship management, business development and digital product launch management, marketing, communications and content acquisition and creator programs management

George Straschnov

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Managing Director - Bisk Ventures / Managing Director - Bisk Ventures

Gerald Tjan

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Head of SMB / Startups at Salesforce

Hester Spiegel

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Co - Founder - EPIC Angels / Co - Founder - EPIC Angels

Himanshu Tambe

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Chief Enterprise Solutions, Singapore Institute of Management / Chief Enterprise Solutions, Singapore Institute of Management

Jamshed Wadia

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Vice Chair of Digital, Asia - Edelman

With over 20 years of experience, Jamshed has a proven track record as a Leader and an Innovator. Jamshed is recognised as an expert in driving transformation in Digital and Marketing. As an agile and adaptable professional, Jamshed has been able to thrive and succeed in his career and accomplish many milestones during his tenure at Intel. Jamshed has established Centres of Excellence. Led Digital Transformation. Managed Global Sales Accounts and P&L and Led Product management.

Jimmy TAN

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CEO - GSA Education / CEO - GSA Education

John Bellosillo

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Head of Planning, National Teachers College

Strategy and investment professional with 12 years of experience (local and regional) in transforming organizations. Proven reliability in leading projects that create meaningful change for the companies, which led to revenue/pipeline growth, significant efficiencies in operations, and better stakeholder engagement.

Joost Bergen

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Advisor & Entrepreneur - Blossom It / Advisor & Entrepreneur - Blossom It

Kelvin ONG

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Executive Director, Partner Spaze Ventures / Executive Director, Partner Spaze Ventures

Koji TAKAHASHI

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Managing Partner - EduLab Capital Partners / Managing Partner - EduLab Capital Partners

LEE Swee Siong

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Venture Partner, Spaze Ventures / Venture Partner, Spaze Ventures

Manish Madan

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Vice President, Deskera / Vice President, Deskera

Michael Fu

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President - Vital WellSpring Education

Michael grew up in Taiwan and majored in Engineering and Management in university - a combination that allows him to utilize technology and business modeling to solve numerous practical problems. He has worked with many Asian professors to provide education services and industrial consultations. He is also an important resource to many senior managers in providing industrial innovation and talent cultivation. Michael moved to Singapore to pursue the PhD GM program offered by SMU. At the same time, he took the opportunity to expand his family's publishing business. Using Singapore as a springboard, he developed partnerships with many publishers to successfully enter the European, American and Chinese markets. Michael is also passionate about sustainability and climate change and wants to improve the World for his fellow mankind. With his connections and experience in academia and the industry, he set up The International Association for Agricultural Sustainability (Singapore) which works through a multi-disciplinary platform to gather the professional wisdom of scholars and uses technology to achieve agriculture sustainability. He also set up Agrigada Biotech Company (Singapore) which is dedicated to the research of utilizing herbal remedies and providing natural solutions to modern lifestyle diseases in the hope of contributing to public health.

Michael Klemm

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Singapore Education Network

Nabila Abu Talib

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Programme Director

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

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Senior Manager - Ngee Ann Polytechnic / Senior Manager - Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Prof Edward Tay

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Associate

Shaifali Nathan

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Head of Large Customer Marketing and Events - Google

As Google's Head of Large Customer Marketing and Events in Asia Pacific, I help businesses understand consumer behaviour and trends that are driving our world so that they can be more effective and efficient by utilizing digital marketing's full potential. Driving thought leadership at the cross-section of consumer behaviour and technology, my team focuses on enabling brands to understand their impact on the world. As a future-focused marketing leader with more than 20 years of experience, I have expertise in product, marketing, and strategy across financial services and technology. I am passionate about the power of digital marketing and how we future-proof the marketing profession in order to keep pace with consumers.

Stella CHUNG

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Senior Manager - Ngee Ann Polytechnic / Senior Manager - Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Tom COLLIN

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Chairman of the Board at ILA Vietnam / Chairman of the Board at ILA Vietnam

Tracy Zhu

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Vice President ( China ) Vice President ( China )

Wilson Chen

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Lecturer - Republic Polytechnic / Lecturer - Republic Polytechnic