The QED Changemakers

As part of our 8th QED Changemaker Forum on Environmental, Social and Governance, we spoke with Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer at City Developments Limited. As an active advocate for green building and sustainability, Esther shares with us her perspectives and key takeaways on the issues raised at the recent COP26 UN Climate Change Conference which she attended in Glasgow. For more information on QED’s Changemaker Network and how you can collaborate with us, email us at [email protected]

As part of our 8th QED Changemaker Series on Environmental, Social and Governance, we spoke with Ralf Schmidt, Head of Global Finance, Indefol Group, a regional renewable energy developer going global. As a passionate leader and advocate for ESG, he shares in this episode some of his perspectives and the science behind Green Electricity. Ralf is also a member of the ESG committee at the Singapore Institute of Directors. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected]

As part of our 8th QED Changemaker Series on Environmental, Social and Governance, we spoke with Ben Elliott, Chief Executive Officer of Experian Asia Pacific on carbon neutrality. As a regional leader, he manages a broad portfolio of responsibilities that covers business strategy and growth and has been instrumental in driving Experian’s vision of accelerating financial inclusion and literacy in the APAC region. In this episode, he shares more about Experian’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2030. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected]

As part of our 8th QED Changemaker Series on Environmental, Social and Governance, we dive deep into driving factors behind the new regulations on climate and diversity. We spoke with Michael Tang, Head, Listing Policy & Product Admission, SGX RegCo, who gave us a snippet of his personal journey in promoting sustainability. At SGX RegCo, he oversees listing policy and rules development, and has oversight of the listing admission of securities products. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected].

As part of our 8th QED Changemaker Series on Environmental, Social and Governance, this episode talks about the Electric Vehicles (EV) trend. We spoke with Mr Sebastian Tan, General Manager of Prestige, Wearnes Automotive. With more than 7 years of experience in the Automotive Industry, he is managing a number of SuperCar Brands for Wearnes Automotive Pte Ltd, namely Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Rimac, Pininfarina, Alpine and Lotus. He also has had a wealth of experience in Sales & Marketing and the Hospitality Industry at a regional level prior to his current role. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected].

In this episode of the QED Changemaker Series Podcast, we chat with Rebecca Ang Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of MSIG Asia. She is responsible for formulating strategies and governance on corporate branding and communications for the region. Just 2 years ago, she took an additional role as the organisation’s sustainability lead. Since then, she has helped MSIG build a Regional Sustainability Taskforce, working with both internal and external stakeholders to further MSIG’s commitment towards sustainability. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected].

As part of our 7th QED Changemaker Series on the Future of Work, we spoke with Lawrence Chan, Chief Executive Officer of NETS. With more than 20 years of deep and diversified experience, he is spearheading efforts to strengthen NETS' position in the rapidly evolving digital payment space. Prior to this, he held several leadership roles at Visa, PayPal and American Express, during which he was responsible for managing regional merchants including Grab, FoodPanda, McDonalds, Chevron, Agoda, and Expedia. For more information on QED’s Leadership Development Solutions, email us at [email protected]

In this episode for our 7th QED Changemaker Series, Logan Velaitham, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Singapore shares his vision for the future workday and how the pandemic has disrupted the aviation industry. Logan is an aviation veteran with 30 years of experience in both full service and low-cost airline operations. Under his leadership, AirAsia in Singapore became the largest foreign airline in terms of passenger numbers into Changi Airport, which became the third-busiest virtual hub for AirAsia Group.

As part of our 7th QED Changemaker Series on the Future of Work, we chat with Ivan Ng, Chief Technology Officer of City Developments Limited. With 25 years of experience, he now leads Group Technology, Strategy, and Operations, with oversight of Group IT and Digital Initiatives. As an industry leader, he has been ranked amongst the top 10 CIOs in ASEAN by IDG since 2019, and currently serves as the Vice President of the Singapore IT Management Association and as an advisory board member of the National University of Singapore. To find out more about the QED Changemaker Forum, email us at [email protected]

As part of our 7th QED Changemaker Series on the Future of Work, we chat with Betul Genc, Singapore’s Country Manager of The Adecco Group. She has 13 years of experience in the company and takes a keen interest in human resources, talent management and performance management. Betul is responsible for reinventing workforce solutions and creating a talent platform to address the ever-changing landscape of skills shortage and transformation. To find out more about the QED Changemaker Series, email us at [email protected].