Career Networking
2021
Date: 14th July 2021
Time: 1730 - 1930 (+SGT)
about
Career Networking 2021 is to allow undergraduates or anyone who is interested to learn more from the speakers to gain insights on what their daily work life is like.
Participants will also learn more about how to progress in the workplace, as well as learn helpful tips from the working professionals which would be a value-add to what students learn in school.
HIGHLIGHTS
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A Variety of Industries:
FinTech
Venture Capital
Technology
Luxury goods
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Learn From The Best!
Our passionate and experienced speakers will be sharing on work life in their respective industries
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All About
Work Life
Gain useful information regarding what the different industries' working life is like
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Attractive Prizes
Stand a chance to win attractive prizes
Event Flow
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1730 - 1735
Introduction from emcee (5 mins)
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1735 - 1755
Speaker 1 + Q&A (Luxury) (20 mins)
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1755 - 1820
Speaker 2 + Q&A (FinTech) (20 mins)
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1820 - 1840
Speaker 3 + Q&A (FinTech) (20 mins)
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1840 - 1845
Short 5 minutes break for lucky draw / ads (5 mins)
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1845 - 1905
Speaker 4 + Q&A (Venture Capital) (20 mins)
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1905 - 1925
Speaker 5 + Q&A (Venture Capital) (20 mins)
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1925 - 1935
Conclusion + Wrap up (10 mins)
Meet The Speakers
Markus Bruderer
Associate Partner, Antler Singapore
Christoph Choi
Director Sales and Marketing, Patek Philippe
Amanda Choy
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Wise
David Wang
Co-Founder and CEO, Helicap
Jun Tong Thien
Account Manager, Google Customer Solutions
Speaker 1
Amanda Choy
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Wise
Amanda has 6 years of international marketing experience, which covers the entire marketing funnel from product development to go to market, acquisition and revenue growth. She joined Grab when GrabPay was only 1 years old and we've just merged with Uber.
In her Grab lifetime, she has launched GrabPay across markets and built them into leading wallets, as well as launched GrabPay Card in her role as a regional marketer before moving into her role as a Product Marketer. She advocates for customers throughout the product development process in her new role. She currently lead the entire online spending and lending portfolio for Grab.
She will be taking care of all Consumer Services in Asia under Wise within a similar role (PMM).
Speaker 2
David Wang
Co-Founder and CEO, Helicap
David is the co-founder and CEO of Helicap, an alternative lending platform and sustainable lender, backed by leading financial institutions and venture capitalists. David has a decade of experience working in investment banks for Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Nomura; a career which fuelled his passion to transform the way corporations and consumers in Asia access credit today.
Before Helicap, David founded the tech-focused investment firm 33 Capital; where he gained exposure to innovative FinTech platforms in loans, payment and credit - paving the way for the Helicap mission - to expand fair financing to Asia’s underserved borrowers.
He graduated as a University Scholar, Business from the National University of Singapore, and a semester abroad at the University of Southern California. He also holds a certification in FinTech: Future Commerce from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In his free time, he enjoys sports, wine and travelling.
Speaker 3
Jun Tong Thien
Account Manager, Google Customer Solutions
Juntong(JT) Thien is part of the Google Customer Solutions team in Southeast Asia. He partners closely across a range of clients from the biggest conglomerates to the fastest growing start-ups across Southeast Asia as a trusted advisor to grow with Google advertising solutions. This is in line with Google’s mission to organize the world’s information, and to build a more helpful Google for everyone.
He was previously in the Enterprise Customer Development team of Google Cloud where he worked with Google's strategic accounts in APAC to transform their business with Google’s full suite of cloud solutions.
Prior to that, Juntong’s early career experience included stints in Grab as part of the early team in Grab Financial to being the first intern in Unity Group, a boutique private equity start-up. A Singaporean born and bred, he graduated with a bachelor’s of finance from Nanyang Technological University.
Speaker 4
Markus Bruderer
Associate Partner, Antler Singapore
Markus is an Associate Partner in the Antler Singapore office, where he shares the overall responsibility for Antler’s operations in Southeast Asia. Markus has worked with technology ventures for nearly a decade. Prior to Antler, Markus was Corporate Development Manager at Global Fashion Group (GFG) where he set up the global Process Improvement and Path to Profitability functions. Markus also designed and implemented turnaround strategies in multiple locations across the group. He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Speaker 5
Christoph Choi
Director Sales and Marketing, Patek Philippe
As a German-born Korean, Christoph Choi believes that he has benefited from being raised in two different cultures. Both his degrees from the University of Hamburg in Germany, the renowned University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and his ability to master four foreign languages have been instrumental in shaping his career in the corporate world.
He started his journey with the German based sportscar manufacturer Porsche in 2005 where he made an outstanding career development with assignments in Seoul, Singapore and Shanghai. His outstanding performance and work has been recognized and was called to take on the role as Managing Director of Porsche Indonesia in 2012. Under his leadership, Porsche Indonesia grew rapidly. Excellent marketing strategy and professional management of sales & after sales made Porsche, the company and brand, increasingly popular in Indonesia.
In 2020, Christoph has joined the world’s finest watchmaking manufacturer Patek Philippe, the last independent, family-owned Genevan manufacturer. In his role he oversees sales and marketing in the Southeast Asian markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia.
With over 16 years of involvement in brand building Christoph has developed in a highly experienced and established leader in the luxury world.
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