(IIE) BIG Office Hours: Nathaniel Yim (Director, Nila Studios and Co-Founder, Janio)
Speaker Details: Nathaniel is the founder of Nila Studios, a B2B strategy and marketing agency that works with founders to define, refine and execute their go-to-market strategy.
He was previously a co-founder of Janio Asia, where he built and led multiple functions. This included marketing, sales, account management and operations at local and regional levels. Within 5 years of starting, Janio scaled to over 200 staff with offices throughout Asia Pacific, counting renowned investors such as Sequoia capital, Vertex ventu… RSVP: For BIG startups only. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Alumni. Current Student.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Greenhouse & Online.
(IIE) BIG Office Hours: Jane Lim (Former VP Global Markets, TripAdvisor)
Speaker Details: Jane is ex-VP of Global Markets, Tripadvisor, and was in charge of leading international consumer growth for the company up until end 2023. Prior to joining Tripadvisor, Jane was with Shopee, a Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, where she served as general manager for the Philippines. She joined a year after it first launched and played a critical role in scaling the business more than 20X, from a nascent business to becoming the dominant e-commerce player in the Philippines market.
Jane has held sever… RSVP: For BIG startups only. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Alumni. Current Student.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Greenhouse & Online.
(IIE) BIG Office Hours: Cassandra Ong (Founder and Managing Director, OtterHalf)
Speaker Details: Cass is the founder and managing director of OtterHalf (www.otterhalf.co), a marketing consulting firm that specialises in growing tech companies. OtterHalf was created when Cass' entire marketing function was made redundant at her previous company in March 2023 at the height of a tech layoff. While still dealing with the news of being laid off, she recognised a gap that her team could fill in terms of providing specialised marketing support for tech companies with limited resources, given that companies… RSVP: For BIG startups only. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Alumni. Current Student.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Greenhouse & Online.
(IIE) BIG Office Hours: Haw Rer Au Yong (Founder, Pangaea Alternative Advisors)
Speaker Details: Haw Rer is the founder of Pangaea Alternative Advisors ("Pangaea Alts*), an advisory platform focused on helping Asian private equity, venture capital, and start-ups raise capital from global institutional investors. Pangaea Alts has helped its partners across China and Southeast Asia raise over US$500 million from global endowments, foundations, and asset managers.
Haw Rer is an alumni of SMU (class of 2012) and has spent over a decade working overseas with stints in Singapore, Hong Kong Beijing, and Sh… RSVP: For BIG startups only. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Audience: Public. Academic Community. Alumni. Current Student.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Greenhouse & Online.