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Neha Mehta is an Indian-Singaporean Fintech thought leader, lawyer, and award-winning entrepreneur. She is an Adjunct Professor with Nanyang Technological University, SP Jain and other global universities.
As the Founder and CEO of FemTech Partners, Neha amplifies the voice of Women in Tech and mentor’s young women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). FemTech Partners is a proud recipient of the British Chamber of Commerce Award. In the last seventeen years, Neha has worked with financial regulators in Asia, Oceania, and Europe to revamp policy, and infrastructure to include poorest of poor. Her work has contributed towards sustainable development goals of gender equality and financial inclusion through sustainable finance, and innovative digital financial services. Neha has worked with the UN, Deutsche Boerse, and various third-sector organizations.
Neha holds a double degree in Law and Commerce and attended King’s College, London on a Chevening Fellowship. Neha is an alumna of the Fortune U.S. State Department Global Women Mentorship and an Austrian Leadership Fellow.
Neha is passionate about diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI), and her pro-bono work has won her several awards including Globant Digital Disruptors Award, Kindness Leadership Award Asia Pacific, Global Future Fintech Leader, Stri Shakti Award, and Nav Shakti Award. A finalist for the STEM Trailblazer Baton Award, and International Inspiration Award.
Neha has been featured in coveted honours including Singapore 100 Women in Tech, FinTech top 50 and Asia’s 50 Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy.
Neha is also a board member and advisor to impact led organizations. You can find out more at: Linktr.ee/nehamehta.

Francois wanted to be an author since he first learned to read. He returned to his childhood dream after leaving a successful corporate career.

Francois has since authored works of children’s fiction, young adult fantasy and romantic fiction. His first series of five children’s books were published by Speaking Volumes LLC. He has also had a series of children’s books published by Indonesian publisher, PT. Kanisius. The series is named, ‘Seri Hewan Unik’ and the books in the series are titled, ‘Rahasia Bunglon’, ‘Rahasia Badak’ and ‘Rahasia Bekantan’. ‘Finding Us Again’ is Francois’ third Romance novel.

He has participated in a number of literary events in Indonesia including the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Ubud, Bali. He promotes his children’s books by visiting schools.

Francois is South African and lives in Bali, Indonesia. He divides his time between his family and his writing.

Dr Teo Wan Lin is a board-certified dermatologist, beauty entrepreneur and founder of clinical skincare brand Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals. Widely regarded as a thought leader in the Asian beauty sphere, her podcast Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty has collaborated with industry giants like Amore-Pacific, L’Oréal Paris and LVMH, amongst others.

Her published research includes that in the field of the brain-skin-axis, which explores themes of body dysmorphophobia in the age of cosmetic dermatology. Her commentary “On Thoughts, Emotions, Facial Expressions and Aging”, published in the International Journal of Dermatology is a position paper highlighting the intersection of philosophy, psychology and biology in the perception of aging faces. She is also an international expert on the skin microbiome, as the author of white papers on maskne and biofunctional textiles in the top-ranked Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Formerly a model, she has been featured in numerous editorials for magazines such as Her World, Citta Bella, Shape, Cleo, Style as well as print/commercial campaigns for Maybelline, Kose, Fresh Kon, Tiger Beer, Citibank, Singtel and Sony Ericsson amongst others—back in the 2000s, when her journey in the business of beauty first began. Her unique perspective she feels, holds an important message for all who desire to see—beauty isn’t what she seems.

Neri Miranda has been dubbed as ‘Wais Na Misis’ because of her impressive entrepreneurial feats while juggling being a full-time mom and a homemaker-as evidenced by her equally educational and entertaining social media posts. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Baguio, Philippines, and is currently finishing her masters in business administration at the same university.

This awe-inspiring mom of three doesn’t let a minute go to waste. She either spends it learning or earning. If not in front of her laptop researching, you can find her all over the country, personally managing multiple businesses.

Neri has amassed 2.5 million followers. Before becoming a successful entrepreneur, she gained nationwide popularity as the 6th runner-up of a local star-search television show and has starred in many television shows and movies.

Yeo Chuen Chuen is a multi-award-winning leadership coach who has been honored with international accolades for her outstanding work with clients in nearly 40 countries across five continents. Named LinkedIn Top Voice in Company Culture (Singapore) in 2022, she has been recognized as an invaluable partner in offering accessible pathways to developing great leadership by shifting mindsets.
Having worked with senior executives from Fortune 500 and the Singapore Government Service since 2013, Chuen Chuen has demonstrated that a return to fundamentals — helping leaders lead from a state of strength, authenticity and curiosity — is the secret to unlocking their fullest leadership potential. The strategic value she brings to her clients is proven with her long-term relationship with returning clients, referrals and highly satisfied clients.
As one of the executives said about their work together, “Chuen Chuen’s program is the only one leaders need to do.” Chuen Chuen finds great joy in designing training programs, tailor-made to each unique organization she partners. As a creator of simple but transformative frameworks, she has also created a proprietary Re4 Model, (documented in her book 8 Paradoxes of Leadership Agility) as well as the Five Inner Voices you’ll learn about in Leaders People Love.

Born and bred in Singapore, Theresa W. Devasahayam is a family and gender anthropologist. At a young age, her interest in women’s issues was ignited when she discovered her mother’s story of adoption. As an undergraduate, she enjoyed sociology and anthropology and furthered her interest in gender studies at the graduate level when she completed her PhD at Syracuse University in the USA. During her career, Theresa has edited seven books and co-authored one book, mostly academic and concerned with various facets of women’s lives—all having one connecting thread in that they ask fundamental questions around inequality, oppression, and exploitation between the sexes. This is her first book written primarily for a non-academic audience. With the same passion she puts into her writing, Theresa enjoys engaging in various charity efforts aimed at raising funds for girls’ and women’s empowerment projects in developing countries. Her aspirations are simple: give back to society whatever gifts one may have, recognizing that one has been empowered to empower others.

Felix Cheong is the author of thirty books across different genres, from poetry to short stories, from children’s picture books to young adult fiction. He has also published five graphic novels, including The Showgirl and the Minister in collaboration with Arif Rafhan. Winner of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award in 2000, Felix has been invited to writers festival all over the world, including Edinburgh, Austin, Sydney, Brisbane and Christchurch. He holds a masters in Creative Writing and is currently an adjunct lecturer with the National University of Singapore, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Curtin University and Murdoch University.

Arif Rafhan is an award-winning comics artist based in Kuala Lumpur. His work can be seen in more than forty publications in Malaysia, Singapore and the US. His contribution includes Malaysia’s longest-running humour magazine, Gila-Gila, as well as under Dato Lat for his graphic novel, Mat Som 2. His graphic novel, Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma 2, his fourth collaboration with writer Melanie Lee, won Best Young Person’s Title at the Singapore Book Awards in 2023. Be Real: A Guide to Authenticity is his fifth collaboration with Felix Cheong.

Su-May Tan was born and raised in Malaysia but is currently living on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne. Her debut short story collection Lake Malibu and other stories was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2022. Her work has appeared in the Margaret River Short Story Competition, Mascara Literary Review and The Victorian Writer. Having moved to Melbourne in 2012, she often writes on themes of migration and cultural connection. Website: sumaytan.com.

Chris Lee is an entrepreneur, investor, startup advisor, and senior executive in the healthcare industry with extensive international experience. He is one of few Asians to rise to the global executive committee level in two Fortune 500 healthcare companies, with a strong track record in business growth, M&A, new market expansion, and innovation incubation.

Chris grew up in Korea and Japan, and started his career as a medical sales representative in the US, eventually working in more than ten countries across three continents. He was appointed country manager of Bristol-Myers Squibb at age thirty and became the first-ever executive committee member of Asian-descent in Bayer’s 150-year history at age thirty-nine. Chris has deep and extensive healthcare experience, having managed businesses across various healthcare segments in the last three decades, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, consumer health, animal health, and more.

In 2022, Chris founded VentureBlick, an international fundraising platform matching healthcare startups and medical investors. He aims to transform the healthcare fundraising building on his years of accumulated industry experience and professional network.

Chris is an advocate of inclusive leadership and workplace happiness. He wrote two bestselling books, Emotional Management and Marketing Works. He regularly contributes leadership articles to Forbes and actively shares his personal learnings on LinkedIn. He has won multiple leadership awards, including ‘Most Respected CEO’ for three consecutive years (2020-2022) by Great Place to Work, and ‘Executive of the Year 2021’ by Singapore Business Review.

David J. Hirst is the author of nine management books including the Best-Selling ‘How to Communicate with Anyone.’ He was born in England and has degrees from the University of Stafford and Christ Church College, the University of Kent. He currently lives in Malaysia which, after twenty-three years, he calls home. He has a 10 th degree Sifu licence in Malaysian Wing Chun and a Master Practitioner Licence in Neuro-semantics which allows him insights into human behaviour that give his characters their vibrancy. He regularly attends the MY Writers Penang group and on most stormy afternoons he can be found on his Penang balcony with a chilled glass of something nice, working on his next novel.