Mindset 2.0- Speaker Bios

MINDSET 2.0: IGNITE YOUR POTENTIAL

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

MINDSET 2.0: IGNITE YOUR POTENTIAL

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

TIME TRACK 1 TRACK 2
1100 - 1300
VIP Luncheon & Panel Discussion: "What is Future-ready?"
Elaine Yew, Global Partner, Egon Zehnder

Chandran Nair, CEO, Global Institute of Tomorrow
Loren Shuster, Chief Commercial Officer, Lego Group
Mitesh Patel, Managing Director, Black & Veatch Southeast Asia

Noor Quek, Founder & CEO, NQ International

1300 - 1500 Drivers of Potential Understanding Your Core
Workshop Motivation Workshop

Elaine Yew, Global Partner, Volker Krohn, CEO, Hoffman
Egon Zehnder Institute & Jutka Freiman,
Enneagram HQ

1500 = 1530 Roots & Wings Workshop "Change adds Life to Life"
1500 - 1600 Crystal Lim Leahy & Dr. Gregor Noor Quek, Founder & CEO, NQ
1600 - 1630
Lange, CFG International

"Cultivating a Leadership
Brand Which Counts"

Peter Ong, Founder, Rested Edge
Advisory

1630 - 1730 “Your Future: Ready for Facebook or Facelife?”
Chandran Nair, CEO, Global Institute of Tomorrow

VIP LUNCHEON WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

CHAIRPERSON

ELAINE YEW | Global Partner, Egon Zehnder

Elaine Yew is a member of Egon Zehnder’s Global Executive Committee. Elaine’s work
is focused on senior level executive search and leadership development, specifically the

succession planning for CEO and other C-level positions. She also leads the firm’s
advisory work on board effectiveness and Non-Executive Director searches in the
region. Elaine joined Egon Zehnder in 2000 in London and spent her first nine years

with the firm there, developing the private equity practice in Europe.

Before joining the firm, Elaine helped to lead an industry change management program
while at Global Freight Exchange, the world’s first internet-based global marketplace
for air cargo. Prior to that, she was Executive Director with Goldman Sachs in the
European Equities Division, based in London. Earlier, she was a Consultant with

Monitor Company, working across Europe with clients in diverse sectors. She started her
career with the Singapore Economic Development Board where she was at the centre of

early regionalization work, helping Singapore companies develop their presence in
Indochina and Myanmar in the early 1990’s.

Elaine serves on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore and
chairs the Industry Advisory Board of NUS’ Centre for Future-Ready Graduates. She is

on the independent Nominating Committee of BW Offshore, listed on the Norwegian
Stock Exchange. She also serves on the Board of Governors of the Convent of the Holy
Infant Jesus group of schools in Singapore, and on the Board of Leap Philanthropy Ltd,
a humanitarian organization focused on Indochina rural communities. She serves on the
Lifelong Learning Council, set up by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency,

and also on the “Future Jobs & Skills” sub-committee of the Committee for Future
Economy.

VIP LUNCHEON WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

PANELIST

CHANDRAN NAIR | CEO, Global Institute of Tomorrow
Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT),

an independent pan-Asian think tank based in Hong Kong focused on advancing a
deeper understanding of global issues including the shift of economic and political
influence from the West to Asia, the dynamic relationship between business and society,

and the reshaping of the rules of global capitalism.
Chandran is a regular speaker at the World Economic Forum (WEF), APEC Summits,
OECD events and various UN conferences. He is a member of WEF’s Global Agenda

Council on Governance for Sustainability.
Chandran was chairman of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Asia

Pacific until 2004, establishing the company as Asia’s leading environmental
consultancy.

He has served as Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. He is a fellow

of the Royal Society of Arts.
Chandran is the author of Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and
Saving the Planet which was ranked as one of the top-fifty breakout capitalism books by
The Guardian and has been translated into Chinese, German and Bahasa. He is also the
creator of The Other Hundred, a non-profit book project which serves as a counterpoint

to the Forbes 100 and other media rich lists.

VIP LUNCHEON WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

PANELIST

LOREN SHUSTER | Chief Commercial Officer, Lego Group
Loren joined the LEGO Group in 2015 as Chief Commercial Officer. Loren has
extensive experiences in sales, marketing and general management. He has led the
expansion of global businesses into emerging markets and has been a core driver in

building digital capabilities across multiple industries.
Prior to joining the LEGO Group, Loren was responsible for driving revenue and
product innovation for Google’s You Tube business in Asia. Before Google, Loren spent

the majority of his career at Nokia in a variety of roles ultimately leading to
responsibility for Nokia’s Marketing and Go-to-Market activities globally.
• 2015 to date: Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, the LEGO Group
• 2013-2014: Managing Director of Brand Solutions, Google Asia Pacific
• 2011-2013: Country Director for Singapore & Emerging Markets, Google Asia Pacific
• 2010-2011: Vice President of Consumer Marketing, SingTel (Singapore Telecom)
• 2000-2010: Senior Vice-President – Marketing – Go-to-Market, Nokia
Additionally, Loren is an active professional coach and has introduced and developed
coaching programs in his previous roles. He is deeply interested in the intersection of
wellness and corporate life. He is interested in mindfulness and leadership and has been
a regular speaker at university, corporate and leadership events. Loren is an avid

runner and yoga practitioner.
Loren holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University (1992), an MBA from
INSEAD (1996) and a Masters in Organizational Psychology from INSEAD (2014).

VIP LUNCHEON WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

PANELIST

MRS NOOR QUEK | Founder & CEO, NQ International

Noor Quek has almost 40 years of experience in a broad range of banking and financial
services with various established institutions. Her previous positions, all based in

Singapore, with regional responsibilities, include being Director and Head, Business
Development (South East Asia), The Citigroup Private Bank, Director, Business

Development (South East Asia), GE Capital and Deputy Managing Director, Rabobank
Asia Ltd (Merchant Bank);

Her main area of expertise is in initiating, negotiating and facilitating implementation
of wealth advisory and financial transactions. This has evolved from her extended years

in the industry where she has managed account relationships and lead teams, for
international high networth individuals, families and corporations. She is a

speaker/moderator in major international conferences on global wealth advisory and
family office advisory matters.

She is based in Singapore and founded NQ International in October 2007. NQ
International Pte Ltd's not-for-profit activities include various charity-related activities

which Noor is actively involved with.

Noor is currently, among others, a founding member and current President of Breast
Cancer Foundation, a Board Member of The Ireland Fund, Singapore Chapter, Board

Member, ISCA Cares (Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants), member of the
Woman's Health Advisory Council, Singapore, and a was joint co-chairman of

BoardAgender in Singapore, and a member of the inquiry committee of the Singapore
Dental Council and the Law Society, Singapore.

VIP LUNCHEON WITH PANEL DISCUSSION

PANELIST

MITESH PATEL | Managing Director, Black & Veatch Southeast Asia
Mitesh is Managing Director of Black & Veatch’s management consulting practice
covering Southeast Asia, India and MENA region. He helps investors, developers and
banks connect capital to infrastructure projects in Asia and maximize their return on

investments.
With more than 20 years of experience across the life-cycle of power projects, from
project development to asset management, Mitesh has worked throughout Asia across all
power technologies including combined cycle gas turbines, supercritical coal-fired plants

and renewables.
Mitesh has prior worked with General Electric, Shell and Reliance among other major

energy companies. He holds MBA from NUS Business School and Bachelors in
Electrical Engineering from Karnataka University in India.

DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL WORKSHOP

How can you unlock your fullest potential and be the architect of your career
and life? The Egon Zehnder team shares their insights from years of
experience advising the world's most respected organizations and
governments.

ELAINE YEW | Global Partner, Egon Zehnder
Elaine Yew is a member of Egon Zehnder’s Global Executive Committee. Elaine’s work
is focused on senior level executive search and leadership development, specifically the

succession planning for CEO and other C-level positions. She also leads the firm’s
advisory work on board effectiveness and Non-Executive Director searches in the
region. Elaine joined Egon Zehnder in 2000 in London and spent her first nine years

with the firm there, developing the private equity practice in Europe.
Elaine serves on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore and
chairs the Industry Advisory Board of NUS’ Centre for Future-Ready Graduates. She is
on the independent Nominating Committee of BW Offshore, listed on the Norwegian
Stock Exchange. She also serves on the Board of Governors of the Convent of the Holy
Infant Jesus group of schools in Singapore, and on the Board of Leap Philanthropy Ltd,
a humanitarian organization focused on Indochina rural communities. She serves on the
Lifelong Learning Council, set up by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, and
also on the “Future Jobs & Skills” sub-committee of the Committee for Future Economy.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR CORE MOTIVATION WORKSHOP

Engage on a deeper level and learn how to motivate yourself and others
through an introduction to the Enneagram, a system of 9 core personality

types, taught by Australia’s leading practitioners in psychology and
coaching

VOLKER KROHN | CEO, Hoffman Institute
Volker is an accomplished psychotherapist. His extensive professional background
includes Family Therapy, Self-Psychology and Creative Arts Therapy. Volker has a
Masters degree in Existential and Experiential Psychotherapy (MIECAT), is a Clinical
Member of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists (VAFT) and is also the
Director of the Hoffman Institute Australia/Singapore. Volker has worked for the last

25 years in the Asia /Pacific realm.
Volker is passionate about helping people to improve their emotional and spiritual
intelligence and has inspired thousands of clients in Australia and Asia to live from a
place of self-acceptance and gratitude claiming compassionate leadership in their life.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR CORE MOTIVATION WORKSHOP

JUTKA FREIMAN | Enneagram HQ
Jutka Freiman is a leading Asia-Pacific authority on psychotherapy and executive
training with almost 3 decades of experience coaching industry leaders and senior

management of corporates.
Jutka holds a number of highly regarded positions in her field. She is co-head of the
psychotherapy programme at Legacy Retreat, a ground breaking motivational retreat
targeted at allowing sophisticated executives leading high stress lifestyles to reach their
fullest potential and a senior teacher at the Hoffman Process Australia / Singapore, a

world renown course designed to break negative behavioural patterns.
She is also a trusted adviser who sits on a broad range of corporate advisory panels. Her

client roster includes firms such as ANZ Bank, Vodaphone, DeLoitte, YPO Australia,
Prince Alfred Hospital and the Australian Stock Exchange.

In the field of education, Jutka has lectured at the Australian College of Applied
Psychology and is a supervisor and trainer with the Institute of Group Leaders.
Jutka employs an extensive range of techniques to develop insight and tackle individual
and organisational issues. She is an expert on the Enneagram behavioural system and also
draws on methods from Attachment Therapy, Enneagram, Gestalt, Somatic Experiencing,
Bereavement Therapy, Psychodrama, Constellation Work and Art Therapy. She holds a
degree in psychology and anthropology from Macquarie University, Sydney. Jutka has
developed “The Enneagram Professional Training” which is fully recognized and

accredited by the International Enneagram Association (IEA).

ROOTS & WINGS WORKSHOP

What are the essential tools and mindsets you need to thrive in a future of
constant change and disruption? Experience NUS’s groundbreaking Roots &

Wings programme.

CRYSTAL LIM LEAHY | Director, Centre for Future-ready Graduates at NUS
Expert communicator and leader with 16 years of experience in client advisory and
management roles across holistic education, human capital and finance sectors. Crystal
is the Director of the Centre for Future-ready Graduates at the National University of
Singapore, which assists students in developing their fullest potential. In January 2016,
she pioneered Roots & Wings, an innovative foundational life skills programme for
2,100 freshmen students covering the basics of focus, self-awareness, interpersonal
effectiveness and defining ones values and visions. Roots & Wings will form an essential
and distinctive part of the NUS education and will expand to 5,000+ students a year.
Prior to this, Crystal was the Founding Director of groundbreaking holistic education

and training startup Legacy Retreat, recognised as a global pioneer in personal
development and coaching. A powerful motivational public speaker on learning and self

development topics, she has been ranked by attendees of Womens Leadership Summit
2015 as one of the best speakers and was the closing speaker at the Women Inspiring
Change Forum 2014. Crystal is also a passionate and dedicated young philanthropist

with experience raising funds for a wide variety of causes ranging from autism,
Alzheimers, hospice care and the arts. In 2012, she was a sponsor for non-profit
organisation Smiling Mind Australia, which teaches mindfulness to young people and
has had its curriculum adopted in 5,000 schools and institutions across Australia.

ROOTS & WINGS WORKSHOP

DR GREGOR LANGE | Clinical Director TELL, Clinical Supervisor, Consultant
Clinical Psychologist

Gregor is a German-born, Irish- and American trained clinical psychologist.
His work experiences include working in public health care services (Ireland), private
clinics (Ireland, USA, Vietnam), and lecturing at Universities (Ireland & Singapore). He

has also worked as an independent consultant, researcher, and author.
Gregor has been working with children, families, couples and individual adults with a
variety of problems for more than 10 years. His work includes helping diverse people

deal with difficult emotions, family and relationship problems, stress, and other
psychological or behavioural difficulties.

He has integrated various mindfulness practices into his work (e.g. ACT) and completed
the MBCT teacher training with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He also developed and
taught a module on Mindful Psychology at NUS and he has been involved in developing

and teaching the CFG Roots & Wings programme.

"CHANGE ADDS LIFE TO LIFE"

“Change is the only constant.” How does one keep up with the changes in this
VUCA world? How is it possible and how can one be future-ready? Be
inspired by the bold steps that Mrs Noor Quek took to overcome the
challenges, to be where she is today.

MRS NOOR QUEK | Founder & CEO, NQ International
Noor Quek has almost 40 years of experience in a broad range of banking and financial

services with various established institutions. Her previous positions, all based in
Singapore, with regional responsibilities, include being Director and Head, Business

Development (South East Asia), The Citigroup Private Bank, Director, Business
Development (South East Asia), GE Capital and Deputy Managing Director, Rabobank

Asia Ltd (Merchant Bank);
Noor is currently, among others, a founding member and current President of Breast
Cancer Foundation, a Board Member of The Ireland Fund, Singapore Chapter, Board
Member, ISCA Cares (Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants), member of the

Woman's Health Advisory Council, Singapore, and a was joint co-chairman of
BoardAgender in Singapore, and a member of the inquiry committee of the Singapore

Dental Council and the Law Society, Singapore.

"CULTIVATING A LEADERSHIP BRAND WHICH COUNTS"

“What is Your Leadership Brand?” is a question which stumps many leaders –
few leaders can answer at all, let alone answer well. This sharing will address

what it means to nurture & cultivate a leadership brand which counts, and
provide key insights and ideas for doing so.

PETER ONG | Founder, Rested Edge Advisory
From 1994 to early 2010, Peter was with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Andersen
Consulting/Accenture and Gallup. When Peter Ong stepped out of his comfort zone to

create his own company Rested Edge Advisory at the age of 40, he was Managing
Partner of Gallup SIN, HK and South-East Asia and seemingly at the top of his
career, but Peter wanted to do something different from a standard corporate career –he
wanted to create and build Rested Edge Advisory (his company) and One Dream
Initiative (his charity), both at the same time, whilst striving for his KPI in 9 words –

“Do best work, build best home, live best life”.
Time flies, Rested Edge Advisory is 6 years old, with 51 clients, of which 6-8 are active

at any one time. Through Rested Edge Advisory, Peter provides Leadership/Team
Development, Executive Coaching, Talent Acceleration, Strategic Visioning, Change
Management, People Leadership & EQ / Social Intelligence Development, and Business

Advisory services & programs.
Peter also teaches BMA5405 Managing Change, a 13-week module at the MBA level for
NUS Business School. Peter is a Board Member of Transit Link where he also chairs the

Audit & Risk Management Committee. He is a District Councillor with Central
Singapore CDC and is part of the School Advisory Committee for Hougang Secondary

School.

“YOUR FUTURE: READY FOR FACEBOOK OR FACELIFE?”

The 21st Century is a rocky one. How do we adjust in world changing from
Western subservience to Asian world views? How do we live within our

constraints? How do we redefine prosperity, freedom and rights? What is the
role that empathic skills play in today's word?

CHANDRAN NAIR | CEO, Global Institute of Tomorrow
Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT),

an independent pan-Asian think tank based in Hong Kong focused on advancing a
deeper understanding of global issues including the shift of economic and political
influence from the West to Asia, the dynamic relationship between business and society,

and the reshaping of the rules of global capitalism.
Chandran is the author of Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and
Saving the Planet which was ranked as one of the top-fifty breakout capitalism books by
The Guardian and has been translated into Chinese, German and Bahasa. He is also the
creator of The Other Hundred, a non-profit book project which serves as a counterpoint

to the Forbes 100 and other media rich lists.