How this Singaporean lawyer is shaping commercial real estate across 80 countries with law, tech and AI
General Counsel Christopher Y. Chan blends law, technology, and AI to redefine the industry at JLL Technologies, the subsidiary spearheading the digital transformation of global real estate giant JLL Here’s how he did it.
Why I quit college at 22 to launch a biotech startup in Singapore
By week one of school, I became a co-founder. By year three, we raised $2.6 million.
After 7 years in Japan, here’s why I moved to Singapore and now call it home
I’ve found fulfilment in growing a family and my career as a chief researcher at Hitachi, where we study how to make rail travel safer and more reliable.
From Mexico to Singapore: My journey as an AI scientist
I never imagined that I would live overseas, but life had other plans.
Why this serial founder returned to Singapore after working in China and the US
Sze Ying Teo, who has built tech partnerships in Beijing and New York, gets candid on failure and how to avoid “jumping from one hellhole to another”.
How this physicist-turned-entrepreneur is building Singapore’s role in the space economy
Alexandra Vidyuk began as a physicist, built her career in banking, and is now a deep-tech investor. Based in Singapore, she backs pioneering space-tech ventures and connects with a global community of innovators.
From lab to launch: How Nicholas Jose turned his research into a global nanotech venture
Scientist-entrepreneur Nicholas Jose has built his career across the US, UK and now Singapore. As CEO of Accelerated Materials and Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, he shares how he turned lab research into a global nanotech venture and built a thriving startup from the ground up.
From Singapore to New York: Joon-Seong Lee’s lessons from 30 years in AI and leadership
Joon-Seong Lee began his career at Accenture in 1996 as a fresh graduate analyst. Now based in New York, he leads global Growth AI initiatives, helping industries harness generative AI to drive innovation and business growth.
Zero to scale: YouTrip CEO on founding and scaling the multi-currency platform from Singapore
Caecilia Chu, co-founder and CEO of YouTrip, is revolutionising cross-border payments with the region’s first multi-currency mobile wallet. Accepted globally at millions of Mastercard merchants, YouTrip simplifies travel and finance for users in over 150 currencies.