Tech
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.
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.
I never imagined that I would live overseas, but life had other plans.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hilwan Idrus began studying digital media and art in Singapore, but his curiosity for problem-solving led him towards coding. What began as freelancing in his teens, grew into a passion that took him to Missouri, where he now leads global tech initiatives at Mastercard.
Jay Wong is one-third of the kopiforge team, the locally-grown indie gaming studio behind SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure, an-award winning co-op cooking combat adventure game that combines the chaos of the kitchen with the magic of adventuring.