Patrick Ang is a certified trained teacher from the Teachers Training College, Singapore. He left teaching after 7 years, to become an Adman, working with several international Advertising Ad Agencies, which included J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett. He is experienced in Advertising practice, Media Sales and Marketing. In 1977 he joined MPH Magazines, and rose to became the General Manager and Director, responsible for publishing FEMALE,  NUYOU  and SILVER KRIS, the award winning in-flight magazine of Singapore Airlines, and MABUHAY, the in-flight magazine of Philippines Airlines. He was head of the publishing division of MPH for 20 years. Patrick, left MPH in 1997, and is now a publishing consultant. He is the business owner of POD Media Net. He organises seminars and workshops for writers, and is the promoter for Dan Poynter, international speaker and trainer on Book Writing and Publishing. He is also a company Director with Vaughan Hexa, which promotes Green Label envelopes, red packets, greeting cards and stationery made from environment friendly recyclable paper. He is the current president of APTS, the president of the Joo Chiat CC Toastmasters Club, and a member of Lions Club Beverly Hills.

David Lee is the Executive Director of Wavelink Education Group with a second portfolio as the General Manager of Wavelink Holdings which owns a range of businesses from Travel, F&B to Education. He has also been appointed as the Chairman of a local union’s youth chapter as well as the member of the Young NTUC Exco. Outside his work, he is serving as the Head of Youth Ministry in Church of Singapore (Balestier). What makes him a well-liked speaker is probably the fact that he shares from his heart while at the same time addresses deep issues in a humorous way. Since personal breakthrough at 19, he has been making a positive difference in people’s lives.

Danny Ker is a Principal Consultant with TUV-SUD-PSB Pte Ltd. He has over 25 years of experience in the area of Business Excellence Management. He is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing his DBA from the University of South Australia. He has a Master of Science in TQM/Business Excellence and a B.Bus in Supply Chain Management. Danny started as a Materials Planner with Olivetti Singapore and later joined Sony Precision Engineering Center, as a Manager for their Device Technology & Value Analysis Center. He is a Certified Quality Trainer by Sony Corporation, Japan and a Certified Professional Trainer by the International Professional Managers Association, UK. He is also a Business Excellence Assessor with SPRING, Singapore and an Associate Fellow with Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management. He received the prestigious Parent Support Group’s award in 2003 by the Ministry of Education and was featured in the Ministry of Education’s COMPASS magazine for his contribution to schools on “World Class Education”. MOE has also certified him a Private Education Organisation teacher.

Rajendra Gour is Singapore’s Independent Filmmaker – Pioneer, and is the first in Singapore whose films were shown at International Film Festivals, won accolades and awards. He has written and produced Documentary, Training, Promotional and Feature films for local and foreign organisations, including UNESO. Gour is also a published writer. He writes biography of ordinary people; on Social Issues; and on Film/Video appreciation. He shared his biography on audio to the History Museum in Singapore, where his films have also been preserved by Asia Film Archive. Having worked in the film world in Bombay and Singapore; managing community development projects for more than twenty years; and being volunteer with Asia Film Archive and Asian Civilization Museum,  Gour considers himself lucky to have gathered enough experience to share with others. Gour will be conducting Training and Education talks and workshops for students, working-people and retirees through the appreciation of film and television programmes that have all the elements of individual development, team work, conflicts and resolution, creativity, intellect, mind and emotions, society and social changes, entertainment and interaction with audience. Like-minded people are welcome to join Gour in this venture. Contact: gour@pacific.net.sg

Andy Ng is the founder cum Chairman of Asia Coaching Training.  Andy Ng combines 22 years of corporate, entrepreneurial business, training and consulting experience, all with a great passion to help people to be more competitive and successful. Andy Ng graduates from NUS in 1988 and also holds a MBA from the Herriot-Watt University of UK (Year 2001). Andy used to be the Director of Finance, HR and Admin of the world's 5th largest computer networking equipment supplier - Allied Telesyn International.  The Group enjoys annual turnover of US$420 million employing 1,300 staff worldwide.  Andy’s other experiences include banking at Chase Manhattan Bank, consultancy at KPMG Consulting Pte Ltd and sales at Vickers Ballas Holdings Limited. As a trainer, trains companies on marketing, business planning, teambuilding, systematization, finance, investment, HR, communication, sales, management and personal effectiveness.  The public workshops conducted by Andy are highly popular. Andy is also a Certified Trainer with the American Management Association (AMA), Advanced Training (UK) and Action International. He is also ACTA-certified by MOM’s Workforce Development Agency (WDA).

Ong Kian Boon is currently a sales manager in a Multi National Corporation. He has more than 10 yrs of sales/marketing experience in the electronics industry. He has a MBA (Marketing), B. Eng, Graduate Dip. in Marketing Management and has Certified Professional Trainer certificate from IPMA, UK.

Herman Yeo is the Managing Director of Omega 21 Realty Pte Ltd and also owns Omega Training Connection. He is currently on his second term as a Accreditated Member serving in the 6th Council of Institute of Estate Agents (IEA) as the Social Function Chairman and 2nd Assistant Honorary Treasurer. He has more than 15 years of experience in training, coaching and mentoring realtors and is a Certified Professional Trainer from IPMA, U.K. His success in his Real Estate Business is to motivate others by using accelerated learning methodologies, experiential training programs and by sharing real life experiences.

John Teo is a Director and Principle Consultant of Breaking New Frontiers Consultancy Pte Ltd. He has a Bachelor of Engineering, a Certified Professional Behavioural Analyst (DISC) and a Certified Professional Trainer from IPMA, UK. John specialises in management training and consults in ISO certification. He has more than 25 years of working experience in senior management and in sales and marketing of technical products locally and overseas. He has worked for an MNC, various SME's and was a partner in a precision engineering company. Therefore he can relate to real life experiences in those areas that he is training or consulting. John is the President of the Singapore Branch of The International Brotherhood of Magicians. He frequently uses magic in his presentation not only to enliven the audience, but also to bring out important learning principles in a fun way.

John Ng is a dynamic and experience lecturer/consultant in the training and education industry.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Science majoring in Travel Industry management from University of Hawaii and also an MBA graduate. John has had over 30 years of experience in the Tourism industry from operating his own travel agency, F&B business, to working as a regional director for an international corporation.  He had also worked for The Westin and Oriental Group in the Hospitality Industry. John has chaired many international seminars and talks on Tourism related topics such as Ethics in Tourism, Eco Tourism, Mice industries, F&B and Trends in World Tourism. He has worked in many countries and operated business in America, Australia, Japan and Philippine.  Presently, he teaches at University of Bradford, Southern Cross University, Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Commerce and AEC Edu Group Pte Ltd.

Abdul Rahman’s exposures gravitate in the field of Total Quality Management (TQM). He has numerous experiences in the implementation and maintenance of Management Systems for Quality, Safety, Health and the Environment as well in Organizational Excellence initiatives, in diversified manufacturing sectors including Chemical, Petrochemical, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and Automotive industries. Rahman is presently an employee of Sanden International Singapore, as a Manager for the Human & System Development Division. Rahman is in-charge of Strategic Human Capital Management, Strategic Planning and Strategic System Development. All these are enabled through the application of TQM methodology. His key achievement was to establish the company’s framework to attain the Deming Prize in 2006. This is a world’s prestigious recognition for the attainment of Organizational Excellence through the application of TQM. Sanden is the first and only company in Singapore to attain this prestigious medal.  Rahman is an internal trainer for Sanden Singapore and subsidiaries in the Asian region, training on TQM and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

Sarbene has been in education, training and events management for over 20 years. He holds a Masters in Social Sciences, the Certified Professional Trainer qualification and Kagan Cooperative Learning certificate (USA). He is currently completing a Master of Educational Technology degree. Sarbene specialises in critical and creative thinking, curriculum design and development and online and mobile teaching and learning technologies. He is active as a labour union and community leader. Sarbene has been involved in the training of managers, supervisors, teachers, grassroots leaders, parents and youth leaders with diverse organisations such Frontier Consulting, Quest Consulting Group, ERA Realty, Achievers Creative Education Pte Ltd, Singapore Malay Teachers Union, Yayasan Mendaki and Tampines Changkat and Tampines West Community Clubs.  Sarbene shared passionately his numerous research work at national, regional and international conferences. He has written two national bestsellers on assessment. He may be contacted at sarbene@gmail.com.

Graeme Lacey is General Manager of Ferriby Marine Consultant Pte Ltd and Ferriby International Consulting Pte Ltd; Quality, Safety, and Maritime Security Specialists operating from Singapore and providing Auditing, Consultancy, Survey and Training Services to clients throughout South East Asia. Graeme is also CEO and principal shareholder of AustralAsian Group of Companies Pty Ltd, a Business Consultancy and Training Company that is also an Australian Registered Training Organisation. Graeme comes from an engineering background and is an AQF certified Trainer and an IRCA certified Principal Auditor.

Yeo Tian Seong graduated from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and is a Certificated Professional Trainer, a Certified Trainer for John C Maxwell’s “Developing the Leader Within You", a Certified People Developer Consultant, a Certified People Developer Assessor and a Certified NLP Practitioner. He has 12 years of experience in training, 7 of which were as an in-house trainer with Mindef and has been conducting training both locally and overseas. His experience included design and development of training courses; conducting interviews to select suitable candidates for training courses; leading trainees to various overseas destinations to conduct training; assessing trainees’ performance; certifying trainees’ competencies and writing their appraisal reports. He is now the principal trainer of Apcot International Pte Ltd and regularly organizes and conducts workshops and training sessions for corporations.

Dr. Asha K Karan is a dentist of 25 years’ experience. She practices at Smile Makers Dental Clinic. Dr. Asha’s passion for health education has been captured in radio & TV interviews. She has written several magazine articles for the lay public. Her authoritative and engaging speaking style has been enjoyed by audiences at corporate health promotion events.

T. Vijay is currently General Manager of CMA International Consultants Pte Ltd - an association, conferences and events management company. He conducts training and lectures on industry areas such events management, conferences management, customer relationship management, public relations, business logistics and human resources. His career covers corporate communications, events/conference management, trade and product development consultancy and training development. He also holds other appointments as Editor of the “Your Choice” magazine, a speciality magazine for the young professional and business community, as well as Journalist for HR Matters 21, a foremost online Human Resources Forum that has members from Malaysia and Singapore and increasingly attracting other H R professionals from the region too.