Josephine Chua is the Director of Human Resources & Quality for the Aloft Singapore Novena. Previously an engineer, Josephine’s passion for people led her to switch to the human resources profession. She has trained to be a certified Practising Management Consultant and is recognised as a Certified Emergenetics Associate, International Coach Federation Approved Leadership Coach and Institute of Human Resource Professionals (Master Professional).

She now spearheads the company’s Human Resources, Talent Management and Quality Departments, and has developed and implemented several initiatives to attract, engage and retain talents in the Hotel.

Under her leadership, the company received numerous awards including HRM Award Best SME Employer of the Year, TAFEP Exemplary Employer of the Year, and HR Excellence in HR Team Collaboration, among others. Josephine herself was awarded Best HR Leader, Best Talent Management Practices, Best Employee Engagement, and Best Work-Life Balance. In 2019, the President of Singapore presented the SkillsFuture Employer Award and SkillsFuture Fellowships Award to her company and her respectively.

Josephine graduated with a Bachelor in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from National University of Singapore, Master in Business Administration (Accountancy) from Nanyang Technological University and Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Singapore Institute of Management.

Veemal Gungadin is also the founder & CEO of GlobalSign.In Pte Ltd (GSI), the company behind the fast growing event tech platform, GEVME. Veemal Gungadin graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2003 with a Bachelor in Computing.

Veemal founded GSI in 2007, architected and coded the very first software platform of the company. GSI is today a leading event tech company in Asia. Veemal remains at the forefront of technology and spearheads the product vision of the company's core platform, GEVME. As COVID-19 changes the nature of events and marketing forever, more than a software tool, GEVME has transformed into a platform and community to power the next generation virtual & hybrid events.

Veemal also invests in and advises several startups in other areas such as MarTech and Fintech. Some examples are: 1) Singapore-based, Synchestra, a fast growing InsurTech company, 2) Sweden-based, Severalnines, a leading Database management product for highly-available database clusters.

Veemal volunteers his time at SACEOS as the VP of Digital and Innovation, where he drives national level initiatives in Singapore to help enterprises and individuals in the events industry digitally transform themselves to be future ready.

He also volunteers his time on other causes such as the Migrant Workers issues, working with the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre in Singapore.

Shirley works with her teams in the Trade and Lifestyle Division to support companies’ workforce transformation in 3 key sectors, namely Tourism (attractions, hotels, MICE, tour & travel), Food Services (F&B, Food Manufacturing) and Retail (retail, wholesale trade). This includes:

- Providing advisory services to companies on job redesign, human capital practices, career health development, etc.;

- Conceptualising and test-bedding new initiatives and interventions relating to workforce development; and

- Managing related strategic linkages and cross-agency projects with government ministries/agencies, unions, industry/employer associations to support companies in their workforce transformation journey.

Dr. Charles Tee is Chief Executive Officer of T3E Global a hospitality, travel, tourism,
and technology enterprise driving business results through real world solutions and
strategies. He works with clients in the areas of business development and tourism
product and service strategy development to focus and direct companies towards
achieving business success.
Charles’ work involves strategic management, leadership, development of hospitality
& tourism marketing strategies and services, business development support and
management, training, coaching and mentoring of senior management and executives.
Having worked across many countries in Asia and the Pacific, he has vast crosscultural experience and knowledge, and he brings this expertise into his work when
working with clients and partners.
He brings more than 39 years of international travel and hospitality industry experience
to his position having served in senior management positions with companies such as
Tour East International, Millennium & Copthorne International, Zuji, Melia Hotels
International, Rosenbluth International Travel and the Shangri-La Hotels. Charles
received his doctorate from University College London and is also a graduate of
Macquarie University in Sydney where he received a Master of Arts in Marketing
Management.
In his last corporate role, Charles had served as Chief Operating Officer Asia for
Wotif.com a global specialist in last-minute accommodation where he was responsible
for the Group’s strategic development, growth and operations in Asia. He spearheaded
a team handling product development, business generation and customer services
and support and within a period of 12 months he took the company from S$ 2 million
to S$ 8.5 million in sales revenue growth.
He is also an associate lecturer at several educational institutions including RMIT
University, Murdoch University, James Cook University, La Trobe University and the
Grenoble Ecole Management and is a regular presenter at business, tourism and
industry events where he has delivered papers on customer services, marketing and
branding.

Ian Wu is the CEO and Co-owner of HUONE Singapore, part of the HUONE International Group of thematic meeting venues with locations in Denmark and Finland. Overseeing and directly involved in all aspects of the business, Ian has championed digital transformation efforts, preparing HUONE for scalability and expansion. His unique perspective, having been on both sides of the "fence" as an organizer

and venue owner, allows him to understand the industry from multiple angles. In addition to his role in Singapore, Ian also serves as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for the HUONE Group, contributing to the global strategy and growth of the company. He is also the President of SKAL International Singapore, an association with over 11,992 members worldwide, focused on promoting global tourism and friendship, across all tourism sectors.

Before joining HUONE, Ian held multiple positions at SingEx Exhibitions over five years, with his last role being Director (Healthcare - Tech). In this capacity, he led the growth of a diverse portfolio comprising six events across healthcare, automotive, and rubber commodities sectors. Ian's earlier experience includes several years with Informa Exhibitions and 13 years with the Singapore Armed Forces, where he held various training and doctrine development positions, including Organising Secretary of the 2010 National Day Heartland Celebrations.

Ian holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Wales, Cardiff.