Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Padang & Co, driving open innovation in Food and AgriTech and delivering “innovation-as-a-service” for this space in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Launched LEVEL3 enterprise-led coworking model with Unilever Foundry, enabling collaborative innovation with corporate partners such as Cargill and Syngenta.
Launched the first pan-Asia (also Singapore’s first) AgriTech accelerator —Digital ASEAN Program — with MUFG, Grow Asia, and Yara.
Designed and facilitated a number of innovation initiatives, e.g. CSIRO Food for Health, Grow Asia Hackathons, Rabobank SustainableAg Asia, etc.
A multi-industry veteran and the immediate past President of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.