Overview
BestTop Career Consulting and Graduate Student Society from National University of Singapore proudly present “Academia to Industry - A Smooth Transition”. This industry talk will expose you with insightful views from successful industry leaders regarding how to prepare yourself for the transition from academia to industry.
Speakers from a diversified background will share valuable experience in industries such as fast-moving consumer goods, engineering consulting, and financial services. You will learn the key qualities and skills that the leading firms are looking for. In the panel discussion, you will have chance to ask our guest speakers about your concerns and career development related issues.
BestTop Career Consulting will draw on its expertise in career coaching for fresh grads to present on career preparation tips which will pave the way for your pursuit to dream jobs.
Program
14:30 – 15:00 Registration
15:00 – 15:05 Opening Address
15:05 – 15:20 Speech by Bert Grobben, Director, Open Innovation APAC, Corporate R&D, P&G
15:20 – 15:35 Speech by Joe Eades, Co-founder & Managing Director, Ispahan Group
15:35 – 15:50 Speech by Raymond Kwok, Chairman & Managing Director, Kwok Group LLP
15:50 – 16:20 Panel Discussion
16:20 – 16:50 Career Preparation Coaching by BestTop Career Consulting
16:50 – 17:00 Closing Speech
Date and Venue
Date: Saturday, 12 October, 2013
Venue: LT50, Stephen Riady Centre, UTown, National University of Singapore
Admission
Free
Guest Speakers
Dr. Bert Grobben
Bert has been working with Procter & Gamble for 10+ years, in various positions and locations revolving R&D. He is currently managing the Asia Pacific portfolio of Open Innovation partners and defining landscape and capabilities for building Best in Class Open Innovation approaches, P&G's Connect & Develop program. His specialties include Franchise Innovation, Consumer-centric Innovation and Open Innovation Strategies. Bert holds a MSc and PhD in Biochemistry from Universiteit Antwerpen.
Joe Eades
Joe is co-founder and Managing Director of Ispahan Group based here in Singapore, a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. He is a certified trainer and travels the region to run courses and seminars including Process Safety, Risk Management Facilitation Skills, Project Engineering and Sustainability. Prior to this he spent 17 years working in the project industry, designing and building multi-million dollar factories for the process and pharmaceutical industries.
Raymond Kwok
Raymond is the Chairman and MD of Kwok Group LLP, a PE/VC investment holding company and also provides consultancy involving in trading, education, human resources, and other activities. He is the Senior Advisor APAC for zeb/rolfes schierenbeck associates, a member of the Asia Advisory Board of FLAG Capital, and also the Director of Business Development at VSee as well as the Chief Representative Agent of Oxford Economics for Singapore and South East Asia Representative for Lexis-Nexis.
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