Ginnie Chu

Director, Point of AC

Ginnie Chu is the co-founder and Director of Point of AC, a branding and marketing company that specialises in providing solutions for startups to corporates looking to revise, enhance or strengthen their existing brand identity and marketing message to the public.

Ginnie is a multidisciplinary brand designer and entrepreneur. In her work, branding is more than just creating a visual identity for a company, it is about giving those who want to chase their reality a soul to glow. With the desire to create a positive impact on others’ lives, she goes beyond the five senses and engages with a brand’s sixth sense — its story, culture, philosophy, and aura to craft a brand that truly resonates with its audience on an emotional level.

She aims to gain an in-depth understanding of each client before incorporating emotion and aesthetics into their story. Well-acquainted with the creative scene, she possesses a keen eye for design, pays extension attention to detail and prides herself on her touch to maintain a cohesive brand across all disciplines.

Ginnie holds a degree in Product Design from the UK. She has participated in 100+ branding projects and currently acts as a marketing advisor for several NGOs to advocate and empower SEN and low-income youths.

Jason Tang

Director, On Success (H.K.) Limited

Jason is a serial entrepreneur and his businesses span various industries including FMCG, properties and restaurants.

He also holds various positions including:
– Director of Pacific Able Ltd
– Director of Top City Investment Pty Ltd
– Director of Tang Sau Yuen Tong Foundation Ltd
– Director (2010/2013) of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

He graduated with a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and was a Research Student in Acupuncture and Massage (Master) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He is also a Clinical Hypnotherapist from the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners.

Tony Chan

Marketing Manager at Kinetico/Associate Director, AIA

#Wellness begins with Royal Household RO and ZERO Soft Water Purification System. HKWQA-Professional Water Expert.

#Wealth Management:
– Starts with Child FQ,
– Financial Freedom for >100 families. CChildFQT/TQUK;
– LegalQ Succession Planning; RFP/RFPIⓇ;
– Associate Wealth Management Director/AIA.

#Relationship Management:
– Communication and Coaching; Love, Harmony and Culture – NLP, Enneagram, MBTI, WABC Business Coach

#Education:
– St. Louis School, Electronic Eng/PolyU,
– Biz Studies (Hons)/CityU, MBA/Edinburgh Business School

#Work Experience:
– 20+ years in Chip Industry: IC Design, Sales & Marketing with National Semi, Philips, Flextronics,Thomson, Xilinx, nVidia, Sharp
– 15 years as RFP/RFPIⓇ , Associate Wealth Management Director/AIA: Health, Wealth, Trust and Asset Management

#Volunteering and Social Service:
– Focus: SEN Families, Career Development, Long Term Care for Golden Age
– Since 80’s serving YSST/Tung Wah Gp, Caritas, Lions and Rotary Clubs

#Other interests:
– Professional Water Expert/HKWQA, WABC Business Coach, CChildFQT/TQUK, Enneagram, MBTI, NLP, LegalQ Succession Planning

#Associations:
– BLW, BNI, Golden Age Foundation, GBX, GP42, HKCNIA, HKCBMIA, HKFSCI

Kinsen Au

Managing Director, Natpak

Kinsen is the managing director at Natpak who has been an expert in packaging business since 1978. They provide sustainable packaging solutions for the world’s most reputable consumer brands in various industries such as watches, jewelry, eyewear, cosmetics, stationery, tea, premium alcohol and consumer electronics. Presentation is everything. The art of packaging can effortlessly elevate the brand and ultimately drive business. Natpak designs can create a spectacular open-box experience for their customers.

According to a United Nation’s research, more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic had been produced since the early 1950s. About 60% of that plastic has ended up at either a landfill or the natural environment. The rate of plastic production has grown more rapidly than any other materials. There is also a shift in production from durable plastic to the wasteful single-use plastic. These plastics have exponentially become an integral part of our daily lives.

At Natpak, they believe it is their responsibility as a solution provider and manufacturer to help save our environment. They identify alternative sustainable materials from their extensive library, develop products that contribute to the circular economy, and most of all, design sustainable and affordable packaging solutions tailored specifically to the brand’s needs. Together, it can help fight climate change by disrupting the traditional packaging industry with more mindful and sustainable solutions.

‘I’ve heard about BLW from another member, and I have to say what an honor to be able to join Dennis and his network of people in Hong Kong who are so passionate about social & environment impact business and are so willing to share their amazing experiences with others.’

Ajmal Victor Samuel

Founding Chairman, OCTO3 Group Holdings Ltd

Ajmal Victor Samuel ( 施 杰 浩 ) is a Hong Kong-based Entrepreneur and a Hong Kong national-level athlete.

He is the Founding Chairman of OCTO3 Group Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-headquartered financial technology and infrastructure provider that specializes in Payments and Clearing House Systems.

Ajmal is the founder of the Ajmal Samuel Foundation with a mission to:
– promote inclusivity for everyone: able-bodied and disabled; serious and amateur; young and old to pursue physical and emotional wellbeing for healthy living.
– inspire and motivate everyone to be fit, active, healthy, and well.

Ajmal is also an extreme adventurer and a well-established endurance athlete. He has been actively involved in social and sports activism and advocating for disabled rights.

Crystal Lam

Registered Chiropractor

Crystal is a registered chiropractor in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong with a special interest in women’s health and functional neurology. Chiropractic care for children and pregnant women is Crystal’s area of expertise. She is a licensed Schroth practitioner and specialises in scoliosis as well.

From a very young age, Crystal lived and studied independently in the UK for a decade. In early 2022, Crystal relocated back to her native Hong Kong to work as a chiropractor at a long-established clinic alongside other senior and highly experienced chiropractors.

Crystal has a strong commitment to natural health and wellbeing; she encourages people who are interested in research-based probiotics, raw materials of food supplements and organic therapeutic herbal cream for OEM and ODM partnerships in order to further expand natural preventative medicine.

“Being a part of the BLW community, in my opinion, is tremendously useful to my personal development because it not only enables me to network with other like-minded, aspirational, and ambitious young professionals as well as senior executives, but also to give back to society as part of our social obligations.”

Ms April Lam

Founder, Aello Consulting Company Limited

April advises companies to develop their ASEAN market-entry strategy and local
marketing executions on both online and offline levels.

She has advised Fortune 500, SMEs, and start-up companies across APAC.

She started doing business with Indonesian companies since 2007 and then lived in Indonesia and
Vietnam for 8+ years where she saw the rapid development of the region.

Coupled with her experience in luxury retail marketing and brand consultancy, she surmises that ASEAN is a hidden gem and will drive future demand for consumer products.

April is also a frequent speaker and has spoken for HKTDC, HKPC, Hong Kong Electrical Appliance Association, CMO Summit, Rotary Club Hong Kong, and many more organizations.

She was also a part-time lecturer at the HKUSPACE on Brand Management and the current President of the BNI Brilliance chapter.

Christine Chui

Director and Lead Coach, P3 Corporate Coaching and Training Limited

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, shortage of talents, ineffective leadership, and
team silos threaten organizational performance and future success.
Christine has been supporting global organizations to strengthen their senior leaders and accelerate the building of a strong leadership pipeline to maximize their growth and results across the Asia Pacific since 2005.

Her coaching has immensely boosted leadership effectiveness, resilience, team performance, and the bottom-line metrics with the following reported impacts:
– Advancement of market position from #5 to #1
– Significantly increased profitability and productivity with ROI from coaching program up to 1500%
– Rapidly turned around derailing earnings-critical teams to achieve multi-million dollar improvement in revenue
– Transformed new senior leaders in high stake positions from failing to top performers

She has supported leaders in LVMH, AstraZeneca, AIG, ThyssenKrupp, Tesa Tape, Lanson Place, Wing Tai Properties, etc. Christine brings to her coaching more than 20 years of senior executive experience with global companies in five industries and worked in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Taipeh.

“I am so attracted to BLW by the versatility and ingenuity of its members, their
passion for personal growth, mutual enrichment, giving back, and making a
difference. “

Damon Fan

Co-founder, Onepile (一沓紙)

Damon co-founded Onepile, an automated bookcrossing kiosk and services provider, with the vision of digitalizing the bookcrossing process and transforming the traditional book exchange practice into a sustainable social enterprise.

Bookcrossing has grown into a global phenomenon in the past decade, but the idea has not taken off in Hong Kong. He and his partners founded Onepile to make a bigger impact on the community by promoting a reading culture and preserving the planet.

This innovation has led Onepile to win the Chan Dang Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2022 – a new award launched at HKUST to encourage and recognize university members who turn creative business ideas into a sustainable venture for promoting social good.

Damon graduated from HKUST with majors in Marketing & Management. He started his career in the production department of a movie channel with the aim of becoming a film director. His 4 years in the entertainment industry equipped him with the practical skills and know-how of movie production. Serendipity then led him to his second career in the financial services industry where he spent 15 years in the insurance field.

‘It was a very good experience to have met the members in BLW, great to know people who are willing to share ideas and help the society.’

Peter Lam

CEO & Co-founder, Ola Tech

Ola Tech https://ola.tech is a leading marketplace to provide affordable, sustainable smartphones with quality and warranty in Southeast Asia, starting in HK. Our mission is to give every ph(one) a second chance. We have sold over 20,000 devices with 10,000 satisfied customers, about a quarter of them to social enterprise, since we launched in August 2000. On top of it, we help reduce 400 tons of carbon and eliminate 4 tons of e-waste.
We are based at InnoCentre and are a Hong Kong and Science Park partner. Also, we receive
grants from the recycling fund and pre-seed investments from Mucker Capital, a VC based in
Los Angeles.

Peter is also a member of the Channel Islands Rotary Club. Every month he volunteers to help the youth and elders across those in need in the Hong Kong community.

Peter joined BLW because it is an excellent platform for ideas and collaborations on social and climate change innovations.

Jacqueline Chan

Founder and Solution Head of ESPAY.HK

Jacqueline is the Founder and Solution Head of ESPAY.HK, an E-Commerce (Service & Payment) platform, provided multi-functional online services beginning from 2010. We have been covering School Fee collections for ESF Group of 26 schools, School Lunch Pre-order service for international schools in both Hong Kong and China. As well as shops, bazaars, chain stores, cafes, charities, events, associations, and enterprises both in online or offline payment.

Merchants on ESPAY.HK manages its own services and all transactions are paid to the merchant’s account directly. The platform is safe, secure, risk-free and there are no delays and no PCI to be concerned with.

ESPAY.HK also works as a community platform connecting different kinds of social services such as donations, free system support, free training, and free events.

Jacqueline has over 26 years of experience in IT Solutions for China Mobile, China Telecom, Ping An Insurance & Sinopec, etc,

Jacqueline is a specialist in Business Management, Optimisations, and Payment.

We are willing to share and connect more enterprises and organizations to build their own powerful online system and all-in-one management platform.

Grow your business & make it green with us.

“I was introduced to BLW through Vicky Chan, the executive director of Chip In. I am grateful to become a BLW member, I look forward to connect, learn, and grow with such experienced professionals and specialists. Thanks, Vicky, Dennis & all.”

Kenny Yau

Co-founder & Director of Strategic Partnership, Wada Bento

Kenny has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing and was a Sales Associate Director in an international company before co-founding Wada Bento. He holds an MBA degree (City University of Hong Kong) and completed the Global Branding Program in Imperial College London.

Wada Bento (www.wadabento.com) is a decentralized foodservice platform helping foodservice operators expand sales channels extensively to customers’ doorsteps. We enable foodservice operators to expand sales channels from restaurants to the lobbies of office buildings, schools, and hospitals, using patented Hot-chain Bento Robot technology. For end-users, they can enjoy hot and fresh gourmet Bentos in just 17 seconds through our Bento Robots. The technology has been verified by our 180,000 Bentos sold and has been deployed for Hong Kong’s top chain restaurant.

We are impressed by BLW’s passion for co-creating values for the community. Wada Bento is
keen to expand food service together with the BLW partners.

Daniel Wong

Founder, Eco-Park Holdings Ltd

We design, manufacture and supply Oxo-biodegradable disposable paper cups, paper bowls, paper boxes, and utensils (oxidized, then biodegraded with soil).

We use 100% bamboo paper, water-ink / soybean ink, and Oxo-Biodegradable coating (patented by us).

Certifications received include:
-ISO9001
-ISO14001
-FSG
-ASTM
-FDA
-EU food grade

Our clients include Starbucks, Pacific Coffee, Pret A Manger, Delifrance, Cafe de Coral, HKCEC, Regal Hotel Group, Nana Hotel Group, Sino Group, Wynn Hotel Group (just to name a few). For more information, please visit us at www.eco-parkholdings.com

BLW is an excellent platform for business leaders as it not only focuses on business but also focuses on ESG.

MC Yuki Wong

Chief Storyteller at Spotknight

With burning passion in public speaking since young, Yuki founded Spotknight, a professional emceeing & public speaking company.

We create an extraordinary experience for our clients in multiple languages and with 1000+ event hosting experience. Long term clients include HKTDC, banking and financial institutions.

Yuki is also the communication tutor at 6 universities in HK. She and her team travel around the world to empower people with confidence in speaking and hopefully create a professional industry for the generations to come. Her signature program includes ” speak like TED ” & “storytelling “.

www.mcyukiwong.com

Shirley Whing Chow

Founder & Director, Whing Resilience Success Coaching

Imagine inspiring your team, speaking your truth, or sharing your ideas in front of thousands with Confidence, Charisma, and Ease? For too many, unfortunately, they never got the support or training to help them say a big, fat juicy ‘SURE!’. Their voices or messages are ‘blocked & robbed’ by doubts, anxiety, and tension.

After spending 3 decades motivating hundreds of thousands of children, professional singers, and teams across 4 continents, former opera coach-pianist, musical producer, and program director Shirley has heard that voice too many times. She founded Whing Resilience Success Coaching in 2021 to help children and professional women ‘own their confidence & own their tomorrow’.

Her courses aim at boosting multiple intelligences. They include America’s most comprehensive EQ and Social Intelligence profiling, theatrical speech and singing, and confident interview& interaction skills. On the other hand, having survived childhood trauma, PTSD, bullying, and depression, this Canfield Success Principles Trainer is extremely passionate in identifying clients’ limiting beliefs and roadblocks. She designs workshops to transform them with Law of Attraction transformation tools.

Joining BLW, Shirley’s intention:
Since 2019, I have been actively advocating mental health and female empowerment in numerous global summits, representing Hong Kong in global women’s business networks, and contributing to Amazon bestselling books. I believe education is key, and it takes the power of WE to raise mental health awareness. I am both humbled and thrilled in joining BLW’s extensive network of givers and impact makers. I can’t wait to learn from everyone and see how I can contribute to both the local chapter and the BLW world at large.

William Kong

Partner, Current Management CPA Ltd

William trained with Ernst & Young in the United Kingdom to become a Chartered Accountant in 2010. He returned to Hong Kong in 2011 to pick up his family business, an auditing firm. The firm provides accounting and auditing services to private companies, as well as helping clients navigate Tax Investigations, SFC Licensed Corporations audits, and Internal Controls for Listco. William also provides the United Kingdom Tax related services, including pre-immigration advisory. The firm promotes a learning culture, in both technical and soft skills, with the aim to develop its trainees into the next generation of accountants.

“I was thrilled by the ingenuity of social entrepreneurs at BLW, who used their commercial expertise to help local communities and the environment. I hope to learn these skills from other members to give young people in Hong Kong more opportunities.”

Ranson Chiu

Director, HLS Consultancy Ltd

Ranson, together with his team, serves as a trusted advisor to SMB and entrepreneurs focusing on Government funding applications, new business ecosystem setup, and personal wealth management. In the past thirteen years, Ranson had assisted various principals to do M&A, set up and had operated new businesses, conducted important due diligence, and achieved funding or investment targets in Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.

Apart from his consultancy work, Ranson has been active in social responsibilities. He has been a mentor for startups, social enterprises, and individual university graduates. He enjoys watching movies and has been organizing private screenings of movies with inspirational themes on a regular basis.

“BLW is a cross-cultural community with elites from various industries. The business leaders here have a common desire to create social impact. BLW is the best platform for me to execute the integration of charitable behaviors and consumer behaviors, which l believe is one of the most substantial ways to create social impact. Thank you again to Dennis for introducing BLW to me. I am looking forward to making some changes to our society with our joint efforts.”

Doris Leung

CEO and Founder, Diamond Cab (HK) Ltd

Doris founded this private enterprise to offer point-to-point transportation services for wheelchair users. Up to Jun 2019, we have 3 barrier-free taxis or 1 barrier-free hire car that allow wheelchair users to board directly and provide a legal and safe transportation means for wheelchair users and their caregivers. Up to Mar 2019, we have successfully completed over 150,000 barrier-free trips

Apart from developing barrier-free transportation, the Diamond Cab team is dedicated to changing the barrier-free culture with different social innovations. One of the initiatives is called Diamond Leisure starting from 2014, with the financial support of charity sponsorship, we collaborate with the privately-owned elderly homes and organize weekly barrier-free evening outings for the elders who are suffering from loneliness.

Doris was awarded the Young Social Entrepreneur Award 2011, Capital Leaders of Excellence 2011, Finalist (Asia Pacific) of Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2013, and The Purpose Economy Asia 100 respectively. Diamond Cab is the Highly Commended International Social Enterprise of the Year at UK Social Enterprise Awards 2012, The Fifth of My Favorite Best Five Social Enterprises in 2013, The 5th HK Outstanding Citizenship Bronze Award, and Hong Kong Winner of Chivas The Venture, one of the 20 global finalists.

BLW is the only community I know of with business owners or senior executive members who have a strong passion for their business as well as making a social impact. I hope this blended value community can contribute to a much better Hong Kong in the future.

http://www.diamondcab.com.hk/

Shovial Lam

Group Vice President, Unitek International Group Limited

Unitek is a leader in IT connectivity accessories, Connect, Convert and Extend Technologies. We develop human-friendly products to help everyone be their best since 2006, serve multi-level customers including enterprises, governments, schools, and end-users in more than 60 countries around the world. Human-friendly means being user-friendly, eco-friendly, partner-friendly… Friendly in our relationships, our products. We try our best to build products to cover the many dimensions of human experience, and we strive to make the world more friendly each day.

With the help of BLW’s caring value and strong network, Unitek will learn and grow better to be more human-friendly.

Hellen Teo Manning

Executive Director of The Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong)

Hellen is presently the Executive Director of The Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) since 2019.  A graduate of Edith Cowan University with a Degree in Hospitality Management.

Hellen has over 20 years of Hospitality Experience.  She had extensive experience with hotel openings, she held senior level positions in Sales & Marketing and Food & Beverage divisions. 

Hellen also volunteers actively in Singapore Association Hong Kong and is chairperson for Singapore International School Hong Kong Parent Teachers Association.  She is highly resourceful, is approachable and has a pleasant attitude and a desire and commitment to making a positive mark in the Singapore Community in Hong Kong.

 

I joined BLW as the Chamber has collaborated with BLW on events.  I am also looking forward to networking with other members of BLW to share experiences and ideas.

Dicky Lau

Managing Director and Founder of Pan Asia Tech Limited

We are a Fintech solutions company with major business areas in systems integration, systems development, mobile application development, and UX/UI designs for companies’ logos, mobile applications, and websites. One of Pan Asia Tech’s high profile projects is integrating Jetco’s Cardless Withdrawal System for Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“PAObank”). We are also the sole vendor for PAObank’s Mobile Banking vendor, responsible for changes and maintaining their Retail and SME mobile applications.

 

We specialize in mobile applications development with the use of Flutter. Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows, Google Fuchsia, and the web from a single codebase. 

 

Dicky has extensive experience in startups and has demonstrated a history of working in the Information Technology & Services industry. I am equipped with analytical skills, sales, presentations, networking, product development, and business development.

 

Dicky graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) focused in Operations Management from HKUST Business School. 

 

I have chosen to be part of the BLW Community because I was inspired by Dennis’s efforts in sharing his experience and providing assistance to members of the community to achieve their goals and giving back to the society at the same time.

Gary Lim

Managing Director of A.Plus International Corporation Limited

Gary Lim is presently the Managing Director and one of the founders of A.Plus International Corporation Limited.  He was part of the management team which oversaw the successful listing of the A.Plus Group Holdings Limited on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) in April 2016.  The company successfully migrated to the Mainboard of the HKEx in January 2019.

 

Prior to this he was the Assistant General Manager at Toppan Vite Limited where he was recognized as one the top performing sales professionals.  Mr Lim has been in the financial printing industry for the last 21 years and has lived and worked in Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong. 

 

He sits on the board of directors as an Independent Non-executive Director at ZACD Group Limited, a Singapore based real estate fund management company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the HKEx where he provides independent advice to the board.

 

He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in July 1999 and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the United States of America, in March 2008.  He is on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Hong Kong.

 

He actively contributes his time to the Singaporean community here in HK.  He sits on the committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce (HK) and is active in the Singapore Association as well.

 

Besides work, he is an avid guitarist, is active in watersports and loves to cook.  He is always on the lookout for good investment opportunities and can be reached at garylimby@hotmail.com.

Basil Hwang

Managing Director of Hauzen Services Limited/Managing Partner of Hauzen LLP

Basil Hwang is the Managing Director of Hauzen Services Limited, a corporate services provider specializing in Hong Kong listed companies, and the Managing Partner of Hauzen LLP, a financial regulatory law firm.  He is a specialist in financial markets regulation, disputes and investigations, as well as contentious and complex transactions. He represents public companies, licensed intermediaries and investors.

Basil is recognized by clients for his business insight and pragmatic advice, his familiarity with regulations in Hong Kong and business practices in Greater China, and his ability to successfully deliver on clients’ objectives.

Prior to founding Hauzen LLP, he was the founder and Managing Partner of a US law firm for seven years, an executive director in charge of managing a Hong Kong Mainboard-listed company, and general counsel and independent director at other companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Basil is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, as a solicitor in England and Wales, and as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore.

Basil has chosen to be part of BLW as a way to give back to the business community in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Amy Wong

CEO & Founder, Ariaa Company Limited

Amy is a digital entrepreneur with over 10 years of dedicated experience in Technology & Business Operation.

With an EMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she was a Risk analyst at Citibank Hong Kong before becoming the co-founding COO of AQ Talent Lab, a career development mobile app with blockchain infrastructure.

Having extensive experience in digital content such as mobile games, short-form videos, and live-stream events, Amy is passionate about bridging the gap between technological leapfrog and traditional business practices. In 2020, Amy has founded Ariaa Company Limited, a digital content and partnership consultancy in Hong Kong.

Ariaa focuses on helping businesses with a tailored, sustainable digital solution that drives growth amidst the ever-changing global business environment. In contrast with digital agencies, Ariaa serves with a business owner’s perspective and provides a sustainable digital promotion and partnership model that aligns with the brand’s long term business objectives. Beyond social media and digital marketing, Ariaa uniquely provides partnership consultancy to help brands accelerate their growth (Both in terms of customer engagement and business conversions).

Being a dedicated Rotarian and an Alumni of the Chinese university EMBA program, I appreciate that there is no shortage of business networks and communities in Hong Kong. However, it is most rewarding when one comes across a community that focuses on personal growth as well as giving back. The theme of conducting business while giving back to society is a recurring one in my career so far and is exactly what attracts me to the BLW community.

Po Tang

CEO & Founder, Keplar Limited

Po is a senior executive with over 30 years’ leadership experience as a CFO in the UK and latterly Hong Kong. He has worked in both listed and unlisted multinational billion-dollar companies with extensive business and commercial experience in Advertising, Events, Marketing, Loyalty, Travel, Technology, e-Commerce, Airport lounges (Priority Pass) and the Sports industry.

In his last company, The Collinson Group, in June 2018 it was listed in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 as one of the fastest-growing companies and also finished second in the list of top five companies with the highest volume of international sales, with more than £521 million in 2017.

Currently, he is the CEO and Co-Founder of a start-up company, Keplar Limited, that utilises Blockchain Technology to solve accounting problems. It is a new journey, and he is looking forward to the challenge.

I joined BLW to collaborate and network with fellow liked minded members to share ideas and further good work.

Cavan Chan

High Performance Lifestyle Zeitgeist, Corporate Trainer & Transformation Coach.

A passionate NASM certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Specialist with a keen interest in optimizing his mind & body connection through various psychological and physiological biohacking routines. His intention is to empower everyone to live an optimized, balanced and purposeful life.
His Mission: Always aim to deliver an adequate balance of motivation, rewards and fun in any training workshop so as to create sustainable lifestyle changes for his clients.

He specializes in

  1. Stress management through Sleep Optimization
  2. Balance Nutrition workshop for weight loss & de-stress
  3. Preparation of one’s working environment for effective performance

His Passionate Sports: Triathlon, Endurance Sports (Running & Biking)

Ann Kwong

Director

Think & Act Strategic Co.,Ltd.

Think & Act Strategic has been in toy industry since 1998 and concentrate in wooden toy sector on OEM & ODM manufacturing since 2002.

With a vision of caring children by developing good design and quality wooden toys. We developed a specific quality control system and proudly stated as the first and unique one. This not only strengthen our product reliability but also our trust on customers and consumers.

2019 was my 30 years anniversary in toy industry.
Lucky me, the longer I am here, I feel younger !
I strongly believe life-long learning and I never give up.
Five years ago, I obtained MBA degree and my honorable Doctorate !

I believe good attitude and care are key elements of success. Care of your working team, partners and customers is important to form a long-lasting collaboration unit.

Education and IT lead our future !

I am very happy to set my goal to participate on education by developing wooden toys as tools and system for children growth, elderly assistance and family harmony.

“Being impressed by BLW members who are not restricted to local residents. Member and guest from different sectors/countries who exchange their business view and focus on helping others to move on their goal. This platform can help to extend “Think Globally and Act Locally” marketing strategy!”

Polly Chan

Co-founder

Thrive Hong Kong Charitable Ltd.

Polly started off as a senior HR leader for international leading firms with experience in 10+ industries.

She had felt in love with children education charity services and entrepreneurships in her second and third careers.

In her latest journey, she is setting up a new children education charity called Thrive Hong Kong Charitable Ltd.

Thrive Hong Kong envisions to inspire and empower under-resourced children and youths in Hong Kong to embrace life with enhanced self-confidence, a positive mind-set and a giving back attitude.

Leveraging her prior charity experience of empowering 500+ needy children during 2009 to 2017, together with 5 young ambassadors (alumni from our previous charity), some long term International volunteers and many giving minded corporate and individuals, Polly and Lilian Sze, her charity partner believe, together we will be able to empower even more children and youths to shine in the future.

To provide financial sustainability and operational sustainability for Thrive Hong Kong, we also operate a Social Enterprise called Thrive Ltd to help caring corporates to design and project-lead their CSR workshops for Social impact & Enhanced Employee experience.

Please feel free to contact Lilian or me to share your wonderful giving back ideas.

“BLW stands out as an excellent senior executive Learning & Networking community. On day One, I was already learning a lot of useful and interesting business ideas on doing business with Good from renowned speakers. I am also impressed with the high quality of the members who are sincere, friendly and have a strong giving back mindset. As a new member, we already benefited from immediate business support and advice from a few of our existing members. Let me take this opportunity to thank Benson Lau to have introduced BLW to me and Dennis Tang to have accepted me as part of the BLW family. Thanks!”

Kenneth Choy

Consultant

Nixon Peabody CWL

I have practiced law for 30+ years in three different jurisdictions, New York, California, and Hong Kong. In addition, I have also co-founded a technology company. In my practice, I serve as a trusted adviser to entrepreneurs and investors focusing in the technology space. I try to help clients find solutions that are useful and practical while achieving their needs.

Peter Hildebrand

General Manager

Park Hyatt Shenzhen

Peter Hildebrand was appointed as General Manager of Park Hyatt Shenzhen in October 2018 and has since conducted the Grand Opening on July 29, 2019. Peter began his hospitality career at Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove on Queensland’s Hope Island in 1989. His career progressed with assignments at Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and later Grand Hyatt Shanghai as Director of Marketing. In 2006, he was appointed Hotel Manager at Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai. In 2010, Peter became General Manager at The Westin Fuzhou Minjiang in Fujian Province and prior to his current role, he was General Manager at W Hong Kong since 2011.

“I joined BLW both because I liked the idea of creating useful business connections through social interaction with business leaders who don’t see profits as their sole raison d’etre. I had belonged to a business networking organization run by Dennis previously and I have faith in his integrity and believed his vision for BLW could be realized. Since joining I have not been disappointed and through BLW have met and established connections with a good number of business decision-makers who are relevant to my business and have been able to assist numerous times. The fact that this has been possible through an organization whose underlying mission is to contribute to the underprivileged makes it a much more satisfying and meaningful network than any I have participated in before.”

Franklin Lau

CEO

Reanda International

Franklin is the managing director of Reanda Lau & Au Yeung (HK) CPA Ltd, ranked No 13 in HK per 2018 survey conducted by International Accounting Bulletin. He is also CEO of Reanda International, a network of firms providing audit, tax, advisory and legal support, based in Beijing, ranked 20th internationally with 40 country/ territory members worldwide in 2019, comprises of 15 members in Asia, 2 from Australia and Oceania, 1from Middle East, 7 from Africa, 14 from Europe and 1 from South America. Franklin is the life member of BLW, he has 2 kids, enjoys tennis, photography and singing in his leisure.

“BLW is amazing! Labeling BLW as a business club or association will just diminish the real meaning of joining it. Members of BLW are elites from diverse industries with very different cultural backgrounds and disciplines. this is an international community where business leaders in here are encouraged to share their knowledge and vision and most importantly care for each other and contribute to the society as our common goals. My hearty thanks to Dennis for bringing me in.”

Johnson Chong

Chairman, CEO & Executive Director

KNT Holdings Limited

I, the Chairman, CEO and Executive Director of KNT Holdings Limited (public listed on the Main Board of SEHK under stock code 1025), am primarily responsible for the Group’s overall strategic planning, corporate management and business development.

I commenced my business in 1993 by incorporating KNT Limited. To meet the business expansion, I established a factory HYG in Dongguan, China in 1993 . Knowing the business and customers’ needs, I have gained more customers’ recognition and market shares, and lead KNT going public in Hong Kong on February 2019.

“BLW is an excellent platform for business leaders from various sectors. As a Founding Member of BLW, I have got strong network from the BLW platform. It allows me to interact with other senior executives, entrepreneurs and young talented members from different sectors. Their thoughts and opinions inspire me a lot and I benefit a great deal from sharing experiences with them.”

Benson Lau

Co-Founder and CSO at Zencode

Co-Producer of Failcon Hong Kong

Committee Member of Hong Kong Startup Support Group

Committee Member of Social Contribution at Business Leaders Who Care

Benson Lau is a Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Zencode, where he has helped grow Zencode from humble beginnings to 4 offices in Asia with over 80 staff for the last five years.  He has extensive experience in developing web & mobile applications and Artificial Neural Networks with offshore teams. His recent activities for Zencode include investing in startups through “Code For Equity” program, facilitating Silicon Valley’s Failcon event in Hong Kong to foster innovation, fundraising for startups, engaging and growing the first decentralised startup community in Hong Kong (~1,000 members)  and driving social impact through technology.  

Benson is a tech consultant for investment offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, to validate technology, especially in AI and applications.  Benson is frequently invited to speak on the future of AI and how it will shape our economies by different organisations in Hong Kong. 

Benson serves on the committee for Hong Kong Startup Support Group and committee for Business Leaders Who Care.  Benson also supports charities and social enterprises through pro-bono IT consulting and subsidised development services.  He originally hails from Singapore and Sydney, Australia. Benson is interested in amateur racing and books from Bill Gates’s reading list.

Education 

B.Bus: summa cum laude University of Technology, Sydney 2010 

Clients Served:
DBS, AON, GIC, Telstra, Toyota, ST-Engineering, NTUC Fairprice, NUS, NUS Duke, NTU, L’Oreal, McDonald’s, Expedia, Charles & Keith and HPB… to name a few.

“I have found BLW to be a community of business leaders in Asia and beyond who share common values that help build trust and respect not on a transactional level, but on a deep respect level. Having a socially conscious mindset that goes beyond the dollars and cents. This is a stark contrast to other networking groups I have been a part of and the bonds formed here are not forced but desired.”

Shadow Wong

Partner and head of client servicing

Shadow leads the client servicing team at Stepworks to deliver on brief, on time, on budget, for global and local clients. With over a decade of band building experience, Shadow is often called upon by leaders in international and local businesses as a trusted advisor on brand-related matters. More at stepworks.co

Michelle Miralles

Partner and Design Director

With almost two decades of design leadership experience, Michelle has lead effective brand development and communications projects for dozens of local and global organisations in the sectors of finance, healthcare, hospitality, and more. Check out stepworks.co to see how her and her team’s work have moved businesses forward.

Eric Chan

Partner and Design Director

Eric’s enthusiasm and demanding standards for effective design solutions is contagious. Evidence of he and his team’s design thinking and reductionist approach to design can be seen across the city of Hong Kong in the brand identities of HK Tramways, Maxim’s Chinese Cuisine, CancerFund. A picture speaks a thousand words, check out stepworks.co for more.

Xavier Pech

Senior Partner ACT – Asia Corporate Training

Individual Membership

Experienced team leader with a demonstrated history of business success through people. Skilled in Hospitality, Luxury Goods, Food & Beverage, Budgeting, Business Strategy and Operations Management. Strong entrepreneurship professional with long corporate business experience.

ACT has been a leading Experiential Learning company in the field of training and development for the last 15 years. We address behavioural change through experiential learning. We believe and respect that every organization is different, hence a need for different solutions to address organizational challenges.

“I joined BLW because the events are designed to allow for interaction not only with NGOs, exploring opportunities for creating a positive social impact but also
to link up with like-minded business leaders, for potential cooperation and partnership.”

Charlotte Lee

CEO – Luxon Data Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Individual Membership

A provider and integrator of customized enterprise solution platforms for business analytics with utilizing Auto ID,RFID,Vision,IoT,VR,Robot and Mobility technologies to meet customer needs for data management and action intelligence. A variety of sales and service in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China,HK and Taiwan.

“Good spirit of organization.”

Alan Lim

Group CEO at E-Services Group (ESG)

Accredited by Forrester Now, NetSDL offers a robust order and inventory management software suite in APAC and works with clients such as Uniqlo, Adidas, Johnson Controls.
“Being a member of BLW enables me to be more involved not only in the business but also the social enterprise communities for where I live, travel, and work.”
Stephen Barry

Managing Partner

Founder of the firm whose purpose is to create positive change through Wholehearted Brand Building. See how Stephen and his team creates valuable competitive advantages for their clients at stepworks.co. Stephen also serves on the board of Viva Hong Kong, a charity helping change the lives of vulnerable children around the world.

“My colleagues and I have enjoyed being a member of the BLW community of positive, ambitious, socially responsible leaders, from a wide range of businesses and the social sector. The community is generous in sharing knowledge and professional connections when appropriate.”

Vicky Chan

Managing Director of Chip In

Individual Membership

Vicky Chan, the founder of Chip In Fish & Chips, a Hong Kong local brand fish & chips shop and a social enterprise, established in 2012.
We use Fish & Chips to promote Quality Fast Food, bringing the importance of food safety, nutrition, eco-friendly and fair trade values to the public.
It is also a platform to enhance employment opportunities for people with disadvantages in the Food & Beverage industry.
Currently, two branches are operating in Sai Kung and Wan Chai. Franchise license is also available to the public, so that social impact can be maximised locally and globally through social franchising.

“Being part of the bridge between coporates and social needs is always my life mission.”
Miranda Tang

Managing Director of Dream Matcher

Individual Membership

We are a professional advisory firm matching your growth dreams and accelerating performance the private equity way by connecting ideas, partners and resources. We target SMEs where they are less resourceful and at the inflection point of their growth and require assistance in different fronts to sustain expansion. We see ourselves as outsourced CEO, CFO, business development and strategist functions, all in one.

“Really enjoyed the connections and social awareness that BLW brings.  Has been a very fruitful and rewarding experience.”
Eric Swinton

Founder and CEO of V Cycle

Social Enterprise

Founded in October 2017, V Cycle is tackling Hong Kong’s environmental issues on two levels; ecological and social. By coupling them, we can empower the underprivileged and protect the natural world.
Our mission is to stop plastic from polluting our environment by educating companies, schools and the public on waste reduction. Plastic stays within the loop by recycling them into raw materials or contemporary products that everyone could use; businesses, individuals alike! We will create jobs in Hong Kong and provide care for the underprivileged living in poverty through waste collecting and recycling.

“I joined BLW as I firmly believe in its mission to unite important stakeholders from different sectors to help each other to create a positive social impact.”
Andy Ng

President of the HKGCSE Council

Social Enterprise

I am one of the founding members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprise (GCSE). Since 2014, I become the chairperson of GCSE’s Committee on SE Endorsement Mark ( SEE Mark ), which is the only assessment scheme to certify SEs in Hong Kong. GCSE is one of the key SE platforms in Hong Kong established in 2009 to promote the development and sustainability of SE to resolve social problems and deliver social good through business operation. Apart from SEE Mark, GCSE partners with academic institutions to conduct researches on SEs, meets government officials and advocates for policy changes of to provide a nurturing environment for the development of SE. GCSE host conferences, conduct capacity building activities, pays visits to local and overseas SEs, as well as organize yearly outstanding award ceremony to boost morale of SE staffs.

“Cross sectoral collaboration would provide better solutions for addressing different social problems. I hope GCSE could leverage the support from BLW to strengthen the SEs to do more social good for the community, and BLW could use GCSE as a platform for CSR initiatives of its members.”
Tricia Chong

Country Manager, BLW Singapore

For more than a decade, Tricia specialized in technology (tech) transfer. This segment of her profession commenced at Cornell University, the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the most recent City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Her tech transfer experience includes traditional intellectual property licensing, sealing an average of 100 IP licenses annually. Through a team of licensing managers at tech transfer also occurred through thematically focused ecosystems with pilot-scale facilities (E.g., Start Center at the Singapore CleanTech Park) and institution-industry consortiums for problem-solution translational technology research and development involving industry to propagate adoption of new technology from public sector research institutes. Separately, through entrepreneurship for technology startups, Tricia also saw some 50 new ventures championing university deep‐tech IPs within 15 months from an inaugural program adding to the average ~20 spin-offs by faculty members within NUS. At CityU, in addition to building industry collaborations, Tricia also contributed to the launch of the CityU’s entrepreneurship program, HK Tech 300. Another segment of Tricia’s professional experience is the years in patent practicing in New York and Singapore working with inventors from small medium enterprises (SMEs) to multinational companies (MNCs) of various industry sectors. These 2 aspects of her work experiences come together to enable businesses to transform and be more competitive.

“Through past work with universities spin-offs and SME proprietors’ feedback, I saw that needs of SMEs to grow are immense and diverse. Having injected programs nurturing spin-offs & start-ups, I look to extend my work to help SMEs find a sustainable foothold in their respective areas. BLW’s objective synch well with my principle where businesses do good for society in their growth journey. Hence, I hope to help build stronger businesses and community through BLW.”

Elaine Hu

Consultant and Head of BLW, East China

Elaine has extensive global HR management experience and knowledge with more than 25 years of HR management experience in large multinational corporations. Her professional experience covers industries such as FMCG, Healthcare, Global Logistics, IT, Shared Service Center, etc.
She has extensive experience and led the HR organization in Mainland China for large and globally well-known Top 500 companies including PepsiCo, Sandoz, Novartis Consumer Health and DB Schenker.

Her main role was to lead and implement key corporate initiatives as part of the organization strategies and her major responsibilities include organization transformation, innovation, with focus on the human side of the business.

She is also the local partner of BLW for East China.

I have recently started to explore a new area involving social and business balance and maximize the organization’s commercial value and social impact’. She strives to achieve to maximize commercial organization’s social value and impact, create long term sustainability and financial independence for social enterprises.

Sunny Leow

Senior Associate, Fiduciary & Family Office Services

Sunny started his career in IT corporate sales before joining CBP Quilvest Trust Ltd. That is where he found his passion in assisting high net worth clients in trust related works, family legacy planning, wealth management, corporate restructuring and private equity funds administration services. Sunny graduated from National University of Singapore in 2015 majoring in Business Administration.

“Sunny is keen to join BLW because of the meaningful relationships to be fostered and meeting like minded people who has a heart for the social impact space across many regions.”

Donovan Tan

Founder & Creative Director

LOUPE Singapore

Donovan is the Founder and Creative Director of LOUPE Singapore, an award-winning social design studio headquartered in Singapore that specialises in corporate collaterals. He is passionate about change-making and creating social impact via Singapore’s art and design scene.

An art director by training, Donovan has led his teams to work on projects with clients such as the Ministry of Education, the National Environment Agency, TEDx, and M1.

Apart from this, Donovan has spoken at conferences, moderated panel discussions and interviewed on national radio on the topics of creating social impact with design. He facilitates C-suite level meetings to chart strategies for companies to achieve positive impact through design.

As a career mentor with YoungNTUC, Donovan has also served as Design Lead in the executive committee for Passion Unleashed: The Journey Talk Series, a non-profit talk series supported by the National Youth Council. He is adjunct faculty at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.

“When I first met the business leaders in BLW, I was inspired by their drive to do good through their organisations. It is heart-warming to know that there are business networks who focus not simply on the company’s bottom line, but also the social impact that it creates. As a network that is authentic and compassionate, BLW is a fine example of this endeavour.”

Han Phay

Managing Partner

Phay & Partners

Han Phay is an award-winning Singaporean entrepreneur and research scholar focused on the areas of creativity and artificial intelligence. Formally trained in the Fine Arts, Han was previously from the creative advertising industry and worked on brand projects the likes of SONY, Chloé, Cartier and the Mandarin Oriental Group.

He holds a Diploma of Higher Education in Interactive Art from the Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore, a Bachelor of Fine Arts (magna cum laude) in Advertising from the Savannah College of Art & Design, and a Master of Arts (research) in Creative AI from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

“I joined BLW at the personal invitation of Mr Dennis Tang, an experienced mentor that I met during a BLW meeting during my business trip to Shanghai. Having heard the vision behind BLW, I was impressed by the empathy and community-focused purpose Mr Dennis stands behind. I highly recommend anyone in the business or startup community to consider being part of this network.”

Joni Sng

Director

Sober Creatives

The director of Sober Creatives, she believes in listening and helping brands tell their story through multimedia.

“When I first met BLW, I was humbled by the warmth and authenticity within the community.
As a young entrepreneur, mentors
who want to grow with you, and people who genuinely celebrate your success are rare, so I joined this network to tap on the collective wisdom and strengths of the members, and build genuine business and personal relationships that will last.”

Genevieve Goh

CEO

Smart Solutions Pte Ltd

Genevieve is currently CEO and founder of smarts.sg. A data analytics advisory firm which has built a software platform that allows Investment managers to harness machine learning for their investment strategies and decision. Genevieve has more than 15 years of experience in working with clients in various industry domain and advising on critical problem statements and alignment to available solutions available in the market. Prior to Smart Solutions , Genevieve have had the experience of working in Vietnam and have covered expansion of businesses in emerging markets and has vast insights on the intrinsic relationships in the high growth markets in ASIA. Genevieve is trained as a data science practitioner in the last 2 years and have prior 13 years of sales and technical architecture skills to build performance and robust infrastructure to support critical business applications. Her focus has always been building customer centric solution without compromising quality and time and channels the team to focus on partnering our clients and partners for success.

“The sharing and knowledge shared during the last BLW meeting was inspiring as it was non pretensious and truly heart warming. I hope to be able to build great relationships in the network while gaining new insights in how to better lead my organization for sustainable growth and myself lead a meaningful balanced journey in life. “

Thenappan Alagappan

Director

Zencode Technologies.

Co-founder of Zencode Technologies. Have passion for solving problem of business owners through technology. Always on look out for opportunities to do things that has social impact.

“BLW is a platform to get to know social enterprises and like minded business leaders. As a platform it really helps you to create a balance between networking and fulfilling your social responsibilities.”

Suman Pandi

Cofounder

Zencode Technologies Pte Ltd

Cofounder and handles sales and Marketing for Singapore.

“Because of their focus towards social cause. We always wanted to do something or give back to the society that we are living in but we didn’t know where to look for, BLW came in and through them we got connected to various organisations which focuses on social cause. We are happy to be part of BLW.”

Michael Chen

CEO

BIPO Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd

As Founder and CEO of BIPO (a one-stop, global HR service provider), Michael Chen oversees the strategic growth and direction of the company.

Headquartered in Singapore with close to 300 employees globally, BIPO’s R&D Centres are located in Singapore, Shanghai, Indonesia and Malaysia.

A lawyer by training, Michael’s illustrious career spans across several leading large and medium sized enterprises in HR leadership roles.

In 2004, Michael’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish his own team and develop a one-stop Human Resource Management System (HRMS) solution by integrating previously scattered HR processes and resources onto one unified platform, called BIPO.

Under Michael’s leadership, BIPO has expanded into key markets across Australia, Mainland China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. BIPO has received numerous accolades and regional awards, among them “HR Vendors of the Year 2018” (awarded by Human Resources Online) and “HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards” for two consecutive years 2018 and 2019.

In recognition of Michael’s outstanding achievements in driving innovation and entrepreneurship, the Jing’an District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (Shanghai, China) presented Michael with the “2016 Jing’an District Employment Leader” award.

Anders Wu

Assistant Manager of Accountancy Hub

Young Entrepreneur Membership

We provide one-stop accounting services to our clients which includes company incorporation, corporate secretarial services, bookkeeping, taxation, auditing and liquidation. We also assist foreigners to apply for work passes and assist foreign business owners to gain residency in Singapore.

“It is a great place to meet like minded business owners that wish to promote social work.”

Kevin Phun

Consultant of SD241 pte ltd

Young Entrepreneur Membership

Specialising in responsible tourism; helping places introduce ecotourism and community based sustainable tourism.

“To expand my network, to find opportunities outside Spore.”

Adrian Ho

Principal Consultant of Strategic Blueprint Pte Ltd

Indiviual Membership

Mr. Adrian Ho is the Principal Consultant with Strategic Blueprint based in Singapore specialising in property investment sales with a niche focus in hotel and commercial buildings in key markets such as Singapore, Australia and Vietnam. His other consultancy roles involve strategic business direction, regional market penetration and spatial planning optimisation in the industry sectors of Property and Food and Beverage.

Prior to Strategic Blueprint, Adrian gained an extensive technical knowledge in cross border investment sales and deal structuring in the markets of Singapore, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom for chalking over a decade of experience with stints in CKS Property Consultants, a member of the PhillipCapital network, and Credo Real Estate (Singapore).

Adrian is passionate about the eldercare sector and has set his sights on developing a borderless retirement village with a play on artificial intelligence and hospitality services.

“Joining BLW gives Adrian an opportunity not only to network with other global business leaders who are top leaders in their industry, but more importantly BLW provides a platform for leaders to come together with a common goal for giving back to social causes.

This is in line with the personal direction that Adrian strongly believes and is committed to work towards. The very fundamental purpose to life is Family. It is also Adrian’s take on his vision in creating borderless retirement villages to look after the well-being of our seniors.”

Mervyl Gay

Associate Director of Bank Julius Baer

Individual Membership

My name is Mervyl Gay, a Singaporean Peranakan Chinese working in Bank Julius Baer. I function primarily as a Private Banker but also seek to be a solution provider to all banking and financing needs of my clients. This entails being a dedicated central point of contact and problem solver for wealth management across any assets. My transaction experience to date spans across South East Asia, China, Middle East and UK for High Networth Individuals, Personal Investment Vehicles and institutional entities (including External/Independent Asset Managers, single and multi family offices)

“Seeking business opportunities, learning for personal growth and having a heart to contribute to society”

Ken Yam Kit Seng

Executive of Unisen Asia Pte Ltd/Project PoE Pte Ltd

Social Enterprise

I am the business owner of the two company.

Unisen Asia is a company that supply, install and provide after sales maintenance to client on CCTV, Door Access System and Alarm System. Most of our client are from Mutli Nation Company and SME. We have client in other part of SEA like Manila, Burnei, Bangladesh, Malaysia.

Project PoE is a company that organised activities for Foreign Students, introduce good moral values, learning about Spore and it’s culture. Project PoE also will use it’s profit to bring under privilege or lower income family student to spore for education and culture exchange, fully sponsor by the company, it’s a way that we are return back to the Society.

“BLW is a good platform where you will meet different walk of people with the intention to do good and return back to the Society. We must agreed that it is a good practice by, returning back to the Society, will make your business and life more complete.”

Genevieve Chan

Director of GC Tax Services Pte Ltd

Young Entrepreneur Membership

GC Tax Services specializes in taxation and business consultation for micro and medium sized companies in Singapore. We also assist foreigners working in Singapore on their personal income tax matters.

“Through the BLW community, I hope to meet like minded business owners and share collaboration opportunities as well as access industry expertise. Equally important, is to enjoy the business building journey together!”

Bashir Ahmad

CEO of Liquinex Group Pte Ltd

Corporate Membership

Liquinex Specializes in water treatment and recycling using novel ceramic membrane as its core technology. It’s compact water purification system (CWPS) the size of a suitcase has been used in humanitarian and rural applications across the region in SE Asia and India.

Unlike other manually operated system, CWPS system can be operated using car batteries or solar panel, and can purify and disinfect water (with high level of confidence using UV sterilizer lamp) especially for aid and relief operations.

The system has been deployed in Indonesia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and most recently, in Thailand. CWPS system has been given some recognitions as shown below:

1) https://www.ipi-singapore.org/success-stories/pooling-resources-together-clean-water

2) https://www.ipi-singapore.org/innovation-insights/igniting-innovation%E2%80%94bashir-ahmad-liquinex-group

3) https://www.ipi-singapore.org/success-stories/collaborations-provide-water-purification-solutions-disaster-relief-and-remote-areas

“Networking”

Jonathan Wong

Lawyer

Jon is a Singapore qualified lawyer. He advises on general corporate and commercial matters with a particular focus on cross-border joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and investments. His area of practice includes advising clients on day-to-day business matters, including regulatory compliance issues and employment related matters. He is also able to advise on civil and commercial disputes.

Jon’s transaction experience includes acting as Singapore counsel to:
(a) Accor SA’s US$2.9 billion acquisition and takeover of the Fairmont, Swissotel and Raffles Hotel; and
(b) the establishment to TDK and Qualcomm’s US$3 billion Singapore joint venture.

“Jon was keen to join BLW because of its refreshing and meaningful focus on enabling social enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region.”

Alan Lim

Group CEO at E-Services Group (ESG)

Accredited by Forrester Now, NetSDL offers a robust order and inventory management software suite in APAC and works with clients such as Uniqlo, Adidas, Johnson Controls.
“Being a member of BLW enables me to be more involved not only in the business but also the social enterprise communities for where I live, travel, and work.”
Xavier Pech

Xavier PECH, Senior Partner at ACT – Asia Corporate Training Ltd.

Experienced team leader with a demonstrated history of business success through people. Skilled in Hospitality, Luxury Goods, Food & Beverage, Budgeting, Business Strategy and Operations Management. Strong entrepreneurship professional with long corporate business experience.

ACT has been a leading Experiential Learning company in the field of training and development for the last 15 years. We address behavioural change through experiential learning. We believe and respect that every organization is different, hence a need for different solutions to address organizational challenges.

“I joined BLW because the events are designed to allow for interaction not only with NGOs, exploring opportunities for creating a positive social impact but also to link up with like-minded business leaders, for potential cooperation and partnership.”

Hiok Keat YEO

General Manager of Project Dignity

Project Dignity, an award-winning
social enterprise headquartered in Singapore that specialises in a range of unique
experiences including cooking classes and community-focused events. Combining
innovative business solutions with empowerment, the street food industry was
transformed through Dignity Kitchen™, Asia’s first social enterprise food court run
by differently abled and disadvantaged.
As a founding member of Project Dignity, Hiok Keat ventured into the unknown
with a passion to empower the disabled and disadvantaged. He believes that
every individual can achieve his potential and seeks to give individuals with
disabilities and disadvantages more than a fair chance to do so.

“I believe in the business of doing good. With BLW platform, hopefully we can inspire more businesses to
do good.”

Richard Yap

Investor

Richard is an experienced and seasoned banking and investment professional.  He started his career in commercial lending, and extended into investment banking initially with credit research and then in special situation investment and debt restructuring in the nineties.  He took on business development role and established extensive relationship with sovereign wealth funds, commercial banks, insurance companies, alternative asset managers including hedge funds, private equity funds, and debt / mezzanine funds.  Today, he continued to advise his relationships with regards to their expansion and acquisition strategy with his wealth of knowledge and contacts in the region.  His last position was CEO and co-founder of Q Fund Management – a specialist in fundamental equity investment in China

“I believe all companies should have a social purpose as well as being financially sustainable. It is about caring for the community and society it serves.  It is also about doing good for its customers and the community it is in.  It goes beyond just simply donating for charitable causes or volunteering.  As a seasoned investor and an advocate for social impact investing, I hope to raise the awareness of helping social companies to do well and do good at the same time.”