Asian Business Series: The Magic of Disney Partnerships

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Wednesday
1
September 2021

Time:

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Venue:

Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration

Dress Code:

Smart Casual

With new technology playing a greater role in our daily lives and changing partner brand expectations and consumer behaviours, it is paramount that businesses today need to evolve to stay relevant, more so than ever due to the pandemic.

Join Ivan Lee, Vice-President of Corporate Alliances Asia Pacific, The Walt Disney Company, as he discusses Disney’s journey in reimagining and disrupting its Asia-Pacific brand partnership business as COVID-19 continues to impact the theme park industry.

Mr Carl Hu, MBA candidate of NUS Business School, will moderate the Q&A session.

Hosted by Strategic Relations X The NUS MBA

Speaker

Ivan Lee

As Vice-President of Corporate Alliances Asia Pacific (APAC), Ivan leads the Disney alliance business in developing and holistically managing complex, long-term, multi-dimensional relationships with select brands and companies in Asia. He also sits in the leadership steering committees for both Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disney Resort.

His team is dedicated to creating incremental value to The Walt Disney Company and its partners through creative development of marketing and sponsorship programs, management of partner relationships within its theme parks, hotels, retail, dining & entertainment districts and other business units at The Walt Disney Company and the creation of new partnerships aligned with The Walt Disney Company’s businesses and strategic goals in Asia.

Ivan brings over 15 years of leadership experience in corporate partnership, with a proven track record of creating and negotiating multi-faceted, innovative alliances. Prior to his role in Disney, he was the Vice President of Corporate Partnership & Trade Marketing/Sales for Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore, where he managed Resort-wide partnerships to drive guest attendance and developed partnership marketing and sales programs in Southeast Asia and Greater China. Prior to his career in the corporate sector, Ivan was Assistant Director of Marketing & Membership for the People’s Association (Singapore Government).

Ivan holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Psychology from the National University of Singapore.

Enquiry:
Ms Joon Xin Ting , Strategic Relations | joon.xinting@nus.edu.sg | Tel: +65 6601 7504