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Friday
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February 2024
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4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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Venue:
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NUS Business School
Mochtar Riady Building, Atrium
15 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore 119245 (Map)
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Have you ever wondered how’s entrepreneurial journeys are like? Or what are the challenges different entrepreneurs faced and how they overcame them?
Join us for an engaging fireside chat with our FASCINATING panel of alumni entrepreneurs…
Kelvin Lee – game-changer in the field of alternative investment & fintech
Samantha Thian – champion for sustainability, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia – Social Impact
Lee Junxian – accomplished tech-preneur, Prestige 40 Under 40
Christian Eviston-Putsch – innovative mechanical engineer turned food tech entrepreneur
…as they narrate their inspiring journeys ‘From Campus to Capital’. Discover their secrets to success and how their business school experience ignited their entrepreneurial passions.
Lee Min Kyung, a US-licensed attorney & current MBA student, will be moderating this fireside chat.
SECURE YOUR SPOT at the fireside chat today! Registration closes on 26 Jan 2024.
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Kelvin Lee
Co-founder and CEO , Alta Alternative Investments
BBA '09 , NUS Business School
Kelvin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alta Alternative Investments, a leading digital securities platform in Asia, dedicated to democratizing private investments. Alta offers a comprehensive range of services, including fund management, digital securities exchange, and private markets brokerage, providing access to private equity, fixed income, PE/VC funds, and luxury assets.
Under Kelvin’s leadership, Alta has managed over US$22 billion in transactions and completed over US$600 million for private entities. Headquartered in Singapore with offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, and India, Alta is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable capital market, ensuring opportunities are accessible to all aspiring investors and entrepreneurs.
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Samantha Thian
Founder , Seastainable
Senior Manager, Sustainability in APAC & MEA , Electrolux
BBA '18 , NUS Business School
Samantha is the founder of Seastainable and currently serves as the Senior Manager for Sustainability in APAC & MEA at Electrolux, where she works on Electrolux’s Sustainability Goals for The Better 2030. In 2017, she established Seastainable in Singapore to support marine conservation efforts across seven ASEAN countries and fund over 33 global projects with a commitment of over $50,000 SGD.
Samantha’s dedication to sustainability has earned her recognition from organizations like the National Environment Agency, and she has represented Singapore at the Y20 Climate Change Delegation for G20 2023 in India, in addition to receiving the Forbes 30U30 Award for Social Impact Asia in 2023.
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Lee Junxian
Co-founder and CEO , GoodWhale
MBA '14, BBA '08 , NUS Business School
Junxian is the Co-founder and CEO of GoodWhale, a personalized investing platform. Previously, he served as the CEO of Moovaz, addressing global mobility and logistics challenges, and as the CFO of CashShield, a global enterprise risk management firm. He co-founded Alta (formerly Fundnel), a regional fintech platform, and played a pivotal role in SEA Ltd’s venture investments and the launch of Shopee. Junxian co-owns Reedz Café Pte Ltd and advises listed companies while serving as a Venture Partner at Iterative Venture Capital.
Junxian previously held roles on the NUS Business School’s alumni association board, including director and treasurer, and actively contributed to the Fudan University Singapore Alumni Club and the Harvard Alumni Club in Singapore. He has received the NUS Business School’s Eminent Alumni Award and actively contributes to alumni associations, emphasizing philanthropy and education in his Ted Talks.
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Christian Eviston-Putsch
Co-founder & CEO , Curated Culture
MBA '22 , NUS Business School
Christian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Curated Culture. His journey from industrial 3D printing at HP and Carbon3D to an MBA at NUS paved the way for launching Curated Culture.
A mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Edinburgh, Christian, driven by a personal interest in health, now channels his expertise into food tech innovations.
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Lee Min Kyung (Moderator)
Current MBA student , NUS Business School
Min Kyung is a US-licensed attorney with a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and Bachelor of Arts & Science from Cornell University. She is currently pursuing an MBA at NUS Business School. Before joining the MBA program, she worked as an external counsel at prestigious law firms in New York and Seoul and as inhouse counsel at GlaxoSmithKline Korea Limited.
Min Kyung specialized in regulatory and compliance especially in the pharmaceutical industry. She is interested in entrepreneurship and is currently a core member of the NUS MBA Entrepreneurship Club.
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