Tahira Amir Sultan Khan
Founder, CEO
Tahira is a technologist, futurist, author, poet, motivational speaker and champion for change. In Jan 2016, she released her bestselling book 'Through The Golden Door : The Doorway to Our Advancement', which revealed the "Golden Door of Truth" as it interleaved over 9 disciplines from philosophy, symbolism, biology, geometry and more through a journey of discovery.
Passionate to deliver her message, she has spoken alongside Speaker Hall of Fame, the legendary Jim Cathcart, world renown Spiritualist BK Shivani Verma, Bestselling Author & Inspirational Orator Jeroninio Almeida.
Prior to that, she spent 20 years in technology with IBM, Digital Equipment, and co-founded technology company headquartered out of Singapore with offices in Dubai and India, and projects in over 22 cities across Asia and the Middle East. In 2013, She was appointed to be the first female President of Mobile Alliance (an initiative of IE Singapore to transform Singapore into a mobile innovation hub for Asia).
Tahira masterfully blended her technology background with the literary to create the visionary initiative, Truth movement and platform for the Truth-writers, Golden Door. Recognised as a Truth-writer and Truth-creator, she is a recipient of the REX Karmaveer Chakra Award instituted by iCONGO and the UN (2019) and the Lady of Excellence Award (2016). In 2017, she was appointed to be the Singapore Ambassador for Unity-in-Diversity of the Global Dialogue Foundation (in collaboration with the United Nations of Civilizations).
View Tahira's Linkedin profile.and website : TahiraAmirKhan.com
Joanne Flinn
Chief Judge, TEDx Speaker, Bestselling Author
Two time TEDx speaker, Joanne has spoken for numerous associations including Asian Banker, corporations like Bank Julius Bär, Calvin Klein and KPMG and with personal development leaders Anthony Robbins and Success Resources.
She is the author and editor of five books on business, digital and human change, including 'The Success Healthcheck' (Wiley 2010) and editor of 'New Eyes ~ the Human Side of Change Leadership' (2013). Her latest two books, 'KARMA in Action ~ How to Use Karma and Kindness to Grow Your Business' and 'KARMA – How to Stay Calm and Productive through Coronavirus to the Recovery' were published in early 2020.
"The future will be defined by the intersection of logic and creativity, by our rationality and our Humanity" ~ Joanne Flinn
This is where successful leaders, businesses and industries with thrive. In time of disruption and digitalisation, new paths to decision making and success are required.
Joanne held senior roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers and DBS, a leading Asian bank and co-founded the Change Leaders at the University of Oxford and HÈC Paris in 2004. As an international artist, her work under the name, Booth Aster, is in collections in five countries and exhibited in numerous museums.
Web : Jflinn.com
Rob Salisbury CSP BCom
Lead Judge, Writer & Speaker
As a writer and speaker, Rob has been involved with 18 books, numerous audio programs, DVDs and chaired over a dozen collaboration e books with hundreds of writers.
His articles on promotion, marketing, sales, teamwork, event hosting and global travel have featured in USA magazines, the Australian Business Review, MICE Australia, MICE Asia, Singapore Straits Times, Contact Singapore and Executive PA. His story, 'A Mothers Love' was published by Penguin Australia in a book entitled "There's More to life than Sex and Money" with over 100,000 copies sold in the late 1990's.
As a two year state President of the Professional Speakers Association of Australia and five year National Board Member overseeing over 290 members across Sydney, Parramatta, Newcastle and Canberra, Rob was involved with over 130 PSA competency events to up skill members. As a professional speaker, L & D skills trainer, awards mc and panel host, he's been hired over 2350 times in 25 + countries to bolster team moral, keep events on time and increase client results.
Dr Kirpal Singh
ADVISOR, Literarist
Poet, literary and cultural critic, as well as university lecturer, Kirpal is a powerful voice in Singapore’s creative and literary circles. He is the author of ‘Thinking Hats and Coloured Turbans: Creativity across cultures’.
For over 20 years he taught Literature at the National University of Singapore and at the Nanyang Technological University, before being asked to join the Singapore Management University where he taught Creative Thinking. He has recently retired from his position as Associate Professor at the university.
A formidable presence in the local literary scene since the 1970s, Singh has written and published several collections of poetry and books and articles on creative thinking. He also has the distinction of being the first Asian director of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 1993 and 1994.
Andrew Chua
ADVISOR, Founder of Authentic Business Group CIC
He is passionate about human flourishing and growth. Over a career spanning thirty years he has been a keen student of change and renewal, seeking to understand the processes needed to achieve deep rooted and lasting transformation.
Andrew has more than 20 years managerial experience working for a global financial”institution, designed and launched a global personal development programme started a social enterprise to facilitate organisational transformation and now spends part of his time as a Senior Affiliate shaping purpose<led transformation at Aberkyn, the wholly owned leadership development arm of McKinsey & Co.
He developed and launched the Authentic Lives workshop, which enables people to discover their identity and life purpose. This has now been implemented in over 15 countries.
He holds a First Class undergraduate degree in History and Modern Languages from Oxford University and recently completed graduate studies in Theology at the University of Chester.
Melanie Falvey
Interviewer, Founder of Expert Channel TV
Melanie Falvey is a Visibility Strategist, a Video confidence coach, creator of the Videos that Sell System and the Strategic Visibility System.
She is an award-winning designer, Founder of Expert Channel TV and Editor of Movers&Shakers Magazine, Author and speaker.
Her own story serves as the framework for much of the work she does. Going from an extreme shyness to a confident communicator who is on a mission to shine a light on other people's achievements and inspirational journeys.
Web : ExpertChannel.TV
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