Topic: Making Corporate Learning Pay Off

Terence Quek

CEO of Emergenetics International – Asia Pacific

Biography:

Terence Quek is the CEO of Emergenetics International – Asia Pacific and a Master Trainer of Emergenetics. Using Emergenetics, he has personally coached and trained more than 1,500 people, including C-suite executives and intact teams, from hospitality, finance, government, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, and more. He conducts workshops in both English and Mandarin.

Having completed 13 years of service in the Republic of Singapore Navy, Terence co-founded Caelan & Sage, a creative think tank focusing on strategic communications with four arms offering solutions in branding and design, public relations, corporate training and high profiled events management. Over four years, the company grew from a zero-investment company to a million-dollar turnover company which led it to merge with Emergenetics Asia in 2012 to form Emergenetics Caelan & Sage.

As a fully certified Emergenetics associate since 2006, Terence grew a training consultancy as part of Caelan & Sage with Emergenetics as its core program. He developed several customized training solutions for clients including People’s Association and Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. He also developed the world’s first adventure-based Emergenetics program. Apart from training, Terence also facilitated C-suite level meetings and corporate planning workshops, helping organizations like ReCAAP ISC define their vision, mission and values, and charting strategies and work plans. He also worked on training projects with the Asia Europe Foundation and Singapore International Foundation and has trained across Asia and Europe.

Over the years, Terence has led his team in numerous high profiled projects, including public relations for Team Singapore in all major games in 2010 and event management for The Royal Trophy in Thailand, Brunei and China since the 2009 edition. He also edited and launched an e-newsletter for an alumni office of a University business school and worked with the Singapore government on several national campaigns.

Apart from work, Terence is actively serving the local and international community, including being the Director of Communications and Outreach of non-profit organisation Project Happy Feet, which supports training and education of underprivileged children in developing countries. He was awarded Honoree of JCI The Young Outstanding Person of Singapore 2009 for Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership and conferred the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) by the President of Singapore Dr Tony Tan in 2014.

Terence received two awards from the Republic of Singapore Navy, graduating from Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, UK and with an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, UK. He was awarded a scholarship by the Singapore government to pursue a Masters of Science in Communication Management at Singapore Management University.

Topic: Multi-gen workforce, how to develop them into a collaborative workforce – lessons from a multigen family enterprise

Kenny Eng

Director, Director, Gardenasia Pte Ltd & Nyee Phoe Group

Biography:

Kenny graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Real Estate. As the fourth generation of the Nyee Phoe family business, Kenny practically grew up in gardens and greens. The horticulture legacy turns a century old in 2011; its values deeply ingrained in the aspiring entrepreneur’s mind.

In 2000, Kenny created Gardenasia with the original intent of having a sales arm for Nyee Phoe’s business. However, after he recognized the potential of the lifestyle industry, Kenny realigned the company’s direction to create holistic experiences as a means to re-introduce perspectives of life.

Gardenasia became a nature-based events company that believes in going back to basics. Through strategic partnerships across various industries, Gardenasia developed specialized products and services to suit a diverse clientele. Other than planning events for corporations, family and couples, there is Gardenasiakids that provides edutainment for children with his 2 edutainment mascots, Morchoo & Titoy while The Living! Project , a social enterprise, strives to create positive social behavioral change by connecting the corporates with the community. In the meantime, Gardenasia also manages her venue sprawled across two hectares along Neo Tiew Crescent complete with a Bistro.

Kenny’s tireless efforts at constant reinvention were recognized with the Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2005.

Believing in the young as future leaders, Kenny was a Council Member of the National Youth Council, sat on the board of *Scape Co. Ltd and was previously a board member of the Singapore Youth Olympics Games Organizing Committee and a Council member of Southwest CDC. Always bearing in mind his cultural roots and heritage, Kenny is the President of Kranji Countryside Association.