Contributors
Gian Casimir
Dr Gian Casimir, honorary academic adviser of Training Edge International, was a lecturer with Wharton School in the University of Pennsylvania and currently lectures at the University of Newcastle in Singapore.
GK Ng
Guankai (GK) Ng is a business development leader and solution architect specialising in brand protection, smart tracking, and anti-counterfeiting technologies. GK pursued a degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (2002–2006) and graduated with second upper honours. During his degree, he completed an exchange at the Georgia Institute of Technology (2004–2005), deepening his technical training. He also gained international exposure through an internship with Corning Incorporated in Beijing in 2004, working in logistics, procurement, and import–export within the supply chain department.
GK began his career in logistics and key account management with Singapore Airlines Cargo in 2006, overseeing a client portfolio worth SGD 12 million. He later moved into brand protection as Sales Manager at Able Security Solutions (2008–2011), where he established new business across China, Malaysia, and Myanmar, and contributed to 30% of the company's revenue in FY09/10. From 2011 to 2014, he advanced to General Manager, leading operations in Singapore and China, managing major accounts in the tobacco, retail, and industrial electronics sectors, and spearheading bids on large-scale government projects.
In 2012, he co-founded Behenden Technologies, a start-up commercialising A*STAR nanotechnology for material verification, securing funding and developing prototypes with global research institutions. Since 2016, GK has served as Director of Business Development at Nabcore, driving strategic partnerships and platform development for brand security and smart applications. His work includes enabling international trade with supply chain track-and-trace solutions and negotiating cross-border deals with partners in China, Korea, Sri Lanka, Dubai, and Southeast Asia.
Glenn Nott
Glenn Nott is the Vice President and Managing Director of SkillSoft Asia Pacific
Grace Clapham
Grace Clapham is a Creative Entrepreneur and Marketing PR at AGENT GRACE Pte Ltd.
Grace Wong
Ms Wong is a partner at Cambridge Advisers Pte Ltd, a regulatory specialist and compliance consulting firm based in Singapore.
As a veteran in the compliance industry, she has over 15 years of extensive regulatory and compliance experience serving in major international banks and financial regulators in both Singapore and UK, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore and UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Ms Wong graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) and a Major in Banking & Finance. She is also a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a CFA charterholder.
Graeme Somerville-Ryan
Graeme has over 10 years experience in public relations, communications, international marketing, and brand development. He has worked on projects that cover the professional services, oil and gas, shipping, ICT, export education, tourism, and insurance sectors. Graeme has a particular interest in content marketing and its impact brand capital.
Commentary
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Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
Section 13O, MAS, and the digital footprint of Singapore Family Offices
Could Singapore lead the world's next management revolution?
RIE2030’s real test: Turning innovation into impact
What Singapore logistics operators often overlook when electrifying fleets