Speakers

Pann Lim is the Co-Founder of creative agency, Kinetic Singapore. He is addicted to design, advertising and communications, strongly believing that creating work without an idea is a sin. This belief has earned him over 450 industry awards locally and abroad, including Singapore’s highest design accolade, the President*s Design Award, in 2013 and 2015. Pann is passionate about nurturing fledglings and sharing his love for creativity.

Monica de Silva-Lim is the Director of Rosebrook Developmental Centre. She started her career in banking and HR, but discovered a passion for working with children and parents when she crossed over to education in 1998. She began in a social enterprise, moving on to a government-linked joint venture and then to one of the largest multinational education organisations in the world. She now runs Rosebrook Developmental Centre, a fully-inclusive community with a cutting-edge, frontier, fully-integrated programme called Heartworks In Motion©.

Madhu Verma is the Founder and Director of Design for Change Singapore* (DFC-S) and Executive Board Member of Design for Change Global, US. Her interest in children's empowerment led her to set up DFC-S, a social enterprise that inspires the young to make positive change for the greater good. Madhu believes that there is an urgent need to prepare them to navigate an unknown and complex future and equip them with the skills to shape a more just and compassionate future.

Pihla Meskanen is the founder and CEO of Arkki International. For 26 years, Arkki has developed the unique STEAM programme. It teaches creativity and innovation skills through architecture and design, and is officially recognised by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland. Among her other achievements include receiving the State Children’s Culture Award and the Honor of the Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

Soo Yin is the Deputy Director of the Media, Arts & Design School at Singapore Polytechnic. As an educator, she is dedicated to developing transdisciplinary thinking and skillsets for multi-disciplines through various creative-led methodologies. As a registered architect with a smattering of UX design know-how,
Soo Yin, in her dreams, imagines a world better by design and experience.

Khai Seng heads Studio Dojo, a coaching firm that develops creative and collaboration skills in individuals, teams and organisations. He has more than 15 years of experience in design research, interaction design and design strategy. Khai Seng has conducted research at the National Institute of Education and has taught at Republic Polytechnic. He is passionate about blending design thinking, futures thinking, organisational development and leadership development.