Charting New Horizons - Exclusive Wine-tasting & Networking
My name is Alex. I'm passionate about innovation - a recurring theme over my professional career. I've scaled an e-commerce startup to unicorn status, and unlocked new growth opportunities at McKinsey, Samsung, and Google. On the personal front, I am a husband, a father of a 9 months old, a fitness enthusiast. Looking forward to having a casual discussion over fine wine on the challenges and opportunities of digital business models in Southeast Asia
We would like to invite you to an exclusive networking event, where we bring together senior leaders to have a casual discussion on growth and innovation challenges, accompanied by a wine tasting masterclass, held on 18th Nov, 6pm onwards at 67 Pall Mall. Amongst others, get a taste of Shiopettino, Ronchi di Cialla from their excellent year of 1999 - the same year INSEAD founded their ASIA campus in Singapore.
Our featured guest will share their brief journey of challenges and rewards of building companies:
Col. Sukh Chopra - CEO and co-founder of SGVector, with a mission to treat cancers and autoimmune diseases. His commitment to social good is evident in his active participation as a board member of LoveNils, a charity aiding children with cancer in Singapore. Col. Chopra is the Chairman of TSC Global, an international management consulting group headquartered in Singapore. He also presides over GK Hyperscale, a subsidiary focused on global data center investments. Additionally, Chopra holds the Independent and Non-Executive Chairman role at Shanaya Limited, a prominent company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange Colonel. (Retired) Singapore Armed Forces. Award recipient from Singapore‘s President for distinguished & meritorious service – PBS.
Sky Dou is the visionary leader at the helm of Blossom China, a pioneering force in the education technology sector. As the CEO and Founder of Blossom Edutech Foundation Singapore, she has positioned Blossom as a premier “one-stop immersive & experiential education hub.” This innovative platform is dedicated to crafting transformative educational experiences that unlock the full potential of students and lay the groundwork for their long-term success. With a legacy of entrepreneurship and investment, Sky is a second-generation leader hailing from China. Her family has been instrumental in establishing one of the nation’s largest marine engineering companies, specializing in the construction of offshore drilling platforms, offshore wind power engineering, bridge construction, shipbuilding, and related engineering and maintenance services. Sky has been recognized as the prestigious 2022 Hurun Under 30 China Entrepreneur List, Forbes also reported on her successful education and entrepreneurship experience and her public welfare activities. She holds a Master of Finance from Johns Hopkins University and is currently the youngest EMBA student at INSEAD.
Borko Kovacevic - Borko spent nearly 2 decades with Microsoft in various leadership roles including CMO, COO and GM of Microsoft Singapore, and most recently Microsoft Head of business development, Startups and Digital Natives for the APAC region. A proud husband and father lifelong athlete and challenger, who after being a Startup mentor, entrepreneur advisor decided to take the red pill and start a media-tech company Poddster and an associated SAAS service startup Podyx.
Alex Szabo - Alex leads Stryber's APAC team in Singapore. He was previously Head of Strategy and Ops for Google’s APAC Devices and Services team in Singapore; and also a strategic advisor to the division CEO at Samsung Electronics. An entrepreneur at heart, he also served as board member and GM at Mall Group scaling the e-commerce unicorn from Series A to 10X strategic acquisition exit in 4 years. On the personal front, he is a husband, a father of a 9 months old, and a fitness enthusiast.
Looking forward to connecting.