​Chris is a passionate educator. When he was a director at Green School in Bali, he oversaw the programming and development. One of Green School's pillar in education is to consolidate a child's learning for the year through a research project. They call them Greenstone for High School (17 - 18 year olds) and Quest for Middle School (13 - 14 year olds). The middle school children do a 3 - 4 month project, while the high school students work on a year long project. The projects culminate in a final Ted talk-style presentation. Chris has trained mentors and supported many children in their passion projects. He helped mentors, largely made up of parents and volunteers, view the importance of sharing of their business, work or passion and inspiring children towards their own projects. We look forward to hear Chris share with us tips on how we can support our children to be authentic about what they believe in and be an active participant in their learning through projects they are passionate about.

​Chris spent 6 years in Singapore before moving to Bali, and sat on many advisory boards. He understands the education landscape in Singapore, having spoken with many schools and regulatory authorities. He now splits his time between Bali and the US.

​Virtual Access: $10 / pax

​Recording will be available to those who register.

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​About Christopher Thompson

​Chris has been in the media and education world for over 30 years. He spent 23 years with Electronic Arts (EA), one of the largest video game developers in the world where he saw the company grow from US $20M to a $5 billion organization. At EA he built the Product Marketing team for Europe; ran sales and marketing for Germany; helped grow EA Europe from a $30 million to over $400 million business; started up EA’s first Studio Marketing organization in Vancouver, Canada; became the VP of Japan where he reengineered the organization and moved it into profitability; and finished his career in Singapore with EA as Vice President and General Manager of Asia where he expanded the company across the region. 

​Chris left the corporate world in 2010 to move to Bali with his family to enroll his children in Green School Bali. He subsequently worked with the school for the next 6 years as he joined the Board, took on the Chairman role and then became Director of Green School for three years. He also ran Development for the school. 

​After leaving Green School he became the Director of Hubud, Bali’s first coworking space from 2015 - 2017. Hubud is changing the way people live, work and learn. 

​Chris served on a variety of boards including the Singapore Media Development Authority, Singapore Infocomm Development Authority 2015 Planning, Nanyang Poly, Temasek Poly and the Institute of Technical Education and advised a number of Singapore government organizations (Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Manpower, and Ministry of Education). He sat on the advisory board to the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority (TwoFour54) where he advised on media investment strategies. 

​Chris has been a featured speaker on education and media trends speaking region wide at conferences and schools including the National University of Singapore, Insead and for corporations. 

​Chris currently is a cofounder of The Bridge @ Green School, a colearning and coworking space based on the campus at Green School. He continues to host private and professional groups and provide talks on education, media and creativity. 

​He is also a board adviser to the Women’s Earth Alliance, assisting them with their growth in Indonesia and Asia. 

​He has two children, Chayton and Chenoa, who attend the Green School, and his wife, Joanne Guelke, is a health and fitness professional with international experience teaching yoga and personal training.

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