TEDxYishun

Speakers

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• Gothanayagi Tharmalingam

  Manager, ASEAN Continuous Improvement Coordinator

  Gotha’s initial exposure to international culture began with a stint with the American Field Service that triggered an ardent pursuit on how different cultures interacted. Her career kicked off in Hospitality industry where she discovered her natural talent for inspiring people in unique and compelling ways to delight customers. Drawing on her exceptional interpersonal skills and training expertise, she embarked on a moderation journey with a German MNC.

• Jamie Koh

  Entrepreneur, Speaker, Trainer

  Jamie first and only career for 14 years was in teaching, after which, she took the huge leap of faith to become an entrepreneur. This big change was motivated by the end of a 30-year quest for relief from debilitating physical ailments, and thereafter helping many others end their ardous search for health. Seeing how she can create a real, lasting impact on society by directly helping individuals and their families end their reliance on medication and medical treatment, Jamie has dedicated her time to educating the public on wellness and bringing effective, long-term solutions to everyone.

• Kevin Phun

  Lecturer and Consultant

  My name is Kevin, and I have a speech impediment. I have a stutter, and I am now using it to share and motivate people trying to make sense of the presence of obstacles. However, it was not like this just three years ago. I used to see it as a curse, and often feeling sad over my impediment. The strange thing is, I am a lecturer by vocation. And then, something changed. At least, something changed the way I saw things. I never really understood that perhaps, God has let me go through this for a good reason. There could be a purpose. I have learnt to embrace the stutter, but not after a long struggle with it.

• Nisha Abm

  Tourism Practitioner, Consultant, Lecturer and Corporate Trainer

  Nisha is a tourism practitioner, consultant, lecturer and corporate trainer with extensive management experience in the tourism industry. Being highly passionate about sustainable tourism development, she provides marketing and management consultation to tourism organisations in the region. Nisha is also engaged in human capacity building and provides regular coaching, training and development programs for staff from international, regional and national organisations. A dynamic academic, Nisha lecturers at higher education institutions and publishes valuable research in the area of sustainable tourism and education.

• Noor Mastura

  Social Advocate

  Despite being homeless and trapped in poverty, Noor founded Back2Basics in 2013. This organisation delivers free groceries to needy families in Singapore. She has also join and led Interfaith Youth Circle, a non-profit entity, to promote and embrace interfaith understanding amongst the diverse communities in Singapore. In August 2015, Noor was awarded the ‘Silent Heroes’ award in the ‘Pillars of Youth’ category.

• Wei Lieh Lee

  Installation Artist, Designer, Lecturer

  Wei is a part-time installation artist and a full time lecturer who loves to create meaningful pieces that interact with audiences. His works have been shown at Singapore Night Festival, i-Light Marina Bay, Noise Singapore and also Very Small Exhibition, a collective which he co-founded. He is featured in the publication Singapore Eye: Contemporary Singapore Art, as a local contemporary artist. Wei likes to create works that get people thinking. He believes that art should be more than just aesthetically pleasing occurrences of self-expression; it should encourage self-reflection that leads to better quality of being.