TEDxTanglinTrustSchool

Speakers

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• Barbora Valockova

  Barbora Valockova is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She researches international relations of Southeast Asia. Specifically, she is interested in Asia-Europe relations, the role of Southeast Asia in global governance in the Indo-Pacific, and domestic sources of Southeast Asian foreign and strategic policies. Barbora is the main editor of CAG's Counterpoint Southeast Asia webinar and policy brief series. She obtained her PhD in Public Policy and Global Affairs from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She received a master's degree in economic law and a bachelor's degree in political science from Sciences Po Paris.

• Dragana Beara

  Dragana is passionate about the potential that technology brings to people - to connect, collaborate, solve existential problems, innovate and increase the quality of the human experience.In her role as the APAC Head of Google Workspace, she leads the team of technical sellers focused on helping organizations embrace Google Workspace, generative Al (Gemini) and AppSheet no-code platform as the next generation productivity and business transforming solutions for the digital age. Dragana has been a frequent speaker at industry and analyst events on the topics of the future of work, emerging technologies, leadership, and women in STEM. Her expertise is in the areas of digital transformation, workplace productivity, UC&C, emerging technologies like AR/VR, Al and IOT. Dragana is also a Council Member of Institute for Adult Learning, an independent institute of Singapore University for Social Studies. Before joining Google, Dragana held leadership roles in sales, consulting, marketing, and alliances at Dell Technologies, HPE and several startups. Dragana's international experience includes working and living in Canada, USA, Singapore, and obtaining primary and secondary education in Europe. Dragana holds an Honors degree in Systems Design Engineering from Waterloo University, Ontario, Canada.

• Kamal Deep Bhogal

  Kamal Deep Bhogal is a practitioner of Quantum Wellness, offering a unique blend of Spiritual modalities. She has a sanctuary where she actively works with individuals seeking to shine their inner light and reclaim control of their lives through deep illumination. She is a Human Design and Gene Keys practitioner, an NLP & EFT Master Practitioner, and also works with healing through sound. With a Master's degree in Literature, a Master's Diploma in Business Administration, a Diploma in Systems Engineering and Software Development & in Montessori Education, she has a varied range of interests. Her self-published book on Mythology and Tarot - Illuminating Spiritual Connections for Growth was listed by Amazon as the number l release in the category, and she has been featured in an interview by Mediacorp. She has also been the editor of the Tarot & Cartomancy Association of Singapore. She is a mother of two and has been in Singapore for just over 17 years.

• Namita Srivastava

  Namita serves as Global Managing Director at Policy Wisdom, leveraging over twenty years of multidisciplinary expertise and dual master's degrees in public health and business administration to drive impactful health policy initiatives across continents. Her proven track record spans from elevating critical health issues onto WHO and UN agendas to building cross-cultural networks of 600+ professionals across 45 nationalities through her successful gender empowerment venture. At Policy Wisdom, she orchestrates comprehensive policy influence projects across diverse therapeutic areas-from cardio-vascular diseases and oncology to rare diseases. Namita's unique ability to bridge the entire healthcare ecosystem, connecting patients with policymakers and industry leaders, enables her to craft strategic frameworks that maximize patient benefit while advancing health equity and Universal Health Coverage objectives. Her passion lies in empowering patients as effective community advocates and developing educational programs that translate treatment value propositions into meaningful healthcare policy outcomes. Namita serves as Global Managing Director at Policy Wisdom, leveraging over twenty years of multidisciplinary expertise and dual master's degrees in public health and business administration to drive impactful health policy initiatives across continents. Her proven track record spans from elevating critical health issues onto WHO and UN agendas to building cross-cultural networks of 600+ professionals across 45 nationalities through her successful gender empowerment venture. At Policy Wisdom, she orchestrates comprehensive policy influence projects across diverse therapeutic areas-from cardio-vascular diseases and oncology to rare diseases. Namita's unique ability to bridge the entire healthcare ecosystem, connecting patients with policymakers and industry leaders, enables her to craft strategic frameworks that maximize patient benefit while advancing health equity and Universal Health Coverage objectives. Her passion lies in empowering patients as effective community advocates and developing educational programs that translate treatment value propositions into meaningful healthcare policy outcomes.

• Robert Gulston

  Rob Gulston has been a dedicated member of Tanglin Trust School's History and Politics Department for many years, where he has inspired countless students with his passion for understanding the past and its impact on the present. He pursued his undergraduate studies in History at the University of Birmingham, gaining a strong foundation in historical analysis and critical thinking, before furthering his academic training with a PGCSE at the University of Oxford, where he honed his skills in education and pedagogy.