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27 too 31 July 2016 SingapoSingaporere 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador FOREWORD

Asia student leadership conference (ASLC) 2016 (On behalf of Tanglin Trust School) I am delighted to welcome all the students, facilitators, mentors, judges and presenters to Singapore for this exciting event. Over the next few days you will all learn the value of real cooperation and teamwork as you work together to come up with your own innovative solutions to some of the most important challenges that face our global communities.

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to take part in the 2016 International Expedition to the Antarctic (IAE 2016) led by polar explorer and environmentalist Robert Swan. It was a humbling, yet inspiring experience to spend 2 weeks in the most remote place on earth together with 140 amazing young leaders from more than 40 different countries. Antarctica is the last pristine continent- a place of international cooperation for science and peace. In Singapore and other South East Asian cities Martin Foakes the situation is very different. Rapid development and rising human populations Head of Outdoor threaten the fragile natural environment and impact on the quality of life in local Education communities. But in both cases real leadership will be required to protect and Tanglin Trust School conserve our planet and its resources for the future. Of course, education has a very important role to play in developing the skills that will be required by the global citizens of tomorrow. But traditional classroom-based education itself can never be enough - you will need to know how to use your skills effectively to make a real difference in your world. Positive change can and will happen if the leaders and decision makers of tomorrow know the value of friendship and cooperation.

So today, and over the next few days as you meet some incredible people and join together to tackle some really challenging issues I would like to encourage you to make the most of every opportunity that comes your way. And if you do, you will find that true leadership cannot be learned from a book or in a traditional classroom. It will come to you because you realized that the hope for the future lies in you.

‘The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it’ Robert Swan OBE (founder of 2041 foundation, first man to walk unsupported to both South Pole and North Pole)

ASLC 2016 Theme : IMpowered

IMpowered is a play on the word empowered, which symbolizes that youth today can be equipped and motivated to become changemakers of our society. As the youth are our future, we need to empower them through strengthening their confidence, finding their place in contributing to the society and developing the courage to take action and fight for their cause. In turn, they have the potential to empower the targeted, disadvantaged communities of our society (the elderly, the children, the physically/mentally disabled). You need to be “empowered” in order to tackle any of the issues in the discussion topics.

Youth Ambassadors Team Members 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

01 FIND OUT Explore HOW YOU CAN BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Do the 4 words ‘If only we could’ sound familiar? Has it ever crossed your mind when thinking about the welfare of others? If yes, it simply reflects the compassion IF ONLY in you that desires an opportunity to make a difference in your community. Yet, we usually stop at those 4 overused words, in WE COULD hope that someone else who has that ability and resources to make that change. We always talk about the A thousand mile journey begins with a single step, and the possibilities of a better future. first step to a CHANGE is to know the needs of your target Unfortunately, talking would only community and set up a business that focuses on creating take you so far. At some point, an impact to improve the lives of its people. In other words, you have to start taking action setting up a Social Enterprise is the avenue for the desired and walking it rather than talking. change.

Think about how you can do in your community 1. Help teach a younger child to read. 2. Volunteer at your local animal shelter. 3. Deliver meals to homebound individuals. 4. Tutor a student that needs help learning English or another subject. 5. Clean up a vacant lot or park. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

02 ABOUT ASIAN STUDENT Explore LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

An annual gathering of students from all over Asian Students will learn to understand the importance and the potential in effective leadership and to be inspired to make a change back in their own country. FIND OUT THE FRAMEWORK OF LEADERSHIP

Communication on others Being able to communicate your ideas in a clear manner crucial Team Player A great leader is a great follower

Servant Mentality Collective interest is more Leadership important than individual interest A great leader is a great follower 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

FIND OUT WHAT IS 03 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Findout

Social Entrepreneurship is a process by which citizens build or transform institutions to advance solutions to social problems, such as poverty, illness, illiteracy, environmental destruction, human rights abuses and corruption, in order to make life better for many. FIND OUT 4 STEPS TO ESTABLISHING A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Find out what are the needs of the target community, and what kind of changes you would like to make. The immediate needs of one community

01 for children.

You can’t create an impact alone. Gather a group of people who are interested

done through various forms of net working:

- Social Media – bloggers, forums, groups of like-minded y oung people like yourself 02 - Local Papers and printed magazines / media

interested in

Organize meeting with your group to: - Come up with a name for your organization.

- To familiarize themselves with whom they are working with. - Come up with ideas on how to create an awareness of your organization for funding purposes, and to eventually create a culture in 03 your community. - Delegate task to the people in your organization according to their strengths.

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FIND OUT 04 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Findout ABOUT BUSINESS PLAN Doing Homework

1. Analyze the potential markets for your business. 2. Establish the size of your potential market. 3. Identify your company’s initial needs. 4. Prepare product samples. 5. Research possible locations for your business. 6. Determine your start-up cost. 7. Put yourself in the shoes of potential investors. 8. Identify potential investors. Structuring Your Business 1. Define your company 2. Choose a winning strategy. 3. Design your company. 4. Consider the practical issues of running a business. 5. Decide on a marketing plan 6. Build a dynamic sales effort

Writing the Business Plan

• Products and Services, in which you describe, in detail, your unique product or service • Marketing Plan, in which you describe how you’ll bring your product to its consumers • Operational Plan, in which you describe how the business will be operated on a day-to-day basis • Management and Organization, in which you describe the structure of your organization and the philosophy that governs it • Financial Plan, in which you illustrate your working model for finances and your need from investors 2015 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassadors 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador THE ‘CAUSE’ Reflection WHO AND WHY ARE WE HELPING? Credit: YEA International Pte Ltd

Who are you Why are you helping in helping them? your project?

Are there problems or challenge you are trying to solve?

My Personal Reflections

What have you learnt today? Describe ONE MOMENT today that has deeply impacted you About yourself:

About your leadership skills: What made that MOMENT Special?

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Discussion Topics QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL For anyone to be IMPowered, none is more important than a quality education. In a knowledge-based world economy, a good education is vital for finding decent work; achieving good health; building functioning communities; developing the skills to be a dependable parent; and growing up to be an engaged and responsible citizen. Unfortunately, there is inequality for the access to quality education in the society. It can be due to income, it can be due to gender or others. Facts and Figures Food for Thoughts • 61 million children of primary school age are out of school. 42% of • Do you think education these children live in conflict-affected poor countries. important? Why is it so? • At least 250 million children are not able to read, write or count • What is education means for well even for those who have spent at least four years in school. you? • In at least 63 countries, young women from poor households are • In your country, do all the significantly less educated than poor men. children go to school? • 775 million adults are illiterate. Almost 500 million of them are • What makes the difference women. between children • 171 million children in developing countries are stunted by going for higher education and malnutrition by the time they reach age five, which means their those who do not? ability to learn is likely to be affected • Only two percent of humanitarian aid goes to education

GLOBALIZATION PROS AND CONS Economically, globalization means closer integration of national economies through trade and financial flows as well as cross- border migration of people. As national economies “open up” and lower their external barriers, they become more exposed – and more vulnerable – to global forces and influences. Whereas globalization opens up new opportunities for many, it also poses threat to many. Some developing nations benefitted from investment by foreign companies, some argue that globalization is causing higher unemployment in developed nations as companies shift their production overseas.

Facts and Figures Food for Thoughts • Global export value has • What is globalization? increased by 5.4 times since • What is the significant phenomenon of globalization in 1995 your community? • Investment into South East Asia • What do you think will happen to the shops near your has increased by 10 times since house if your country stops importing from other coun- 1990. tries? • There are more than 100 • What is the adverse effect of globalization for your countries where you can find country? McDonalds Restaurant. • What do you think is the skills you need to empower yourself in the globalization era? 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

Discussion Topics ENVIRONMENT All you must have heard the phrases “climate change” or “global warming”. We all know that the environmental issue is a serious challenge to all of us. However, it took years of discussion before the world leaders finally reached an agreement at last year’s COP21 (21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Paris on the target to reduce carbon emission in tackling the climate change. In this region, we suffer from haze almost every year, air condition of major cities is at unhealthy level, waste management is still inadequate in many parts of the communities. Facts and Figures Food for Thoughts • In developing countries, 70% of industrial • Do you know where do all the garbages and wastes waste are dumped untreated into waters, from your house go to? pullting the usable water supply. • How do you think your community can reduce the • 14 billion pounds of garbage, mostly waste? plastic, is dumped into the ocean every • Do you have to wear mask to avoid bad air to go to year school? • Over 30 billion tons of urban sewage is • What do you think are causing the air problem? discharged into lakes, rivers and oceans • Is there anything you can do about it? every year. • Polluted air causes 5.5 million deaths a year • A large population of polar bears in Alaska and Canada has decreased by 40 percent since the start of the new millennium. Global polar bear numbers are projected to decline by 30% by 2050.

INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT Developing countries including around the world has been showing steady economic development. Many people are excluded from development because of their gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or poverty. The effects of such exclusion are staggering, deepening inequality across the world. Economic development is in a way making social divide even worse. Development can be inclusive - and reduce poverty - only if all groups of people contribute to creating opportunities, share the benefits of development and participate in decision-making.

Facts and Figures Food for Thoughts • The richest ten percent of people in the world own • What is the situation of inequality in your 85 percent of all assets, while the poorest 50 percent community? Are there any mechanisms to own only one percent. redistribute wealth? • Nearly 2.2 billion people live below the US$2 poverty • Why do you think the inequality persist in line and that poverty eradication is only possible the world? through stable and well-paid jobs. • What kind of social system will be effec- • 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. tive to achieve inclusive development? According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. • 1 in 5 people, 20% of the population of the poorest people in developing countries have a disability. • 80% of the people with disabilities live in developing countries 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

Discussion Topics SHARING ECONOMY The sharing economy, where people rent apartments, cars, boats and other assets directly from each other through the Internet, has become a buzzword these days. It is a people’s economy based on “access to” rather than “ownership of” physical and human assets like time, space and skills. While sharing goods has always been a common practice among friends, family and neighbors, in recent years, the concept of sharing has moved from a community practice into a business. Although there are criticism against companies such as Uber, AirBnb and the like that workers lose out on the benefits and protections that regular full-time employees at big companies enjoy, such as health insurance and retirement savings, there’s growing demand for services like ride sharing and short-term apartment rentals that isn’t easily met by traditional means.

Food for Thought Facts and Figures • What do you think is the benefit ofsharing •In the survey conducted in the US, 86% agree that economy for your community? sharing economy makes life more affordable. 83% • What do you think is the adverse effect of agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% sharing economy for your community? agree it is better for environment. • What do you think are the other things it •AirBnb has about 2.3 million worldwide listings on its can be “shared” which could be beneficial home-sharing platform compared to just 3,000 in 2009. for the society? •Uber operates in more than 450 cities worldwide

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Tourism is a major revenue earner for many developing countries. Many tourism locations rely on pristine natural environments with diverse plant and wildlife to draw visitors in. The grim reality is that globally, most ecosystems are becoming increasingly degraded. Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local cul- ture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. The positive of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is a positive experience for local people; tourism companies; and tourists themselves. Sustainable tourism is becoming so popular that some say that what we presently call ‘al- ternative’ will be the ‘mainstream’ in a decade.

Facts and Figures Food for Thought • International tourist arrivals are • Is there any cultural heritage, nature site in danger in expected to reach 1.8 billion in 2030 from 278 million in 1980 your community? If so, what do you think your community • More than 80% of the world’s coral can do about it? reefs are at risk. • In your opinion, what are the ways to develop the • 35% of mangroves have been destroyed tourism sector without • UNESCO Heritage, the Galapagos hurting the nature heritage Islands has unique and broad variety in your country? of creatures, in danger of losing their • Do you think the heritage status by mass tourism government is the damage. Now, there are 55 properties only agent to do the which the World Heritage Committee conservation of the nature has decided to include on the List of and heritage? World Heritage in danger • Do you think tourism is all about creating new buildings and attractions? 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

The Leadership Challenge® for ASLC 2016 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership®

28 July 2016 (Thur), Nanyang Techological University NEC Auditorium & Function Hall 1 9.00am to 12.00pm

PRACTICE 2: INSPIRE A PRACTICE 3: CHALLENGE PRACTICE 1: MODEL THE WAY SHARED VISION THE PROCESS

andhi said famously that ision is what unites people f we continue to do the same we must be the change to rally for a certain cause. things the same way, we will Gwe want to see in the world. MartinV Luther King’s “I have Ialways get the same results. No leader can mobilize or a dream” speech is only 5 Good leadership is not about influence someone without minutes long but it rallied managing a situation. Rather, first embodying the cause he a nation towards a cause it is about finding ways to do or she is serving or fighting for. whose legacy lasts until today. things better. In Challenging Leaders need to inspire a the Process, we will explore shared vision amongst peers, tools that can help leaders volunteers and beneficiaries lead their teams to find new PRACTICE 4: ENABLE OTHERS so that together, people can and creative solutions to TO ACT go to a place where they have common problems. never been before. leader’s role is not simply PRACTICE 5: ENCOURAGE THE HEART to delegate but also to empower.A Good leaders are those that allow people to o amount of incentives can compel a person to do more grow and nurture people Nand do better than a leader who is appreciative and who to their fullest potential by encourages the team. Encouraging the heart is about the enabling them to act. humanistic side of leadership: one that values people more than processes.

TLC Programme Partner: Smiling Up The World Impact Consulting (SUTW) 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador AMAZING RACE @ ASLC 2016 RACE AGAINST ALL ODDS

Learning Outcome Activity Explanation This mass activity is for Objective: participants to forge First team to collect all the ticks within the challenge stations wins the basic team values and race. foster collaboration within Rules: a short period of time Teams are not allowed to split up and must move TOGETHER as a team. through a common goal Teams must be accompanied by Team Mentor AT ALL TIMES. and high intense activities. Teams are not allowed to re-attempt a station they have already completed unless their stations are crossed out by opponents team Safety: All students to be constantly aware of their surroundings. All students to be careful when attempting challenges. Activity Description ‘Lock in’ Description There will be 3 different types of Deal Cards in the activity, namely Once a Team has obtained a Action Cards; Challenge Cards; Leader Face Cards. All Deal Leader Face Card, they can choose cards will be shuffled up randomly and placed in 8 different whether to keep it or to lock in it. envelopes called the Station envelopes and these 8 envelopes To lock in a certain Leader Face will be placed at 8 different stations. Card, the Team must come up with a short presentation of no more Each Team will be given a Team envelope with 3 random Deal than 3 minutes to talk about the Cards at the start of the activity. Teams will then proceed TLC practice that Leader Face Card on to attempting the different activities at the respective 8 represents. Teams need to explain stations. Upon completing the activity at the station, Teams are what they learnt from the specific then allowed to randomly draw 1 Deal Card from the Station activity and how it brought out that envelopes. specific TLC practice.

The Team that obtains all 5 Leader Face Cards wins and the activity will end. Deal Cards Description Leader Face Cards are cards that have a picture of the 5 leaders that represent the respective races. On the back of these Face Cards are a specific challenge that brings out respective information and students will have to complete that challenge to own the Face Card. These cards are crucial in the activity and will help them win this activity.

Challenge Cards are cards that have a simple random challenge that the Team has to complete before moving on in the activity. These cards are meant to slow their progress in the activity. Powered by: Action Cards are cards that have a description on them and the team can play it whenever they want during the activity. Such cards allow them to do things like steal cards, exchange cards, lose their cards, so on and so forth. Action cards cannot be played right after another team plays their action card against you. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador Guest of Honour

Col Fred Tan assumed the appointment of Head of SAF Centre for Leadership Development (CLD) on 5 Dec 2011. In his 27 years of service in SAF, COL Tan has commanded units at the Platoon, Company and Brigade levels. For Operational appointments, COL Tan was the Senior Liaison Officer of Company Task Force 1 in UNMISET (Timor Leste) from Oct 2002 to February 2003. On August 2005, COL Tan was deployed to Banda Ache as the Team Leader of District Office as part of the Ache Monitoring Mission (AMM). From Mid 2008 to 2010, Col Tan was seconded to the United Nations HQ as a Planning Officer in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), to co-ordinate COL FRED TAN WEL SHI the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the West African Region. Head of SAF Center for Col Tan has training qualification in Basic Airborne, Combat Skills Leadership Development Badge, US Airborne & Air Assault. His professional qualifications include Canadian Forces Joint Command and Staff Course (Toronto), SAF Senior Commanders’ Programme (SCP). Col Tan has a Bachelor of Science (Engineering Management) from the US Military Academy (West Point) and Master of Science in HR Development and Management from New York University and Executive Education in Leadership Development from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. 2015 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassadors 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador Speakers / Mentors MR. GLENN LIM Speakers/ MR. GLENN LIM & Judges Founder/CEO of Glenn Lim Consultancy Founder /CEO of Glenn Lim Consultancy Mentors GLENN LIM (M.Soc.Sc, M.Ed, Dip Ed Psych), is a motivational speaker,GLENN curriculum LIM (M.Soc.Sc, developer and M.Ed, adjunct Dip lecturer. Ed Psych), As a is a motivational consultant,speaker, he curriculum works with corporatesdeveloper and and organisations adjunct lecturer. to develop As a consultant, leadershiphe works capabilities. with corporates Glenn is also and a community organisations and youth to develop leadership specialist, working with MHA, MCCY, MSF and MOE on capacity-building projects.capabilities. He has alsoGlenn been is consultedalso a community to develop youthand youth work in specialist, Thailand, working with Brunei,MHA, Vietnam MCCY, and MSF Malaysia. and MOE A multi-award on capacity-building winner and Commonwealth projects. He has also been Youthconsulted Ambassador to develop (ASEAN), youthhe has workbeen recognisedin Thailand, for hisBrunei, work inVietnam serving theand Malaysia. A community,multi-award and hewinner continues and toCommonwealth passionately champion Youth causes Ambassador to bring about(ASEAN), he has been positiverecognised change. for Glenn’s his workpassion in is serving to see broken the community, families and shatteredand he continues lives to passionately restored.champion causes to bring about positive change. Glenn’s passion is to see broken families and shattered lives restored. MR. CHIA LUCK YONG MR. KOH SENG CHOON Co-Founder of EduSnap Executive Director, Dignity KitchenTM Having been a tutor for the past 10 years, Luck has seen numerous gaps in the education system. Agencies being profited-oriented and not caring whom they pairTM the children with;Seng To parents Choon and is students the Exceutive whom are Director not able of to Dignityget academic Kitchen support, Singapore's after school first hawker andtraining tuition hours;school the for list the goes disabled on. And andso, after disadvantaged graduating from people. 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Coopers & Lybrand HavingInternational. a strong belief He set that up mobile his own technology management is the way consultancy to go for the firm future in of1997 learning, focusing on small EduSnapand medium launched enterprises, the platform inon the both areas IOS and of strategicAndroid and planning have since and reached business out todevelopment. moreHe thanhas 10,000a vast parents experiences and students of consulting whom have several had their state-owned daily academic Chinese stumble companies in blocksSouth broken China down and and several have also major helped Indian raise family awareness managed of hundreds businesses. of individuals, In 2005, he was whomappointed through astheir Executive handwork Directorand dedication of Restaurant on the platform, Association shown themselves of Singapore to responsible be competent and responsible educators that parents should have with them, in their children’sfor restructuring education journey. of the food and beverage industry in Singapore and assisted with the setting up a Chinese culinary training school. In his free time, he lectures on the subject of entrepreneurship to MBA students at S P Jain Centre of Management and also assist ex inmates of Selarang Drug Rehabilitation Centre and the pre release prisoners Changi Prison Housing Unit A5 and B4 to realise MS.their entrepreneurialCHRISTINE ambition.HOE In October 2010, he started Dignity KitchenTM - a training school to train the disabled and the disadvantaged to be food stall operators or hawkers. RegionalHe is author Academic of three Manager books, one of which was on the best seller list in Delhi, India. ACT Education Solutions

Ms. Christine Hoe is Regional Academic Manager, Southeast Asia for ACT Education Solutions,MS ELIZABETH Limited (AES), based YEAK in Singapore. Prior to joining AES in 2014, she was teaching academic writing and communication at the Singapore University of Technology andDirector Design. Before that, she served in various capacities as senior lecturer, senior collaborationsEMC Workshops manager, regional education consultant and head of English in schools and corporations which brought her to China, Central and Southeast Asia. She found her calling to Elizabethbecoming anYeak educator holds in a 2005 Bachelor after a of15-year Arts stint(S’pore), in Information Diploma Technology of Education rising (S’pore) and the ranks from software programmer to IT manager and finally moving on to product marketingMontessori in IT security/storage Diploma (London). solutions. She She has holds taught an MBA in from Raffles Strathclyde Institution, Business Jurong Institute School,and Ngeea postgraduate Ann Polytechnic. diploma in AppliedShe teaches Linguistics English (TESOL) Language from the SEAMEOand English Regional Literature at EnglishPre-University Language Centre “A” levels and a and Bachelor’s Secondary in Information “O” levels. Technology Altogether, from the she University has over 20 years of ofWollongong. teaching Herexperience. special interests include educational technology and mobile learning, academic writing and business education. Elizabeth founded Elizabeth Montessori Centre in 1994 to meet the growing educational needs of the young. The Centre teaches phonics, mathematics and sensorial skills using the Montessori method at nursery and kindergarten level.

EMC Workshops, EMC Learning Centre (registered with Ministry of Education ) and EMC Learning Resources Pte Ltd, subsidiary companies of Elizabeth Montessori Centre 08 were founded in year 2000 to offer enrichment courses in English, Mathematics and Science to schools. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

Speakers / Mentors MR. MARC GOH & Judges Founder Clinic Buddy Pte Ltd Project Bidadari Marc founded Design Prodigy in 2005, a digital agency with a strong focus in private healthcare vertical. In 2015, Design Prodigy acquired eMenders, an invite-only medical specialist group and became the President of eMenders. Leveraging his network of medical specialists, Marc started Project Bidadari in late 2014 to help crowdfund specialist treatment for the needy.

In 2009, Marc came on board National Day Parade 2009 as the New Media Consultant and has advised on the orchestration of new media platforms and KPIs, as well as the development of NDPeeps.com. Marc was appointed as Principal Cyber Platform Consultant for National Day Parade from 2010 to 2014. In response to NDP 2014 related cyber security incidents, Marc was appointed as Co-secretary of Cyber Security Taskforce to frame and coordinate the implementation of the various cyber security measures.

Marc obtained his bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is also a graduate of Founders Institute, 2011 and incorporated Clinic Buddy Pte Ltd, a private healthcare related startup which is currently in gestation.

MS. KAREN FOO Professional Speaker Trainer and Author

As a motivational speaker, Karen is actively involved in speaking at various conferences, expos and publicly-held events in Singapore and Malaysia. She has also been invited to speak to an audience of leaders from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.

Growing up as a victim of bullying for over 10 years and witnessing her family breaking apart, she has gone on to inspire thousands of youths, working executives and leaders of various companies with her stories. Having also been an underdog in academics and speaking, she later went on to win numerous awards in public speaking contests and scholarships. She has inspired thousands to live their wildest dreams.

Having also won the title as the #1 youth trader in a nationwide Forex trading contest, she has spoken to traders, investors and working professionals to turn them into elite traders. As a financial trainer, she has shared the stage with some of the top investment gurus and CEOs of Singapore and is the contest judge for numerous public speaking contests held around Singapore, ranging from club level to the national level contests. She is the co-author of a book, “Turning Ideas into Profit” written with 9 Asia’s leading experts and professional speakers. Karen is also the contributing author of an investment book titled “Your Cash Moves” (foreword by Adam Khoo, Asia’s Top Success Coach).

MR. AAQIB KHALID ALVI

Business Manager Whizz Kidz Pte Ltd

Aaqib moved to Singapore from Pakistan for to graduate from the top 5th chemical engineering university in the world, National University of Singapore. As an exciting individual, and longing to make education fun and entertaining for future generations, he joined Whizz Kidz (while still in his university days), which is an edutainment company providing STEAM activities, and working for more than 6 years now have made sure hundreds of children now love education; be it science, maths, technology, or arts. If that was not ambitious enough, he likes to skydives and passionate about football. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

MR. JAMON MOK Speakers / Mentors & Judges Founder and CEO, Backstreet Academy

Jamon is the founder & CEO of Backstreet Academy, the world's first peer-to-peer impact travel platform tailored for developing countries. Backstreet Academy's network spans over 10 countries, 43 cities and more than a thousand hosts who create unique travel experiences for tourists, becoming micro-entrepreneurs who move themselves out of poverty. Backstreet Academy has been featured on Channel NewsAsia's Documentary series, Forbes, BBC Travel, National Geographic and is a United Nations World Summit Awards recipient as well as the recipient of multiple Tripadvisor's certificate of Excellence Award. He is also the founder of Gazaab Social Ventures, a micro social venture fund investing in rural entrepreneurs through running a business competition, helping hundreds move out of poverty through micro-entrepreneurship. MR. ALVIN LEE WEE CHUAN

Director of Training & Development All Hearts Adventures & Training

Alvin is an enthusiastic trainer with proven track records and abilities to help schools to achieve objectives, character development and leadership skills in workshops or program locally and overseas. Through 6 years of experiences mostly in diversify programs such as Overseas Community Involvement Programs, Cohort Leadership, Exco Leadership, Cohort adventure based camps, experiential learning camps/ workshops, motivational and at-risk workshops for youth, achieving a high percentage through successful candidates and good reviews from teacher in charge. Working in various positions such as camp coordinator, camp chief, logistics, chief facilitator, race director and many years as a outdoor trainer, classroom facilitator and instructor, the experiences achieve with first hand contact with youths has develop into understanding of their needs and the retention of the objectives of learning the right values, objectives and feelings.

DR. JAMAL MOHAMMED ESMAIL ALEKAM

Senior Lecturer College of Business COB, School of Business Management University Utara Malaysia

Dr Jamal, from Yemen, finished MBA and PhD from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), in 2007 and 2013 respectively. He is visiting senior lecture at UUM. He teaches Marketing Management, International Marketing, Consumer Behavior, principle of marketing, supply chain management, industrial marketing for undergraduate, and Advanced quantitative analysis, Research Methodology for postgraduate students. He has published more than 30 papers in different journals and different conferences both domestic and international. He is also a principal of Kedah Arabic School from 2014 to date, and the chairman of the Board of Kedah Arabic School parents, 2009 to February 2016. Not only in the academic arena, Dr Jamal is also engaged in the community activities, such as organizing programs with local and international students for Orphanage in Perlis, Kedah, Jitra, and orders, or donation drive to support people in need. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

MR. WEE SOON KEONG Speakers / Mentors & Judges Curriculum Director, Nullspace

Soon Keong is the Co-Founder of Centre for Robotics Learning (C4RL) and Curriculum Director of Nullspace (since 2008). He specialises in curriculum design and planning for cross-disciplinary science and robotics learning. He is also one of the pioneer members of OpenBio Singapore, a non-profit initiative aiming to enable bioscience for all. Soon Keong serves his Alma Mater as the Vice-Chairman of Anglican High School Alumni Association. In 2010, he initiated and organised a 3D2N residential leadership camp for over 100 student leaders in Anglican High School. Since then, young alumni graduates have been returning to organise leadership activities to inspire the next generation of student leaders annually. In addition to his formal background in Biotechnology, Soon Keong has extensive knowledge and experience with fields ranging from business, educational leadership to environmental health and safety management. Having mentored students for the past 7 years in both institutional and private enrichment settings, he hopes to share his experiences to empower the next generation. MS. CHUA RUO MEI

Founder and Chief Impact Officer Smiling Up The World Impact Consulting (SUTW)

Driven by an abiding passion to build rooted identities and help people determine their own definitions of success in a rapidly changing world, Ruo Mei left the path well travelled and founded Smiling Up The World Impact Consulting (SUTW), a mission-driven training consultancy. While her repertoire is vast -- ranging from people development modules to interview skills and community advocacy workshops-- she is perhaps best known for her expertise in communicative storytelling, a strong values-centric approach to training and her strong facilitation skills across diverse demographics. In each of her workshops, Ruo Mei brings in a unique blend of frameworks infused with real-world application, current affairs and workplace examples.

Ruo Mei’s career has spanned the government, corporate, private and not-for-profit sectors. She spent 6 years living in the U.S. and UK, and 6 months working in Shanghai’s serviced residence sector, among her vast international experience. Ruo Mei graduated with top honours (magna cum laude and phi beta kappa) in International Relations from Ivy League school Brown University.

MS. LOI MEI LING

Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Polytechnic Loi Mei Ling started her career as a school teacher before becoming a professional nurse. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic; and a specialist nurse in midwifery, paediatrics and community health. She holds a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the USA, graduating with Delta Epsilon Sigma Honors majoring in administration and education; and also has a postgraduate degree in Higher Education. She has a keen interest in education, research and innovation. She sat on the Oxford Advisory Board for two book publications and has written booked chapters for Oxford Fajar Press for four books. She lead different team of lecturers to win national gold awards on work improvement and has won the Best Wits Leader Award in 2001, beating 88 other lecturers vying for the award at Nanyang Polytechnic. She has also mentored engineering, design and nursing students for various innovation challenge competitions and helped some teams clinched national and polytechnic awards for innovation challenge. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

Speakers / Mentors MR. MARTIN FOAKES & Judges

Head of Outdoor Education Tanglin Trust School

Martin Foakes has been leading and developing exciting school expeditions in Southeast Asia for over 20 years. He started his career as a science teacher in Yorkshire, UK and he is currently the Head of Outdoor Education at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore where he is responsible for the planning and preparation of all aspects of student learning outside the classroom. He recently took part in the International Antarctica Expedition 2016 and he is totally committed to the promotion of sustainability and environmental protection both in school and in the great Outdoors. Martin is married with 2 daughters. MS. ELENA ARENS

Strategic Partnership Manager JFDI Asia

Elena Arens has been working in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia since 2011 after a successful career in Russia managing brands such as the Russian Bobsleigh Federation for the 2014 Olympics. Along with her MBA from INSEAD, the top business school in Asia, she runs the Strategic Partnerships for the Joyful Frog Digital Incubator, the first business accelerator in Southeast Asia. She currently works with governments and enterprises providing guidance on how they can innovate just as successful JFDI startups. MR JEREMY KONG

Programme Chair (Diploma in Environmental Science) Republic Polytechnic

Jeremy is the programme chair for the Diploma in Environmental Science at Republic polytechnic. Apart from academic development work at republic polytechnic, Jeremy is also actively involved in community service locally and overseas. He believes that through service learning, youngsters are given the opportunity for intercultural and cultural learning experiences. They get the chance to connect classroom knowledge with real life, while working alongside people in developing countries to meet community- identified needs with curriculum-centred skills. Jeremy has also served as grassroot leader for the past 5 years within his own residential community with Zheng Hua Community Center.

MS. JOYCE TAN

Brand and Content Makreting Consultant Joyce possess skills in various sectors for a holistic approach to strategising brand communications. She has more than 2 decades of experience in positioning brands and driving publicity and marketing promotions in the retail and hospitality industries as well as the public sector in Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam. A graduate of the National University of Singapore, I have worked for a number of successful brands in the public and private sectors: Public sector: Institute for Adult Learning, Workforce Development Agency, Corporates: Esplanade P/L, Eco-id Architects Hotels and Clubs: Alila Hotels and Resorts, Singapore Island Country Club, The Tower Club Singapore, Mandarin hotel group (now the Meritus), Eaton Hotels and New World Hotels in Hong Kong as well as The Lien projects in Vietnam. 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

PROGRAM 01 Day 1 1630 – 1730 Transfer to Girls’ Brigade 27 July 2016 Wednesday

1500 – 1630 Arrival to Singapore 1730 – 2100 Ice Breaking Games and Transfer to respective Dinner at Girls’ Brigade accommodation Check – in

Speech by Mr Glenn Lim PROGRAM Founder-CEO of GLC Pte Ltd (Glenn Lim Consultancy), 02 Day 2 Former Commonwealth Youth Ambassador (ASEAN)

Speech by Mr Koh Seng 28 July 2016 Thursday Choon Executive Director, Dignity KitchenTM 0700-0800 Breakfast at Accommodation 0800 – 0900 Transfer to Nanyang 1600 – 1700 Social Enterprise workshop Technological University and Presentation Briefing by YEA International 0900 – 1200 The Leadership 1700 – 1830 NUS campus tour and Challenge (TLC) Transfer to city tour TLC 5 practices Hands-on activities 1830 – 2200 Dinner and Night tour of Marina Barrage, Gardens 1200 – 1300 Transfer to Biopolis by the Bay, Merlion and the Central Business District 1300 – 1400 Lunch at Biopolis 2200 Return to accommodation

1400 – 1600 Opening Ceremony @ Matrix Auditorium, Biopolis Opening by Youth Ambassadors

Speech by Guest of Honour, Colonel Fred Tan Head of SAF Centre for Leadership Development 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

1350 – 1600 Career Talk : professions that make a difference in PROGRAM society 03 Day 3 Speech by Ms. Karen Foo Professional Speaker, Trainer and Author

29 July 2016 Friday Speech by Mr. Marc Goh Clinic Buddy Pte Ltd, Project 0630 - 0715 Breakfast at Bidadari Accommodation 0715 – 0800 Transfer to Camp Chal- Speech by Mr. Jamon Mok lenge / Sembawang Park Backstreet Academy

0800 – 1200 Group 1 : High and Low 1600 – 1800 Social Enterprise Work- Rope Challenges @ shop / Group Discussion Camp Challenge Group 2 : Amazing Race 1830 Dinner (Team bonding activities) @ Sembawang Park 1930 Return to Accommodation 1200 – 1300 Lunch at camp challenge *Students will discuss their business model / project at 1300 – 1350 Transfer to UWC Dover their respective accommo- Campus dation 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

1300 – 1400 Transfer to Singapore PROGRAM Sports School 04Day 4 1400 – 1600 Fine-Tuning of business model / project with guidance and help from mentors

30 July 2016 Saturday 1600 – 1800 Business Model / Project Presentation & 0630 - 0715 Breakfast at Competition Accommodation 0715 – 0800 Transfer to Camp Chal- 1800 – 1830 Judges discuss lenge / Sembawang Park competition results 1830 – 1930 Prize presentation 0800 – 1200 Group 1 : Amazing Race ceremony & Photo taking (Team bonding activities) @ session Sembawang Park Group 2 : High and Low 1930 – 2030 Dinner Rope Challenges @ Camp Challenge 2030 – 2200 End of conference party 1200 – 1300 Lunch at Singapore and cultural exchange Sports School night 2200 Return to Accommodation

0900 – 1000 Check out from respec- PROGRAM tive accommodation

05 Day 5 1000 – 2359 Optional City Tour / Transfer to Airport

31 July 2016 Sunday

0800 – 0900 Breakfast at Accommodation 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

Nguyen Duc Hung NEW STAR Nguyen Minh Quan Bui Bao Minh Nguyen Ngoc Linh Bui Do Minh Quan Nguyen Phan Nhat Vy Bui Quoc Viet Nguyen Quynh Anh Dinh Thach Bich Nguyen Thuong Hoang Ha Do Tuan Linh Nguyen Truong Hai Nam Doan Thanh Thuy Vy ST MARGARET’S SCHOOL CIA FIRST INTERNATIONAL Nguyen Tu Minh Hua Gia Linh Alvin Wilson Hendricks SCHOOL Pham Thi Phuong Thao Le Viet Hung Aubrey Dexter Anak Antere Rith Chhorpoan Chhay Pham Thu Giang Le Quynh Chi Charles Renier A. De Castro Bun Sam Khan Pham Vu Ha Anh Le Van Khanh Nam Jerwynn Matthan C. Moya Hong Chea Lun Phung Lam Phuong Ngo Quynh Trang Kelvin Anak Gindang Ratasa Pong Chhay Tran Ba Minh Huy Nguyen Duc Thanh An Noorazam Anak Tuah Keo Puthirith Truong Khanh Linh Pham Phu An Cherilyn Lai Shaio Ling Keo Sinpav Truong Thi Hai Ha Pham Viet Hang Christine Grace Campo Santos Virakboth Kong Vo Ha Son Pham Hong Van Kimberley Leong Xiu Ching Kree Moriko Vu Dang Bao Vy Pham Loi Vu Nurul Diyanah Binti Omar Ali Meng Judineath Vu Duc Viet Tran Bao Viet Meng Judisak SERI MULIA SARJANA SCHOOL Vu Le Ngoc Mai Nguyen Khac Hieu Nach Sophearith Vu Minh Ngoc Le Minh Quang Wendy Tan Yi Jing Chao Chhiv Voun Siti Nur Afiqah Binti Abdullah Moham- Dang Ngoc Minh Chau Ngov Muy Ngy ILA GROUP mad Yusminan Tran Minh Hoang Sereyvoan Vattey Nguyễn Thanh Tan Ak Naq'uddien Alli Bin Pg Hishamud- Dang Minh Hieu Tep Remy Nguyễn Mai Trang din Alli Dang Quoc Trung Tiv Won Siv Nguyễn Doan Minh Chin Kuan Weng Le Sao Mai Try Sornuttara Nguyễn Phuc Gia Linh Dk Nur Iman D'lyla Pg Hj Mohd Hilmi Dao Minh Quan Heng Leesy Pham Quang Thanh Elwin Fung Kwong Yin Ngo Viet Anh Tiv Vireak Pheakkdey Vuong Tuong Vi Emmy Esther Binit Bangau Tran Ngoc Linh Kaing Kimbouy Do Thai Bao Evina Gonzales Yan Tran Ha Ngoc Darya Roslyakova Nguyen Ngoc Hien Phuong Hiu Rou Qi Cao Thi Trang Linh Jung Hyunjae Nguyen Ngoc Hong Nhi Lee Yee Ane Nguyen Hoang Trung Nguyễn Thi Ngoc Tram Khoo Shi An WESTERN I IDC HCM Trần Hoang Van Khoo Zhi Yi NTERNATIONAL SCH Nguyen Minh Van Pham Ngoc Minh Thy Micole Kate Dela Cruz Dupaya Chea Layheng Nguyen Minh Vy Vo Ngoc Minh Thao Mikee Kylie Dela Cruz Dupaya Chea Visal Chau Khac Tuong Nhat Vo Huy Hoang Miss Nurul Jannah Kosor Dara Chharat Nguyen Duc Trung Hieu Trần Nguyen Nhat Quang Noor Basyirah Hj Omar Hye Min Lee Đoan Tran Vinh Kha Phạm Vu Thu Thuy Noor Haziqah Nabilah Ly Lihour Tran Thi Hoang Anh Nguyễn Trong Nhan Nur Ayezha Barasi Nurul Islam Sam Maryroth Nguyễn Trong Van Poca Elisha Cortez Castro Song Sovibol BYD TRAVEL CO Le Dieu Anh Satrina Dacillo Arabani Cong Viet Anh Huỳnh Thanh Long Sayera Islam Dhira SMART KIDS Hoang Hien Anh Nguyen Khanh Linh Amali Yuson INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Hoang Quang Anh Nguyen Tuan Thanh Ayesha Batrisyia Binti Mo Ung Panhasith Pham Duc Anh hammad Hasnalluddin Chea Yiheang Tran Huyen Chi TASS TRAVEL Song Veng Hak Dinh Hoang Chuong Nguyen Hoang Son Lam Chhar Kokkeang Le Thanh Cuong Nguyen Vu Nguyen Em Tinthinann Dang Tien Dong Nguyen Phan Hung Ty Thean Tran Duy Dung Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen An Usa Do Tuan Duong Dao Hong Duong Nguyen Thanh Hai Tran Minh Hieu HONG HA SCHOOL Dao Tuan Hung Phạm Mai Anh WENZHOU Nguyaen Ngoc Quoc Khanh Nguyễn Tùng Anh Wu Qiaozhi Ngo Anh Kien Trần Xuân Thắng Pan Haowei Cao Tuan Kiet Nguyễn Quốc Đại Zhang Chaoling Pham Ha Hue Lam Nguyễn Khánh Quân Hu Wenyu Tran Thi Phuong Linh Nguyễn Hoàng Việt Chen Wenkai GIA VIET - CAN THO Nguyen Mai Thuy Linh Trần Minh Pháp Huabg Yinxin Nguyen Quang Sang Hoang Truc Linh Huynh Nhat Tran Chau Nguyen Tuan Long GLN GANSU GROUP Tran Tuan Ngoc Tran Quang Long Nguyen Thanh Binh Zhang Jianpeng Nguyen Ngoc Mai Phan Van Minh Zhu LeiLei IDC HN Pham Hoang Yen Nhi Nguyen Hai Duong Wang YueChi Vu Kim Thai Nguyen Phuong Nhi Xu Hao Nguyen Thanh Mai Nguyen Thien Phuc Ye Luyao Ha Minh Khoi Dao Phuc Thanh Nguyen Thanh Vinh Vu Ngoc Thu Dao Diep Linh Nguyen Quynh Trang Dao Dieu Linh Doan Hai Trung Dao Khanh Ngan Le Xuan Tung Do Duc Duy Anh Nguyen Thanh Tung Do Ha Trang Tran Thien Tung Do Khanh Van Pham Tien Duc UNIVERSITY OF Duong Yen My Tran Quang Dat MINDANAO Le Chuc Anh Le Nhat Quang Nguyen An Ha Anh Erica Gador Bochene Nguyen Thuy Duong Nguyen Chau Anh Hannal Margaux D.Gaucia Nguyen Dang Danh 2016 July Asian Student Leadership Conference Organised by Youth Ambassador

SEKOLAH SAMPOERNA INTERNA- GLOBAL INDIAN ASIA TOURISM INTERNATIONAL LINCOLN UNIVERSITY TIONAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL COLLEGE PROMIT KUMAR PODDERZ Fauzan Azima Yash Manish Agrawal Muhammad Afit Farhan Bin Filinia Gusti Akshay Roopak Puri Mizam Ika Oktavia Suryani Anant Shanker Jonaventure Julian Malik Athafarras Krishi Seksaria Muhamad Farel Dafa Mointang Shalini Seshadri Robby Wijaya Sachin Prabhu Ram Aman Agarwal SINGAPORE SCHOOL, PANTAI Pramesh Singhavi INDAH KAPUK Shanon Natali NILAI UNIVERSITY Albert Tanasia Ninad Kulkarni SANDRA OBENG NTOGO OBONO Amanda Christie Jodi Pranav Sudarshan Christine Vosephin Wijaya Mahika Shenoy Irene Natasya Kimas Sachi Sawant UNIVERSITY UTARA MALAYSIA Jason Stanlim Akshita Kumar MUSIBAU HAMMED OLUWASEYI Justin Siswanto Malavika Jinu Nair Marcella Ashley Sulaiman Shreyans Gupta Melvern Aaron Sulaiman Marc Wayne Meneses Mercy Nirvana Wijaya Sri Hari Shankar Richie Sukardjo Kartikeya Kim Sung Hong Rishi Ganesh Ravichandran Hans Melvern Kasim Hubert Jo Sumarno SAINT JOSEPH INSTITUTION NILAI UNIVERSITY KANAAN GLOBAL Trinh Le Quang IRENE MISSANGA MUJA Delpiu Lopez Wesley Bravian FUREN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Eric Widasta Liu Mu Yang Yang Yao Ning CIA FIRST INTERNATIONAL Zheng Si Tan SCHOOL Cheng WenJing Riesca Al Vanya

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Biopolis Matrix Auditorium Nanyang Executive Centre Nanyang Technological University Address Matrix @ Biopolis Address 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671 60 Nanyang View, Singapore 639673

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Guest of Honour / Speakers / Mentors & Judges

Col. Fred Tan Wei Shi Mr. Alvin Lee Wee Chuan Dr. Jamal Mohammed Esmail Alekam SAF Centre for Leadership Development All Hearts Adventure & Training University Utara Malaysia Mr Glenn Lim Ms Chua Ruo Mei Ms Elizabeth Yeak Glenn Lim Consultancy Smiling Up The World Impact Consulting EMC Workshops Mr Koh Seng Choon Mr. Aaqib Khalid Alvi Ms Elena Arens Dignity KitchenTM Whizz Kidz Pte Ltd JFDI Asia Ms Karen Foo Mr Wee Soon Keong Mr Jeremy Kong Republic Polytechnic Professional Speaker Trainer and Author Nullspace Mr Marc Goh Ms Loi Mei Ling Mr Martin Foakes Tanglin Trust School Clinic Buddy Pte Ltd, Project Bidadari Nanyang Polytechnic Mr. Jamon Mok Ms. Joyce Tan Backstreet Academy Brand and Content Makreting Consultant

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