About this Event
1 Dec 2022 Thursday , 4pm., Venue: Joyden Hall, Bugis+
Registration: 3.30pm
Topics will be listed soon
Hear how these Locals made it big on the global stage
Session 1
Russel Wong is one of the most profiled photographers in Singapore and Asia and is the first Singaporean to break into the notoriously difficult Hollywood movie industry. He is one of an elite group of photographers assigned to photograph covers for Time magazine, who’s worked with Oscar winning directors and noted for his photographs of celebrities. His limited-edition prints have also been sold at the prestigious Christie’s auction house.
Session 2
Meet Nikhil Sandhu, the Head of Creative Lab Southeast Asia at TikTok. He is the lead creative collaborator at TikTok For Business, leading a creative team based across Southeast Asia. Was previously Studio Head at Miss Malini, one of India's most successful emerging entertainment & media networks. Also led content strategy at Aircel (one of India's largest telcos), and was a Supervising Producer with the TV channel 'Colors', working on the Indian versions of Big Brother & Fear Factor and various other fictional and non-fictional programming content.
Session 3
Co-presenting are Ming Wei and Melvin Kuek
Ming Wei Ng is one of Southeast Asia's most popular TikTok creators, with more than 30 million followers. Former top local Taekwondo athlete, he turned to content creation during the pandemic. Featured in Forbes 30 under 30 for Asia, he not only produces comedy TikToks, but also runs digital media marketing agency Boom Digital Media, which he founded in 2020.
Melvin Kuek – CEO, BBDO
Session 4
Meet Ernest and team from NFT Asia , an open and inclusive community centred on uplifting Asian and Asia-based artists and creatives all around the world. It was founded in March 2021 by a team of artists and arts workers working across the traditional and digital art worlds, focused on sharing resources, creating opportunities and fostering close connections. Today they have more than 3,000 members on Discord and reaching 15,000 followers on Twitter, growing exponentially every day. Hear from the panel, how some of the local artists are making waves in the Web 3 space.
Light refreshments are served.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Joyden Hall, 201 Victoria Street, Singapore, Singapore
SGD 50.00 to SGD 200.00