SPEAKING AND PANEL MODERATION

SPRING 2018

Audience 100+

I joined one of the opening panels of the UNDP and Citi Foundation's inaugural regional Youth Co:Lab Summit 2018 in Bangkok. It brought together over 200 delegates including government officials, private sector participants, NGOs, academia and youth participants to advance discussions and next steps in addressing youth unemployment challenges in the Asia Pacific region. Most of our discussion was refreshingly informal and related to youth driving innovative solutions to some of the most complex issues connected to the SDGs. UNESCAP's Jonathan Wong was a fantastic moderator too!

2017

Audience 40+

I was fortunate to be both a moderator and a part of the faculty team building the first ever 'What The Future?!' speaker series, hosted by Thammasat University's School of Global Studies in collaboration with TCDC. It was created to build stronger networks and communities across the city. These events included panel discussions with prominent figures working in the field of social innovation in Bangkok and beyond, on various topics related to the future of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, that is then followed by coordinated breakout dialogue to draw on the wisdom of the room.

SUMMER 2018

Audience 200+

In this session I lead the moderation of speakers from TechSoup, Give.Asia, the NetSuite/Oracle Social Impact Program, Facebook, TechSauce, Hubba. They were prompted to share how they provide funding, resources, access to networks, physical space, events, capacity building, in-kind product donations and other types of support to make positive social change. We learned about diverse approaches to leveraging social impact and supporting NGOs in the region- this included funding stories, resourcing issues, network building, why physical space matters, events, capacity building, in-kind product donations.

SUMMER 2017

Audience 200+

In this panel session held on the VIP Day 0, we held an all women provocative conversation, in a room full of men, of what it means to be gender inclusive, strategic and tech oriented. My co-panelists work primarily in SE Asia, on fintech, legal and impact.

2014-2017

Audience 20+ (50+ sessions)

The DSIL Virtual Classroom is an annual online learning program composed of 15 live, interactive, live, one-hour online sessions with thought leaders, practitioners and innovative problem solvers from every hemisphere. The speakers have always been carefully selected to expedite high-level understanding by exploring critical issues, case-studies and emerging learnings that highlight DSIL curriculum. We have been running these sessions since 2014 and have now had over 50 session speakers and 100 alumni engage from around the world.

SUMMER 2016

Audience 40+

In this session I moderated to learn from fantastic women in the field who have been applying design principles to build communities, generate products and services, and create more space for beauty to infiltrate our daily lives. We covered topics including, but not limited to, the evolution of design thinking, design for sustainability, human- centered design, and design innovation- a deep dive into the philosophy and practice of design as a catalyst for changing the world.

SUMMER 2014

Audience 500+

In this learning session at the 18th World Council, a gathering of staff, volunteers and board members from more than 120 YMCAs from around the world, I moderated this big room session focused on "Why Young People? Why Now?". In this panel we asked experts to speak on these questions and built the session to maximize connectivity with the audience.