Presenters
Alan Tan |
Alan Tan
Topic: From Difficult to Meaningful Conversations Being a person who learnt from setbacks and failures, Alan never stopped at chasing his passion and dream to add value to others through personal growth. Alan seeks to inspire others to take practical actions towards their goal and show them that achieving their goals need not involve taking the conventional route. |
Chan Suit Fong |
Chan Suit Fong
Topic: Exploring mindfulness to learn about your mind-body relationship to build resilience “ So long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you” Suit Fong will always remember this quote by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn- it changed her life, her entire outlook not only in respect of her sons’ mental well being but also in enhancing the well-being of many others who experience pain and suffering. It was a leap of faith when she first embarked on her journey of discovering how mindfulness and compassion-led practices based on evidence based researches can be used to support her son, she has never looked back since. She discovered and curated a continuous learning journey not only for her son but also for others who are willing to share and join in the search of figuring out how to empower oneself, enjoy being in the present moment, and not be constantly gripped by worries and fear of past and future; of shame and guilt of ‘not being good enough’ to building resilience to face life’s continual challenges of ups and downs. This is now her life passion, to support and provide that skillful helping hand to support individuals and communities of different diversities, cultures and (dis)abilities to learn to let go, to learn to sit with ease with life’s discomforts and yet being kind and compassionate to oneself and to others in facing life ‘s tribulations. |
Dylan Liau |
Dylan Liau
Topic: First step towards your purpose in life Having gone through the path of many changes in life, and making decisions that ended up taking him through a longer route, Dylan would like to help others see the light sooner rather than later - through helping them become more self-aware and find their Ah-ha moments. Always keen to improve and learn new tools and methodologies to help his client gain clarity, Dylan has constantly embarked on a learning journey to discover more. With an interest to connect with the younger generation, he had volunteered time coaching the youth and young working adults. |
Edwin Sim |
Edwin Sim
Topic: Emotional Baggage More details coming soon! |
Ernest Tan |
Ernest Tan
Topic: Making sense of our complex finance world through games Having met many people at different stages in their life, Ernest has been able to continuously widen his perspectives and better connect and empathize with people of various ages. He offers his listening ears and help them by providing a 3rd person's perspective to people who are facing a challenge in their life. He feels appreciated when he is able to value add to people's life. |
Evan |
Evan
Topic: Special Performance Evan believes that there is nothing that an individual cannot overcome with patience, hard work and discipline. He self taught himself various things like violin, piano, breakdance and more and is constantly pushing and expanding his limits |
Ho Wai Hong |
Ho Wai Hong
Topic: Connecting with yourself through Art “When you get settled with the ordinary, everything is extraordinary” Break-ups can be devastating. But it can also set you off on a new journey of self-exploration. After a break-up with a girlfriend, Wai Hong went in search for the Holy Grail to unlock the secrets of the brain - finding out what makes people tick. Within each of us lies a pool of infinite possibilities. Sometimes, all it takes is something as ordinary as a paint brush to draw a glimpse of an alternate reality beyond what we see. |
Janice Hu |
Janice Hu
Topic: Let Your Hair Down Workout To truly experience growth and fulfilment in life, Janice believes one needs to first uncover and acknowledge our own blind spots, discover ourselves for who we are and the values that we stand for. Only then can we find our strengths, life purpose and create positive and sustainable change in our lives. She went back to school, pursued a Masters in my interest area, specifically, Human Capital Leadership. The programme opened her eyes to the latest thinking, models and practices in people development and gave her time to reflect and seek out her purpose in life. Janice’s passion today is in helping individuals find their life purpose, embrace change positively and guide them in redesigning their lives in a way that anchors them and allows them to gain self-confidence, motivation and fulfilment. Her passion and belief extend to her other interest area as a fitness instructor. As an instructor, she help individuals understand the importance and right techniques to build his/her own fitness, build discipline and create positive change in their health and self-perception. |
Jeremy Koh |
Jeremy Koh
Topic: Perspectives of a Disabled Person: Gaining strength to achieve dreams (with Shane Yan) Jeremy believes that dreams could be realized through passions that he/she can work towards to achieving it. In his life, Jeremy hopes to be apublic speaker to inspire others with his life’s experiences as someonewith cerebral palsy, challenging them to have positive mindset to achieving the dreams in their lives. |
K E Upali Pang |
K E Upali Pang
Topic: Apply Mindfulness to boost your Power of Inclusive Communication KE believes that everyone has a gift to offer to this world. Using cognitive developmental methods, KE has journeyed with parents and educators to facilitate self-discovery and holistic development for regular students, persons with specific learning differences, and the gifted. He would like to share with you his observations and insights working with learners from a wide age & background (K-12, tertiary, industrial), in a broad spectrum of contexts (indoor,-outdoor, home, international, urban-forest, personal- group, etc). He hopes you may apply some of them to discover and offer your very own gifts to this world. |
Li Woon |
Li Woon
Topic: How I came to do what I do (by a social entrepreneur) Armed with a genuine passion to do good, Li Woon hopes that she will be able to rally the people around her to pay it forward. Li Woon founded the Volunteer Switchboar`1d in 2013 to connect people to causes, and partners with various organizations to create impactful volunteering opportunities. She runs programmes to promote volunteer development as well as social development. Prior to founding Volunteer Switchboard, Li Woon spent 16 years in banking operations and compliance. Li Woon graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Economics and pursued an MBA from the University of Bath. |
Marc Lansu |
Marc Lansu
Topic: Positive mindset and its impact on my health Marc believes that everyone should continue to learn and develop to improve and find a better version of themselves. Being diagnosed with a rare disease – a parasite in the liver – in 2019, Marc has been fighting to overcome it. The last few months have been a tough one for him, first with dealing with the unknown and then later, having to deal with the uncertainty of how to deal with it. It was through the support of others and the decision to take on a positive mindset that has helped him through the toughest moments. |
Michele Chong |
Michele Chong
Topic: Transformational & Empowerment Voice and Sound Therapy An advocate of therapeutic sound, Michele believes that sound is the most powerful medicine. She uses music and her sound therapy work to spread love and positivity, and has transformed and healed many. She has also composed many songs for charity, including theme songs forSingapore’s 50 the National Day (SG50). Her favourite quote is “Nothing is Impossible”. Michele believes strongly in what she is doing and loves |
Dr Massimo Magno |
Dr Massimo Magno
Topic: Meet the New You: The Strategy to True Confidence By understanding the human psyche and applying a non-dual approach, that is the approach of the unification - inner world and the outside world -, Dr Massimo Magno is keen to share with you on the strategy to true confidence in being yourself and using that sureness to overcome discouraging challenges. The evolution to the confidence goes from the paradigm FEAR-over-FEAR to DARE-over-FEAR and finally, TRUE CONFIDENCE-over-SELF CENTERED, only when the fear sublimate in self-centring appear the Confidence. Coming from a corporate background, has consulted in Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Fiat, BMW, Du Pont De Nemours and international organisations such as the United Nations and NATO. He has experienced and sedimented this solid strategy by coaching and teaching a thousand of people belonging to an international audience from the different target, either economical and political, by topics as communication, public speaking and awareness and lateral thinking. |
Philibert Braat |
Philibert Braat
Topic: Managing Your Expectations in a Relationship Philibert’s work experience has exposed him to different countries and a diverse group of people. Since 2012, he has been based in Asia-Pacific to produce and roll out (international) formats as well as training and coaching local production teams from many different countries and cultures. He is open-minded and relates well with people on a personal and professional level. He seeks to help others to uncover and maximize their full potential and enhance their strengths. He is a TV Producer, (Creative) Consultant, Coach and Facilitator/Trainer with over 25 years of work experience around the world. |
Shamantha Yan |
Shamantha Yan
Topic: Gro! and uncover more about yourself in relationships Shamantha advocates the power of diversity and support. Everyone faces varying but similar challenges and no one should ever have to feel alone in overcoming it or navigating through life. Everyone has inner and outer resources to tap on, and everyone has the power to become who they want to be. Our identity and our futures are not prescribed. It is self- designed. Connect empathetically with the self as well as others to expand perspectives, learn and grow towards our ideals and be accountable for our actions. |
Shane Yan |
Shane Yan
Through her search for well-being, Shane realised that building meaningful relationships is key. This was reinforced during her two years in Beijing, where she experienced her darkest but most rewarding moments. Through meaningful relationships, she deepened self-awareness and found her value. It was also how Growthbeans started: to provide a safe space for people to keep learning and to find their own value, to come as strangers but leave as friends. The support, encouragement and belief of her loved ones, the Growthbeans team and community has given Shane the strength to continue creating positive impact in our society. |
Stiffen Phang |
Stiffen Phang [IG: phangmusic]
Topic: Opening Taking the leap of faith to pursue one’s passion requires courage, a firm belief and a lot of determination. Stiffen finds his passion in music and creating music that people can connect with emotionally. Stiffen hopes to inspire people in the present, and connect with them through his voice, his words and his creativity. |
Vincent Ng |
Vincent Ng
Topic: Building Personal Resilience through Self Care After going through what he thought was a massive failure in 2008, Vincent found himself suicidal and stuck in a toxic cycle of depression. Over the next 11 years, he found ways to help him to get back on his feet, and enabled Vincent to fulfil his dreams of organising Singapore's first Happiness Festival and self-publish a book in 2017. |
Yanling Lim |
Yanling Lim
Topic: Self love through connecting with your body YanLing is passionate about Self-Awareness before change (can occur). She had various experiences with different self help/self healing modalities and hopes to bring out these tools and techniques for others to utilize and become fully aware of their own presence and potential, as well as to help/heal themselves. Her favorite approach to self awareness is through the physical body. Mainly through conscious movement and consciously connecting with her Higher Self. |
Life Coaches |
Life Coaches who support the event“Everyone should experience coaching for themselves as it will help you gain new perspectives and help find direction in life, you will feel more empowered and be able to find that inner motivation to do more”
There is one thing that binds us all. It does not matter what stage of life we are in. We all struggle with obstacles and challenges at some point, lose sight of where and how we want to grow, seek clarity in the situation that we are in and how we should consider our next steps. Whether it’s career related – getting a job, getting promoted, or being a better leader; relationships-related – improving relationships; personal development related - dealing with stress, time management, building confidence or skills-related, coaching sessions can help you. At the Self Awareness Festival, life coaches will present to facilitate the process of self-awareness to achieve personal growth and development. |
