Portfolio

INSEAD Knowledge (Nov 2021 - ongoing)

As Director of Research Communications at INSEAD, I oversee the team behind INSEAD Knowledge, a website that is dedicated to showcasing the latest thought leadership and research from award-winning INSEAD faculty and global contributors. As well as liaising with different departments and external partners, managing the team and editorial schedule, I also get to work with INSEAD Professor’s to develop articles and blogs based on their research findings across a range of topics. These include: leadership, organisations, economics and finance, strategy, entrepreneurship, operations management, marketing, careers, diversity and sustainability.

The Value of Biodiversity For Asia’s Megacities
(Eco-Business.com - Feb 2022)

Researched and compiled a special report on the value of biodiversity for Asia's megacities published by Eco-Business & Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific of the KAS. Based on interviews with architectcs, urban planners and conservationists, the study looked to bring greater attention to the impact of the region’s urban spaces on the ongoing biodiversity crisis, while examining potential solutions that could help build a more positive future. Read more and download a copy of the full report here.

Alternative Singapore
(South China Morning Post - May 2021)

From the red light district to 100-year-old bell towers and underground bunkers to vintage side cars, this story written ahead of the proposed travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong saw me explore four tours that offer a very different perspective on the Lion City. Read the full story here.

Singapore Botanic Gardens Extension
(South China Morning Post - Mar 2021)

Beautiful historic houses, undulating lawns, hilly trails, rare trees, an art gallery, and a forest-themed playground – it was a real pleasure to get to write about the anticipated extension to one of my favourite places, the Singapore Botanic Gardens for the South China Morning Post. Read the full story here.

Home Tour: Inside Lee Broom's Stylish, Monochromatic Penthouse in New York
(Tatler Homes Singapore - April 2021)

Interviewed leading British interior designer Lee Broom to discover the inspiration behind the decor of his New York Penthouse for Tatler Homes. Broom explained how the city skyline helped guide many of the design choices, while the segmented nature of the property offered a great opportunity for him to present some of the eclectic vintage pieces he’s collected over the years. Read the full story here.

Finian Tan is a player, and proud of it.
(A Magazine - April 2021)

An entertaining and insightful conversation with the forthright and far-sighted venture capitalist and founder and chairman of Vickers Venture Partners, Dr. Finian Tan. An early investor in Chinese giant Baidu, Tan is now committed to funding innovative new technological developments that have the potential to transform society. While he admits that there will always be an element of risk in investing in what he calls “Holy Grail” breakthrough technologies. But as he points out, the occasional failure is acceptable when you consider the rewards of funding a new cure for cancer or discovering a clean form of energy. Read the full interview here.

Why Biophilic hotel design is so hot right now
(Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia - March 2021)

Feature for the regional travel and lifestyle website covering my recent stay at the new Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay in Singapore and looking at how the hotel sits within the bigger hospitality design trend of bringing the outside inside. Read the story here.

Profile pieces for magazine’s centennial issue
(Robb Report Singapore - March 2021)

Wrote a series of articles as part of Robb Report Singapore’s special centennial issue. These included an interview with Professor Koh Lian Pin, respected conservationist and the head of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at Singapore National University of Singapore where we discussed alternative solutions to tackling this global issue. There was a profile on the Swiss-company Bcomp whose composites – made from natural fabrics – offer game-changing, sustainable solutions in fields ranging from motorsport to space; and, there were also a look at Relativity Space which has developed a method of 3D printing rockets that could drastically reduce the time and costs involved in putting satellites into orbit.

Content series on the benefits of satellite imagery for sustainable agricultural and deforestation
(Eco-Business.com - Feb-March 2021)

Produced a series of stories for the award-winning sustainable development-focused website exploring how the integration of geospatial satellite data into a host of innovative tech-driven solutions is helping global agriculture work more sustainably and can play an important role in the fight against deforestation. The series included an introductory explainer, a more focused feature which identified specific case studies where this technology is being used in agriculture in different parts of Asia, plus a story exploring how better access to satellite imagery is proving an important first step in the bid to strengthen forest monitoring systems.

What’s on tomorrow’s menu
(A Magazine, March 2021)

A feature that explores the diverse and fast evolving food biotech scene in Singapore. From fermented fungi to chicken nuggets grown in a lab, I talked to some of the leading local and international innovators and entrepreneurs and asked them what these gastronomic and technological breakthroughs might mean for the future of food.

Shoot for the moon and stars
(A Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021)

A seven-page feature on Jonathan Hung, the Executive Chairman of Singapore Space & Technology Ltd examining how his vision and commitment have helped grow an infrastructure to allow Singapore to become a dynamic hub for the regional space industry. View an online version of the story here.

How two tech start ups are offering hope for smallholder farmers in Indonesia and India
(Tech for Impact Asia, December 2020)

Worked on two Agtech features for Tech for Impact Asia a website designed to help governments, investors and entrepreneurs to identify, fund and implement technology solutions for development and growth in Asia and the Pacific. The first story saw me look at the crop advisory app Plantix and how it is offering Indian farmers a more efficient way to tackle pests and disease in their crops. The second story focused on the work of CROWDE, an exciting young Indonesian Fintech looking to offer the country's millions of smallholder farmers a means to break the poverty cycle.

Wild Singapore Butts Heads Against The Modern City (A Magazine, December 2020)

A story focused on the work of the ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) for A-Magazine. The piece saw me spend a day with their Wildlife Rescue team and see first hand how they deal with a growing number of Human v Animal conflicts in Singapore.

Sex, drugs and security cameras
(CNN Travel Asia, November 2020)

A CNN Travel feature that takes you on a unique trip around Geylang, one of Singapore’s most colourful but also least-visited tourist destinations, most notable for being Singapore’s only legal red light district. The tour was courtesy of the inspirational and insightful Cai Yinzhou at Geylang Adventures. Read the full story here.

Why you should go looking for the Raffles’ Banded Langur in Singapore
(Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, November 2020)

A conservation-focused story recounting my search for Singapore's elusive and endangered Raffles Banded Langurs. Thanks to Andie Ang and the rest of the team for all their help and thanks to Scott A Woodward for the great photos of Thomson Reserve.

Stars in their eyes
(South China Morning Post, November 2020)

The lead feature for Lifestyle section of the South China Morning Post, introducing their readers to the scientists, inventors and ‘astropreneurs’ that are seeing Singapore emerging as space technology hub of Southeast Asia. You can read the web version here.

Sunrise on the wild edge
(South China Morning Post, November 2020)

A feature for the Travel section of the South China Morning Post, introducing their readers to the rich biodiversity of Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, one of Singapore’s oldest nature reserves and an important stopping off point for migrating birds. You can read the web version here.

Awakened in the wild (Silkwinds, August 2019)

A feature for SilkAir’s inflight magazine, Silkwinds where I visited Litchfield National Park, close to Darwin. The story saw me enjoy a different side to the popular park by camping out overnight in the bush as part of a new eco-conscious tour. Read the web version here.

The Bear Necessities (Silkwinds, October 2018)

A feature for SilkAir’s inflight magazine, Silkwinds highlighting a new bear sanctuary in the hills close to Luang Prabang in Laos. The story saw me investigate the work of conservation group Free the Bears and explore their efforts to protect the region’s Moon Bear population. Read an online version here.

Fishing for cats (Silkwinds, June 2017)

A feature where I travelled to Sri Lanka to meet conservation groups and naturalists and learn more about their research into the elusive fishing cat, a little known breed of wild cat that have made their homes in the urban wetlands around Colombo. Read the web version here.

How a hashtag is transforming the Indonesian town of Lasem (Silkwinds, March 2018)

A feature on the ancient Javanese port town, situated close to Lasem where I explained how a group of young creatives from Jakarta are using social media to help preserve the town’s rich history and celebrate its multi-cultural community. Read the web version here.

How Thailand’s seafaring Moken people are opening up to the outside world
(Silkwinds, December 2017)

A story focused on the Moken people who have lived a nomadic lifestyle travelling the Andaman Sea for generations. With their nomadic lifestyle increasingly under threat, the story examined how the once-seafaring Moken people of Thailand’s Surin Islands are now hoping tourism can help safeguard their future. Read the web version here.

Bangkok Night Market
(N for Norwegian, February 2015)

Story exploring the evolution of the Railway Market in Bangkok. Read the web version here.

Interview with John Woo,
Sands Style Magazine for MBS Singapore

Interview with Hong Kong Director and Producer John Woo.