Our Instructors
At NTUpreneur, our instructors for the Master of Science in Technopreneurship and Innovation Master of Science in Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (MSc TIP) and the FlexiMasters in Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (FM TIP) consist of accomplished entrepreneurs, industry veterans, tech and IP professionals, and academic experts in diverse domains. With extensive experience in start-ups, venture capital, and corporate innovation, they provide valuable industry insights, real-world perspectives, and practical expertise in the classroom. Passionate about shaping the next generation of innovators and changemakers, our instructors equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the start-up ecosystem and drive meaningful innovation.
Mr Anuj Jain
Director – National GRIP & Activate Global Fellows SG - NTU
Mr Anuj Jain is a seasoned commercial leader and ecosystem builder with over 25 years of commercial leadership experience across Asia, spanning FMCG giants like P&G, GSK, and BIC, as well as B2B tech ventures. As co-founder of an award-winning venture building and VC platform, he led 30+ pre-Series A investments and forged global partnerships across 15 countries to scale product-market-fit-ready start-ups.
Currently, Mr Anuj serves as Director of National GRIP & Ecosystem Development at NTU. It’s Singapore’s national deep tech venture creation platform, where he spearheads efforts to commercialise research and nurture science entrepreneurs. A passionate builder, mentor, and educator, he has also trained 200+ early-stage founders and teaches MSc. In Technopreneurship at NTU, contributing actively to building Southeast Asia’s innovation and start-up ecosystem.
Areas of expertise:
Venture Building · Venture Capital · Entrepreneurship · Fundraising · International Market Expansion · Business Strategy and Management · Start-ups · Commercialisation · Business Development · Marketing · Brand Development and Management · Digital Transformation · Talent Development
Ms Audrey Chen Yihan
Board of Directors, Urovo Technology Holdings
Holding a strong belief in a growth mindset and life-long learning, Ms Chen Yihan (Audrey) has been a continuous learner with a special interest in education, entrepreneurship, and business management. Her areas of interest are personal development, entrepreneurial decision-making, and project management.
Trained in education research and business management, Audrey has built up a career path covering major stages of enterprise development: start-up, SME, listed companies, as well as public education institutions. She has contributed to the organisations in aspects from operation to strategy, such as team building, emerging trends / special topic research, project management, business development, and strategic planning and implementation.
Areas of expertise:
Business Development · Business Management · Project Management
Prof Chen Dongmin
Director, Tsientang Materials Research Laboratory
Prof Chen Dongmin is the deputy director of Tsientang Institute for Advanced study and the director of Tsintang Material Research Laboratory. He is also the Director of the Technology Commercialisation Committee and the funding executive director (2019-2024) of Guangdong Songshan Lake Materials Lab. He is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and a co-director of the Center for Emerging Technology Industry Innovation Research, at Peking University. He was the former Director of the Office of Science and Technology Development at Peking University, which oversees university-industrial partnership, university technology licensing, spin-offs, and University Entrepreneurship Education Program. Prof Chen was a former advisor of WIPO Global Innovation Index. He is also an advisor in innovative economic development of a number of municipal governments in China.
Prof Chen is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded two silicon-valley-start-ups, raised more than 100M USD from top VC firms. He is a partner of Light Capital, an early-stage venture fund. He co-authored more than 100 scientific publications and 150 US and international patents. Prof Chen is an advisor and a former Associated Editor for the Journal of Applied Physics.
Prof Chen Shaoxiang
Professor Chen Shaoxiang holds a PhD in Applied Economics and an MBA from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Nanjing University, China. He joined NTU in 1995 and is currently Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management.
His research focuses on Operations Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, and Operations Research. He has published in leading journals including Operations Research, Management Science, and Production and Operations Management. His recent work explores economic principles of the “Network Economy” enabled by the Internet.
Prof Chen teaches undergraduate, graduate, and executive programmes. He also serves on the Academic Board of the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration and the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Internet Industry at Tsinghua University, and previously held leadership roles with the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (Singapore) and the Executive Development Programme at NTU’s Nanyang Business School.
Prof Chen Xiaodong
Distinguished University Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Hugh Mason
CEO of JFDI.Asia
Prof Inderjit Singh
Prof Inderjit is a rare combination of experiences, managing a multi-national company, a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and a Policy Maker. An engineer by training and having worked at Texas Instruments for 13 years, he embarked on his entrepreneurship journey at the age of 37 by starting United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), a large semiconductor company. UTAC was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2004. He went on to start a few more companies with operations in many parts of the world, including the Silicon Valley, USA, many countries in Africa, the Indian Sub-continent, and Southeast Asia. Prof Inderjit was a Member of Parliament in Singapore from 1996 to 2015 where he also served as the Chairman of for the Government Parliamentary Committee for the ministries of Trade and Industry and Finance, as well as a deputy Whip of the Government Party. As a policy maker, he played key roles in developing the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Singapore. Prof Inderjit is also currently an adjunct Professor at both Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as well as at the CityU (HK). As a board member the World Business Angel Investment Forum (WBAF), and the President of the Global Start-up Committee of the WBAF, he is active in developing the global entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystem. He is the author of the book – “The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship”.
Areas of expertise:
Business Strategy and Management · Commercialisation · Corporate Strategy · Fundraising · International Market Expansion · Start-ups · Venture Building
Ms Jackie Xu
Web3 Entrepreneur & Expert | Former Senior Executive in Digital Technology, Marketing & Communications
She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF).
Areas of expertise:
Blockchain & Web3 · Integrated Marketing & Communications · Start-up Growth & Turnaround Leadership
Mr James Jin Chen
Managing Partner of Ventech China
Mr James Jin is a Managing Partner at Ventech China, with extensive experience in venture capital, M&A, and technology entrepreneurship. Mr Jin co-founded the CMHJ China Fund, focused on early-stage technology investments, and Hidden Jade Capital, an M&A advisory firm that successfully closed multiple high-profile transactions.
Mr Jin holds a Bachelor’s degree from Shanghai International Studies University, a Master’s in Computer Science from California State University, East Bay, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr Jason Ho Kai Joo
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Practitioner Faculty
Mr Jason is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and practitioner faculty in 48 universities in UK, USA, France, Australia, and Singapore with more than 2 decades of experiences. His primary venture, The Guild of Storytellers Pte Ltd has represented the University of Cambridge (England) for Entrepreneurship to the British Royal Family in The Royal Visit in 2018. Jason is an alumnus of University of Cambridge (MSt), Imperial College London (MBA) and a Life member of the Oxbridge Society.
Areas of expertise:
Marketing and Strategy
Dr Jin Song
CEO of W.I. Consulting
Under his leadership, W.I. Consulting has expanded its presence and coverage in the Asia Pacific area, further solidifying its position as a leader in the investment consulting industry.
Areas of expertise:
Accounting · Artificial Intelligence · Banking · Business Consulting · Business Development · Business Strategy and Management · Digital Marketing · Digital Transformation · E-commerce · Finance · Fintech · Fundraising · International Market Expansion · Leadership Coaching · Marketing · Mergers and Acquisitions · Risk Management · Robotics · Social Entrepreneurship · Start-ups · Talent Development · Venture Financing
Mr Kelvin Kok
Technopreneur, Angel investor, CEO AI Startups
Master of Science in Technopreneurship & Innovation Programme (MSc TIP), NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur)
Master of Science in Knowledge Management (KM), Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Mr Kelvin is a seasoned technopreneur and currently is the CEO and Co-founder of a Singapore-based deep tech company specialising in Generative AI and Computer Vision Solutions. The company is dipping into the space of Generative AI and developing text2video and image2video solutions to revolutionise the video advertising industry. The company is also exploring AI possibilities to make lives simpler, smarter, and safer in video analytics with focus on the Public Safety & Security and Smart Cities. Previously, he founded & exited a consultancy dedicated to assisting clients with concept development and experimentation. He is also an adjunct lecturer at NTU, a former military officer with diplomatic experience, and an active volunteer awarded three State Medals for service.
Areas of expertise:
Entrepreneurship · Artificial Intelligence · Organisation Excellence · Community Service
Prof Lee Kwan Min
Korea Foundation Professor in Contemporary Korean Society and New Media, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI)
Prof Lim Keng Hui
Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC) at A*STAR
Assoc Prof Marilyn Ang Uy
Assoc Prof Michael Li Zhi-Feng
Deputy Director of the Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP)
Professor Li is an Associate Professor at the Nanyang Business School. He had a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Regina in 1989 and a PhD in Management from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1994. He has been with NTU since 1994. He had held various visiting positions Shanghai Jiaotong University (2003), UBC (2005), Cornell (2006), CUHK (2008), CEIBS (2010), University of Science and Technology of China (2016), ANU (2018) among others.
His research has published in major international journals, including Accident Analysis & Prevention, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE on Intelligent TransportSystem, International Journal of Transport Economics, Journal of Air Transport Management, Journal of Pricing and Revenue Management, Production & Operations Management, Operations Research, Operations Research Letters, Transportation Research B, Transportation Research E, Transportation Science, among others. He is an international expert on revenue management and congestion pricing.
He had been a Deputy Director of MSc (Managerial Economics) Program from 1998 to 2002 and the founding Director of Nanyang EMBA Program from 2003 to 2007. He served as a University Senate from 2016 to 2018. He is currently serving as a Deputy Director of Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP) at NTU, and concurrently serving as the Director of Advanced Leadership Program (ALP), jointly conducted by Business China (under Ministry of Trade and Industry) and NTU.
He had provided advisory services to many government agencies, among others. He has also served as a consultant/advisor to several MNCs, listed companies and start-ups. He currently involves in one startup in hydrogen energy sector. He teaches entrepreneurship courses for MSc TIP, MSc Technology Management, and FlexiMasters in Technopreneurship & Innovation, and covers various entrepreneurship topics for executive education programmes.
Dr Neo Kok Beng
Founder of Neo Aeronautics
Dr Neo Kok Beng is an award-winning engineer, educator, and entrepreneur specialising in technological innovation and commercialisation. His accolades include the President’s Design Award, Prime Minister’s Community Service Award, USA Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative Award, Global Entrepreneurship Winner, and NUS Innovation & Enterprise Awards.
Dr Neo began his career at Singapore Technologies, rising to Vice President for New Business and Strategic Planning. He later co-founded several deep-tech ventures in medical technology and advanced engineering and was the inventor of the world’s first wearable artificial kidney and Singapore’s first urban aerial vehicle (“flying car”).
He holds a Doctor of Innovation from SMU, an MBA from NTU, and a Bachelor of Engineering from NUS. He was also a Fellow in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and earned an Executive Certificate in Innovation and Strategy from MIT.
Dr Siriwan Chutikamoltham
Mr Sng Yih
President, China and member of the Autoliv Global Executive Management Team
Mr Sng Yih’s career is unique in that he does not possess any unique functional expertise, and has always been thrusted into jobs that he would hardly qualify for in normal circumstances.
He held functional leadership roles in Project Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Aftermarket B2B and B2C Management, Strategy and Business Development, Legal before entering general management ten years ago. The experience garnered in all these varied roles comminates in a very different approach to managing the Asia/China operations of Tenneco, Lear and currently, Autoliv. Each role offered different challenges, but Mr Sng Yih approached them in the same way – what can I change to make this better? The last thirty years of development in China were the best times to approach businesses with this attitude, as the market changes at break-neck speed, and MNCs required first adaptation, and in recent years, transformation, to survive and grow.
Thus, as a lecturer, Mr Sng Yih will bring his unique brand of problem solving, learning agility and leadership into whatever the subject matter.
Areas of expertise:
Business Development · Business Strategy and Management · Change Management · Corporate Strategy · Digital Transformation · HR Management · International Market Expansion · Leadership Coaching · Marketing · Mergers and Acquisitions · Organisational Behaviour · Talent Development
Dr Xia Zhiqiang
Academic Director and Postgraduate & Undergraduate Programmes Lead, NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur)
Dr Xia Zhiqiang is the Academic Director and Postgraduate & Undergraduate Programmes Lead at the NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur). He oversees the Master of Science in Technopreneurship and Innovation programme (MSc TIP) and provides strategic direction to the management and operation of the MiE and SMiE programmes. He has won recognition for developing educational partnership with top international universities and institutions, as well as overseas entrepreneurship immersion and international venture competitions.
He is an Adjunct Professor of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and served as the President of International Council for Small Business (Singapore Chapter) from 2015 to 2017. He has helped many entrepreneurs and start-ups in securing venture funding or strategising business growth or international development. In 2019, he received the Commendation Medal (Education) on Singapore's National Day.
Areas of expertise:
Business Model · Venture Financing · Team Building · Business Development
Prof Xiao Youdan
Institutes of Science for Development, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)
Professor Xiao Youdan is a leading expert in innovation, intellectual property, and law. He plays a key role in shaping science and technology legislation in China. He has contributed to the Patent Law, the Law on Scientific and Technological Progress, the Law on the Promotion of R&D Outputs Commercialisation, and multiple Beijing regulations governing research commercialisation and intellectual property.
His research has been widely published in China’s leading journals on intellectual property and innovation, and he is the author of seven monographs, including Open Innovation and Intellectual Property Law, China's Technology Transfer System: Regulations, Policies and Practices, and Copyright in Historical Perspective: Rights Culture and Authorship.
He received his PhD in Law from Renmin University of China, completed postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University.
Mr Vadim Shpak
Managing Director, Vickers Venture Partners
As Managing Director at Vickers Venture Partners, Mr Vadim Shpak leads the global business development and investment strategy. With more than seven years in the venture capital industry, Vadim has developed a proficiency in raising capital for both funds and the companies they invest in. His area of expertise include building stronger investor relations, mastering negotiation techniques, strategic management, and cultivating business partnerships, all supported by an MBA from Cass Business School.
Vadim aims to leverage this expertise and his extensive network to support start-ups with the potential to make a significant impact both regionally and globally.
