WKWSCI Advisory Board

In conjunction with its 25th anniversary, WKWSCI introduced a new advisory board made up of exemplary alumni. The WKWSCI Advisory Board (AB) is a committed partner with the school in delivering its mission. The WKWSCI AB provides guidance and support to the school, with emphasis on educational goals, fostering professional relationships, and developing and maintaining alumni engagement. The AB is comprised of individuals with diverse professional experiences who represent a broad context for communication practices.

Wong Voal Voal

Managing Partner, IN.FOM
Class of 1997

A seasoned PR practitioner with over 20 years of experience working with global and Asian brands, Voal Voal co-founded IN.FOM in 2011, a homegrown agency that has received recognition from the regional and international communications industry.

Angeline Poh

Chief Customer & Corporate Development Officer, Mediacorp
Class of 1999

Angeline Poh is Mediacorp’s Chief Customer & Corporate Development Officer.

In this concurrent appointment, she oversees Mediacorp’s audience engagement and programming across its multiple platforms; as well as manages the development and execution of corporate-wide strategy, projects, and initiatives. She also oversees the Singapore Media Academy, which offers training and education services for the media industry.

Before joining Mediacorp, Angeline was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) responsible for developing the Tech & Media sectors. She also oversaw the development and implementation of Singapore’s public service content strategies and initiatives. Prior to the formation of IMDA, she led the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) industry planning and development group and previously served as the Managing Director of McGraw-Hill Education (Asia), after holding various positions at the Singapore Economic Development Board.

Eugene Wee

Chief Editor at Mediacorp, CNA93
Class of 1999

After graduating from WKWSCI, Eugene began his career with Singapore Press Holdings, taking on a variety of roles in media and business, staying with the company for 24 years. At The New Paper, he worked as journalist covering tech, politics, business, crime and entertainment, foreign correspondent based in the US, news editor and editor. Eugene also served as SPH's Chief Customer Officer, CEO of SPH Magazines, and Head of Media Strategy.

In addition to his role on WKWSCI's Advisory Board, Eugene is active on the advisory boards at other Singapore educational institutions, sharing his expertise in Film and Media Studies as well as Business Management.

Vivien Ng

Equity Specialist, Emerging Markets and Asian Equities
UBS Asset Management
Class of 2000

Vivien represents the Emerging Market and Asian Equities team on its equity strategies to institutional and wholesale investors globally. Her role encompasses business development, retention of assets, pitching and marketing the team's investment portfolios. Prior to this, her experiences spanned the finance and media industry, in economics research, business development, marketing, and journalism.

Kelvin Kao

CEO and Founder, PROTOCOL
Class of 2005

From the graduating batch of 2005, Kelvin is the CEO and founder of PROTOCOL, an award-winning creative company. Since its inception in 2012, the agency has worked with a portfolio of global & local brands from Nestle, Mandai, Lendlease, Starhub, Canon, Club Med, among others, in developing creative campaigns and social media content.

Adrian Yeap

Executive Creative Director, Publicis Singapore
Class of 2007

Adrian is the first and only Singaporean to win back-to-back D&AD Yellow Pencils – the industry’s most coveted award judged by the industry’s toughest creatives. In the span of his 16-year career, he picked up over 150 awards from major international shows like Cannes, One Show, Effie, and Webby Awards across multiple disciplines from digital to activation and social.

From Leo Burnett to DDB and Ogilvy, he now leads the creative department at Publicis, steering them to a historic Agency of the Year at the 2023 Effie Awards with work on Health Promotion Board and Singtel GOMO.

Ng Kaijie

Director (Innovation), Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
Class of 2012

Kaijie has more than a decade of experience across the public and private sectors. He is part of the Singapore Administrative Service, which develops leaders with whole-of-government perspectives and capabilities.

Kaijie has served across education, transport and manpower policy functions. He was most recently seconded to Carousell Group as their first Strategy Director, driving their funding round which made them one of Singapore's unicorn in 2021, and their Recommerce corporate strategy refresh. He currently leads the Innovation Division in IMDA, supporting corporates to match with start-ups and innovate digitally.

Sarah Wan

General Manager, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, Klook
Class of 2013

As Klook’s General Manager for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sarah oversees the travel and leisure platform's operations, including business development, marketing and e-commerce.

In the past few years, Sarah has led her team in tackling the domestic and cross-border tourism market amidst a rapidly changing environment - from kickstarting Klook's foray into hotels, entertainment and cruises, to innovating and enhancing traditional tourism products.

In her previous role as Southeast Asia Marketing Director, Sarah was recognised in The Drum’s Global Future 50 2020 list, for her efforts in pivoting Klook’s business during the pandemic.

Serene Cai

Co-founder, Speedoc
Class of 2015

Serene is the Co-founder of Speedoc, one of the region's leading digital health startups specialising in decentralised care and home-based medical care.

Founded in 2017, Speedoc is a virtual clinic and healthcare solutions platform enabling users access to home-based medical care and services. Speedoc’s aim is to drive the world’s medical care needs out of hospitals and clinics by delivering a full suite of healthcare services to people’s homes. These services include home visits by doctors and nurses, video consultations, allergy and health screenings, remote health monitoring, and its flagship virtual hospital services.

In 2020, Speedoc raised S$6.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures; and in 2022, it raised a further S$28 million in a pre-Series B funding to expand its virtual hospital programme. Serene continues to work with hospital and government partners to expand virtual hospital services globally.