Nio is a founder & advisor with a background in VC, Management Consulting and in-house strategy at Apple. He has supported over 300 startups, founded 4 companies, built 15+ accelerator programs, and holds equity in 15+ ventures. Nio is passionate about driving social and economic change through entrepreneurship and innovation.

Milan is an experienced founder with 2 exits in the ad tech space – Postr (acquired by Play2Pay), and iVS (acquired by Showheroes group).  He is the CEO of NonPublic, an upcoming private investments platform that also owns one of SEA’s most successful syndicates with over 650+ members. Milan also serves as a Partner for Orvel Fund I.

Brad is an entrepreneur with 10 years in financial services at National Australia Bank, focusing on business improvement and operations transformation. He co-founded HammerTech, scaling it across 40+ U.S. states. Now in Singapore, he mentors startups, invests in early-stage ventures, and leads Lerasium Holdings to support local startups.

Patrick is co-founder and Managing Partner at Match.Asia, a regional M&A platform. Previously, he founded and sold Dealguru Holdings (IPO) as well as Food Runner (Tradesale), two pioneers in the ASEAN e-commerce and online food delivery space. Patrick also founded Deep Green Group, a leading European D2C brand incubator.

Claus is the Founder and CEO of Start2 Group Asia. For the past 13 years, he has dedicated himself to entrepreneurship, specialising in architecting new businesses within technology, finance, big data, and deep learning technologies. Currently, he serves on corporate boards such as the Manila Angel Investors Network and Kerubin Capital.

Aga, Business Coach in Innovation and Integration, is a dynamic startup strategist and consultant specialising in agile methodologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. With over a decade of experience, she has developed frameworks such as the SCRUM Educational Experience (SEE), I&I Formula, and BASIC Model to empower entrepreneurs and support sustainable, purpose-driven businesses. 

Chelsie leads brand marketing, digital campaigns, events, and community initiatives. With over 7 years in tech and start-ups, she has driven growth and strategy at companies like Grab, Lazada, and Sourcy, specialising in communications, product marketing, and operations.

Andrew leads investments at NonPublic, 1MX AI, Orvel Ventures, and Ascend Angels—focusing on early-stage start-ups across AI, deep tech, and emerging markets in Southeast Asia. He supports founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to a broad investor and operator network across the region.