Gong Yao Min

Gong Yao Min was born in 1964 and graduated from An Hui Educational University and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1990 and 1999 respectively.

His artwork Colors Space was awarded Painting of The Year (Top Prize of All Categories) at the UOB National Art Competition in 2002, establishing him as a leading figure in Singapore’s art scene. Recognized for both his artistic achievements and teaching contributions, he has been closely associated with UOB Singapore for many years. In 2011, his painting My Dream Land once again won the Top Prize of All Categories at the same competition, an award celebrated by the bank’s CEO.

Gong has held several important solo exhibitions, including A Stroll in Lion City at the Esplanade Exhibition Hall (2003), and Garden City Affection at Xuanhua Art Gallery (2006). His large work The Impression of Shanghai was selected for the Inaugural Nationwide Cityscape Art Exhibition in Shenzhen (2006), and The Lion City was shown at the Chinese Artist Association’s annual exhibition in 2007. In 2012, he presented City and Beyond at the Singapore National Art Museum

Steven Soo

Steven Soo is a wellness advocate and holistic health coach who bridges technology, healthcare, and mindful living. After 24 years in senior roles across global IT firms, Steven followed his calling to support community well-being, serving at the Pioneer Generation Office (now part of AIC) in volunteer management, senior outreach, and eldercare.

With over 15 years of dedicated yoga practice, he is a certified Yoga and Laughter Yoga Instructor, Diet and Nutritionist, and accredited ACLP trainer. Steven works with the People’s Association, Health Promotion Board, Ministry of Education, and ActiveSG to deliver programmes in yoga, mindful movement, breathwork, children’s sports, and nutrition.

Through his entrepreneurial healthcare journey, Steven empowers people of all ages to restore balance in body, mind, and spirit—integrating the principles of movement, stillness, nourishment, and joy. His approach inspires sustainable lifestyle shifts, helping individuals cultivate resilience, vitality, and a deeper celebration of life. 

Johanna Zuleta

Founder, La Zuleta

Johanna Zuleta is the founder of La Zuleta , a consultancy cultivating high-level leadership alliances and offering strategic advisory across a diverse spectrum – dedicated to develop meaningful relationships between business, diplomacy, philanthropy and cultural sectors. Through consciously curated gatherings at places such as Davos, G20 Summits, COP Summits, European Parliament, Art Fairs and Biennales, working with governments, patrons, museums, institutions, indigenous leaders, grassroots movements and communities across geographies, generations and life paths. Johanna’s approach is dedicated to ongoing engagements and actions with purpose, for a local and global impact, with love.

Solla Zophoniasdottir

Learning Services Orchestrator, Climate-KIC

Solla Zophoniasdottir is the Learning Services Orchestrator at Climate-KIC, with over 15 years of experience facilitating organizational change and developing learning initiatives for climate action. Renowned for her expertise in change management and systems innovation, Solla empowers diverse organizations to build skills and shift mindsets for transformative impact in the climate space.

朱岩 Ian Zhu

Founding Member, NIO Capital

朱岩先生现任蔚来资本管理合伙人，投资委员会成员，主导新能源汽车、人工智能、车联网、物流、先进制造等领域的投资。他带领团队投资了宁德时代（300750.SZ）、容百科技(688005.SH)、途虎养车（9690.HK）、Momenta、Pony.ai（PONY.NASDAQ）、能链集团、嬴彻科技、黑芝麻智能（2533.HK）、主线科技、Seyond图达通、博云等明星企业。

朱岩先生深耕新能源及智能汽车领域投资近20年，是中国最早探索该领域的投资人之一，致力于发掘和培养全球汽车、能源和科技产业新格局的缔造者。加入蔚来资本之前，朱岩先生已积累了丰富的投资实践和企业管理经验。朱岩先生曾作为管理合伙人负责投资及管理的项目包括Lucid（LCID.NASDAQ）、精进电动（688280.SH）、地平线（9660.HK）等。

朱岩先生毕业于斯坦福大学商学院，获MBA学位。朱岩先生本科就读于北京大学，获物理学学士和经济学双学士学位。

Mr. Ian Zhu is a founding member of NIO Capital and played a key role in building the firm’s investment team, setting up its venture and growth funds, and establishing its operations. His investment focus includes smart electric vehicles, low carbon energy networks, mobility and logistics services and manufacturing innovations. He led NIO Capital’s investments in CATL (300750.SZ), Ronbay (688005.SH), TUHU (9690.HK), Momenta, Pony.ai (PONY. NASDAQ), Newlinks Technology, Inceptio Technology, Black Sesame Technologies (2533.HK), TrunkTech, Seyond, BoCloud, among others.

Mr. Zhu has extensive experience in investment, fund management and business management. Prior to joining NIO Capital, he was a Managing Partner and Investment Committee member of Tsing Capital, where he led investments in Lucid (LCID.NASDAQ), Jing-Jin Electric (688280.SH) and Horizon Robotics (9660.HK). Ian also worked in both start-ups and large technology companies like AT&T, where he managed diverse functions, including sales, business development, engineering and R&D.

Mr. Zhu holds a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business and dual bachelor’s degrees in physics and economics from Peking University.

张乐 Zhang Le

President, MCM International Group China

作为MCM国际设计公司中国区总裁，张乐女士专注于生态产业规划与可持续乡村振兴领域。她深度参与开展过全国200余个项目实践，包括重庆鲁能江津美丽乡村项目，成功将旅游开发、文化传承与生态实践融入乡村产业升级。其核心工作聚焦于推动农业与多元收入模式结合、推广现代农业技术、通过教育赋能和治理创新提升社区能力，以及保护传统文化遗产。在张女士的引领下，MCM持续推动创新可持续的乡村发展模式建设，使其始终屹立于中国乡村振兴实践的前沿。

As President of MCM International Group China, Ms. Zhang specializes in ecological industry planning and sustainable rural revitalization. With hands-on experience in over 200 projects nationwide, including the Chongqing Luneng Jiangjin Beautiful Rural Project, she integrates tourism, cultural heritage, and ecological practices to enhance rural industries. Her focus areas include aligning agriculture with diverse income streams, promoting modern farming techniques, empowering communities through education and governance, and preserving cultural traditions. Under her leadership, MCM advances its mission to create innovative and sustainable rural development models, positioning her at the forefront of China’s rural revitalization efforts.

Nakul Zaveri

Partner, LeapFrog Investments

Nakul Zaveri is a partner at LeapFrog Investments and co-head of the firm’s climate investment strategy. Nakul has over 20 years of experience spanning entrepreneurial, operational, and investing activities.  He brings relevant investing experience across Climate and Responsible Investment strategies including investing in renewables, climate tech, industrial/ enterprise efficiency, evolving consumer priorities, and related value chains.

Nakul joined LeapFrog in 2022 and in his current role guides LeapFrog’s climate strategy, focussed on supporting pathways out of poverty for emerging consumers that also deliver rapid decarbonisation of all sectors of industry. Previously, Nakul was Managing Partner at Relativity Investment Management, a sustainability focussed investment manager, where he made investments in high-growth companies addressing risks and opportunities created by megatrends of climate change, demographic shift, and increasing use of technology.

Katy Yung

Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Finance Initiative

Katy Yung is the Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFi), a global
platform created by and for Asia Pacific-focused private investors and changemakers, who
believe in mobilising private capital for positive impact. SFi advises, guides and collaborates
with impact driven family offices, asset owners, private investors, and financial services
professionals to best position their capital for profit and purpose.
Prior to founding SFi, Katy was Director of Investment at HK-based family office RS Group,
where she led their transition from a traditional investment portfolio to one that was 100%
sustainably invested. In this role, she was actively involved in designing and implementing
impact and climate change strategies across asset classes.
She started her career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
Limited, where she focused on capital raising and M&A transactions across a diverse range
of sectors.
Katy graduated from Duke University, NC with a Bachelor degree in Economics,
Comparative Area Studies.