LIGHT OF HOPE↓

JOVIE GIL MONTAJES

PHILIPPINES

Jovie is a clean energy advocate with a degree in electronics and communications engineering.

Jovie started Light of Hope PH in 2017 with the Solderless Solar Night Lamps in A Bottle project made by utilizing solar renewable energy and recyclable plastic bottles. True to his mission, together with the team, he is taking it a step further by building a sustainable device that can power lights, e-fan and charge phones. Which will be deployed to the less privileged off-the-grid communities.

Jovie's personal experience living in the dark for a few months, studying under a kerosene lamp together with his sister in the province when his family was unable to pay for the electricity bills has fueled his passion to help the poor communities to have access to clean energy and have a chance for a better life.

SIMIN LIU

SINGAPORE

Simin is the lead Venture Analyst at Futurelab Ventures. Formerly with BCG, she was the founding team of the BCG Fintech Control Tower and headed the research and delivery arm in APAC. She moved on to a 6 month sabbatical to explore sustainability, and now joined FutureLabs, a corporate venture builder who partner with large corporates to ideate, validate, build, and invest in new ventures.

solytair↓

ABHINAYA

SINGAPORE

Abhinaya has a Masters in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management from Imperial College London, She is trained in a range of technical skills from hardware prototyping to data analytics, and software design.

She has always been keen on sustainability, working on projects such as a machine learning-based self sorting recycling machine. Her placement with a solar energy provider has fuelled her interest to direct her skills to the green energy space.

NATALIA MYKHAYLOVA

SINGAPORE

Natalia has a PhD in Chemical Engineering, a Bachelors in Chemistry, and is trained in art and design. She has 10 years' experience in sensors (design, calibration, accuracy improvement, applications in urban planning, automation, and transportation), experience fast prototyping and development of IoT products, wearables, medical devices, city installations; experience with product manufacturing from concept to tested product at scale.

Natalia also founded companies in Canada, South Korea & Hong Kong, the latest being WeavAir, a startup that offers advanced sensors & predictive analytics solution to save energy & reduce costs of high value air distribution systems while improving air quality.

datanam↓

Danial Zamberi

MALAYSIA

Danial is an entrepreneur with a background in Bachelor in Finance and Economics from University South Australia.

Danial Co-founded Adeante Corporation in 2015, a holding company that focuses on sustainable businesses such as total energy efficiency, renewable energy, integrated silvopasture agriculture, IOTech specific in Blockchain as well as precision healthcare.

HIDROAGRO↓

ARI SULISTIYO PRABOWO

INDONESIA

Ari has a background in nuclear engineering and data science. He founded Hidroagro in 2018 and is the CEO. He successfully acquired more than 500 customers and today has more than 200 active customers.

FAJAR SIDIK ABDULLAH KELANA

INDONESIA

Fajar is a mechanical engineer passionate about technological innovation for rural development. He has worked in the Center for Energy Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada, where he runs a research project on onmicrobubble technology with his team.Fajar met Ari in March 2020 through the YSI SEA Innovation Programme 2020 and joined the core team of Hindraogro.

ONG WEI CHING

SINGAPORE

Wei Ching is a politics, law, and economics major with a focus on data science, and is aiming to work with an agritech startup to leverage AI solutions. Wei Ching also met Ari in March 2020 through the YSI SEA Innovation Programme 2020 and joined the Hidroagro team.

phytopia↓

MOHD MAHMUD

MALAYSIA

Mohd is the CEO and founder of Phytopia, who is at the same time pursuing a PhD in supply chain risk management, and also a lecturer at a public university in Malaysia.

His previous experience involves hydroponics systems, focusing on Nutrient Film Techniques and drip irrigation. He is involved in many knowledge transfer initiatives for marginalized communities such as green seaweed production, vegetable production for aboriginal communities, and giant freshwater prawn cultivation for the B40s.

CHRISTINA ONG

SINGAPORE

Christina has an Academic Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship & Economic Development from Brown University, and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional.Christina met Mohd through the YSI SEA Innovation Programme 2020 and has joined the core team of Phytopia in April 2020 .

LEAF.LY↓

Roy Joseph Roberto

PHILIPPINES

Roy is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Data Science at the Asian Institute of Management. He has over 6 years of professional experience working with local and international IT organizations, including a Fortune Global 500 company where he assumed a Senior Analyst position.

He believes that data science is not just the hottest career track in the 21st century but also an essential skill in addressing the world’s food security challenges. For him, the dream is to help make farming sexier with AI.

The Bamboo Company↓

JAMICO JAMLANG

PHILIPPINES

Jamico is a chemical engineer with experience as a packaging executive for Nestle. He has background as well on Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship from the University of Connecticut, USA and venture finance from University of Oxford, UK.

He runs his own social enterprise, The Bamboo Company, which reimagines the future with bamboo as an incredibly promising sustainable material. They aim to put bamboo in all parts of everyday life, from houses to daily products, from food to furniture, and Balay Qubo, a market place platform for sustainable and local products.

Bali Recycle Up↓

I MADE WAHYU WIJAYA

INDONESIA

Made works on waste recycling and community empowerment in Bali. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering, focusing on nitrogen removal. He had finished his PhD research in University of Porto and gave him more research network. He has experiences in doing research on wastewater, solid waste management, and community-based sanitation. His interest in waste recycling brings him to build the Bali Recycle Up and expected to be one of the biggest recycling facilities in Bali Island.

THAO HA

VIETNAM

Thao has a track record of supporting corporate and startup teams with product launches, customer mapping and go-to-market strategies. During her Management degree from the University of Bath, she completed a 13-month placement at the world's largest automotive company, Volkswagen Group (UK). Passionate about the startup ecosystem, she then joined a London-based bike subscription company before moving back to Asia to pursue her passion for social impact and the circular economy.

Circular Blueprint↓

BOBBY LIM

SINGAPORE

Bobby builds for a living. So you can actually call him Bobby the builder!

He believes that in order to build better lives, it starts with building better houses, with a concrete foundation made better by plastics.

Frescue↓

FERDI LAU

INDONESIA

Ferdi believes in the creation of more sustainable communities through the development of efficient infrastructures. An avid marketeer-entrepreneur, he has worked with MNCs and startups in various industries, and is currently working to build South-East Asia’s own hybrid rocket engine.

PHILIPPE "TUTI" JOSEPH ENCINAS

PHILIPPINES

Tuti is an architecture undergraduate with a passion for practical and disruptive innovations. He is the co-Head of the Floating Urban Garden Project under Engineers Without Borders-Diliman at the University of the Philippines.

HERA CAMBAL

PHILIPPINES

Hera studied Management with a specialization in Sustainability, and is an Accredited Pollution Control Officer. She has previous retail startup experience, and is passionate about creating competitive companies that advance the overall social good.

Archi↓

ANEEQ

PHILIPPINES

Aneeq is originally from Pakistan, and has been working in the Philippines on various renewable energy projects. He has a bachelor in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Thermal Energy Engineering.

Aneeq’s passion is to innovate new means for effective utilization of bio-waste. His ambition is to spearhead the campaign for climate change in South East Asia region.

ALEX N. TRAN

VIETNAM

Alex is a former deal advisory consultant at KPMG and current market consultant at ERAI Asia. Being immersed in the coffee culture in Saigon, Vietnam, this young professional has several years studying in Europe, further exploring the current situation of coffee waste.

Alex is working on making bio material from ground coffee waste, to be turned into cups and bottles for retail use.

CINEMAWITHOUTWALL↓

CAECILIA SHERINA

INDONESIA

A young filmmaker, small but with a big dream to connect the world better through visuals.

Recytic↓

ANDRHEA SAN GABRIEL

SINGAPORE

Andrhea is a fulltime student who has actively participated in a number of programs tackling circular economy problems. Her current focus area is of plastic waste. Her previous project involved the design and development of a machine that washes recyclable bottles.She has taken her passion for plastic waste to create Recyctic which uses otherwise discarded plastics to create organisational solutions for the busy student such as herself.