Our Senior Advisor
Dr. Yap Kwong Weng is the co-founder of AceChamps, who serve as a Senior Advisor and Chief Trainer in its educational, cultural and leadership Personal Development Programs. Dr Yap is an author, non-profit activist and founder/entrepreneur of LEAP Asia based in Myanmar. A Toa Payoh boy who lived in the heartlands for over 25 years, he was a late bloomer who hated books when he was young, and never believed education could change his life. After a serious car accident that almost cost his life, Dr Yap took a leap of faith and never looked back since. Among several degrees including a PhD, Dr Yap earned a Master of Public Administration from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. He continues to pursue bigger dreams fully knowing that success comes with sacrifice. Dr. Yap was a Principal Advisor with KPMG (Singapore) and he develops the firm’s strategy in Singapore and focuses on transformation and growth strategy, including regional M&A projects. He was an Associate Partner in EY-Parthenon to support public sector and commercial firms make better strategy decisions in design, digital and infra development. He is the Head of Transformation, Urban at Sembcorp Industries Ltd and currently drive transformation in Sembcorp’s urban business unit that develops industrial and high-tech parks across Vietnam, Indonesia and China.
叶光荣 Dr Yap Kwong Weng
Leap(东南亚)创办人兼首席执行官
新加坡毕马威战略和并购总监
新加坡国立大学李光耀公共域事务顾问
世界经济论坛(WEF)全球青年领袖
越南Triip.me在线旅游平台联合创始人、董事
英文自传书《Leap》作者
出生于1977年11月11日,
2001年9月,
13年的正规军人生涯,
从军期间,叶光荣继续深造。
2008年获得纽约州立大学水牛城分校(State University of New York,Buffalo)大众传播荣誉学士学位。
2009年和2012年,
2016年,叶光荣获得英国格拉斯哥大学(University of Glasgow)危机管理博士学位。
2013年,36岁的叶光荣跳离“舒适区”,
他曾担任捷成洋行(东南亚)(Jebsen & Jessen (SEA)副总经理,负责在老挝、
2014年,他涉足仰光油气领域,出任缅甸帕拉米能源集团(
2016年,叶光创立Leap(南亚,首执官
叶光荣也是越南线上旅游平台Triip.me的联合创始人、
叶光荣也是一名活跃的社会活动家,
他曾任联合国新加坡协会(UNAS)秘书长;
2012年,他被遴选为“全球尊严”(Global Dignity)倡议的柬埔寨负责人,
同年,他在泰国朱拉隆功大学完成三个月的和平和冲突化解”
2013年,叶光荣获选为世界经济论坛(WEF)全球青年领袖。