Embracing Smart Nation & Digital Technology Opportunities in Shenzhen
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This programme will support Singapore’s broader engagement of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), especially in research and innovation, trade, sustainability & digital transformation:
- Better understand the technology and innovation landscape in Shenzhen
- Visit Chinese tech giants(Tencent, Huawei, etc) to learn about their latest technologies and products, and to explore collaborations
- Technology companies and manufacturers to leverage on the connectivity and the local partners in Shenzhen to expand business in GBA
- Understand the dynamism of Shenzhen and foreign investment incentives
- Benefit from business networking sessions with Tsinghua University alumni (business owners & senior management)
- Design a business strategy for implementation
Chin Min Han Andrew
Instructor, SUTD Academy
With close to 25 years of experience in education and publishing industry in Asia, Andrew Chin's multi-sector career has enabled him to experience the full spectrum of the education ecosystem in his roles as a Singapore EDB officer handling the World-Class University portfolio and the Specialist Information & Publishing Industry portfolio, Chief Representative & Country Manager (China) at Thomson Learning (Fortune 500 company), Cofounder & CEO for an early childhood education business, and Business Development Director (Universities) at Sodexo Group (Fortune 500 company) for Asia Pacific region.
After working 10 years in Beijing, China, Andrew returned to Singapore to work closely with the top leadership at Singapore Management University (SMU) on SMU China & East Asia Initiatives in Sept 2012. He is currently Program Director of SMU Executive Certificate in China Business, and Program Director of SMU Internationalisation Series. He teaches as an Adjunct Faculty of Strategy & Organization at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business since Jan 2017. He teaches undergraduate courses, Masters courses and Executive Education courses effectively in English and Chinese.
Andrew Chin graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China with a Tsinghua-MIT Sloan International Masters of Business Administration degree under the Singapore Government’s Asian Business Fellows (ABF) Scholarship Program. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration with Second Class (Upper) Honours degree from National University of Singapore.
With Singapore Management University (SMU)'s nomination, Andrew is recognized as a Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development) under the Adult Education Professionalization (AEP) initiative, a national level initiative under Singapore’s SkillsFuture.
