Mr Dennis Ng

Dennis Ng is a people leader that is purpose focused and values centered in the quest for excellence. He has successfully led and transformed public and private sector entities through organisation change initiatives as well as capabilities and capacity building. With customised organisation change management and human resource development intervention, Dennis has successfully facilitated organisations and corporations to shape their business culture, developed leadership team effectiveness and nurtured talents to meet business needs and growth. He has vast experience in collaborating with the Board, HR partners and business leaders from the government agencies, Keppel Singmarine, Singapore Institute of Management, Maybank, Rhodium Resources, Lobb Heng Group and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine at Qatar. As a core member of the Singapore Army’s transformation programme, he led organisational intervention initiatives to heighten force readiness and operating capabilities, implemented Army-wide Team-learning pedagogy and shaped organisation culture in business entities merger and integration exercises. Dennis also helmed senior leadership positions in the recreational club industry and successfully restructured a complex resort with strong service culture. One of Dennis’ core specialisations is in the area of executive coaching and he has coached executive leaders and young talents in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Dennis holds a Masters degree in Education and Human Resource Development from George Washington University. He is also a recipient of the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Military). Dennis is a certified Action Learning Coach by the World Institute for Action Learning, an Executive Coach of Linkage Asia and the Singapore Armed Forces, a business transformation facilitator of A*STAR and a certified associate with Emergenetics International.

Dr Guo Lei

Dr Guo Lei is an active educator and researcher in data science, behavioural study and design thinking, with extensive experience in delivering practice-based learning programmes and applied research projects with successful results.

Starting her career in Singapore as a marketing practitioner, Dr Guo worked across manufacturing, entertainment and education industries. She was the Chief Representative in China for a Singapore listed company. She was also responsible for setting up Shanghai Office and promoting executive education programmes for NUS Business School in Greater China market.

With the aspiration of bridging the gap between research and practice, Dr Guo pursued her PhD in the UK, where she worked on large-scale research projects with Cambridge University Service Alliance, BAE Systems and China Mobile.

Dr Guo returned to Singapore and joined NUS as a faculty member in 2011. She has particular experience in tackling complex challenges through applied research and education. She was the Principal Investigator for a series of research projects to inform better public transport policy decisions. She consults local and overseas corporate clients on data analytics, user experience design and service innovation. Dr Guo teaches executive programmes of Data Analytics and Design Thinking at NUS. She has a passion for engaging and inspiring working professionals at all levels by applying the theory to real world business applications.

Dr Guo holds a PhD in Marketing from University of Exeter, an MBA from University of Adelaide and a BA in Literature from Beijing Normal University.