Contributors

Dhawal Shah

Dhawal Shah is the co-founder and driving force behind 2Stallions Digital Marketing Agency, a full-service digital marketing agency established in 2012. With over a decade of success, Shah is passionate about helping businesses achieve tangible growth through strategic, AI-enabled, data-driven marketing solutions.

With expertise in lead generation, brand awareness, and virtual selling, Shah leads a team committed to delivering real impact for its clients across Singapore, Malaysia, APAC and beyond. From startups to SMEs and multinational brands, the company has turned bold strategies into measurable success.

Doris Wu

As a senior brand strategist, Doris enjoys working and playing in the space where analytics meet creativity, crafting brand strategies that reflect their unique nuances.

With a deep passion for problem-solving and a keen eye for building impactful brands, Doris's experience spans across corporate and consumer brands. These include sectors such as Telecom, Finance & Banking, Hospitality, and Luxury, with notable clients like HSBC, UOB, Bank of America, Marriott Group, LVMH, and Richemont Group.

Within these partnerships, she has worked on the merger of Malaysia's leading telecom companies, Celcom and Digi. Her expertise helped establish an impactful and future-facing new brand, CelcomDigi, in the industry.

Dr. Grace Xiao Zhang and Prof. Di Fan

Dr. Grace Xiao Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication, Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She obtained her PhD degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

Her research interests include marketing communication, cross-regional media consumption, media effects, and health communication. 

Her research appears in high-ranking academic journals, including New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, Telematics and Informatics, and International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Dr. Di Fan is currently an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of Fashion and Textiles, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a researcher in the areas of sustainable operations management and global supply chain. His research findings and commentaries were featured in over 100 reports from international media.

He also published in practitioner journals, including Harvard Business Review, Supply Chain Management Review, and Management and Business Review.

Dr. Masri Abdul Lasi

Dr. Masri Abdul Lasi is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Terengganu, Kampus Dungun. He specializes in digital marketing, marketing technology, artificial intelligence in business, consumer behaviour, and branding strategies. 

With experience in academia, consultancy, and professional training, he actively shares insights on education, digital transformation, and marketing through public talks, media appearances, and academic writing. Dr. Masri is also passionate about developing students’ professional skills, personal branding, and industry readiness in today’s digital era.

Dr. Sabine Schaffer

Dr. Sabine Schaffer is Co-Founder of Pro-invest Group, a leading integrated real estate platform within Australasia covering all aspects of development, asset management as well as day-to-day operations. The Group has in excess of $3 billion AUD across hospitality and commercial assets and is setting new benchmarks in ESG, with all assets within the Pro-invest network have some of the highest environment ratings ( including the very first-carbon neutral hotel according to NABERS ratings). Sabine’s career spans from looking after Private Equity investments at 3i into retail schemes, working on high profile projects with McKinsey & Company focusing on Finance and Public Affairs, to being Director of Investments at a GCC based Private Equity firm. Sabine holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University as well as PhD in Economics from Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Gadi Sznajder

Gadi Sznajder is a cross-cultural business strategist and founder of GS Consultancy, with more than 20 years of frontline experience working across Japan, China, and South Korea. 

Over the course of his career, he has led business development, sales, and market-entry activity across multiple industries, including mobility, technology, and international partnerships. 

His work focuses on the human and cultural dynamics that shape commercial outcomes in Asia, particularly where Western and East Asian approaches to trust, decision-making, and relationship-building diverge. 

He is the author of The Asia Code: A Million-Dollar Handshake: How to Build Relationships That Win in Asia

Ian Tandy

Ian Tandy is Co-Head of Global Trade Solutions, Asia Pacific at HSBC based in Singapore. Ian has held senior trade and commercial banking roles for HSBC in the UK and Asia.

Inv. Galvin Lee Kuan Sian

Inv. Galvin Lee Kuan Sian FRSA is a PhD Researcher in Marketing at the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, and serves as Lecturer of Marketing and Economics & Programme Coordinator in Business at a Private College in Malaysia, specialising in the scholarship of teaching and learning via educational technology. 

Kamon Pornchaichanakit

Kamon Pornchaichanakit is the Managing Director of Flottweg Thailand, where he leads business development and sales across industries, driving the company’s growth and strengthening its reputation in the market.

As the driving force behind Flottweg’s presence in Thailand, he has established the local office, built a high-performing service and sales team, and forged strategic partnerships with local technology providers to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end solutions. 

With over 20 years of experience in process technology and water treatment, Kamon has successfully led projects that deliver sustainable, high-performance results for clients, helping industries optimize operations, improve efficiency, and meet environmental standards.