Grace Sai
| Grace Sai | |
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| File:Grace-sai.jpgGrace-sai.jpg Grace Sai at the Hub Singapore in 2014 | |
| Born | Grace Sai Phaik Wah Ipoh, Malaysia |
| 🏡 Residence | Singapore |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Malaysian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Oxford - Saïd Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | Co-founder and CEO, The Hub Singapore |
Grace Sai Phaik Wah - born 1983 (age 40–41)) - is a Singapore-based, Malaysian social entrepreneur[1][2] and the CEO and co-founder of The Hub Singapore.[3] Recognized by international media as a contributor to Singapore's new entrepreneurship scene,[4] she has been credited with building "[places like] The Hub in Somerset [that] are becoming hives of startup activity".[5] In 2008, Sai founded the Indonesian social enterprise "Books for Hope"[6] with the aim of changing lives of children in remote and poor villages in Southeast Asia through education.[7]
Sai is also a global thought leader on social entrepreneurship.[8][9] She is currently an Advisor to the Malaysian government on its national initiative for social entrepreneurship through the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC).[10] She also sits on the Fairness Advisory Board of Ben & Jerry’s Singapore and on the Board of Directors for the global Impact Hub Network.[11] She is a Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the INSEAD Business School[12] and was the former Head of Singapore for the global impact investor network, Toniic LLC.
Teaching & Speaking Engagements[edit]
Sai has delivered courses on Social Entrepreneurship at various universities and is a frequent speaker at international conferences including TEDx,[13] The Second International German Forum 2015,[14] The International Young Alumni Conference in Islamabad,[15] the Cities Summit in Tel Aviv,[16] the Social Innovation Conference in Moscow,[17] Future Enterprise Forum in Seoul, EMERGE in Oxford, and RMIT in Melbourne.
Writings & Publications[edit]
- 2015. Singapore: Insights from the Inside – Vol. II, Singapore International Foundation, March 1, 2015[18]
- 2012. Creating space for social enterprise in Singapore, The Guardian, October 23, 2012[19]
Awards & Recognitions[edit]
Sai has been recognized as Prestige Singapore’s Top 40 Under 40[20] and Cosmopolitan’s Top 12 Female Leaders in Singapore, 2014,[21] and is a United Nations Women Entrepreneurship Day Ambassador.[22] In 2014, she was named among the top 21 Singapore female entrepreneurs.[23]
Education[edit]
Sai holds an MBA with Distinction from Saïd Business School - Oxford University on a Skoll Foundation scholarship by Jeff Skoll, the co-founder of eBay.[24]
References[edit]
- ↑ Long, Susan (2013-04-15). "Come alive, pursue your passion - See more at: http://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/News_Events/In_the_Media/Pages/Come_alive_pursue_your_passion.aspx". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Building an ecosystem for social innovation - Listen at: http://www.bfm.my/building-an-ecosystem-for-social-innovation-kal-joffres-grace-sai.html". 89.9 The Business Station. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Pasquier, Martin (2015-02-24). "The future of work: Asia Coworking Unconference hosted by Bali's Hubud - See more at: http://e27.co/future-work-asia-coworking-unconference-hosted-balis-hubud-20150223/". The e27. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Purnel, Newley Purnel (2014-02-26). "In Tightly Controlled Singapore, a Lively Startup Scene - See more at: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/26/in-tightly-controlled-singapore-a-lively-startup-scene/". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
“In just two years there’s been a dramatic shift” in startup activity at places like The Hub, Lauria said.
External link in|title=(help) - ↑ Woods, Julia (2014-03-06). "Is Singapore the next Silicon Valley? - See more at: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101470869". CNBC. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
…buildings like… The Hub in Somerset are becoming hives of startup activity.
External link in|title=(help) - ↑ "Books for Hope - See more at: http://www.booksforhopeworld.org/about-us/executive-board/". Books for Hope. Books for Hope. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Sai, Grace (2009-06-24). "Books for Hope crowns model as ambassador for reading - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/24/books-hope-crowns-model-ambassador-reading.html#sthash.ODkp1MW8.dpuf - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/24/books-hope-crowns-model-ambassador-reading.html". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Easterbrook, Lizzi (2013-11-13). "50 voices: what does social enterprise mean to you? - See more at: http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/interactive/2013/nov/18/50-voices-what-does-social-enterprise-mean-to-you". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Sai, Grace (2012-10-23). "Creating space for social enterprise in Singapore - See more at: http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2012/oct/23/creating-space-social-enterprise-singapore". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "MaGIC Startup Academy - See more at: http://academy.mymagic.my/". MaGIC. United Nations. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Impact Hub Network Board of Directors. See more at:http://www.impacthub.net/what-is-impact-hub".
- ↑ Glasser, Miranda (2015-05-16). "Boot camp for budding social entrepreneurs - See more at: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/siem-reap-insider/boot-camp-budding-social-entrepreneurs". The Phom Penh Times. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "TEDxSingapore - Grace Sai - Who is the hope for World Change 2.0? - See more at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMYfyEuhGVQl". YouTube. Federal Government of Germany. Retrieved 2015-01-19. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Programm des 2. Internationalen Deutschlandforums - See more at: http://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/_Anlagen/2015/01/2015-01-19-idf-01.pdf" (PDF). Federal Government of Germany. Federal Government of Germany Talks. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "U.S. Embassy gathers over 400 students from four countries to bolster people-to-people ties - See more at: http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pr_041113b.html". usembassy.gov. The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2015-01-19. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Doran, D'Arcy (2013-10-28). "Smart Cities:Focus On Millennials - See more at: http://www.informilo.com/2013/10/smart-cities-focus-on-millennials/". Informilo. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ↑ Basdereff, Donatella (2013-12-15). "Young Entrepreneurs Look to Sway State's Social Policy - See more at: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/young-entrepreneurs-look-to-sway-states-social-policy/491583.html". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Authors, Multiple (2015-03-01). Singapore: Insights from the Inside – Vol. II (eBook). Singapore: Singapore International Foundation. ISBN 978-981-09-3504-7. Retrieved 2015-03-30. (Subscription required (help)).
We see a surge of like-minded communities starting up in Singapore—from the makers’ community to social enterprises, from men-heavy tech geek groups to groups of women entrepreneurs, and from university alumni groups to religious groups, each clustering around their respective shared interests.
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- ↑ Sai, Grace (2012-10-23). "Creating space for social enterprise in Singapore - See more at: http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2012/oct/23/creating-space-social-enterprise-singapore". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Prestige's annual 40 Under 40 - See more at: http://www.prestige-singapore.com.sg/2014/08/2014s-prestige-40-under-40". Prestige. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards 2014 - See more at: http://cosmopolitan.sg/2014/09/02/cosmopolitan-fun-fearless-female-awards-2014/". 2014-09-02. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "WED World Ambassadors - See more at: http://www.womenseday.org/ambassadors-advboard/l". Women's Entrepreneurship Day. United Nations. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Chng, Grace (2014-07-13). "Wanted: Women entrepreneurs to be role models for aspiring girls and women - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/business/start-ups/story/wanted-women-entrepreneurs-be-role-models-aspiring-girls-and-women-201". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2015-03-29. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Profile of Grace Sai - Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship - See more at: http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/ideas-impact/skoll/scholarship/scholars/skoll-scholars-2009-10/grace-sai-phaik-wah". Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Saïd Business School. Retrieved 2015-03-30. External link in
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