A few days ago, As Adviser to The Aroca Group, I was invited to and attended the 2024 International Association for Political Consultants (IAPC) Regional Meeting, which was held at the G Hotel Kelewai, in Penang, Malaysia.
Read MoreAs Adviser to The Aroca Group, I’m sharing on behalf of the International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) that you're invited to join their Penang Meeting, a unique gathering of public affairs professionals coming together from the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
Read MoreThe Aroca Group, where I have joined as Advisor, are delighted to support the EU-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Circularity Coalition for the upcoming webinar on Circulatory within the ASEAN Framework, to be hosted on Tuesday 25th June 2024, 4pm - 5:30pm (SGT).
Read MoreI recently attended and participated in the Q&A of the Indonesia-Australia Banking Forum “Driving Australian Investment in Indonesia”, organised by the Australia Indonesia Youth Association (AIYA), and sponsored by Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC) Sydney, CIMB Niaga (a prominent Indonesian bank) and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).
Read MoreLast week, I attended the 2023 Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF), the World’s largest fintech business promotion and networking event (and therefore festival), hosted at Expo in Singapore, where I gained insights pertaining to the global Fintech trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI); Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); and Digital Inclusion; along with meeting some amazing people along the way!
Read MoreFor me, a great part of 2022 was working as a Senior Program Officer (SPO) for the Australian New South Wales (NSW) State Government’s Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC), i.e. the NSW State Premier’s Office, specifically for the WestInvest Project – the DPC’s new AU$5 billion ESG fund that will finance transformational social & environmental infrastructure projects across 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the Greater Western Sydney Region.
Read MoreI am pleased to announce that the article which I have authored titled "Sustainability Bonds: ESG Investments for Hawkerpreneurs" has been published as a chapter (Chapter 1.3 pages 44 - 55) in the recently launched book, WOSH.WORLD FutureReady, edited and published by WOSH.WORLD - a Singapore-based social purpose-driven aggregator for Hawkerpreneurs.
Read MoreI had the privilege of recently delivering a e-lecture to the Peninsula Foundation on Zoom specifically for young professionals, specifically from Government, Military Armed Forces, Academia and Private Sector in India titled, “Project Management & Leadership Lessons From India: Case Study – ICRC Enable Makeathon Competition”, a competition which I project managed back in 2015 and 2016 when I was working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Read MoreThrough my work at the Urban Economy Forum (UEF) (https://www.ueforum.org/), a Toronto (Canada)-based organisation partnering with the United Nations (UN) system, I had the opportunity and honour to participate recently in a virtual debate session titled “Financial Framework: with World Participation on Global Challenges”, which was jointly organised by UEF and Urban + Futures (U+F).
I joined a cohort of speakers in attendance which comprised of policymakers, academics and town mayors, most of whom being based in Canada, with me being the sole speaker based in Australia.
Read MoreIt was an honour to have been one of 8 young professionals & entrepreneurs and policymakers, including UN Secretary General António Guterres, to have been involved in this year’s UEF campaign for International Youth Day 2021, focusing on the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health". Please check out my latest blog post, for further information, including the statement which I provided for the campaign.
Read MoreI recently project managed and co-moderated, with the assistance of my colleagues at UN-Habitat’s Urban Economy Forum (UEF) and Top Tier Impact (TTI), on May 13th 2021 a webinar titled “Impact Economy on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and Urbanization in ASIA-PACIFIC”. For the webinar’s speaking panel, we had an array of eminent figures from Diplomacy, Public Policy, the Mainstream Corporate & Impact Investing World and Academia. Please click on the link to the blog article for further information, including the Youtube recording of the webinar.
Read MoreI am pleased to announce that I am organising with Alessandra Sollberger, Founder of Top Tier Impact (TTI), along with her team and my colleagues at the Australian and Canadian Secretariats of the Urban Economy Forum (UEF) (an initiative of UN-Habitat), a webinar on “Impact Economy on SDGs and Urbanization in Asia-Pacific” on May 13th 2021 (i.e. next Thursday).
Read MoreThoth Impact Advisory (TIA)’s Founder & Principal, Kunal Kirpalani, who serves as consultant to the Urban Economy Forum (UEF), was invited to participate in UEF’s Voices of Solidarity campaign by providing the following video message of hope and support out of Sydney (Australia) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read MoreThoth Impact Advisory and its Founder & Principal, Kunal Kirpalani, have been recently invited by the Australian New South Wales (NSW) State Government’s Departments of Premier & Cabinet (DPC) and NSW Treasury to join their Expert Advice Exchange (EAX).
Read MoreBy implementing Shared Value, corporations are consequently beginning to incorporate altruistic social values into their strategies and ventures for profit whilst simultaneously addressing social impact - hence the concept ‘Shared Value’.
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