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Peter Bishop

Dr. Bishop is the Founder and Executive Director of Teach the Future, an organization whose mission is to encourage and support educators who want to include futures thinking in their classes and schools at all levels. In 2013, Dr. Bishop retired as a Professor Emeritus of Strategic Foresight and Director of the graduate program in Foresight at the University of Houston.

He has published two books on Strategic Foresight: Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (2007) and Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education (2012), both with co-author Andy Hines. He delivers keynote addresses and conducts seminars on the future for business, government and not-for-profit organizations. He also facilitates groups in developing scenarios, visions and strategic plans for the future. Dr. Bishop is a founding Board member and Chair of the Membership Committee for the Association of Professional Futurists.

Dr. Bishop came to the University of Houston in 2005, having taught futures studies at the Clear Lake campus since 1982. Dr. Bishop started teaching at Georgia Southern College in 1973 where he specialized in social problems and political sociology. He received his doctoral degree in sociology from Michigan State University in 1974 and his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Louis University where he also studied mathematics and physics. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for seven years. Dr. Bishop is married with two children and three grandchildren.

Michael Klemm

Michael Klemm is an education professional with extensive experience in international education, employability, education technology and entrepreneurship.

Having worked for Training Institute NTUC LearningHub, the National University of Singapore and Minerva University in several countries across Asia (Singapore, India, Thailand), he has gained substantial expertise in the education industry.
He is Advisory Board Member with Edtech Start-up Akadasia and mentors EdTech Startups in accelerators Eduspaze and 500Startups.

He founded and currently manages the Singapore Education Network since Jan 2020 and is also a Venture Partner – Higher Education & EdTech for Education Consultancy “EDT & Partners”.

Yvonne Kong-Ho

Deeply passionate about the topics of career resilience and career longevity, Yvonne is thankful for the privilege to be able to walk alongside with people (from ages 13 to 60) who have faced career conundrums or needed greater clarity in the career-related decisions which they have had to make. From the many coaching conversations which Yvonne has had with people, she has witnessed the power of tenacity and resilience as people overcome almost insurmountable obstacles to be who they are and what they have grown to become.

Yvonne has had close to 17 years of experiences in education, people and career development. It is her greatest hope to see people working towards the building and strengthening of their career capital at every stage of their lives.

A regular contributor of news commentaries and invited speaker on radio shows, webinars and various social media platforms, Yvonne believes in M.A.D — Making A Difference by doing her best to give back and add value to people.

A mum of a 13-year-old son and a 11-year-old daughter, Yvonne deeply cherishes the relationship-building opportunities with her children despite the hustle and bustle of everyday life. She firmly believes that the mandate of a parent is to speak Life into their children, to bless and guide them into becoming the best versions of themselves. Yvonne holds a Master of Arts in Lifelong Learning from the Institute of Education (University College London) and is currently pursuing a PhD in Gerontology with the Singapore University of Social Sciences, where she is looking into the increasing of career resilience for mature workers.

Eddie Choo

Eddie Choo is a research associate at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore. He currently works on demography and foresight projects. Before joining IPS, he has held various research positions in the public and non-profit sectors.

About Organisation: The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) was established in 1988 as an independent think tank to study and generate public policy ideas in Singapore. IPS became an autonomous research centre of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore in 2008. Today, IPS continues to analyse public policy, build bridges between thought leaders, and communicate its findings to a wide audience. The Institute examines issues of critical national interest across a variety of fields, and studies the attitudes and aspirations of Singaporeans through surveys of public perception. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach in its analyses and takes the long-term view in its strategic deliberation and research.