OUR TEAM

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Veerappan Swaminathan

CEO & Chief Futurist

  • A pioneer of the Maker Movement in Singapore and a well-regarded futurist and sustainability thought leader.

  • Passionate about using systems thinking, community development, and technology to address sustainability challenges.

  • INK and YSEALI fellow, and part of the Lotus-NUS funding panel.

When he's not dreaming of the future, you might find him tinkering with 
robots or exploring ways to save the planet with tech.
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Lee Pin Qi

COO & Chief Learning Officer

  • Social entrepreneur in the design thinking and empathy sector.

  • Certified EQ practitioner, YSEALI professional fellow, and global facilitator and Changemaker at ChangemakerXchange.

  • Believes that partnering with like-minded educators is key to creating equitable, high-quality education.

When she's not designing innovative learning experiences, you might find 
her leading a workshop on empathy or advocating for educational equality.
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Terence Tan

GM (North America) & Product Manager

  • Leads the expansion of edm8ker's STEAM/STEM programs to educators and learners in the USA.

  • Product Manager of Eddy, edm8ker's online resource bank and PD solution for teachers.

  • Certified Scrum Manager and former policy officer in the Ministry of Education, Singapore (focused on educational policies related to applied and vocational learning in higher education).

  • Began his career as an English and History high school teacher.

When he’s not building relationships with partners in the US to help us scale, he might be found in his local bouldering gym trying to solve tricky rock climbing problems.
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Melissa Law

Head of Education Partnerships, APJ

  • Content creator for the Acquire & Inspire stage of the AI4Y curriculum and content developer for IMDA's Digital Maker Program.

  • Developed technology projects for forest management (gamifying social interactions) and an "escape room" teaching electronics concepts to youth.

When she's not crafting an engaging curriculum, you might find her lost in 
a good sci-fi novel, dreaming up the next big learning innovation.



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Krystle Lau

Global Programme Manager, Intel® Skills for Innovation

  • Program manager with 7 years of teaching experience in Singapore Government schools.

  • Believes in the continued integration of technology and education to drive student-centric learning objectives.

When she's not developing innovative learning programs, you might find 
her exploring ways to integrate the latest technology into classrooms in a 
meaningful way.