Our Board of Advisors
Dr. Lau Kong Cheen
Associate Professor of Marketing,
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Dr Lau has key interests and in-depth knowledge in Branding and Research in Consumer Behavior. His experience spans numerous organizations from Government agencies, MNCs and SMEs. He enjoys sharing his knowledge in branding and, at the same time, learning from the experience of others.
Specialties: Expert in branding and research. Has written and published numerous research papers and articles on brand personality, extension and consumer behaviour.
Mr. Garick Kea
Managing Director, Insights Table & Former Vice-President, Consumer Insights, NielsenIQ Singapore
Garick has close to 20 years of research experience and is currently the Managing Director at Insights Table. He was the former Vice President at NielsenIQ. Global Head of Financial Services Vertical + Singapore Market Leader for Consumer Insights, and formerly the General Manager for Isentia Singapore, an ASX200 media intelligence company. ecognized by his peers, academic community and industry, Garick has won awards and has often been invited be a speaker, panelist, judge and guest lecturer. He is an Associate Fellow with the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight at Nanyang Technological University. He is also a reviewer to several journal publications and conferences. Garick holds a Master of Philosophy (Marketing) and has also completed a Harvard Leadership program.
Ms. Audrey KuahKea
Co-CEO, Asia Pacific, VML InternationalSingapore
Audrey is currently Co-CEO APAC for VML. Her distinguished career took includes her role as Executive Director, Media Practice – Dentsu Aegis Network Asia Pacific and the Managing Director of Dentsu Aegis’ Group’s first global R & D centre, Global Data Innovation Centre, located in Singapore. Audrey went on to become the Head of Group Marketing, Global Consumer Financial Services at OCBC Bank, and most recently the CEO, APAC for Wunderman Thompson, leading the creative and strategic growth of the business across APAC region. This combination served her well as she journeyed as a trusted advisor to clients in industries as diverse as consumer goods, banking and finance, technology, travel, tourism, hospitality, and new economy companies, as well as across geographies, for more than three decades.