The New Normal - How Education will Empower the Next Rise in Asia

Daryl has been based in USA, Europe, China and Southeast Asia. Overseeing billion-dollar revenue growth for large-scale, global technology startups including Grab, he has been implementing global synergies with his shareholders, such as Softbank, Temasek, Singtel, Konami, Tiger Global, 500 Startups and Yahoo (Jerry Yang). He has been Chief Product Officer and Investment Partner of a $200M Venture Capital fund, helping portfolio companies scale and raise subsequent funding from top investors like Alibaba Group, Sequoia Capital. He has also consulted, as a Specialist External Advisor, for Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Citibank, Standard Chartered, PwC, Deloitte, Unilever, P&G and other renowned FMCG brands.

Experienced finance and investment professional with a background in private equity, venture capital, investment banking and information technology. Successfully sourced and directed investments into mid-market companies, led the value add, monitoring and divestment phases. Have worked on private equity deals in South East Asia, India and China. Currently involved in expansion and growth capital in Myanmar. Served as non-executive director of portfolio companies (listed and unlisted). Actively worked with investee companies in financial and strategic planning, investor relations, M&A, regional expansion and IPO.