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Instructors & Mentors
Spencer Ton
Co-organizer | MentorGraduated from the University of the Pacific, Spencer has over 15 years in scaling global education initiatives. He served as Director at Fulbright University Vietnam, Managing Partner at Vietcetera, and VP at the African Leadership Group, focusing on nurturing ethical, entrepreneurial leaders with 21st-century skills in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Sam Jeong
Co-organizer | Mentor | InstructorSam is the Founding Director of the UWC-Inspired Vietnam Campus Project and an experienced educator with over 5 years of experience supporting students at IVY League Universities. Besides, Sam got an M.A. in Private School Leadership from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree from Williams College.
Brian S. Lee
InstructorBrian is an Executive Coach who collaborates with global leaders to enhance cross-cultural competencies and self-awareness. He employs bilingual coaching, mindfulness techniques, and his expertise in cross-cultural psychology to help executives develop leadership skills and personal resilience. His portfolio of clients includes Harvard, Nike, Grab, Siemens, and more.
Chris Zhu
InstructorGraduated from the University of Toronto & ETH Zurich, Chris is a business strategist and operations executive creating impact for startups. He created a 3-year market expansion strategy for a Kenyan solar startup, worked in business development, sales strategy, and consulting with McKinsey, Salesforce, and Google.
Phat Phan
MentorExperienced in research and industry experts across sectors as Lead Investment Scientist at Mekong Capital. Phat also got his BS at President University, MS at University of Florence, and Ph.D in Accounting, Management and Business Economics at G.D'Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara.
Hoa Phung
Co-organizer | MentorHoa is currently the Co-Founder and Head of Product at LeadQuests Labs. She has extensive experience in developing products and leading market launches of 0-1 products for market leaders and Y Combinator-backed startups. Hoa studied at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gited & graduated as the summa cum laude at RMIT University Vietnam.
Khang Nguyen
Co-organizer | MentorKhang has over 3 years of experience in the Southeast Asian education sector and private equity analysis across various industries. He has also worked with Reactor School, Khan Academy, and Red Square Ventures. Khang studied at High School for the Gifted; then, graduated from Fulbright University Vietnam as the first co-design cohort.
Fireside Chat Speakers
Tara Doan Ngoc Hill
Guest SpeakerTara is a seasoned leader with diverse experience working across tech startups, VC, non-profits, and public sector. Throughout her career, advancing education and employability outcomes has always been her north-star. Most recently, Tara led Product at Glints, Southeast Asia’s #1 Talent Platform for Career Development & Recruitment.
Tara was an undergrad at Georgetown University & MBA grad at Stanford GSB.
An Luong
Guest SpeakerAn is a Stanford & MIT Graduate with 10+ years experienced at Microsoft, Walmart Labs
Being a seasoned data leader with extensive experience in data science, operations research, and product management, An has successfully shipped products to both major tech companies and startups. An is passionate about leveraging data to tackle complex challenges.
An Truong
Guest SpeakerAn Truong, renowned host of "The Money Date" podcast and former Associate Creative Director at Vietcetera. Graduated from Brown University, An possessed an interesting career path with background in banking and private equity, and eventually found his sweet spot in the creative industry.
Lan Doan
Guest SpeakerLan is a seasoned entrepreneur and previously the CEO of TAPTAP Vietnam. Prior to that, she worked at the Boston Consulting Group & Deloitte. Lan was an undergrad at Colgate University & MBA grad at Harvard Business School.