Majulah Abroad (SF): A Student Panel + Mixer on Navigating Life & Career Overseas
A panel & mixer featuring Singaporean students who have pursued unique paths overseas and gained success based on their learnings from being abroad!
Hear from students part of overseas internship programmes such NUS Overseas College (NOC), NTU Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme (OEP) & SMU! They will share their perspectives on the startup ecosystem overseas, experiences navigating life and finding unique career opportunities away from home!
Our panelists include current students who have worked in startups in San Francisco, started their own startups funded by Y' Combinator and built large student communities! Learn from their journey working across multiple international cities, building powerful international networks, and taking unconventional paths of success.
Get ready for tips on:
Insights on working/studying abroad and how global perspectives benefit students
Building a strong professional network that sets you up for career success in Singapore & overseas
Maximizing your study/work abroad experience (including tricks to save money/maximize government grants)
Breaking into the startup world with your own startups or securing lucrative jobs & internships in San Francisco (Silicon Valley) & more!
All students, friends and working professionals are welcome (not limited to the included universities)! After the panel, there will be an active mixer with a guided element to ensure maximum connections! Food & Drinks will be provided🍕🥤
Speakers:
Jamie Yau - Co-Founder @ Collar (YC F26), SMU
Jamie Yau co-founded of Collar (YC F26), the platform for AI-native private market investors. Prior to founding Collar she worked as the Chief of Staff of Openspace Capital ($800M AUM), a venture firm based in Singapore.
Raymond Loong Ng - Co-Founder @ Neural Drive, NUS CS
Raymond Loong is a serial founder who has built and raised $300K+ across multiple AI ventures including Resumify, Singapore Youth AI, & Neural Drive AI. He has won 26/40 hackathons across Singapore, Vietnam, Shenzhen, and San Francisco and has been featured in The Straits Times, Business Times, and Lianhe Zaobao.
Jack Chen Lexin - AI Engineer @ Pokee AI, Founder @ OpenMentor, NUS CS & NOC SV 26'
Jack Chen is an AI Engineer @ Pokee AI & the founder of OpenMentor, Singapore's largest student mentorship community, engaged over 50k students, clients include Notion, Manus, Hoyouverse, Tavily and 30+ more.
Moderator:
Raymond Lim - NTU Y4 Computer Engineering, NTU OEP Shanghai 24', SV 25', NTU-USA SV 26', GEM Ambassador London 26'
Raymond is the Co-Founder of Majulah Abroad & VC Partnerships & Program Manager at Qapita. In his undergrad, he participated in 3x Overseas Internships and 1x Exchange across 4 cities (Singapore, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, London) and 3 continents, where he worked across Software Engineering, Growth and Partnership roles.
Check out our previous events here:
Majulah Abroad NYC
Majulah Abroad SG - 23 May