Conversation with CEOs

kopi-C with InnoTek Chairman: The Singapore Company Powering the AI Hardware Boom

March 23, 2026

  InnoTek makes parts most people will never see, for products that are reshaping the world. As the Singapore-listed precision manufacturer navigates a difficult FY2025 — EV turbulence, tariff headwinds, shrinking margins — its non-executive...

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kopi-C with Toku CEO: Who says the next enterprise giant can’t come from Singapore?

February 16, 2026

  Toku just became the first company to list on the SGX in 2026. Its CEO Thomas Laboulle shares why he believes the next enterprise software giant can come from Singapore, not Silicon Valley.   Imagine you're...

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kopi-C with The Assembly Place CEO: Scaling from 6 to 10,000 keys through community

January 26, 2026

  CEO Eugene Lim explains how a simple experiment in shared living grew into Singapore’s largest community-living operator according to an industry report by Knight Frank as set out in TAP’s offer document, revealing why...

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kopi-C with Reclaims Global CEO: How earthworks and recycling lay the foundation for the Group’s next phase of growth

January 12, 2026

Reclaims Global CEO Tan Kok Huat explains how the Group’s excavation, demolition and recycling work underpins Singapore’s construction cycle, while a disciplined, margin-focused approach has kept the business consistently profitable.   When a contractor finds themselves...

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kopi-C with Sasseur REIT CEO: “We only win when our tenants win”

December 15, 2025

  Sasseur REIT breaks the stereotype of REITs as passive landlords, operating instead as a hands-on retail partner with a high-touch model that thrives on doing more with every sale. When picturing their...

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kopi-C with AvePoint CEO: From building software add-ons to building data governance in Asia’s digital economy

November 24, 2025

  AvePoint CEO Dr. Tianyi Jiang (TJ) shares how the US-based data-governance firm is positioning itself at the heart of Asia-Pacific’s digital transformation, with Singapore as its launchpad for growth. He argues that success in...

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kopi-C with Centurion Accommodation REIT CEO: Centurion’s human-centred approach to living accommodations

November 17, 2025

  Centurion Accommodation REIT CEO Tony Bin shares how empathy and discipline drive the company’s success—blending social purpose with solid fundamentals in Singapore’s worker and student housing market.   “If I’m sending my son somewhere,” says Tony...

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kopi-C with MetaOptics CEO Mark Thng: The Singaporean company that plans to end the camera bump

November 10, 2025

  MetaOptics CEO Mark Thng shares how they are using semiconductor technology to create flat, glass-based metalenses to create everything from non-contact fingerprint scanners to optical AI chips.   Mobile phones get thinner, sleeker, and lighter every...

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kopi-C with Pasture Holdings CEO: From pharma distributor to mask producer to drug delivery pioneer

November 3, 2025

  Lloyd Soong, founder and CEO of Pasture Holdings, has long driven the company’s pursuit of innovation across pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, and healthcare technology. Now, he’s steering the Singapore-based firm into...

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kopi-C with GXS Group CEO Lai Pei-Si: GXS Bank’s Blueprint for Scale, Profitability and Purpose

October 27, 2025

  WHEN GXS Bank’s Group Chief Executive Officer Lai Pei-Si bought her first home early in her career, applying for a renovation loan was a key part...

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