Speakers

Adrienne Lahens is the Co-Founder and CEO of Infinite Studios, an AI platform transforming how brands and creators create, evaluate, and adapt content at scale. Infinite combines creative intelligence and generative AI to automate time-consuming creative workflows while helping brands and creators produce more effective content without losing the creativity and authenticity that makes it work.

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Previously, Adrienne built and led TikTok Creator Marketplace from zero to more than 2 million creators across 20+ markets and later launched TikTok Symphony, the platform’s generative AI suite for advertisers. She was also COO of Influential, helping scale the creator marketing company 10x ahead of its $500 million acquisition by Publicis Groupe, and earlier helped pioneer branded video at BuzzFeed.

Adrienne is a regular speaker at Cannes Lions, SXSW, and CES, and writes The Imagination Age on the future of AI, creativity, and human potential.

AJ Eckstein is the Founder & CEO of Creator Match, the leading B2B Creator Marketing Agency that has paid out millions to Creators, and helps B2B/SaaS/AI Brands (ie. Notion, Anthropic, Zapier, Lovable, Fiverr, and more) build and scale their Creator programs. Outside of Creator Match, AJ is a Journalist for Fast Company, focusing on articles in the Work/Life section. And he is one of the youngest LinkedIn Learning Instructors totaling 150,000+ Learners. He is also a TEDx and keynote speaker.

Althea Lim is Group CEO and Co-Founder of Gushcloud International, one of the world's leading data-driven creator management and business monetisation platforms. Founded over a decade ago, Gushcloud has grown from a Singapore startup into a global company spanning Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. It manages some of the world's most influential digital creators and partners with Fortune 500 brands, entertainment studios, and consumer companies to reach hundreds of millions.

At the forefront of the creator economy before the term was widely understood, Althea built the proprietary data and analytics infrastructure behind Gushcloud's edge in talent identification, audience insight, and brand-creator matching at scale. An investor and board advisor to several high-growth companies, she pairs a global perspective with deep operational experience and a commitment to building with integrity. She has been recognised as one of Asia's most influential women in tech and media.

Bing Chen is a creative economy architect, investor, and entrepreneur building platforms that expand opportunity through culture. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Gold House, the leading Asian Pacific cultural platform, where he has shaped over 800 film, television and media projects, invested in more than 100 creators and companies, and generated over $500 million in net new market value.
 

Previously, Bing was YouTube’s Global Head of Creator Development and Management and one of the architects of the modern creator economy. His work has earned recognition including World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Hollywood Reporter Next Gen Leader.

Chang Woo Park is the CEO and founder of SOON ENT. Inc., a leading Korean creator and short-form content company. With a background in performance production and event direction, he founded SOON ENT in 2016 and led its transformation into a creator-focused media company.

In 2018, SOON ENT entered the TikTok market, developing some of Korea’s first creators to surpass 1 million and 10 million followers. In 2019, the company became TikTok’s first official MCN partner and media representative in Korea. Under Park’s leadership, SOON ENT has continued to expand its creator ecosystem and global business, developing new creator-driven business models across content, advertising, commerce, and entertainment.

Diogo Martins is a content development, digital marketing, digital business transformation and media development specialist with over 20 years of production, creative, management and Campaign experience – having worked in Singapore, HK, Beijing, Portugal & Macau.

Diogo currently leads the Bloomr.sg team (Singapore’s Content Creator Network under Mediacorp) – a multi-million dollar revenue generating business unit. He has worked on over 1000 projects/productions and 500 brand/government campaigns for the past 12 years, while introducing data science, business analytics, data storytelling, gamification, transmedia and creative leadership into all the businesses and projects he has managed or produced – with the aim of being able to generate high impact, high reach and increased ROI for all social media content that involves Singaporean Content Creators.

Donovan Chan is Co-founder and Creative Director of Beach House Pictures, a Fremantle company, where he oversees content creation, development and production across key markets including the US, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia.
 

Working across scripted and non-scripted content, Donovan has produced and executive produced projects for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, National Geographic and Discovery. His credits include the Emmy-nominated Mind Your Manners, The Raincoat Killer, Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee & Jessica Wongso, Evolve, Panda School and China From Above, which garnered more than 200 million views in China.
 

He is currently producing the IMAX feature documentary The Elephant Odyssey, alongside a slate of true crime documentaries, drama and entertainment projects across Asia and the US.

Ian is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Electrify, a next-generation media company that invests in and scales creator-founded brands. Electrify has raised over $100 million and partnered with leading creator businesses including Veritasium, The Rundown AI, Fireship and Mentour Pilot.
 

With 25+ years of commercial experience across Disney, Universal Music and Warner Bros, Ian has founded and scaled multiple creator economy businesses. He is also host of The Business of Creators, a podcast featuring creators, founders, investors and operators shaping the future of media.
 

Ian is a Forbes contributor and regular keynote speaker at events including Web Summit and SXSW, as well as a guest speaker at Lond

Jared Kong is a lawyer, commercial advisor and entrepreneur working at the intersection of the creator economy, sports, entertainment and technology. He is Co-Founder of OutDrive GP, a motorsport and sim-racing platform that brings together professional drivers, creators, brands and fans through live events, content and competition. He is also Founding Partner of AK Advisory, a cross-border advisory firm supporting founders, investors, creators and rights holders on fundraising, partnerships, commercial transactions and international expansion. Previously, Jared was a litigator before joining the in-house legal team at Zouk, and later worked at Gushcloud International across creator acquisitions, legal and business affairs. His work today focuses on helping talent, brands and IP owners build commercially sustainable businesses, structure partnerships and turn audience, content and intellectual property into long-term value.

John Chua is the Co-founder and CEO of GRVTY Media, an independent digital media company and creative agency in Singapore. Since founding GRVTY in 2017 with Jacky Yap, John has built a portfolio of brands united by a social mission: informing, entertaining, and connecting audiences through meaningful content. GRVTY's slate spans genres from podcasts and Mandarin talk shows to documentaries, journalism, explainers, reality TV, and game shows — including The Daily Ketchup, R U Okay!?, Vulcan Post, JOHNPATCROSS, and The Stupid Cupids. Alongside its media arm, GRVTY runs an award-winning creative agency, partnering with brands and government agencies to craft campaigns that resonate with Singaporean audiences. A veteran voice in Singapore's creator economy, John has spoken at over 50 industry events on building sustainable media businesses, monetizing content, and navigating the shift from creator to media company.

Josephine (Jo) Wong is the Chief Revenue Officer at CommentSold and General Manager of Pop.Store, the AI-powered creator commerce platform redefining how modern creators and entrepreneurs build, engage, and monetize their audiences.

With 15 years across consulting, private equity, and operator roles in Asia, Europe and the US, Jo has built her career turning emerging consumer behaviors into billion-dollar businesses. She has worked with global consumer and consumer tech brands across GTM strategy, marketing, and brand building, bringing that experience to the fast-moving world of creator commerce. At Pop.Store and its parent company CommentSold, she has helped power over $6 billion in lifetime GMV across a community of thousands of creators and retailers.

Better known online as Mayiduo / 马一朵 (@mayiduosg) — is a Singaporean content creator whose Mandarin comedy and everyday Singaporean storytelling reach over 350,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.

Content is the engine; the business runs alongside it. As CEO of DU Media Holdings, he leads a group building the largest Chinese-language digital content network in the region, powered by AI — spanning a creator network and studio across Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan, a brand-integration team, and feature film production capabilities. Across every arm, he's the strategic brain — setting direction, driving growth, and designing the content formats that fuel the network.

In 2025, he stepped onto the big screen — writing, directing, and starring in his debut feature Follow Aunty La (AUNTY 当网红) — adding filmmaker to his creator resume.

KIMPRO is one of the world’s leading digital creators, with over 130 million subscribers and 154.2 billion+ lifetime views across his content. In 2025, he ranked #1 globally in YouTube views, establishing one of the largest creator audiences worldwide.

Known for highly engaging, non-verbal content, KIMPRO has built a truly global audience through visual storytelling that transcends language and cultural barriers. His success demonstrates the power of relatable, universally resonant content to reach audiences at an unprecedented international scale.

Munah Bagharib is a Singaporean presenter, actress and content creator working across television, theatre and digital media. She currently presents Channel NewsAsia’s Talking Point and creates content spanning travel, beauty, lifestyle and culture, collaborating with brands while building her own online community.
 

With experience across different areas of the media industry, Munah brings a unique perspective on storytelling, authenticity and growing as a creator. Beyond media, she advocates for dementia awareness and mental well-being, and serves on the Board of Directors of Teater Ekamatra.

Monica Khan is a creator economy executive and entrepreneur, and Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company on the creator economy. She is Founder and CEO of Creator Revolution, a creator management and advisory firm that helps creators and brands build scalable, audience-led businesses. Across 15+ years she has held roles at YouTube, Meta and Spotter, working directly with creators, brands and technology companies.

As Programme Curator for Asia Creator Summit, Monica designs the programme end to end: the three content pillars, the session structure and the speaker line-up, working with IMDA and GenXP to build a summit focused on the business of being a creator rather than the fan-facing side.

Natalie Dau is a 2x Guinness World Record Holder, global keynote speaker, media personality and adidas-sponsored endurance athlete. Through her record-setting 1,000km solo runs across Asia under Project 1000, she has built an international platform spanning sports, lifestyle and high performance.
 

Her content has reached tens of millions worldwide, including her Facebook lifestyle programme Keeping It Real and reality series Zero to Hero. She is also the co-author of Run Like a Woman and uses her platform to champion high performance and support underprivileged communities, raising over $200,000 for children in need.

Pojo Riegert is a Creative Lead, Director, and Writer currently crafting Mark Rober’s YouTube Content, shaping stories that make science and engineering irresistible. Working closely with Mark, he zeroes in on what hooks audiences and turns it into must-watch content. Previously, Pojo worked with Zach King, mastering short-form strategy and helping triple his YouTube following to over 40M subscribers. He’s also partnered with creators across the industry to launch community-driven projects and lasting collaborations. So far, Pojo’s work has garnered over 10 billion views and earned recognition, including a Streamy Award for Best VFX.

Co-founder of Love, Bonito, Southeast Asian largest women's fashion brand she helped scale from a blog into one of the region's most recognised direct-to-consumer names, across thirteen markets.
 

Founder of RachReflects, a platform that convenes people into conversations that matter through the Who We Are podcast, CLOSER events, and the I AMWELL journal she co-founded with Crystal Lim-Lange.
 

A business builder who sits with her guests as a peer, a mother, a women who has spent fifteen years learning – publickly – what it takes to build a life that actually fits you.
 

On Tatler Asia's Most Influential list since 2021