Dr. Neo Kok Beng is an award-winning engineer, educator & entrepreneur specialized in technological innovations and commercialisation. Amongst his accolades include the Presidents’ Design Award, Prime Minister Community Service Award, USA Veterans’ Affairs Innovation Initiative Award, Global Entrepreneurship Winner, Harvard Kennedy School Service Award & NUS Innovation & Enterprise Awards.

He has also been visiting professors /adjunct faculty / instructor in innovation and entrepreneurship at distinguished global universities covering countries in USA (Harvard & Stanford), China (Tsinghua, Fudan and Nanjing), Russia (Kazan Federal), India (Indian School of Business) and Singapore (NUS, NTU, SUTD and SMU).

Kok Beng worked for Singapore Technologies and raised from system engineer to vice-president (new business ands strategic planning) in 10 years, covering corporate investments, aerospace, information technology and electronics sectors. He heads overseas subsidiaries in Silicon Valley and Shanghai.

He was the inventor of the world’s first wearable artificial kidney and developed Singapore’s first urban aerial vehicle (“flying car”). He is also co-founder/Chairman of several deeptech ventures covering areas in medical technology (AWAK, Breathonix, Roceso Technologies, E3A Healthcare and Craft Health) and advanced engineering (E2S2 Systems, Fronka, BeeX, Advanced Terahertz and NEO Aeronautics).

He was Vice-President of the Institution of Engineers and a member of the Engineering Accreditation Board and Singapore Chartered Accountant’s Disciplinary Panel. He has served more than 10 years on the Singapore Government Parliamentary Committee of Finance, Trade & Industry.

Together with NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, he has launched a series of Space Exploration Awareness programmes to interest youth in Space careers recently. He also delivers the ASPIRE show (in partnership with Science Centre Singapore and Singapore Institute of Technology) to inspire youth in STEM education, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dr. NEO is conferred Doctor of Innovation (SMU), MBA (NTU) & B.Eng (NUS). He was Fellow of Science Technology & Innovation Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and awarded Executive Certificate in Innovation & Strategy (MIT).

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