Colin is an entrepreneur based in Singapore, who has built businesses across Southeast Asia and Europe. Beginning with e-commerce and online music startups in the dotcom era, he moved on to co-found i-POP, a regional mobile media company that was eventually acquired by a public-listed corporation in London, in 2012. Now, as a Director of NextIDâ˘, he is fully committed to bringing blockchain technology to the market with âuse casesâ that matter.
He is an Internet and digital industry veteran, currently holding the honorary position as Chair Emeritus of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) Asia, and he is a regular judge for the GSMAâs annual Global Mobile Awards (the Glomoâs) held in Barcelona â as well as for the World Communication Awards (by TotalTele) which is run each year in London.
Academically-speaking, Colin first attained a âBA Hons in Publishing and Englishâ from Oxford Brookes University UK; but more recently completed the renowned âBlockchain Strategyâ course at SaĂŻd Business School, Oxford University. Additionally, he attained online qualifications in âBitcoin and Cryptocurrenciesâ and âBlockchain Technologyâ from UC Berkeley, California. He also achieved a âStatement of Accomplishmentâ by completing the âVenture Dealsâ course run by the Kauffman Fellows in Palo Alto (Spring 2019).
Favorite quote: âSpeak what we feel, not what we ought to say.â âEdgar, in King Lear, William Shakespeare