Passion Unleashed: Pay it forward
19 April 2016 - For the first time Passion Unleashed, talk series was brought to Brunei through live streaming at Lecture Theater 2, Universiti Teknologi Brunei today. The talk was held at Level 6, Singapore Management University, Singapore.
Two outstanding speakers shared their passions in this 41st series of the talk. Ms Jessica Tan, Director of Operations Microsoft & Member of Parliament was the first speaker, shared her journey in the Technological world while juggling her political career to serve Singapore. The unheard of a successful woman bare her heart out how she Paid It Forward to her people. The second speaker was James Suresh, author of Mr. Kiasu & Singapore in the 60s. He is also the author behind every household’s childhood known local comic in the 90s. Mr. Kiasu unveils himself as he speak of his journey as one who contributes to Singapore in more than one famous publication. He shared his journey of how he evolved as an author in this session.
Passion Unleashed is a homegrown talk series that is targeted to become the Asian equivalent of the widely popular “Ted.com” talk series. The vision of Passion Unleashed is “To empower individuals to reignite their passion and make a positive change in themselves and society.” This inspirational talk series features distinguished speakers including world-class business leaders, politicians, pioneers, social activists and more.
Launched in August 2012, Passion Unleashed is a non-profit series, a unique platform with guest speakers sharing how they pursued their dreams and achieved success and happiness in their lives as well as made positive impact to the society. Held monthly in collaboration with Singapore Management University, the objective is to create a positive culture among working professionals and aspiring youths about finding their passion in life and pursuing a holistic and fulfilling work/life approach, thus making positive changes in themselves and the broader community. Passion Unleashed is held every third Tuesday of the month.
