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9 June - Meet Yale's Summer Bulldogs


Yale's Bulldogs in Singapore 2011 were given a warm welcome at Brewerkz on Thursday June 9. The seven Bulldogs, current undergraduates interning at places such as the Asian Civilizations Museum and the American Chamber of Commerce, will be in Singapore for two months. The reception allowed them to meet people from the gamut of Yale's alumni in Singapore, from recent grads to longstanding fixtures in our community. Drinks and food were free-flowing, though not in as abundant supply as the good old Yale spirit!

Thanks to all who attended, to Brewerkz for hosting, and to Rayyan for helping to organize the event.

Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery
30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point
Singapore 058282
Tel: (65) 6438 7438





The Yale Club of Singapore had another successful Bulldogs in Conversation event on Thursday, 26 May 2011.

Over 15 alumni, friends from the DUAL community, and others met at the Asia Boardroom of the Hong Leong Building to hear a presentation/discussion entitled "What it takes to make a Banker an effective CEO/Leader" from SOM alumni Saw Boo Guan of China Yuchai International and Abby Adlerman of Russell Reynolds Associates. Boo Guan and Abby shared their impressive thoughts and experience on those qualities and traits of successful CEOs and leaders; on what abilities should young would-be executives focus on developing as they choose companies, functions and jobs; and what skills should working executives or even pre-existing C-suite executives hone as they strive to take their game to the next level.

Thanks to Shawn Tan for organizing, and to Boo Guan and Abby for their wonderful insights.

About the Speakers
  • Saw Boo Guan has been serving as President, Director of China Yuchai International Limited, since 1 August 2009. He has had extensive experience in the automotive industry. He last served as President of Cummins Westport Inc., a JV company between Cummins and Westport Innovations, from 2005 to 2008. From 1989 to 2005, Boo Guan held various positions in a number of Cummins entities in the U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong and China, focussing on general management, marketing and distribution management. Boo Guan was a Malaysian Federal Government Scholar and received a Master's Degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University, U.S. in 1986 and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 1979.

  • Abby Adlerman leads Russell Reynolds Associates' Private Equity Practice in the Asia Pacific region. She focuses on working with PE firms both for their principal needs as well with their portfolio companies in developing effective talent strategies. Related to this work, Abby is also a member of the firmÕs CEO/Board Services Practice and frequently works with global organizations where cross-border experience is relevant. In addition, Abby chairs the Executive Directors, Researchers and Associates Committee for the firm. Abby spent the previous five years serving as the Area Manager for the San Francisco office and the last two years concurrently leading the Private Equity Practice in the Americas. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, she was a Managing Director and Partner at Perseus Group, an investment and merchant banking firm. Previously, she was the Chief Executive Officer of a PE-backed company for five years and spent 10 years before that at Hambrecht & Quist (now J.P. Morgan) in various management capacities, including Head of the Private Placements practice.


At this year's Yale Day of Service in Singapore, a group of fifteen alumni, family and friends participated in a mangrove coastal cleanup at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. In just a few hours along the coastline, the group bagged and removed a whopping 150 kilograms of plastic, styrofoam, and other trash. Though the courageous group was warned in advance to watch out for cobras and vipers along the trail and the beach, not a single one of our members turned back. In the end, everyone had a good time (and some, a good sweat), while benefiting the environment and finding renewed awareness of mankind's impact on the ecosystem.

  


Thanks to all who attended, and to Erin Frey and Bill Hatch for organizing.

See you in 2012 for next year's Day of Service.




Thanks to all who joined us to welcome the National Champion Yale Model United Nations Team (YMUN) that visited Singapore this week, and a special thank you to our esteemed local alumni who spoke:

  • Dr Michael J. Montesano - Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
  • Ms Sabina Ahmed - Consultant, Control Risks
  • Mr Wiliam Hatch - Research Analyst, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Date: 14 March 2011
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Brewerkz Riverside Point, 30 Merchant Road


Thanks to all alumni who joined us for the Club's AGM at Brewerkz Riverside Point.

Please welcome the newly elected Board Members (About Us)

 


Feel Blue This Feb?

Thank you to all the Yalies that came together for the Feb Club event at eM By The River (and a particular big thanks to Nicky Nole who put to all together.) It was a great opportunity to share stories, see old friends, and meet new ones.
** "Yalie drink prices" end at 10pm


The Yale Club of Singapore was glad to be one of the sponsors of another successful DUAL Thanksgiving dinner held at the American Club on Saturday, 27 November.

Over 220 guests enjoyed turkey and all of the trimmings while raising money for Food from the Heart (http://www.foodheart.org/.)

 

 


Yale alumnus and renowned specialist in Southeast Asian history, Michael Montesano, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, gave a noontime talk on 11 November about the current situation in Thailand.

Details:

Thailand since May 19: Reconciliation or Smouldering Fires?
Michael J. Montesano, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
  • Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
  • Time: 11:45 am to 1:30 pm
  • Venue: AmCham Executive Office, #23-03/04/05, 1 Scotts Rd, Shaw Centre, SAIS Auditorium
  • Cost: Members S$30.00 + GST; Non-members S$40.00 + GST

 


Thanks to the Singapore Berkeley Alumni Club for inviting the Yale community to join Berkeley alumni for a networking/drinks session with visiting Professor Barry Eichengreen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Eichengreen)

Details:


 

 


Thanks to all of the alumni and friends who showed up at the Fullerton Hotel to welcome Dr. Sharon M. Oster, Dean and Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Yale School of Management, on the Singapore leg of her Asia visit. Special thanks to Erin Frey for organizing the wonderful event.

  • Time & Date: 7:00 - 9:00, Thursday 14 Oct 2010
  • Venue: The Fullerton Hotel, Inland Revenue Room, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178
  • Cost: Complimentary

 


In our summer Bulldogs in Conversations event, Alumni enjoyed a dinner reception at Garage at Riverside Point with Sir Peter Crane, Dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Dean Crane, who is renown internationally for his work on plant life diversity and who was knighted in the UK for his services to horticulture and conservation, was in Singapore for the 8th International Floral Malesiana Symposium from 23 - 27 August 2010 at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (http://www.sbg.org.sg/fm8/) where he spoke on the Origins of Flowering Plants.

Thanks to Sharon and Shawn for organizing the event, and of course a special thanks to Dean Crane for sharing some of his busy schedule with us.

About Sir Peter Crane

Dean Crane is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life: its origin and fossil history, current status, and conservation and use. From 1992 to 1999 he was Director of the Field Museum in Chicago with overall responsibility for the Museum's scientific programs. During this time he established the Office of Environmental and Conservation Programs and the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change, which today comprise the Division of Environment, Culture, and Conservation (ECCo).

From 1999 to 2006 he was Director of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew one of the largest and most influential botanical gardens in the world. His tenure at Kew saw strengthening and expansion of the gardens' scientific, conservation and public programs. Professor Crane was elected to the Royal Society - the UK academy of sciences in 1998. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences, a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and a Member of the German Academy Leopoldina. He was knighted in the UK for services to horticulture and conservation in 2004.

Dean Crane currently serves on the Boards of the World Wildlife Fund-U.S., the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

 


Thanks to all who gave a warm welcome to the Yale undergraduates participating in the Bulldogs in Singapore program this summer.


Date:   Thursday, 10 June, 2010
Time:   7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery

 


Thanks to all who volunteered to host the wonderful ladies from Yale's singing group Whim n' Rhythm when they visited Singapore this June.

 


We hope that everyone enjoyed the Arts House concert by the Yale Spizzwinks(?), America's first underclassmen a cappella group (http://www.yale.edu/spizzwin/music/).

 

Thanks to all who came out for the Yale Day of Service at Brewerkz on May 15, with a special thanks to Erin Frey for organizing. Over $1100 SGD was raised for Caring for Cambodia.


Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Brewerkz Riverside Point, and to Devin for hosting.

 


For this Bulldogs Conversations Lunch at Brewerkz Riverside Point, we were fortunate to have David Teten (Yale BA/Harvard MBA), who runs New York-based Teten Advisors (www.Teten.com) which specializes in advising PE and venture funds on accelerating deal flow, executive optimization and recruiting and due diligence.

Addressing 13 alumni and friends, David spoke about a study he recently completed on best practices of private equity and venture capital investors in increasing the quality and quantity of private company dealflow. His results will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Private Equity. You can see a sneak preview of his findings here: http://teten.com/deals.

Thanks for Shawn for organizing, Devin for hosting, and special thanks to David for his insightful presentation.

 


Over 50 applicants, family, alumni, and friends (and special guest Leah Kelley from the Yale Admissions Office) joined together for the Annual Yield Reception to welcome the new Yalies before they make their way to New Haven in the fall.

Thanks to everyone who attended, and particular thanks to Devin Kimble and the wonderful folks at Garage for hosting.

 

12 March - Bulldogs Conversations lunch with SOM alumnus Tan Chin Hwee

We had another successful session of Bulldogs Conversations, with over 25 alumni and friends at Brewerkz enjoying great food/drink and listening to Chin Hwee's presentation about his illustrious career and the fund management industry.

Thanks to Devin and Menu Pte Ltd for sponsoring the lunch, Sharon and Shawn for organizing, and, of course, special thanks to Chin Hwee for his interesting and enlightening presentation.

 



18 February - Singapore Feb Club: Februarita!


Over 20 alumni and friends enjoyed margaritas at Cafe Iguana for Februarita, Singapore's first-ever Feb Club. (For more information on Yale's Feb Club tradition, visit http://www.febclubemeritus.com.)

Thanks to Devin and Menu Pte Ltd for hosting, and to Erin Frey for organizing the fun event.

 
 



11 December - Bulldogs Conversations Lunch with Khush Mehta

During this second session of the Bulldogs Conversations Lunch, SOM alumnus Khush Mehta shared an overview of Siemens Healthcare and discussed the healthcare challenges and opportunities faced in the Asia Pacific region.

Thanks to Sharon and Shawn for organizing, Devin/Menu Pte Ltd and Siemens for sponsoring the food and drinks, and special thanks to Khush for the fantastic presentation.

Have an idea for a Bulldogs Conversations event? Sharon (sharon.koh@aya.yale.edu)would love to hear from you too.

 
Wistful Dan

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