Gina Wang

Accomplished account manager with >6 years experience in business advisory for the energy & sustainability sector, new overseas ventures, and trade.

Senior Development Partner | Enterprise Singapore October 2021-Present

Global Markets division

Portfolios covered: Europe, Middle East, Africa

▪ Represent Singapore to engage foreign governments promote bilateral trade and economic collaboration (built multi-year partnerships with UAE, Qatar, Poland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia et al.) via agreements to share knowledge,

organise workshops, business matching, innovation programmes, coordination

▪ Key promotional areas include smart cities, sustainability, digitalisation

▪ Provide commercial and regulatory advice to Singapore businesses seeking to venture overseas, from start to end, including advising on risk, partners, mediation of trade challenges, and brokering solutions

▪ Answer to clients across all sectors, from commodity trade, to digital technologies, to infrastructure

▪ Organise events, business missions, trade pavilions, workshops, with a range of partners (trade associations,

chambers of commerce, corporations) to match businesses and promote trade and investment

▪ Conduct business development and lead generation with overseas corporations, counterpart government entities

(our team brought to fruition at least 50 commercial projects a year)

▪ Account manage leading foreign multinational corporations to drive tech transfer and value-added collaboration with the Singapore business community (includes facilitating inbound ventures to negotiate partnerships and/or expansion into Asia)

Development Partner | Enterprise Singapore September 2018-January 2022

Infrastructure division (Energy & Sustainability)

Portfolios covered: Utilities, Renewables, Green buildings

▪ Account managed portfolio of companies in energy and infrastructure sector, from startups to larger corporations,

to achieve growth targets (refer to LinkedIn for testimonials from clients and partners)

▪ Tailored 1-1 assistance included evaluating grant proposals, referring clients, communicating project tenders,

referring investors for equity fundraising, and bridging project financing gaps

▪ Developed strategic plans to grow the energy industry and achieve national decarbonisation goals

▪ Initiated novel industry transformation strategies including one for the Green Building sector, that laid out for the first time a framework to meet talent gaps, promote tech translation, and internationalisation for the sector

▪ Build relations, collaborate and execute projects with other agencies; novel collaborations spearheaded under the EMA-ESG, BCA-ESG innovation call for technology demonstration with real estate developers

▪ Originate and manage high-value funding programmes such as ENGIE Asia Pacific Accelerator, Ecolabs Centre of Innovation, SGBC industry association lead programme

▪ Co-created signature events with industry partners such as Cleantech Forum Asia and Asia Clean Energy Summit

▪ Scout, pitch and present value-proposition to overseas corporations to collaborate with Singapore enterprises for market access, investment, and joint ventures in the energy innovation sector

Assistant Manager | Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore June 2017-September 2018

International Relations division | Portfolios covered: ICAO & Asia Pacific

▪ Managed Singapore’s participation in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) meetings and conferences

▪ Developed policy positions to represent Singapore’s aviation interests on ICAO, with industry experts

▪ Strategized Singapore’s engagements with key aviation stakeholders in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific

▪ Formulated and implemented training assistance programmes through the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)

▪ Organised and hosted international delegates to CAAS’ and aviation-related events, including the Singapore

Airshow and Aviation Leadership Summit 2018

▪ Planned and executed Singapore’s re-election campaign onto the ICAO Council

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Head Writer & Statistical Analyst of the ASEAN Business Outlook Survey 2016

The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore | Government & Public Affairs

▪ Design survey methodology to reach >500 companies with American Chambers across ASEAN

▪ Analysed and visualised survey findings using Excel charts and infographics to produce written report

▪ Interpreted policy relevance and investment insights, in collaboration with market risk consultants

▪ Produced PowerPoint for presentation at ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting

▪ Co-organised ministerial, business networking events with American Embassy

Certificate in International Trade & Finance | London Institute of Banking & Finance 2023

▪ Working knowledge of documents, Incoterm rules, contracts, compliance, modes of settlements, collections,

credits, guarantees, letter of credit, supply chain finance, export credit, foreign exchange risk, digital solutions

Project Finance Modelling | Singapore Management University 2023

▪ Built project finance models from scratch, constructed scenario analysis to challenge inputs and assumptions,

learnt best practices and techniques to audit models and resolve circularities

Graduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance | London School of Business & Finance 2023

▪ Trained in cost accounting, banking and finance industry, data analytics, economics, management principles

Certificate in Sustainability & Sustainable Business | GCNS – SMU 2019

▪ Modules: Environmental & carbon management regulations & reporting, sustainable supply chain, sustainable finance and impact investing, sustainability reporting

National University of Singapore | Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Geography 2013-2017

University Scholars Programme (USP) 2013-2017

▪ Rigorous four-year cross-disciplinary programme for a select cohort of 3% of students in NUS

▪ Graduated top of cohort; story of exceptional drive featured on Ministry of Education websites

▪ Embarked on special overseas programmes:

• Cambridge University – Virology & Public Health, Applied Physics
• King’s College London – International Relations
• Yonsei University – Applied Life Sciences, East Asian economics
• Khon Kaen University – Field research