MJ wants to bring the food chefs love to eat to a greater audience, in a friendly, unimposing environment; much like how a family would share a meal. A humble statement for an accomplished chef who has trained at top restaurants like Pollen, Nouri and Appetite.

Now at the helm of her own kitchen, MJ brings to Native a delicate, refined technique that when mixed with her intrinsic ingenuity and love for local cuisine, results in mature comfort food made for sharing.

Yong Wei embarked on his bartending journey in 2017 after graduating from university. Starting at Pollen Singapore, he honed his skills in food and beverage techniques, service, and operations. Intrigued by the innovative approach at Native, Yong Wei joined the team, exploring local and regional crafts with forward-thinking techniques. 

As Head Bartender since 2020, Yong Wei and the Native team remain dedicated to championing sustainability and representing Singapore internationally in the bartending community.

Prof. William Chen is the Director of Food Science and Technology at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU FST), Director of Singapore Agri-food Innovation Lab (SAIL) and Director of Singapore Future Ready Food Safety Hub (FRESH).

His technology innovations in zero food waste processing and Food Circular Economy have attracted extensive global attention, and active partnerships with food industry and government agencies. His views on food tech and food security are covered regularly by local and international mainstream media.

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Recommended Resources

From Trash to Treasure: a Creative Path to Progress - TEDx NTU

Food for Thought: Is Food Security Imperative? - NTU-NISTH

Kelvin Ng is a purpose-driven senior management executive who is on a mission to transform the world with widespread adoption of sustainable ways to feed the world.

Green Bridge Partners was founded to passionately bring Singapore closer to its goal of achieving 30 by 2030. From plant based foods, Precision Fermentation and cultured foods. Green Bridge Partners will help companies scale up and expand commercially in Singapore and to the rest of the world.

Karen is the Country Director of Thoughtful Food, a Healthier Choice approved plant-based culinary protein provider for health care institutions, schools and caterers; working towards a Deliciously Better Future.

Karen thrives in dynamic and high energy environments that call for leadership and entrepreneurial skills. Passionate about food and wine, cultural and historical travels, and education, she actively contributes her knowledge to society.

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Recommended Resources

The China Study by T. Colin Campbell

Shigeki Sugii leads the Platform of Fat Metabolism and Stem Cells at Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR. He also holds a joint appointment at IMCB, A*STAR.

Shigeki graduated with B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry from Kyoto University, Japan and received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Dartmouth Medical School, USA. He then conducted his postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA. Based on his research on cultivated fish fat, he recently founded ImpacFat Pte Ltd.

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Recommended Resources

Asia's Shrinking Fish Stocks: What Happens When We Run Out Of Fish? - CNA

Preston Wong is the CEO & Co-founder of treatsure, a homegrown app company tackling the challenge of food wastage in hotels, grocers and retailers. Preston is also adjunct faculty and teaches sustainability law at SMU and Yale-NUS College. In 2023, Preston was conferred the inaugural Sustainability Impact Leader of the Year Award by UOB and The Business Times. He has also been appointed an ASEAN Youth Fellow and a Youth Panel Lead on sustainability to provide policy recommendations for the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

Karen Cheah, Founder and CEO of Alterpacks, draws on her background as a journalist and creative strategist to the world of sustainable packaging. She launched Alterpacks, a Singapore-based start-up that reimagines the future of packaging by replacing plastic containers with an upcycled material from food by-products and agricultural waste.

Today, Alterpacks has started regional distribution and received international recognition securing awards for their innovative solution with the End Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge with the United Nations Development Programme, City-Tech Tokyo and the Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge.