Singapore Entrepreneurs Network & Startup Organization

What are the policies and resources to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit and culture in Singapore?

How can Singapore develop into an entrepreneurial nation which encourages creativity and productivity?

What are the perspectives and mindsets of youths towards the nation's intent of attracting more entrepreneurs to boost the economy?

Come share your views, concerns and recommendations at the PAYM Policy Forum @ West Coast GRC on " Maximising your opportunities: Today's YOUths, Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs"


Our panellists:

Guest-of-Honour
Mr S Iswaran
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC and Adviser to Ayer Rajah - West Coast GROs.


Mr Sim Choon Siong
Deputy Director, Entrepreneurship Development Division, SPRING Singapore

SPRING Singapore is the enterprise development agency for growing innovative companies and fostering a competitive SME sector. We work with partners to help enterprises in financing, capabilities and management development, technology and innovation, and access to markets. As the national standards and accreditation body, SPRING also develops and promotes internationally-recognised standards and quality assurance to enhance competitiveness and facilitate trade.


Mr Darran Nathan
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Progeniq Private Limited

Progeniq is an early mover in the High-Processing Computing acceleration industry and has rapidly grown over the past years.  Progeniq's clients today span four continents and more than 15 countries across the globe, with its products deployed in mission-critical systems that serve key processes within organisations.

Darren has been CEO of Progeniq since its founding, leading the company in developing its core technology, early customer traction and expansion into new markets.  He initiated the 'Reconfigurable Computing' research project in 2003 at the DSP Technology Centre in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.  Progeniq Pte Ltd was spun off in March 2005 as a result of the project.

Mr Alvin Tan Hock Guan
Founder, The Mind Café Pte Ltd

The Mind Cafe is an ideal place where families, colleagues and friends meet up for board games over good food, snacks and drinks. It is a cafe with a chill out, party environment where everyone can have fun and laughter together. It is an innovative concept which combines both F& B and entertainment.

The idea for the Mind Cafe came about some time in early 2004. What started off as a chance encounter with the National Monopoly Competition turned into a successful business venture.  The Mind Cafe is the brainchild of Mr Alvin Tan Hock Guan.  Alvin worked in the development field where he used to move from one construction site to another and handled teams of people to get them together to work on building civil construction projects.  He was in a senior management position as a civil engineer where he worked in his previous company for 9 years after graduating from NTU.

For enquiries & registration, please email Ros at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or contact Ayer Rajah CC at 65609983.

** The first 40 participants who sign up will receive a free movie voucher on a First come First serve basis!