For the sixth episode of A Lot To Say Podcast, we gather Jeanette Cheah to hear of her experiences moving from corporate into startup world and her day to day drive connecting young people to overseas innovation ecosystems such as Tel Aviv, Singapore and Silicon Valley via her very awesome initiative, The Hacker Exchange. Through HEX and her other projects, Jeanette is dedicated to helping these young leaders grow as global citizens – developing entrepreneurship and innovation skills, and bridging the gap between academic curriculum and the realities of the rapidly evolving workplace.
Jeanette Cheah is co-founder and CEO of Hacker Exchange (HEX), a tertiary-accredited organisation connecting the next generation of startup founders to Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Singapore and beyond. Through HEX and her other projects, Jeanette is dedicated to helping young leaders grow as global citizens – developing entrepreneurship and innovation skills, and bridging the gap between academic curriculum and the realities of the rapidly evolving workplace.
Jeanette also leads tech diversity programs and female founder events and has previously been listed as a woman of influence in Smart Company and represented Australia at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance in Argentina. In 2019, she received the ‘Women In Tech - Global Ally’ Award in Portugal for her work driving diversity into tech, and was a Finalist in the Telstra Business Women's Awards for ‘Public Sector & Academia’.
A few points in the chit-chat:
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