Mission & Vision
Shaping the future of decentralized technologies through strategic leadership, education, and collaborative innovation across Asia.
Our Mission
To advance the responsible, inclusive, and sustainable adoption of blockchain, Web3, AI, RWA, and emerging digital technologies across Asia. We achieve this by fostering innovation, education, advocacy, and collaboration among governments, enterprises, startups, and communities, ensuring technology benefits everyone.
Our Vision
To be Asia’s leading hub for decentralized innovation, empowering communities, businesses, and governments to harness the full potential of frontier technologies. Our vision is a future where digital transformation drives sustainable growth, inclusivity, and long-term impact across the region.
Our Core Values
Our core values guide how we lead, collaborate, and innovate, reflecting our commitment to responsible, inclusive, and sustainable technology.
Blockchain as Foundation
Blockchain forms the trust layer of the digital economy, enabling decentralization, tokenization, and security. It is the backbone of all AWA initiatives.
Innovation
We drive the adoption of frontier technologies. From Web3 to AI and RWA, empowering startups, enterprises, and governments to transform the digital landscape.
Integrity
Transparency and accountability guide everything we do, ensuring initiatives and partnerships are responsible and trustworthy.
Inclusion
We connect governments, enterprises, startups, and communities, fostering equity, collaboration, and diverse participation.
Sustainability
We align digital progress with global development goals, promoting initiatives that benefit society, communities, and the environment.
Mission & Vision
Shaping the future of decentralized technologies through strategic leadership, education, and collaborative innovation across Asia.
Our Mission
To advance the responsible, inclusive, and sustainable adoption of blockchain, Web3, AI, RWA, and emerging digital technologies across Asia. We achieve this by fostering innovation, education, advocacy, and collaboration among governments, enterprises, startups, and communities, ensuring technology benefits everyone.
Our Vision
To be Asia’s leading hub for decentralized innovation, empowering communities, businesses, and governments to harness the full potential of frontier technologies. Our vision is a future where digital transformation drives sustainable growth, inclusivity, and long-term impact across the region.
Our people
Founding Members & Executive Team
AWAA founding board is comprised of visionary and seasoned leaders, who established this association with a share commitment to advance the responsible, inclusive and sustainable adoption of blockchain, Web3, AI, RWA and emerging digital technologies across Asia. Our vision is a future where digital transformation drives sustainable growth, inclusivity and long-term impact.
Dr. Anthony Koh
President,
Founding Member
Mike Chiam
VP Industry/Legal,
Founding Member
Jay Koh
VP Events/Partnership,
Founding Member
Goh Seh Harn
VP Corporate Governance,
Founding Member
Ivan Lew
VP, Founding Member
Lim Soon Ying
Founding Member
Travis Ye
Founding Member
Seventeen Hu
Title/Position
Madeline Sam
Honorary Treasurer
Seventeen Hu
Special Projects Manager
AWAA Academy
AWAA Academy is our educational initiative that transforms expertise into accessible learning opportunities. Through our specialized consulting team, we offer comprehensive training programs, workshops, and mentorship that empower individuals and organizations to achieve sustainable growth and positive community impact.
Dr. Lillian Koh
Principal Consultant
Seventeen Hu
Special Projects Manager
Social Impact Sustainability Partnership With trigger – UNDP
The trigger-UNDP partnership is a groundbreaking joint initiative that transforms impact investing and donation using cutting-edge Web3 technology, and leveraging blockchain for transparency, traceability and financial inclusion while focusing on achieving SDGs through scalable digital solutions.
With several AWAA people serving in trigger-UNDP management committee, we stay at the forefront of digital development finance while contributing our expertise to this global initiative. This dual involvement brings cutting-edge insights in blockchain-based impact investing directly to AWAA’s mission
The trigger-UNDP supports AWAA’s initiative and is looking forward to developing meaningful and impactful innovation initiatives
Management Committee
Tony S Tan
Chairman
Goh Seh Harn
Executive Co-Chair and CEO
Chair, Protem Investment Advisory Committee
Dr. Anthony Koh
Executive Vice-Chair and Deputy CEO
Chair, Protem SDG Platform Committee
Madeline Sam
Investment Vice-Chair
Robert Pasicko
UNDP Altfin Lab
Team Leader
Chen Cheng
EU-China
Legal Counsel
Dr. Jaslyin Qi Yu
Communications
Chair
Yuen Ping Ho
Capacity Building
Chair
Seventeen Hu
Communications
Greater China
Ambassadors
Arabella Kim
(Korea)
Manal Rifki
(Dubai)
Rebecca Poon
(HK/China)
Emmanuel
(Philippines)
Ricardo
(Thailand/Indonesia)
Lionel Chok
(Singapore)
Chandra
(Indonesia)
AWAA will continue to serve as a trusted voice for governments, enterprises, startups, and institutions, driving collaboration and responsible innovation across Asia’s digital economy.
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