Hongjun Wang

Hongjun is the Chief Catalyst at TAOTPR (The Art of Taking Personal Responsibility) where he advocates for young people to take personal responsibility for themselves and the future by adopting a more congruent approach towards learning, work, competition and all aspects of their lives.

At the same time, he believes that employers and organizations will need to adapt and adopt a more enlightened approach towards collaboration, employee engagement while managing the complexities and challenges of a future driven by meaning, values, beliefs, impact and expression.

Hongjun is driven to explore, experiment and express himself through his life work because he truly believes that the best way to predict the future is to create it by living the change we wish to see.

He has spoken internationally on platforms like the Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna (Austria), as well as at International Conferences organized at Harvard University (USA), De La Salle University (The Philippines), American University in Dubai (UAE) and various other platforms such as Youth Marketing Summit 2010 (Singapore).

His work, passion and ideas have been mentioned in various international publications such as The Financial Times (International Edition), The Khaleej Times (UAE), The Straits Times (Singapore) and The New Paper (Singapore)

Hongjun is recognized as a rising thought leader of his generation through his success on various international thought leadership platforms such as the Peter Drucker Challenge, the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, IATA Vision 2050 and Project Firefly.

He is also a published contributor to Young Consumers, Brandchannel and Adasia. His first two papers were published in 2006 at the age of 19 in Young Consumers, an internationally distributed trade journal by Emerald Publishing for the Youth Marketing niche.

In his personal capacity, he serves as the Global Ambassador and First Round Jury for the 4th Peter Drucker Challenge 2013. He is a Global Shaper in the Singapore Hub of the Global Shapers Community where he volunteers his time as a member of the organizing team for the Global Social Innovators' Festival 2013 in collaboration with Social Innovation Park (SIP) Pte Ltd.