Ogilvy Verge – Singapore 2008

I am honoured to be speaking as a panelist at [Ogilvy’s Verge digital summit](http://www.the-open-room.com/verge-the-ogilvy-digital-summit/) in Singapore today at CHIJMES. It will be quite exciting. [As with Yuhui](http://www.the-open-room.com/verge-the-ogilvy-digital-summit/#comment-8), I’d really like to see representatives from the three Internet giants – Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! – all in one panel.
I know all my esteemed fellow panelists personally, particularly [Walter Lim](http://coolinsights.blogspot.com/). I will also catch up with [Prof Michael Netzley](http://communicate.os3.sg/?p=161) whom I met at Podcamp last year, and [Nicholas Aaron Khoo](http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/geekonomics/) whom I met at the [HP Mini launch](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/04/unveiling_the_n.php) last month.
So I think we will have an interesting dialogue with each other, and hopefully with the audience!
I noticed that the programme mentions everybody else’s designation and organisation, except mine:

In case anyone gets the wrong idea, I would like to clarify that *I am still with the Health Promotion Board*. Earlier on, I provided the organisers (who invited me) with my [Startup Singapore bio](http://events.startup.org.sg/?action=eventDetail/1) as a reference. It clearly states my designation and organisation.
For the record, I have no intention of snubbing or disowning my organisation, which has given me the best job I’ve had so far.
I also hope it does not give attendees the impression that I was a super last minute addition either, because I sent in my details earlier this month. At least, I hope it isn’t so! 😉
I have also clarified that the omission is not because I am only expected to be a representative of the blogging community in general. I can, and will, speak based on my experience promoting the use of blogging within my organisation and the public sector as a whole.
It will be more interesting than talking about my own blog, which beyond a certain point can get narcissistic – as we bloggers tend to be 🙂
Looking forward to the conference!