WHO IS
ALPHA CATALYST

OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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Alpha Catalyst helps organisations remain competitive by curating transformation strategies to accelerate innovation, transformation and organisational change. Since 2000, we adopted a collaborative approach with our clients to develop and effective & unique strategy to create successful and valuable outcomes.

20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Alpha Catalyst helps organisations remain competitive by curating transformation strategies to accelerate innovation, transformation and organisational change. Since 2000, we adopted a collaborative approach with our clients to develop and effective & unique strategy to create successful and valuable outcomes.

ASIAN THOUGHT-LEADERS​
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Working with organisations based across Asia, we expedite transformation by blending  the best approaches and frameworks, while mindful of the deeply rooted Asian values and culture within organisations. 

ASIAN THOUGHT-LEADERS

Working with organisations based in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East, we have developed a well-established presence. We expedite innovation through bespoke solutions and digital means. 

HOLISTIC & BALANCED APPROACH TO INNOVATION

​Through a combination of technology, strategy, process and culture, we work to uncover opportunities and spark growth. Whilst building innovation capability, we shape culture through the merge of collective intelligence & cognitive automation. 

HOLISTIC & BALANCED APPROACH TO INNOVATION

​Through a combination of technology, strategy, process and culture, we work to uncover opportunities and spark growth. Whilst building innovation capability, we shape culture through the merge of collective intelligence & cognitive automation. 

OUR ​​APPROACH

OUR FOCUS

Being active in the Asian Innovation Ecosystem since 2009, Alpha Catalyst has built a repertoire of approaches, combining our proprietary frameworks and techniques with cutting edge technology, incorporating the latest gold standard methodologies.

Our focus in on value creation for the client, helping them achieve their end goals, taking into consideration their unique environment and operating structure. We blend knowledge of innovation management with emerging digital trends, enhancing it with neuroscience, gamification and psychology elements, while cognizant of the underlying Asian culture and operating ecosystem. 

OUR ​​INNOVASIAN PROCESS

We believe innovation is about conceiving the need for change and developing alternative ideas and solutions, the willingness to choose and execute risky but promising ideas, and lastly about connecting the ideas to the market until value is created. With the right process, there exists a convergence of needs, great ideas, execution and value creation. 

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OUR ​​INNOVASIAN PROCESS

We believe innovation is about conceiving the need for change and developing alternative ideas and solutions, the willingness to choose and execute risky but promising ideas, and lastly about connecting the ideas to the market until value is created. With the right process, there exists a convergence of needs, great ideas, execution and value creation. ​

OUR ​​INNOVASIAN PHILOSOPHY

Having the process, knowledge and resources alone aren't enough to ensure the successful implementation of innovation. In order for innovation to flourish, organisations need to adopt a mindset, spirit and culture that supports it. With the right philosophy, embarking on innovation becomes second nature. Each ring of our philosophy is developed through scientific data-driven evidence designed to deliver robust growth to individuals and organisations.​

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OUR ​​INNOVASIAN PHILOSOPHY

Having the process, knowledge and resources alone aren't enough to ensure the successful implementation of innovation. In order for innovation to flourish, organisations need to adopt a mindset, spirit and culture that supports it. With the right philosophy, embarking on innovation becomes second nature. Each ring of our philosophy is developed through scientific data-driven evidence designed to deliver robust growth to individuals and organisations.​​

ONE ​​TEAM
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

Dr. Suraya Sulaiman
Innovation Provocateur

Azim Pawanchik
Innovation Strategist

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PARTNER EXPERTS

​Caroline Dewing​

Prof. Salma Abbasi

Magnus Karlsson

Foresight

​Digital Security and Technology

Innovation Management and ISO 56002

​Salma Abassi has more than 40 years of expertise in the technology industry and is a graduate of Electrical Engineering (MSC) with a PhD in the field of ICT. With this background, she was appointed CEO of the eWorldwide group, a global social organisation with a focus on digital transformation, innovative ethical technology, and global health. To accomplish the SDGs and a sustainable future for all, Salma collaborated with governments, development organisations, and the corporate sector in her capacity as CEO.

​Caroline Dewing is co-founder of Future Agenda, an open-source think tank and advisory firm that runs a leading open foresight programme.  With a background in corporate communication and public policy Caroline has a strong track record of delivering change for businesses, governments, and volunteer organisations. She has worked with a wide range of clients from tech giants to not-for-profit organisations. Caroline is co-author of 6 books including Future Agenda: the world in 2020, Future Agenda: Six Challenges for the Next Decade and Growth Champions: The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership. 

Jimbo Reverente

 Paul Excell

Public Sector Innovation 

Startup and Incubator

Former CxO and Group Technology Officer at BT in the UK, Paul actively works with Startups, Scaleups and Corporates to develop sustained business growth and transformation. He is also a founding member and Executive Director at ScaleUp Group UK which helps take successful technology start-ups to an even higher level of capability and international growth. This is done through a combination of support, advice and financial assistance.​

​Jimbo Reverente is The Rizal Academy’s Chief Exponential Officer, responsible for the spread of the Exponential Organizations (ExO) framework in the Philippines. He is a Business Coach, an ExO Sprint Coach, an ExO Consultant, and an ExO Trainer. Jimbo also represents ExO Works and Boston ExO in the Philippines. Prior to The Rizal Academy, Jimbo worked for Aboitiz, Ayala, and JG Summit in Vice-President roles in Finance, Business Development, and Stakeholder Management. Jimbo was also an Undersecretary at the Department of Finance, from 2014-2015. He earned his BS Industrial Engineering degree for the University of the Philippines, Quezon City in 1992, and his MBA in Finance and Strategy from Cornell University in New York, USA in 2001. Jimbo is the Founder of SAF Motorsports PH, a classic BMW restoration specialist. He is a golfer of 40 years, a marathoner, and a motorcyclist.

David Simoes-Brown

 Open Innovation

David co-founded 100%Open in 2010, spinning out of the UK Government innovation agency NESTA, where he led the Corporate Open Innovation programme. He has helped global clients find valuable innovations from external sources and is increasingly interested in crowdsourcing with consumers as a route to new value creation. While creating  new open strategies for clients and inventing new open innovation tools, David connects the suits with the sneakers for innovation, fulfilment and mutual profit.​​