Specialise in delivering: industry-based, hands on, practical and real world theoretical lectures and lessons in Emerging and Immersive Technologies for business students - particularly in Extended Reality (XR), Metaverse, Web3 - achieving above average evaluation scores.https://faculty.smu.edu.sg/profile/lionel-chok-6601

Leading iMMERSiVELY 2.0 - an advisory and consultancy in all things XR - Spatial and Immersive as we unravel the next phase of computing between the 3D internet and the Decentralised Web.

iMMERSiVELY specialises in immersive technologies, such as Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) and even 5G - to empower businesses to face the challenges from Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation. Heads and leads R&D in emerging and immersive technologies. Amongst the many interactive, digital twin, gamified, projects we developed and delivered, the industries we served ranged from: marketing, education, healthcare, medical, media, logistics, entertainment, charity, and many more! Since our acquisition in 2021, we're super excited to embark on: The Metaverse!Roles:Focused entirely on Digital Transformation and Innovating business processes, specifically in Extended Reality and Emerging Technologies.Consulted C-Suites on Innovation, Emerging Technologies for Productivity, Training, Marketing, New Revenue streamsManage and drive projects from inception - development – delivery and implementation, scoping requirements using Design Thinking framework to ensure that the intended outcome not only fulfils the business’ current objectives for future growth; but also within predetermined time and budget. Consult and work together with C-Suites from various companies to interpret their business plans, priorities, processes and strategies to determine the most viable innovative solutions across technologies of today and the future.iMMERSiVELY was acquired in 2021

Mentor/Advise/Consult startups across the German Entrepreneurship Asia eco-system

https://associationblockchainasia.org/committee/

The Asia Metaverse Society is a Singapore-based not-for-profit that promotes public awareness and education of the benefits and opportunities of Web3 and metaverse-related technologies, startups and investment, while facilitating interaction and collaboration among its regional and global membership. It will seek to ensure that the interests of Asia are well-represented and reflected in the next phase of the digital and technological revolution.The Society evolved from the non-profit AsiaVR Association formed in 2015, and reflects a broader, growing interest and adoption of Web3-related technologies, including virtually enhanced, persistent environments often called ‘metaverses’ (eg. Roblox), augmented reality applications, Blockchain-enabled payment solutions, and token-based digital assets (aka NFTs).The Asia Metaverse Society has been established with the mindset of promoting inclusivity, collaboration, dialogue and debate among all those who will have an expected role in the development of the metaverse and Web3-related technologies, including developers, creatives, product managers, marketers, commercial teams, investors, CEOs, startups founders, educators and researchers alike.

Invited by IES since 2017 to judge their annual innovation projects from the Advanced Engineers Leadership Programme (AELP).

Futuring, strategising and innovating the next lap of digital transformation of SPH Media in GenAI, Extended Reality/Spatial Content, and Blockchain/Web3

Honoured to be accepted by Newchip Accelerator (Austin, Texas) as a startup/entrepreneurship mentor & advisor to startups all over the world!

Leading the charge for WORLDX (www.worldx.co) - a Truly Phygital Metaverse that focuses on Retail and Commerce for Brands in a brand new #Crypto #Blockchain Virtual Economy.With lead investor - the Hatten Group - we aim to empower Retail and Commerce brands to virtualise their products and services with WORLDX!

Roles:- Product and Tech Management, Front and Backend Development, and Go to Market strategies- social media, community and marketing- recruitment, HR, Team Management - overall business strategy, development and partnerships

Industry Advisory Board Member for:Engineering, Information Technology and Project Management

Industry Advisory Board Member for:Marketing, Media, Communications and Public Relations

Design Thinking and UX Trainer/Instructorhttps://fass.nus.edu.sg/cnm/executive-education/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/asianacademycreativeawards_2019-aaa-members-of-jury-honour-roll-activity-6609688899784671232-771x

Elated - excited and absolutely thrilled to be invited to join as Contributor for Virtual Reality (VR) at Forbes Asia! Where so much is happening and developing in this part of the world about #VR - that it must be seen and heard!https://www.forbes.com/sites/lionelchok/?sh=57e15905782f

Part of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 VR/AR Showcase Committee https://sa2017.siggraph.org/about-us/siggraph-asia-2017-committee/vr-showcase-committee

https://sa2016.siggraph.org/en/submitters/vr-showcase/vr-showcase-committee

CAMEMORY is a self-initiated startup developed to reinvent your mobile Gallery-Photo-Camera function in smartphones, using tagging - for both Android (using Android Studio) and iOS (in XCode)

Intro to VR Class @ GA Singapore - on Wed 8 Jun'16Virtual Reality is now all the rage with new cameras to record, new devices and apps to watch VR across every vertical. This entirely new medium has re-written all the rules around directing, editing, sound design, and more. This introductory class will elucidate the hype behind the 360 technology, Virtual Reality and other players in the game such as CG, Animation and Gaming — lastly and more importantly, how can you be part of it? We will bring you through the theory and technicalities of the process and what it takes if you wish to develop your own Virtual Reality production.

As Chief Marketing Officer of OneMakerGroup (www.onemakergroup.com) and Espert.co, I initiate and spearhead:i. Comms, Marketing, PR and promotions of the overall branding, positioning and USPsii. forge partnerships and collaborations from private corporations to Government bodiesiii. develop relationships at C-Suite levels to lead sales presentations and pitchesiv. strategise for related events and media specialisationv. supervision, guidance and advise for junior staff membersamongst others

ESPert is an Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform that allow anyone to develop their own connected solutions easily and affordably through:Espert.io cloud platform as free (public) and paid (private) services that allow our users to host their own IoT services. They can customise and configure the connectivity between the hardware of their choice to our cloud services. We employ a 'pay-as-you-use' model where charging is based on amount of data storage taken up, network traffic and any processing time used.Check out: www.espert.co

Virtual360Reality is a creative technology consultancy in the emerging 360 / Virtual Reality (VR) industry. See our Startup - www.immersively.co

Specialising in innovative mobile apps, Augmented and Virtual Reality and running tech eventsCurrent 360 portfolio: https://eyes.kolor.com/user/lionelchok/videosCurrent VR site: www.virtual360reality.comWinner of 2 Hackathons - in London 2015

As a web/mobile ECommerce builder, XiaoBazaar enables you and anyone else to set up a online e-store - in minutes! I was privileged to work with both co-founders as part of the early hires in the management team looking after:1. Marketing & Partnerships2. Product and Business Development3. Social media and Community Engagement

1. Producing and Commissioning content for MediaCorp’s interactive (OTT) TV-Mobile-Tablet & SMART TV platform (www.toggle.sg)2. Product: Involved in being part of the product + design + engineering team to develop User Interface/Experience for programme microsites3. Initiate & curate various differentiated programming offerings while leveraging on MediaCorp’s core strengths to launch Toggle4. Collaborate/partner with group sales and marketing to develop pathway for branded content and sponsored content commissions5. Develop and maintain strategic partners, direct clients and advertisers to propose and initiate content offerings in both advertorials and editorials 6. Oversee, Supervise and Execute creative productions from inception to delivery to meet the above-mentioned, on schedule and on budget 7. Involved in various digital marketing campaigns and on-ground events to launch Toggle & new content offerings 8. Participated in overall strategic business development with both external companies and other MediaCorp business units to effectively launch TOGGLE

Specialising in the areas of: Screenwriting, Pre-production such as casting, budgeting/fund raising, Production Management, Producing, Directing, Editing/Post Production Processes and distribution. Specialities:1. Script/Screenplay consult and assessmentAs established script readers & assessors for funding bodies, festival organisers and statutory boards – our experiences enables us not only to guide your scripts to the professional quality required, we can assist in script doctoring, mentorship and supervision!2. Budgeting and DevelopmentAs executive producers/producers for numerous productions and projects (over the last 2 decades), we have created/supervised and reviewed corresponding budgeting and can definitely assist with yours!3. Casting and Funding AssistanceFrom our established network and relationships with talent and model agencies and managers, we can assist not only in selecting the right person to bring your character to life; (more importantly) we can also help you identify who not to cast!Current/Prior engagements:2014: Part-time Lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Jan - May '14: CCA film instructor for ACSISince 2005: Part-time Instructor at Objectifs – Centre for Photography & Film-making Since 2008: Judge at Ministry of Education (MOE)'s School Digital Media Awards Since 2004: Independent Film/Video/Media/Script Instructor/Lecturer at various schools 2006 to 2009: Part-time Film/TV Instructor at SAE Institute Jan – Jun 06: Head of Department (Digital Film) at SAE Institute Jul – Sept’04: Part-time Media Studies Lecturer at Nanyang Polytechnic

Head of Broadcast / Executive Producer for: “World Class” – 10 x half-hourly episode children series about cultures “Festive Faces” – 6 x hourly episode documentary series about festivals in South-East Asia. Also supervised business development with advertisers for branded content and also facilitated distribution sales of broadcast programmes catalog for international markets

Executive Producer - for:i) 6 part Hi-Definition travel cultural series on Channel News Asia International: “CULTURE SHOCK Season 2!” (Supervised distribution sales of this series to DRG Rights for international markets) ii) 8 part Hi-Definition local series on photography fronted by Tom Ang (who’s last photography series was commissioned by the BBC): “Scene City – SINGAPORE!” Supervised distribution sales of this series to Passion Distribution for international markets (including the Sundance Channel in the US) *“Scene City – SINGAPORE!” also won the bronze world medal award at the 2010 New York Festivals! iii) 6 part Hi-Definition travel cultural series on Channel News Asia International: “CULTURE SHOCK” Supervised distribution sales of this series to DRG Rights for international markets *“Scene City – SINGAPORE!” also won the New York Festivals (Education) award in 2010.

1. Oversaw strategic partnership with Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore for Glocal’s Widget TV product as part of their their Future TV programme 2. Assisted and secured strategic partnership with Yahoo Singapore for the exploitation of Yahoo’s web widget technologies 3. Develop new relationships with strategic partners, direct clients and advertisers to propose and initiate content offerings in both advertorials and editorials

Lecturing in the areas of: Screenwriting, Pre-production such as casting, budgeting/fund raising, Production Management, Producing, Directing, Editing/Post Production Processes and distribution.

Complete full bios available at: www.lionelchok.com

Producer for the independent feature film that has traveled to over a dozen film festivals worldwide!See: http://tospeakthemovie.blogspot.sg/Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZK0qWlvqMPAL DVD available for order! http://www.objectifsfilms.com/product.php?id_product=91

Being the screenwriter and co-producer for "Dirty Laundry" telemovie, one of 4 HD productions commissioned by the Media Development Authority of Singapore for local free-to-air channel 5.

- Shot, produced, and edited for 'HOT CHILLI', a new weekly one hour LIVE TV variety show.- Pioneering staff in a brand new terrestrial channel in Singapore: conceptualisedand developed entertainment programmes for the station.

Job Scope:- Write concepts and creative proposals for production tenders and presentations.- Write scripts for corporate videos and copy lines for television commercials- Direct and produce corporate videos, television commercials, media presentations and promos.Also producer for - "Heritage" the series:“Heritage” Ep. #3 -‘The Singapore Shophouse’ was nominated for Best Documentary at the Asian Television Awards 1998.“Heritage” Ep. #5 -‘The Kopitaim’ was finalist for Best Documentary (History & Culture) at the New York Festivals Post production supervisor across both video and audio post production

i) Conceptualise, script and produce TV commercials.(ii) Script and produce radio advertisements.(iii) Storyboard ideas and concepts for promo and tender projects(iv) Negotiate quotations and price for partial productions; Drama Unit, Productions 8 for telemovies, sitcoms, drama serials

Co-ordinate fringe events relating to art works, plays, and music gigs.