Sonya Pillay Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Everyday, I lead small teams as Lab Lead to design, facilitate and deliver "breakthrough labs" to priority clients in NY, Chicago and Houston: ultra-tailored, high-stakes client experiences using the art and science of experiential engagement, in full-day facilitated sessions. Ask me about the Deloitte Greenhouse®, Powered by Energy & Industrials, the newest, largest Greenhouse site and team in Houston dedicated to energy clients that I helped to launch in Sep '21; or Team Alchemy, a… Show more Everyday, I lead small teams as Lab Lead to design, facilitate and deliver "breakthrough labs" to priority clients in NY, Chicago and Houston: ultra-tailored, high-stakes client experiences using the art and science of experiential engagement, in full-day facilitated sessions. Ask me about the Deloitte Greenhouse®, Powered by Energy & Industrials, the newest, largest Greenhouse site and team in Houston dedicated to energy clients that I helped to launch in Sep '21; or Team Alchemy, a Team Effectiveness 2.0 diagnostic that I was the product manager/chief of staff for, that launched Jun '21. Show less

New York City

US Global Greenhouse Leader's #2 on a dedicated facilitation team operating as the point of contact for a global network of 25+ emerging Global Greenhouses and delivering facilitated strategy and innovation labs. My audience? The firm's global priority clients and associated account teams across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. I work directly with firm and industry leadership and run sessions exclusively in global business hotspots from Madrid to Mexico City, Sao Paulo to Shanghai. Side… Show more US Global Greenhouse Leader's #2 on a dedicated facilitation team operating as the point of contact for a global network of 25+ emerging Global Greenhouses and delivering facilitated strategy and innovation labs. My audience? The firm's global priority clients and associated account teams across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. I work directly with firm and industry leadership and run sessions exclusively in global business hotspots from Madrid to Mexico City, Sao Paulo to Shanghai. Side research projects include visual storytelling; cross-cultural communication (particularly of third culture individuals) in a global business context; the Future of Work (particularly from a digital nomadic lens); Smart Cities and emerging market innovation such as jugaad. Show less

Singapore

Lab Manager in the Deloitte Greenhouse: an innovative, design-conscious environment built to accelerate creativity and problem-solving. Working in the Singapore Greenhouse (the first of its kind in APAC), I designed, curated content for, delivered and documented the ideation process within our client experience Labs. These span Deloitte’s ‘signature’ Lab offerings as well as custom-built sessions: Strategy, Ten Types of Innovation, Strategic Risk (Black Swans), Sustainability, CXO Transitions… Show more Lab Manager in the Deloitte Greenhouse: an innovative, design-conscious environment built to accelerate creativity and problem-solving. Working in the Singapore Greenhouse (the first of its kind in APAC), I designed, curated content for, delivered and documented the ideation process within our client experience Labs. These span Deloitte’s ‘signature’ Lab offerings as well as custom-built sessions: Strategy, Ten Types of Innovation, Strategic Risk (Black Swans), Sustainability, CXO Transitions, Business Chemistry. Show less

Singapore

Lead Researcher and Writer in the Asia-Pacific office, providing curated content and analysis of regional consumer trends - including brand and product innovation, consumer insights, changing social demographics and associated geopolitics across the region (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia). Also responsible for the quarterly global Industry Bulletins for Beauty & Personal Care; Government; and Nonprofit & Social Cause sectors.Contributing writer to the inaugural Asia… Show more Lead Researcher and Writer in the Asia-Pacific office, providing curated content and analysis of regional consumer trends - including brand and product innovation, consumer insights, changing social demographics and associated geopolitics across the region (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia). Also responsible for the quarterly global Industry Bulletins for Beauty & Personal Care; Government; and Nonprofit & Social Cause sectors.Contributing writer to the inaugural Asia Pacific Trend Report, published March 2013 (http://www.trendwatchingreports.com/asia-pacific/overview/) and Asian Regional Bulletins, distributed monthly online from December 2013. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Int'l advocacy for Malaysian human rights NGO - developed campaign strategy and daily analysis on electoral reform; peaceful assembly; freedom of expression and associated rights violations in Malaysia. Lobbying targeted Downing Street, UK Parliament & June 2012 session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Bersih 3.0 London achieved on-the-day street protest audience of 800.

London, United Kingdom

Research Assistant to the Asia Programme Officer in an established Human Rights INGO that defends Freedom of Expression & Right To Information. Supported research and advocacy for East & Southeast Asian portfolio (China, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam). Managed media monitoring; country and issue analysis; press releases; social media.

London, United Kingdom

Freelance Consultant providing research and editorial support to IAEA-accredited disarmament verification think-tank on Foreign Office-commissioned report. Research Internship also included daily briefings and data mapping on BSL-3/4 labs, international legal instruments, & Middle East WMD-Free Zone.

London, United Kingdom

Monitored media censorship, freedom of information and state violence across China & Southeast Asia (particularly in Tibet, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam), while simultaneously verifying the needs assessments and beneficiary applications of freelance journalists in crisis. A key crisis response programme in the Philippines evaluated the welfare needs and microcredit grant requests of 29 Maguindanao massacre victims' families.

Bsc, International Relations

Ma, International Studies & Diplomacy