Nicholas Khoo

As someone who had the privilege of working directly for Fortune 500 CEOs, Nicholas co-founded yup.gg, quickly accumulating a user base of more than two thousand influential esports content creators with reach to 250 million followers in Southeast Asia and Brazil. In 2008, Nicholas co-founded SCOGA.org and has engaged almost 2 million gamers live in Singapore alone, with a focus on education and talent development. SCOGA runs an esports academy seed-funded by Twitch and the National Youth Council (NYC) and has seen more than a thousand students pass through its doors. Currently serving as Chairperson of National Council for Problem Gambling Youth Committee, past appointments include SG50 Education and Youth Committee (MOE), Internet and Media Advisory Committee Member (Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts), Leadership & Service Award Selection Committee Chairperson (Outward Bound Singapore), Vision 2030 Gen Z Subcommittee (Sports Singapore) and co-chair of ASEAN's first official esports programme on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).