William Ng is a prominent youth leader and social commentator. He is currently the President of Enterprise Asia, a regional NGO based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and has business interests in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, in such diverse industries as media and publishing, exhibitions and business summits, spas, hospitality marketing and asset management.

He runs exhibition and conference company AIC Exhibitions Sdn Bhd. He is the Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of SME & Entrepreneurship Magazine

SME & Entrepreneurship Magazine

SME Magazine is a regional business magazine published in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. The magazine's main focus is on small and medium enterprises as well as entrepreneurs. It is the best-selling business magazine in Malaysia, and ranked second in Indonesia. It is also the No...

, Southeast Asia’s leading business magazine, 5 Senses, a regional spa and wellness publication, HR Asia, and Capital Asia. He also publishes the BIMP-EAGA

BIMP-EAGA

The East ASEAN Growth Area is a subregional economic cooperation initiative in Southeast Asia.-Background:BIMP-EAGA was launched in 1994 as a cooperation initiative by Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, all of which are member-countries of the regional Association of...

 Business Directory – which lists businesses and suppliers from the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area as well as World Halal Business magazine.

William Ng also contributes regularly to The Star

The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the . It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000...

[www.thestar.com.my], Malaysia’s leading English newspaper, on entrepreneurship and SMEs, and more recently is the spokesperson for Malaysia’s growing spa and wellness industry, appearing on programmes such as Malaysia’s NTV7

Ntv7

Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...

 and TV3

TV3 (Malaysia)

Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad or TV3 began broadcasting on 1 June 1984 as Malaysia’s first commercial television station. It is part of Media Prima Berhad group of companies. It now transmits opened broadcasting business private 24-hours a day, 7 days a week since 1 January 2010...

, and popular radio stations including Radio 24.

Education

• Primary Education - Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar (2), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Secondary Education - St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Tertiary Education - Diploma in Business, Systematic College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (now known as SEGi College)
• Higher Diploma in Accounting, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  London Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  The London Chamber of Commerce & Industry was established on 25 July 1881 at Mansion House in the City of London with 130 members. The London Chamber represented the London Metropolis and not just the City of London. Many of the original 130 members still play a role in London Chamber today...
  
  , United Kingdom
• Brevet de Technicien Superieur, President's Award for Academic Excellence
• Masters in Business Administration [Healthcare Administration], San Diego, United States

Career

• Managing Director, AIC Exhibitions Sdn Bhd
• Group Publisher / Editor-in-Chief, Business Media International
• Managing Director, Global Travel International
• CEO, Providence Asset Management

Radio Show

William Ng has his own radio show on Radio 24 Radio 24 Website called Business Power Minute on at 9.45 am and 4.45 pm Monday to Friday where he gives out business tips summarized into a 60 seconds capsule

NGO involvement

• 2001 - 2002 Vice President, Asian Network of Graduate Students in the United States
• 2004 - 2005 Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific Network for SMEs
• 2004 - 2005 Vice Chairman, BestBrands Council
• 2004 to present President, Young Professionals Association of Malaysia
• 2004 to present National Advisor, AIESEC
  AIESEC
  AIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
  
  
• 2007 to present President, Enterprise Asia
  Enterprise Asia
  Enterprise Asia is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 2006 by a group of entrepreneurs headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with local offices in Hong Kong SAR, China, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Thailand currently...
  
  
• 2008 to present Chairman, Asia Spa & Wellness Promotion Council

Involvement in spa industry

Within the spa and wellness industry, he is recognised as a key mover in Asia, having first introduced 5 Senses, a spa and travel publication in 2002, followed by organising the annual Asia spa & wellness festival

Asia spa & wellness festival

Asia Spa & Wellness Festival is an annual event held in Asia for the spa and wellness industry. Known as the largest event of its kind, the Festival comprises an exhibition, an educational summit and the ASWF Gold Awards...

. He has also chaired two Asia Spa Summits - in 2006 and 2007, and was a member of Malaysia's Health Ministry's traditional massage promotion committee under the chairmanship of then Parliamentary Secretary

Parliamentary Secretary

A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...

 of the Ministry of Health, Dato' Lee Kah Choon. He is frequently consulted regionally on spa legislations, training, product development and regulatory framework. He is now working on the 3rd Asia Spa & Wellness Festival

Asia spa & wellness festival

Asia Spa & Wellness Festival is an annual event held in Asia for the spa and wellness industry. Known as the largest event of its kind, the Festival comprises an exhibition, an educational summit and the ASWF Gold Awards...

 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

He has been promoting Malaysia’s growing spa and wellness industry, appearing on programmes such as Malaysia’s NTV7 and TV3, and popular radio stations. He has also appeared in Indonesia's MetroTV

MetroTV

Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour news channel based in West Jakarta. The station was established on 25 November 2000 and now has over 53 transmission sites all over the country. It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the Media Indonesia daily...

, Bisnis Indonesia

Bisnis Indonesia

Bisnis Indonesia is a daily newspaper, published in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bisnis Indonesia primarily covers Indonesian financial and business news and issues...

, Bisnis Bali, and Jakarta Post on the development of Asia's spa and wellness industry and on spa tourism strategies.

He is a popular speaker in the conference circuit on the following topics: spa tourism, niche tourism marketing, and spa infrastructure development.

Indonesia's Kawas Spa, a chain of top Balinese spas located in major hotels and resorts, has also appointed him its International Ambassador to promote awareness for traditional Balinese spa and therapy. He is also an advisor to the Indian Spa & Wellness Forum.

William Ng was elected the first chairman of the Asia Spa & Wellness Promotion Council, based in Hong Kong.

Branding

In 2004, William co-founded the BestBrands Awards, in his capacity as the Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific BestBrands Council and the Asia Pacific Network for SMEs. Since then, the Awards have evolved into what is now known as the BrandLaureates. Despite breaking away from the Council due to differences in opinions and directions with the other co-founders, William remain at the forefront in the promotion of Asian brands.

He is recently appointed an International Advisor to the Asia Brand Congress 2008 to be held in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 - the largest rendezvous of best brains behind some of the world’s most successful and sought out brands.

Youth Activist

William Ng is one of the co-founders of the Young Professionals Association of Malaysia which has over 16,000 members in Malaysia. Upon his return to Malaysia in 2002, he saw an opportunity to build a network of professionals in their 20s and 30s to speak out on issues affecting professionals and identify problems that continue to cause migration of young talents away from Malaysia. As the associations first president, he has been vocal on numerous issues, especially on graduate employment and participation in the economy. Both the government as well as media has engaged the association in numerous roundtable discussions and brainstorming sessions to find ways to reverse the brain drain.

He is especially concerned with rising unemployment of young graduates.

In the news

• http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news//4029321.html Spa Articles
• http://www.motour.gov.my/news/index.php?/archives/503-Tourism-Industry-Set-To-Steam-Ahead-With-Spas.html Asia Spa & Wellness Festival
• http://www.rajamice.com/news_detail.php?id=6 Tourism Strategies Seminar
• http://prwire.bernama.com/query.phtml?keywords=aic APEA
• http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2007/11/17/central/19476270&sec=central Spa Festival
• http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/27/business/18424481&sec=business APEA in The Star
• http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2197750/Article Career Fair
• http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/3/31/central/20758837&sec=central Organising Chair of Career Fair
• http://web7.bernama.com/events/tmm2007/news.php?id=296400 Spa Festival in Malaysia's national news network
• http://www.rajamice.com/news_detail.php?id=6 Seminar in Bali
• http://kl-spa.blogspot.com/2007/12/industri-spa-tidak-harus-dibayangi.html Opinions in feature article
• http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=478165&page=5 More News
• http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/13/interests/20061113110340&sec=mi_interests_spas Article on Spa
• http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/2/nation/12206732&sec=nation Entrepreneurship issues
• http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=299478 More on Spa

External links

• http://www.enterpriseasia.org Enterprise Asia
• http://www.smemagazine.com.my SME & Entrepreneurship Magazine
• http://www.asiaspafestival.com Asia Spa & Wellness Festival
• http://www.aswpc.org Asia Spa & Wellness Promotion Council
• http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=846223861 Zoominfo Web Profile