Mei Yi Yeap

General Manager, Asia, Peatix

Singapore

Mei Yi is the General Manager, Asia for Peatix, a community platform that aims to reimagine the way communities grow by creating meaningful experiences. Peatix hosted more than 80,000 events and mobilized 1.8M tickets. Currently available in 26 countries, event organizers using Peatix include TEDx, Pecha Kucha, Slush Asia, YouTube FanFest and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Peatix is a post-Series B startup with investors including DG Incubation, SPH Media Fund, Fidelity Growth Partners and 500 Startups.

Mei Yi joined Peatix in 2015 to launch the service in Malaysia and currently has the privilege of working with an incredible team based in Singapore to drive the growth of Peatix in the APAC region (ex. Japan) to empower independent community and event organisers. She works to increase the adoption of Peatix by cultivating vibrant Peatix communities in tech, the arts, music and lifestyle.

Prior to joining Peatix, she had a progressive career in Marketing, Business Planning, Channel Management/Program Management, Sales and Business Development in Singtel, a listed ICT company in Singapore. In Singtel she was responsible for launching Shopify, a self service e-commerce platform that went IPO in 2015, in Malaysia and creating an ecosystem to support its adoption and growth.

Mei Yi holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the National University of Singapore where she graduated with a Eusoff College Medal.