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Kim Tan: Founder of The Transformational Business Network | Finding Purpose Through Serving Those in Need
Kim Tan shares his philosophy on finding purpose in work on the Wow Factor podcast and describes why he believes that whatever your business, there is space to be creative and innovative. He discusses why he finds more satisfaction now than ever in the work he does because he has locked into his purpose, even though finding that purpose took a while. Kim also shares how the Transformational Business Network (TBN) inspires others to build businesses the right way and gives his insights on the key qualities of a leader.

Belmont University’s Innovation Labs Receives $6 Million Grant to Fuel Global Entrepreneurship
Belmont University’s Innovation Labs Receives $6 Million Grant to Fuel Global Entrepreneurship
Templeton Religion Trust Partners with the Transformational Business Network and Belmont to Support Enterprise Solutions to Poverty

TBN Asia Invites Businesspeople to Open Social Enterprises and Businesses to Fight Poverty
Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Conference, through TBN Indonesia, encourages business people, investors, and entrepreneurs to create social businesses or enterprises. The goal is to combat poverty and protect the environment.

The $1.1 Trillion Impact Investing Market Opportunity
Global social impact pioneer Dr Kim Tan shares examples of investors doing well by doing good in this illuminating Focus Talk.

How TBN Asia does Interfaith
One of the ways Transformational Business Network Asia (TBN Asia) seeks to realise their mission of alleviating poverty is through interfaith collaboration. TBN Asia has worked across different faiths to educate stakeholders through conferences and events; empower social entrepreneurs through a mentorship programme; provide seed funding for start-ups, and; matchmake social entrepreneurs to investors.

Josh Yates on ‘Unlocking the benefits of venture philanthropy’
The first of Green Templeton Lectures 2023 was held in the EP Abraham Lecture Theatre on Thursday 23 February before an in-person audience with a live stream more than doubling the audience through those participating online.

Investing the Templeton Way with Lauren Templeton: Dato Dr Kim Tan on Malaysia, Social Venture Impact Investing, Legacy
Lauren Templeton and Dato Dr. Kim Tan discuss Malaysia, Social Venture Impact Investing, & leaving a legacy.
Chairman of SpringHill Management, a private fund management company specializing in biotech and social venture capital investments. He is a partner of a number of impact funds including Inqo Investments (SA), Novastar Ventures (Kenya), Springhill Equity Partners (US) and Garden Impact Investment (Singapore). He is the co-founder of the Transformational Business Network and is a trustee of the John Templeton Foundation, Templeton Religion Trust and the Centre for Enterprise, Markets & Ethics (Oxford), and an advisor to Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures. He was the founder chairman of the NCI Cancer Hospital (Malaysia), and former board member of the Saracens Rugby Club (UK) and the APEC Life Science Innovation Forum. He is a Pro-Chancellor of the University of Surrey (UK), the inventor of sheep monoclonal antibodies and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK).

Brilliant Solutions to Indonesian EdTech at TBN Asia Conference 2022
Various solutions in the world of education are one of the magnets of the 2022 TBN Asia Conference. As is known, there are still many countries, especially in the Southeast Asia region, that need attention to the development and access to school-related matters.
At the TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022, at Trans Resort Seminyak, Bali, a 'special class' related to various breakthroughs in the world of education, had an attraction. Among them were two Indonesian representatives who received high appreciation for their innovation and solution design.

TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 Starts Tomorrow, Peek at the Lineup of Great and Inspiring Speakers
Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will be officially held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 tomorrow. TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will take place at Trans Bali Resort, Bali.
At the event which will take place from 22-23 September 2022, the public will get many inspiring stories and various benefits.
One of them is various breakthroughs from the social entrepreneurship side to combat poverty.

TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 Starts Tomorrow, These Are The Great Speakers Who Will Be Present
Transformational Business Network (TBN) Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will officially be held tomorrow, Thursday (22/9). TBN Asia Hybrid Conference 2022 will take place at Trans Bali Resort, Bali.
Throughout September 22-23, 2022, the public will get many inspiring stories and various benefits. One of them is various breakthroughs from the social entrepreneurship side to combat poverty.

A Series of Social Enterprises Ready to Enliven TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference 2022
Transformational Business Network Asia ( TBN Asia) will hold its annual conference in Bali on 22-24 September 2022.
Here is a list of social enterprises that have registered for the TBN event in Bali, quoted from the Usaha Sosial page, Sunday (11/9/2022), for complete details, please check the usahasosial.com page.

TBN Asia Holds Annual Conference in Bali, Bringing Together Hundreds of Social Entrepreneurs
Transformational Business Network Asia ( TBN Asia ) will hold its annual conference in Bali on 22-24 September 2022.
The annual conference entitled TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference 2022 takes the theme Collaboration in a Post Pandemic World - multi faith, multi sector, cross border or Post-Pandemic Collaboration Between Faiths, Multi Sectors and Cross Borders.

TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference 2022 to be Held September 22-24
The Transformation Business Network (TBN) is holding the TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference 2022. This conference will be held on September 22-24, 2022 in Bali.
The TBN Asia Conference is an annual event designed to bring together entrepreneurs who run businesses for social or community interests.

Building a Social Enterprise Ecosystem in Indonesia through the TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference
Building a Social Enterprise Ecosystem in Indonesia through the TBN Asia Bali Hybrid Conference

DBS Foundation’s executive director on finding the right value propositions to champion impact initiatives
DBS Foundation’s executive director on finding the right value propositions to champion impact initiatives - Article by Oasis by KrASIA

Deloitte’s regional lead explains how the WorldClass initiative is shaping the future in Southeast Asia
Deloitte’s regional lead explains how the WorldClass initiative is shaping the future in Southeast Asia - Article by Oasis by KrASIA

Writing a New Chapter after Prison Sentences
Noorhafizah Abdul Rahman is an ex-offender who turned her life around after finding Agape, a call centre.


The art and science of balancing people, planet and profits
At 65, Dr Kim Tan is riding on the third wind of his career. Having started out as a biochemist before becoming a biotech venture capitalist, he had thought retirement in 2003 would slow things down for him. But it was not to be. “Retirement is hard work!” he declares when I met him at the London’s Royal Society of Medicine, where he’s a Fellow.

Agape to handle Covid-19 National Care Hotline
The National Care hotline will offer emotional support to any individual that needs it during this "difficult and unprecedented" time when lives have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Desmond Lee said.