Alex Capri is an author and research fellow at the Singapore-based Hinrich Foundation. He is a lecturer in the Business School at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he also teaches in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

His upcoming book, “Techno-nationalism: How its Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society” (Wiley) will be released in early 2022.

From 2007-2012, Alex was the Partner and Regional Leader of KPMG’s International Trade & Customs Practice in Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. 

Alex has over 20 years of experience in international business– both as an academic and a professional consultant. With a background in political economy, trade and global supply chains, he has advised clients in more than 40 countries.

Alex teaches MBA and MSc courses at NUS, including: “The Knowledge and Innovation Economy,” and “Trade Policy and Global Value Chains.” 

He has worked extensively on trade and geopolitical issues involving technology.  His work with MNEs includes:

• Export controls and trade sanctions
• Supply chain transparency and traceability with Reg-tech and Trade-tech
• Free trade agreements (FTAs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
• Techno-nationalism and techno-diplomacy
• Public-private partnerships
• Cross-border data management 

Alex has been a panellist and workshop leader for the World Economic Forum, on the topic of inclusive capitalism in emerging economies.

Alex writes a column in Forbes Asia and the Nikkei Asia and is a frequent guest on global television and radio networks, including BBC International, CNBC, Bloomberg and Channel News Asia.

He holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, in International Political Economy and a B.Sc. in International Relations, from the University of Southern California.  n facilitating, training and coaching for the past 15 years and has enabled the development of more than 5,000 people from both the private and public sectors in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand. With a PhD in “Creating and Developing an Organization through Coaching”, she is passionate about continuous development through refreshing approaches. Irina has developed the Four Nested Levels of Responsibility Model for setting objectives, published several articles on coaching and is the co-author of a book on project management called Managing Projects. Using challenging and thought-provoking processes, Irina works with individuals and teams to bring them to their next level of performance. She travels the world facilitating workshops and leadership retreats, conducting training and individual coaching sessions. Her customized programs combine a systemic perspective with innovative tools in order to achieve desired and visible outcomes.

Irina is based in Singapore where she lives with her husband and their 2 daughters. She recently started to explore watercolor painting as a way of both self-expression and diving into the enormous wealth of information hidden by visual representations.