Jeremy Blain is the Regional Managing Director for Cegos Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He is also a Partner with Cegos Group following a leveraged MBO in 2006. An L&D entrepreneur Jeremy has over 12 years experience in the industry as a managing director, partner, trainer, coach and programme author. In previous roles at Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo and as CEO of his own business, Jeremy’s background includes marketing, sales, operations and account management. Jeremy is a frequent international conference speaker and media commentator on topics related to the global L&D market. Themes include: the integration of emerging learning technologies; the importance of performance measures and proving ROI; developing ‘core’ leadership, management and commercial skills to achieve competitive business advantage; and change management and how to implement successful international training strategies. Throughout his career, Jeremy has been driven by achieving results through people and how best to upskill them and give them the knowledge they need to achieve their true potential. Jeremy believes that individuals should be at the heart of all corporate training strategies and that the learning goal drives everything.