Dr Chen is an award-winning creative director, The Straits Times Singapore bestselling author and a professor. Loretta made her mask as an arts and cultural icon with her provocative theatrical productions as well as award-winning films. Loretta was also shortlisted as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore and is International Consultant to the investment arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan. An experienced presenter and keynote speaker, she led this year’s International Women’s Day festivities for YARA and was a featured speaker in SXSW 2022.
On May 18, 2022, Singapore-headquartered Aventis Graduate School unveiled its metaverse roadmap to become Asia’s first graduate school to enter the open metaverse. Smobler Studios is honored to be selected to be its digital campus architect and strategic partner.
Called Aventis Metaverse, Aventis strives to make graduate and executive education affordable and accessible across Southeast Asia, which is the world’s fastest growing region with a population of more than 700 million.
Adopting a phygital (a combination of physical and digital) approach enables professionals and executives in Southeast Asia to enjoy education in a hybrid of the physical and metaverse realms through networking, conferences and global executive or advanced management programmes.
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