Invited speakers for the precongress workshop. Held at the National University Singapore, featuring career outlook talks from (left to right) Warren Kok Yong Tan (SGInnovate), Wei Wu (National University of Singapore and A∗STAR, Singapore), Ho Jeong Kwon (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea), Lian Jie Bay (Singapore Food Agency Research Scientist), Hanna Budayeva (Genentech, Chemical Proteomics Division Lead), Bin Zou (CEO, Axcynsis Therapeutics), and Xin Xiang Lim (National University of Singapore).