Deputy Director, Industry Development Office (IDO), DesignSingapore Council

Jo Soh

An experienced fashion designer and entrepreneur, Jo Soh currently heads up the Industry Development Office at DesignSingapore Council. She champions Singapore designers along their journey as globally competitive brands through the creation of unique products, services and thought leadership via research and experimentation in the Good Design Research programme and profiling Singapore design talent via international showcases such as Milan Design Week.

After over 12 years of helming award-winning fashion label, hansel, Jo went on to become Head of Fashion for Laura Ashley’s London and Singapore offices, before setting up and running The Bridge Fashion Incubator – a business incubation programme for companies operating at the intersection of fashion, sustainability, and technology under the Singapore Fashion Council.