Simone is a human connection specialist. She focuses on the intersection between a lack of human connection and mental health issues, as well as connecting through technology in the post-pandemic world.
Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and author of Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World. In her speeches she helps organisations feel more connected by inspiring employees with the antidote to loneliness, which is human connection.
As a former broadcaster for Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, and with over fifteen years of experience as a communicator, connection has always been Simone’s life’s work.
As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands of people, often for Fortune 500 organisations.
Her work has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Vogue, Singapore Women’s weekly, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and CNN.
Simone was born and is based in Singapore. She was raised in Australia, studied in Switzerland, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology.