Team
Irene M Gomez
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
CorpMedia, Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer
❝ With over 32 years of industry experience in business strategy and brand-building, I understand the importance of market visibility and thought leadership. I guide firms within the food, science and health space to discover their unique brand stories and help craft powerful narratives that differentiate them from the competition. ❞
Irene is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Corporate Media Services (CorpMedia), a communications agency she founded in 1992. Throughout her illustrious 32-year career in strategic communications and counsel, she has accumulated a wealth of expertise across various facets of business, encompassing marketing, business growth development, and brand strategy.
Irene leads a team of dynamic storytellers to help shape and share clients’ stories across all channels, including traditional PR, corporate communications, executive social media and thought leadership, customer experience and engagements, event organization and management. She seamlessly combines creativity with commercial acumen to craft effective communication strategies that offer clear guidance for all stakeholders. She has a particularly impressive record working with clients in the food, science, healthcare, and agri-food industry.
With a background in journalism and human resource management, Irene is committed to helping companies and its senior executives build better online profiles, and define their brand journey to bring clarity, alignment, and a compelling identity that engage and enable businesses to stand out and be heard.
With partner social organizations, Irene helps clients deepen their corporate responsibility footprint to drive measurable progress in sustainability, philanthropic, and DE&I efforts.
Irene is passionate about her service to the community. Her philanthropic commitments include volunteer work with the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA), Children’s Cancer Foundation Singapore, Down Syndrome Association, Assisi Hospice, Metta Welfare Association, and Aidha. Recognized as an Honoree of the Singapore Enterprise Award, Irene remains dedicated to mentoring college students and young professionals, sharing her wealth of business experience. She holds an associate membership with the Singapore Press Club while her company, CorpMedia, is affiliated with the EVOKE Network, a global consortium of independent B2B marketing, PR, and digital agencies.
Dennis P Susay
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
❝ With 25 years of Asia Pacific leadership roles for top global brands across high-regulated sectors, I help clients establish compelling brand positions with meaningful engagement programs to their target stakeholders and clients. With deep sector experience, I advocate for clients operating in the life sciences, global banking & markets, technology and corporate advisory sectors. ❞
Dennis is a senior partner at Xp2, co-leading the firm’s counsel across the life sciences, global banking & markets, technology and corporate B2B sectors.
Dennis has 25+ years of international marketing, brand, communications and BD lead roles with the world’s top brands including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Baxter, Yahoo, Nike and Johnson & Johnson. He is also well versed with the technology services sector where he led multiple launches of banking, e-commerce and engagement digital apps. He also has valuable tech start-up experience. In the area of communications and advocacy consulting, Dennis has worked for leading global agencies Hill & Knowlton and Porter Novelli, where he headed several practices.
With his experience in highly regulated sectors, Dennis is well versed with working alongside regulatory, compliance and legal partners. He has specific case experience (in-house and as an advisor) with issues and incident preparedness, corporate litigation & disputes, life sciences product-recalls and regulatory-incident related issues. He has also provided communications counsel to the Law Society of Singapore.
Dennis ensures brand reputation counsel factors-in the relevant ESG frameworks and materiality and is an advocate for ethical marketing. Having served as a Board Director for two companies, he understands the Board's strategic oversight role of Sustainability and reputation. Dennis also serves as an Advisor to a regional distributor of a globally well-established energy monitoring & efficiency technology solutions provider.
Dennis holds a Masters of Management from the Thunderbird Graduate Business School of International Management (AZ, USA). He has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Political Science) degree from the National University of Singapore. Dennis is Sustainability-trained, with seven formal certifications from the Singapore Management University and the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Yashna M Harjani
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
❝ Leveraging my extensive industry experience, and strong grasp of scientific principles, consumer dynamics, and regulations, I empower food, nutraceutical and supplement organizations, to develop best-in-class products, claims, communication, activation and advocacy strategies. ❞
Yashna Harjani is a senior partner at Xp2, co-leading the firm’s counsel across the food, nutraceuticals and supplements sectors.
Yashna brings over 30 years of comprehensive experience within the food and beverage, nutraceutical, and supplement industries, including a 14-year tenure with PepsiCo across Bangkok, Shanghai, and Dubai. Prior to PepsiCo, she worked with Food & Nutrition Specialists Pte Ltd (representing the Southeast Asian secretariat of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), and the Company Wellness Centre (a joint initiative of Johnson & Johnson and the National Productivity Board) in Singapore.
As both an industry insider and consultant, Yashna has collaborated with renowned organizations such as the Asian Food Information Centre in Thailand; Herbalife in India; Asahi, Barilla, and Vitamin Well in Southeast Asia and China; as well as various MNCs, hospitals, nursing homes, and food retail business. Her expertise encompasses a strong understanding of food, nutrition and health sciences; consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle trends; and labelling regulations across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the US. She has supported a wide portfolio of products ranging from snacks and grain-based food, to carbonated beverages, energy drinks, sports drinks; functional beverages with grains, dairy, juice, plant-based and herbal ingredients; and functional food and supplements.
Her strategic focus includes spearheading nutrition science strategies with a robust innovation pipeline, guiding evidence-based business development, and driving healthier product transformations. She excels in defining product design, clinical trial protocols, claims and communication, external engagement and advocacy strategies.
Yashna holds a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, a postgraduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics from Mumbai University, and a Master's Degree in Health Communications from Boston University. She is a member of the Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association (SNDA).
Irene M Gomez
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
CorpMedia, Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer
❝ With over 32 years of industry experience in business strategy and brand-building, I understand the importance of market visibility and thought leadership. I guide firms within the food, science and health space to discover their unique brand stories and help craft powerful narratives that differentiate them from the competition. ❞
Irene is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Corporate Media Services (CorpMedia), a communications agency she founded in 1992. Throughout her illustrious 32-year career in strategic communications and counsel, she has accumulated a wealth of expertise across various facets of business, encompassing marketing, business growth development, and brand strategy.
Irene leads a team of dynamic storytellers to help shape and share clients’ stories across all channels, including traditional PR, corporate communications, executive social media and thought leadership, customer experience and engagements, event organization and management. She seamlessly combines creativity with commercial acumen to craft effective communication strategies that offer clear guidance for all stakeholders. She has a particularly impressive record working with clients in the food, science, healthcare, and agri-food industry.
With a background in journalism and human resource management, Irene is committed to helping companies and its senior executives build better online profiles, and define their brand journey to bring clarity, alignment, and a compelling identity that engage and enable businesses to stand out and be heard.
With partner social organizations, Irene helps clients deepen their corporate responsibility footprint to drive measurable progress in sustainability, philanthropic, and DE&I efforts.
Irene is passionate about her service to the community. Her philanthropic commitments include volunteer work with the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA), Children’s Cancer Foundation Singapore, Down Syndrome Association, Assisi Hospice, Metta Welfare Association, and Aidha. Recognized as an Honoree of the Singapore Enterprise Award, Irene remains dedicated to mentoring college students and young professionals, sharing her wealth of business experience. She holds an associate membership with the Singapore Press Club while her company, CorpMedia, is affiliated with the EVOKE Network, a global consortium of independent B2B marketing, PR, and digital agencies.
Dennis P Susay
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
❝ With 25 years of Asia Pacific leadership roles for top global brands across high-regulated sectors, I help clients establish compelling brand positions with meaningful engagement programs to their target stakeholders and clients. With deep sector experience, I advocate for clients operating in the life sciences, global banking & markets, technology and corporate advisory sectors. ❞
Dennis is a senior partner at Xp2, co-leading the firm’s counsel across the life sciences, global banking & markets, technology and corporate B2B sectors.
Dennis has 25+ years of international marketing, brand, communications and BD lead roles with the world’s top brands including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Baxter, Yahoo, Nike and Johnson & Johnson. He is also well versed with the technology services sector where he led multiple launches of banking, e-commerce and engagement digital apps. He also has valuable tech start-up experience. In the area of communications and advocacy consulting, Dennis has worked for leading global agencies Hill & Knowlton and Porter Novelli, where he headed several practices.
With his experience in highly regulated sectors, Dennis is well versed with working alongside regulatory, compliance and legal partners. He has specific case experience (in-house and as an advisor) with issues and incident preparedness, corporate litigation & disputes, life sciences product-recalls and regulatory-incident related issues. He has also provided communications counsel to the Law Society of Singapore.
Dennis ensures brand reputation counsel factors-in the relevant ESG frameworks and materiality and is an advocate for ethical marketing. Having served as a Board Director for two companies, he understands the Board's strategic oversight role of Sustainability and reputation. Dennis also serves as an Advisor to a regional distributor of a globally well-established energy monitoring & efficiency technology solutions provider.
Dennis holds a Masters of Management from the Thunderbird Graduate Business School of International Management (AZ, USA). He has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Political Science) degree from the National University of Singapore. Dennis is Sustainability-trained, with seven formal certifications from the Singapore Management University and the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Yashna M Harjani
Xp2 Co-Head, High-Regulated Sectors
❝ Leveraging my extensive industry experience, and strong grasp of scientific principles, consumer dynamics, and regulations, I empower food, nutraceutical and supplement organizations, to develop best-in-class products, claims, communication, activation and advocacy strategies. ❞
Yashna Harjani is a senior partner at Xp2, co-leading the firm’s counsel across the food, nutraceuticals and supplements sectors.
Yashna brings over 30 years of comprehensive experience within the food and beverage, nutraceutical, and supplement industries, including a 14-year tenure with PepsiCo across Bangkok, Shanghai, and Dubai. Prior to PepsiCo, she worked with Food & Nutrition Specialists Pte Ltd (representing the Southeast Asian secretariat of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), and the Company Wellness Centre (a joint initiative of Johnson & Johnson and the National Productivity Board) in Singapore.
As both an industry insider and consultant, Yashna has collaborated with renowned organizations such as the Asian Food Information Centre in Thailand; Herbalife in India; Asahi, Barilla, and Vitamin Well in Southeast Asia and China; as well as various MNCs, hospitals, nursing homes, and food retail business. Her expertise encompasses a strong understanding of food, nutrition and health sciences; consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle trends; and labelling regulations across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the US. She has supported a wide portfolio of products ranging from snacks and grain-based food, to carbonated beverages, energy drinks, sports drinks; functional beverages with grains, dairy, juice, plant-based and herbal ingredients; and functional food and supplements.
Her strategic focus includes spearheading nutrition science strategies with a robust innovation pipeline, guiding evidence-based business development, and driving healthier product transformations. She excels in defining product design, clinical trial protocols, claims and communication, external engagement and advocacy strategies.
Yashna holds a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, a postgraduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics from Mumbai University, and a Master's Degree in Health Communications from Boston University. She is a member of the Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association (SNDA).
BIG HATS EXPERTS PANEL
Xp2 has formed a distinguished expert panel, The Big Hats, for the singular purpose of offering clients unparalleled access to senior global and regional sector perspectives, critical for driving strategy, growth, and investment decisions. Each member of The Big Hats is a recognized authority in their respective fields across agribusiness, capital markets, health and nutrition policy, and global sustainability standards and compliance.
Grace Cheah
Owner & Founder, Sustinere Pte Ltd and Vista Lestari Sdn Bhd
As a pioneer across Southeast Asia in sustainability reporting, GHG accounting and responsible sourcing, Grace is at the forefront of helping regional businesses develop their Sustainability strategy, journey, systems and reporting. Her core areas of expertise covers - Environment and Sustainability; Environmental Management System (ISO); Sustainability Reporting & Strategy; Sustainability Impact Management & Measurement; Greenhouse Gas Accounting, Social Compliance, Labour & Human Rights.
Regina Moench Pfanner
Independent Consultant
Regina is an expert in international nutrition with over 35 years of experience. She has consulted for governments, international development organizations, including the WHO, WFP, UNHCR, and Swiss Development Cooperation on areas relating to public health and nutrition, research institutions, and private industry.
Romi Novriadi
Senior Lecturer, Jakarta Technical University of Fisheries Global Advisor, Seafood Consumers Association
Romi is an expert in sustainable aquaculture production with over 20 years of experience. In addition to being Senior Lecturer at the Jakarta Technical University of Fisheries, Romi is Vice Chairman of the Indonesia Aquaculture Society and Editor in Chief of the Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal (IFRJ) and Media Akuakultur. He also serves as Global Advisor to the Seafood Consumers Association.
Michael J Sweeney
Founder & Partner, Bluegrass Partners
Michael has almost 20 years’ experience in the financial industry with 12 years focused in the agribusiness sector in emerging markets. Michael founded Bluegrass Partners, where he serves as a Partner, to bring our unique approach to the emerging market agribusiness linking industry players, financial capital and operational expertise within the UN Sustainability framework.
