Asia Professional Speakers Singapore

What Asia Professional Speakers Singapore does

Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS), legally "Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore" and operating under the DBA "APSS," is a Singapore-based non-profit professional membership association for keynote speakers, corporate trainers, and facilitators. Founded in the mid-2010s and headquartered in Singapore, APSS serves both sides of a speaker marketplace: professional speakers and aspiring speakers seeking credentials, networking, and visibility, and corporate and government event organizers seeking vetted professional speakers for conferences, leadership development, change management, and team-building engagements.

The association's core offerings are the APSS Professional Speaker Directory (a searchable public-facing marketplace at asiaspeakers.org), the APSS Membership Program (which includes a Certified Speaking Professional, or CSP, certification pathway), and recurring events including AGMs, monthly meetings, and Special Interest Groups such as the Coaching Club. APSS is affiliated with the Global Speakers Federation, extending member access to international speaking opportunities, and has launched adjacent platforms such as the "Authors of APSS" service. The underlying technology footprint is modest — a WordPress-based marketing site and a separate member portal at my.asiaspeakers.org — and there is no proprietary AI, data, or software product beyond the directory and event platform.

APSS generates revenue through two streams: recurring membership fees from individual speakers (subscription model) and event-related revenue from registration fees and sponsorships at AGMs, monthly meetings, signature events, and SIGs. The organization operates with a 17-person team and is governed by an elected Executive Committee drawn from its member base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is gated to logged-in members. APSS is member-owned (not VC- or PE-backed) and serves markets in Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Name

Asia Professional Speakers Singapore

Legal name

Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore

Website

https://asiaspeakers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Speaking Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Professional speakers association
• Keynote speaker directory
• Corporate training services
• Professional speaking network
• Speaker certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: APSS generates revenue through annual membership fees from professional speakers, trainers, and facilitators who join the association for networking, professional development, credentials (such as CSP certification), and access to speaking opportunities.
2. Event Revenue: The association organizes signature events, monthly meetings, AGMs, and special interest groups (SIGs) that generate revenue through registration fees and sponsorships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

APSS is a professional membership association that curates a directory of vetted keynote speakers, corporate trainers, and facilitators in Singapore and across Asia. It sells annual memberships to speakers/trainers, operates events and Special Interest Groups, and provides a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) certification pathway. The association functions as a marketplace that connects event organizers with its member speakers for keynote engagements, corporate training, executive coaching, and facilitation services.

Product overview

Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS) is a professional association and community platform for keynote speakers, corporate trainers, and facilitators in Singapore and across Asia. The organization operates as a speaker marketplace with a searchable directory of members available for event bookings. The core offering consists of the APSS Professional Speaker Directory for finding speakers, APSS Membership Program providing community access and professional development including CSP certification, and organized events including AGMs and coaching clubs. Individual members provide services including keynote speaking on topics such as leadership, AI, future of work, change management, and team building, as well as corporate training and executive coaching programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APSS Professional Speaker Directory A searchable online directory of professional keynote speakers, corporate trainers, and facilitators in Singapore and Asia. Event organizers and corporate buyers can browse and find speakers based on expertise areas and topics, then contact them directly for event bookings.
• APSS Membership Program
• APSS Events & Programs
• Professional Keynote Speaking Services
• Corporate Training & Facilitation Services
• Authors of APSS

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Speakers Federation (GSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPSS is affiliated with the Global Speakers Federation, an international network of professional speaker associations. This partnership provides APSS members with access to global speaking opportunities, international credentials, and connections with speakers worldwide. The GSF logo appears on APSS website, indicating a formal partnership relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Great Eight Speakers: A curated boutique speakers bureau representing a small roster of high-end speakers. Comparable as an alternative for enterprise event organizers seeking premium speakers, but with a more selective/curated business model than APSS's open association directory.
• SpeakerHub: Digital marketplace for booking professional speakers, offering online profiles, video samples, and matching technology. Represents the platform-style disruption risk to traditional association directories like APSS.

Broad incumbents

• National Speakers Association (NSA): The flagship U.S. professional association for the speaking industry, offering CSP/CSA certification pathways, member directories, and annual conventions. Directly comparable to APSS as a peer professional speakers' body, only at much greater scale and broader geography.
• London Speaker Bureau: Established global speaker bureau representing keynote speakers and trainers for corporate events. Competes with APSS's directory as an alternative sourcing channel for event organizers seeking vetted, high-profile speakers.
• Executive Speakers Bureau: U.S.-based speakers bureau focused on leadership, business, and motivational keynote speakers. A comparable enterprise-facing intermediary competing with APSS's directory for international event-organizer demand.

Regional players

• Asia Professional Speakers (broader region): A broader Asia-region speakers bureau/platform distinct from APSS. Comparable as an Asia-focused competitor for high-end keynote speaker bookings, but operates as a commercial bureau rather than a non-profit association.

Others

• International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB): Industry body representing speakers bureaus globally. Comparable as an adjacent professional/trade organization in the same ecosystem as APSS, though focused on bureaus rather than individual speakers.

Direct peers

• Professional Speakers Association (PSA) UK & Ireland: The UK/Ireland national affiliate within the Global Speakers Federation, running a similar member-directory-plus-events model for professional keynote speakers and trainers. Closest comparable peer to APSS in structure, governance, and certification pathway.
• Professional Speakers Australia: Australia's national professional speakers association, also part of the GSF network. Comparable as a regional peer association serving the same Asia-Pacific speaker marketplace APSS targets, with similar CSP-style credentialing.
• Global Speakers Federation: International umbrella federation of national professional speakers associations, of which APSS is itself an affiliate member. Operates as a peer and platform network connecting speaker associations worldwide, including the same CSP/credentialing ecosystem APSS participates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/APSSspeakers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AsiaSpeakers
• Facebookfacebook.com/asiaspeakers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asia-professional-speakers-singapore
• Instagraminstagram.com/asiaprofessionalspeakers

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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