2022 Speaker's Profile

Axiata_Fernie Jasmine

Aisha Speirs

Creative Director & Executive Editor, APAC

The Trust, WSJ Barron’s Group

Aisha Speirs is the Creative Director and Executive Editor for APAC at The Trust, the intelligence-led creative consultancy for The Wall Street Journal/Barron’s Group. Prior to joining The Trust, Aisha oversaw the editorial process for The New York Times T Brand Studio in Asia on programmes across the tech, business, luxury and place branding sectors. Originally from London, she served as Monocle’s bureau chief in both New York and Hong Kong, working on newsroom and partner stories across magazine, books, film and Monocle24 Radio. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Aisha began her career 15 years ago at an independent magazine in New York and is now based in Hong Kong.