Mr Gan Kim Yong
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Trade and Industry
Singapore
Mr Gan Kim Yong
Mr Gan Kim Yong
Minister for Trade & Industry
Mr Gan Kim Yong was appointed Minister for Trade and Industry on 15 May 2021. One of his key priorities is to identify new growth opportunities in support of Singapore’s continued economic development. Mr Gan is also Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Board, and was co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce which directed and coordinated Singapore’s COVID-19 response until it stood down on 13 February 2023.
From May 2011 to May 2021, Mr Gan was Minister for Health. He oversaw efforts to drive Healthcare 2020, a masterplan to ensure accessibility, quality and affordability of healthcare in Singapore. Under his leadership, the Ministry of Health invested significantly in building new healthcare infrastructure, and expanded the polyclinic and General Practitioner networks. Enhancements to long-term care financing measures were also launched, and a universal lifelong medical insurance was introduced.
As Minister for Manpower from April 2008 to May 2011, Mr Gan led the ministry’s efforts to minimise mass retrenchments during the economic recession in 2009. He also played an instrumental role in the development of manpower policies to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment, and in building a Continuing Education and Training system for a globally competitive workforce.
Mr Gan’s other previous appointments include Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Manpower.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Opening Speech by Guest of Honour | 0910hrs
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security
Singapore
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security
Singapore
Teo Chee Hean was appointed Senior Minister on 1 May 2019. He also serves, since 21 May 2011, as Coordinating Minister for National Security. He also oversees the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group, the National Security Coordination Secretariat, the National Population and Talent Division and the National Climate Change Secretariat under the Prime Minister’s Office.
He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister from 1 April 2009 to 30 April 2019. He has served as the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Defence, Minister for Education, and Minister for the Environment. He has also served as Minister of State in the Ministries of Finance, Communications and Defence.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Opening Speech by Guest-of-Honour | 0910hrs
Mr Alvin Tan
Minister of State
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Singapore
Mr Alvin Tan
Mr Alvin Tan
Minister of State
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Republic of Singapore
Mr. Tan was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2020, and appointed Minister of State for both the Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI), and the Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth (MCCY). He is also a Board Member at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
At MTI, he is involved in growing Singapore’s economy, focusing on the tourism, tech start-up, agri-food tech and advanced manufacturing sectors, and securing free trade agreements with Latin America. At MCCY, he is working on empowering youths, promoting mental well-being and mentoring, strengthening racial and religious harmony and supporting Singapore’s sports, arts and culture sectors. At MAS, he is helping develop Singapore’s financial sector, including as a fintech, green finance and digital assets hub.
Before leaving the private sector to join politics, Mr. Tan worked in finance and tech at companies such as Goldman Sachs, Facebook and LinkedIn. He has also worked in the United Nations and Oxfam, and in New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, and San Francisco. He has also served in the Singapore Armed Forces as an armour officer, and the Ministry of Defence in diplomacy, research and counter-terrorism roles.
Mr. Tan has degrees in Economics from Sydney University and Harvard University, and was an International and Global Affairs Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Centre of Science and International Affairs.
Speaking at: 24 July | Future Ready Networking Night
Mr Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Lecturer
NUS Business School
Mr Alex Capri
Mr Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Lecturer, NUS Business School
Chris Humphrey is a Business Development and Government Relations professional with 20 years of experience running business units throughout Asia, and over 30 years of experience of either working for or dealing with Governments and regulatory authorities.
Chris began his varied professional career as a UK Civil Servant where, amongst other things, he was a Private Secretary to a Minister and an Air Services Trade Negotiator covering the Asia Pacific Region.
After leaving Government, Chris moved to the private sector working initially in the Government and external relations teams at two British airlines, before moving to Shanghai, China with Virgin Atlantic where he headed up the airline’s China operation and oversaw the rapid expansion of their business in China.
Whilst in Shanghai, Chris also sat on the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce. After a short spell in Hong Kong with Virgin, Chris then joined a UK based security and defence group where he led their Asia Pacific team for over five years and was instrumental in them getting contracts with the Japanese and Singapore Governments and also with SOEs in China.
Chris has now been in Singapore for over 15 years and has been running the EU-ASEAN Business Council since its formal inception in 2014, where he has overseen a close to 400% increase in its membership and helped make the Business Council the foremost business body for European industry in ASEAN.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Panel Discussion 1 | 1000hrs
Ms Choo Wai Yee
Director, Networked Trade Platform Office
Singapore Customs
Ms Choo Wai Yee
Ms Choo Wai Yee
Director, Networked Trade Platform Office
Singapore Customs
Wai Yee joined the National Trade Platform (NTP) Office in 2017, and she oversees the development as well as operations of the NTP. Her responsibilities spans the spectrum of NTP’s business covering both domestic and cross-border transactions, and ranges from driving the commercial and engagement strategies and programmes, innovation and the introduction of new capability in trade digitalisation for both regulatory and non-regulatory transactions, to the day-to-day operations of the NTP. Wai Yee has experience starting new teams and structures, in data analytics, socio-economic policy and industry engagement in various roles in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Manpower. Prior to joining the public sector, Wai Yee worked in shipping with a focus on emerging markets of South Asia, Africa, Central and South America trade.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Breakout Session 1 | 1430hrs
Mr Frank Debets
Managing Partner, Customs and International Trade
PwC Worldtrade Management Services, PwC Singapore
Mr Frank Debets
Mr Frank Debets
Managing Partner, Customs and International Trade
PwC Worldtrade Management Services, PwC Singapore
Frank is PwC’s global trade and customs consulting network leader, and the Managing Partner of PwC’s Asian Worldtrade Management Services (WMS) practice, based in Singapore.
He is the project and client relationship manager for some of the largest WMS clients, both globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. On top of his managing and coordinating role, Frank advises companies on all aspects of the cross border movement of products, from a tax regulatory as well as logistics perspective.
Frank has worked with many major multinationals to analyze and improve their trade risk management profile and maximize benefits from trade regulatory opportunities. His background is in supply chain management and he combines in his customs and trade work logistical considerations as well as tax and transfer pricing regulations. His focus is on customs valuation, preferential trading rules and export controls.
Frank is the editor of WMS’s bimonthly “Trade Intelligence – Asia” publication. He chairs the Custom and Trade Committee of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, and is an FTA Advisor for IE Singapore. Frank previously chaired EuroCham’s Regional Trade Committee and was an invited member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council.
Before transferring to the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, Frank worked in PwC’s London office for six years, and as a Research Associate at INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau. Frank received a Masters Degree in Econometrics (Operations Management) from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as well as a diploma in Systems Analysis from Hull University, UK. He is a member of the UK Institute of Export.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Panel Discussion 2 | 1110hrs
Mr John Denton
Secretary General
International Chamber of Commerce
Mr John Denton
Mr John Denton
ICC Secretary General
John W.H. Denton AO is the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is a global business leader and international advisor on policy and a legal expert on international trade and investment.
In 2022, John was appointed by United Nations Secretary General to represent the global private sector on the newly formed Steering Committee of the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance.
This year, John was appointed by the WTO Director General to represent ICC at the WTO Business Advisory Board group. He also currently serves on the WHO Foundation Strategic Advisory Group and the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility. John is a Board member of the UN Global Compact and was appointed Chair of the UN Business and Human Security Initiative advisory board in February 2023.
John is a founding member of the Business 20 (B20), Co-founder of the Australia–China CEO Roundtable and Patron of UNHCR in Australia.
He serves on the Board of IFM Global Investors, a leading institutional investment manager, and is Chair of the Moeller Institute Advisory Board at the University of Cambridge.
He additionally serves on the Boards of the UN Development Programme’s Impact Investing Steering Group and UNICEF’s global education initiative, GenU, and he is a member of the Advisory Board of the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) and the G7 Working Group on Impact Investment.
A former diplomat, John co-led the Australian Government’s 2012 White Paper on “Australia in the Asian Century” and previously chaired the APEC Finance and Economics Working Group. Prior to joining ICC, he served for two decades as Partner and CEO of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm.
In 2015, John was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the business community, the arts and the rights of refugees, including as a founder of Human Rights Watch Australia) and Teach for Australia.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Keynote Address | 0925hrs
Mr Gan Seow Kee
Vice Chairman
Singapore Business Federation
Mr Gan Seow Kee
Mr Gan Seow Kee
Vice Chairman
Singapore Business Federation
Mr Gan is the Vice-Chairman and Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). He is also Chairman of GlobalConnect@SBF which helps Singapore businesses to internationalize. He was appointed to the Council of Presidential Advisers in 2020 and has served on numerous councils and boards in the private and public sectors.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Welcome Address | 0900hrs
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Founder and Executive Chairman
Banyan Tree Holdings
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Founder and Executive Chairman
Banyan Tree Holdings
Ho Kwon Ping is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings and Laguna Resorts and Hotels, and Executive Chairman of Thai Wah Public Company. All three family-owned companies are listed in Singapore and Thailand.
He was the founding Chairman of Singapore Management University (SMU), and has chaired Singapore Power and MediaCorp Singapore. He has served on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Diageo, Singapore Airlines, and GIC.
Among various awards, Mr Ho has received the London Business School Entrepreneurship Award; CEO of the Year at the Singapore Corporate Awards; CNBC Travel Business Leader Award; Distinguished Alumnus Award from the National University of Singapore; and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Creativity Association, China Hotel Investment Summit, Australia Hotel Investment Summit and School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Honoured for his contributions and accomplishments in the hotel industry in the Asia Pacific region and globally, Mr Ho is the only two-time recipient of Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific – HICAP’s Innovation Award (2003) and Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) in its 30-year establishment.
For his services to the country, he has been decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal and Distinguished Service Order by the Singapore Government. Mr Ho has also been conferred honorary doctorates by Johnson & Wales University and Hong Kong Poly University.
Speaking at: 23 July | SABS Welcome Dinner, Fireside Chat with Special Guest Speaker | 1930hrs
Mr Ho Ren Hua
Chief Executive Officer
Thai Wah Public Company Limited
Mr Ho Ren Hua
Mr Ho Ren Hua
Chief Executive Officer
Thai Wah Public Company Limited
Mr Ho is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Thai Wah Public Company Ltd, responsible for developing the company’s vision to create innovation and sustainability from Farm to Shelf as a leading Agri-Food company in Southeast Asia. Since its founding in 1947, Thai Wah has been a leading pioneer in the tapioca starch and food industry, now expanding its footprint to 15 operations in Thailand, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Cambodia. From 2010-2015, Mr Ho was the Executive Director and Country Head, China for Banyan Tee Holdings Ltd, helping to position the group as the leading luxury brand in China. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ho worked with the global consultancy Bain & Company Inc. in their New York and China offices with a focus on private equity.
Mr. Ho currently serves on the board for Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, as well as the advisory board for the Asia Pacific Agri-Innovation Summit and the International Advisory Council for Singapore Management University. Thai Wah was recognized for Corporate Excellence at the 2021 Asia Pacific Enterprise Asia Awards as a pioneer and leader in the agriculture industry and in 2022 and 2023, recognized by HR Asia as a Best Company to Work For, recognizing its leadership in human capital development, innovation and sustainability across Asia.
Mr. Ho has a BSC in Economics (Honors) from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with distinction from the AMP program of China Europe International Business School. He was nominated to be a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader Class of 2018 and is currently also a part-time graduate student at the University of Chicago.
He is married with a young son and a daughter, and currently lives in Bangkok with his wife, Teh Su Ching.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Panel Discussion 2 | 1130hrs
Mr Chris Humprey
Executive Director
EU-ASEAN Business Council
Mr Chris Humprey
Mr Chris Humprey
Executive Director
EU-ASEAN Business Council
Chris Humphrey is a Business Development and Government Relations professional with 20 years of experience running business units throughout Asia, and over 30 years of experience of either working for or dealing with Governments and regulatory authorities.
Chris began his varied professional career as a UK Civil Servant where, amongst other things, he was a Private Secretary to a Minister and an Air Services Trade Negotiator covering the Asia Pacific Region.
After leaving Government, Chris moved to the private sector working initially in the Government and external relations teams at two British airlines, before moving to Shanghai, China with Virgin Atlantic where he headed up the airline’s China operation and oversaw the rapid expansion of their business in China.
Whilst in Shanghai, Chris also sat on the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce. After a short spell in Hong Kong with Virgin, Chris then joined a UK based security and defence group where he led their Asia Pacific team for over five years and was instrumental in them getting contracts with the Japanese and Singapore Governments and also with SOEs in China.
Chris has now been in Singapore for over 15 years and has been running the EU-ASEAN Business Council since its formal inception in 2014, where he has overseen a close to 400% increase in its membership and helped make the Business Council the foremost business body for European industry in ASEAN.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Panel Discussion 2 | 1110hrs
Professor Annie Koh
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice)
Singapore Management University
Professor Annie Koh
Annie KOH
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice)
Singapore Management University
PhD International Finance, New York University, 1988 (as a Fullbright Scholar)
M Phil International Finance, New York University, 1985
Bachelor of Social Science & Economics (Hons) National University of Singapore, 1976
Monetary Authority of Singapore Scholar, 1975
Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. She chaired the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee for the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 – 2023 and is currently a committee member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council. She was appointed board member of Singapore Food Agency from April 1st 2023.
Professor Koh is currently Chairman of Prime US REIT and an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, Mewah International Limited, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd, and a board member to non-profit organisations; Cyber Youth Singapore and EtonHouse Community Fund. She previously served on GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, K1 Ventures boards, and was a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council from 2019 – 2022, and the HR Industry Transformation Advisory Panel from 2018 – March 2023.
Professor Koh also advises selected single-family offices and privately owned enterprises such as Flexxon Pte Ltd., HMI Group, JCK4Life and TOP International, and startups such as Dedoco, Float Foods Pte Ltd, Hyperscal Solutions Pte Ltd and Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd. She has been an investment committee member of iGlobe Partners since July 2010, advisor to CUBE3 Ventures since October 2021, and Asia Food Sustainability Fund since February 2022. Previously held leadership positions at SMU before January 2021 include Vice President for Business Development; V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.
Professor Koh received her Ph.D. degree in International Finance as a Fulbright scholar from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition (2021), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful Companies (2004), co-editor of Asian Family Business: Succession, Governance and Innovation (2020), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey reports. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017 and the Tripartite Alliance Award in 2023.
Speaking at: 23 July | SABS Welcome Dinner, Fireside Chat with Special Guest Speaker | 1930hrs
Ms Jane Lim
Deputy Secretary (Trade)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ms Jane Lim
Ms Jane Lim
Deputy Secretary (Trade)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Jane Lim is the Deputy Secretary (Trade) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Singapore. MTI promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth. She is responsible for Singapore’s trade and external economic relations. This includes the negotiation and implementation of Free Trade Agreements and Digital Economy Agreements with Singapore’s trading partners, as well as promoting Singapore’s interests and regional economic integration at regional and multilateral fora.
Prior to this, Jane was the Assistant Chief Executive of the Sectoral Transformation Group in the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore. She led the drive for digital transformation of industry sectors and enterprises to accelerate the growth of Singapore’s digital economy. In 2020, she was nominated to the inaugural list of Singapore’s 100 Women in Technology. She is on the board of National Library Board, Middle East Institute (NUS) and NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies.
During her career in the public service, she has also held a range of portfolios such as public finance and social policies, energy market planning, manpower planning and policy, and intellectual property policy development.
Jane has an MBA from the Sloan Fellows Program in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also holds a Masters in Political Science with MIT and majored in both Biological Sciences and Government at Cornell University. She is married with two daughters.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Panel Discussion 1 | 1000hrs
Mr Lim Ming Yan
Chairman
Singapore Business Federation
Mr Lim Ming Yan
Mr Lim Ming Yan
Chairman
Singapore Business Federation
Mr Lim Ming Yan is an Independent/Non-Executive Director on the boards of SembCorp Industries Limited, DLF Cyber City Developers Limited and China Vanke Co. Limited. Mr Lim is also the Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and The Esplanade Co Ltd as well as Board member of Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius.
In his 22 years at CapitaLand Limited, Mr Lim was President and Group CEO from 2013 to 2018. He was also CEO of The Ascott Limited from 2009 to 2012 and CEO of CapitaLand China from 2000 to 2009. Mr Lim graduated with a first-class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1985. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.
Speaking at: 23 July | FEC & COGC, Welcome Address | 0900hrs
Mr Mark Lee
CEO
Sing Lun Holding Pte Ltd
Mr Mark Lee
Mr Mark Lee
CEO
Sing Lun Holding Pte Ltd
Mr Mark Lee Kean Phi is a current council member of the Singapore Business Federation, holding the position of deputy honorary treasurer, chairman of the Jobs and Skills Committee and advisor to the Young Business Leaders Network. Meanwhile, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd, a family-owned enterprise that specializes in the textile industries, investments, and real estate, playing a pivotal role in diversifying the family business, was awarded the EY-Standard Chartered Family Business Award of Excellence in 2018.
Mr. Mark LEE is currently a Nominated Member of Parliament of Singapore. He is a board member of Singapore National Heritage Board and the Chairman of Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum and the Peranakan Museum. He is also a council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (“SCCCI”) and is the chairman of the Youth Business and Sustainability Committee of SCCCI.
Speaking at: 23 July | FEC & COGC, Panel Discussion 3 | 1330hrs
Mr Peter Mumford
Practice Head, Southeast Asia
Eurasia Group
Mr Peter Mumford
Mr Peter Mumford
Practice Head, Southeast Asia
Eurasia Group
Peter leads Eurasia Group’s coverage of Southeast Asia. He focuses primarily on Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam—as well as on pan-Asia trade, supply chain, and infrastructure developments. Peter also frequently presents on geopolitical, trade, and security trends across the wider Indo-Pacific region at client events and public conferences. He is based in Singapore.
Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Peter spent 15 years in the British foreign service in high-profile roles in London, Iraq, China, and Southeast Asia. This includes over four years leading the UK government’s engagement on economic, financial, and trade policy across Southeast Asia. Prior to that, he spent nearly five years in Beijing, where he led analysis of China’s economy and financial sector capacity-building programs. He also led negotiations on market access and on making London an offshore renminbi market—for which he was awarded an OBE.
Peter holds a master of public administration from the London School of Economics, as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from London and Edinburgh universities, respectively. He speaks passable Mandarin Chinese.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Panel Discussion 1 | 1000hrs
Ms Hannah Nguyen
Director, Digital Standards Initiative (DSI)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Ms Hannah Nguyen
Ms Hannah Nguyen
Director – Digital Ecosystems
ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI)
With 15 years’ experience in supply chains, policy and business development, Hannah Nguyen is a dedicated advocate for trade digitalization as a means to foster a dynamic, sustainable, and inclusive future.
Her role as Director of Digital Ecosystems at ICC’s Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) is transforming the industry by uniting businesses, standards development organisations, solution providers, governments, and inter-government organisations in the common quest to promote policy coherence and harmonise digital trading standards that benefit everyone, everywhere.
Significant milestones include co-authoring the first Standards Toolkit for Cross-border Paperless Trade with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and co-producing the Certificate in Digital Trade Strategy (CDTS) in partnership with ICC Academy.
Her prior experience includes leading business development for C. Steinweg Group that resulted in significant expansions for its commodity logistics business in Southeast Asia; promoting Singapore as the premier regional hub for the trading of commodities and derivatives through Enterprise Singapore; and conducting market intelligence to advise corporates interested in competing and growing their businesses in Asia Pacific.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Breakout Session 1 | 1430hrs
Mr. Phil O’Reilly
BIAC Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
BusinessNZ
Mr Phil O’Reilly
Mr. Phil O’Reilly
BIAC Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
BusinessNZ
Phil O’Reilly ONZM is Managing Director of Iron Duke Partners, a Wellington, New Zealand based Public Policy Advisory Firm.
He was previously the Chair of the Board of Business at OECD and was a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation based in Geneva .
He has worked closely with the B20, advising G20 leaders and was also a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
He has acted in both governance and advisory capacities to a number of New Zealand and overseas organisations the New Zealand Government in areas as diverse as trade, sustainability, diversity, pay equity, manufacturing, tertiary education, child poverty, social welfare, research and development and the future of work.
He was previously Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s leading business advocacy group, representing thousands of businesses of all sizes.
Speaking at: 25 July | FOTF, Panel Discussion 1 | 1000hrs
Ms Jacqueline Poh
Managing Director
Economic Development Board
Ms Jacqueline Poh
Ms Jacqueline Poh
Managing Director
Economic Development Board
Ms Poh was appointed Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on 4 October 2021.
She was previously Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group, which leads and organises the Public Service to develop and implement the strategic priorities of
the Government. She also oversaw the National Population and Talent Division and the Centre for Strategic Futures.
Ms Poh was the founding Chief Executive of the Government Technology Agency of Singapore
(GovTech), and was previously the Managing Director of the Infocommunications Development Authority (IDA). She has also held key positions in the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Defence.
Ms Poh is an alumnus of Oxford, Cambridge, INSEAD (MBA) and Stanford. She has three teenagers and more patience than before she had them.
She currently sits on the Boards of SingHealth, the Singapore Institute of Technology and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research. She is the Chairperson of the DesignSingapore Advisory Board and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Panel Discussion 1 | 1000hrs
Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Executive Director & CEO
Temasek Holdings
Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Executive Director & CEO
Temasek Holdings
Dilhan Pillay joined Temasek in September 2010. He was appointed Executive Director and CEO of Temasek Holdings on 1 October 2021 and is concurrently the CEO of Temasek International, a position he has held since April 2019. Dilhan has held various leadership roles in Temasek overseeing the Investment Group, Portfolio Management Group, Enterprise Development Group, and the market teams in Singapore and the Americas.
Dilhan serves on the boards of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and FCLTGLOBAL. He is also a member of advisory panels for the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Singapore Judicial Service Commission, Singapore Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, the China Securities Regulatory Commission International Advisory Council, and the Future Economy Advisory Panel.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws and obtained a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Keynote Address | 0940hrs
Mr S.S. Teo
Chairman
Internationalisation Action Committee
Singapore Business Federation
Mr S.S. Teo
Mr S.S. Teo
Chairman
Internationalisation Action Committee
Singapore Business Federation
Mr Teo Siong Seng (Mr S.S. Teo) is the Executive Chairman of Pacific International Lines (PIL). Incorporated in Singapore in 1967, PIL is the largest home-grown carrier in Southeast Asia and is ranked 12th among the world’s top container shipping lines, with a fleet of around 100 container vessels. Its global network spans China, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Oceania and the Pacific Islands.
Mr Teo is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIL’s listed subsidiary in Hong Kong, Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, a leading container manufacturer and logistics service provider.
Mr Teo’s other appointments are as follows:
• Immediate Past Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF)
• Chairman, Singapore Business Federation – Internationalisation Action Committee (IAC)
• Honorary President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Honorary Consul of The United Republic of Tanzania in Singapore
• Joint Chairman of the Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Non-Executive and Non- Independent Director of Keppel Corporation Limited
• Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Welcome Address | 0900hrs
Ms Yuki Yasui
Managing Director
Asia Pacific Network Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
Ms Yuki Yasui
Ms Yuki Yasui
Managing Director
Asia Pacific Network Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
Yuki is the Director overseeing the Asia Pacific (APAC) Network for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) which was launched in June 2022. She is focused on bringing together the financial sector across developed and emerging APAC to accelerate an inclusive and just transition to a net-zero economy. She assists financial institutions and businesses in planning for their transition to net zero and advocates for the scaling of credible and impactful financing for the transition.
Yuki is a seasoned sustainable financed expert. Prior to joining GFANZ, she was at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative for 20 years and leading its activities in Asia Pacific for the last four years.
She is a qualified chartered accountant in the UK (Fellow of ICAEW) and trained and worked at one of the Big Four accountants. She is currently based in Singapore and has worked in Bangkok, Geneva and London.
Yuki has a BSc honours degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Panel Discussion 2 | 1130hrs
Ms Yong Hsin Yue
Deputy Honorary Secretary, Singapore Business Federation
Managing Director, Kuok (Singapore) Limited
Chairwoman (Designate) for GC@SBF
Women Entrepreneur
Ms Yong Hsin Yue
Ms Yong Hsin Yue
Deputy Honorary Secretary, Singapore Business Federation
Managing Director, Kuok (Singapore) Limited
Chairwoman (Designate) for GC@SBF
Women Entrepreneur
Ms Yong Hsin Yue is the Managing Director of Kuok (Singapore) Limited (“KSL”), a member of the Kuok Group. The Kuok Group is a family-owned conglomerate with investments in real estate, hospitality, logistics, agri-commodities, and shipping & shipping related businesses, amongst others. Prior to joining KSL, Ms Yong was the General Manager of Special Projects, focusing on business development for Wilmar International Limited, an agribusiness listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
Ms Yong started her career in investment banking where she spent 19 years working at Goldman Sachs in Singapore and in London. Her last role was as head of the Investment Banking Division for South-East Asia with responsibilities for the operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. She holds an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Worcester College, Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.
She is also a Board Member of 65 Equity Holdings Pte Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
Speaking at: 24 July | SRBF, Keynote Address | 0940hrs