The Future Economy Council

The Future Economy Council (FEC) drives the growth and transformation of Singapore’s economy for the future. Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance Mr. Heng Swee Keat, the Council comprises members from government, industry, unions, and educational and training institutions.

The FEC will oversee the implementation of the recommendations put forth by the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE), and will build on the work of the earlier Council for Skills, Innovation and Productivity, which includes SkillsFuture initiatives and Industry Transformation Maps.

Have a suggestion or feedback on the work of the Future Economy Council? Email us at future_economy@mti.gov.sg.

View the full list of the members

Emerging Stronger Taskforce

To oversee the longer-term work of responding to the structural shifts in our economy, the Emerging Stronger Taskforce was set up under the Future Economy Council (FEC).

Chaired by Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development, Desmond Lee, and PSA International Group CEO, Tan Chong Meng, the Taskforce comprises business leaders with rich experience in key areas such as digitalisation and connectivity, and with broad perspectives on the global economy. The Taskforce also works closely with the six clusters under the FEC, as well as with intermediaries such as Trade Associations and Chambers.

Singapore Together Alliances for Action Singapore needs to act quickly and decisively in order for our economy to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. To this end, the Emerging Stronger Taskforce has convened Singapore Together Alliances for Action (“Alliances”), which are industry-led coalitions that will act on key growth areas for Singapore. Nine Alliances have been formed. These are:
		(i) Digitalising the Built Environment Digitalisation has been a key thrust of the Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs) under the Future Economy Council (FEC)’s Built Environment (BE) Cluster. Even as the industry copes with the challenges arising from COVID-19, the crisis has increased collaboration across all parts of the BE value chain. This is thus a window of opportunity to accelerate the digitalisation push to raise productivity across the BE value chain – from concept and design, to construction and site management, and facilities management.
		(ii) EduTech COVID-19 has accelerated the global adoption of EduTech, from home-based learning to online professional education and training. This is an opportunity for Singapore to take our education and human capital brand global.
		(iii) Enabling Safe and Innovative Visitor Experiences COVID-19 has fundamentally changed travel and tourism. In this new normal, Singapore must pioneer new ways to enable safe transit, safe business, and safe leisure travel and tourism. This is to ensure that Singapore remains a Global-Asia node, and a leading hub for business and enterprise in Asia Pacific, despite a potentially long COVID-19 shadow.
		(iv) Facilitating Smart Commerce in Singapore While COVID-19 has accelerated e-commerce adoption among consumers and retailers (especially SMEs), physical retail is likely to persist in Singapore due to the convenience of neighbourhood stores and retail hubs situated next to transport nodes (e.g. MRT stations, bus interchanges). We therefore have the conditions to create a ‘smart commerce’ ecosystem that blends digital and physical retail, and allows local stores to tap into a global consumer market. Such a system would require the complete reimagination of the online and offline shopping experience.
		(v) Robotics The pursuit of higher productivity and solving manpower challenges remain key for Singapore. At the centre of this is the use of technology and robotics solutions to improve productivity, transform existing jobs and create new ones, generate spinoffs for SMEs, and drive economic growth. At the same time, Singapore has had to adopt novel and innovative solutions to minimise social contact and maintain high health standards during COVID-19 – from cleaning and construction robots to autonomous healthcare and public land transport systems.
		(vi) Supply Chain Digitalisation Digitalisation of global supply chains has been uneven and hampered by low adoption, lack of data sharing, and a preponderance of different platforms. With stronger concerns about supply chain resilience, and a likely move towards regionalised supply chains post-COVID-19, there will be increased demand for end-to-end adoption. It presents a huge opportunity for advancing digitalisation technology and usage for our supply chain ecosystem players (logistics, regulatory, and financial) and cargo owners alike.
		(vii) Sustainability The focus on sustainability and on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards is likely to increase post-COVID-19. This provides the opportunity to become a centre for ESG-related solutions and services, serving our own commitments as well as global demand. The services will need to leverage on policy frameworks, technology, financial and legal ecosystems – all Singapore’s strengths. Can Singapore capitalise on this and become the Little Green Dot?
		(viii) MedTech Given the growing prevalence of both chronic and infectious diseases, the AfA has identified the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) as a key area of opportunity in the MedTech sector. It aims to strengthen Singapore’s position as an end-to-end hub for MedTech product development and commercialisation, with speed-to-market and access to the region as Singapore’s differentiating advantages.
		(ix) AgriTech We envision building a world-class Agri-Tech ecosystem as we support Singapore’s food resilience goals, and establish ourselves at the technological frontier to export AgriTech solutions to the world. To do so, we have to address the fundamental problem of scale for local production, charting a possible pathway towards the economic viability of indoor vertical farming.

Members of the Future Economy Council (FEC)

Mr. Alexander Charles Hungate

President and CEO, SATS Ltd.

Currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of SATS with the overall responsibility of leading the SATS Group.
Over 25 years of global leadership experience, having held several top level appointments as Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Singapore, Group Managing Director of Personal Financial Services and Marketing in London, Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Reuters in Hong Kong, and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Americas and Global Chief Marketing Officer for Reuters in New York.
Serves as an Independent Director of United Overseas Bank, board member of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

Mr. Amos Leong

President & CEO, Univac Group

Mr Amos Leong is the CEO of the Univac Group responsible for delivering a total integrated design-to-manufacturing value chain for the biomedical, life science, in-vitro diagnostics industries.
Prior to his current post, Mr Leong was the Vice President and General Manager of Agilent Technologies for electronics manufacturing and semiconductors test businesses.
He is also Deputy Chairman of Singapore Accreditation Council, member of the Singapore Polytechnic Board of Governors, Audit Committee Chairman and Independent Director of Ellipsiz Ltd.

Mr. Andreas Sohmen-Pao

Chairman, BW Group

Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao is Chairman of BW Group, a global maritime group in shipping, floating infrastructure, deepwater oil & gas production, and new sustainable technologies. He is Chairman of its six publicly listed affiliates: BW LPG, BW Offshore, BW Energy, BW Epic Kosan, Cadeler and Hafnia.
Mr Sohmen-Pao is Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation and a trustee of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. He chaired the International Maritime Centre 2030 Committee, charting a maritime strategy till 2030, and the International Advisory Panel for Maritime Decarbonisation.
Mr Sohmen-Pao has served as a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, The London P&I Club, Singapore National Parks Board, Singapore Symphonia Company and Sport Singapore amongst others.
Mr Sohmen-Pao graduated from Oxford University with a first-class honours degree in Oriental Studies and has an Master of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Andrew Kwan

Managing Director, Commonwealth Capital

Mr Andrew Kwan is the Managing Director of the Commonwealth Capital group of companies, which has investments along the food vertical including aquaculture, cold chain logistics, food services, and food manufacturing.
He is a board member of the Singapore Food Agency and the Infocomm Media Development Authority, council member of the Future Economy Council, MAS Payments Council, Deputy Honorary Secretary of Singapore Business Federation, President of the Restaurant Association of Singapore and Chairman of the Aquaculture Innovation Centre in Singapore.
He is also the Deputy Chairman of Focus on the Family and an Elder at his local church.
Mr Kwan is Singapore’s non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. He had previously served on the boards of SPRING Singapore and Enterprise Singapore as well.

Dr. Azlinda Anwar

Assistant Director, Temasek Life (TLL)

Dr Azlinda Anwar heads the grants, intellectual property/technology transfer and commercialisation units of TLL and previous Head Innovation Catalyst of the Temasek Lifesciences Accelerator and Programme Director of Temasek Life Sciences Venture.
She served in the CFE Sub-Committee (Future Corporate Capabilities & Innovation [Innovation]), Inter-Ministry Committee on Food Security WG4, former board member and R&D Board Committee of AVA and was in the Censorship Review Committee 2009.
Dr Anwar has more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences field, contributing in various capacities ranging from advisory committee member of international conferences and academic grants, as well as an international journal reviewer.

Mr. Chen Kok Sing

Corporate Vice President for Frontend Manufacturing, and Country Manager for Micron Technology

Mr Chen Kok Sing is currently Corporate Vice President for Frontend Manufacturing, and Country Manager for Micron Technology in Singapore, responsible for aligning Micron’s goals, strategy and leadership within its Singapore presence.
Mr Chen is part of the pioneer team that established TECH Semiconductor in 1991, and held senior positions of increasing responsibilities to Operations Vice President.
Mr Chen led the start-up of IM Flash Singapore, a joint venture between Micron and Intel, as the Managing Director in 2007.
After the amalgamation of IMFS into Micron in 2012, Mr Chen served in positions of Singapore Wafer Fabs Operations Managing Director responsible for Micron’s three fabrication facilities in Singapore; Micron Singapore Backend Managing Director responsible for Assembly, Test, and Modules/SSD operations; North America Backend Operations Managing Director based at the company headquarters in Boise, Idaho, USA; and Singapore Wafer Fabs Managing Director.

Mrs. Chew Kwee Tiang

Senior Director, Wellness, NHG and Senior Advisor, Board of NHG Advisors, National Healthcare Group

A well-respected leader with a wealth of experience spanning 35 years in the public healthcare sector. She led a major restructuring exercise which significantly improved operational processes, patient care and the bottom-line for Alexandra Hospital. She was also instrumental in the planning and development of KTPH into a hassle-free, health promoting and environmentally sustainable hospital.
Mrs Chew is a strong believer of the Kaizen Movement and a passionate advocate of workplace health. As Senior Director, Wellness, NHG, she will lead the development and implementation of non-medical, wellness-related pilot programmes across three fronts - Schools, Employees and the Elderly – for NHG’s Central region. She will also support the leadership in NHG and Yishun Health to drive strategic initiatives.
Currently, she serves on the Management Board of Institute of Systems Science (ISS), ITE Healthcare Academic Advisory Committee (HAAC), Advisor to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore and member of the law disciplinary panel of Supreme Court.
She received the CEO Award by Singapore Human Resources Institute; Medal of Commendation in recognition towards good labour management relations, workers’ welfare and NTUC initiatives and the National Day Public Administration Medal (Silver).

Mr. Chew Men Leong

President, Urban Solutions, of ST Engineering

Mr Chew Men Leong assumed the role of President, Urban Solutions, of ST Engineering in January 2021, where he leads the Group’s global smart city business in the areas of mobility, utilities, infrastructure, connectivity, autonomous and sustainable solutions.
Previously, he served as the Group’s Chief Marketing Officer overseeing marketing of smart city and international defence solutions and as the Deputy President of the Group’s Marine arm.
Prior to ST Engineering, Mr Chew served in various senior management and leadership roles in the Government. He served as the CEO of the Land Transport Authority and as the CEO of the Public Utilities Board, National Water Agency. He also served with Singapore Armed Forces for 25 years and was last appointed as Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Prof. Chong Tow Chong

Founding Provost of the Singapore University of Technology and Design

Professor Chong Tow Chong is a founding Provost of the Singapore University of Technology and Design, former Professor at the National University of Singapore, and the Executive Director of Data Storage Institute and Science & Engineering Research Council at A*STAR.
Professor Chong serves on the Board of Directors for Central Provision Fund, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Home Team Science and Technology Agency, Eunoia JC, Raffles Institution, Catholic High School, and ACCORD (Educational Institutes), and also previously served on DSO National Laboratories and Defence Science and Technology Agency Boards.
Professor Chong was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2004, and was previously awarded the President’s Science and Technology Medal in 2010, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ISPS Division Leadership in Research and Development Award in 2014, the IES-IEEE Joint Medal of Excellence Award in 2013 and the Teaching Excellence Award from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Engineering Faculty in 1994.
Professor Chong obtained his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Masters in Electrical Engineering from NUS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Chua Kee Lock

CEO of Vertex Holdings

Mr Chua Kee Lock is the CEO of Vertex Holdings, a Singapore-headquartered venture capital investment holding company. He is also concurrently Managing Partner of Vertex Ventures SEA & India as well as Chairman of Vertex Growth.
In 2020, Mr Chua was appointed by the Singapore Government as a non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Panama.
Mr Chua serves on the board of several companies, including Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences, Yongmao, and Credit Bureau Asia, which are publicly listed.
He has held senior positions in Biosensors International Group Ltd, Walden International, NatSteel Ltd and Intraco Ltd. He also co-founded MediaRing, a provider of voice-over-internet, which later listed on Singapore’s stock exchange.

Mr. Desmond Choo

Mayor of North East District and Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Policy Division, National Trades Union Congress, Executive Secretary of Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore

Mr Desmond Choo is a Member of Parliament for the Tampines Group Representative Constituency and the Adviser to the Tampines Changkat Grassroots Organisations. Concurrently, he is the Mayor of North East District. Mr Desmond Choo oversees social and community development for 20 constituencies.
Mr Desmond Choo is also the Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Policy Division at NTUC. He oversees the economic and social policies, strategic communications and international affairs. He is also the Executive Secretary of the Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore and Advisor to the Young NTUC Committee.
Within the Labour Movement, Mr Desmond Choo is the Advisor to the Attractions, Resorts & Entertainment Union, Singapore Union of Broadcasting Employees and Union of Security Employees. He is also the Trustee of Singapore Shell Employees’ Union.
Mr Desmond Choo sits on the Board of Directors for Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd and SBSTransit Ptd Ltd.
Prior to joining NTUC, Mr Desmond Choo served in various roles in the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Ministry of Manpower and the private sector. He was the Senior Vice President, Investments of Kestrel Capital Pte Ltd. He was also instrumental in leading the acquisition of La Liga’s Valencia CF and development of the non-profit Foundation of Valencia CF. He was on the Board of the Foundation of Valencia CF and provided advice on the development of Hotel Football in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Mr Desmond Choo was awarded the SPF Overseas Merit Scholarship in 1997 to study Economics at the University of Chicago.

Mr. Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara

CEO, Temasek International Pte Ltd

Mr Dilhan Pillay joined Temasek in September 2010 and has been CEO of Temasek International since April 2019.
Since joining Temasek, Mr Dilhan has held various leadership roles leading the Investment, Portfolio Management, and the Enterprise Development Groups. He has also led various Temasek market teams globally, including Singapore, the U.S. and the Americas.
Mr Dilhan serves on the boards of the National Research Foundation in Singapore, Enterprise Singapore, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is also a member of the Financial Centre Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the National Jobs Council.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws and obtained a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge.

Ms. Euleen Goh

Non-Executive Chairman of Singapore Institute of Management Group Limited

Ms Euleen Goh is the Non-Executive Chairman of Singapore Institute of Management Group Limited.
She is also Non-Executive Chairman of SATS Limited, a leading provider of Food Solutions and Gateway Services in Asia Pacific, and Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
She is also a Board member of various non-profit organisations, and was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) in 2005, and the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star) in 2012.

Ms. Kwee Wei-Lin

President of the Singapore Hotel Association Head of Hotels, Pontiac Land Group

Currently the Head of Hotels at the Pontiac Land Group, a leading real estate development and investment company with over half a century of expertise and experience in luxury property development.
President of the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) which is the umbrella body for hotels in Singapore representing 160 members which accounts for some 85% of total gazetted room count.
She was a member of the Emerging Stronger Taskforce and Co-Leads the Enabling Safe and Innovative Visitor Experiences Alliance for Action. She is a member of the Tourism Recovery Action Taskforce. She is a member of the Workplace Safety and Health Council and is the Chair of the Hospitality and Entertainment Industries Committee.
She was a 2013 Eisenhower Fellow and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Lee Chee Koon

Group CEO of CapitaLand Limited

Mr Lee Chee Koon is the Group CEO of CapitaLand Limited.
He is a board member of CapitaLand Limited, CapitaLand Hope Foundation and EDBI Pte Ltd.
His previous appointments include: Group Chief Investment Officer, CapitaLand Limited; CEO, The Ascott Limited; and Managing Director for North Asia, The Ascott Limited. Mr Lee also served in the public sector, namely in Ministry of Trade & Industry, and Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Liam Wee Sin

Group CEO of UOL Group Limited

Mr Liam Wee Sin has been the Group CEO of UOL Group Limited since 2019. Prior to this appointment, he had been with UOL for 26 years. Before joining UOL Group Limited in 1993, Mr Liam was in the public sector for eight years, overseeing architectural works and facilities management. He also worked with Jones Lang Wootton for project management and consultancy work.
An advocate of good design and green architecture, Mr Liam is a member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Architecture and Urban Design Excellence Committee. He had previously served as a member of the URA Design Advisory Committee, Preservation of Monuments Board, and National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). In February 2021, Mr Liam was appointed second vice-president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (REDAS). Previously he was first vice-president of REDAS from 2017 to 2018.

Mr. Lim Ming Yan

Chairman, Singapore Business Federation

Mr Lim Ming Yan is Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the apex business chamber championing the interests of the Singapore business community in the areas of trade, investment and industrial relations. SBF represents 27,200 companies, as well as key local and foreign business chambers.
Mr Lim is also the Chairman of Workforce Singapore, a member of Singapore’s Future Economy Council (FEC), Co-Chairman of FEC’s Built Environment sub-committee, a member of FEC’s Emerging Stronger Taskforce, a board director of Business China, as well as a board trustee of Singapore Management University.
Mr Lim also sits on the boards of Singapore Press Holdings, Central China Real Estate Limited and DLF Cyber City Developers Limited.
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.

Ms. Mary Liew

President, Singapore National Trades Union Congress

Ms Mary Liew is the President of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress.
She is also the General Secretary of the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union (SMOU).
Ms Liew served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore from February 2012 to August 2014.
Internationally, Ms Liew is the Vice-President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the Deputy Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation representing Workers’ Group.

Ms. Jeanne Liew

Principal & CEO of Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)

Ms Jeanne Liew is Principal & CEO of Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP).
Ms Liew has more than 20 years of experience in the education sector, and led the polytechnic in the implementation of the Professional Competency Model of teaching and learning, and setting up of the National Centre of Excellence for Workplace Learning.
Beyond NYP, she serves on the Board of Enterprise Singapore and the National Integration Council.
She graduated with Honours in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, and holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mr. Neil Yong

Executive Director of Woh Hup Holdings Private Limited

Mr Neil Yong is Executive Director of Woh Hup Holdings Private Limited, one of Singapore’s oldest and largest homegrown building and civil engineering specialists, with more than 17 years of experience in the industry. Mr Yong is responsible for the strategic directions of Woh Hup Group’s future growth.
Mr Yong heads the subsidiaries under Woh Hup Group in Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia to expand the Group’s presence and footprints in the region.
Mr Yong serves as a committee member of Building Environment Sub-committee under Singapore Business Federation Infrastructure Committee and panel member of Scaffold Grant by The Majurity Trust.
Mr Yong is also Chairman of TalentTrust Limited, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help other non-profits in Singapore, through structured skills-based volunteering projects that drive sustainable and measurable impact.

Mr. Ng Chee Meng

NTUC Secretary-General

Mr Ng Chee Meng was elected as the Secretary-General of NTUC in May 2018. As the NTUC Secretary-General, he advocates and pushes for initiatives for better wages, welfare and work prospects for workers, such as the formation of Company Training Committees for workers to keep up with industry transformation, the setting up the NTUC Job Security Council to help at-risk workers get new jobs faster, the formation of bipartite Professionals, Managers and Executives Taskforce to provide better protection for local professionals, managers and executives, and more.
Mr Ng was formerly the Minister in Prime Minister’s Office from May 2018 to July 2020. Before this, he was the Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport.
Mr Ng also served as Singapore's Chief of Defence Force. During his 29 years of service in the Singapore Armed Forces, he held various key command and staff appointments including Commander of Changi Air Base, Director of Joint Operations and Chief of Air Force.
Mr Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and obtained a Master of Arts (International Relations) from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, USA.

Dr. Robert Yap

Executive Chairman, YCH Group

Dr Robert Yap is the Executive Chairman of YCH Group, Singapore’s leading end-to-end supply chain solutions partner with operations in more than 100 locations spanning across Asia Pacific.
He also founded Y3 Technologies, a leading supply chain IT solutions company; Supply Chain City, Asia’s supply chain nerve centre; YCH’s corporate venture fund, Supply Chain Angels; Chairman of Supply Chain and Logistics Academy, an industry-level academy for logisticians and supply chain practitioners; and serves as Emeritus Chairman of Supply Chain Asia.
Dr Yap contributes as an advisor on numerous local and international platforms, such as President of Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), as well as the Singapore Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Malaysia-Singapore Business Council respectively, and is also on the Payments Council, National Wages Council, National Jobs Council, Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council as well as all seven of the Singapore-China Bilateral Business Councils.
Dr Yap was conferred the Public Service Medal and Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2017, “Businessman of the Year” at Singapore Business Awards 2016, and the NUS Business School Eminent Business (Senior) Alumni Award 2014.

Mr. Roland Ng

President, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry & Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Tat Hong Holdings Ltd

Mr Roland Ng is the President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), an apex organisation representing the Singapore Chinese business community.
Mr Ng joined the SCCCI as a council member in 2009. He was elected as President of the SCCCI’s 59th Council in 2017. He was subsequently re-elected as President of SCCCI’s 60th Council and was installed on 15 March 2019.
He joined his family business Tat Hong Holdings in 1979 and was appointed its Group Chief Executive Officer in 1991.
Under his stewardship, Tat Hong has successfully leveraged its extensive crane fleet and vast experience in providing lifting solutions to establish itself as the leading name in the crane rental and equipment distribution business. Tat Hong is Asia’s largest crawler crane owning company with 15 offices in major cities spread across Asia including China.
In January 2019, Mr Ng was appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Mr. Russell Tham

Joint Head of Enterprise Development Group and Joint Head of Strategic Development

Mr Russell Tham joined Temasek in May 2020 and is concurrently Joint Head of Enterprise Development Group and Joint Head of Strategic Development, with a focus on building new platform businesses and investment in early stage high potential Science & Technology entities respectively.
Mr Tham spent 24 years at Applied Materials, the world’s largest semiconductor equipment and services company where he last held the position of President, Applied Materials Southeast Asia, and oversaw global corporate level business development responsibilities for new markets. He led regional business activity, and oversaw the company’s Singapore business infrastructure expansion into manufacturing, supply chain, R&D and product development for global markets. Mr Than has held various global leadership roles from 2010 to 2017.
Mr Tham currently serves as Deputy Chairman and board member of Temasek Polytechnic, board member of Infocomm Media Development Authorityand SkillsFuture Singapore. Mr Tham was conferred the Public Service Medal in 2017.

Prof. Subra Suresh

President & Distinguished University Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Professor Subra Suresh is the 4th President and inaugural Distinguished University Professor of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, since January 2018. He is a globally recognised materials scientist, biological engineer, author, and entrepreneur, and is also the recipient of some of the highest honours by governments and universities for his leadership in advancing science, technology, education, research, and innovation. Professor Suresh is the first Asia-born professor to lead any of the five schools at MIT and the first Asia-born to lead the National Science Foundation (2010 – 2013) and Carnegie Mellon (2013 – 2017).
Professor Suresh is amongst a rare group of scholars elected to all three US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for his pioneering research in materials science and engineering, mechanics, and biomedicine. Professor Suresh has been awarded 18 honorary doctorate degrees from some of the most prestigious institutions in the USA, UK, China, India, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, South Korea, Greece, and Russia. He has authored three books, more than 300 research articles, 26 patent applications, and has co-founded two technology start-ups.
Professor Suresh is an independent Director of the Board of HP Inc. (HPQ) and Singapore Exchange (SGX); a member of the Board of National Research Foundation and A*STAR, and a Senior Advisor to Temasek International Pte Ltd.

Prof. Tan Eng Chye

President, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Professor Tan Eng Chye was appointed President of the National University of Singapore on 1 January 2018. He is the University’s 5th president, and the 23rd leader to head Singapore’s oldest higher education institution.
Professor Tan is a passionate and award-winning educator. He was a pioneer architect of the current academic system in NUS, and has seeded many initiatives such as the Special Programme in Science, University Scholars Programme, University Town Residential College Programme, Grade-free Year, and Technology-enhanced Education.
Professor Tan received the Public Administration Medal (Gold) at Singapore's National Day Awards in 2014 for his outstanding contributions to education. He was awarded the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, which honours exceptional alumni in the areas of scholarship, teaching, academic administration and public service, by Yale University in 2018. Professor Tan was also conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Southampton in 2018 in recognition of his achievements as “an innovative and exceptional teacher, and then as a distinguished and respected leader in academia”.

Ms. Teo Lay Lim

Chairperson, Accenture Singapore

Ms Teo Lay Lim joined Accenture on March 1, 1988.
Ms Teo is a member of the Growth Markets Operating Committee, and has held various APAC management consulting leadership roles from 2000-2011. Her international experience includes leading projects in Paris and Seoul; and two years in Shanghai (2006-2007).
Outside of Accenture, Ms. Teo is a member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence.
Ms Teo serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Human Resource Professionals and the Singapore Accountancy Commission.
She is also Chairperson of the Polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education Quality Assurance Framework since October 1, 2020.

Mr. Wahab Yusoff

Vice President, Asia, Forescout Technologies

Mr Wahab holds the position of Vice President (Asia Pacific & Japan) at Forescout Technologies Pte Ltd. Forescout Technologies provides integrated security platform services to enable enterprises and government agencies to gain situational awareness of their extended enterprise environment to reduce cyber and operational risks.
With over 30 years of experience in the information technology, computer and cybersecurity fields, Mr Wahab has held various leadership roles in companies that are focused on helping multi-national corporations establish and grow their operations in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Forescout Technologies, Mr Wahab was Vice President and General Manager of Palo Alto Networks ASEAN from 2015 to 2017. He also held the role of Vice President of McAfee & Intel Security South Asia from 2009 to 2015 and was EMC South Asia’s Vice President and General Manager from 2003 to 2009.
Mr Wahab is presently a Member Board of Director of Workforce Singapore, EZLink Pte Ltd, Changi Airport Group and Rekanext Capital Partners (a venture capital fund focused on ASEAN pre-series start-ups). He is also a member of Advisory Committee of Singapore Polytechnic School of Computing and Chairman of M3 @ Punggol-Pasir Ris.
Mr Wahab holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore and is a graduate of INSEAD’s International Executive Programme.

Mr. Wong Kim Yin

Group President & CEO of Sembcorp Industries

Mr Wong Kim Yin is Group President & CEO of Sembcorp Industries. He has over 20 years of leadership experience in the energy sector and investment management. As a former group CEO of Singapore Power, Mr Wong led the transformation of the company towards an increased focus on sustainability and innovation.
Prior to the SP Group, Mr Wong was senior managing director of investments at Temasek International, overseeing investments in the energy, transportation and industrial sectors. He was also with The AES Corporation, managing project development and mergers and acquisitions across Asia Pacific.
Mr Wong is also chairman of SkillsFuture Singapore, director of China Venture Capital Fund Corporation, DSO National Laboratories, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore as well as a board member of the National Research Foundation.
Mr Wong holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Information Systems from the National University of Singapore and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Members of Emerging Stronger Taskforce (EST)

Mr. Desmond Lee

Minister for Social and Family Development & Second Minister for National Development

Mr Desmond Lee is the Minister for Social and Family Development, and the Second Minister in the Ministry of National Development. He is also the Deputy Leader of the House. Since May 2011, he has been elected as a Member of Parliament for the Jurong Group Representation Constituency.
He co-chairs the Singapore Together Movement, the Emerging Stronger Taskforce, the Future Economy Council Sub-Committee for the Built Environment and the National Committee on Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recidivism. He also co-chairs the Singapore-Tianjin Economic and Trade Council, as well as the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Joint Working Committee.
Before joining politics, he was a Justices’ Law Clerk, Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel. Prior legal stints also included the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law, and he was the former in-house counsel in Temasek.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore with first class honours in law, and holds a Masters degree in law from the University of Oxford.