Kishore Mahbubani has dedicated over five decades of his life to public service. In his 33 years as a Singapore diplomat, Kishore took on many challenging assignments. He also served two stints as Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN (1984-1989 and 1998-2004) and held the position of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998.

Kishore had an equally illustrious career in academia. He was the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy from August 2004 to December 2017. He has been a prolific author and has published ten books. His ninth book, The Asian 21st Century, is an open access volume which has been downloaded over 4.2 million times. His latest book, a memoir titled Living the Asian Century, was published in August 2024.

Mr. Kong Wan Sing founded our Company – JustCo, in 2011 and is responsible for setting the Group’s strategic direction, driving business growth and overseeing the effective management of the Group’s operations and resources across its markets. He also serves as the primary channel of communication between management and the Board. 

Mr. Kong began his career in Sing Long Group in 2001, where he was responsible for project development and sales. He subsequently joined Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd as an Investment Manager in 2007, before leaving and founding the Company in 2011. Mr. Kong was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Workspace Solutions) in 2019 by Ernst & Young LLP and the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (Professional & Business Services) in 2018 by Enterprise Asia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from New York University, Stern School of Business with a double major in finance and information systems in 1998.

Terry Tan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Country Foods Private Limited, and concurrently the Chief Integrated Supply Chain for Food Solutions Group, SATS Ltd. Previously, he was the CEO for Emporion Foods, a Temasek-SATS start-up project.
Before joining SATS Ltd, he served in the Public Service and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). He was the SAF’s Commander CSSCOM who was responsible for the Supply Chain and Logistics, Engineering and Maintenance, Transportation and Freight, Medical Services and CSSCOM Training. Concurrently, he led the innovation, sustainability and governance mandates for the Singapore Army. He also supported International/National-level efforts, participated in overseas military exercises and operations, and contributed to national crisis and contingencies. These included Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations, Exercise WALLABY 2010, National Day Parade 2009, State Funeral for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 2015, Trump-Kim Summit in 2018 and Singapore’s fight against COVID-19. He was also instrumental in the strengthening of defence relationships and collaborations with his military counterparts across the world. His other significant appointments included Chief Logistics (Head Joint Logistics Department) and Chief Human Capital (Head Joint Manpower Department) for the SAF and Chief Supply Chain Officer (Chief Supply Officer) for the Singapore Army.
Terry is a Director in Evergreen Sky Catering Corporation, Jilin Zhong Xin Chia Tai Food Co Ltd, SFI Food Pte Ltd and SFI Manufacturing (SFIM) Private Limited. He is also Chairman and Director of SG IPF Pte Ltd and an Advisory Board Member for Australia Agrigate Global.

Terry also sits in the Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD) and in IMD Alumni Club Singapore Committee. He is also the 1st Vice-Chairman and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT), Singapore, Board Director of Singapore Christian Home, Advisory Committee Member for School of Engineering (SEG), Republic Polytechnic, and is a Pioneer Fellow of the Singapore Leaders Network (SGLN). In his free time, he volunteers as Guest Speaker/Lecturer at Institutes of Higher Learning to speak on leadership, supply chain and food domains. He continues to serve his National Service in a classified appointment in the SAF.
He previously served as a Board Director at ST Logistics Private Limited, Temasek Defense Systems Institute (TDSI) at NUS and Singapore Armed Forces-Nanyang Technology University Academy (SAF-NTU Academy) at NTU. He also served as Deputy Chairman of Temasek Club and Committee Member at SAFRA Management Committee, Community Chest Committee – National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and MINDEF/SAF Talent Management Committee. He was also the Chairman for Audit Committee and Member at Board of Governors for MINDEF-Related Organizations (MROs).

Dr. Bo Bai is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Alpha Ladder Group, a Singapore-based green fintech group focused on creating a more inclusive and sustainable future. Alpha Ladder’s subsidiaries provide regulated financial services including a digital green exchange, payment, brokerage services, and end-to-end carbon Software-as-a-Service solutions. Through its offerings and business units, Alpha Ladder supports its clients throughout each step of their decarbonisation journeys in line with the principles of define, measure, mitigate, offset, certify, and finance.

Dr. Bai is also the Chairman and Founder of Asia Green Fund, an award-winning impact private equity firm with around to US$2.5 billion assets under management, focused on accelerating climate tech and sustainability pioneers at the forefront of Asia’s decarbonisation agenda.
Previously, Dr. Bai was a partner and managing director for Warburg Pincus from 2009-2016 where he led its investments in the energy, industrials, and business services sectors in Asia. He has also held senior leadership positions at global financial institutions such as First Reserve Corporation and Goldman Sachs.

Dr. Bai serves as an Investment Committee Member of Three Gorges Green Fund. Dr. Bai also serves as a Board Member of Elessent Cleantech (formerly Dupont Cleantech), Shanghai East Low Carbon Technology, Nanjing Baoying Gases, Beijing Capital Heating, Four Rivers Investment Management, Hosjoy, Low Carbon Environment, and AIPark. Previously, he served as a Board Member of HuiTongDa (9878.HK), Baosteel Gas, AAG Energy, Gulf Coast Energy Resources, and First Green Partners. Dr. Bai is also a founding member of the China Impact Investment Network (CIIN), and a member of ASPEN global leadership network.

Dr. Bai holds a BSc and an MSc in Modern Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China, a degree certificate in the Financial Technology Option from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and a Ph. D. in Physics from MIT.

Dorothea Koh is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bot MD, a Y Combinator-backed healthcare AI
company building AI-powered agents that transform patient engagement and healthcare
workflows across Asia Pacific.

Founded in 2018, Bot MD began as an AI clinical assistant supporting doctors at the point
of care. Today, the company has evolved into an AI-powered Patient Engagement platform
that deploys secure, healthcare-trained AI agents across popular chat apps such as
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Viber. These AI agents automate patient FAQs,
appointment scheduling, reminders, follow-ups, education, and remote monitoring —
helping hospitals improve patient experience while reducing administrative workload and
scaling operations without increasing headcount.

Bot MD works with leading hospitals and healthcare systems across Southeast Asia,
supporting tens of thousands of healthcare professionals and impacting hundreds of
thousands of patient interactions annually. The company was awarded Forbes Asia 100 to
Watch list in 2023 and has won a WHO Innovation Impact Award for its work during the
COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to starting Bot MD, Dorothea was the General Manager of Baxter for Indonesia,
Singapore, and the Philippines, where she led country-wide operations across these
markets. She has over 15 years of healthcare industry experience across several
geographies including China where she helped to innovate and launch new business
models. She began her career at the Singapore Economic Development Board in the
Biomedical Sciences Cluster before joining Medtronic as Senior Manager of Business
Development & Strategy.

Dorothea graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a B.S. in
Biomedical Engineering and Economics, and earned her M.S. in Bioengineering from
Stanford University. She is an alumna of the Stanford Byers Biodesign Innovation Program
and holds 10 published and pending patents.

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 board member of Singapore Food Agency.

Professor Koh is currently an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, JustCo Holdings Ltd, Mewah International Limited, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. She serves as board member on non-profit organisations World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) and EtonHouse Community Fund. Additionally, she has been appointed as an Advisory Council member of the Center for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth, and an Advisor for YouthTechSG. Previous boards served on as Independent Director include Prime US REIT from 2019 – 2025, GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, K1 Ventures boards, and was a member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council from 2019 – 2025, 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 and TOP International, and startup company Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd. She has been an investment committee member of iGlobe Partners since July 2010. 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.

As Klook’s General Manager for Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, Sarah oversees the travel and leisure platform’s operations, including business development, marketing and e-commerce. In the past few years, Sarah has led her team in tackling the domestic and cross-border tourism market amidst a rapidly changing environment- from kickstarting Klook’s foray into hotels, entertainment and cruises, to innovating and enhancing traditional tourism products to better suit local tastes.

Prior to that, she worked in Edelman’s Brand practice- where she led consumer campaigns for prominent international and local brands including Diageo, Shell, Singapore Tourism Board, Lagardère Sports, Kimberly Clark and Nestlé.

Off-duty, Sarah enjoys swimming, watching documentaries and going way too early to the movies just to unpick what makes cinema ads tick. Having spent time there as an exchange student, the port city of Busan remains Sarah’s go-to R&R destination for some sun, sea and Korean hospitality.

Ms. Rachael Tay is Vice President, InsurTech at Doctor Anywhere, a tech-led healthcare company operating across Southeast Asia. She holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London, and began her career in Singapore’s aerospace sector at ST Engineering before pivoting into financial services in 2004 as Director at GYC Financial Advisory.
Rachael led business development at Mercer, before joining CXA Group in 2013 as its first employee. Over five years at the award-winning InsurTech, she led benefits strategy, product, new business and client relations, helping scale the firm past 200 employees and 700 enterprise clients. In 2018, she was appointed Employee Benefits Leader for Asia at Lockton Companies, the world’s largest privately held insurance brokerage — work recognised in 2022 by HR Tech Outlook APAC as a Top 10 Employee Benefits Solutions Provider.

At Doctor Anywhere, Rachael leads the InsurTech business unit and drives the strategic direction of Soda by Doctor Anywhere — the SME-focused platform integrating health, insurance and technology into a single digitised experience. Her remit supports DA’s mission to deliver personalised, borderless and inclusive healthcare to 2.5 million users across six countries.

Outside work, Rachael is a lover of rock climbing and the great outdoors.

Dr. Edna Chan is a strategic leader and applied researcher working at the intersection of Mathematical Sciences, AI, and Workforce Transformation. As the Director of the School of Mathematical Sciences and Analytics (MSA) at Singapore Polytechnic, she leads the charge in AI-readiness, ensuring that digital evolution remains fundamentally human-centred.

With over two decades of experience, Dr. Chan specializes in helping organisations, particularly SMEs, navigate the complexities of data-driven transformation. Her work focuses on separating AI hype from practical value, bridging the gap between emerging technology and human talent through pragmatic AI solutioning and industry-academia collaborations. Previously, as Centre Director of the Data Science and Analytics Centre (DSAC), she steered teams in supporting dozens of companies annually across sectors like Maritime and the Built Environment to accelerate their digital journeys through strategic innovation and training.

A strong advocate for the critical role of human judgement in tech adoption, Dr. Chan is dedicated to helping leaders understand that technological advancement must go in tandem with workforce and organizational transformation, providing the clarity and resilience businesses need to move past AI FOMO.

Chris Tan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Whitetail. Chris has over 20 years investment experience across Greater China and Southeast Asia in private debt, growth equities and early-stage investments. He led investments for US$80bn FTSE-listed Ashmore including co-leading its Hong Kong office setup, US$3bn Highbridge spinoff DKR Oasis in Asian convertible debt, and US$2bn APS asset manager in growth equities. Chris started his career on a Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) government scholarship working on industry development policies, and was part of the Seeds Capital pioneer team following a secondment to San Francisco PE fund Golden Gate Capital. Chris graduated with a MBA from the Harvard Business School, a M.S. and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign respectively.

现任上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院长聘副教授、博士生导师及组织管理系主任，国家高层次青年人才。毕业于清华大学，并获英国剑桥大学博士学位。其研究聚焦创新、创业与企业生态系统，学术成果发表于多份国际顶尖管理学期刊，并获教育部及上海市哲学社会科学优秀成果奖等殊荣。作为中国新生代管理学者代表之一，石教授长期致力于探索创新驱动增长与企业发展的前沿课题，在学界与业界均具广泛影响力。

Brig. General (NS) Gaurav Keerthi is the Chief Executive Officer of StrongKeep Cybersecurity, a Singapore-based start-up providing simple, affordable, and holistic cybersecurity for small-medium businesses.

He was the former Deputy Commissioner of Cybersecurity & Deputy Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, where he shaped national regulations and global norms at the United Nations, secured critical infrastructure, and supported cyber crisis management. He has also held roles such as the CiO of the Republic of Singapore Air Force, and an EVP at Ensign InfoSecurity (Asia’s largest cybersecurity services company). He gives talks and advises boards and governments on digital innovation and cybersecurity issues.

He holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard University (both on full scholarship) and is a Senior Adjunct Fellow at RSIS at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Outside work, he is the co-founder of better.sg, the national techforgood charity. He is also a published author of a local bestselling book on debating, and a television personality on an Emmy-nominated show.

吕瑞发（Jimmy Ler）1987年由叉车司机起步，凭着坚毅、勤奋与不断学习，从基层一步步晋升至管理层。2000年获任东南亚区域销售与市场营销总经理，2003年出任Logwin新加坡董事总经理，并成为Birkart历史上首位非德国籍董事总经理。近四十年来深耕物流业，积极推动区域业务发展，始终坚信“有志者，事竟成”，并以自身经历激励年轻一代勇于追梦、迎接挑战。

王光能先生现任广东华沿机器人股份有限公司执行董事、董事会主席、总经理兼首席执行官，深耕电机、伺服系统及运动控制领域逾25年，是中国机器人及智能装备领域的技术领军人物。毕业于北京航空航天大学，获电气技术学士及电力电子与电力传输硕士学位，现兼任南方科技大学工业教授及广东省有关专家库专家。王先生曾主持多项国家及省市重大科研项目，带领团队研发多款具有国际先进水平的协作机器人及核心运动控制系统，产品远销全球50多个国家和地区。其拥有国内外授权专利60余项，曾荣获国家技术发明奖二等奖及广东省科技进步一等奖等多项重要科技奖项。

朱辰昊先生（Jerry Chenhao Zhu）现任再惠（上海）网络科技有限公司执行董事兼首席财务官，以及新加坡数字营销公司 SpoonX 联合创始人。毕业于对外经济贸易大学法学院，并获纽约大学及斯坦福大学法学硕士学位，曾任职于国际律师事务所 K&L Gates 硅谷办公室。2015年共同创立再惠，运用大数据及人工智能推动餐饮及本地生活服务业数字化转型，服务数万家企业。2022年于新加坡创立 SpoonX，积极拓展东南亚市场，助力企业数字营销出海。曾入选《福布斯中国》30位30岁以下精英及胡润“30×30创业领袖”榜单。

拥有逾二十年法律执业经验，专注于科技、知识产权、数据保护及数码经济领域，为资讯科技、金融、生命科学、电信等多个行业提供法律咨询服务。权汶获新加坡法律学会认证为高级认可专科律师（数据与数码经济），并获 Chambers、The Legal 500、Lexology 及《商法》等国际权威机构认可。他精通双语，擅长跨境并购、科技交易、人工智能（AI）、区块链、数据保护及网络安全等法律事务，并协助中国科技企业拓展东南亚市场，为企业提供兼具策略性与商业价值的法律解决方案。

Mr Ngien Hoon Ping is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of SMRT Corporation Ltd. He is the Chairman of Strides-Premier and Strides-Digital, Deputy Chairman of SMRT Buses Ltd., and Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Zona Transportation Group Co., Ltd. He is also a Director of SMRT Trains Ltd., Strides Holdings Ltd., SMRT TEL Pte. Ltd. and SMRT RTS Pte. Ltd.

Mr Ngien sits on the Board of the Energy Market Authority (EMA). He also serves as a member of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Industrial Systems Engineering and Management (ISEM) Industry Advisory Board, and on the EMA Audit and Risk Committee and Tender Committee. In addition, he is a member of the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) and Chairman of the Waste Management Facility Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) of the National Environment Agency (NEA).

Mr Ngien holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Manchester (1991), and was the recipient of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (IEE) Society (UK) Book Prize in 1990. He also obtained a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2004, where he was awarded the Standard Chartered Bank Book Prize for top graduate in the MSc (ISE) programme and the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Singapore Prize for being the top student in the ISE foundation modules.

Ismail Gafoor is the Executive Chairman of PropNex Realty, Singapore’s largest listed real estate agency and a Fortune 500 Southeast Asia company. With close to 30 years of industry experience, he is a visionary leader and a respected authority in real estate.

A multi-award-winning entrepreneur, Ismail has earned numerous accolades and was honored as NSman of the Year, retiring as a Colonel after 34 years of service in the Army.

Beyond his corporate achievements, he is a celebrated author of self-enrichment and investment books. His best-selling titles include You Can Fly, The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Investment in Singapore and The Timeless Gift. During the 25^th Anniversary of PropNex, Mr Ismail launched a national best-selling book titled ‘I Am Not Good Enough’, featuring a foreword by the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam. 

Known for his keen insights, eloquence, and ability to inspire, Ismail continues to lead PropNex with a vision that shapes Singapore’s real estate landscape.

Mr. Kong Chee Min was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Centurion Corporation Ltd in August 2011 and is responsible for the overall management of the Group’s operations, implementation of business strategies and the long-term growth objectives approved by the Board.

Mr. Kong joined the Group in March 1996 and was appointed a member of the Board in March 2000. He stepped down as a Board member in May 2015. He was appointed a member of the Executive Committee in January 2022. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he was the Regional Chief Executive Officer and Finance Director of the Group.

Mr. Kong obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore in July 1991. He is currently a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Tay Woon Teck is Senior Advisor and Industry Lead for Private Client Services at RSM Singapore. He advises family enterprises, business owners and high-net-worth individuals on wealth preservation, succession planning, family governance and legacy planning. Drawing on his extensive experience in corporate governance, risk management and business advisory, he helps clients navigate ownership transitions and build sustainable businesses across generations.

In addition to his advisory work, Woon Teck teaches corporate governance and risk management at the School of Business (Accountancy) of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS).

As CEO of CTM, Edy is responsible for setting the business direction of the group and leading the management team to implement various business growth strategies. Besides ensuring the continued growth of CTM, he also places great emphasis on the development of all employees. He believes that the sustainability of the business is very much dependent on the strength of our people and providing top quality service to our customers.

On top of being the motivating force for employees, Edy is also the “Chief Customer Officer” of CTM. He is constantly engaging our key customers to better understand their concerns, while gathering feedback to improve and enhance our service delivery process and offerings. Edy believes in establishing a win-win relationship with our stakeholders through service excellence, quality and constant improvements. Due to his efforts and contribution to the Grassroots and community development, Edy was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) from President Halimah Yacob, at the National Day Awards in 2018. In 2024, Edy was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year – Environmental Services category winner, a recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, and impact in driving CTM’s growth and innovation.

Edy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Property Management from the University of Salford, UK. He is also actively involved in various grassroots activities and holds the current appointment of Vice-Chairman of the Citizens’ Consultative Committee for Toa Payoh West-Thomson. Besides being the Vice-President of the Environmental Management Association of Singapore (EMAS) and a member of the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, Edy is a committee member for both the Cleaning Sectoral Tripartite Committee and the Proactive Environmental Cleaning Regime Committee, set up by the National Environment Agency (NEA). He is also a Council Member of the Public Hygiene Council (PHC) under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, a Board Member of the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP), a Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), and serves on the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) Company of Good Roundtable.

Samuel Rhee is Co-founder, Chairman and the Group CIO of Endowus, Asia’s leading digital wealth platform. He is the former CEO and CIO of Morgan Stanley Investment Management in Asia, with nearly three decades of institutional investing experience in Singapore, Hong Kong, and London.

Today, Sam heads the Endowus Group Investment Office and ensures every client has greater access to holistic portfolios that are thoughtfully designed to meet their specific wealth goals. He is responsible for the company’s asset allocation and investment selection across all offerings, with a vision to provide individual investors with the same knowledge, resources, and products traditionally only made available to institutional investors, at a low, fair fee. Endowus solves the biggest problems of wealth and investing, and retirement adequacy, leading the firm to become the first and largest digital advisor for CPF investing in Singapore.

Sam passionately advocates for greater financial literacy, time-tested and evidence-based advice, lower costs, the industry elimination of hidden fees, and a corporate culture that puts the client’s needs first. 

As a FinTech investor and expert, he is passionate about leveraging technology to solve socio-economic problems such as the retirement adequacy and global pension crisis. Sam is currently a member of the World Economic Forum’s Longevity Steering Committee. Together with other leaders across the public and private sector, Sam participates in dialogues to address longevity concerns and drives collaboration efforts directed at managing the financial implications of aging populations. 

Sam also serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Naver Corp, where he lends his extensive knowledge and expertise to the global ICT conglomerate headquartered in South Korea.

Ted Chen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evercomm Singapore, one of Asia Pacific’s fastest-growing Climate Tech and Sustainability AI companies. Grounded in his background in power systems and renewable energy from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Ted has spent over a decade pioneering engineering-driven AI solutions that help industries navigate complex net-zero transitions, optimize resource efficiency, and ensure robust carbon compliance.

A globally recognized trailblazer in the cleantech sector, Ted is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Singapore Energy Award and has been named a digital pioneer by the Singapore Committee on the Future Economy (CFE). His work bridges deep tech with global policy; he serves as an expert technical partner for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and has collaborated with the UN to design new sustainable ICT frameworks and data policies.
Ted’s impactful leadership has earned him spots on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, Tatler Asia’s Social Impact Award, and recognition as a World Cities Summit Young Leader and a Barclays Unreasonable Impact Fellow. An accomplished international speaker, Ted regularly shares his insights on sustainable finance, digital transformation, and industrial decarbonization at major global forums, including the United Nations High-level Political Forum and the Singapore Fintech Festival.

Charmain Kwee joined Eurokars Group, Asia’s largest privately-owned automotive distributor, as Group Executive Director in 2022. Transitioning from a legal background, her first major initiative was securing Singapore’s BMW dealership, uniting the three BMW Group brands under the corporate portfolio. Charmain steers the Group’s strategic direction, driving digitalisation, modernising the leasing division through an asset-light model, and elevating public relations. Co-chairing the Sustainability Working Committee, she brings a fresh perspective to the automotive industry, championing diversity and equality whilst breaking barriers in this traditionally male-dominated field.

Yvonne Koh is the Founder and Managing Director of Saeloun Asia. She is a seasoned advisor to C-Suites and business leaders on corporate reputation, consumer communications, issues and crisis preparedness, culture and change communications, with the lens of macroeconomics and global-regional-local geo-politics trends.

With more than 25 years of experience leading corporate communications across Asia Pacific and the U.S., Yvonne has built a niche in advising business leaders on positioning unique Asian perspectives, values and priorities against a regional and/or global backdrop. She has held leadership roles with international agencies and was also the Communications Director, Asia Pacific for PayPal and built the region’s agency workflow and led the in-market comms teams across all markets.

An experienced crisis and issues expert, Yvonne managed crisis communications for a wide range of industries ranging from technology to food and beverage (F&B) to hospitality. For the Sri Lanka Tourist Board, Yvonne led its crisis communications for the Boxing Day Tsunami disaster across 14 international markets, and subsequently the country’s tourism recovery communications.

Yvonne’s specialisation in advising Asian organisations include her work with client organizations based across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Sri Lanka. 

Yvonne is passionate about community services and has served on the Board of a Singapore charity, Engineering Good, and currently serves on the Community Partnership committee of the Singapore Cancer Society.