From the eye of the storms of disruption and unforeseen shocks, the increasingly challenging business environment truly put companies’ core to the test. Purposeful leadership is crucial in guiding your people to move in the right direction. Leaders who are able to seek out the opportunities amid uncharted waters will propel their business to be the next rising star.
Adapt to adjust the levers of your offensive and defensive strategies to market situations. Cultivate strong sustainable qualities to maximise resources and generate returns through your business. Expand your value creation models to find new engines of top-line growth amidst changing customer and stakeholder expectations.
Talk business and advance your management playbook with fellow business towkays and domain experts at SMEICC 2023.
9.00 am
Hall 406, Level 4, Suntec Singapore | 新达城新加坡会议与展览中心 4楼 406展厅
9.00 am
Hall 406, Level 4, Suntec Singapore | 新达城新加坡会议与展览中心 4楼 406展厅
10.00 am
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10.30 am
10.00 am – 10.30 am
Hybrid Studio @ Hall 406 | Suntec Singapore
混合演播厅 @ 406展厅 | 新达城新加坡
Welcome Address
欢迎致辞
Opening Address
开幕致辞
10.45 am
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12.30 pm
10.45 am – 12.30 pm
Hybrid Studio @ Hall 406 | Suntec Singapore
混合演播厅 @ 406展厅 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Rajeev Peshawaria
CEO
Stewardship Asia Centre
Mr Piyush Gupta
CEO
DBS Group
Mr Mark Lee
CEO
Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd
Mr Nicholas Ng
Director
X-Inc Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Prof Annie Koh
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) & Senior Advisor, Business Families Institute
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Room 327, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 327 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Foo Fang Yong
CEO
Huawei International Pte Ltd
Mr Joe Chiu
Vice President, Digital & Data Management Systems
Changi Airport Group (CAG) Singapore
Session Chair
Mr Lim Chee Kean
CEO & President
Ascent Solutions Pte Ltd
Room 328, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 328 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Lennon Tan
President
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Alvin Goh
Executive Director
Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
Ms Audrey Yap
Vice President and Honorary Treasurer
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Neo Sing Hwee
Global Client Service Partner
Government & Public Service
Ernst and Young
Council Member
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Toh Keng Hoe
Head of NetZeroOS Business
GoNetZero™
Mr Nigel Lee
Singapore ISO General Manager
Lenovo
Session Chair
Mr Melvin Tan
Vice President and Honorary Secretary Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Room 329, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 329 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
《时代兵智》
首席编辑顾问
韩胜宝先生
必博
新加坡与中南半岛执行总监
饶剑明先生
YYC集团
总执行长 兼 执行合伙人
拿汀叶欣向女士
座谈主持:
RSM
合伙人
戴恩德先生
Room 330, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 330 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
新加坡工艺教育局
科技发展与技术传递办事处署长
李德庆博士
用友软件新加坡私人有限公司
助理总经理
林楠先生
座谈主持:
新跃社科大学
持续与职业教育中心主任
关冲副教授
12.30 pm
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2.00 pm
Lunch Break 午休
2.00 pm
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3.30 pm
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Hybrid Studio @ Hall 406 | Suntec Singapore
混合演播厅 @ 406展厅 | 新达城新加坡
The business world is rife with setbacks, uncertainties and obstacles that can test even the most experienced leaders. Overcoming these challenges builds resilience and knowledge, leading to better decision-making. Surviving the storm enables businesses to anticipate and adapt to unexpected situations quicker and wiser. Leaders play a critical role in guiding their organisation through difficult times and charting a course toward a stronger future.
Hear the stories of entrepreneurs who have risen above difficult circumstances and made a grand return to the business stage.
Mr Wong Chee Herng
CEO
Straits Construction Group Pte Ltd
Mr Alex Chua
Founder
GB Helios Pte Ltd
Mr Lee Kian Chong
Director
BNF Industries Pte Ltd
Room 327, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 327 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Ms Jiale Tan
Chief Executive Officer
ESGNIE Pte Ltd
Mr Gabriel Tan
Director
GUAVA Amenities Pte Ltd
Ms Sarah Ong
Director of Sustainability
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Session Chair & Speaker
Mr Ernie Koh
Executive Director
KODA Ltd
Room 328, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 328 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Bringing together an extraordinary panel of diverse and accomplished female leaders, we explore the intricacies of our complex world. Representing various industries globally, they illuminate challenges and share exceptional strategies for growth. From essential consumer staples to luxury indulgences, their businesses embody remarkable diversity. Through visionary approaches, these astute leaders showcase the power of female leadership in overcoming obstacles and charting sustainable success.
Join us on this enlightening journey as we ask: How can diverse female leaders shape a brighter future?
Ms Ang Fung Fung
Partner, Audit
KPMG LLP
Ms Michelle Cheo
Deputy Chairperson and CEO
Mewah Group
Ms Voo Choon Ling
Deputy Group Managing Director
Woodlands Transport Holdings Pte Ltd
Ms Rachel Sim
Director
V3 Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Ms Violet Lim
CEO & Founder
Lunch Actually Group
Room 329, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 329 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
上海交通大学中国商业发展研究所副所长 兼 上海威斯顿金融管理学院副院长
方宝庆教授
Room 330, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 330 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Learn more about how IMDA’s CTO-as-a-Service and InvoiceNow could help you grow your business.
Ready to take your business to the next level?
Hear from successful business leaders on their experiences and insights on how they used digital technology to overcome obstacles and unlock new opportunities with IMDA’s Chief Technology Officer-as-a-Service (CTO-as-a-Service).
Mr Lai Wei Bing
Deputy Director
Advocacy, Digitalisation, and Transformation
Singapore Business Federation
Ms Lorraine Lim
Director
Force-One Security Pte Ltd
Ms Pearlyn Low
Managing Director
XiMenJie Group
Mr Alvin Lim
Manager, SMEs Go Digital
IMDA
Mr Andy Choi
Deputy Director, SMEs Go Digital
IMDA
This session aims to shed light on the immense potential of e-invoicing for SMEs and how they can leverage this technology to digitise their operations and drive growth.
In this highly interactive session, participants will witness first-hand the seamless transfer of invoice data, highlighting the interoperability and connectivity that InvoiceNow can offer.
Attendees will gain insights into eligibility criteria and application processes of grants and the potential funding opportunities it can offer.
Ms Ging Ng
Manager, E-Invoice Project Office
IMDA
Mr Rashid Sohaib
Global Head of Services Delivery
FACT Software International Pte Ltd
Ms Jennifer Koh
Founder
Zetta Solution Pte Ltd
9.00 am
10.00 am
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12.00 pm
10.00 am – 12.00 pm
Hybrid Studio @ Hall 406 | Suntec Singapore
混合演播厅 @ 406展厅 | 新达城新加坡
主讲嘉宾
新加坡国立大学东亚研究所副所长
陈刚博士
中国机电产品进出口商会
常务副会长 兼 专家委员会主任委员
郑超先生
Intensecomp Pte Ltd 董事
蔡尚宏先生
奥新全民口腔集团非执行主席
蔡思勄先生
荣盛控股集团有限公司
副总裁
孟繁秋先生
论坛主持
立杰律师事务所新加坡有限责任合伙
合伙人/公司和非讼业务部,区域主任
谢锦发先生
Room 327, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 327 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Ken Ngan
Group CEO
CK Shipping (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Teri Teo
CEO & Founder
L’earth (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Brian Goh
Partner & VP of Business & Solutions
FPT Asia Pte Ltd
Room 328, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 328 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Pang Fu Wei
Group Managing Director
Kim Hin International Pte Ltd
Ms Winnie Chan
CEO & Founder
Bynd Artisan Pte Ltd
Ms Pauline Ng
Founder
Porcelain Pte Ltd
Room 329, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 329 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Shane Chiang
CEO & Founder
MOMENTUM Z Pte Ltd
Ms Susan Loh
Vice President, Marketing
SPTel Pte Ltd
Mr Simon Tung
General Manager
Crayon Pte Ltd
Mr Daniel Tay
Founder
Foodgnostic
Mr Henry Chia
Managing Director
LINX (SEA)
Session Chair
Mr Johnny Kho
President
Association of Information Security Professionals
Room 330, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 330 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Artificial intelligence appears to have set the world ablaze in 2023 with ChatGPT hitting all the right ‘musical notes’. Many other interesting A.I.-centric tools are getting on the bandwagon to demonstrate the different ways in which A.I. can be applicable to both businesses and individuals.
Join our experts as they shed light on areas where A.I. may assist your workforce to perform their work better. Hear from business owners on how they have benefited from using A.I.-enabled services for their business.
Dr Ashley Albern Fernandez
Chief Data & AI Officer
Huawei International Pte Ltd
Mr Christopher Lim
CEO & Founder
Glee Trees Pte Ltd
Mr Bryan Chua
CTO for Strategic Customers
Microsoft Singapore
Mr Pek Zhi Xuan
APAC AI Pillar Lead
Microsoft Singapore
Session Chair
Dr Peter Leong
Senior Specialist (AI & Analytics)
Singapore Polytechnic
12.00 pm
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1.30 pm
Lunch Break 午休
1.30 pm
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3.30 pm
1.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Hybrid Studio @ Hall 406 | Suntec Singapore
混合演播厅 @ 406展厅 | 新达城新加坡
第一家食品厂有限公司
执行董事主席
魏成輝博士
Farm Fresh
董事经理
雷端意先生
上海华与华营销咨询有限公司
董事长
华杉先生
论坛主持
特海国际控股有限公司
董事会主席
周兆呈博士
Room 327, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 327 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Lee Tong Yi
4th Gen Group Managing Director
Lam Hong (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Daniel Liu
2nd Gen Director (Business)
MORROW Architects & Planners Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Ms Kexin Lim
Tax Partner-Entrepreneurial and Private Business
PwC Singapore
Room 328, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 328 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Mr Alvin Goh
Executive Director
Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
Ms Aileen Tan
Group Chief People & Sustainability Officer
Singapore Telecommunications Limited
Mr Puay Lim Yeo
Commercial Director
Glints Singapore Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Mr Noel Goh
Partner
PwC Singapore
Room 329, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 329 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Building a resilient company is crucial to navigating uncertainty in today’s rapidly changing business environment. In this session, get insights to lead your company through adversity and build resilience with the support of government initiatives. Hear from the various government agencies on how they can complement your company’s growth and position your business for success.
Ms Cindy Chang
Deputy Director, Legal Division
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS)
Ms Veronica Tan
Director, Safer Cyberspace Division
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
Mr Zhuo Shaowei
Lead Product Manager, GoBusiness
GovTech Singapore
Mr Eric Khoo
Faculty Member and Head of Global Engagement
IPOS International (subsidiary of IPOS)
Mr Beny Ke
Senior Business Advisor
SME Centre@SCCCI
Ms Renee Sequeira
Principal Manager, Enterprise Programmes Division
Workforce Singapore
Room 330, Level 3 | Suntec Singapore
3 楼 330 会议室 | 新达城新加坡
Plenery Track I
Mr Piyush Gupta
CEO
DBS Group
Mr Mark Lee
CEO
Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd
Mr Nicholas Ng
Director
X-Inc Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Prof Annie Koh
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) & Senior Advisor, Business Families Institute
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Track 1.1
Mr Foo Fang Yong
CEO
Huawei International Pte Ltd
Mr Joe Chiu
Vice President, Digital & Data Management Systems
Changi Airport Group (CAG) Singapore
Mr Lee Siew Kit
Vice President (Technology & IT)
Singapore Cruise Center Pte Ltd (SCCPL)
Session Chair
Mr Lim Chee Kean
CEO & President
Ascent Solutions Pte Ltd
Track 1.2
Mr Lennon Tan
President
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Alvin Goh
Executive Director
Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
Ms Audrey Yap
Vice President and Honorary Treasurer
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Neo Sing Hwee
Global Client Service Partner
Government & Public Service
Ernst and Young
Council Member
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Mr Toh Keng Hoe
Head of NetZeroOS Business
GoNetZero™
Mr Toh is the Head of NetZeroOS Business at GoNetZeroTM driving business growth and expansion across the region. NetZeroOS is a smart energy asset management digital platform, developed by Sembcorp, aimed at managing and optimising renewable energy assets.
Mr. Toh brings nearly a decade of experience in leading product development, digital transformation, and decarbonisation initiatives across various companies in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to his current position, he served 18 years at the Republic of Singapore Navy, where he played a significant role in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami relief operations.
Mr Toh is also the President of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics chapter at the Singapore Computer Society.
Mr Toh holds a Masters of Science in Strategic Studies from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College London. He is also a graduate of the Indonesian Navy Command and Staff College and speaks fluent Bahasa Indonesia.
Mr Nigel Lee
Singapore ISO General Manager
Lenovo
Nigel has more than 29 years in the technology industry. In his early career, Nigel held various local and regional business leadership and partner development roles in multinational IT companies, including Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu and Dell. Before joining Lenovo, Nigel was General Manager of Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd. He has a proven track record of solid and sustainable business results. Nigel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Indiana University in the USA. He is a father of grown-up triplets; he enjoys running and participates in marathons around the region.
Session Chair
Mr Melvin Tan
Vice President and Honorary Secretary
Singapore Manufacturing Federation
As the Group Managing Director of the Cyclect Group, Melvin undertakes the overall management, strategic planning and business development functions of the company. Since his appointment as MD in 2005, the company has grown several fold and now operates in 7 countries, providing innovative and sustainable engineering,construction, maintenance and operations services for infrastructure, industrial and marine sectors, energy solutions, automation-robotics and industrial digitalization solutions. The company has won numerous awards such as WIPO-IPOS IP Awards, Enterprise 50 Awards, Asean Business Awards, Singapore Sustainability Awards, Asean Best Electrical Contractor Awards and Singapore Prestige Brand Awards.
Melvin holds various positions as the Honorary Treasurer, and later as the Vice President and Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Vice-President of Association of Process Industry, Chairman of Manpower Subcommittee in Singapore Business Federation SME Committee, Vice-President of the Enterprise 50 Association and a member of the Young Presidents Organization.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
《时代兵智》 首席编辑顾问
韩胜宝先生
韩胜宝,1954年出生,上海市人。知名媒体人,孙子兵法全球行传播第一人,CCTV国家宝藏孙子兵法守护人,中国孙子兵法成果奖评委。现旅居新加坡,受聘孙子兵法国际传播中心高级顾问、南洋孙武学堂首席导师,《时代兵智》杂志首席编辑顾问,香港孙子兵法国际研究中心高级顾问。
曾任中国新闻社江苏分社副社长兼苏州支社社长,中国孙子兵法研究会理事,中国国防大学孙子兵法博士后专家组成员,《世界兵圣》杂志社社长,苏州孙子兵法国际研究中心副主任。
曾到访全球77个国家和地区传播孙子兵法,出版孙子兵法书籍19部。
必博
新加坡与中南半岛执行总监
饶剑明先生
Albert is an accomplished business leader, renowned for driving commercial success and leading high-performing teams. He joined BIPO, the region’s leading provider of payroll and people solutions, in 2017 as a pioneer team member in Southeast Asia.
As Managing Director, Singapore and Indochina at BIPO, Albert plays a pivotal role in spearheading the team’s growth and expanding its presence in the region. He leads the direct sales, channel partners, and full-service implementation teams, fostering strategic partnerships and alliances.
Albert’s leadership style is characterized by proactive and collaborative management, with a strong emphasis on empowering teams. He is deeply committed to nurturing key talents and promoting diversity awareness throughout BIPO, resulting in an exceptional track record of sustained commercial success.
Albert holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to joining BIPO, he held senior management positions across diverse industries, further enriching his wealth of experience.
In his pursuit of continuous growth, Albert is currently enrolled in the Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA (TIEMBA) program as a distinguished member of the Class of ’25.
YYC集团
总执行长 兼 执行合伙人
拿汀叶欣向女士
• CEO of YYC Group, an Asian-grown accounting and business advisory group with a 49-year history of empowering entrepreneurial success.
• Over 20 years of professional experience in public accounting, tax, and business advisory.
• Rich expertise in finance, marketing strategy, sales strategy, and legal matters.
• Frequently interviewed by the media and professional bodies such as China Press, Bernama, The Edge, Astro, TV2, 8TV, CPA Australia and etc.
• She is also a frequent speaker for seminars organised by China Press, Nanyang Siang Pau, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and various trade associations such as Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM), The Timber Exporter’s Association of Malaysia (TEAM) and many more.
• Being the second generation in the family business, she has grown a team of 30 staff to an 800-strong team which is trusted by 10,000 entrepreneurs.
• She has also tripled the business revenue since 2016 and won the attention of OCBC Bank in 2019 to invest and become a strategic partner of YYC.
• Under her leadership, YYC today is ranked among the top 10 accountancy firms by size and can rival the Big Four locally.
• She has been the honorary auditor of Malaysia Retail Chain Association ( MRCA) since 2019 and she is also a member of the CPA Australia.
• Meanwhile, she is an independent director of the listed company, Agmo Holdings Berhad.
座谈主持:
RSM
合伙人
戴恩德先生
Woon Teck’s area of focus lies is in serving family enterprises on how to protect, grow and preserve their wealth when dealing with the complexity of succession, governance, risk management and family legacy.
He currently leads the RSM’s Private Client Services Practice.
Woon Teck also teaches corporate governance and risk management at the School of Business (Accountancy) of the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
新加坡工艺教育局
科技发展与技术传递办事处署长
李德庆博士
李德庆毕业于1995 新加坡国立大学机械工程学位.在 1999年他获得新加坡国立大学材料科学与工程硕士学位。于2006年,他在新加坡南洋理工大学获得机械与航空航天工程博士学位学位。
他的职业生涯始于 1995 年,当时是德州仪器 (TI) 的设备工程师,并于 1997 年至 1999 年加入
新加坡科技研究局 -微电子研究所。他在微电子研究所开创了 微机电系统封装和芯片级封装和倒装芯片封装。 1998年,他加入美光,升为高级技术人员,带领开发基板供应商管理和先进封装和材料研究项目。 他于 2009 年离开美光,在中区工艺学院创立了技术开发中心。 他目前是工艺学院科技发展与技术转化办事处署长。他通过制定战略计划推动工艺学院已企业的创新项目。技术开发中心专注于多学科工程,协助企业研究与创新。该中心获得了 680 万美元的研究基金补助和600 多个 企业项目。 目前,该中心被新加坡企业发展局授予认可的导师合作伙伴关系,以支持新加坡的创业计划。
他在期刊和国际会议上撰写和合着了超过 68 篇论文。 目前,他拥有 74 项美国专利,还有 10 项专利正在等待颁发。 他是新加坡中华总商会、SEMI 和 SSIA、IEEE 半导体组、EPTC 的现任/前任委员会成员。 目前,他是 IEC TC 47 的联合召集人,负责对接半导体国际标准。 2009-2013年在南大材料科学与工程学院兼职讲师微电子封装。 他在海外举办了多个半导体封装研讨会,并在 Marquis Who’s Who 和国际传记中心获得荣誉。他刚获得新加坡国际商会2022规模化合作奖
用友软件新加坡私人有限公司
助理总经理
林楠先生
林楠(Neil Lin)先生是用友软件(新加坡)私人有限公司的副总经理和用友欧洲总经理,拥有15年的ERP企业管理及数字化转型经验。为众多行业的企业客户实现数字化转型落地。林楠先生以其扎实的行业知识和深入理解客户需求而闻名。他与客户建立紧密的合作关系,深入了解他们的业务挑战,并提供量身定制的解决方案。他的领导能力和执行力使得他能够带领团队取得卓越的成果,并为客户带来可持续的业务增长和成功。
Straits Interactive学习与发展部
经理 兼
资讯通信媒体发展局
指定演讲者
梁淑芬女士
Florence 是 Straits Interactive 学习与发展团队的高级成员。她的主要职责是在当地高等教育机构 (IHL)、政府部门和机构中传播、分享和推动个人数据保护教育计划。这些教育计划包括用于培养数据保护主管 (DPE) 和数据保护官 (DPO) 的培训奖励和认证计划。她也是国际专业APICS认证的CPIM(生产和库存管理认证)和CSCP(认证供应链专家)。
座谈主持:
新跃社科大学
持续与职业教育中心主任
关冲副教授
Plenery Track II
Mr Wong Chee Herng
CEO
Straits Construction Group Pte Ltd
Mr Ryan Yap
Country General Manager of YCH Malaysia,
Head of Innovation, Growth and Partnerships
YCH Group Pte Ltd
Mr Alex Chua
Founder
GB Helios Pte Ltd
Mr Lee Kian Chong
Director
BNF Industries Pte Ltd
Lee Kian Chong is a Director of BNF Group which has core businesses in industrial gas supply chain management and environmental services. He leads technology development, sustainability, and transformation across the group, and also oversees the portfolio food services company, DITP, that operates restaurant concepts such as Canopy and ToriYard which he led to attain the SkillsFuture Employer Award in 2021. BNF is headquartered in Singapore serving customers around the world.
His passion for lifelong learning has led him to serve as a Skills Advisory Panel Member at the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) to advance the national skills agenda for HR and drive Workplace and Workforce Transformation as well as a School Advisory Committee Member for Canberra Secondary School. He also serves the community on committee positions at the Singapore Rowing Association, the Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore, and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore.
He graduated with a MPhil in Management from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Chemistry from Imperial College London. He received the ACE Under 35 Award in 2022. In his leisure time, he finds joy in immersing himself in music and nature.
Session Chair
Mr Chia Kim Huat
Regional Head, Corporate & Transactional Practice
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Track 1.4
Mr Ray Poh
Managing Director
Artisan Green Pte Ltd
Ms Jiale Tan
Chief Executive Officer
ESGNIE Pte Ltd
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are at the core of many investment strategies these days, but tracking companies’ ESG performance can be challenging. Enter ESGnie, an AI-powered investment analysis tool co-founded in 2021 by Tan Jiale that helps funds draw better insights from unstructured data and compare them against sustainability standards, with little human supervision.
Mr Gabriel Tan
Director
GUAVA Amenities Pte Ltd
Gabriel Tan is a visionary entrepreneur. He is not only the sole recipient conferred the United Nations SDG Pioneer for Circular Economy but also the first entrepreneur featured by UN Global Compact Academy Changemaker in a dialogue with Sanda Ojiambo – placing him in the company of luminaries such as H.E. Amina J. Mohammed and Sir Mark Moody Stuart. With hospitality and travel contributes roughly 10% of the world’s GDP, Gabriel’s pioneering ecosystem business model revolutionizes plastics reduction by up to 90% and costs reduction by more than 20% with some of the world’s largest hospitality chains, airlines and cruise liners.
Gabriel is an unshakeable optimist who believes in business as a force for good through sustainable value creation, innovation and collaboration. He is a sought-after speaker at the highest levels of international governance, regularly sharing his insights and vision at the United Nations, international forums and high-level dialogues with Heads of State, Ministers, and Ambassadors. His leadership articles have been published in Forbes, and he has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Newsweek, the Global Tourism Plastic Initiative, The Straits Times, and Business Times. Gabriel is also frequently invited as guest lecturer at leading universities such as NUS, RMIT and UCD.
Ms Sarah Ong
Director of Sustainability
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Session Chair & Speaker
Mr Ernie Koh
CEO
KODA Singapore
Track 1.5
Ms Ang Fung Fung
Partner
KPMG LLP
Ms Ang Fung Fung is an audit partner with KPMG in Singapore and has more than 30 years of audit experience. Fung Fung joined KPMG in Singapore in 1991 and was admitted into the partnership in 2001. She was also the Head of People for KPMG in Singapore from 2017 to 2020. Fung Fung is an experienced global lead partner for audit clients in a wide range of industries with extensive operations worldwide, and possesses country experience in China/Hong Kong, Australia, United Kingdom, USA and ASEAN. She also has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence and public offering related work, and is a regular presenter at KPMG public seminars. She is currently the partner in charge of the Audit Business Unit for Energy & Technology.
Ms Michelle Cheo
Deputy Chairperson and CEO
Mewah Group
Ms Michelle Cheo is the Deputy Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Mewah International Inc. She joined the Group in 2003 and is responsible for the formulation and execution of overall strategy of the Group, business development, project execution,
corporate risk and factory operations. Since joining the Group, Ms Cheo has been instrumental in expanding the supply chain of the Group, including acquiring and building additional
refineries in multiple locations, expanding the premium speciality oils business, entering the
biodiesel business and dairy sector. Prior to this, she was at Exxon Mobil from 1997 to 2003 in the US and Singapore.
Ms Cheo joined the Council of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industries in
2019 and as of Dec 2020 sits on the advisory board of James Cook University Singapore.
Ms Cheo was the 2019 Her Times Women Empowerment Award Winner for Entrepreneurship
and has recently been awarded Outstanding Chief Executive Of The Year in the 36th Singapore
Business Awards 2020/2021.
Ms Cheo graduated with a First Class Honours in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College,
University of London. She obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD
in 2004.
Ms Voo Choon Ling
Deputy Group Managing Director
Woodlands Transport Holdings Pte Ltd
Ms Voo Choon Ling is the Deputy Group Managing Director of Woodlands Transport Group and has been with the company for two decades. Woodlands Transport is a family business that began its journey in 1974, specializing in Land Transport and Tourism-related services. Choon Ling oversees the Group portfolio and all other business developments and investments.
Prior to joining her family business, Woodlands Transport, in 2001, Choon Ling worked in the agri-commodities sector. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from The Australian National University and is a Chartered Accountant. Choon Ling is a single mother of two teenagers, aged 14 and 16.
Ms Rachel Sim
Director
V3 Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Ms Rachel Sim, Director at V3 Group, is currently serving as the Deputy Managing Director at TWG Tea Co Pte Ltd (“TWG Tea”). She is responsible for overseeing business objectives, with a focus on corporate communications, digital expansion, strategic growth, and the overall performance of the TWG Tea business.
Prior to her current role, Rachel led the global marketing team at TWG Tea. She played a key role in raising its international brand profile through strategic partnerships and driving the company’s global marketing strategy. Additionally, she managed the TWG Tea brand’s portfolio of digital marketplace brand stores and was responsible for driving growth in third-party online channels as a new avenue of business during the epidemic. Rachel joined the global marketing team in September 2014 as a marketing executive, primarily focusing on developing partnerships and advertising campaigns.
Between November 2012 and September 2014, Rachel was part of the local sales team at TWG Tea, where she managed corporate accounts. She also contributed to the regional sales team (North Asia), assisting with the opening of new stores in Taiwan and PRC, and overseeing sales in the Hong Kong market.
Session Chair
Ms Violet Lim
CEO & Founder
Lunch Actually Group
Ms Violet Lim is the heart and soul of Lunch Actually – a dating and matchmaking company that she co-founded with her then fiancé, now husband Jamie Lee back in 2004. Her inspiration came from observing her colleagues who did not have time to date, due to their busy lives around work.
Today, Lunch Actually is Asia’s biggest lunch dating company with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Lunch Actually’s philosophy is to help singles find love by being, meeting and choosing the right one. Leveraging on both technology and the human touch, Lunch Actually has successfully arranged more than
140,000 dates and brought together more than 4,000 successful and married couples.
上海交通大学中国商业发展研究所副所长 兼 上海威斯顿金融管理学院副院长
方宝庆教授
方教授曾任职8家中国海内外上市集团公司高管、总经理、总裁截至2022年,历任12个两岸城市政府高级顾问、82家两岸企业顾问、26个单位培训教授等身份,足迹遍及174个不重复的城市,指导企业超过200余家,上海交通大学海外教育学院10年最受欢迎教授奨。方教授同时也是北大、交大、复旦、浙大及台大等校 43类EMBA总裁班特聘教授,并经常于中国商业地产业及零售餐饮巨头如万科、华联、华润、百联、苏宁、华侨城、正佳、银泰、新世界、王府井、希尔顿、锦江及携程等百强企业特别邀请担任培训教授。
方教授主要现职:
– 上海/杭州/宁波等市委组织部 特聘教授
– 中国各省市政府市委统战部、宣传部、工信部、文旅部、发改委 特聘教授
– 上海交通大学ITP主题公园研究所 高级顾问/教授
– 美国太平洋群太投资管理有限公司 董事长
– 联合利华饮食策划(团餐/预制菜/快餐-供应链) 年度特聘教授
Mohit is the CEO at CIO Network, a content-sharing platform that connects governments with an added focus on Education, Healthcare, and Financial Service Industries. He spearheads and drives all strategies and operations in Singapore, UK, and Australia offices. In a career spanning 20 years, he has held a number of senior roles in the conference & media industry in the US, UK, Middle East and Asia. He has successfully negotiated multiple joint ventures with governments and delivered high-quality events.
Session Chair
Ms Michelle Khoo
Director, Centre for Edge
Deloitte Southeast Asia
Michelle Khoo is the Director for Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, Southeast Asia – a futures think tank exploring opportunities on the edge of business and technology. She leads the Center’s research efforts, bringing over a decade of experience in advising business and government leaders about strategies for the long term. She is passionate about shaping a more sustainable, fairer and inclusive future whether in the physical or digital realms, applying her policy experience to analyze the implications of future business models and technologies. Key research topics for the Center are the next internet (including the metaverse), the future of work, sustainability, disruption, innovation and transformation.
主讲嘉宾:
新加坡国立大学东亚研究所副所长
陈刚博士
陈刚,现为新加坡国立大学东亚研究所资深研究员和副所长, 2007年起加入新加坡 国立大学东亚研究所工作。他的研究兴趣包括中国的国内政治和外交政策、环境治理、能源政策以及国际关系等,个人专著包括《中国灾害治理政治学:制度、利益集团和社会参与》(英文,纽约:Palgrave)、《中国气候变化政策》(英文,伦 敦:Routledge,2012)、《中国环境保护政治:问题与成就》(英文,新加坡:世界科技出版公司,2009)、《京都议定书与国际气候合作》 (北京:新华出版社,2008)等。他的学术论文发表在《亚洲调查》、《国际观察家》、《极地期刊》、《哥本哈根亚洲研究期刊》、《中国国际期刊》、《中国国际政治期刊》、《东亚事务期刊》、《二十一世纪》、 《美国研究》、《国际论坛》等海内外学术期刊上,并有十多篇会议论文被Routledge、Rowman & Littlefield等学术出版社收录为书籍章节出版。现担任新加坡《东亚政策》期刊执行编委。陈刚博士经常接受华尔街日报、彭博社、英国广播公司、新加坡亚洲新闻电视台、新华社、人民日报等国际媒体的采访,并不定期在联合早报、海峡时报等报纸上发表评论文章。
中国机电产品进出口商会
常务副会长 兼
专家委员会主任委员
郑超先生
中国对外投资合作领域权威专家,资深外交官;
曾任中国商务部对外投资和经济合作司一级巡视员(正司级),中国驻新加坡大使馆公使衔经济商务参赞,挂职安徽省马鞍山市副市长;
有着14年外交官生涯和38年从事中国对外投资合作管理与实践经验,参与并推动促成了多个中国与新加坡经贸合作重点项目。清华大学特聘教授、北京科技大学兼职教授。
Intensecomp Pte Ltd 董事
蔡尚宏先生
蔡尚宏先生是一位在RFID(射频识别)行业领域内成就卓著、经验丰富的专家。凭借对RFID技术及其应用的深入了解,通过其旗下企业(Intensecomp Pte Ltd.)蔡尚宏先生在业务追踪、监测监控和资产管理等领域的技术革新上发挥了巨大作用。
蔡尚宏先生在RFID行业的创业之旅始于2002年,凭借敏锐的商业头脑、对技术创新的不懈追求,以及为客户推动业绩增长、为股东创造收益的能力,在行业内成绩斐然。
2010年,蔡尚宏先生在新加坡创立Intensecomp Pte Ltd,2019年在马来西亚吉隆坡和中国上海等亚洲地区设立办事处,并一直在蓬勃发展。
在蔡尚宏先生的带领下,公司与技术提供商、供应商和行业专家建立了强大的战略合作关系网络,能为客户提供全面、尖端的RFID解决方案。
公司的成功案例包括为全球知名企业成功实施大型RFID项目,此项目体现了公司应对复杂挑战并取得成功的能力。
奥新全民口腔集团非执行主席
蔡思勄先生
蔡先生是奥新全民口腔集团的非执行主席。该公司是中国辽宁省领先的私人牙科保健服务提供商,也是第一家在新加坡证券交易所上市的中国牙科集团。自2017年在新交所上市以来,蔡先生一直在指导奥新全民的战略和运营事宜,包括建立新医院和收购相关医疗保健业务。多年来,奥新全民迅速扩张,目前在华北地区共经营16家牙科医院及诊所,员工超过400人。奥新全民是主板上市公司全民牙科集团的联营公司。蔡先生是一名金融专业人士,同时也是国际会计事务所国富新加坡的高级职员,负责管理企业融资活动,包括公开上市,融资和并购。蔡先生一直积极帮助中国公司进入新加坡资本市场。
荣盛控股集团有限公司
副总裁
孟繁秋先生
孟繁秋先生目前担任荣盛控股集团有限公司副总裁,荣盛石化(新加坡)有限公司总经理。历任中国航油集团公司总经理助理、中国航油(新加坡)股份有限公司首席执行官/执行董事、中国航油(香港)公司董事长、上海浦东国际机场航空油料有限责任公司副董事长、中国航油集团新源石化有限公司副董事长、韩国丽水枢纽油库有限公司董事长、中国航油(欧洲)有限公司董事、中国航油集团津京管道运输有限责任公司董事、中资企业(新加坡坡)协会会长、新加坡工商联合总会理事、新加坡工商联合总会中国工商组副主席及新加坡证券交易所投资关系协会董事。
孟繁秋先生拥有新加坡国立大学商学院亚太高层企业主管硕士学位、中华人民共和国律师资格和中华人民共和国企业法律顾问资格。他毕业于中国政法大学国际经济法专业法律(学士学位)及中国人民大学民商法(硕士学位)。
他个人的社会职务及荣誉包括中资企业(新加披)协会荣誉会长、新加披中华总商会董事、新加披中国商会副会长及新加坡鼎艺华乐团副主席等。
论坛主持:
立杰律师事务所新加坡有限责任合伙
合伙人/公司和非讼业务部,区域主任
谢锦发先生
谢锦发律师在亚太区域具有丰富的商业交易、融资和纠纷解决经验。 因其法律敏锐性、商业洞察力和对区域的深刻了解,广受客户好评,并被众多法律刊物列为“杰出律师”、“精英律师、“最佳律师”及“领军律师 “等。
Track 2.1
Mr Ken Ngan
Group CEO
CK Shipping (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Teri Teo
CEO & Founder
L’earth (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Brian Goh
Partner & VP / Business & Solutions
FPT Asia Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Mr David Ho
Managing Partner
Curt & Co Pte Ltd
Track 2.2
Mr Pang Fu Wei
Group Managing Director
Kim Hin International Pte Ltd
Ms Winnie Chan
CEO & Founder
Bynd Artisan Pte Ltd
Ms Pauline Ng
Founder
Porcelain Pte Ltd
Session Chair
Dr Lynda Wee
Founder & CEO
Bootstrap Pte Ltd
Track 2.3
Mr Shane Chiang
CEO & Founder
MOMENTUM Z Pte Ltd
Ms Susan Loh
Vice President, Marketing
SPTel Pte Ltd
Ms Susan Loh is a consummate and passionate leader with more than 20 years of Telecommunications experience in sales, product and business development. Her career has spanned many exciting domains such as cloud computing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cyber security and IOT. She has taken on leadership roles to champion Information Communications Technology (ICT) adoption with a team of SaaS and cloud computing sales managers through a 3-year ICT sales transformation project that focused on new revenue streams and deepening market share in emerging technology to achieve year on year revenue growth targets.
She has spearheaded the launch of Singapore’s first IoT Platform as a Service (IoTaaS). This revolutionary solution enables IoT service providers to deploy solutions on a common platform, leveraging Edge Computing for ultra-responsive device performance, and, has been showcased at leading exhibitions such as IoT Asia. It won an award at the Singapore Business Review’s Technology Excellence Awards 2019 in the IoT Telecommunications category. She is also in charge of building a vibrant IoT partner ecosystem as part of her strategic business development work which includes tie ups with institutes of higher learning and Government agencies.
Most recently, Ms Loh has led the launch of a documentary titled “Home-Grown with a Digital Edge” with CNA which won the CMO Asia Award for Excellence in Brand Innovation.
Mr Simon Tung
General Manager
Crayon Pte Ltd
Mr Daniel Tay
Founder
Foodgnostic
Mr Henry Chia
Managing Director
LINX (SEA)
Been in IT, Industrial Automation Sales for more than 20 years, Henry is now managing director for LINX Singapore overseeing the SEA region. The company is offering automation solutions and software empowered with AI to the manufacturing industry, renewable energies, F&B, Automotive sector. In order to pivot and scale to reach the overseas markets outside of Singapore, Henry deems it imperative to transform digitally the key functions of the company in terms of sales, operations and management. Henceforth, comes the challenge of transversing the digital domain of the new landscape where cybersecurity issues and loophole can jeopardise the hardwork and disrupt the on-going work of the expansion.
Session Chair
Mr Johnny Kho
President
Association of Information Security Professionals
Track 2.4
Dr Ashley Albern Fernandez
Chief Data & AI Officer
Huawei International Pte Ltd
Dr Ashley Fernandez is the Chief Data & AI Officer at Huawei International Pte Ltd, marking a return from his last successful stint here with the company where he now leads Huawei’s Applied Intelligence Office. Previously, he led the Data & AI Centre of Excellence at Maxis Malaysia, overseeing data engineering, Applied AI/ML, and Data & AI governance. With expertise in data science and applied AI, he led & implemented a series of core ML systems spanning across recommender systems & forecasting engines. He has often played a crucial role in supporting enterprises in building foundational practice in data and AI transformation. Dr. Fernandez also played an integral role as the Head of Data Science and Analytics at HUAWEI Technologies, where he obtained successful patents under Network Forecasting Algorithms & Time Series Modelling, where his innovative contributions have left an indelible mark on the industry. Holding a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence with a specialization in Cognitive Science, he is recognized as a Data & AI Evangelist, driving advancements in the field.
Mr Christopher Lim
CEO & Founder
Glee Trees Pte Ltd
Mr Bryan Chua
CTO for Strategic Customers
Microsoft Singapore
Mr Pek Zhi Xuan
APAC AI Pillar Lead
Microsoft Singapore
Session Chair
Dr Peter Leong
Senior Specialist (AI & Analytics
Singapore Polytechnic
Dr Peter Leong is a Senior AI Specialist at the School of Computing, Singapore Polytechnic. He is the course chair for the Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Artificial Intelligence). He also serves as a member of the technical committee for IMDA Singapore standards group of ISO JTC1/SC42 setting AI and Big Data international standards. Dr Leong serves as a member of the ExCo for the AI and HPC chapter of SGTech.
He received his BEng. in EE (1st Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Post-Graduate Diploma from the Information Communication Institute of Singapore (ICIS), M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Dr Leong had worked on national infocomm R&D projects in the National Computer Board. Dr Leong is no stranger to the challenges of running a small business. He was Director R&D in Vivid Technologies, a communications hardware/software ODM and OEM. He was the CTO in ecGain, an internet and enterprise web applications system development company. Dr Leong’s research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Quantum Computing. He has written books on Internet Application Development and Mobile Application Development.
He has also published papers in the areas of Intelligent Agents, Fuzzy Cognitive Systems, Games Based Learning and Technology Education.
第一家食品厂有限公司
执行董事主席
魏成輝博士
魏成辉博士除了是“第一家食品厂有限公司”的执行董事主席,他同时还是三家主板上市公司“群策环球控股”“普威集团”和“达成包装集团”的执行主席。他还担任两家其他主板上市公司——JB Foods Ltd和“恒益德国际控股有限公司”的副主席,以及Catalist版上市公司 “同乐集团”Tung Lok Group Restaurants(2000)Ltd的非执行非独立董事。
魏博士在2021年获得新加坡科技与设计大学(SUTD)的荣誉博士学位,是一位自强不息的企业家,在新加坡、中国、马来西亚、美国、欧洲和世界其他地区拥有多元化的企业领导经验,并于2014年获新加坡《商业时报》颁发“年度商人奖”。
魏博士于2018年被任命为新加坡驻巴西联邦共和国的非常驻大使,并于2020年获任命为和平法官。
Farm Fresh
董事经理
雷端意先生
雷先生在食品行业拥有超过20多年的经验。他于2010年创立了Farm Fresh,并担任该集团总经理兼首席执行官,并负责该集团的业务拓展及发展方向、战略企业规划、运营以及环境、社会和公司治理计划和集团管理等工作。
在雷先生的领导下,Farm Fresh成为马来西亚鲜牛奶品类的市场领导者,并赢得了多个奖项。其中包括:2015年和2020年亚洲畜牧业“最佳乳品牧场”奖,以及2021 Putra Enterprising年度品牌奖等。于伦敦举行的2022-2023年度世界品牌大奖颁奖典礼上,雷先生的企业更是荣获了“年度品牌”奖。
上海华与华营销咨询有限公司
董事长
华杉先生
华先生同时也是上市民营图书业领军企业—读客文化股份有限公司联合创始人。著名中国历史文化专家及畅销书
作家。著作《华杉讲透孙子兵法》销量超过100万册,并分别在韩国、泰国、英国出版,以四种语言在全球发行。
2002年与弟弟华楠共同创办华与华营销咨询有限公司,是中国最知名的品牌营销咨询公司,2021年咨询费收入3.4亿人民币,拥有海底捞、莆田、腾讯王者荣耀、阿里巴巴天猫养车、西贝莜面村、葵花药业、盼盼食品、雨润食品、奇安信、厨邦食品、蜜雪冰城等大批优质客户。
论坛主持
特海国际控股有限公司
董事会主席
周兆呈博士
新加坡中华总商会文教与社会事务委员会副主席
在政府部门与社区组织所担任的职位
– 新加坡江苏会会长
– 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会理事、青年事务委员会主任
– 新加坡华族文化中心董事
Track 2.5
Mr Lee Tong Yi
4th Gen Group Managing Director
Lam Hong (S) Pte Ltd
Ms Jiehui Kia
2nd Gen Business Development Manager
Ichi Seiki Pte Ltd
Mr Daniel Liu
2nd Gen Director (Business)
MORROW Architects & Planners Pte Ltd