Dr Koh Poh Koon
Senior Minister of State for Health;
Senior Minister of State for Manpower
Dr Koh Poh Koon is Senior Minister of State for Manpower, and Sustainability and the Environment. Dr Koh was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC on 10 July 2020, having served as a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC since 2015.
At the Ministry of Manpower, Dr Koh oversees employment standards and safeguards, which underpin fair and progressive workplaces for employees and employers. Dr Koh is also focused on strengthening policies and protections for vulnerable workers, including migrant and platform workers. Prior to his appointment at the Ministry of Manpower, Dr Koh was Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, where he worked closely with union leaders and the Labour Movement network to implement the Industry Transformation Maps and better prepare workers for jobs in key growth sectors. Dr Koh continues to play an instrumental role in Singapore’s tripartite landscape and champions the Progressive Wage Model for lower-wage workers.
At the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Dr Koh is responsible for securing Singapore’s food supply and ensuring that food sold in Singapore is safe for consumption. He also oversees the transformation of the agri-food industry into one that is highly productive, climate-resilient and sustainable by leveraging technology and innovation. Dr Koh also guides the coordination of whole-of-government efforts to combat marine litter and protect Singapore’s coastlines from the threat of sea level rise through the implementation of Singapore’s coastal protection plans.
Prior to his current appointments, he held various positions at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of National Development.
Before joining politics, Dr Koh held academic appointments as Clinical Lecturer in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Adjunct Clinician Scientist with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), a key institution under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). Dr Koh also served as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in Singapore General Hospital and was the Director of the Colorectal Cancer Molecular Genetics Research Laboratory as well as the founding Director of the Colorectal Cancer Genomic Health Service.
Dr Koh started his own private practice in 2011 at Capstone Colorectal Surgery Centre in Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. In 2012, he partnered Fortis Healthcare Singapore to set up the first dedicated colorectal diseases hospital in Southeast Asia, the Fortis Colorectal hospital.
Dr Koh is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces, having served as the Commanding Officer of a Combat Service Support Battalion and subsequently as Deputy Brigade Commander. He graduated in 2009 from the Singapore Armed Forces Command and Staff College, where he emerged as the Top Graduate of the 10th National Service Command and Staff Course.
He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 1996 and obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) as well as the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) in 2005. He received colorectal surgical training in Edinburgh, UK (2002) and completed his Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA (2006).
Mr Robin Hu
Advisory Senior Director
Temasek International Advisors Pte Ltd
Mr. Hu headed Sustainability and International Policy at Temasek before becoming its Vice Chairman Asia and Operating Partner in 2022. He is currently Advisory Senior Director to Temasek, and Chairman Constellar Holding Ltd, a Temasek portfolio company in the exhibition and convention business. He is Chairman Mandai Nature, a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting biodiversity and wildlife conservation in Southeast Asia.
Prior to Temasek, Robin was Group CEO of Hong Kong listed English language Daily South China Morning Post Ltd., where he led the group’s transformation into a digital centric media platform that led to its subsequent divestiture to Alibaba Ltd. Robin serves on the board of MediaCorp, Singapore’s national broadcaster.
Beginning 2023, Mr. Hu was made Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Timor Leste ahead of it impending ascension to full ASEAN membership. In addition, he assumed the role of Asia Chairman to American think tank Milken Institute to help grow its presence and reach in Asia.
Mr. Hu has worked and lived in multiple cities in Asia, including Singapore, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hong Kong, spanning multiple industries such as IT, Internet, media, finance, and government. He is a keen follower of current affairs and geopolitics. He is a member of the international advisory council of London based think tank Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), and Bank of Singapore’s CIO Global Advisory Investment Council.
Mr Anthony Tan
Chief Executive Officer
MOH Holdings Pte Ltd
Mr Anthony Tan joined MOH Holdings Pte Ltd on 15 December 2021. MOH Holdings Pte Ltd is the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare assets. He was previously Deputy Chief Executive Officer in SPH, having assumed the role on 1 July 2016.
Prior to joining SPH, Mr Tan was Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health and concurrently Special Assistant to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (2011-2014). During his career with the Singapore Public Service spanning more than 15 years, he served in various organisations including the Ministry of Finance, Home Affairs, Manpower as well as the People’s Association.
Mr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1997 with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Political Science. He also has a Master of Science (Management) degree from the Stanford Business School.
Mr Zhong Sheng Jian
Chairman & CEO
Yanlord Land Group Limited
Mr. Zhong Sheng Jian is the founder of Yanlord Land Group Limited and is responsible for the overall management and strategy development of Yanlord Land Group Limited. Since the 1980s, Mr. Zhong has founded and established a number of businesses in trading, manufacturing and real estate spanning China, Singapore and Hong Kong. He started property development business in the early 1990s through the setting up of offices in Shanghai and Nanjing, which are now part of the Singapore Exchange mainboard-listed Yanlord Land Group Limited.
In recognition of his contribution to various parts of China, Mr. Zhong has been awarded with Honorary Citizenships in Nanjing, Zhuhai, Shanwei and Suzhou in China. In 2005, he was also awarded with the Magnolia Silver Award in Shanghai for his contributions to the Municipal City of Shanghai. In 2010, Mr. Zhong was named and awarded the Singapore Businessman of the Year 2009. In 2015, Mr. Zhong was awarded with the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat), a Singapore National Day Award.
Mr. Zhong is a council member of several Singapore-China investment and trade committees, including Singapore-Sichuan Trade & Investment Committee, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council, Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council, Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council, Singapore -Zhejiang Economic and Trade Council and Singapore-China Business Council. He is also the Honorary President of Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan, Honorary Chairman of Hai Lu Feng Association Singapore, Honorary Chairman of Tan Kah Kee Foundation,Vice President of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, Director of Business China and Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Mr David Su Tuong Sing
Founding Managing Partner
MPCi
Mr David Su is a founding managing partner at MPC Investments, focused primarily on mobile Internet, software and healthcare investments.
Mr Su has been investing in China for the last two decades and some of his investments include Didi Chuxing, Baidu (NSDQ:BIDU), Bona Film (NSDQ:BONA), Focus Media (NSDQ:FMCN), Kanghui Medical (NYSE:KH), Kingfriend Biochemical (SS:603707), China Youzan (8083.HK), AAC Technologies (2018.HK), Heptagon (SIX:AMS).
Before MPC Investments, Mr Su was a founding general partner of TDF Capital and KPCB China. Prior to joining the venture capital industry, Mr Su worked at Lotus Development, IBM Software Group for seven years and was last responsible for Lotus’ software and services business in Greater China region. Mr Su graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Mr Su is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He also co-founded San Si Institute, a community of high achieving entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to tackle the big challenges of our society.
Mr Foo Jixun
Senior Managing Partner
Granite Asia
Jixun Foo is a senior managing partner at Granite Asia. He leads the firm’s overall investment strategy and portfolio management.
Jixun has spent the last 20 years working with entrepreneurs in the mobility, transportation and enterprise services sectors in Asia. He is best known for his early investments into companies like Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), Grab, Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV) and his critical roles in strategic mergers and acquisitions, such as those of Youku-Tudou (the first ever multi-billion-dollar tech merger in China), Baidu/Qunar, Ctrip/Qunar, and Manbang (Yunmanman/Huachebang). His portfolio includes 22 companies valued at more than $1 billion each.
Jixun was previously a Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, where he led investment efforts in Asian companies such as Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU). Prior to DFJ ePlanet, Jixun headed up the Investment Group under the Finance & Investment Division of the National Science & Technology Board of Singapore (NSTB) and was previously an R&D project group leader at Hewlett Packard.
Born and raised in Singapore, Jixun is highly respected in the Asia business community and serves on the boards of regional and global organisations including PSA International (Singapore) and Bombardier (Canada).
He has been named as one of the Top 10 Venture Capitalists by Zero2IPO as well as “VC Professional of the Year” by the Asia Venture Capital Journal. He frequently appears on the global Forbes Midas list, including 2019-2023, and was recognised among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists by The New York Times/CBInsights in 2019.
Jixun is an alumnus of the National University of Singapore, obtained a First-Class Honours in Engineering and later, earned an M.Sc. in Management of Technology from the esteemed Graduate School of Business.
Ms Tin Pei Ling
Member of Parliament;
Co-President MetaComp Pte Ltd
Ms Tin Pei Ling is the Co-President of MetaComp Pte Ltd. She was the former Managing Director for Strategic Partnership & Business Development of DCS (formerly known as Diners Club Singapore), and also served as the former Chief Executive Officer of Business China from May 2018 to Dec 2022.
Pei Ling is also an elected Member of Parliament in Singapore since 2011 and was the youngest Member for two terms. Into her third term now, she concurrently serves as the Chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Communications & Information (includes Smart Nation & Digital Government), and a member of the GPC for Social and Family Development. Prior to this, she served on the GPC for Home Affairs and Law, Health, and Culture, Community & Youth at different points in time.
Pei Ling held different corporate leadership roles, including the Director for Corporate Development at GrabTaxi Pte Ltd and Group Director of Corporate Strategy of Jing King (JK) Technology Group (now known as Adera Global), which was a group of regional companies offering FinTech solutions, secured data handling, and smart technology.
Prior to entering politics, Pei Ling was a business and management consultant in Ernst & Young Advisory with years of experience in corporate strategy, organization excellence, industry studies, channel strategy, competency framework, business process reviews and change management.
In Parliament, Pei Ling actively championed issues pertaining to public healthcare, elderly, youth, women and smart nation.
Pei Ling holds a Master of Business Administration from the leading business school of the University of Chicago (Chicago Booth). She also holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) (University Scholars Programme) from the National University of Singapore. Pei Ling is a Lien Fellow under the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship programme from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
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