A/Prof Cher Heng Tan graduated with MBBS (Singapore) and FRCR (UK). He completed his Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center and holds an Executive MBA from Insead. He is presently Senior Consultant with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Assistant Chairman Medical Board at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He is concurrently Group Chief, Research and Innovation for NHG Health and Assistant Dean (Clinical Research) for the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.

Professor Reginald B.H. TAN is Executive Director at the Science and Engineering Research Council at A*STAR, and concurrently Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore. 

Dr Shawn Vasoo is the Executive Director of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), and a Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases at NCID and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore, completed residency training in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, followed by fellowships in Clinical Microbiology and Orthopaedic ID at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Dr Carl Firth is Partner at Panacea Venture, a global investment fund focused on healthcare. Previously, Carl was CEO and founder of ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a NASDAQ-listed clinical stage biotech, which he took public in 2018 and raised over $300M from leading global investors.

Prior to founding ASLAN, Carl was Head of Asia Healthcare at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, supporting public and private financing of healthcare companies and advising on M&A transactions. Before joining the banking industry, he worked for AstraZeneca across various commercial and R&D roles.

Professor Ng Huck Hui is the Assistant Chief Executive for Research and Talent Development, Agency for Science, Technology and Research.  

David’s role involves leading Innovate UK’s global activities working with international partners to build strong collaborations and accelerate the global scaling of innovative UK businesses.​

Ong Kim Pong is the Group CEO of PSA International, responsible for the company’s global performance and strategic growth with the Senior Management Council. Since joining PSA in 1997, he has held leadership roles across Europe and Asia, driving PSA’s international expansion and service excellence. Committed to advancing Singapore’s research and development as well as global connectivity, he serves on the National Research Foundation Board and co-chairs the Manufacturing Trade & Connectivity Domain International Advisory Panel.

Ms. Geraldine Chin is the Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and aDirector of ExxonMobil Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. and President of ExxonMobil China Petroleum andPetrochemical Company Pte. Ltd. She serves as a member of the Public Service Commission of Singapore, the Singapore Future Economy Advisory Panel and the board of the National Research Foundation

Kok Kin leads Cora Environment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBS Energi, driving integrated waste management, recycling, Energy-from-Waste, and sustainable solutions in Singapore.

With over 25 years of experience, he previously held leadership roles at SP Group, covering projects, operations, maintenance, risk management, and corporate planning.