Professor Chan is Senior Consultant Renal Physician, Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
Professor Chan was Singhealth Group Chief education Officer from 2018 to 2024. Head of Department of Renal Medicine, SGH from 2008 to 2014. He is a Clinical Professor DukeNUS Medical School and Adjunct Professor NUS YLL School of Medicine from 2018. He was DukeNUS Senior Associate Dean from 2018 to 2024.
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Mr Michael Toh, Managing Director of the Singapore Water Association (on secondment from PUB), leads efforts to advance Singapore’s water industry through capacity building, innovation adoption, productivity improvements, and global partnerships. Amongst his leadership roles in PUB, Michael, as PUB’s Director of Industry & Technology Collaboration, drove water technology adoption, managed the Singapore Water Exchange, and oversee the team that organises the global Singapore International Water Week. As PUB’s CIO and CDO, he strengthened ICT, SMART technologies, and cybersecurity.
John Cheng is the founder of Innovate 360, Singapore’s first food accelerator combining facilities and a venture capital fund. Since 2018, it has supported over 230 agri-food tech startups with mentorship, infrastructure, funding, and go-to-market support. Innovate 360 operates four facilities, including co-working spaces, laboratories, shared kitchens, manufacturing, and retail spaces. John also co-founded Feed 9 Billion, an open innovation platform driving sustainability and collaboration to feed the global population by 2050.
Mr Tan Kah Han is the Chief Technology Officer / Senior Director (Unmanned Systems Group/Next Generation Programme office) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). As a member of CAAS’ senior management team, his responsibilities include developing aviation sector technology and R&D roadmap. He is also responsible for developing and next generation air navigation services provision capability that include innovative concept of operations and air traffic management systems.
Dave leads BCG’s Climate and Sustainability Practice in Southeast Asia and the Climate Adaptation and Resilience topic in Asia-Pacific. He works with private and public sector clients on climate and sustainability, as well as energy transition strategies.
Dr. Rosemary Tan is CEO of Leyden Labs Asia, a subsidiary of Leyden Laboratories B.V., which develops intranasal antibody therapies for broad protection against respiratory viruses. Prior to this, she led CoV Biotechnology, focused on coronavirus vaccines and antibodies, which was acquired by Leyden Labs in 2024. Earlier in her career, she founded Veredus Laboratories, a pioneer in diagnostic and bio-surveillance technologies which was acquired by Sekisui Chemical.
Dr Rajan Kalidindi is the Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer for GE HealthCare in ASEAN, Korea and ANZ region. With over two decades of experience across healthcare, innovation and commercial leadership, Rajan brings deep expertise in scaling technologies and building high-impact strategies. He previously led GE HealthCare Services and the Ultrasound business in ASEAN and held leadership roles across GE businesses and academic institutions. Before GE, Rajan was with NTU, supporting I
Mark Holst has over 20 years of experience with Shell working in oil & gas field development covering conventional, Enhanced Oil Recovery, on/offshore assets and operations in the Netherlands, Malaysia and Oman. Following an MBA with London Business School he joined the Upstream Strategy Group supporting the Senior Executive Leadership with the design and implementation of multiple portfolio, business and corporate level strategies.
Melvyn Yeo is the Founder and Managing Partner of TRIREC, a pioneering Singapore-based venture capital firm focused on global decarbonisation investments since 2015. He began his career at Goldman Sachs (Asia), later co-founding Thirdrock Group, which was acquired by Schroders in 2019, where he held senior leadership roles. Melvyn sits on the board of the Singapore Land Authority and is active in the sustainability ecosystem as a Council Member of SEAS, Chairman of the Sustainable Energy StartUp Network, and founding member of SVCA’s Climate Solutions Committee.
Chong Wah is a Singapore-based entrepreneur and advisor with over 30 years of experience in marketing research and regional business development. As Co-founder / CEO of Acorn Marketing and Research Consultants, he led the company’s expansion across 11 Asian countries. He also sits on the board of Kwanpen, a heritage luxury brand known for its crocodile leather handbags, retailing in major gateway cities. Kwanpen is the sponsor of the SMU Kwanpen PostGraduate Summer Venture Award.
