Programme
8.30am
Registration
9.00am
Redefining the roles of NRC by Ms Ooi Huey Tyng, Chair, SID NRC Chapter
9.15am
Emerging risks and what you need to know about D&O insurance
Moderator:
Ms Supriya Sen, Independent Director
Speaker:
Mr Ronak Shah, President, General Insurance Association of Singapore & CEO, QBE Insurance (Singapore)
9.40am
Navigating majority shareholder boards: NRC’s role in ensuring independent oversight and trust
In many companies, independent directors are appointed by major shareholders with whom non-independent non-executives often have close connections. How can independent directors navigate the complexities of being on a majority shareholder-controlled board? What advice does our expert panel have for aspiring directors contemplating joining such boards?
Moderator:
Mr Philip Forrest, Advisory Board Member, Velocity Ventures
Panellists:
Mr Till Vestring, Senior Advisor, Non-Executive Director
Ms Caroline Kwong, Independent Non-Executive Director, Hong Leong Asia
Ms Linda Hoon, Independent Non-Executive Director, Far East Group Limited
10.20am
Break
10.50am
RC’s role in influencing and shaping sustainability agenda in the boardroom
As stewards of corporate culture, RCs are responsible for human capital governance with implications for sustainability priorities. In this session, we address issues such as balancing purpose vs profit, creating a platform for change and climate governance. We also cover practical tips, lessons learnt and case studies of companies that have embedded sustainability priorities as a core of their business strategies.
Moderator:
Mr Shai Ganu, Council Member, Singapore Institute of Directors
Panellists:
Ms Dan Luo, Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Karen Tay Koh, Independent Director, Banyan Group
11.20am
Future-proofing your board: navigating tomorrow’s challenges today
This session underscores the critical role of NCs in rejuvenating boards with a diversity of skills and perspectives that are essential for dynamic decision-making. By embracing innovation and continuous learning, boards can anticipate and effectively navigate emerging risks. Regulatory changes can be leveraged to foster adaptability and seize opportunities for future growth and resilience.
Moderator:
Ms Audrey Lim, Senior Advisor, Human Capital Leadership Institute
Speakers:
Ms Tan Bin Ru, President, (Enterprise Digital), ST Engineering
Mr Wee Liengseng, CEO and Co-Founder, Dragonfly LLC
Mr Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation
12.00pm
Keynote: Passing the torch: insights from CEO succession planning and the hidden dynamics
Moderator of Q&A:
Mr Terence Quek, CEO, Singapore Institute of Directors
Keynote Speaker:
Ms Euleen Goh, Chairman, Singapore Institute of Management
12.30pm
Closing address by Ms Abigail Ng, Executive Director, Markets Policy & Consumer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
12.40pm
Lunch and networking
1.30pm
End of programme
CPD Hours : 5
SID members: $119.90 (incl. 9% GST)
Non-members: $152.60 (incl. 9% GST)
SPEAKERS
Ooi Huey Tyng
Chair, SID NRC Chapter
Ms Ooi Huey Tyng is the Chair of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee Chapter at SID and an independent director on multiple boards. She has over 30 years of experience in senior positions at global banks, leading payments technology provider and fintech. She serves on board of AIG Asia Pacific Insurance where she chairs the risk management committee and serves on the audit committee and nomination committee. She is also an independent director of Maxis and serves on the audit and risk committee, transformation committee and remuneration committee. She is a member of the Board of Governors of Raffles Institution. Ms Ooi was the Regional Managing Director, Head of GrabPay and served as nominee director on a number of GrabPay and GrabInsure joint venture company boards. Before joining Grab, she was Visa’s Country Manager for Singapore and Brunei and held senior leadership positions at Citibank, DBS and UOB.
Supriya Sen
Independent Director
A former banker and director at GE Capital, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Citibank, and senior advisor at McKinsey & Co, Ms Supriya Sen is an experienced board leader who has worked with a portfolio of global listed and private companies and nonprofit foundations. Her work in the areas of strategy, finance, technology and sustainability over the past three decades has fuelled her passion to effect positive change beyond net zero. Ms Sen plays an integral role in several global projects involving innovation, climate finance, strategy development and sustainability.
Ronak Shah
President, General Insurance Association of Singapore & CEO, QBE Insurance (Singapore)
Mr Ronak Shah is the CEO of QBE Singapore. A veteran in both underwriting and broking, he has worked in the US and Singapore for top international insurance and broking firms, specialising in all classes of financial, professional, liability lines and transactional liability solutions. Mr Shah is an active contributor to trade magazines, a frequent speaker at seminars and a trainer for various regional organisations. He presides over the General Insurance Association of Singapore and serves on the executive bodies of the Institute of Banking and Finance and East Asian Insurance Congress and on the Board of Governors at the Singapore College of Insurance.
Philip Forrest
Advisory Board Member, Velocity Ventures
Mr Philip Forrest is a former SID Council member and has lived in the ASEAN region since 1982 (in Singapore since 1991). He is a non-executive director of several (mostly Australia-linked) companies in the region and sits on the advisory boards of James Cook University Singapore Campus, QED and Australian Alumni Singapore. He has served on the Council of the Singapore Business Federation, the Boards of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (former president) and the British Chamber of Commerce and the Council of the Association of Banks in Singapore. He was previously Asia Head for ANZ Bank, with responsibility for the Bank’s activities in 11 countries from Japan to Indonesia. He also spent 15 years with Citibank in five countries.
Till Vestring
Senior advisor, Non-Executive Director
Mr Till Vestring is a senior advisor and non-executive director with extensive experience in Asia. He is the lead independent director at Keppel Corporation and an advisory partner with Bain & Company in Singapore, as well as a director at Advanced Micro Foundry and Delaware International. Mr Vestring is the lead investor in a sustainable tourism business in Cambodia. He is also an active angel investor and serves on the board of venture philanthropy Leap201. Mr Vestring has spent the last 25 years with Bain & Company in Asia serving as the Southeast Asia managing partner from 2007 to 2013 and head of the Asia Pacific industrial practice from 2003 to 2007.
Caroline Kwong
Independent Non-Executive Director, Hong Leong Asia
Ms Caroline Kwong is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hong Leong Asia. She is also the Managing Director of a Singapore investment management company with investment focus on leading edge technologies beneficial to clean environment and sustainable living. With over eight years of experience in startup companies specialising in alternative energy and the circular economy in global innovation centres, Ms Kwong brings expertise in investment, fundraising, corporate finance, capital markets and debt restructuring. Her senior management positions at financial institutions and conglomerates include roles at HL Bank Singapore, Mycom and Olympia Group in Malaysia and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (Asia) in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Linda Hoon
Independent Non-Executive Director, Far East Group Limited
Ms Linda Hoon has over 37 years of C-suite experience, serving as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Chief of Compliance, Head of Risk Management and Company Secretary for several SGX Main Board listed companies. Her expertise includes mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, ESG and sustainability reporting, complex litigation, group reorganisation and restructuring. Ms Hoon has board experience in commercial and not-for-profit organisations. She serves on the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) and Kidney Dialysis Foundation. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Tru-Marine, Far East Group and Lifebrandz. She teaches business and commercial law at NUS and property and trust law at Kaplan.
Shai Ganu, FSID
Council Member, Singapore Institute of Directors
Mr Shai Ganu is the global leader of the Executive Compensation and Board Advisory business at WTW. He leads a team of over 500 consultants across 45 countries and serves as a trusted adviser to boards and committees of more than 100 leading companies globally. A Senior Accredited Director, he serves as an independent director on the boards of leading companies and not-for-profit organisations. He is a Fellow and Council member of Singapore Institute of Directors and chairs the ESG Chapter. He is also a member of World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance community of experts and global governing board member of its Climate Governance Initiative.
Dan Luo
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Luo Dan has built her career in the international arena, leading business in the consumer goods and dairy ingredients industries in Southeast Asia, China and at the global level. Ms Luo has a successful history of driving growth and profitability at multinational groups such as Heinz, LEGO and Fonterra. She brings with her expertise in finance, business planning, strategic partnerships and general management with a deep insight in sales, marketing and supply chain. Currently, Ms Luo serves as an Independent Director at SGX-listed First Resources and Yeo Hiap Seng.
Audrey Lim
Senior Advisor, Human Capital Leadership Institute
Ms Audrey Lim is a corporate governance practitioner dedicated to championing board leadership practices that foster long-term value creation and sustainable growth. She joined Temasek Holdings in 2003 and was an integral part of the pioneer team that set up the Wealth Management Institute. She has held leadership positions in various Temasek wholly-owned subsidiaries. She is an INSEAD Certified Director in Corporate Governance (IDP-C) and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ms Lim is a SID accredited director and serves on the SID Nominating and Renumeration Committee Chapter.
Tan Bin Ru
President (Enterprise Digital), ST Engineering
Ms Tan Bin Ru is a leader in the fintech industry globally and a prominent figure in the Singapore blockchain community. She chairs the Blockchain Association of Singapore and is President of Enterprise Digital in ST Engineering. With over 25 years of experience, Ms Tan has held leadership roles in MNCs and startups. She has received numerous accolades, including recognition as one of the Top 5 Women in FinTech and Asia FinTech Leaders at the 2019 Singapore FinTech Awards. Ms Tan was also named Woman in Fintech by Fintech Nation 65 in 2022 and was featured in the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech list by the Singapore Computer Society in 2020.
Wee Liengseng
CEO and Co-Founder, Dragonfly LLC
Mr Wee Liengseng is CEO of Dragonfly, a New York firm providing quantitative risk management and applications for strategy and investments. He is an independent director of Private Infrastructure Development Group and GuocoLand, and serves on the investor committee of Mapletree US Logistics Private Trust and the board of NUS Business School. Mr Wee was previously based in New York as Managing Director of global risk management at Bankers Trust New York, Partner at Capco and CMRA, and Senior Associate in strategy at Booz Allen. Prior to that, he was a banker with Banque Paribas in Singapore. Mr Wee has been an adjunct professor of risk management at SMU, Columbia University and Peking University. He co-authored the books What Every CEO Must Know About Risk and RAROC and Risk Management.
Tan Boon Gin
CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation
Mr Tan Boon Gin is the CEO of Singapore Exchange Regulation, an independent regulatory subsidiary of Singapore Exchange Group (SGX Group), which undertakes all front-line regulatory functions to promote a fair, orderly and transparent market. Before joining SGX Group, Mr Tan was the Director of the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force. He was also previously with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and has also served as a District Judge at Singapore's Subordinate Courts. Mr Tan is an advocate and solicitor and holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Harvard Law School.
Terence Quek
CEO, Singapore Institute of Directors
Mr Terence Quek is CEO of Singapore Institute of Directors. He was a naval combat officer before becoming an entrepreneur. He co-founded and was director of a strategic communications group which he led through two merger and acquisition exercises. Mr Quek volunteers actively with numerous organisations in Singapore and overseas, including as District Councillor of both South East and South West Community Development Councils, member of the management committee of SAFRA and co-chair of the Alumni Advisory Council at Singapore Management University. He serves on the boards of charity organisation Bone Marrow Donor Programme, Outram Secondary School Advisory Committee and World Institute of Action Learning Advisory Board.
Euleen Goh
Chairman, Singapore Institute of Management
Ms Euleen Goh is the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Management, a Trustee of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs Endowment Fund and a member of the Public Service Commission. She recently retired as Non-Executive Chairman of SATS and Gateway Services in Asia Pacific. She holds professional qualifications in banking and taxation and is a Fellow of Singapore Institute of Chartered Accountants and Singapore Institute of Directors. Since retiring, she has held non-executive roles on various boards, including Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Royal Dutch Shell, DBS Holdings, DBS Bank to name a few. She is the former Chairman of the DBS Foundation, Singapore International Foundation, International Enterprise Singapore and Accounting Standards Council, Singapore. Additionally, she has served on the boards of Temasek Trustees, the NUS Business School Management Advisory Board and as Rector of Cinnamon College.
Abigail Ng
Executive Director and Head of Markets Policy & Consumer Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Ms Abigail Ng is the Executive Director and Head of the Markets Policy & Consumer Department at Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). She oversees the formulation of policies on the capital markets to promote fair, orderly and transparent markets and safe and efficient financial market infrastructures, as well as policies on market conduct to achieve fair outcomes for investors and shape corporate governance standards. She also oversees MoneySense, the national financial education programme and represents MAS at the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions. Prior to joining the MAS, Ms Ng served with the Singapore Legal Service in the State Courts and the Attorney-General’s Chambers and is admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Karen Tay Koh
Independent Director, Banyan Group
Ms Karen Tay Koh is a non-executive director and on board committees of several companies including Banyan Group, HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited, Manulife US Real Estate Management Pte Ltd, K3 Venture Partners, BC Platforms AG (Switzerland), Cognita k-12 International Schools (UK) and LaSalle College of the Arts. Her career began in the Ministry of Finance, with postings at the Inland Revenue and Monetary Authority of Singapore. Ms Tay Koh later on took on the role of Deputy CEO, SingHealth, and concurrently Deputy CEO, Singapore General Hospital, and has worked on the successful start-up of two medical schools. After many years of operational experience in healthcare and education, she moved into private equity, gaining both executive and advisory roles.
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