Minister for Manpower

Professor Emeritus, Singapore Management University (SMU)

Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)

Mr Desmond Tan is the Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC since 30 June 2022.

Mr Desmond Tan is also the Group Director of the NTUC Training and Transformation Group, overseeing NTUC’s Transformation Office and the NTUC Training & Placement ecosystem, which comprises the NTUC Industry Training & Transformation Department, NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), NTUC LearningHub and the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute.

Mr Desmond Tan is also Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Chief Executive, Workforce Singapore

Director, Government Relations, Partnerships & Business Development, Acronis Asia

Vice President,  People Experience & Culture, Singtel Group

Harvard Business School

President and CEO of SATS

Kerry led SATS through the post-pandemic recovery, successfully ramping up ground handling and inflight catering services to support operations at Changi Airport. Amid the aviation rebound, SATS acquired WFS in 2023, transforming SATS into the world’s largest air cargo handler. Before joining SATS, Kerry held leadership roles at YCH Group, Goodpack Ltd, Accenture, and DHL.

Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

Kritvi is a leader in McKinsey & Company’s People & Organizational Performance Practice, where she advises clients across Asia on driving sustainable transformations by focusing on their talent, operating model and culture elements

Kritvi works closely with top teams across sectors — particularly in consumer, financial services and manufacturing — to help organizations redesign their operating models, accelerate enterprise-wide productivity, and lead through change. She also brings deep experience in talent strategy and top team effectiveness, including supporting leadership integration in large-scale mergers.

Kritvi holds a Master’s degree in Organizational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is a published author on leadership and change.

Vice Chair/ Honorary Treasurer & Chairman, Human Capital Action Committee, Singapore Business Federation

Director of Human Resource and Marketing, Keystone Cable

President of SNEF

Mr Tan Hee Teck is the President of SNEF since July 2024. He is currently the Lead Independent Director of Anext Bank Pte. Ltd.

Mr Tan served as the Chairman and CEO of Resorts World at Sentosa, where he was instrumental and responsible for the successful bidding of the multi-award winning integrated resort, and its subsequent development and operations.

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Timothy is a leader in McKinsey Digital in Southeast Asia. He works with companies and governments on accelerating technology adoption to serve their customers and citizens better.

Drawing on his past experience in telco and public service, Timothy works with companies and governments across a wide range of topics across strategy, transformation, and organization. His expertise spans AI strategy, tech-enabled operations transformations, capability building and new business building.

Before joining McKinsey, Timothy served as Chief Data Officer and Director of Strategic Planning & HR Policy at Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office. He previously held roles at the Ministry of Finance, represented Singapore at the UN, and contributed to national education and defence policy.

Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Tonny Loh, a partner at Heidrick & Struggles Singapore, specialises in senior leadership, board and organisational development. With over 20 years of experience, he supports Boards and CEOs in accelerating the performance of their leaders, top teams and organisations. He is also the programme director and faculty for the Chairperson Accelerator Programme at the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Managing Director and Group Head of Learning and Transformation, OCBC