SMP commemorative booklet 2015

SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

2015

The Journey On 18 May 2015, participants of the Senior Management Programme began a four-week journey of learning and reflection. Held in a world-class campus in Singapore, the programme provided an international learning experience designed to strengthen knowledge of the new world and broaden leadership skills. The Class of 2015 comprised 22 senior executives and professionals from Australia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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The SMP was designed to provide you with an enriching learning experience and help you take the next step forward in your leadership journey.

Message from the Dean Dear SMP Participants,

Congratulations on successfully completing the 2015 Senior Management Programme (SMP) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School)! At the same time, I welcome you to the growing community of LKY School alumni of which you are now an important part.

The SMP was designed to provide you with an enriching learning experience and help you take the next step forward in your leadership journey. I am confident that you have benefited from interacting with our outstanding faculty, led by Prof.

Zeger van der Wal and Prof. Dodo Thampapillai, and other senior faculty members

and

practitioners

from

diverse backgrounds such as Peter Ho, Lam Chuan Leong, Parag Khanna and Prof. Roger Lehman. For this year’s study trip, you also have the unique opportunity to visit Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, where you observed and applied your skills and knowledge

towards

multi-level

governance

strengthening processes,

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I hope that you have had ample opportunities to get to learn from each other and form lasting bonds of friendship that will outlive your brief time at the LKY School.

Once again, congratulations on completing the SMP. I wish you continuing professional success and look forward to seeing you in future alumni gatherings at our School.

with special emphasis on post-disaster management. I hope the rewards of this experience last a lifetime.

With warm regards,

Kishore Mahbubani

Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore

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Class of 2015

back Row (Left to Right) HIDAYAT HAMIM CHNG JIUN YIH EUGENE LIU Seng Chin Chye lim wee seng Michael Scotton BEN COLEMAN lee teck kheng Poh Lye Hin LIONEL LAU Meiyappan Ramasamy JENYCE LIM CHIN KAI LI

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front Row (Left to Right) zhang ning Kent Liu Tai Yiu Tan Chee Kiat joachim ng

ricky lai ALBERT LIM Tan Way Ping CATHERINE KWAN Louise Ann Beehag ZEGER VAN DER WAL DODO THAMPAPILLAI Naomi Aoki peter tesch Veronica Tan Chiew Lee Shen Xuesong joanna jiang hong

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Pillars of Learning The SMP is designed to prepare high-potential executives for their next big assignment by examining real-world challenges, pertinent topics and fundamental issues that affect decision making, governance and leadership. It leads participants through a four-week journey of learning and reflections across three themes:

Global Challenges and Opportunities

Government, Business and Society: Impact on Social Change and Economic Development

The SMP is anchored in the premise that the individual leader has the potential to exercise positive influence in guiding organisations and make a positive contribution to society. Hence the programme places great emphasis on enhancing participants’ awareness of their strengths and weaknesses when interacting with others.

competitive and dynamic environment. It focuses on broadening participants’ perspectives, thus providing a roadmap for identifying new opportunities and synergies.

Participants come together to learn in an atmosphere of trust, collaboration and shared values.

Through this programme, participants explore new concepts and tools that they can apply in today’s increasingly

New Approaches and Frameworks for Leaders

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Interactive Approach The programme places a heavy emphasis on interactive teaching and discussion methods, including simulation exercises, case studies, debates and panel discussions in addition to the presentations of new analytical frameworks, engaging participants as experienced practitioners.

The participants themselves added to the richness and dynamics of the discussions both in and outside the classroom, thus contributing significantly to one another’s learning experience.

platform where a good mix of A instructors and participants, both local and foreign, come together to stimulate learning and knowledge sharing on good governance that not only benefit the individuals but also their organisations.

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I got a lot out of the SMP course and thoroughly enjoyed it too. It has the right balance of academic substance, rigour and practical relevance to the public policy professional.

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S eeing leadership in action and sharing of war stories by eminent speakers make this distinctive programme exceptionally rewarding and motivating.

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S MP provides an individual platform for participants to acquire the inspirational concepts and cutting-edge insights that equip them for leading a change and meeting new challenges ahead in the contemporary world. It is a memorable experience of joining the 10th Annual SMP.

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Lasting Bonds The new relationships and rapports formed among participants – from diverse backgrounds, organisations and countries – will become an important source of support and affiliation as they continue their career advancement. SMP provided them the opportunity to build strong personal and professional networks with fellow participants, and with LKY School’s community of alumni around the world.

he SMP was one of the most thoughtT provoking and career-altering educational opportunities that I have attended. In four weeks, I was immersed in new strategic management and leadership abilities, and multi-stakeholder analysis – every dimension of being a senior management.

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reat insights from practitioners and G academia on leadership, governance and policy formulation. The programme helps to sharpen the skill set and beliefs of a leader for upcoming challenges. I enjoy the learning journey and strong friendships forged in the programme.

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Reaching Out

Integrated Management Exercise The Integrated Management Exercise (IMEX), an innovative and distinctive overseas learning component of the SMP, offers a unique opportunity for participants to tackle a multi-lateral development challenge in a real-life setting in Asia.

For SMP 2015, participants travelled to Tokyo and Rikuzentakata City in Japan for one week to study multi-level governance in complex public policy settings,

and to examine the issue of post-disaster management as a case for learning. As part of the experiential learning, participants were able to apply their leadership skills and knowledge acquired from the classroom discussions in the first two weeks of the programme to create insights and provide recommendations on strengthening governance and enhancing management of stakeholders in the area.

Participants typically rate this intensive experience as one of the highlights of SMP, combining both learning and friendships while creating something of lasting value for the partner communities.

S MP gives me the opportunity to take a step back to reflect and renew, so that I can take steps forward, more rapidly and confidently, in the future.

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he SMP provides a fantastic T opportunity not just to talk about the public policy framework of other countries, but to experience them.

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If your actions create a legacy that do more and become more, then, you

inspires others to dream more, learn more, are an excellent leader.

- Dolly Parton

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Prof. Zeger van der Wal (SMP2015 Lead Faculty) is a globally recognised

public management scholar. He has educated and trained over 1500 graduate students and senior officials across the globe. Assignments have taken him to Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, USA, and Vietnam. He has held visiting fellowships at American University and The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in the USA, and Australia National University. He has (co)authored over 70 publications, including books, journal articles, and op-ed pieces. His main publications have been translated into Russian and Chinese. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Faculty Research Fellowship. In 2015, NUS bestowed the Annual Teaching Excellence Award upon him. He obtained his PhD in Public Administration with distinction from VU University Amsterdam in 2008.

Prof. Dodo Thampapillai (SMP2015 Co-Lead Faculty) is an economist

Faculty and Speakers The SMP is taught by internationally recognised faculty and senior practitioners with diverse experience in both public and private sectors.

Participants are given ample opportunities to learn, share ideas and engage with them to benefit from their expertise in leadership, management and governance.

at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He also holds a Personal Chair in Environmental Economics at Macquarie University. He held an Adjunct Professorship in the same field at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences at Uppsala until 2009. In 2005, he was included in the list of Eminent Environmental Economists by UNESCAP and was previously a member of the UNEP Expert Group in Environmental Economics. He has over 100 publications including seven books and nine refereed monographs. He was also awarded the DFG Professorship (University of Kiel, Germany 1999/2000) and SLU visiting Professorship (Sweden- 1999/2000). He has also consulted with World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and International Labour Organization, and the Australian Government. Dodo’s current research focus is on Macroeconomics and the Environment and the revised edition of his text Environmental Economics: Concepts Methods and Policies (Oxford University Press 2002, 2006).

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Prof. Kishore Mahbubani was appointed Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on 16 August 2004 after having served 33 years in the Singapore Foreign Service (with postings in Cambodia, Malaysia, Washington DC and twice as Ambassador to the UN, during which he also served as President of the Security Council). He was the Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry from 1993-1998. He is the author of Can Asians Think?, published in Singapore, Canada, US, Mexico, India and People’s Republic of China and of Beyond The Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust between America and the World. He is also the author of The New Asian Hemisphere, published in February 2008. He was named in 2010 as one of Foreign Policy’s top 100 Global Thinkers for being the voice of a new Asian Century.

Dr. Naomi Aoki is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Originally from Toyohashi, Japan, Naomi left her hometown to attend a college in the United States and studied at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University (MA, May 2003) located in Washington D.C. She subsequently served as a World Bank consultant (20032006), engaging with public sector governance reforms in low- and middle-income countries. Combined with her short, but eye-opening study-abroad experience in Africa during her college years, these international career backgrounds inspired her to research, from global and comparative perspectives, issues pertinent to public administration and governance reforms. In December 2010, she obtained PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in Syracuse, the United States. Her full-time academic career began in August 2011 at the National University of Singapore where she served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science.

Dr. Steve Kelman is the Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at

Prof. M Ramesh is Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He was previously the Chair Professor of Governance and Public Policy and Director of Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He has also held teaching positions at the University of Hong Kong, The University of Sydney, University of New England, and Victoria University of Wellington. Specialising in public policy and governance in Asia with a particular focus on social policy, Ramesh has authored and edited many books, including Public Policy Primer (2010), Studying Public Policy (3rd edn. 2009), Transforming Asian Governance (2009), to name a few. His co-authored textbook on Public Policy has been translated into several languages and is used throughout the world. He has also published extensively in reputed international journals. He is the Co-Editor of Policy and Society as well as World Political Science Review.

Moreover, he has served as consultant to prominent international organisations.

Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, with a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University, he is the author of many books and articles on the policymaking process and on improving the management of government organizations. His latest book, Unleashing Change: A Study of Organizational Change in Government, was published in 2005 by the Brookings Institution Press. From 1993 through 1997, Dr. Kelman served as Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget. During his tenure as Administrator, he played a lead role in the Clinton Administration’s “reinventing government” effort. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2001, he received the Herbert Roback Memorial Award, the highest achievement award of the National Contract Management Association. In 2003 he was elected as a Director of The Procurement Roundtable, and he was inducted in 2007 into the Government Computer News Hall of Fame. In 2010 the American Political Science Association awarded him the Gaus Prize, which honors a lifetime of achievement in public administration scholarship. He currently serves as editor of the International Public Management Journal, and he writes a regular column for Federal Computer Week and a blog, The Lectern, at FCW.com.

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Prof. Wu Xun is Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Water

mr. Lam Chuan Leong is former Ambassador-at-Large with the Singapore

Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore. He specializes in the analysis and evaluation of policy reforms in developing countries, with emphasis on social and environmental sectors. His current research focuses on water governance, environmental valuation, power sector restructuring, anti-corruption strategies, comparative healthcare reforms, and integrated approaches to sustainable development. He teaches research methods for policy analysis, policy evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, environmental policy, and natural resource management. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, UNEP, and International Vaccine Institute for a variety of assignments ranging from non-market valuation to integrated water resource management.

Prof. Wu Xun received his PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an Adjunct Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He is concurrently the Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the Competition Commission of Singapore. Amb. Lam has had a long and distinguished career in the Singapore civil service. At various points of his career, he held the post of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of National Development, the Ministry for Trade & Industry, and the Ministry of Communications & Information. From 1981 to 1984, he served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Singapore. His key areas of interest and expertise are in the application of general management theories and also of micro-economics, particularly in regard to regulation of monopolies, competition policy, pricing and market efficiency, privatisation of government services, and the structuring of public as well as private financing initiatives.

Mr. Peter Ho Hak Ean is Senior Advisor to the Centre for Strategic Futures, and a Visiting Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Civil Service College and an Adjunct Professor with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He retired in 2010 after more than 34 years in the Singapore public service, and was Head of Civil Service, concurrent with other appointments as Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, National Security & Intelligence Coordination, Defence and Special Duties in the Prime Minister’s Office. He is Chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, the Management Board of the Institute for Engineering Leadership and the Singapore Maritime Institute’s International Advisory Panel. He is a member of the NUS Board of Trustees, and an advisor to the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities. He is also a member of several advisory boards, think-tank and councils, and director of a number of Singapore-based companies.

Mr. Lim Siong Guan was appointed Group President of GIC in September 2007.

The GIC manages the financial reserves of the Singapore government. He was Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board from October 2006 to June 2009. The Board is the Singapore government’s lead agency for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore’s position as a global business centre.

Much of its work is attracting international corporations to set up manufacturing and services activities in Singapore as critical links in the global supply chain. He has been an Adjunct Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore since 2005, instructing on leadership and change management, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Civil Service College since 2006. He was the Head of the Singapore Civil Service from September 1999 to March 2005. He has been the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (1981-1994), the Prime Minister’s Office (1994-1998), the Ministry of Education (1997-1999) and the Ministry of Finance (1999-2006). In every appointment he introduced innovative policies and practices which enhanced the drive, capacity, capability and performance of the organization. He has chaired the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (2004-2006), the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (2004-2006) and, the Central Provident Fund Board (19861994) and has been a board member of many companies including Temasek, the other sovereign wealth fund manager of Singapore.

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Dr. Parag Khanna is a leading geo-strategist, world traveler, and author. He

is Director of Hybrid Reality Institute, Senior Research Fellow at New America Foundation, Visiting Fellow at LSE IDEAS, Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, and Adjunct Professor in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He is author of several international bestsellers including Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization (2012). In 2008, Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century”, and featured in WIRED magazine’s “Smart List”. Parag appears regularly in media around the world such as the New York Times, TIME, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, etc. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Parag has traveled to more than 100 countries and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Dr. Ora-Orn Poocharoen is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Her research interests include public management reforms, public administration theories, organization theories, comparative public administration, and public policy analysis. She received her PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. She has a Master of Law from University of Tokyo in Political Science and a Bachelor of Law from Hitotsubashi University in International Relations, Japan. She has advised and researched for various institutes in Thailand, including the National Counter Commission of Thailand, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission, the Bureau of Budget, the Public Policy Development Office, Action Aid, and the World Bank in Bangkok, and also for international organisations such as Transparency International.

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Dr. Suzaina Kadir is Associate Dean (Admissions & Student Affairs) and Senior Lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Her research interests and area specialisation include religion and politics, with special focus on Muslim politics in Southeast Asia and South Asia; state-society relations and political development in Asia, with special focus on Southeast Asia; and regional security of Southeast Asia with a focus on non-traditional security issues affecting ASEAN such as women’s rights and the impact of religion.

She has been published in renowned journals and contributed to several books. In her free time, Suzaina volunteers at community-oriented projects and has served on several civic boards and panels. She is also actively engaged in fostering intrafaith dialogue. Suzaina teaches ethnic politics and governance in Asia and public policy in Southeast Asia. She will be introducing a course on Islamic frameworks of governance in the near future.

Prof. Roger Lehman is Affliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD’s Singapore campus where he designs and teaches programmes on executive leadership, personal and professional development, change management and high performance teams. In 2002 Roger was instrumental in setting up the INSEAD Global Leadership Center (IGLC) serving as its first Executive Director. He remains as a member of the core faculty team within the IGLC. Roger’s clinical, teaching and organizational consulting career spans over 35 years in both public and private institutions. As a result of his extremely varied academic background, Roger brings a variety of “lenses” to his understanding of both leader and leadership development, and is deeply involved in supporting leadership transformational processes. His formal academic degrees include Masters degrees from both Rutgers (Social Work) and Princeton Theological Seminary (Psychiatry & Religion) as well as a Ph.D. from the Florida Institute of Technology (Clinical Psychology). He completed his psychoanalytic training at the Sigmund Freud Institute, Frankfurt Germany in 1996.

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Mr. Donald Low is Associate Dean (Executive Education and Research) at the

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Besides leading the School’s executive education efforts, he also has administrative oversight of the School’s research centres and heads its case studies unit. Mr. Low also held various senior positions at the heart of the Singapore government. He was the Director of Fiscal Policy at the Ministry of Finance from 2004 to 2005, and the Director of the Strategic Policy Office in the Public Service Division from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Low co-wrote and edited Behavioural Economics and Policy Design: Examples from Singapore (2011), a pioneering book which details how the Singapore government has applied ideas from the field of behavioural economics in the design of public policies. Mr. Low holds a double first in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, and a Masters in International Public Policy from The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He is currently a Vice President at the Economics Society of Singapore.

Her research interests include water policies, public sector reform, and communication strategies. Her current research project includes examining the impact of communication on the implementation of water policies, narratives and third-party governance.

Mr. Parminder (Parry) Singh is Managing Director for SEA, INDIA & MENA

Mr. Nuno Delicado is a founding partner at Pluris and Lecturer at INSEAD.

at Twitter.

He conducts negotiation and mediation training, facilitation and consulting to both the private and the public sectors. At INSEAD, among other projects, he co-developed and teaches the negotiation module in the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme, besides teaching public and corporate executive courses, as well as in the MBA. Examples of Nuno’s recent negotiation projects include supporting a global NGO resolving conflict between member organizations in Southeast Asia, a management team negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with the employees’ union, a biotech startup merge with another company, and several sales and procurement teams closing more and better deals. Previously, Nuno was a management consultant with Bain & Company, and earlier with McKinsey & Company.

Parry is responsible for building Twitter’s business in countries experiencing dramatic user growth. He is also driving the next stage of revenue growth in the Middle East, and exploring commercial opportunity for Twitter in India. Before joining Twitter, Parry spent six years with at Google in India and Singapore. Most recently, he served as Managing Director, APAC for Google’s display business, where he was responsible for driving the growth of the Google Display Network in the region. Earlier, he worked at IBM India, including as head of marketing for hardware division and as head of sales and marketing. Parry is a physics graduate from Delhi University and holds an M.B.A. in marketing from University Business School in Chandigarh. He is @parrysingh on Twitter.

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Dr. Leong Ching is Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. She obtained her PhD in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. She is the recipient of the Wang Gung Wu Medal and Prize winner 2013, (Best PhD Thesis in Humanities and Social Sciences). She has previously worked as a newspaper and television reporter and has graduate degrees in philosophy, information technology and journalism.

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Mr. Geoff Mulgan is Chief Executive of Nesta, and has been in post since June 2011. Under his leadership Nesta has moved out of the public sector to become a charity (in 2012), launched a range of new initiatives in investment, programmes and research, and has implemented a new strategy involving partnerships with other funders in the UK and internationally. From 2004-2011 he was the first Chief Executive of the Young Foundation, which became a leading centre for social innovation, combining research, creation of new ventures and practical projects. Between 1997 and 2004 Geoff had various roles in the UK government including director of the Government’s Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office. Before that he was the founder and director of the thinktank Demos. He has also been Chief Adviser to Gordon Brown MP; a lecturer in telecommunications; an investment executive; and a reporter on BBC TV and radio.

He is a visiting professor at LSE, UCL, Melbourne University and a regular lecturer at the China Executive Leadership Academy. He is an adviser to many governments around the world, and has been a board member of the Work Foundation, the Health Innovation Council, Political Quarterly and the Design Council, and chair of Involve. He is also currently chair of the Studio Schools Trust and the Social Innovation Exchange.

Class of 2015 The SMP was attended by a diverse group of accomplished senior executives from distinct managerial backgrounds. During the programme, they interacted intensively with SMP faculty and peers. This professional network provided invaluable support and guidance as they aspire to meet future professional goals.

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Tan Chee Kiat

LIU Tai Yiu, Kent

Director Procurement Policies Department, Building & Construction Authority, Singapore

Senior Divisional Officer Recruitment, Training and Examination Group, Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Hong Kong

The SMP offers great opportunities for interactions of minds and exchanges of views in the areas of public management and leadership among the participants and speakers from diverse international backgrounds.

SMP provides an individual platform for participants to acquire the inspirational concepts and cutting-edge insights that equip them for leading a change and meeting new challenges ahead in the contemporary world. It is a memorable experience of joining the 10th Annual SMP.

Chee Kiat is currently the director of Procurement Policies Department and Construction Engineering-Capabilities Development Department at the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA). Prior to this, he has worked in various portfolios in BCA, including regulatory control and productivity promotion to the construction sector. Between those years, he also had a stint in the private sector as a resident engineer supervising construction works and a posting to the Ministry of National Development as an assistant director working on the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city project. Chee Kiat graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and also obtained a Masters in Soil Mechanics & Engineering Seismology with Distinction from Imperial College London.

Kent Liu is a Senior Divisional Officer, currently the Head of Recruitment, Training and Examination Group of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. During his over 27-year career in the Department, he has served in various units of the Operational and Fire Protection Commands in the Department, and the Security Bureau of Government Secretariat. He has been actively involved in departmental management, planning, training and HR issues for many years.

He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Social Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong before joining the Civil Service and holds a Master Degree of Science in Fire and Safety Engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Peter TESCH

Meiyappan RAMASAMY

First Assistant Secretary International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Chief Engineer Water Supply (Network), Public Utilities Board, Singapore

The self-reflection which arises from lively interactions with interesting classmates from diverse backgrounds, outstanding expert lecturers, and the blend of concepts, adaptable models and real-life experience, is where the value of this programme lies.

A good management programme for senior public officers delivered by good trainers sharing on basic and emerging educational concepts enriched by insights of very experienced senior public officers, case studies and group sessions.

Peter has been head of the International Security Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra since January 2014, following a four-year posting as Australian Ambassador to Germany. He leads policy work on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, counter-terrorism, regional security and emerging issues like space and cyber.

Since joining the Australian Foreign Service in 1987, he has had overseas postings in the USSR, Kazakhstan and at the UN in New York. In Australia, he has held a variety of positions, including assignments in the Office of the Minister for Trade, as deputy director of the department’s office in the state of Victoria, and as head of the department’s Information and Communication Technology Branch.

Mechanical engineer by training, worked as an engineer in the used water and potable water industry for over 3 decades in various functions; operations, maintenance, planning, design, construction in various roles including management. Currently, looking into data analytics of call, ops and control centre function.

For professional development, completed Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and obtained Professional Engineer certification and did ACCA for diversification of knowledge and continuous learning.

Born in Brisbane in 1965, Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours (German and Russian) and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Queensland.

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TAN Way Ping

LAI Wai Ki, Ricky

Senior Assistant Director Finance, Public Utilities Board, Singapore

Chief Corruption Prevention Officer Corruption Prevention Department, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong

The SMP is a well-structured programme. Scholars and experienced top policy makers generously share the challenges and insights of policy making and leadership management.

The SMP was one of the most thought-provoking and career-altering educational opportunities that I have attended. In four weeks, I was immersed in new strategic management and leadership abilities, and multi-stakeholder analysis – every dimension of being a senior management.

Way Ping received her Masters of Business Administration (Accountancy) from Nanyang Technological University. She works in Public Utilities Board as a Senior Assistant Director of the Finance Department.

Ricky Lai is Chief Corruption Prevention Officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong, responsible for examining the procedures of government departments and public bodies with a view to plugging the corruption loopholes. Ricky is also a Chartered Engineer and holds membership and associateships in the following: Institution of Civil Engineers (“ICE”), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”) and Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (“HKICS”).

Ricky holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Structural Engineering, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Corporate Governance.

LIM Joo Hsien, Albert

Eugene LIU

General Manager Water Supply (Plants), Public Utilities Board, Singapore

Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) & Associate Professor Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore

A platform where a good mix of instructors and participants, both local and foreign, come together to stimulate learning and knowledge sharing on good governance that not only benefit the individual but also their organisations.

The participants’ varied backgrounds made for lively discussions on and valuable insights into how government really works.

Albert Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering. He started out with planning, construction and rehabilitation of sewerage pipeline work. Currently, he is involved in water treatment, managing a water treatment plant to ensure water treated is within specification and within control limits before supplying to customers.

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Eugene Liu has been faculty at the NUS Medical School and the National University Hospital since 1997, and served as the Head of the Department of Anaesthesia from 2010 to 2015. He has also served as Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) since 2007, working in human resources management, and managing the medical school’s international relations. He has a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (University of Leicester), a Master of Philosophy, in Epidemiology (University of Cambridge), and a Doctor of Medicine (University of Cambridge). He trained in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in UK and Singapore and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

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SENG Chin Chye

LEE Teck Kheng

Director School of Engineering, College West, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

Director Technology Development Centre, College Central, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

Seeing leadership in action and sharing of war stories by eminent speakers make this distinctive programme exceptionally rewarding and motivating.

Great insights from practitioners and academia on leadership, governance and policy formulation. The programme helps to sharpen the skill set and beliefs of a leader for upcoming challenges. I enjoy the learning journey and strong friendships forged in the programme.

Chin Chye is Director, School of Engineering at College West, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore. He has 25 years of working experience including serving as Operations Director at Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte. Ltd. Chin Chye holds a 1st Class Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical) from the National University of Singapore.

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Teck Kheng is Director, Technology Development Centre in Institute of Technical Education, at College Central. He founded the centre which provides an integrated engineering and product solutions to support the industry for innovation and productivity. He received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Nanyang Technology University, Singapore, Master’s degree in material science and engineering and Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the National University of Singapore. In addition, he has published more than 50 international papers and publications and hold more than 70 US patents. He served in various committees such as SCCCI, IES, SEMI, IEC, etc. He was listed in Marquis Who’s Who and International Biographical Centre.

LIonel LAU

Michael SCOTTON

Director School of Applied and Health Sciences, College East, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

Assistant Secretary, Defence Intelligence and Security Group, Department of Defence, Australia

This Simply Marvellous Programme has opened my mind to the multidisciplinary nature of public policy. The programme was Superb, the teachers Memorable and the People responsive, knowledgeable and friendly.

The SMP provides a fantastic opportunity not just to talk about the public policy framework of other countries, but to experience them. Working with such a diverse group of leaders and managers has been both interesting and instructive.

Lionel Lau is Director, School of Applied and Health Sciences at College East, Institute of Technical Education. Besides academic and student matters, the school is actively involved in industrial projects, commercialization of its projects and operating a retail optical shop. Trained as a Microbiologist, Lionel obtained his Ph.D. from National University of Singapore. After graduation, he has worked at the Economic Development Board (EDB), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and has worked in investment promotion, fiscal incentives, intellectual property, business development, teaching and industry collaboration.

Michael has worked for the Australian Department of Defence since joining as a graduate since thirty years ago. He has occupied a range of roles including analysis, operations, liaison and cyber security. He has worked as a liaison officer in the UK, and has been seconded to the Attorney-General’s Department. In addition to his undergraduate Arts degree, he has completed a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Science (IT).

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Joanna JIANG Hong

SHEN Xuesong

Vice President & Professor Southern Medical University, China

Deputy Secretary General China Education Association for International Exchange, China

SMP is very good in all aspects; the modules, professors and service.

SMP is the most future-oriented, inspirational and instrumental executive program I have ever taken. Sustainability, capability and morality will be the core considerables for me to lead and provide better services in the future complex world.

Joanna is Vice President & Professor at the Southern Medical University in China.

She has worked at Jinan University from 1996 to 2008 in various roles such as Director of the Auditing Department, Assistant of the Dean and Assistant of the Faculty’s President. Joanna holds a Bachelor of Economics from Shihezi University, Master of Economics from Xinjiang Agricultural University, and Doctor of Management from Jinan University.

Ms Shen was appointed Deputy Secretary General of China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) in October 2014. Shen oversees the organisation’s International Cooperation Department, the Organising Committee of China Annual Conference for International Education, New Programs Development and Marketing Department and CEAIE’s Sub-committee on Self-funded Study Abroad Services.

Ms. Shen worked for UNESCO from 2006 to 2012 in New York and Paris respectively. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education from Beijing Normal University (China) and Master of Public Administration from Ball State University (USA).

ZHANG Ning

LIM Wee Seng

Deputy Secretary General China Scholarship Council, China

Director Energy Management Systems, Power System Operation Division, Energy Market Authority, Singapore

The lectures are excellent; speakers are professional, experiential and knowledgeable. Topics are systematic and diversified. The organisers of SMP are very kind and professional.

The SMP is a great programme carried out by highly qualified presenters. It allows me to gain better insights into public policy and leadership perspectives.

Zhang Ning is Deputy Secretary General of the China Scholarship Council. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Beijing University; studied in Acoustics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Science from 1983 to 1986, obtained Master’s Degree; studied in Renmin University of China from 1994 to 1998, obtained Doctor’s Degree.

Lim Wee Seng is a Director in Energy Market Authority, Power System Operation Division and oversees the department of Energy Management System. He obtained his Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Hons) in 1998 from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

He has been working in the Ministry of Education of China since 1986. He spent most of his time working on International Exchange and Cooperation. From 1999 to 2002 he has worked in Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco from 1999 to 2002 and Chinese Embassy of Sweden as education counsellor from 2008 – 2013.

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KWAN Chui-ching, Catherine

CHNG Jiun Yih

Senior Superintendent Police Public Relations Branch, Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong

Director Office of Planning, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

Source of inspirations, of ideas of what was possible in public governance, given a hard-driving society.

SMP has an interesting programme that provides seasoned practitioners with useful insights and a great opportunity to interact with experienced faculty and participants from Singapore and other countries. I would strongly recommend this for experienced practitioners.

Catherine Kwan is currently deputizing the Police Public Relations Branch of HKPF. She holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership granted by Stirling University, Scotland. She spent her early years of police service in uniform branch duties. She attended police tactical unit twice; as Platoon Officer and Company Commander. She also served in staffing post in Complaints Against Police Office and Human Resources Branch.

Catherine has received training at various mainland and overseas institutions including Royal Canadian Mounted Police (2003), China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong, Shanghai (2008), Scottish Police College (2009), and Tsinghua University, Beijing (2012).

Jiun Yih has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Commerce (specializing in Management Accounting) from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). He started his professional career with the Hyatt International and Shangri-La group taking on various roles, such as an Accountant, Internal Auditor and set up of new hotels. He started his Public Service career as a Lecturer in Temasek Polytechnic, rising through the ranks to the position of an Assistant Registrar. He is currently the Director of Planning in Republic Polytechnic, working on the Strategic and Corporate plans for 13,000 students and 1,000 staff.

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Veronica TAN Chiew Lee

Deputy Director Home Team School of Criminal Investigation, Singapore Police Force, Singapore

Chief Financial Officer Finance, National Environment Agency, Singapore

SMP lectures on diverse issues such as governance and leadership have been edifying and thought-provoking. Coupled with the sharing of diverse perspectives from local and foreign course participants, SMP has been the right tonic for my much needed mental nourishment.

An enriching experience with interesting discussions and honest sharing amongst members and leaders in various fields. Something not to be missed!

My legal education and some 20 years of police experience in Investigations, Operations, Manpower, Public Affairs and Traffic Policing have certainly put me in good stead to contribute positively to my current job post as Deputy Director of the Home Team School of Criminal Investigation. I assist my Director in ensuring that criminal investigation training is comprehensive, contemporary and relevant to the current needs of criminal investigators.

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Ms Tan is Chief Financial Officer at National Environment Agency, a statutory board under the Ministry of Environment. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Accountancy and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. She also holds a qualification as a Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. As Chief Financial Officer of NEA, she leads a team of staff steering a wide range of functionalities entailing accounts & finance; budgeting & cost control; cash management; corporate finance; etc. Ms Tan was previously from the private sector and has worked in a span of industries ranging from audit, hospitality, service, etc.

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Joachim NG Director Industry Operations, Media Development Authority, Singapore

SMP gives me the opportunity to take a step back to reflect and renew, so that I can take steps forward, more rapidly and confidently, in the future.

About the School

Prior to public service, I worked as an engineer with Hewlett Packard Singapore.

Since its launch in August 2004, the LKY School has grown remarkably. Today, it is widely regarded as Asia’s premier public policy school, where outstanding scholars, public officials and students from all over the world gather to study, research and exchange ideas on how Asian countries can be better governed through more effective policymaking and implementation. The School aims to educate and train a new generation of globally-minded policymakers from the public and private sectors, who will help transform Asia in the 21st century by raising the standards of governance in their respective countries.

I did my undergrad and graduate degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. I am passionate about technology, media and start-ups. Happily married with two sons, age 14 and 16.

Our Executive Programmes cater to the needs of timeconstrained senior managers and professionals who wish

My public service journey spans 15 years, during which I’ve had the privilege to serve in 3 agencies – Economic Development Board, Infocomm Development Authority and Media Development Authority of Singapore. My current responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of industry development strategy for Film, Broadcast, Animation, Online Media, Games and Publishing sectors. I’ve never had a boring day since!

Prior to joining MDA, I spent 9 years based in the San Francisco Bay Area during my stints with EDB and IDA. I was responsible for promoting cross border investments and projects with local governments, multi-national corporations, and start-ups.

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

National University of Singapore to strengthen their managerial and technical knowledge and skills. Most of our School’s programmes are customdesigned to meet the needs of organisational clients, with the aim of delivering creative solutions to real management challenges. Since 2005, more than 12,000 executives and officials from over 90 countries and territories have benefitted from attending LKY School Executive Education Programmes.

LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

National University of Singapore 469C Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772

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Ben Coleman Assistant Secretary, Defence Capability Development Group, Department of Defence, Australia

I got a lot out of the SMP course and thoroughly enjoyed it too. It has the right balance of academic substance, rigour and practical relevance to the public policy professional. It is the right length of time to build strong networks with staff and colleagues, and allows topics to be covered in depth and breadth. It is also unique in providing such a strong Asia-Pacific context.

Ben Coleman is an Assistant Secretary in the Australian Department of Defence Capability Development Group. His role is to lead a portfolio management office which provides support to senior executives in their management of the defence capital capability program, develops policies and methodologies, and provides specialist expertise to assist project developers to build business cases for government consideration.

Ben was born and brought up in Perth, Western Australia. He was educated at the Australian National University (Master of Arts in Strategic Studies) and the University of Western Australia (Bachelor of Arts, First Class Honours).

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The SMP Team The last four weeks have been an incredible journey. We are sure that your candor, humor, and active participation have made the SMP an unique experience for everyone.

We thank you for being part of the 10th SMP and we look forward to keeping in touch with you.

All the best to you, friends – cheers!

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DODO THAMPAPILLAI

HIDAYAT HAMIM

Professor SMP Lead Faculty

Management Assistant Officer

ZEGER VAN DER WAL

Executive Director and Head

Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Research SMP Lead Faculty

Louise Ann Beehag JENYCE LIM SMP Programme Manager

CHIN KAI LI Executive

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National University of Singapore 469C Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772

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