Business Conference Hanoi

Business Conference Programme for:
Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh

Business Conference (Hanoi)

20 Oct 2023, Friday
8.30am – 2.00pm
InterContinental Hanoi Landmark 72 Hotel, Hanoi
Dress Code: Business Formal

 

8:30am
Check in & Networking
9.00am
Arrival of Guests-of-Honour
9.05am
Opening Performance
9.10am
Welcome Address
Mr Lee Suan Hiang, Chairman of Global Cultural Alliance and Head of Spotlight Singapore in Vietnam Mission

9.15am
Opening Ceremony and Speeches by Guests-of-Honour


9.35am
Plenary: Building Prosperity between Vietnam and Singapore: 50 Years of Partnerships and the Vision Ahead
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment (TBC)
Mr Goh Keng Phang, Counsellor (Economic), Singapore Embassy in Vietnam


10.00am
Tea Reception


10.15am
Panel Discussion I: Unlocking Possibilities: Outlook for Start-Ups and SMEs in the Singapore and Vietnam Business Landscape
Moderator: Mr Teng Theng Dar, Chairman, BASE (Business Alliance for Sustainable Economy)
Panel Speakers:
• Mdm Thi Tuyet Minh Nguyen, Founder and President of WeLead and Founding Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneur Network (AWEN)
• Ms Le Hoang Oanh, Vice Chairwoman, Hanoi Young Business Association
• Ms Amy Wee, Country Head (Vietnam), Southeast Asia and Pacific Global Division 1, Singapore Business Federation
• Ms Tey Hui Jie, Regional Director (Thailand & Vietnam), International Operations, Singapore Economic Development Board
• Ms Tuyet Vu, Senior Advisor to Minister of Planning and Investment on Innovation


11.15am
Panel Discussion II: Navigating Success: Prospects and Challenges for Businesses in Singapore and Vietnam
Moderator: Ms Bui Kim Thuy, Commercial Director, FiinRatings Joint Stock Company

Panel Speakers:
• Mr Bach Nguyen, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AsiaInvest Group
• Mr Hoang Viet Anh, Deputy General Director, FPT Corp and Chairman, FPT Telecom
• Ms Sharon Wong, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, motherswork
• Mr Jason Bay, Director, Group COO’s Office, Sea Limited
• Mr Edwin Chee, Chief Operating Officer, SLP (Vietnam)


12.30pm
Networking Luncheon


2.00pm
End of Conference

 

Moderator:


Mr Teng Theng Dar
Chairman, BASE (Business Alliance for Sustainable Economy)

A Singaporean having worked with Japan, US, Indonesia and Singapore MNCs to accumulate over 40 years of senior management experience in 12 different countries in Asia, including Australia and the Middle East Region.
During those years with MNCs, he actively led various new joint ventures from negotiation to launch stage, product development & specification design to fit local market requirements, supply chain coordination (known as logistics then) for cost & performance optimisation, and regional coordination works on product launch as well as senior management training programs for the ASEAN region.

Since 2012, he has been actively involved in agribusiness/agritech and successfully facilitated the establishment of Singapore Shizuoka AgriFood Forum to promote R&D, AgriTech and enterprise collaborations with specific focus in urban farming – both aquaculture and urban farming.

In volunteer activities, he is a member of Advisory Board of National Youth Achievement Award Council (NYAA), Steering committee member of ASEAN Japan Meeting Group, Director, Agri BioScience Knowledge Centre LIMITED (NPO) for small scale farmers, Director, Sekoi Sdn Bhd (Singapore – Ipoh start-up hub initiative).

Since 2021, by partnering institute of higher learning and research centres in Singapore, BASE has been serving as the platform to help raise awareness on opportunities and challenges related to low carbon economy, as well as to promote collaborations based on the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise model.

He is a life time member of Japan University Graduates Singapore Association (JUGAS).

Highlights of his career: 1. CEO of Singapore Business Federation (2008 – 2011) 2. Chair, APEC Business Advisory Council, APEC Singapore Year 2009 3. Singapore Non Resident Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (2008 – 2022)

Ms Bui Kim Thuy
Commercial Director, FiinRatings Joint Stock Company

Ms. Bui Kim Thuy currently serves as the Commercial Director of FiinRatings, a domestic credit rating agency licensed by the Ministry of Finance, which holds the largest market share in the industry today. Before joining FiinRatings, Ms. Thuy worked as Advisor at US-ASEAN Business Council where she collaborated with nearly 180 US businesses operating in the Southeast Asian market, facilitated the trade and investments between US and ASEAN. Previously, she worked as Deputy Head of Trade Finance and then Performance Management Deapartment at BIDV. Ms. Thuy holds a master’s degree in finance and banking from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom via Chevening Scholarship Program.

Speakers:


Mr Goh Keng Phang
Counsellor (Economic)
Singapore Embassy in Vietnam

Goh Keng Phang assumed post as Counsellor (Economic) at the Embassy of Singapore in Hanoi in September 2023.

Prior to this, Keng Phang worked on ASEAN regional economic integration and Singapore’s bilateral economic relationships with the South Asia, Middle East and Africa at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). In these roles, he was involved in the negotiations and implementation of trade agreements as well as economic cooperation platforms.

From 2016 to 2019, Keng Phang headed Enterprise Singapore’s office in Mumbai where he assisted Singapore companies to enter and expand their business in the Indian market.

Mdm Thi Tuyet Minh Nguyen
Founder and President of WeLead and Founding Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneur Network (AWEN)

Mdm Thi Tuyet Minh Nguyen has nearly 40 years working with businesses. She has edited and co-edited 8 books, 20 researches; being speakers at hundreds domestic and international Conferences. She has extensive experience in many fields such as: policy advocacy and consultation; trade and investment promotion; start-up & entrepreneurship supporting, SMEs and women-led enterprises promotion; supporting to promote harmonious labour relationship, gender equality and women empowerment. Especially, she has connected the Vietnamese women entrepreneurs with each other, with ASEAN and the world.

She was honoured to receive ASEAN Prize 2023 and many other Awards, Medals and Certificate of Merit in Vietnam, Japan and America.

Ms Le Hoang Oanh
Vice Chairwoman, Hanoi Young Business Association

As founder & CEO of Avina Logistics JSC; co-founder of AVS Supply Chain Jsc – the midsize logistics corporation, Ms Le Hoang Oanh’s duty is to lead and manage all strategic and business aspects of the companies to bring better benefits to customer, partners, members, shareholders and business community. Avina Logistics JSC & AVS Supply Chain Jsc offer the all-in logistics services include customs clearance, inland-sea-air transportation, all-in logistics solutions between Vietnam and other countries all over the world. The company’s customer is FDI and Vietnamese importers, exporters, manufacturer. Their partners are airlines, shipping lines, overseas logistics corporations as well as government agencies, industry associations, service providers.

Ms Amy Wee
Country Head (Vietnam), Southeast Asia and Pacific Global Division 1, Singapore Business Federation

Amy is the Country Head, SEAPAC (Vietnam), Singapore Business Federation. The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) is the apex business chamber championing the interests of the Singapore business community in the areas of trade, investment, and industrial relations. It represents 29,000 companies, as well as key local and foreign business chambers.

Amy joined SBF in 2019 to help Singapore SMEs internationalise to Vietnam. To assist the SMEs in expanding their presence in Vietnam, a comprehensive advisory approach is given particularly on Vietnam market landscape, connecting SMEs to potential Vietnamese business partners and vendors, and offering solutions to issues. Efforts are also made to connect SMEs with relevant networks such as local trade associations, business chambers and government agencies which can help facilitate valuable connections and partnerships.

Prior to joining SBF, Amy worked in Vietnam for more than a decade, in the FMCG and the Real estates.
Amy is the current Honorary Advisor to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (SCCV).

Ms Tey Hui Jie
Regional Director (Thailand & Vietnam), International Operations, Singapore Economic Development Board

Ms Tey Hui Jie is the Regional Director for Southeast Asia at the Singapore Economic Development Board (“EDB”). She leads EDB’s engagements in both Thailand and Vietnam and set up EDB’s first Thailand office in Bangkok in March 2022.

EDB is the lead government agency that plans and implements strategies to enhance Singapore’s position as a global business centre. Together with her team, Ms Tey is responsible for establishing new relationships and advancing existing partnerships with companies from Southeast Asia, to develop and accelerate their plans for growth and internationalisation through Singapore.

Prior to her appointment as Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Ms Tey assumed various responsibilities in the Advanced Manufacturing Strategy Group and the Technology Hardware & Equipment Accounts Group in EDB, where she led industry development and promotion activities to grow Singapore’s manufacturing sector and build a new robotics cluster for Singapore.

Ms Tuyet Vu
Senior Advisor to Minister of Planning and Investment on Innovation

Tuyet Vu is Innovation Advisor to the Minister of Planning and Investment. She is deeply engaged in the Vietnam entrepreneurship ecosystem from various roles as an advisor, an investor, and an entrepreneur herself in more than a decade. In her professional history, she was a founding member and former Principal of the Boston Consulting Group in the Vietnam office. She also gained experience in the tech industry working for Lazada as Chief of Staff to CEO.

Tuyet travels across the globe to learn about technology and innovation. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a B.Eng in Environmental Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Mr Bach Nguyen
Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AsiaInvest Group

Mr Bach Nguyen is the Founder and Chairman of AsiaInvest Group. He is a gifted expert with 30 years of experience in corporate governance, finance, and investment, of which, over 11 years as Chief Financial Officer for Multinational Corporations and International Telecommunication Firms such as TNT, Hutchison Telecom, HT Mobile.

He is the Founding Chairman of Viet Nam CFO Club(CFO Vietnam) since 2008, Board member of International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI) since 2009, Board member of Viet Nam National Real Estate Association (VNREA) since 2018, Vice Chairman of Viet Nam Association of Corporate Directors (VACD) in 2019-2023.

Mr Hoang Viet Anh
Deputy General Director, FPT Corp and Chairman, FPT Telecom

Mr. Hoang Viet Anh is a leader with 30 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications fields. He contributed to building and developing FPT’s software business, laying the foundation for FPT to go global market in Europe, America, and Asia Pacific. Mr. Hoang Viet Anh holds the position of Deputy General Director of FPT Group, in charge of digital transformation services. In addition, he is also the Chairman of FPT Telecom Company, leading this enterprise to gradually transform into a leading digital product and service provider in the Vietnamese market.

Ms Sharon Wong
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, motherswork

Sharon Wong, with a strong commitment to both motherhood and entrepreneurship, boasts 25 years of brand-building expertise. She’s the visionary founder of Motherswork, a revered haven for mothers and products for their babies. Her memoir, “Wo(Mum)-Living Life as a Warrior, Woman, and Mum,” chronicles her inspiring journey from a tax and treasury director to establishing a thriving chain of mother and baby stores in Singapore and China. As a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, Sharon mentors with CRIB Society, champions Singaporean entrepreneurs in the maternal and infant industry through MITAS, and proudly represents Singapore as an AWEN 2022 award winner. Her life’s motto: “Be the mother you want to be.”

Mr Jason Bay
Director, Group COO’s Office, Sea Limited

Jason Bay is Director in the Group Chief Operating Officer’s office at Sea Limited, where he advances the Group’s interest in its regional markets.

Prior to joining the private sector, Jason was a Singapore public servant, where he played a role in digital economy industry development and regulation, and in personal data protection policy.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jason led the overall strategy, design and delivery of over 50 citizen-centric digital products, and was also creator of TraceTogether, the world’s first national Bluetooth contact tracing system.
Jason graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees.

Mr Edwin Chee
Chief Operating Officer, SLP (Vietnam)

Edwin Chee is currently the COO of SLP and serves as a member of the board of management of the company.

With over 20 years of work experience in Logistics, Transportation, Industrial Real Estate, and Urban Development, Edwin has held leadership positions at reputable companies such as Sembcorp, VSIP, Singapore Post, and DHL.

Before joining SLP, Edwin has amassed more than 12 years of experience in the Vietnam market where he was responsible for company’s strategic growth and development plans as well as day-to-day management of business activities including marketing, commercial leasing, construction activities, facilities management as well as P&L accountability.



Hội nghị doanh nghiệp (Hà Nội)

Ngày 20 tháng 10 năm 2023, Thứ Sáu
9 giờ sáng – 1 giờ 30 chiều
Khách sạn InterContinental Hà Nội Landmark 72, Hà Nội
Trang phục: Trang trọng

 

8:30am
Đón khách
9am
Chào đón khách mời
9.05am
Buổi Diễn
9:10am
Khai mạc Hội nghị
Ông Lee Suan Hiang, Chủ tịch của Global Cultural Alliance

9:15am
Lễ khai mạc và bài phát biểu của các khách mời danh dự


9:35am
Phiên họp toàn thể: Xây dựng Sự thịnh vượng giữa Việt Nam và Singapore: 50 năm Quan hệ đối tác và Tầm nhìn tương lai
• Ông Goh Keng Phang, Tham tán Kinh tế, Đại sứ quán Singapore tại Việt Nam
• Diễn giả Việt Nam (sẽ được xác nhận sau)


10:00am
Tiệc trà


10:15am
Phiên Thảo luận 1: Khai mở tiềm năng: Triển vọng cho các Công ty Khởi nghiệp và Doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ tại Singapore và Việt Nam

Người điều phối: Ông Teng Theng Dar, Chủ tịch, BASE (Business Alliance for Sustainable Economy)

Diễn giả tham gia thảo luận:
• Bà Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Minh, Nhà sáng lập và Chủ tịch WeLead, Chủ tịch sáng lập Mạng lưới Doanh nhân nữ ASEAN
• Bà Lê Hoàng Oanh, Phó Chủ tịch Hội Doanh nghiệp trẻ Hà Nội
• Bà Amy Wee, Giám đốc Liên đoàn Doanh nghiệp Quốc gia Singapore tại Việt Nam
• Bà Tey Hui Jie, Giám đốc khu vực (Thái Lan và Việt Nam), Ban Điều hành Quốc tế, Ban Phát triển Kinh tế Singapore
• Diễn giả từ Trung tâm Đổi mới sáng tạo Quốc gia Việt Nam (sẽ được xác nhận sau)


11:15am
Phiên thảo luận 2: Định hướng Thành công: Triển vọng và thách thức cho các Doanh nghiệp ở Singapore và Việt Nam

Người điều phối: Bà Bùi Kim Thúy, Giám đốc Thương mại, Công ty Cổ phần FiinRatings

Diễn giả tham gia thảo luận:
• Ông Nguyễn Ngọc Bách, Chủ tịch kiêm Tổng Giám đốc Tập đoàn AsiaInvest
• Ông Hoàng Việt Anh, Phó Tổng Giám đốc Tập đoàn FPT kiêm Chủ tịch FPT Telecom
• Bà Sharon Wong, Sáng lập & Tổng Giám đốc, motherswork
• Ông Jason Bay, Giám đốc, Văn phòng Vận hành Tập đoàn Sea Group
• Ông Edwin Chee, Giám đốc điều hành, SLP Việt Nam


12:30pm
Tiệc trưa giao lưu


2pm
Kết thúc Hội nghị

 

Moderator:


Mr Teng Theng Dar
Chairman, BASE (Business Alliance for Sustainable Economy)

A Singaporean having worked with Japan, US, Indonesia and Singapore MNCs to accumulate over 40 years of senior management experience in 12 different countries in Asia, including Australia and the Middle East Region.
During those years with MNCs, he actively led various new joint ventures from negotiation to launch stage, product development & specification design to fit local market requirements, supply chain coordination (known as logistics then) for cost & performance optimisation, and regional coordination works on product launch as well as senior management training programs for the ASEAN region.

Since 2012, he has been actively involved in agribusiness/agritech and successfully facilitated the establishment of Singapore Shizuoka AgriFood Forum to promote R&D, AgriTech and enterprise collaborations with specific focus in urban farming – both aquaculture and urban farming.

In volunteer activities, he is a member of Advisory Board of National Youth Achievement Award Council (NYAA), Steering committee member of ASEAN Japan Meeting Group, Director, Agri BioScience Knowledge Centre LIMITED (NPO) for small scale farmers, Director, Sekoi Sdn Bhd (Singapore – Ipoh start-up hub initiative).

Since 2021, by partnering institute of higher learning and research centres in Singapore, BASE has been serving as the platform to help raise awareness on opportunities and challenges related to low carbon economy, as well as to promote collaborations based on the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise model.

He is a life time member of Japan University Graduates Singapore Association (JUGAS).

Highlights of his career: 1. CEO of Singapore Business Federation (2008 – 2011) 2. Chair, APEC Business Advisory Council, APEC Singapore Year 2009 3. Singapore Non Resident Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman (2008 – 2022)

Ms Bui Kim Thuy
Commercial Director, FiinRatings Joint Stock Company

Ms. Bui Kim Thuy currently serves as the Commercial Director of FiinRatings, a domestic credit rating agency licensed by the Ministry of Finance, which holds the largest market share in the industry today. Before joining FiinRatings, Ms. Thuy worked as Advisor at US-ASEAN Business Council where she collaborated with nearly 180 US businesses operating in the Southeast Asian market, facilitated the trade and investments between US and ASEAN. Previously, she worked as Deputy Head of Trade Finance and then Performance Management Deapartment at BIDV. Ms. Thuy holds a master’s degree in finance and banking from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom via Chevening Scholarship Program.

Speakers:


Mr Goh Keng Phang
Counsellor (Economic)
Singapore Embassy in Vietnam

Goh Keng Phang assumed post as Counsellor (Economic) at the Embassy of Singapore in Hanoi in September 2023.

Prior to this, Keng Phang worked on ASEAN regional economic integration and Singapore’s bilateral economic relationships with the South Asia, Middle East and Africa at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). In these roles, he was involved in the negotiations and implementation of trade agreements as well as economic cooperation platforms.

From 2016 to 2019, Keng Phang headed Enterprise Singapore’s office in Mumbai where he assisted Singapore companies to enter and expand their business in the Indian market.

Mdm Thi Tuyet Minh Nguyen
Founder and President of WeLead and Founding Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneur Network (AWEN)

Mdm Thi Tuyet Minh Nguyen has nearly 40 years working with businesses. She has edited and co-edited 8 books, 20 researches; being speakers at hundreds domestic and international Conferences. She has extensive experience in many fields such as: policy advocacy and consultation; trade and investment promotion; start-up & entrepreneurship supporting, SMEs and women-led enterprises promotion; supporting to promote harmonious labour relationship, gender equality and women empowerment. Especially, she has connected the Vietnamese women entrepreneurs with each other, with ASEAN and the world.

She was honoured to receive ASEAN Prize 2023 and many other Awards, Medals and Certificate of Merit in Vietnam, Japan and America.

Ms Le Hoang Oanh
Vice Chairwoman, Hanoi Young Business Association

As founder & CEO of Avina Logistics JSC; co-founder of AVS Supply Chain Jsc – the midsize logistics corporation, Ms Le Hoang Oanh’s duty is to lead and manage all strategic and business aspects of the companies to bring better benefits to customer, partners, members, shareholders and business community. Avina Logistics JSC & AVS Supply Chain Jsc offer the all-in logistics services include customs clearance, inland-sea-air transportation, all-in logistics solutions between Vietnam and other countries all over the world. The company’s customer is FDI and Vietnamese importers, exporters, manufacturer. Their partners are airlines, shipping lines, overseas logistics corporations as well as government agencies, industry associations, service providers.

Ms Amy Wee
Country Head (Vietnam), Southeast Asia and Pacific Global Division 1, Singapore Business Federation

Amy is the Country Head, SEAPAC (Vietnam), Singapore Business Federation. The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) is the apex business chamber championing the interests of the Singapore business community in the areas of trade, investment, and industrial relations. It represents 29,000 companies, as well as key local and foreign business chambers.

Amy joined SBF in 2019 to help Singapore SMEs internationalise to Vietnam. To assist the SMEs in expanding their presence in Vietnam, a comprehensive advisory approach is given particularly on Vietnam market landscape, connecting SMEs to potential Vietnamese business partners and vendors, and offering solutions to issues. Efforts are also made to connect SMEs with relevant networks such as local trade associations, business chambers and government agencies which can help facilitate valuable connections and partnerships.

Prior to joining SBF, Amy worked in Vietnam for more than a decade, in the FMCG and the Real estates.
Amy is the current Honorary Advisor to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (SCCV).

Ms Tey Hui Jie
Regional Director (Thailand & Vietnam), International Operations, Singapore Economic Development Board

Ms Tey Hui Jie is the Regional Director for Southeast Asia at the Singapore Economic Development Board (“EDB”). She leads EDB’s engagements in both Thailand and Vietnam and set up EDB’s first Thailand office in Bangkok in March 2022.

EDB is the lead government agency that plans and implements strategies to enhance Singapore’s position as a global business centre. Together with her team, Ms Tey is responsible for establishing new relationships and advancing existing partnerships with companies from Southeast Asia, to develop and accelerate their plans for growth and internationalisation through Singapore.

Prior to her appointment as Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Ms Tey assumed various responsibilities in the Advanced Manufacturing Strategy Group and the Technology Hardware & Equipment Accounts Group in EDB, where she led industry development and promotion activities to grow Singapore’s manufacturing sector and build a new robotics cluster for Singapore.

Ms Tuyet Vu
Senior Advisor to Minister of Planning and Investment on Innovation

Tuyet Vu is Innovation Advisor to the Minister of Planning and Investment. She is deeply engaged in the Vietnam entrepreneurship ecosystem from various roles as an advisor, an investor, and an entrepreneur herself in more than a decade. In her professional history, she was a founding member and former Principal of the Boston Consulting Group in the Vietnam office. She also gained experience in the tech industry working for Lazada as Chief of Staff to CEO.

Tuyet travels across the globe to learn about technology and innovation. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a B.Eng in Environmental Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Mr Bach Nguyen
Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AsiaInvest Group

Mr Bach Nguyen is the Founder and Chairman of AsiaInvest Group. He is a gifted expert with 30 years of experience in corporate governance, finance, and investment, of which, over 11 years as Chief Financial Officer for Multinational Corporations and International Telecommunication Firms such as TNT, Hutchison Telecom, HT Mobile.

He is the Founding Chairman of Viet Nam CFO Club(CFO Vietnam) since 2008, Board member of International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI) since 2009, Board member of Viet Nam National Real Estate Association (VNREA) since 2018, Vice Chairman of Viet Nam Association of Corporate Directors (VACD) in 2019-2023.

Mr Hoang Viet Anh
Deputy General Director, FPT Corp and Chairman, FPT Telecom

Mr. Hoang Viet Anh is a leader with 30 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications fields. He contributed to building and developing FPT’s software business, laying the foundation for FPT to go global market in Europe, America, and Asia Pacific. Mr. Hoang Viet Anh holds the position of Deputy General Director of FPT Group, in charge of digital transformation services. In addition, he is also the Chairman of FPT Telecom Company, leading this enterprise to gradually transform into a leading digital product and service provider in the Vietnamese market.

Ms Sharon Wong
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, motherswork

Sharon Wong, with a strong commitment to both motherhood and entrepreneurship, boasts 25 years of brand-building expertise. She’s the visionary founder of Motherswork, a revered haven for mothers and products for their babies. Her memoir, “Wo(Mum)-Living Life as a Warrior, Woman, and Mum,” chronicles her inspiring journey from a tax and treasury director to establishing a thriving chain of mother and baby stores in Singapore and China. As a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, Sharon mentors with CRIB Society, champions Singaporean entrepreneurs in the maternal and infant industry through MITAS, and proudly represents Singapore as an AWEN 2022 award winner. Her life’s motto: “Be the mother you want to be.”

Mr Jason Bay
Director, Group COO’s Office, Sea Limited

Jason Bay is Director in the Group Chief Operating Officer’s office at Sea Limited, where he advances the Group’s interest in its regional markets.

Prior to joining the private sector, Jason was a Singapore public servant, where he played a role in digital economy industry development and regulation, and in personal data protection policy.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jason led the overall strategy, design and delivery of over 50 citizen-centric digital products, and was also creator of TraceTogether, the world’s first national Bluetooth contact tracing system.
Jason graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees.

Mr Edwin Chee
Chief Operating Officer, SLP (Vietnam)

Edwin Chee is currently the COO of SLP and serves as a member of the board of management of the company.

With over 20 years of work experience in Logistics, Transportation, Industrial Real Estate, and Urban Development, Edwin has held leadership positions at reputable companies such as Sembcorp, VSIP, Singapore Post, and DHL.

Before joining SLP, Edwin has amassed more than 12 years of experience in the Vietnam market where he was responsible for company’s strategic growth and development plans as well as day-to-day management of business activities including marketing, commercial leasing, construction activities, facilities management as well as P&L accountability.