– This exclusive session is by invitation only – 

ADB-DutchCham is pleased to invite a selected group of our corporate members to participate in an exclusive face-to-face engagement session with Dr Beh, Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB). 

Date: Wednesday the 16th of February, 2022
Time:  4:00 – 6:00 PM
 

More about the speaker:


Dr Beh Swan Gin – Chairman

Economic Development Board

Dr Beh was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on 1 December 2014. He also chairs the Boards of Directors of EDB Investments and EDBI.

Dr Beh was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Law from 1 July 2012 to 30 November 2014. Prior to the Ministry of Law, he had been Managing Director of EDB from 1 August 2008 to 30 June 2012. He joined EDB in November 1992 and held various portfolios over the years including leadership roles in the development of Singapore’s Biomedical Sciences industry cluster, as well as overseas assignments in EDB’s North American operations.

In 2006 and 2007, Dr Beh also held concurrent appointments as the Executive Director of the Biomedical Research Council at the Agency for Science, Technology & Research, as well as the Director of the Ministry of Trade & Industry’s Energy Planning Division.

Dr Beh is a medical doctor by training and graduated from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Sloan Fellow with a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School.

He is a Board Director for Enterprise Singapore, Human Capital Leadership Institute Pte Ltd and Singapore Exchange Limited. He also chairs the board of Ascendas Funds Management (S) Ltd. In addition, he is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation.