2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

EDUCATION, RESEARCH & HEALTHCARE

ENERGY

TANENGCHYE

TanEngChyeis the

presidentoftheNational

UniversityofSingapore

(NUS).Themathematician

is alsoa boardmemberof

A*StarandtheDefence

Science&Technology

Agency.Herecentlyled

NUStojointlyinvest

$6mwithGrabtolaunch

anartificialintelligence

laboratorytotransform

urbantransportation

in smart cities.

MICHAELTAN

MichaelTanis the

co-founder,groupCEO

andexecutivedirector

ofFullertonHealth,

a leadinghealthcare

platform.Thecompany

hasover 500 healthcare

facilitiesanda network

ofhealthcareproviders

acrosseightmarketsinthe

Asia-Pacific.It integrates

healthcareserviceswith

customisedmanagement

andadvisorycapabilities

todeliveraffordable

care in the region.

TANSEELENG

TanSeeLengis the

managingdirectorand

CEOofIHHHealthcare,

oneoftheworld’slargest

healthcaregroupswith

50 hospitalsacross

10 countries.It is the

holdingcompanyof

hospitalbrandssuchas

MountElizabethHospital

andGleneaglesHospital.

IHHhasplanstoacquire

FortisHealthcare,which

willexpandthecompany’s

footprint in India.

WONGTIENYIN

Themedicaldirectorof

SingaporeNationalEye

Centre,WongTienYinis

alsoa seniorconsultant

ophthalmologistandthe

academicchairofthe

SingHealthDuke-NUS

OphthalmologyandVisual

SciencesAcademicClinical

Programme.In2018,

hebecameSingHealth’s

deputygroupCEO

(researchandeducation).

Healsoheadstheworld’s

firstAIprogramme

toscreeneyedisease

in diabetic patients.

AWKAHPENG

AwKahPengis the

chairmanofShell

CompaniesinSingapore

andtheAsia-Pacific

focalforChemicals

SustainabilityinShell.

Shealsosupportsthearts

andyoungentrepreneurs

asa boardmemberof

theSingaporeRepertory

Theatreaswellasthrough

herinvolvementinArt

OutreachSingapore’s

ImpartAwardsand

NUSEnterprise’sPhilip

Yeo Inititative.

LOOCHOONYONG

LooChoonYong

co-foundedRaffles

MedicalGroup,which

becametheseventh

playertoenterthe

MediShieldLifeIntegrated

Planmarketin2018.

Underhisleadershipas

chairmanofthegroup,it

openedRafflesHospital

Chongqing,itsfirst

hospitalinChina,this

year.Loowasconferred

thePublicService

Star(Bar)atthe 2019

National Day Awards.

KISHORE

MAHBUBANI

Prolificacademic

andformerdiplomat

KishoreMahbubaniis a

distinguishedFellowat

theAsiaResearchInstitute

ofNUS.Hewaselecteda

memberoftheprestigious

AmericanAcademyof

ArtsandSciencesin2019.

PreviouslySingapore’s

permanentrepresentative

totheUnitedNations,

hepublishedhisbook,

HastheWestLostIt?:A

Provocationin 2018.

SUBRASURESH

SubraSureshis the

presidentoftheNanyang

TechnologicalUniversity

ofSingapore(NTU)

andplanstotransform

NTUintoa smartand

eco-friendlycampus.

Forhisscholarlyand

scientificachievementsin

research,theNTUBoard

ofTrusteesselectedthe

eminentscientistasthe

inauguralDistinguished

UniversityProfessor,the

highesthonourgiventoa

faculty member at NTU.

RICHARDEU

RichardEuis thechairman

ofhisfamily’sbusiness,

EuYanSangInternational.

Underhispreviousroleas

groupCEO,hegrewthe

companyintooneofAsia’s

largesttraditionalChinese

medicinegroups.The

avidphilanthropistand

musicloveris involved

invariousnon-profit

organisationsandchairs

theSingaporeUniversity

ofSocialSciences’

board of trustees.

HOCHINGLIN

SingaporeNationalEye

Centreseniorconsultant

HoChingLinalsochairs

itsannualfundraiser,

TheEyeBall.Thedirector

ofstrategicdevelopment

andphilanthropyofthe

EyeAcademicClinical

Programmeatthe

Duke-NUSGraduate

MedicalSchoolis also

thepresidentofthe

AssociationofWomen

Doctors (Singapore).

LILYKONG

LilyKongis thefirst

Singaporeanacademic

andsocialscientist

toheadSingapore

ManagementUniversity,

whichis expandingto

selectedAseancities.

TheLeeKongChian

ChairProfessorofSocial

Sciences,researcher

andauthorhasfive

internationalfellowship

awards,including

theCommonwealth

Fellowship Award.

FREDDYBOEY

FreddyBoeyis the

CEOofNUSEnterprise

andNUS’sdeputy

president(innovation

andenterprise),where

heis responsibleforthe

university’sinitiatives

andactivitiesinthe

areasofinnovation,

entrepreneurship,

researchtranslation,

andgraduatestudies.

TheNUSalumnusholds

morethan 100 patents

andis thefounderof

several spin-offs.

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