City Hall Dialogue with Head of Civil Service, Mr. Leo Yip

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Mr. Yip may speak to the 'Civil Service's plans to adopt new ways of working and improving its existing capabilities in the new normal following the pandemic'.

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Speakers

Kathleen Yeoh

Head, Government Affairs & Policy, Southeast Asia at Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd

Leo Yip

Head, Civil Service and Permanent Secretary (PMO, PMO (Strategy) and National Security and Intelligence Coordination)

Professional Experience

- 20 years of pharmaceutical experience in diverse roles from commercial and business development to public affairs, patient relations, corporate communications, market access - pricing & strategy, government affairs and public policy.

- SEA Experience (~5 years) including APAC experience in diabetes working with NCD Alliance for Access to Medicines and Products, International Diabetes Federation.

- Oversees government affairs & policy projects strategies across SEA including but not limited to Covid-19 vaccine implementation, Mental Health, Smoking Cessation, Global Partnership Programs such as public health programs in TB, etc.

- Represents J&J externally at
1. US ASEAN Business Council
- Chairman Advisory Council
- Vice Chair for Health & Life Sciences
- Committee Lead for Market Access Workstream
- Committee Lead for Sustainable Healthcare Financing
- Covid-19 Vaccine Taskforce-workstream participant

2. Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAPI)
- Public Policy Committee

Leo Yip joined the Singapore public service in 1982 as a police officer. He holds degrees from Cambridge University, Warwick University and Harvard University. In 2000 he was appointed Principal Private Secretary to Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew till 2002 when he joined the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) as Deputy Secretary. He served concurrently as Chief Executive of Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) from 2003.

Mr. Yip was appointed Permanent Secretary of MOM in July 2005. He was concurrently appointed Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) in 2008 and became full-time Chairman from 2009 to 2014.

Mr. Yip was appointed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in December 2014 and was concurrently appointed as Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Permanent Secretary, National Security and Intelligence Coordination (NSIC) in 2016. Mr. Yip relinquished his MHA appointment on 1 September 2017 to become Head, Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (Strategy Group).

Concurrently, Mr. Yip remained as Permanent Secretary (PMO) and (NSIC).

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