Fireside Chat with Mrs. Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower

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Event Details

Join us at AmCham for our Fireside chat with Mrs. Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower.

Mrs. Teo will discuss a range of issues including COVID-19's impact on Singapore's economy and labour market, the risks and opportunities to Singapore's competitive position as a global and regional hub, and how the Singapore Government is supporting businesses to transform and emerge stronger from the pandemic.

If you have specific questions or topics you would like to hear from Mrs. Teo, please submit them ahead of time to Benedict Thambiah, Manager for External Affairs.

For any enquires please contact the AmCham Programming and Events Team.

Speakers

Mrs. Josephine Teo

Minister at Ministry of Manpower

Elisa Mallis

(Moderator) Managing Director and Vice President, Asia-Pacific of Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Pte Ltd

Mrs. Josephine Teo was appointed Minister for Manpower and concurrently the Second Minister for Home Affairs on 1 May 2018. She is also a member of the National Jobs Council and the Future Economy Council.

Mrs. Teo previously served in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance, Transport and Foreign Affairs ministries. In PMO, she coordinated whole-of-government efforts to better support marriage and parenthood. This led to significant enhancements in pre-school subsidies, parental leave provisions, medical care of young children and support for assistive reproductive technologies (ART).

As Minister of State for Finance, Mrs. Teo coordinated the Government’s successful implementation of the Pioneer Generation Package. As Senior Minister of State for Transport, she chaired the Changi 2036 Steering Committee to enhance the Singapore’s position as a leading global air hub. As Chairperson of the Public Transport Tripartite Committee, Mrs. Teo ensured the effective transition to the Bus Contracting Model and the establishment of the Singapore Bus Academy.

A member of Parliament since 2006, Mrs. Teo was formerly Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education and Assistant Secretary – General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). Mrs. Teo was concurrently Chief Executive Officer of the not-for-profit organisation Business China, a platform launched by then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and then China Premier Wen Jiabao to strengthen Singapore’s bicultural foundation.

An alumna of Dunman High School and Raffles Junior College, Mrs. Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore, winning several honours including the Rachel Meyer Book Prize for being the Best Woman Student. She obtained a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics on scholarship from the Economic Development Board.

She is married and has three grown-up children. She enjoys creating memorable experiences for family and friends.

Elisa Mallis is the APAC Managing Director and Vice President of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). In her role, she leads CCL’s efforts across the region to accelerate leadership development while also contributing significantly to CCL’s global research agenda.

Based in Asia over the last 14 years, Elisa has held substantial leadership roles, including at MDS (a Greater China-focused Leadership Firm), at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and at Accenture.

CCL has been a member of AmCham Singapore for over ten years. Elisa has also been involved in roles at the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Human Resources Committee from 2014 to 2018 and have served on a number of NGO Boards.

Over the last few years CCL has made renewed investment to bring East to West perspectives on Leadership to the world through a number of substantial Asia focused research studies, including: CHRO 3.0, Architecting Future Fluent Culture, The Global Asian Leader, BOLD 3.0 on Board Effectiveness in Asia and recently released Developing Future Fluent Asian Leaders: Myths we Must Debunk.

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