Singapore Budget 2021 - Looking Ahead | The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on Glue Up

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Every year, the Ministry of Finance presents the Budget, a strategic financial plan to address the challenges ahead, in Parliament for debate. As Singapore strives to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19, Budget 2021 is critical in outlining the government's key priorities and plans for the year ahead.

Join us at AmCham as our panel of experts discuss key aspects of Budget 2021, and the overall implications for our business community.

AmCham recently provided feedback to the Ministry of Finance for Budget 2021. You can read more about it here.

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*CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds will be provided for cancellations. Replacements will be accepted.

Speakers

Hui Min Foo

Partner, Corporate Commercial at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Prof Annie Koh

Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University

Ven Sreenivasan

Associate Editor at Singapore Press Holdings

A/P Walter Theseira

Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business at Singapore University of Social Sciences

Salvatore di Chiara

(Moderator) Head of Account Management at Hawksford Pte Ltd

Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. In addition to being a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on New Agenda for Work, Wages and Job Creation, Professor Koh also chairs the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She is currently a board member of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd, PBA Group, AMTD International Inc., AMTD Digital, Prime US REIT and Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd, and serves on the Customs Advisory Council and HR Transformation Advisory Panel. Professor Koh chairs the TAFEP Awards and advises a number of startup firms. She previously served on GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, HMI and K1 Ventures boards.

Professor Koh’s previously held positions at SMU include Vice President for Business Development;V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Professor of Finance (Practice); Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.

Professor Koh received a Ph.D. degree in International Finance with Fulbright scholarship from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, An Asia Edition (2014), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful Companies (2004), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey reports. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, and the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017.

Walter Edgar Theseira is Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences; and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. His Ph.D. is in Applied Economics and Managerial Science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His areas are applied microeconomics, behavioural, and experimental economics. His research has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation.

His policy research covers housing integration with the Ministry of National Development, vehicle quota auctions with the Land Transport Authority, and the Singapore Retirement and Health Survey. He has advised the Economist Service of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of National Development, the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and with the Civil Service College.

He was a Nominated Member of Parliament in the 13th Parliament of Singapore.

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