Population Health Speakers

Bookmark this page for regular updates as we announce our speakers lineup for the Asia Pacific Population Health Conference!

Keynote Speakers

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​Professor Sir Sam Everington MBBS, MRCGP, Barrister, OBE Pioneering GP at the Bromley by Bow Centre United Kingdom Read more	​Professor Cheong Koon Hean Chairman Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	​​Professor Thomas Astell-Burt Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, School of Architecture, Design and Planning University of Sydney, Australia Read more	​

Plenary Speakers

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Professor Teo Yik Ying Vice President (Global Health) and Dean Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health National University of Singapore  Read more	Ms Hwang Yu-Ning Chief Executive Officer, National Parks Board Read more	Professor Laura Arpiainen Professor of Health and Wellbeing Architecture  Aalto University Finland Read more	Professor Lee Chien Earn Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Regional Health System SingHealth Read more

Programme Speakers (Population Health)

Healthy and Active Lifestyles Track

Track Chairs

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Associate Professor Joanne Quah Senior Consultant and Deputy Director, Education, SingHealth Polyclinics Read more	Dr Guo Xiaoxuan Consultant Family Physician and Clinic Director, Punggol Polyclinic Read more	​​	​

Speakers

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Mr Gabriel Lim Programme Director, Lien Foundation  Read more	Dr Chew Chu Shan Elaine Senior Consultant and Head, Adolescent Medicine Service, Department of Paediatrics Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital  Read more	Dr Lim Chau Sian Senior Consultant  Department of Psychological Medicine and Sleep Medicine, Surgery and Science Changi General Hospital  Read more	Dr Mandy Zhang Consultant Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician Department of Sport & Exercise Medicine Changi General Hospital Read more
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Associate Professor Carol Ma Head (Gerontology Programmes) and Senior Fellow (CEL), S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences  Read more	Professor Teo Hock Hai Provost’s Chair Professor  Department of Information Systems and Analytics, School of Computing,  National University of Singapore  Read more		​

​Population-Based Epidemiological Studies for Improving Health Track

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Associate Professor Rahul Malhotra Associate Professor, Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) and SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI); Deputy Director and Head of Research, Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE), Duke-NUS Medical School Read more	​	​​	​

Speakers

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Professor Marco Peres Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Research & Education), National Dental Centre Singapore  Read more	Professor Ecosse Lamoureux Professor, Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Signature Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School Read more	Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Research), Institute of Mental Health Read more	Dr Abhijit Visaria  Principal Research Scientist, Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE), Duke-NUS Medical School.  Read more
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Professor Tazeen Hasan Jafar Professor, Health Services and Systems Research Signature Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School   Read more	​	​	​

Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity Track

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Associate Professor Laura Tay Head and Senior Consultant, SingHealth Duke-NUS Centre of Memory and Cognitive Disorders; Head and Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital Read more	​		​

Speakers

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Cl Assistant Professor Chan Pei Yuan  Head, Primary and Community Partnership and Consultant, Restorative Dentistry (Endodontics), National Dental Centre Singapore Read more	Associate Professor Iris Rawtaer   Head of Department, Psychiatry and Deputy Director of Research, Sengkang General Hospital  Read more	Dr Justin Chew  Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Research and Innovation Lead, Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital  Read more	Dr Rachel Cheong Chin Yee  Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Read more
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Assistant Professor Huso Yi  Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health,  National University of Singapore  Read more	​		​

Family and Maternal Child Health Track

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Associate Professor Chua Mei Chien Deputy Chairman, Division of Medicine and Head & Senior Consultant, Neonatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital Read more			​

Speakers

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Assistant Professor Loy See Ling Principal Investigator, Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital  Read more	Associate Professor Chan Yoke Hwee Chair, Medical Board, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Clin Associate Professor and Associate Dean (KKH), Duke-NUS Medical School  Read more	Professor Victoria Leong  Professor, School of Social Sciences, Psychology, Nanyang Technological University    Read more	Associate Professor Mahesh A Choolani Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore      Read more
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Ms Fong Ying Yi Deputy Director, Population Health Division, Ministry of Health Read more	​		​

Innovations in Health and Social Care Delivery for Addressing Population Health Track

Track Chairs

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Associate Professor Teo Poh Leng Head of Programme, Bachelor of Social Work, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences  Read more	Assistant Professor Yoon Sung Won Programme in Health Services and  Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School Read more		​

Speakers

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Ms Ang Bee Lian  Senior Advisor, Ministry of Social and Family Development  Read more	Dr Sng Hock Lin  Chief, Silver Generation Division, Agency for Integrated Care  Read more	Mr Abel Peh Social Worker, Mental Health Service, Allkin Singapore Ltd Read more	Mr Low Mun Heng Principal Social Worker, Care and Integration Division, Allkin Singapore Ltd Read more
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Adjunct Professor (Dr) Loke Wai Chiong  Programme Lead and Senior Consultant, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation Read more	​

Population Health and Built Environment Track

Track Chairs

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Dr Jowy Seah Researcher Read more	Dr Belinda Yuen Professorial Fellow and Research Director, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	​​	​

Speakers

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Dr Rakhi Manohar Mepparambath  Senior Scientist, Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR  Read more	Dr Tan Weng Mooi Director/Lead in Health Programme, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation  Read more	Associate Professor Sam Conrad Joyce  Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	Dr Ad Maulod  Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Ageing Research & Education, Duke-NUS Medical School Read more
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Assistant Professor Borame L Dickens  Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore  Read more	​	​

Revolutionising Population Health: The Role of Innovation and Technology Track

Track Chairs

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Associate Professor Cheung Ngai-Man Associate Professor & Associate Head of Pillar (Education), Information Systems Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	Dr Hong Wei Wei Director, Innovation Strategy, Office for Service Transformation, SingHealth Read more	​​	​

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Cl Assistant Professor Charlene Liew  Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Changi General Hospital Read more	Dr Kenny Choo  Assistant Professor, Design and Artificial Intelligence / Information Systems Technology and Design,  Singapore University of Technology and Design  Read more	Dr Onno Kampman Manager, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation Read more	​Mr Caleb Tan Senior Manager, Mental Health Innovation, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation Read more
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​Dr Liu Yong Deputy Department Director, Computing & Intelligence Department, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR  Read more	​

From Population Health Policies to Patient Care: Connecting the Dots Track

Track Chairs

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Dr Samuel Chng Chong Wei Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	Associate Professor Carol Ma Head (Gerontology Programmes) and Senior Fellow (CEL), S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences Read more	Professor Ng Chirk Jen Deputy Director, Research, SingHealth Polyclincs; Director, Digital Health Research in the SingHealth Duke-NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme (FM ACP) Read more	​

Speakers

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Professor (Dr) Gerald Koh Head & Clinical Director (Future Primary Care), MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation Read more	Associate Professor Paul Ong  Deputy CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, Tsao Foundation  Read more	Mr Daniel Lim  Co-Founder, EnableAsia and Wellbeing Champions Network™ Read more	Ms Kathryn Ng Chew Kuan  Deputy Group Chief Communications Officer (Marketing Communications) and Chief Communications Officer, Future & Digital Communications, SingHealth  Read more
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​Dr Leonora Liu Senior Preventive Medicine Resident, SingHealth Office of Regional Health Read more		​

Advancing End-of-Life Care Through Population Health Approaches Track

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Dr Ke Yu Research Fellow  Supportive and Palliative Care – Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore  Read more			​

Speakers

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Ms Sim Bee Hia  Executive Director, Singapore Hospice Council  Read more	Ms Tan Ming Li Life and Death Educator, The Life Review  Read more	Dr Victoria Wong  Consultant, Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore; Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School Read more	Mr Christopher Gee  Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies and Senior Research Fellow, Governance and Economy, National University of Singapore  Read more
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Dr Lee Yee Mei  Deputy Director of Nursing and Advanced Practice Nurse, National University Cancer Institute Singapore  Read more	Dr Chiam Zi Yan  Consultant, Department of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital  Read more	Mr Gerald Tan  Managing Director and Director of Business Development, Timeliss  Read more

Mental Health and Wellbeing Track

Track Chairs

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Associate Professor Timothy Sim Head of Programme, Master of Counselling, Singapore University of Social Sciences  Read more	Assistant Professor Sharon Sung Assistant Professor Programme in Health Services and Systems Research Duke-NUS Medical School Read more	Professor Yow Wei Quin Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Singapore University of Technology and Design  Read more	​

Speakers

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Dr Angelina Ang  Senior Consultant, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Read more	Ms Yik Chow Meng  Senior Clinical Counsellor, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Read more	Ms Flora Yong  Clinical Counsellor, Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Read more	Associate Professor William Tov  Associate Professor of Psychology and Deputy Director, Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA), Singapore Management University  Read more
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Ms Geraldine Wong  REACH North Team Leader, Principal Medical Social Worker, Institute of Mental Health Read more	Dr Chua Wei Bin  Executive Director, Counselling and Care Centre Read more	​	​

Building Healthy Communities Through Collaborations and Population Health Engagements Track

Track Chairs

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Associate Professor Chong Keng Hua Associate Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design and Director, Positive City Lab, Design Z and Social Urban Lab (SOULab), Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	Adjunct Associate Professor Eugene Shum Director, Community Partnership, SingHealth Office of Regional Health, SingHealth; Chief Community Development Officer, Changi General Hospital  Read more		​

Speakers

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Associate Professor Chong Keng Hua Associate Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design and Director, Positive City Lab, Design Z and Social Urban Lab (SOULab), Singapore University of Technology and Design Read more	Ar Wan Khin Wai Director (Design Development) and Chief Architect, Housing Development Board  Read more	Ms Sophianne Araib Group Director, Horticulture and Community  and National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board Singapore  Read more​	​Mr Cai Bingyu Kampung Architect, Group-Up Initiative  Read more
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Dr Michael Tan Koon Boon Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore  Read more		​​	​