Ms Susan Kong serves as the Chairman of STPI. She is a founding partner of Q.E.D. Law Corporation. She has extensive working experience in banking and finance, corporate finance, foreign investments particularly in China, Indonesia and Thailand; mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and real estate investments. She is listed in several legal publications as a leading lawyer. Ms Kong has also served as a director on the boards of several companies across different industries in Singapore and Thailand. She is currently an independent director of SBS Transit Limited and a board member of HealthServe Limited.

Ms Chong Siak Ching is the Chief Executive Officer of National Gallery Singapore and Head of the Visual Arts Cluster (VAC) Singapore since April 2013. The VAC comprises the Singapore Art Museum, STPI - Creative Workshop & Gallery and the National Gallery Singapore. Prior to this, she was the President and CEO of Ascendas since 2001, and was recognized as ‘Outstanding CEO of the Year’ in the Singapore Business Awards 2009 for her leadership and dynamism in establishing Ascendas as Asia’s leading provider of business space.

She is currently Chairperson of the Singapore Note and Coin Advisory Committee, Director on the Board of Singapore Press Holdings and Mandai Park Holdings Pte Ltd. She sits on the Board of the National Arts Council, she is a member of the Advisory Board at Nanyang Business School and a member of the Yale-NUS Governing Board.

She is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.

Mr Irving Low is a partner in KPMG in Singapore. He has been with KPMG for over 26 years, having worked in both the London and Singapore offices.

He holds a dual role as the firm’s Head of Clients and Markets (Singapore) and Head of Advisory (Singapore and Indonesia). As the Head of Clients and Markets (Singapore) he is responsible for the firm’s marketing strategy, marketing and communications, branding and client service care. As the Head of Advisory (Singapore and Indonesia), he is responsible for the Advisory businesses and practices across Management Consulting, Risk Consulting as well as Deals Advisory, where the focus is on corporate finance, mergers and acquisition. Irving also sits in the firm’s Senior Executive Committee which oversees the firm’s strategic and operational excellence.

Irving‘s key area of practice is in Corporate Governance, where he is also the KPMG ASPAC Leader for Board Advisory Services. He has undertaken numerous corporate governance reviews for both public and private organizations in light of the renewed focus in this area. He is a frequent invited guest and speaker at board meetings and presentations as well as public forums on corporate governance.

In addition, Irving is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) where is a member of the Governance Committee and the chairperson of CPA Australia Sub-committee for the Public Sector.

Mr Sam Kok Weng is a partner with PwC in Singapore where he holds dual roles: Markets Leader and Financial Services Leader. As the Markets Leader, he oversees client coverage and go-to-market programs. As the Financial Services Leader, he oversees a team of c.500 staff specialising in assurance and advisory services to financial institutions. He has broad management experience ranging from being on the Leadership Team to having run a regional business unit as well as led the human capital function. He was also the Markets Leader for PwC in Asia Pacific for several years.

Kok Weng specialises in deal advisory for financial institutions and fintech companies. In addition, Kok Weng is the Deputy Chairman of the Insolvency & Restructuring Practitioners Committee and a member of the Investigation and Disciplinary Panel of ISCA. He is a Board member of the School of the Arts as well as Alexandra Health Fund Limited. He is also a member of the Advising Panel to SMU – School of Accountancy and a volunteer docent with National Gallery Singapore.

Kok Weng is a chartered accountant of ISCA and ICAEW.

Tan Chuan Yong is the managing partner of Tan Kim Seng & Partners, specializing in Singapore property, finance and banking law. Tan is a board member of The Private Museum, Singapore and sits on the School Advisory Committee of Hillgrove Secondary School.

Nathaniel P Gunawan is the Director of Oasis Waters International, a leading consumer goods company which is a national manufacturer & distributor of ready-to-drink water in Indonesia.

He has a background in private investments, starting his career at Morgan Stanley and then in a family office. He is also the Co-Founder & Director of Phoenix Films, a content investment company focusing on production and distribution of Singapore & Indonesian films.

Nathaniel graduated from Harvard University (BA, 2007; MA, 2010).

Mr Lito Camacho is the Vice Chairman for Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse AG, Chairman of SunLife of Canada (Philippines) Inc., a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and Independent Director and Senior Adviser to several other business organizations in the region. He and his wife are avid art collectors and together, are members of the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee of the Tate Modern in London. He was also formerly a member of the Board and Chairman of the Acquisition Committee of the National Gallery Singapore and a Board Member of the National Heritage Board. He was recently conferred the Public Service Medal by the President of Singapore for his service to the National Gallery Singapore and the promotion of arts in Singapore.

Koh Lin-Net is currently the Director of the Centre for Impact Investing in Temasek Trust Ltd, an appointment she has held since April 2021.

Prior to taking up this role, Ms. Koh held concurrent appointments as the Chief Executive of two foundations under the Temasek family, Temasek Foundation Innovates and Temasek Foundation Nurtures. She joined Temasek Foundation after spending more than 20 years in the Administrative Service, which is part of the Singapore Civil Service. During this time, she held a wide range of positions, including as the Deputy Secretary in various ministries, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Media Development Authority.

Lynette Pang joined the board of STPI in July 2023. She is the Deputy CEO at the National Arts Council, which champions the arts in Singapore by nurturing creative excellence, developing the arts ecosystem and supporting broad audience engagement.

Prior to NAC, Lynette was Assistant Chief Executive, Marketing Group at the Singapore Tourism Board, where she was responsible for building the Singapore destination brand globally. She helmed global marketing efforts and oversaw corporate communications and global strategic marketing partnerships. At STB Lynette had also led the arts, entertainment, sports and F1 portfolios. Lynette’s experience in the lifestyle sector includes stints at Yahoo! and Warner Bros. Theatrical.

Lynette is currently a board member at Arts House Limited, Singapore Symphony Group, Marketing Society and EZ-Link Pte Ltd.