What is the Parliament that Singaporeans deserve in the next 50 years?
Moderator
Ms Anthea Ong
Anthea Ong, a former NMP (2018-2020) and is a multi-faceted advocate and social entrepreneur with expertise in mental health, migrant rights, environmentalism, and social impact. With over 25 years of C-suite experience, she has founded/co-founded various initiatives and serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Tripartite Oversight Committee for Workplace Safety & Health.
Speaker Profiles:
Ms Audrey Ong
Audrey Wong served as an NMP from 2009-2011.
Cultural policy expert, civil society advocate, and arts scholar. Leads MA in Arts & Cultural Leadership at LASALLE. Former artistic co-director of The Substation, board member, and advisory committee participant in the arts. Currently on board of Nine Years Theatre.
Mr Walter Theseira
Walter Edgar Theseira is a prominent economist, previously serving as an NMP from 2018 to 2020. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Managerial Science and is known for his expertise in applied microeconomics and behavioural economics, with extensive policy research and advisory experience.
Political Commentator
Mr Han Fook Kwang
Han Fook Kwang was Editor of The Straits Times from 2002 to 2012 and currently a senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.
He is a co-author of several books on Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, including Lee Kuan Yew: The man and his ideas, and Hard Truths to keep Singapore going, and is also author of the book Singapore in Transition: Hope, Anxiety and Question Marks.
