Prof Sum Yee Loong
FCA (Singapore)
Chairman, Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals
Professor of Accounting (Practice), Singapore Management University (SMU)
Yee Loong is currently Professor of Accounting (Practice) at the Singapore Management University. He was formerly Tax Partner in Deloitte & Touche Singapore (1987- 2011). Yee Loong has specialised in taxation since qualifying as an accountant in the UK and has over 30 years of experience in Singapore Taxation and International Tax Planning.
Yee Loong had been nominated on several occasions as one of the top 10 leading Tax Advisers in Singapore by International Tax Review. He was also featured as one of the World’s Leading Tax Advisers in the Legal Media Group 2011 Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers.
He holds a Master degree in Taxation and Public Finance, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the UK, and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and an Accredited Tax Advisor.
Yee Loong is the Honorary Technical Advisor (Tax) to the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, Board Member of Tax Academy of Singapore, Chairman of Board of SCTP and formerly Board Member of the IRAS.
Mr Francis Tan
Chief Strategist Asia, Indosuez Wealth Management
Mr Francis Tan is the Chief Strategist, Asia, at Indosuez Wealth Management. He joined Indosuez in July 2024 after a distinguished career across both public and private sectors. Representing the Indosuez Global CIO office in Asia, Francis is responsible for formulating and articulating Indosuez’s Global Investment Strategies in Asia, and translating them into actionable portfolio construction solutions for clients.
Prior to his role at Indosuez, Francis was at United Overseas Bank for 12 years, first serving as Asian Economist within the Global Economics & Markets Research Team, before being appointed Investment Strategist at UOB Private Bank, where he worked on the investment strategy across multi-asset classes, while supporting in both the advisory and discretionary segments of the private bank.
Francis started his career with the Singapore Tourism Board, where he specialised in tourism economics. He subsequently served as Investment Manager in the wealth management arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Investment Strategist at Phillip Capital, where he led the development of portfolio allocation strategies for clients based on their risk-return preferences and mutual fund analyses
Ms Jeannie Lim
Assistant Managing Director, Services & Growth Enterprises
Enterprise Singapore
Ms Jeannie Lim is the Assistant Managing Director of Enterprise Singapore, overseeing the Services & Growth Enterprises Group. In this role, she champions the growth of local enterprises including the heartland enterprises and Singapore’s global enterprises through various programmes such as the flagship Scale-Up programme for high growth companies. Beyond that, she oversees various sectors, from food and agritech to retail, discovering ways to enable vibrancy within Singapore.
Prior to this role, Jeannie was the Assistant Chief Executive of the Singapore Tourism Board’s Policy and Planning Group, spearheading policy and strategy matters for the tourism sector.
Jeannie holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney and Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University / Nanyang Technological University. She also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Dr Nadir Ali Zafar
Chief Experience Officer, Human Capital Leadership Institute
Director, Singapore Leaders Network
Dr. Nadir Ali Zafar is Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI) and concurrently Director of the Singapore Leaders Network, a national movement managed by HCLI and supported by EDB. He joins HCLI from UAE-based education technology company Alef Education where he was Chief Operating Officer. During his time, the company grew from a start-up to an award-winning organisation that serves several hundred thousand students.
Nadir was one of the founding leaders of Alef Education and set up and oversaw the marketing, finance, human resources, legal, audit, procurement, and business support departments. He also spearheaded the company’s expansion into Asia, set up a healthcare program, and launched a new schools management business that was spun off into an independent entity.
Nadir’s experience spans over 20 years. Prior to Alef Education, he was at GEMS Education, where he reported directly to the Group CEO and served on the senior leadership team. He was then posted to Singapore as Director of Corporate Development, leading admissions and marketing for their Singapore school. In previous roles, Nadir has worked closely with the CEO of one of the largest shipping companies in the world and the CEO of one of the Middle East region’s largest media companies. Nadir has worked in UAE, India, Thailand, and Singapore.
Nadir graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) from the pioneer batch of the Singapore Management University and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He has also completed a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation at New York University. His past and current leadership experience extends to serving on the Board of a London-listed global education company, President of the Singapore Business Council in UAE, alumni leader for both his alma maters, and founder of an EdTech venture.