Driving Sustainable Business Results with Flexible Wage System (ft. MOM, SNEF, NTUC and SHRI)

Hao Shuo
Director of Operations Policy and Planning at the Labour Relations and Workplaces Division, Ministry of Manpower

Hao Shuo oversees the planning, coordination and implementation of operations while supporting the review of key employment legislations to enforce employment standards and resolve workplace disputes. Prior to joining MOM, he completed the MSx Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and had policymaking experience in areas like media and education.

Zarina Piperdi
Managing Director, 8-List HR Consultancy Services

With 35 years of experience in the airline and aerospace industry, Zarina has deep and broad experience in human capital strategy formulation, talent management, workforce planning, industrial relations, and the whole spectrum of HR services. Zarina was also the CHRO for 15 years at SIA Engineering Company Limited, where she oversaw major manpower initiatives for transformation and productivity campaigns.

Kuah Boon Wee
Group Chief Executive Officer, MTQ Corporation Limited

Mr Kuah is the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTQ Corporation, an oil and gas engineering and subsea services company listed on the SGX. He joined the board in October 2006 and assumed his current position in July 2010. Mr Kuah is the Vice President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a council member of the Singapore National Employers Federation. He is a member of the National Wages Council and served on both the Tripartite Workgroups on Older Workers and Lower Wage Workers. He is also a member of the Pro-Enterprise Panel.

Sim Gim Guan
Executive Director, Singapore National Employers Federation

Mr Sim joined SNEF on 1 June 2020 as the Executive Director. He served in the Republic of Singapore Navy, where he held various staff and operational appointments, and retired from the Singapore Armed Forces as Chief of Staff – Naval Staff, at the rank of Rear Admiral, in June 2006. This was followed by a series of senior appointments in the civil service culminating in his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Social Service from 1 Nov 2013 to 31 May 2020. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military) in 2006 and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2014.

Cham Hui Fong
Deputy Secretary-General, NTUC

Ms Cham Hui Fong looks after the partnership and synergies amongst the five workforce segments in NTUC, and harmonises 4P (Protection, Placement, Progression and Privileges) efforts across all segments. Representing workers and the Labour Movement, she sits in several tripartite committees that look into wages, workplace, and employment practices including employment of mature workers, labour-related legislations as well as the future economy of Singapore. She is also a Co Chair of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, as well as Director of Tripartite Alliance Limited.

Alvin Goh
Executive Director, Singapore Human Resources Institute

Alvin is an accomplished international senior business manager with over 15 years of experience in the financial and consulting industry where he played key roles in various business and human capital transformation projects that has translated to net bottom line growth of USD100million. He spent the last 7 years in a regional bank covering 15 cities as the Head of Human Capital and Head of CEO Office where he was responsible for driving the business transformation and human capital strategy and initiatives.