Welcome Speech by Professor Jia Li
(Dean, SMU School of Economics)
Opening Address by Professor Euston Quah
(President, Economic Society of Singapore) 
Fireside Chat:
Mr Chan Chun Sing
(Guest of Honor, Minister for Education)
Chairperson: Mr Prakash Kannan
(Chief Economist Director, Economics & Investment Strategy, GIC & Vice President, ESS)

Award Presentations

Outstanding Economics Teacher Award 2024
MOH-ESS Essay Competition 2024 AwardPresentation
Session 1: Global Risk Outlook: Rising to the Challenge of an Interconnected World by Mr James Cheo (Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia and India, HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth)
Session 2: Singapore’s Response to Global Risks: Perspectives from the Asian Financial Markets – Market Resilience in Asia by Mr Teo Chin Ker (Portfolio Manager / Head of Investment, Amundi Singapore Limited, Singapore)
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Panel Discussion A: Navigating the Global Uncertainty from Financial Institutions’ Perspectives
Chairperson: Ms Maureen DeRooij (Chief Executive Officer, The Executive Forum Singapore)
Session 3: Generative AI in Finance by Dr Ding QinXu (Lecturer, School of Business, SUSS)
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Session 4: How University and Industry Can Work Together to Prepare Students Today for Tomorrow’s Tech Job Market by Dr Kim Seonghoon (Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Centre for Research on Successful Aging (ROSA), School of Economics, SMU)
Session 5: Labour Market Polarization & Young Workers by Dr Irene Ng Yue Hoong (Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and the Social Service Research Centre, NUS)
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Panel Discussion B: Technology, Policy, and Polarisation
Chairperson: Dr Walter Theseira, Associate Professor, School of Business, SUSS
Session 6: Sino-US Competition and Regional Security by Dr Chang Jun Yan (Assistant Professor, Military Studies Programme and United States Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), NTU)
Session 7: Imperatives for SMEs in an Uncertain World by Mr Ang Yuit (President, ASME)
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Session 8: Building Geopolitical Resilience by Mr Ziad Haider (Partner and Global Director of Geopolitical Risk, McKinsey & Company)
Panel Discussion C: Geo-Economic Warfare and its Impact on Singapore Business
Chairperson: Associate Professor Eugene Tan (Yong Pung How School of Law, SMU)
Closing Remarks by Professor Timothy Clark
(Provost, Singapore Management University)

SEPF Article: Credits to Chua Szy-En, Shum Si Qi, and Wu Wan Ying Dorine (HCI Volunteers)