Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, popularly known as Ajahn Brahm, is a well-known Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience keen to learn meditation and develop a deeper spiritual understanding.

A Theoretical Physics graduate from Cambridge University, Ajahn Brahm was ordained as a Theravada monk in Bangkok at the age of 23 by the Abbot of Wat Saket and trained with Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana Mahathera.

Ajahn Brahm has spent more than 49 years in the forest-meditation tradition and is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia with 24 monks under his training.

He is also the Spiritual Patron of Buddhist Fellowship Singapore and the author of several popular book titles and best sellers —— such as “Opening the Door of Your Heart”, “Happiness Through Meditation” and more.

Venerable Kwang Sheng is the sixth and current abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS). He was ordained in 1980 under the highly respected then-abbot of KMSPKS, Venerable Hong Choon. Following his ordination, he studied and practised in various countries, including Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan and Korea. He spent three years in Songgwangsa, located in South Korea, practising Zen meditation.

Venerable Chuan Sheng embodies the perfect blend of scholarly wisdom and spiritual insight.

He holds a BA (Honours) in History from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a PhD in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. With a specialisation in Asian history and East Asian international relations, he dedicated 26 years as an academic staff at NUS before pursuing higher ordination in Taiwan in 2013.

Dr. Choo Chiau Beng joined Keppel as a Graduate Trainee in 1971. He held various positions within Keppel Group and was appointed as Executive Director of Keppel (formerly known as Keppel Corporation) in 1983. He was Chief Executive Officer of Keppel from 2009 to 2013 and was appointed Senior Advisor to the Board after his retirement until end of 2015. He was also a director of Keppel Care Foundation.

Dr. Choo also held various positions including Rector of Residential College 4, NUS, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Raffles Institution, and Chairman of M1 Limited and NRF Holdings Pte Ltd. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore University of Technology and a Board Member of National Research Foundation.

In 2014, Dr. Choo was appointed by NUS as Provost’s Chair and Professor (Practice) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Department of Management and Organisation, NUS Business School.

Dr. Choo was awarded the Colombo Plan Scholarship to study Naval Architecture in the Newcastle University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in 1970, a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture in 1971 and was conferred Doctor of Civil Law by the University in 2009.

Dr. Elsa Lau Ngar Sze is a Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an affiliated Assistant Professor (part-time) of Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University. She also served as a secondary school teacher and subject panel of Ethics and Religion, and a Lecturer at the Education University of Hong Kong.

Her research interests include transnational contemplative practices in Chinese communities, religious education, spiritual health, mindfulness education, moral and values education, inclusive education and more. Dr. Lau has started projects on mindfulness, mind-body-spirit health. She publishes papers in journals, including Mindfulness, Religions, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, as well as book chapters for Routledge and Bloomsbury Academic.

She has provided professional training for undergraduates, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers since 2007.

Dr. Lee Foong Ming graduated from the National University of Singapore and did her postgraduate studies in Buddhist Studies in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She specialised in Sarvastivada Abhidharma and received her PhD degree after seven years of studies.

Dr. Lee has been teaching courses on history of Buddhism and Abhidharma in Buddhist College of Singapore since joining as a full-time staff in 2015. Her academic interests in recent years have also expanded to include interfaith dialogues, and Yogacara studies.

Dr. Ng Wai Chong is a practising community aged-care physician and the Founder-CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, a social enterprise providing aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services. Concurrently, Dr. Ng is also the Head, Clinical Development of one of the largest home and community-based health care service providers in Singapore.

He is widely recognised as a thought leader in healthy ageing and caregiving, receiving numerous awards and accolades including the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2016 (The Courage Fund, National Healthcare Group), Global Ageing Influencer in 2018 (Ageing Asia), Minister for Health Award in 2019 (Ministry of Health, Singapore), Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Community Care Super-tasking Hero Award, 2021, the MSF Volunteer & Partner Award 2022 and more recently the COVID-19 Resilience Medal in 2023.

Dr. Ng is currently consulting for a regional development bank as its Health Specialist, providing technical support for a few developing economies in the development of their community aged care system. He is a member on the Board of Directors for many charities and non-profit organisations including Happee Hearts Movement, Care for the Elderly Foundation and The Compassionate Network, of which he is one of the founders.

Dr. Ng is a Buddhist practitioner and speaker frequently invited to give Dharma talks in a few local Buddhist organisations. He is also the Vice President of Cakkavala Meditation Centre.

Ms. Koh Soo Boon, a pioneer in the global venture capital industry, founded iGlobe Partners in 1999 amidst the dawn of venture capital (VC) globalisation. With a focus on technology investments in the United States and Southeast Asia, she consistently delivered top quartile fund returns. Through the ups and downs of business cycles over 25 years, she led iGlobe’s portfolios to successful IPOs, showcasing her strong business acumen and unwavering resilience. Recognised as the Founder of Singapore’s first female-led VC firm, she was inducted into Singapore’s Hall of Fame by President Halimah Yacob in 2022.

Ms. Koh champions board diversity and supports women leaders in tech startups. She is currently an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), having served as the Chairwoman of SCCCI Career Women Group from 2009 to 2019. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum Singapore Chapter and mentors professional women on both private and public boards.

Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, popularly known as Ajahn Brahm, is a well-known Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience keen to learn meditation and develop a deeper spiritual understanding.

A Theoretical Physics graduate from Cambridge University, Ajahn Brahm was ordained as a Theravadan monk in Bangkok at the age of 23 by the Abbot of Wat Saket and trained with Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana Mahathera.

Ajahn Brahm has spent more than 49 years in the forest-meditation tradition and is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia with 24 monks under his training.

He is also the Spiritual Patron of Buddhist Fellowship Singapore and the author of several popular book titles and best sellers —— such as “Opening the Door of Your Heart”, “Happiness Through Meditation” and more.

Venerable Kwang Sheng is the sixth and current abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS). He was ordained in 1980 under the highly respected then-abbot of KMSPKS, Venerable Hong Choon. Following his ordination, he studied and practised in various countries, including Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan and Korea. He spent three years in Songgwangsa, located in South Korea, practising Zen meditation.

Venerable Chuan Sheng embodies the perfect blend of scholarly wisdom and spiritual insight.

He holds a BA (Honours) in History from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a PhD in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. With a specialisation in Asian history and East Asian international relations, he dedicated 26 years as an academic staff at NUS before pursuing higher ordination in Taiwan in 2013.

Dr. Choo Chiau Beng joined Keppel as a Graduate Trainee in 1971. He held various positions within Keppel Group and was appointed as Executive Director of Keppel (formerly known as Keppel Corporation) in 1983. He was Chief Executive Officer of Keppel from 2009 to 2013 and was appointed Senior Advisor to the Board after his retirement until end of 2015. He was also a director of Keppel Care Foundation.

Dr. Choo also held various positions including Rector of Residential College 4, NUS, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Raffles Institution, and Chairman of M1 Limited and NRF Holdings Pte Ltd. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore University of Technology and a Board Member of National Research Foundation.

In 2014, Dr. Choo was appointed by NUS as Provost’s Chair and Professor (Practice) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Department of Management and Organisation, NUS Business School.

Dr. Choo was awarded the Colombo Plan Scholarship to study Naval Architecture in the Newcastle University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in 1970, a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture in 1971 and was conferred Doctor of Civil Law by the University in 2009.

Dr. Elsa Lau Ngar Sze is a Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an affiliated Assistant Professor (part-time) of Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University. She also served as a secondary school teacher and subject panel of Ethics and Religion, and a Lecturer at the Education University of Hong Kong.

Her research interests include transnational contemplative practices in Chinese communities, religious education, spiritual health, mindfulness education, moral and values education, inclusive education and more. Dr. Lau has started projects on mindfulness, mind-body-spirit health. She publishes papers in journals, including Mindfulness, Religions, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, as well as book chapters for Routledge and Bloomsbury Academic.

She has provided professional training for undergraduates, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers since 2007.

Dr. Lee Foong Ming graduated from the National University of Singapore and did her postgraduate studies in Buddhist Studies in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She specialised in Sarvastivada Abhidharma and received her PhD degree after seven years of studies.

Dr. Lee has been teaching courses on history of Buddhism and Abhidharma in Buddhist College of Singapore since joining as a full-time staff in 2015. Her academic interests in recent years have also expanded to include interfaith dialogues, and Yogacara studies.

Dr. Ng Wai Chong is a practising community aged-care physician and the Founder-CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, a social enterprise providing aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services. Concurrently, Dr. Ng is also the Head, Clinical Development of one of the largest home and community-based health care service providers in Singapore.

He is widely recognised as a thought leader in healthy ageing and caregiving, receiving numerous awards and accolades including the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2016 (The Courage Fund, National Healthcare Group), Global Ageing Influencer in 2018 (Ageing Asia), Minister for Health Award in 2019 (Ministry of Health, Singapore), Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Community Care Super-tasking Hero Award, 2021, the MSF Volunteer & Partner Award 2022 and more recently the COVID-19 Resilience Medal in 2023.

Dr. Ng is currently consulting for a regional development bank as its Health Specialist, providing technical support for a few developing economies in the development of their community aged care system. He is a member on the Board of Directors for many charities and non-profit organisations including Happee Hearts Movement, Care for the Elderly Foundation and The Compassionate Network, of which he is one of the founders.

Dr. Ng is a Buddhist practitioner and speaker frequently invited to give Dharma talks in a few local Buddhist organisations. He is also the Vice President of Cakkavala Meditation Centre.

Ms. Koh Soo Boon, a pioneer in the global venture capital industry, founded iGlobe Partners in 1999 amidst the dawn of venture capital (VC) globalisation. With a focus on technology investments in the United States and Southeast Asia, she consistently delivered top-quartile fund returns. Through the ups and downs of business cycles over 25 years, she led iGlobe’s portfolios to successful IPOs, showcasing her strong business acumen and unwavering resilience. Recognised as the Founder of Singapore’s first female-led VC firm, she was inducted into Singapore’s Hall of Fame by President Halimah Yacob in 2022.

Ms. Koh champions board diversity and supports women leaders in tech startups. She is currently an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), having served as the Chairwoman of SCCCI Career Women Group from 2009 to 2019. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum Singapore Chapter and mentors professional women on both private and public boards.

Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, popularly known as Ajahn Brahm, is a well-known Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience keen to learn meditation and develop a deeper spiritual understanding.

A Theoretical Physics graduate from Cambridge University, Ajahn Brahm was ordained as a Theravadan monk in Bangkok at the age of 23 by the Abbot of Wat Saket and trained with Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana Mahathera.

Ajahn Brahm has spent more than 49 years in the forest-meditation tradition and is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia with 24 monks under his training.

He is also the Spiritual Patron of Buddhist Fellowship Singapore and the author of several popular book titles and best sellers —— such as “Opening the Door of Your Heart”, “Happiness Through Meditation” and more.

Venerable Kwang Sheng is the sixth and current abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS). He was ordained in 1980 under the highly respected then-abbot of KMSPKS, Venerable Hong Choon. Following his ordination, he studied and practised in various countries, including Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan and Korea. He spent three years in Songgwangsa, located in South Korea, practising Zen meditation.

Venerable Chuan Sheng embodies the perfect blend of scholarly wisdom and spiritual insight.

He holds a BA (Honours) in History from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a PhD in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. With a specialisation in Asian history and East Asian international relations, he dedicated 26 years as an academic staff at NUS before pursuing higher ordination in Taiwan in 2013.

Dr. Choo Chiau Beng joined Keppel as a Graduate Trainee in 1971. He held various positions within Keppel Group and was appointed as Executive Director of Keppel (formerly known as Keppel Corporation) in 1983. He was Chief Executive Officer of Keppel from 2009 to 2013 and was appointed Senior Advisor to the Board after his retirement until end of 2015. He was also a director of Keppel Care Foundation.

Dr. Choo also held various positions including Rector of Residential College 4, NUS, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Raffles Institution, and Chairman of M1 Limited and NRF Holdings Pte Ltd. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore University of Technology and a Board Member of National Research Foundation.

In 2014, Dr. Choo was appointed by NUS as Provost’s Chair and Professor (Practice) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Department of Management and Organisation, NUS Business School.

Dr. Choo was awarded the Colombo Plan Scholarship to study Naval Architecture in the Newcastle University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in 1970, a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture in 1971 and was conferred Doctor of Civil Law by the University in 2009.

Dr. Elsa Lau Ngar Sze is a Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an affiliated Assistant Professor (part-time) of Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University. She also served as a secondary school teacher and subject panel of Ethics and Religion, and a Lecturer at the Education University of Hong Kong.

Her research interests include transnational contemplative practices in Chinese communities, religious education, spiritual health, mindfulness education, moral and values education, inclusive education and more. Dr. Lau has started projects on mindfulness, mind-body-spirit health. She publishes papers in journals, including Mindfulness, Religions, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, as well as book chapters for Routledge and Bloomsbury Academic.

She has provided professional training for undergraduates, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers since 2007.

Dr. Lee Foong Ming graduated from the National University of Singapore and did her postgraduate studies in Buddhist Studies in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She specialised in Sarvastivada Abhidharma and received her PhD degree after seven years of studies.

Dr. Lee has been teaching courses on history of Buddhism and Abhidharma in Buddhist College of Singapore since joining as a full-time staff in 2015. Her academic interests in recent years have also expanded to include interfaith dialogues, and Yogacara studies.

Dr. Ng Wai Chong is a practising community aged-care physician and the Founder-CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, a social enterprise providing aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services. Concurrently, Dr. Ng is also the Head, Clinical Development of one of the largest home and community-based health care service providers in Singapore.

He is widely recognised as a thought leader in healthy ageing and caregiving, receiving numerous awards and accolades including the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2016 (The Courage Fund, National Healthcare Group), Global Ageing Influencer in 2018 (Ageing Asia), Minister for Health Award in 2019 (Ministry of Health, Singapore), Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Community Care Super-tasking Hero Award, 2021, the MSF Volunteer & Partner Award 2022 and more recently the COVID-19 Resilience Medal in 2023.

Dr. Ng is currently consulting for a regional development bank as its Health Specialist, providing technical support for a few developing economies in the development of their community aged care system. He is a member on the Board of Directors for many charities and non-profit organisations including Happee Hearts Movement, Care for the Elderly Foundation and The Compassionate Network, of which he is one of the founders.

Dr. Ng is a Buddhist practitioner and speaker frequently invited to give Dharma talks in a few local Buddhist organisations. He is also the Vice President of Cakkavala Meditation Centre.

Ms. Koh Soo Boon, a pioneer in the global venture capital industry, founded iGlobe Partners in 1999 amidst the dawn of venture capital (VC) globalisation. With a focus on technology investments in the United States and Southeast Asia, she consistently delivered top-quartile fund returns. Through the ups and downs of business cycles over 25 years, she led iGlobe’s portfolios to successful IPOs, showcasing her strong business acumen and unwavering resilience. Recognised as the Founder of Singapore’s first female-led VC firm, she was inducted into Singapore’s Hall of Fame by President Halimah Yacob in 2022.

Ms. Koh champions board diversity and supports women leaders in tech startups. She is currently an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), having served as the Chairwoman of SCCCI Career Women Group from 2009 to 2019. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum Singapore Chapter and mentors professional women on both private and public boards.