About our Panelists:
Dr. Patricia Tan Shu Ming: Director of the Como Foundation, the corporate philanthropy arm of the Como Group. The foundation focuses on NGOs and social enterprises that address issues of income generation, education and skills development for at-risk women and girls in developing countries. Ming’s career has focused on two areas: cooperation between the public and private sectors for social good, and the role of ideas and values in shaping corporate identity. In the area of public/private cooperation, Ming’s academic interests have focused on institutions charged with shaping public understanding of abstract issues such as science, technology, and ethics. Ming obtained her bachelors and masters degrees from Stanford University and her doctorate from Oxford University. She was Singapore’s Rhodes Scholar for 1997.
Ms. Jenny Santi: Head of Philanthropy Services, Southeast Asia at UBS AG. At UBS, Jenny is involved in the development of the overall strategy for some of Asia’s newest foundations; and has played a key role in delivering the UBS Philanthropy Forum twice in Singapore, a landmark event which convenes over 250 global philanthropists and leaders of civil society. Formerly a tv presenter and university lecturer, she is a frequent media commentator on the topic of philanthropy in Asia. Jenny did her MBA at INSEAD and at Wharton, with a special focus on marketing and social entrepreneurship.
Dr. Ting Hway Wong: General Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital. She previously worked on the ground in Angola as a volunteer through Doctors Without Borders and is the first Singaporean to work as a medical delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Dr. Wong is a 2007 Lee Kwan Yew Scholar, a 2009 Asia Society ‘Asia 21 Fellow’ and after obtaining her medical degree from Cambridge, she also received her Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins University.