Ms Penny Low

President and Founder
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Member of Parliament
Pasir Ris - Punggol GRC

Founding Member
Young Global Leaders (World Economic Forum)

Yale World Fellow
Yale University

Ms. Penny Low has traversed more than 60 countries and is one of the 34 founding members of the New Asian Leaders by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. She has also been honored as one of the 237 (out of 8,000 worldwide) founding members of the prestigious The Forum of Global Young Leaders (YGL). Ms. Penny Low was the youngest elected female Member of Parliament in Singapore, representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency in 2001. She is the Chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committees (GPC) for Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts, and also serves on the GPC for Ministry of Finance, Trade and Industry.

Penny sits on many national committees and a member of many inter-parliamentary and friendship groups across the globe. She also has been in the financial services industry since 1995. More recently, she also founded the Social Innovation Park Ltd (SIP), a non-profit organization promoting thought leadership and social entrepreneurship in Singapore and beyond.

Ms Jocelyn Chng

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Managing Director
Sin Hwa Dee Foodstuff Industries Pte Ltd 

Ms. Jocelyn Chng succeeded her father, Mr Chng Kee, at the age of 21 in 1989. Since then, her sauce business has grown into a global operation with a network distribution of over 35 countries. In 2000, she led the Company to be the first in the world to launch Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix in a bottle. Ms. Jocelyn Chng has also accumulated many accolades under her belt.

Jocelyn was awarded the MontBlanc Businesswoman Award in 2003. She was also nominated for Young Chinese Entrepreneur Award 2002. In the same year, she headed the marketing team to participate in Singapore Promising Brand Award 2002, the first brand award organized by ASME for small and medium-sized companies, which CHNG Kee’s has won Most Distinctive Brand (Product Category). In 2001, she won the Women Entrepreneur of the Year. Being community-minded and a charismatic person, Jocelyn has given numerous talks and rendered advices at schools, associations and societies.

Ms Elim Chew

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

President and Founder
77th Street (S) Pte Ltd

Elim founded 77th Street in 1988 in her first foray into the retail industry, which has since revolutionized the streetwear scene in Singapore. Today, 77th Street is the leading youth and young adults fashion chain in Singapore with 16 outlets locally, a wholesale distribution in Mumbai, India and a shopping mall in Xidan, Beijing called 77th Street Plaza. 

As Founding Member and Director of Social Innovation Park (SIP), Elim champions the Pop and Talent Hub (PaTH) Arts Market – Singapore’s first social enterprise and talent development arts market, which operates in the mega-mall VivoCity.

Currently, Elim sits in over 20 boards and committees, including the Board of Trustees at the National University of Singapore, the Social Enterprise Committee and Pro-tem Committee of the SE Association under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS). She chairs or co-chairs several public service, youth and community organizations such as the Programming Committee of *scape, an iconic youth community space for youthful expressions and involvement; and Culture Action Crucible Committee for Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) of Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Her passion for youth empowerment and the arts also led Elim to develop GetALife, a customer relationship management programme which connects youth and young adults to the latest in fashion, entertainment, education, fun and lifestyle. The GetALife Team played an active and pivotal role in driving support for Singapore’s win in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games 2010 bid. Currently, the GetALife card programme has a database of over 100,000 in membership.

Ms Ellen Lee

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Consultant
Ramdas & Wong Singapore 

Ellen Lee was elected MP of Sembawang GRC (Woodlands) in May 2006. She is concurrently an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and has practiced law in Singapore since January 1981. She is now a Consultant of M/s Ramdas & Wong. Ellen is Legal Advisor to various community organizations and non-profit organizations. She is also a member of the Government Parliamentary Committees on Law & Home Affairs and the Community Development, Youth and Sports.

Mr Ricky Sim

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Chief Operating Officer
Suntec Investment Group of Companies

Managing Director
Chesterton Suntec International Pte Ltd

Mr. Ricky Sim has been the Chief Operating Officer of Suntec Investment Group of Companies since 1994 and is concurrently Managing Director of Chesterton Suntec International Pte Ltd since 1997. Ricky leads and manages all the companies under the diversified Suntec Investment Group and reports directly to Hong Kong. Before joining the Suntec Investment Group, Ricky was with the Ministry of Defence for 18 years.

Ricky is currently one of the Honorary Advisors (Valuation) to the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (REDAS). He is also very active in community and social services. Just to name a few, he is an active council member of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM). He is also the secretary of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA). In addition, he sits on the board for the sub-committee of the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) and National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Ricky is also a Board Member of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), which the SIFE World Cup 2008 will be held on 1 – 2 October 2008 in Singapore. Besides being the Managing Director of Chesterton Suntec International Pte Ltd, Ricky’s other portfolio in Suntec Investment Group of Companies are as follows : Suntec Food & Leisure, Managing Director; Suntec F&B Holdings, Managing Director; Singconex Management (M&E/Janitor Services), Chairman; Suntec Energy Management, Chairman; and Ewest Suntec Food R&D and Consultancy, Chairman.

Mr Khong Kwok Wai

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Senior Procurement Engineer - Strategic Section
Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd

Mr. Khong Kwok Wai works as a Senior Procurement Engineer in SRC. He has been working in the Oil & Gas/Petrochemical/Marine & Construction Industries for many years. He joined the Grassroots Organisations in 1996 and was awarded the Public Service Medal, PBM in 2003. He was then the Rivervale Vista RC Chairman (2001 to 2005). 

He is currently serving the Punggol North Community Club Management Committe (CCMC) as Vice-Chairman & Member (Special Projects) of the Punggol North Citizen's Consultative Committee (CCMC). He is also a Member of the Greendale Primary School - Advisory Committee 2010-2012.

He was serving the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME Singapore Section as a Past Chairman (2007-2008) & participated in the Tax Payer & Economic Development Feedback Groups back in 1998-2004. 

Mr Phillip I. Overmyer

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Chief Executive
Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC)

Phillip I. Overmyer is the Chief Executive of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and took on this position in June 2003. He is responsible for the overall management of the Chamber, which serves approximately 800 member companies engaged in international businesses.

Mr. Overmyer was previously Vice President of Samuels International, a Washington D.C. based diversified international consulting firm specializing in business, trade and investment matters, particularly involving policies of American and foreign governments, economic and political risk assessments, investment strategies, and negotiations on trade and investment liberalization.

Before joining Samuels International, Mr. Overmyer enjoyed nearly 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including 12 years as a senior executive based in Singapore. He has a broad background in sales, marketing and operations, and extensive experience in regulatory, industry and government relations. As Vice President of Global Services for AT&T in Asia, Mr. Overmyer managed a successful, $300 million business unit across 35+ Asian, South Asian and Pacific Island markets. Mr. Overmyer served as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and as Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Overmyer has a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and Master's Degrees in Management from both Pace University and Stanford University. He completed the Sloan Management Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and The Executive Program at the University Of Virginia Darden Graduate School Of Business Administration.

Mr Desmond Kok Eng Tiong

Director
Social Innovation Park Ltd

Managing Partner
MA Architects LLP

Mr. Desmond Kok is a co-founder and managing partner of MA Architects. He is currently running his own architectural firm and has offices in Singapore, China and Vietnam. He is also an active grass root member of Punggol-North resident committee, and is passionate in community services.