SHAPING THE FUTURE ECONOMY THROUGH STEM 2.0
Miss Cindy Khoo
Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore
Miss Cindy Khoo is the Managing Director of Enterprise Singapore. She drives strategies to uplift Singapore companies, facilitate their global expansion, and transform key industries.
Prior to her current appointment, Cindy was Deputy Secretary (Strategy Group) at the Prime Minister’s Office, overseeing climate change and population policies, as well as whole-of-government strategic planning.
Cindy is concurrently the Chairman of SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, and Infrastructure Asia, as well as the Deputy Chairman of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. She also serves on the boards of SGInnovate and the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.
Mr Craig McGilvray
Regional Director & Asia Business Leader, Lockheed Martin Space
"At Lockheed Martin, we believe that inspiring the next generation of innovators through STEM is crucial to advancing the technologies that will shape our future and keep our world secure. I am delighted that Expand Space provides an exciting platform for us to share this message with the tomorrow’s leaders."
Mr Koh Chong Hin
Vice President, Global Lifecycle Services, Emerging Markets, Xylem
Mr Koh Chong Hin leads Xylem’s Lifecycle Services business in the Emerging Markets, a region that includes Africa, Middle East and Türkiye, and the Asia Pacific. He is responsible for driving growth in services that help customers better manage their water assets. He was previously the Managing Director for Xylem Southeast Asia from 2018-2023.
"Expand your horizons, drive innovation, solve global challenges and shape a sustainable future through careers in STEM. I look forward to an engaging dialogue and connecting with students at Expand Space."
Professor Er Meng Hwa
Emeritus Professor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Professor Er Meng Hwa, Emeritus Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is a luminary in the field of engineering. His illustrious career, spanning 38 years, has been dedicated to advancing engineering education and research, leaving an enduring impact on NTU, Singapore's educational system, and the international engineering community.
Professor Er's leadership has been instrumental in shaping NTU's engineering landscape. He has held numerous prominent positions, including Deputy President, Vice President (International Affairs), and Dean of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His vision led to the establishment of the Centre for Signal Processing and the NTU Satellite Engineering Programme, and he served as the founding Dean of the College of Engineering, solidifying his role as a pioneer in engineering education.
Dr Victor Cole (Moderator)
Assistant Professor, Centre for Professional Communication, Singapore Institute of Technology
Dr Victor Cole is an Assistant Professor with the Centre for Professional Communication at Singapore Institute of Technology. He trained in English Education at Oxford University and Bioethics at Monash University. He currently teaches critical thinking and communication to ICT students as well as healthcare ethics to allied health students.
Prior to joining SIT, he led a national-level initiative at NUS to address ethical issues arising from the adoption of novel technologies in the healthcare sector, including AI. He is a lifelong space enthusiast who developed the world’s first undergraduate course in space ethics at NUS in 2013.
REACH FOR THE MOON, LAND ON THE STARS
Dr Anna Sabaté
Technical Head and Business Development Manager, Space Faculty
Anna is the Technical Head and Business Development Manager at Space Faculty. With over 13 years involved in microgravity research in different capacities, she has conceptualized, designed, built, executed and analyzed a number of space-related experiments in applied physics and bioengineering. Having originally entered the field after attending a student outreach presentation, Anna is passionate about space outreach and awareness to youth and adults alike.
An engineer at heart, she likes to solve problems creatively and likes to stay up to date with the latest tech and research trends.
Anna co-founded and was president of the Student European Low Gravity Research Association (SELGRA) and is currently a management committee member of ELGRA. She holds a PhD in Computational and Applied Physics from BarcelonaTech.
Mr François Dubrulle
Founder & CEO, Qosmosys
Mr François Dubrulle is a visionary leader in the space tech industry with over 30 years of experience, ranging from startups to managing multi-billion-dollar corporations. As the founder and CEO of multiple technology and asset management companies in space, he has established innovative solutions and managed ten-figure P&Ls for major organizations like Airbus Defence and Space, Scor, and Alcatel Group (Nokia).
Since 2020, François has been leading Qosmosys, a pioneering company providing on-demand services for public and private entities aiming to leverage lunar infrastructure. Qosmosys focuses on three major sectors—energy generation, telecommunications, and navigation & positioning—forecasting a combined market value of over $200 billion in the next fifteen years.
Mr Marvyn Lim Seng
Executive Director, IN.Genius Singapore
Mr. Lim Seng, born in 1960, was awarded government scholarships to study in France and America. Between 1980–1986, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics followed by a Master of Science in Electronics Engineering and a Physics Maitrise at the French Grande Ecole CPE in Lyon, and between 1993–1995, a Master of Science in Computer Engineering at the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He returned from France to Singapore in 1987 and was posted to the Ministry of Defence to develop the first Air Force Operations Command Centre, which he later initiated to ‘link up’ with Changi Civil Airport, providing a comprehensive national air situation picture. Lim Seng was subsequently designated to pioneer Singapore's UAV [unmanned system] capability, and he headed the UAV Programme Office between 1990–1993, drafting the Unmanned Technology Master Plan. Mr. Lim Seng received numerous Best Programme Awards, including three consecutive 3-Star Awards at the national level for innovative contributions, among which was the world’s first UAV Simulator.
Currently, Mr. Lim Seng is the Founder & MD of IN.Genius, and in his personal capacity, he aims to send the first Singaporean to cross the Armstrong Line at 20 km to "teleport" Singapore to space. As the Founder & MD of Singapore Astronautics, he is pioneering “Space Education” for youths across the nation as his personal contribution to SG50.
General Roberto Vittori
Astronaut, Brigadier-General, Ex-European Space Agency Attache