Speakers

Mr. Jeffrey Siow

Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance
Republic of Singapore

Mr. Jeffrey Siow was appointed Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance on 23 May 2025. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency in 2025. 

Before taking office, Mr. Siow was Second Permanent Secretary at both the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he led national efforts to grow Singapore’s economy, and to develop a productive workforce and progressive workplaces to benefit Singaporeans.  

From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Siow was the first Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise Singapore, where he was responsible for growing and transforming local businesses and industries. He was the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, Mr Siow held key government appointments at the Ministries of Transport, Education, and Manpower.    

Mr. Siow graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an MBA. He also holds a BA in Economics & Government and a BSc in Urban & Regional Studies from Cornell University.

Mr. Foo Cexiang

Vice President, Port Ecosystem Development
PSA Singapore

Mr Foo Cexiang is the Vice-President for Port Ecosystem Development in PSA Singapore, where he drives the development of PSA’s Supply Chain Hub and inter-modal supply chain solutions, an integral part of PSA’s Node-to-Network strategy.  

Prior to joining PSA, he was the Director of Private & Future Mobility in the Ministry of Transport, where he oversaw the electric vehicle transition and other land transport policies, as well as the public-private Alliance for Action to strengthen Singapore as a global supply chain hub.  

Mr Foo’s earlier postings in the Singapore Civil Service, include roles in JTC Corporation and the Ministry of Trade & Industry, where he worked on land and manpower resource planning and management.  

He holds a Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science in City & Regional Planning from Cardiff University. He is also a Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC. 

Mr. Lee Jae Hoon

Senior Advisor
Kim & Chang

Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy
Republic of Korea

Jae Hoon Lee is a senior advisor at Kim & Chang’s corporate practice. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lee was in the public sector, serving in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) for more than 30 years.

As the Vice Minister for Energy of MOCIE from 2008 to 2009, Mr. Lee was responsible for finalizing Korea’s first Long-Term Energy Master Plan, which covers the supply and demand prospects of energy from 2008 through 2030. Furthermore, he also introduced the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in order for Korea to drastically develop new and renewable energy sources in the energy market.

Mr. Lee’s experience extends across a broad range of international trade and foreign direct investments. He led the Korean negotiation team on textile issues when the Korean and US governments completed their talks on the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement in early 2007. Mr. Lee also successfully launched the joint venture between LG Electronics and Philips Electronics (LG-Phillips Display Co.), coordinating several government ministries involved in establishing manufacturing facilities near the DMZ in Korea. He also has extensive work experience in Korean industrial development strategies in various areas such as automobile and shipbuilding.

From 2011 to 2019, Mr. Lee served as the president of the Association of Energy Future Forum, which consists of most of Korea’s major energy companies and currently he leads the Association of Korea’s Semiconductor Suppliers Forum as a president.

Before rejoining Kim & Chang in early 2018, Mr. Lee was the president of Korea Polytechnic University (KPU), which was founded by the Korean government, from 2014 to 2017.