Yap Keng Hwee

Deputy CEO

Empact

Keng Hwee is the Deputy CEO of Empact and has about 20 years of experience engaging and developing the local community. He has led conceptualisation and implementation of national level youth programmes to support youths leading ground up initiatives and has extensive community experiences engaging and developing youths in the community. Additionally, Keng Hwee has led programme design, including developing programme indicators and impact measurements, at a local philanthropic organisation.

In Empact, Keng Hwee directs the Partnerships and Programme Management teams to support social giving initiatives by corporate partners, as well as designs and implements national level programmes such as National Youth Council’s Youth Action Challenge Season 4 and YouthTech programmes. He also oversees selected Empact’s consultancy projects for government agencies and philanthropic organisations.

2023 Speakers

Serlina Huang

Serlina Huang

Head, Community Partnerships

Children’s Aid Society
Esther An

Esther An

Chief Sustainability Officer

City Developments Limited (CDL)
Pratibha Kurnool

Pratibha Kurnool

Head of Social Impact, APAC & Global Community Impact

Cognizant

Laetitia Lienart

Laetitia Lienart

Head, Corporate Citizenship & Foundations APAC

Credit Suisse

Tamara Weaver

Tamara Weaver

Director, Community Engagement

Disability Royal Commission (AU)
Bryan Choong

Bryan Choong

Principal Consultant, Impact & Strategy

Empact

Yap Keng Hwee

Yap Keng Hwee

Deputy CEO

Empact

Karen Kee

Karen Kee

Deputy Director, International and Community Development

Government Technology Agency, Singapore
Ivy Tse

Ivy Tse

Chief Executive Officer

Halogen Foundation Singapore

Soren Beaulieu

Soren Beaulieu

Regional Content & Strategy Director

Lighthouse Independent Media
Dawn Yip

Dawn Yip

Coordinating Director, SG Partnerships Office

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Patrick Tay

Patrick Tay

Member of Parliament, Pioneer SMC

Assistant Secretary General, NTUC

Jessie Lim

Jessie Lim

Regional Director (Europe), Network and Partnership Development

Singapore Global Network
Chin Sau Ho

Chin Sau Ho

Senior Director, Community Partnerships & Communications

Singapore Pools
Chia Ai Ling

Chia Ai Ling

Director, Communications & Community Engagement

SG Enable

Malminderjit Singh

Malminderjit Singh

Chief Operating Officer

Speyside Group
Tan Wei Zhi

Tan Wei Zhi

Regional Head of Impact & Engagement Asia

Standard Chartered Bank

Veera Swaminathan

Veera Swaminathan

Chief Executive Officer

Sustainable Living Lab

Andrew Buay

Andrew Buay

Vice President, Group Corporate Sustainability

Singtel & Optus
Dickson Lim

Dickson Lim

Head of Philanthropy & Community Impact, Singapore

UBS