The APSS Executive Committee

Exco 2026-2027

Meet the APSS Executive Committee (EXCO)

The Executive Committee (EXCO) of Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS) is dedicated to steering the association towards its vision of fostering professional growth and excellence in the speaking industry.

Wong Su-Yen, CSP – President
Provides strategic leadership for APSS, representing the association locally and globally, and guiding the team to deliver value and impact for members.

Andrew Chow, CSP – Chair of Professional Development
Leads members’ career progression through the Associate Member, Professional Member, and Certified Speaking Professional pathways, the Continued Professional Development framework, and mentoring.

Damini Chawla – Vice President & Chair of Convention
Owns the design and delivery of APSS’s flagship annual Convention, including Convention Standard Operating Procedures, speaker engagement, and delegate, partner, and sponsor management.

Ho Seng Chee – Chair of Governance & Operations
Builds APSS’s governance backbone, covering processes, systems, and technology, including the CRM, website, workflow documentation, and stewardship of the Ethics Committee, Constitution, and Advisory Council.

Adeline Ng – Chair of Finance & Analytics
Safeguards APSS’s financial health and revenue diversification, managing budgets, reporting dashboards, analytics, and authority limits.

Eunice Boh – Chair of Membership Growth
Shapes the member journey from onboarding to offboarding, developing new segments and value propositions, and driving net member growth through membership funnels and partner organisations.

Anne Phey – Chair of Industry Relations & Partnerships
Builds APSS’s business-to-business pipeline through corporate sponsors, speaker bureaus, and venue partners, expanding member privileges and bureau relationships.

Allen Cheong – Chair of Engagement & Events
Keeps the APSS community connected and recognised through Monthly Meetings, Special Interest Groups, Kampong Spirit walks, and social events.

Henry Ang – Chair of Giving Back
Channels members’ time, talent, and treasure into community impact, including CSR activities, charity sector development, and scholarships.

Peilin Lee – Chair of Brand & Communications
Shapes how APSS is seen and heard, covering internal communications, the content calendar, media relations, brand standards, and research.

Eugene Seah, CSP – Chair of International Engagement

Extends APSS’s reach beyond Singapore through inter-association outreach, Global Speakers Federation linkage, and international member and speaker opportunities.

Together, this dedicated team works tirelessly to advance the goals of APSS and support our members!

The VOICE of APSS

Professional Development

Leads members’ career progression through the Associate Member, Professional Member, and Certified Speaking Professional pathways, the Continued Professional Development framework, and mentoring.

Chair – Andrew Chow, CSP

Convention

Owns the design and delivery of APSS’s flagship annual Convention, including Convention Standard Operating Procedures, speaker engagement, and delegate, partner, and sponsor management.

Chair – Dr. Damini Chawl

  • Vice Chair – Shawn Hoh
  • Speaker Care – Antar Nadam
  • Gala – Jayanthi Jeyabalan

Governance & Operations

Builds APSS’s governance backbone, covering processes, systems, and technology, including the CRM, website, workflow documentation, and stewardship of the Ethics Committee, Constitution, and Advisory Council.

Chair – Ho Seng Chee

  • Member: Organisation Development and HR – Iris Gam
  • Member: Processes and workflows – Delicia Loh
  • Member: Digital and Tech – Jim Wong

Finance & Analytics

Safeguards APSS’s financial health and revenue diversification, managing budgets, reporting dashboards, analytics, and authority limits. 

Chair – Adeline Ng

Membership

Shapes the member journey from onboarding to offboarding, developing new segments and value propositions, and driving net member growth through membership funnels and partner organisations.

Chair – Eunice Boh

  • Member Experience, Member Growth – Anila Rose Fredericks
  • Member Growth, Membership Ops and Insights – Jowyn Goh
  • Member Experience, Membership Ops and Insights – Kaela Low Sze Wei

Industry Relations & Partnerships

Builds APSS’s business-to-business pipeline through corporate sponsors, speaker bureaus, and venue partners, expanding member privileges and bureau relationships.

Chair – Dr. Anne Phey

  • EARN (Associations & Gigs — get members showcased & paid (associations, conference organisers, showcases, visibility)
    • Co-Lead – Has A.R.
    • Co-Lead – Meiling Wong
    • Co-Lead – Aileen Chee
  • ENABLE (Sponsorship & Perks — cash, in-kind, venues, perks), (Relationship & Renewals — nurture sponsors + entitlement recaps)
    • Co-Lead – Jameson Koh
    • Co-Lead – Yannie Yong
    • Co-Lead – Anila Rose Fredericks
  • EMPOWER (Coordination & Ops — liaison (mktg/finance/convention/programming) · master list · process/tracker · reporting · agreements & MOUs)
    • Co-Lead – Lim Wee Siang
    • Co-Lead – Kiali Poh

Engagement and Events

Keeps the APSS community connected and recognised through Monthly Meetings, Special Interest Groups, Kampong Spirit walks, and social events.

Chair – Allen Cheong

  • New Member Nights (3), SIGs, Kampongs, 2IC for Keynote Labs – Hikaru Fujishima
  • Keynote Lab (3), 2IC for New Members Nights – Dreamy Somani-Shah
  • Monthly Events (3) – curated for PMs – Jeffrey Yong
  • Monthly Events (3) – curated for CSPs – Coen Tan, CSP
  • Sports and Recreation

Giving Back

Channels members’ time, talent, and treasure into community impact, including CSR activities, charity sector development, and scholarships.

Chair – Henry Ang

  • Member – Kelly Kan
  • Member – Carson Goh

Brand & Communications

Shapes how APSS is seen and heard, covering internal communications, the content calendar, media relations, brand standards, and research.

Chair – Peilin Lee

  • Brand Strategy – Theresa Lim
  • Content / Social – Vivek Iyyani
  • Internal Comms – Sophia An
  • External Comms

International Engagement

Extends APSS’s reach beyond Singapore through inter-association outreach, Global Speakers Federation linkage, and international member and speaker opportunities.

Chair – Eugene Seah, CSP