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, CSPChair 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 CheeChair 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 NgChair of Finance & Analytics
Safeguards APSS’s financial health and revenue diversification, managing budgets, reporting dashboards, analytics, and authority limits.

Eunice BohChair 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 PheyChair 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 CheongChair of Engagement & Events
Keeps the APSS community connected and recognised through Monthly Meetings, Special Interest Groups, Kampong Spirit walks, and social events.

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

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

Eugene Seah, CSPChair 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 ChairShawn Hoh
  • Speaker CareAntar Nadam
  • GalaJayanthi 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 workflowsDelicia Loh
  • Member: Digital and TechJim 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 GrowthAnila Rose Fredericks
  • Member Growth, Membership Ops and InsightsJowyn Goh
  • Member Experience, Membership Ops and InsightsKaela 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

  • MemberKelly Kan
  • MemberCarson 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 StrategyTheresa Lim
  • Content / SocialVivek Iyyani
  • Internal CommsSophia 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