Free Public Forum

Objective
This conference aims to raise the competitiveness of our future workforce through a holistic discussion of various issues of the labour market, including investment strategies and inflation

Introduction
In this fast changing economical landscape, it is essential for our workforce to have a holistic view of the workforce environment. Apart from making a living, they should be able to invest prudently to guard against inflation rises and recessions. This conference will provide an in depth but simplified view on value investing, specifically in the ASEAN Market.

Additionally, they should be able to understand their rights and the rights of other less privileged members of the workforce. As active participants of the community, they will be in a better position to recognize and solve the needs of the underprivileged.

Topics of the day

1) Investing in the Singapore Market (Mr. Lyndon Chew)

- Increasing Competitiveness with your Job and Investment Plan
- What should you be investing in?
- How to grow your money against inflation rate

2) Inflation and its implications on the economy and your portfolio (Mr. Leong Sze Hian)

-Inflation in Singapore has hit another 26-year high in March.
-What are the issues and implications for workers and Singaporeans?
-What are some measures that may be used to dampen rising inflation?
-What has the United Nations International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, WTO and FTAs, got to do with inflation?

3) Our policies on inflation and labour rights (Ms. Braema Mathi)

-Labour rights in Singapore
-Effectiveness of government policies

Question and Answer Session

Panel discussion members:
Mr. Leong Sze Hian,
Ms. Braema Mathi,
Mr. Lyndon Chew,
Ms. Heather Chi,
Mr. Cherian George.

Speakers Biography

Leong Sze Hian
Sze Hian has 3 Masters degrees in Financial Planning & Financial Services, 2 Bachelors degrees in Economics & Insurance, and 13 professional qualifications.

A Wharton Fellow, he is an alumnus of Harvard University and the inaugural United Nations University International Leadership Academy. He has served as Honorary Consul of Jamaica, Representative of the Inter-American Economic Council, President of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, Chairman of the Institute of Administrative Management, and founding Advisor to the Financial Planning Association of Indonesia.

He has been invited to speak more than 100 times in about 20 countries on 5 continents, authored 3 books and quoted over 1000 times in the media over the last 8 years.

Braema Mathiaparanam
Braema Mathi is a former Nominated Member of Parliament; a former President of AWARE and current Vice-President of AFA. She led Transient Workers Count Too and its precursor, The Working Committee 2 from 2002-2007. She has worked as a teacher, a journalist, in senior management and in research.

Lyndon Chew
Lyndon Chew is a Financial Advisor and the Honorary Secretary of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP). 

Heather Chi
Heather is a Geography major and freelance writer who hopes to engage in urban development work in the Southeast Asian region in the future. She has founded a local anti-hunger group, Food for All, to raise awareness of hunger and poverty issues, support local food rations programmes, and encourage the appreciation and respect for good, clean and fair food.