As Special Advisor for Economic Development in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr Yeo assists the Prime Minister's Office in establishing new economic links with foreign governments who value Singapore's development experience, and provide strategic inputs to establish strategic partnerships and open up opportunities with other fast-growing economies.

He was the Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, formerly the National Science & Technology Board) from February 2001 to March 2007. Mr Yeo was formerly the Chairman of the Economic Development Board from January 1986 to January 2001 and Co-Chairman of the Economic Development Board from February 2001 to January 2006.

Mr Yeo is recognised for his contributions to Singapore's economic development and his pioneering role in the promotion and development of the country's information technology, semiconductor, chemical industries and biomedical sciences.

He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Industrial Engineering) degree and a doctorate in Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, Master of Science (Systems Engineering) from the then University of Singapore, and an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard University.

He has received numerous honours and awards including France's Ordre National du Merite (National Order of Merit), Indonesia's Bintang Jasa Utama (the First Class Order of Service Award), Belgium National Order of the Crown and the CEO Lifetime Achievement Award, Asia Pacific IPA Awards 2003, the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine by Karolinska Institutet (2006), the 11th Nikkei Asia Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation Award (2006), The Order of the Nila Utama (First Class, one of the most prestigious Singapore National Day Awards 2006) award, the Harvard Business School's prestigious Alumni Achievement Award 2006, the Doctor of Science degree by the Imperial College in London (2007), the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver by the Japanese Government (2007), the Distinguished Service (Star) award by the Singapore's Labour Movement, National Trade Unions Congress (2008), the University of Toronto Engineering Alumni Medal (2008) and the "1st BioSpectrum Asia-Pacific Life Time Achievement Award" in March 2009.

Mr Lim has served in both the public and private sectors in Singapore and overseas. His past roles included Group Chief Executive Officer of Neptune Orient Lines Limited, Chief Executive Officer of Port of Singapore Authority, Jurong Town Corporation and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (based in Shanghai). He was also the Chairman of the National Computer Board. Mr Lim was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2006, and served in a number of portfolios, with the last appointment being Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.

Mr Lim is the Chairman of Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd and Director of Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.

Mr Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Melbourne, and obtained a Master in Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore. Mr Lim also completed the Programme for Management Development at Harvard University, USA.

During that time, he has advised and represented clients as lead counsel in complex and technical disputes throughout Asia. He has also acted as sole arbitrator in a number of cases and has served as the Chairman or member of several arbitration tribunals.

Mr Menon is recognised by a number of legal journals, as one of Singapore's and Asia's leading lawyers in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration and in construction law.

Mr Menon is a member of the Main Panel of Arbitrators of the SIAC and of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He also represented Singapore as a delegate at the UNCITRAL Working Group on International Arbitration from 2003 to 2005. He currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Mr Menon rejoined Rajah & Tann LLP in April 2007 after completing a one year stint on the Supreme Court of Singapore as Judicial Commissioner. During his term, he presided over a number of major commercial and criminal cases. He was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2008.

Mr Menon graduated with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore and later took a Masters degree from Harvard Law School where he again achieved academic distinction.

Mr Ganguli is on the board of directors of various companies, including Maruti Udyog Limited, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, Century Textiles and Industries Limited, Flextronics Software Systems Limited, Tube Investments of India Limited, HCL Technologies Limited and New Delhi Television Limited.

Mr Ganguli was trained in the UK as a Chartered Accountant. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and the Institute of Accountants of India, and a member of the New Delhi chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA.

In January 2004, Ms Chong was appointed one of Singapore's three representatives to the APEC Business Advisory Council. She is also a Board Director on the Singapore Tourism Board and Deputy Chairman of the enterprise development agency SPRING Singapore. In March 2007, Ms Chong was appointed Chairman of IE Singapore's Network India Steering Committee. She is also a Management Board member of the Institute of Real Estate Studies at the National University of Singapore and a member of the Nanyang Business School Graduate Board.

Prior to joining Ascendas, Ms Chong was the Deputy CEO of JTC, Singapore's largest industrial developer.

Ms Chong studied Estate Management at the National University of Singapore where, in 1981, she graduated with honours and was awarded a Gold Medal by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers. In 1991, Ms Chong obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the same university. Ms Chong was registered as a licensed valuer in 1983 and also completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 1998. Ms Chong was conferred the National University of Singapore's Distinguished Alumni Award by the Faculty of Architecture and Building Management in 1999. In March 2009, Ms Chong was conferred the Outstanding CEO of the Year award in the prestigious 2009 Singapore Business Awards.

Prior to which, he was with the Australian Stock Exchangelisted Lend Lease Corporation since 1997 and his last held position was Investment Director of its Asian real estate investment business and concurrently, Deputy Fund Manager of Asia Pacific Investment Company I and II (private funds focusing on Asian real estate). From 1992 to 1997, Mr Yap was with Tan Chong Realty Pte Ltd (the real estate arm of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Tan Chong Group) and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Mr Yap holds a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours) degree and a Masters of Science in Project Management from the National University of Singapore.