IPS Roundtable with Public Sector Leaders

Mr Lam Chuan Leong

Chairman

Competition Commission of Singapore

"Making Competition Work"

Date: 27 November 2007

Time: 11.00 am to 1.45 pm (Registration begins at 10.45 am)

Venue: Conference Room (Level 6)

Dress Code: Office Attire

Synopsis

What are the key concerns that the Singapore government has in ensuring that competition is fair but also allow enterprises the opportunities to earn their keep and grow their profits? How can regulations facilitate a level-playing field? Mr Lam Chuan Leong will share his insights on the key considerations and the key scenarios that the government has in mind, for competition regulation and the future growth of Singapore.

Speaker's Profile

Mr Lam Chuan-Leong is an Ambassador at Large with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  He is also the Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the Chairman of the Competition Commission of Singapore. 

Mr Lam has held the appointment of Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of National Development, the Ministry for Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Communications and Information.  From 1981 to 1984, Mr Lam was the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Singapore.  Prior to that, he served in the Ministries of Finance and Defence.

Mr Lam has also served as Chairman of the National Science and Technology Board, [now re-named as A*Star].  He was a Board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the de-facto central bank in Singapore. He has served on the Boards of several Singapore companies. 

Mr Lam's key areas of interest and expertise are in the application of general management theories, particularly in the context of complex systems.   His career background has been in macro-economic management, trade and investment and science and technology policies.  He has worked on micro-economic issues, economic and market regulation, competition policy, pricing and market efficiency, privatization of government services, and transport economics.

Mr Lam graduated from the University of Singapore, with First Class Honours in Physics in 1970.  He graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1978.  In 1991, Mr Lam was an Eisenhower Fellow, under the USA Eisenhower Fellowship Programme.  He was a Singapore President’s Scholar.

For enquiries

For enquiries, please contact: chang_li_lin@ips.org.sg.

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