Senior Management Programme: Policy & Leadership for Innovation and Sustainability

04 May 2026 To 23 May 2026

(3 Weeks)

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

(Singapore Time)

About The Programme

As policymakers and stewards of public goods, public managers play an important role in ensuring sustainable development and urban liveability for their societies. This is a role that will become even more critical as countries across the world continue to grapple with the impacts of climate change and economic disruptions. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Senior Management Programme (SMP) is a three-week intensive learning experience that equips senior executives in government, corporate and non-profit organisations with the skills and sensibilities to be leaders and change agents in complex environments.

The programme also includes an immersive week-long overseas study trip that will allow participants to gain first-hand insights into policy and business best practices in Zurich, Switzerland. This will enhance your ability to develop policies and strategies that are innovative and resilient.

Informed by cutting-edge research and the experience of senior practitioners, this programme will provide participants with deep insights into the art and science of governance.

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Learning Outcomes

This programme will enhance participants’ ability to:

Develop strong leadership skills for effective public management.
Understand the policy processes and institutions that drive sustainable development and urban liveability.
Gain strong insights into the social and behavioural dimensions of public policymaking.
Learn from global best practices in economic development, environmental management and urban planning.

Target Audience

This programme will be useful for:

Senior-level public managers
C-Suite corporate leaders
Senior policy analysts and consultants
Leaders of non-profit organisations

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Focus Topics

This programme will provide participants with a systematic approach to understanding policy processes and issues by focusing on the following areas:

Public Management
Policy Formulation and Design
Complexity and Futures Thinking
Sustainable Development
Managing Change and Innovation
Urban Planning

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Application Deadline: 20 March 2026

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Programme Fees

$43,500 (subject to prevailing GST rates, if applicable)

What is covered:

All meals excluding dinner (with the exception of Welcome Dinners in Singapore and in Zurich)
Programme-related transport in Singapore
Insurance for overseas component in Switzerland
2-way airfare tickets between Singapore and Switzerland (Zurich) under group booking
Programme-related land transport in Switzerland
Accommodations in Switzerland

Programme Dates

The programme will occur over 4 – 8 May, 11 – 15 May and 17 – 23 May 2026.

Contact

Executive Education Department
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772

Email:lkysppoe@nus.edu.sg

Our Faculty

Francesco Mancini, Vice Dean (Executive Education) and Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Francesco Mancini is Vice Dean (Executive Education) and Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He also serves as Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a Non-resident Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute (IPI). Francesco is a member of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), a member of the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) in Sydney, Australia, an Honorary Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute (MEI), an Associate Fellow at the Peace Informatics Lab of the Leiden University, Netherlands, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Peacebuilding. Before joining the LKY School, Francesco was Senior Director of Research at the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York, an independent, international think-tank devoted to the prevention and settlement of armed conflict.

Peter Ong, Distinguished Practitioner Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Peter Ong Boon Kwee was born in Singapore. He was awarded the Colombo Plan Scholarship to pursue his Bachelor of Economics at the University of Adelaide, Australia and graduated with first class honours. He graduated top of his Masters in Business Administration class from Stanford University, USA in 1993 as Henry Ford II and Arjay Miller Scholar. Mr Ong retired from the Administrative Service on 1 September 2017. Prior to his retirement, Mr Ong was Head of Civil Service, a position he held since 2010. In 2016, he was also concurrently appointed as Permanent Secretary (Prime Minister’s Office) (Strategy) where he established and oversaw the PMO Strategy Group to support the Prime Minister and his Cabinet in establishing priorities and strengthening strategic alignment across Government. Mr Ong currently sits on the Board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore where he also chairs the Board’s Risk Committee.

Lim Siong Guan, Distinguished Practitioner Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Over a span of 22 years, Lim Siong Guan served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Finance. Professor Lim has co-authored with Joanne H Lim two books: The Leader, The Teacher & You – Leadership Through the Third Generation; and Winning With Honour in Relationships, Family, Organisations, Leadership, and Life. He is a member of the Board of Wilmar International, chairs the Board of Swiss Re Asia, and is a member of the International Board of the Stars Foundation. He also chairs the Board of Directors of Honour (Singapore), a charity that seeks to promote the culture of honour and honouring for the well-being of the nation.

Leong Ching, Vice Provost (Student Life) and Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Leong Ching's work lies in making sense of apparently irrational environmental behavior, whether in refusal to use recycled water, underinvesting in water utilities, or decision making in building dams and managing rivers. She uses narratives, perceptions and stories to understand collective public behavior as well as environmental identities. Her field research is focused on water institutions and governance in Asia. Leong Ching has graduate degrees in philosophy, information technology and journalism. Before joining the university, she had a career in television and newspaper journalism.

Teo Kay Key, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies

Dr Teo Kay Key is Senior Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies. She has a PhD in Political Science from the National University of Singapore. Her research interests are in political and social attitudes, public opinion, voting behavior, and Singapore society. She is interested in examining these topics using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Her current projects examine a myriad of issues in Singapore, including attitudes towards the family, social norms and values, and national identity. Prior to joining IPS, she worked in the civil service for nearly 3 years doing strategic planning, training, and policy work. She also has a Masters in Political Behaviour from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a Bachelors in Social Science from the Singapore Management University.

Andrew Tay, Chief Wellbeing Officer, NUS

Dr Andrew Tay is Chief Wellbeing Officer at NUS. Since 2020, he has led the University’s Health & Wellbeing unit (HWB). At HWB, Andrew leads the development and launch of wellbeing initiatives for the NUS community. These include university-wide destigmatisation campaigns such as #AreuOK and (kind)mind, which drive mental health and resource awareness, as well as WellNUS, a comprehensive framework that maps out the mental health and wellbeing journey of NUS staff members, enabling the identification and delivery of relevant initiatives and support measures. These efforts have contributed to the University earning national and global recognition in the mental wellness space, receiving the Wellbeing Organisation of the Year Award from WorkWell Leaders in 2023 and the Global Healthy Workplace Award in 2022.

Chan Tze Law, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

Singaporean conductor Chan Tze Law is Associate Professor and Vice Dean of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore where he is a founding faculty member. Chan lectures in conducting and music leadership and oversees the conservatory’s Masters and Continuing Education and Training (CET) courses as well as Career Orientation and Community Engagement (COCE) and Student Life dimensions. He has recently been appointed to serve concurrently as Vice Dean at the Office of Student Affairs overseeing the University’s newly reorganised Centre for the Arts. Since 2017 he has also co-presented in Prof Kenneth Paul Tan’s ‘Tune in to leadership’ course at the annual Senior Management programme of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, as well other leadership through music programmes and workshops for NUS faculties and major Singapore and international business organisations.

Derrick Cham, Head of AI, RGE

Derrick Cham is passionate about harnessing data science and artificial intelligence to drive meaningful transformation in complex organizations. With deep expertise in AI strategy, model development, and data-driven decision-making, he has worked across industries to solve high-impact problems in finance, government, and large-scale resource manufacturing. Currently, Derrick is the Head of AI at RGE, a global resource-manufacturing conglomerate and one of the world's largest producers of palm oil, pulp, and paper. He leads a multidisciplinary team of 15 Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and Machine Learning Engineers, building AI-powered solutions across Computer Vision, Generative AI, and Time Series forecasting. His team focuses on operationalizing AI to improve efficiency, sustainability, and decision-making in a complex industrial environment.

Poon King Wang, Director of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC), SUTD

Mr Poon King Wang is the Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer, Office of Strategic Planning at SUTD, and concurrently the Director of Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities. He has served in the public sector and also worked in the private sector. He holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). King Wang received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2021.

Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)

Tan Poh Lin examines Singapore’s family and population through interdisciplinary perspectives, including biodemography and health, sociology and economics. Her research focuses on causes behind the crisis of Singapore’s extremely low fertility rate, the effects of national health crises on family dynamics and fertility, and the tension between fertility and human capital accumulation. She is the Principal Investigator of the Singapore Time to Conception Study. Prior to joining the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, she was a Population Policy Officer at the National Population Secretariat (now National Population and Talent Division). She obtained her PhD from Duke University and BA from Princeton University.

Mathew Mathews, Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)

Dr Mathew Mathews is Head of IPS Social Lab, a centre for social indicator research and a Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. To date, Mathews has been involved in over fifty research projects, most of them addressing social policy issues. These have included research using both quantitative and qualitative methods on race, religion, immigrant integration, family, ageing and poverty. Mathews also studies the impact of social programmes on social issues and has been involved in a number of evaluations on the usefulness of various government initiatives. He has taught courses on social policy and has published in a range of academic and media outlets.

Silvanus Lee, Managing Director, APAC Engineering Centre, Twitter

Silvanus Lee is the Managing Director and site lead for Twitter's APAC Engineering Centre. He is responsible for scaling Twitter's Engineering efforts in the region, which includes Data Science, Product Engineering and Platform teams. Silvanus is also the co-founder of BasisAI, an Enterprise AI company headquartered in Singapore, backed by Temasek and Sequoia Capital. Prior to Twitter, Silvanus held tech leadership roles at a number of high-growth companies in San Francisco. He was Director & Head of Product Data Science at Uber, where he led teams of 100+ data scientists and engineers, and was also formerly the Head of Data Science at Dropbox.

Paul Barter, Freelance Transport-Policy Consultant and Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Paul is a transport-policy researcher, adviser, writer and trainer with a background in academia and in non-profits. He has written extensively on parking policy and provided insight to various metropolitan governments as a consultant to international organizations such as the World Bank and GIZ. Since 2000, Paul has taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), mostly in the LKY School of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor and, since 2012, as an Adjunct Associate Professor. Paul also has research, policy and training strengths on international comparisons of urban transport, travel demand management and public transport regulation. He has also written on Singapore's urban transport policy and its development over the last five decades.

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