Opening Address
Guest of Honour: Mr Heng Swee Keat
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies
Singapore

Intermission Break

Keynote Speech 1
Strong Families: The Whats, Whys and Hows
Mr Derek McCormack
Director
Raising Children Network
Australia

In Conversation with Mr Derek McCormack
Moderator: Dr Mathew Mathews, Head, Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies
National University of Singapore

Tea Break

Plenary Session 1
Innovations, Inspirations & Sustainability of Asian Family Services
Moderator: Dr Lee Geok Ling (Associate Professor, Social Work Department, National University of Singapore)

1. Ms Noda Seiko
   Member of Parliament
   House of Representatives, and
   Chairperson
   Research Commission on Info-Communications Strategy
   Liberal Democratic Party
   Japan
2. Kadi Ustaz Nor Razak Bakar and
   Naib Kadi Ustaz Muhammad Tarmizi Abdul Wahid
   Registry of Muslim Marriages
   Singapore
3. Mdm Rahayu Buang
   Chief Executive Officer KidSTART Singapore Limited (KSL) and
   Director (Child Development)
   Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), Singapore

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions 1:
Innovations, Inspirations & Sustainability of Asian Family Services
Moderator: Ms Bawany Chinapan, Senior Lecturer, HELP University, Malaysia
Venue: Grand Ballroom (Orchard Wing, Level 6)

1. Ms Diana Ong Sze Shun
   Manager
   Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), Singapore
2. Ms Nancy Ng
   Director
   Family Support Division
   Family Development Group
   Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
3. Dr Ting Ming Hwa
   PhD, Principal Research Specialist
   Yayasan MENDAKI, Singapore

Concurrent Sessions 2:
Children and Adolescents: Growth, Development, and Special Needs
Moderator: Dr Jungup Lee
Venue: Mahogany (Orchard Wing, Level 5)

1. Dr Jungup Lee
   Assistant Professor
   Department of Social Work
   National University of Singapore
2. Mr Lim Zhong Hao
   Assistant Director & Senior Research Specialist
   Translational Social Research Division
   National Council of Social Service, Singapore
3. Ms Denise Liu
   Master in Social Sciences (Psychology)
   Volunteer Researcher
   Unlocking ADHD, Singapore
4. Ms Lee Wen Hui
   Assistant Manager
   Family Policy Office
   Family Development Group
   Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore

Concurrent Sessions 3:
Good Family Practices
Moderator: Dr Lee Geok Ling, Associate Professor, Social Work Department, National University of Singapore
Venue: Tembusu (Orchard Wing, Level 5)

1. Ms Tok Kheng Leng
   Manager
   National Council of Social Service, Singapore
2. Dr Gerard Chung
   Research Fellow
   Social Service Research Centre, National University of Singapore
3. Ms Ruth Tan Shi Hui
   Social Worker
   Montfort Care, Singapore
4. Dr Bethany C.Y. Wu
   Postdoctoral Research Officer
   National Taiwan University Children and Family Research Center

Tea Break

Concurrent Sessions 4
Innovations, Inspirations & Sustainability of Asian Family Services
Moderator: Dr Agnes NG Kwok Tung, Chairman of 3A Project Committee, CIFA, Hong Kong SAR
Venue: Grand Ballroom (Orchard Wing, Level 6)

1. Ms Lucia Chow
   Senior Social Worker
   TOUCH Community Services, Singapore
   
   Mr Kenneth Tsang
   Regional Manager
   Heep Hong Society
   Hong Kong SAR
2. Mr Yeo Sen Son Benjamin
   Principal Social Worker
   Fei Yue Community Services, Singapore
3. Ms Lok Huey Chuen
   Asst. Sr. Social Worker
   Life Point by Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services, Singapore

Concurrent Sessions 5
Family Research and Policy Impact
Moderator: Dr Grace Chee, Senior Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Venue: Mahogany (Orchard Wing, Level 5)

1. Prof Bitna Kim
   Professor and PhD Coordinator
   Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
   Sam Houston State University, United States of America
2. Ms Lyon Koh
   Manager
   National Council of Social Service, Singapore
3. Ms Lim Jia Min
   Social Worker
   Montfort Care, Singapore
4. Dr Carl B. Becker
   Professor
   Kyoto University, Japan

Concurrent Sessions 6
Changing Asian Families in the New Era
Moderator: Dr Miranda Chung, Chairman of Research & Training Committee, CIFA, Hong Kong SAR
Venue: Tembusu (Orchard Wing, Level 5)

1. Dr Irene Y.H. Ng
   Associate Professor
   Social Service Research Centre
   Department of Social Work
   National University of Singapore
2. Dr Chong Hiu Ha
   Professor
   Department of Indigenous Affairs and
   Development & Undergraduate Indigenous Social Work Programme
   National Dong Hwa University
3. Dr Herman Hay Ming Lo
   Associate Professor
   Hong Kong Polytechnic University

End of Day 1 Programme