CELIS LEADERS Singapore 26
The inaugural CELIS Leaders Singapore will take place on 16 July 2026, and features a series of closed-door, high-level roundtables and workshops held under the Chatham House Rule. The event will convene approximately 25-35 senior participants from government, private practice, the investor community, and academia to exchange best practices in the design and implementation of foreign investment screening frameworks, address key governance challenges, and consider how governments can remain open to investment while safeguarding essential national security interests. Discussions will draw on the experience and perspectives of thought-leading experts from Singapore, major Indo-Pacific jurisdictions, as well as the European Union (EU) and the United States (US), with a view to strengthening cross-border cooperation, fostering public-private dialogue, building trust, and promoting the exchange of best practices.
Meet the speakers (confirmed)
Robert Tay
Commissioner, Office of Significant Investments Review and Director (Europe), Americas, Europe & Central Asia (AECA), Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Peter Govindasamy
Director-General (Special Duties), International Trade and ASEAN and Dean, MTI Academy, Singapore; Executive Director, Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
Ana-Maria Belacurencu
FDI Expert, Foreign Investment Department, Romanian Foreign Direct Investment Screening Commission, Bucharest
Chris Tinning
First Assistant Secretary, Foreign Investment Division, Australian Treasury; Executive Member, Foreign Investment Review Board, Sydney
Rick Sofield
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington DC
Hendy Handoko
Head of Legal, Xora Innovation, Singapore
Jason Lee
Managing Director of Legal and Regulatory at Temasek, Singapore
Mark Hitchcock
CFIUS Review Team and Foreign Service Officer U.S. Department of State
Steffen Hindelang
Professor of International Investment and Trade Law, Uppsala University; Executive Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin
Mircea Esanu
Executive Director, Public Service Agency, Chișinău
Nikos Štěpánek
Senior Case Handler, Economic Resilience Unit, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Prague
Carmina B. Acuña
Assistant Director-General, Policy and Strategic Studies, Office Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Manila
Anneke Turton
Manager Applications OIO at Land Information New Zealand
Clarissa Koh
Partner, WongPartnership Singapore
CELIS Leaders Singapore 26 Patrons
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