Programme
Programme Overview
Day 1 | 6 November 2024, Wednesday
8.45AM – 9.10AM
Registration
Kindly be seated by 9.10AM please
8.45AM
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's Engagement with Overseas Delegates
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of the Republic of Singapore
9.30AM
Conference Day 1 Opening Remarks
9.40AM
Opening Address
Minister Masagos Zulkifli
Minister for Social and Family Development
Second Minister for Health
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Singapore
10.00AM
Keynote Speech 1
Strengthening Family Resilience: Principles to Inform Social Policy and Practice
Prof Froma Walsh
Professor Emerita, Crown School & Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Chicago Center for Family Health
10.40AM
In Conversation with Prof Froma Walsh
Moderator: Prof Paulin Straughan  (Professor of Sociology (Practice), Dean of Students, Singapore Management University)
11.00AM
Tea Break
11.30AM
Plenary Session 1
Supporting Families
  1. Evaluating Marriage Mentoring/Befriending Programmes to Strengthen Families in Singapore
    A/P Razwana Begum (Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences Singapore University of Social Sciences, President, Singapore Muslim Women's Association)
    Dr Sheryl Chua (Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Public Safety and Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences)
  2. A Good Start for Every Child: Lessons from the KidSTART Evaluation
    Dr Cheryl Seah (Director, Centre for Evidence and Implementation)
    Mdm Rahayu Buang (Chief Executive Officer, KidSTART Singapore Limited)
  3. Journeying with Families through Life, in the Community
    Mr Ishak Ismail  (Council Chairman, Families for Life, Singapore)
12.30PM
Plenary Session 1: Q&A
Moderator: Mr Christian Chao (Chief Executive Officer, Care Corner Singapore Ltd)
1.00PM
Overview of Concurrent Sessions
Prof Ang Hak Seng (Chair, Scientific Committee, Director, Centre of Excellence for Social Good, Singapore University of Social Sciences)
1.10PM
Lunch
2.30PM
Concurrent Sessions
  1. Strengthening Family Relationships
  2. Supporting Seniors and Strengthening Intergenerational Support
  3. Strengthening Outcomes for Families and Children in Adversity
4.00PM
Tea Break
4.30PM
Concurrent Sessions
  1. Marriage & Divorce in Asian Families
  2. Family Life and Well-being
  3. Growing Foster Care in Asia
  4. Quality of Life Roundtable
6.00PM
End of Day 1 Programme
Day 2 | 7 November 2024, Thursday
8.45AM – 9.10AM
Registration
Kindly be seated by 9.10AM please
9.30AM
Conference Day 2 Opening
9.35AM
Special Address
Transformation of the Family Justice System in Singapore
Mr Sundaresh Menon
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Singapore
10.05AM
Keynote Speech 2
Framework of the Hong Kong Family Wellbeing Index and Insights from Hong Kong's 3 Waves of Study
Ms Kitty Chau
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
10.45AM
In Conversation with Ms Kitty Chau and Mr Michael Fok
Moderator: Ms Ang Bee Lian (Commissioner, Maintenance of Parents & Senior Adviser, Ministry of Social and Family Development)
11.05AM
Tea Break
11.30AM
Plenary Session 2
Supporting Families in Crisis
  1. Navigating Onward: Charting the Course for Singapore's Domestic Violence Service Landscape
    Ms Tabitha Ong (Director, Rehabilitation & Protection Group, Adult Protective Service, Ministry of Social and Family Development)
  2. Strengthening Families Impacted by Incarceration
    Mr Ong Choon Yong (Senior Assistant Director, Community Partnership and Family Policy, Singapore Prison Service)
    Ms Angeline Tay (Senior Assistant Director, Correctional Rehabilitation Services, Singapore Prison Service)
  3. Strength in Numbers: Innovating Systemic Multi-Family Therapy in Asian Context
    Dr Timothy Sim (Associate Professor, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences)
    Ms Soh Siew Fong (Deputy Director (Clinical practice), PAVE)
12.30PM
Plenary Session 2: Q&A
Moderator: Dr Chu Chi Meng (Group Director, Strategic and Research Group, National Council of Social Service)
1.00PM
Lunch
2.00PM
Plenary Session 3
Supporting and Caring for the Caregiver
  1. The Impact of Caregiving Intensity on Informal Caregivers in Malaysia: Findings from a National Survey
    Mrs Suhana Jawahir (Researcher, Institute for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia)
  2. Advancing Family Caregiver Support in Korea: National Efforts and the Way Forward
    Dr Myonghwa Park (President, Korean Gerontological Nursing Society, Professor at the College of Nursing and Director, CNU Community Care Center, Chungnam National University)
  3. Alliance for Action (AfA) for Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities
    Dr Lim Hong Huay (Honorary Chief Executive Officer of CaringSG, Board Member of SG Enable, and Co-Chair of the Alliance for Action, Singapore)
3.00PM
Plenary Session 3: Q&A
Moderator: A/P Thang Leng Leng (Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore)
3.30PM
Tea Break
4.00PM
Plenary Session 4
Supporting and Strengthening Our Families
  1. Strengthening the Pillars of Society: Brunei Darussalam’s Commitment to Supporting and Enhancing Family Institutions
    H.E. Dato Nazmi Mohamad (Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam)
  2. Advancing Family Well-being: Malaysia's Initiatives in Developing Family Well-being Index and Strengthening Family Institution
    H.E. Nancy Shukri (Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia)
  3. Nurturing Strong and Resilient Family through 5×5 Policy
    Mrs Jatuporn Rojanaparnich (Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand)
5.00PM
Plenary Session 4: Q&A
Moderator: Dr Mathew Mathews (Head, IPS Social Lab, Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore)
5.30PM
Closing Address
Ms Sun Xueling
Minister of State for Social and Family Development and Home Affairs, Singapore
5.45PM
Conference Day 2 Closing
6.00PM
End of Day 2 Programme