Malminderjit Singh (Mal), is a public affairs, political risk and communications leader with over 19 years of experience. He was, until recently, Chief Operating Officer and Regional Director of Speyside Group overseeing its Asia Pacific business. He has worked on strategic communications, issues management, crisis communications, media relations, public policy, and government relations campaigns for large MNCs and start-ups in various sectors, while also providing high-level political and geopolitical consultancy and risk advisory. Mal has also been a speechwriter and advised political and industry leaders on political and policy communications, as well as thought leadership. He has also worked in academia and heading up one of the oldest business chambers in Singapore besides being an Editor at CNA and a Correspondent at The Business Times. He has a Masters in International Political Economy from NTU and a Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Buckingham in the UK.

For his contributions, professional achievements and thought leadership, Mal was recognised by the European Union (EU) as a Fellow of the EU Visitor Programme in 2023 and by his alma mater, Nanyang Technological University, to receive the Alumni Achievement Award in 2022. He was awarded the Public Service Medal by the Singapore Government in this year’s National Day awards and was last year appointed a Justice of the Peace.