H.E. Mario Andrea Vattani Ambassador of Italy Prior to Ambassador Mario Andrea Vattani’s accreditation to Singapore, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Coordinator for EU-Asia Pacific, and was also in charge of Italy's relations with regional organisations such as the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for which he served as National Focal Point, and ASEAN. He concurrently serves as Ambassador of Italy to Brunei Darussalam.
Prof Khong Yuen Foong Vice Dean (Research and Development) and Li Ka Shing Professor in Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Prof Khong Yuen Foong Vice Dean (Research and Development) and Li Ka Shing Professor in Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Khong Yuen Foong is Li Ka Shing Professor in Political Science at the School. He was formerly Professor of International Relations, and a Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1987 and was Assistant/Associate Professor at Harvard University’s Government Department from 1987-1994. His Ph.D. dissertation was awarded Harvard’s Sumner Prize for the best dissertation on war and peace in 1988. His book, Analogies at War: Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965 (Princeton, 1992; sixth printing 2006) was co-winner of the American Political Science Associations Political Psychology Book Award (1994). He also received the Erik Erikson Award for distinguished early career contribution to political psychology in 1996.
Pietro Ginefra Senior Director, Italian Central Bank
Pietro Ginefra Senior Director, Italian Central Bank Mr Ginefra is the Senior Director of the Italian Central Bank (Banca d’Italia) attaché for Financial Affairs regarding ASEAN countries at the Embassy of Italy in Singapore.
Prof Francesco Mancini Vice Dean (Executive Education) and Associate Professor in Practice
Prof Francesco Mancini Vice Dean (Executive Education) and Associate Professor in Practice Francesco Mancini is Vice Dean (Executive Education) and Associate Professor in Practice at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). His work focuses on global governance, United Nations, conflict analysis and resolution. He regularly lectures at academic institutions and presents at conferences and to governments on international peace and security issues. He regularly appears on television news as commentator of current international affairs.
Assoc Prof Simon SC Tay Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Assoc Prof Simon SC Tay Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law Simon SC Tay is a public intellectual as well as an advisor to major corporations and policy-makers. Based in Singapore, he is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, the country’s oldest think tank that has been ranked as the best independent think tank in Asia. He is concurrently a tenured Associate Professor, teaching international law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and has also taught at Harvard Law School, the Fletcher School and Yale University. Prof Tay is also Senior Consultant at Wong Partnership, a leading Asian law firm of some 300 lawyers and with offices in ASEAN, China and the Middle East. He served on boards for leading global companies including MUFG Bank of Japan, Toyota Japan, and Deutsche Boerse (Asia), and was previously Corporate Advisor to Temasek Holdings (2006-09). Prof Tay is appointed as an Ambassador for Singapore, currently accredited to Greece on a non-residential basis. From 1992 to 2019, he served in a number of public appointments for Singapore including as Chairman of the National Environment Agency (2002-08); an Expert and Eminent Person in the ASEAN Regional Forum (2002–2019); an independent Member of Parliament (1997-2001); and to coordinate the country’s equivalent of the Peace Corps (1990-93).
