Yvonne Tham — CEO of Esplanade

Ms Yvonne Tham is the current CEO of The Esplanade, which is known for its established its annual calendar of programmes with performing arts staples such as the da:ns festival as well as 10 editions of the Mosaic Music Festival to celebrate local musicians.

Before her role as CEO of the Esplanade, Ms Yvonne Tham was deputy CEO at the National Arts Council from 2010 to 2014 and before that, director of the arts and heritage division of the-then Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.

Paul Tan — Deputy CEO of NAC

Mr Paul Tan is currently the deputy CEO of the National Arts Council, which champions the creation and appreciation of the arts. Prior to his current posting, Mr Tan was the director of the Singapore Writers Festival from 2010 to 2014. Not only that, Mr Tan is himself an artist, having published several award-winning collections of poetry.

Sharon Tan — Director NUS Centre for the Arts

As director of the NUS Centre for the Arts, Ms Sharon Tan’s work aims to integrate the arts into university life and offer students opportunities to nurture their creativity. Ms Sharon Tan was also the General Manager of The Substation and Deputy Managing Director of world-acclaimed circus company Cirque du Soleil.

Wahyuni Hadi — Director of Objectifs Gallery

Wahyuni Hadi is a film producer and curator known for her promotion of Singapore cinema. She currently oversees the film programme at Objectifs as its director. Her career began in the visual arts and she has since worked as Senior Programme Manager (Film) at The Substation and Commissioning Editor at Mediacorp TV12. She also headed the Singapore International Film Festival as festival director in 2008, and has been Executive Director since 2014.