International Food Tourism Forum

Edward assumed the position of Executive Director (Southeast Asia) at the Singapore Tourism Board on 1 March 2015. He oversees 6 regional offices in Jakarta, Surabaya, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director for Strategy, Planning, Research and Incentives at the Singapore Tourism Board. He spent 11 years in China from 2000 to 2011, in both Shanghai and Beijing. He was the Consul (Education and Culture) at the Singapore Consulate General in Shanghai, and Regional Director (Greater China) for Singapore Tourism Board based in Beijing. Edward graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Beijing University with a Chinese language and literature degree, and Tsinghua University with master degree in public management in 2007.