The Balestier Series hosts distinguished Singaporean leaders from key sectors and Singapore Ministers who address AmCham members on subjects of significance. Launched in 2014, AmCham’s Balestier Series celebrates two centuries of economic and commercial exchange between Singapore and the United States. The Series is named after Joseph Balestier, the first consul to Singapore for the United States who served from 1837 to 1852.
Event Format: Keynote with Q&A, Luncheon
Attendees: 100-200+ Senior business leaders, board members, co-chairs, government officials, VIP guests of AmCham.
The City Hall Dialogues is AmCham’s initiative to step-up the Chamber’s advocacy efforts with the Singapore Government. The Dialogue offers exclusive access to senior Singapore Government Officials in an intimate closed-door setting, in order to hear their thoughts and engage them on their priorities. Named after the Singapore Government’s first post-colonial home, the City Hall Dialogue pays tribute to the progress made by Singapore and seeks to build new bridges between the Singapore Government and AmCham member companies.
Event Format: Guest-of-Honor, by-invitation only closed-door, with lunch served.
Attendees: Less than 20 AmCham member company senior executives.
Held each April, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) convenes the AmCham business community to elect the Board of Governors and vote on Chamber issues that require a vote by the membership. The Chairman of the Board also delivers the state of the chamber address. The AGM also features keynote speakers from the American business community, and our partners in the Singapore and U.S. governments. The AGM also recognizes member companies’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) excellence through the AmCham CARES Awards.
Guests-of-Honor:
2022 – Minister Chan Chun Sing
2021 – Minister Ong Ye Kung
2020 – Virtual Ceremony
2019 – President Halimah Yacob
Event Format:
Luncheon, AmChamCARES awards ceremony and red carpet, Keynote by government official (U.S. and Singapore)
Attendees:
300-400+ business leaders, board members, co-chairs
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Since 2020, Roche and Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) have collaborated on the Return To Work (RTW) programme that helps cancer survivors assess their readiness for reemployment and rehabilitate them to meet demands of vocational roles and find jobs. Over the years, the programme has enrolled nearly 130 survivors with many of them successfully returned to work, and also developed a Cancer Inclusive Guide to support employers with implementation of a cancer-friendly work environment.
Roche has also been recognized for its contributions to the Community Chest SHARE workplace giving programme since 2018. Roche helps employees who want to donate to do so via a monthly deduction from the payroll, which the company then matches on a dollar-to-dollar basis. This year, Roche became a Platinum awardee for its strong participation in this programme.
Finally, for the last 11 years, the signature Roche Children’s Walk has been held in Singapore, a fundraising event where employees walk 5km in recognition of the distance many children around the world still have to walk to get to school. This year, Roche Singapore raised nearly S$59,000 through the event for its beneficiaries, the Children’s Cancer Society and the Roche Employee Action and Charity Trust (Re&Act).
Zapkad provides complimentary digital business cards to any charity organisation in Singapore. Beneficiaries today include AWWA, Care Corner, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Montfort Care, Singapore Cancer Society and THKMC with total value worth over $30,000 per annum. By using our solution, it helps these organisations eliminate paper cards and reduce their carbon footprint.
At Chubb, we encourage the development of initiatives that reflect our employees’ commitment to the needs of our local communities. Through local volunteer projects and other initiatives, Chubb supports employee giving and volunteerism with a variety of programs. We are firm believers that positive contributions to the fabric of our communities return long-lasting benefits to society, our employees and our company.
