Temasek Report 2010

“The warmth of human relations is the ultimate
good of all human beings.”

David Marshall (1908 – 1995)
Former Chief Minister, Singapore

Strengthening Networks

We engaged our growing community of business partners and friends, think tanks, policy makers, and other stakeholders around the world, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and members of the European Commission.

We hosted over 100 delegations from 36 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Malaysia, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

In Asia, we maintained our warm and open interactions with strategic dialogue partners, China’s State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) in Vietnam.

Our Temasek International Panel of renowned global leaders held its sixth meeting in September 2009. Discussions centred on the post-financial crisis outlook and the challenges of globalisation. The meeting also heard the views of distinguished guests, including Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Victor Fung, Group Chairman of Li & Fung.

We hosted visiting government and business leaders during the APEC Summit held in Singapore in November 2009.

Developing Talent

We organised more than 70 learning events during the year, for staff and friends to learn from industry experts and practitioners, as well as from one another. In addition, we held 12 business forums, bringing together senior management of our portfolio companies, partners and friends to share a broad range of issues - from the global economic outlook, to talent management, high performance boards and sustainable investments.

The 5th Annual Temasek Forum was held in September 2009, with the theme “Looking to the Future – Trends in Demographics and Technology”. The event brought together more than 500 senior executives from around the region to discuss trends, investment opportunities, and genomic strategies in the bio-economy.

The year saw the continued expansion of our suite of leadership programmes. We launched our inaugural Global LEADERS! Programme for senior executives in Temasek, our portfolio companies as well as friends and partners.

The Young LEADERS! Programme and the LEADERS! Programme, focusing on high potential talents saw participation from enterprises in China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore.

In total, close to 100 participants attended the three flagship programmes on leadership.

Sharing Experiences

We shared experiences with friends and partners in Asia and beyond, covering corporate governance, learning organisation, talent management, human resources practices and risk management.

We welcomed more than 120 participants for the SASAC-Temasek Directors’ Forums held in Singapore. In addition, at the invitation of Central SASAC, Temasek anchored two Corporate Governance training forums in Shenyang and Yinchuan, sharing its experience with 300 SASAC representatives, Chairmen and CEOs of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) from 11 provinces and four major cities.

Over the last five years, over 1,500 senior participants from China’s SOE boards and top management, SASAC and other government agencies have been engaged in numerous SASAC-Temasek Corporate Governance Forums both in Singapore and China.

Connecting with Alumni

The Temasek Alumni Network, launched in 2008, connects Temasek with almost 400 former colleagues through professional and social gatherings including the Temasek Forum, professional talks, dinners, golf, wine tasting and family events. In addition, the Network most recently launched “INSIGHTS”, a platform for senior alumni to share their leadership perspectives and experiences.

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