Dr Maleena Suppiah
Chief, Learning and Culture
Tsao Foundation
Dr Suppiah was the Chief Wellbeing Officer at the National University Health System. She is currently Chief, Learning and Culture at the Tsao Foundation responsible for transforming healthcare and reducing health disparities in the community through education, advocacy, and policy to practice enactment for healthy longevity. She has seen Workplace Safety and Health evolve over the years. The next decade promises new developments in productive longevity ie. to encourage and enhance the “work-ability” of mature workers.
She is a founding member of the Singapore Society of Lifestyle Medicine which seeks to promote behaviour change using person-centred techniques to improve mental wellbeing, nutrition, restorative sleep, physical activity, meaningful social connection, and minimisation of harmful behaviours as well as consumption of harmful substances. Her 36-year career has spanned six countries in the domains of food security and food science, education, and healthcare.
Symposium 2B:
Harnessing the Silver Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities for Mature Workers
Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly, and with increased life expectancy, one in four Singaporeans will be over 65 years of age by 2030. Hear from Dr Maleena Suppiah on the key insights from a research study “Population Ageing and Slowing Workforce Growth” and learn what companies can do to ensure mature workers’ safety and health and enhance their “work-ability” so that they can continue to be productive at the workplace.