Moderator – Ms Gwenda Fong
Ms Gwenda Fong
Deputy Secretary, Development and Regulation
Ministry of Communication and Information (MCI), Singapore
Biography
Ms Gwenda Fong assumed the position of Deputy Secretary (Development and Resilience) at the Ministry of Communication on 1 Jan 2023. In this role, Gwenda oversees the development of digital infrastructure, regulation of the digital ecosystem as well as the strategic planning and corporate development functions. Prior to joining MCI, Gwenda was the Assistant Chief Executive, Strategic Planning & Digital Readiness at the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) where she formulated strategies for Singapore in the digital economy, supported by research. She was also responsible for developing and implementing programmes that drive digital access and adoption amongst Singaporeans.
Gwenda previously also held the position of Assistant Chief Executive, Policy & Corporate Development at the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA). In that role, Gwenda was responsible for developing CSA’s national strategies and plans to tackle risks and leverage opportunities in the cyber domain, enabling operationalisation of the strategies and plans via a range of levers and profiling CSA’s efforts domestically and internationally to create mindshare and position Singapore as a cyber thought leader.
She has also held roles in the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science & Technology Agency.
Gwenda holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a MSc in International Planning from University College London.