Dr Poh-Heng Chong is Vice Chair of Singapore Hospice Council and Medical Director, HCA Hospice. He received the Leader of Good award at the President's Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) in 2021 for his work in the care of terminally ill children. While his recent focus has been in raising awareness of palliative care locally, his deepest passion ultimately lies in supporting children (and their families) with serious medical conditions.

Ms Laura Tan works at the VIVA-University Children’s Cancer at the National University Hospital as the Global Outreach Senior Nursing Lecturer. She focuses on expanding Nursing training to nurses in the Asia Pacific Region. Helping the nurses in the region to achieve their vision of how Paediatric Oncology Nursing can help transform the lives of children diagnosed with childhood cancer. She also works with St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, The Kandang Kerbau Women’s and Children Hospital, and VIVA to establish the St Jude VIVA Asia Pacific Nursing Institute, focusing on planning and training regional nurses to enhance and provide quality nursing care for all diagnosed with childhood cancers. She supports and guides regional nurses in providing Patient Family Education to ensure continuity of care while patients are nursed by caregivers at home.