Speakers and Expert Committee

His interests are in Sport & Exercise Medicine, community health, chronic disease management, disability sports and performance arts medicine. As a keen educator, Dr Lim is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer for LKC School of Medicine’s Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, and a tutor for Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine and Master in Medicine (FamMed). He has also been educating students from NUS-YST Conservatory of Music, on injury prevention for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) since 2014. His research on PRMD among conservatory students was presented at the 2018 Medicine and Art Symposium in The Hague.

Dr Lim Baoying graduated from National University of Singapore School of Medicine and obtained postgraduate qualifications in Family Medicine (Graduate Diploma in FamMed and Master of Medicine (FamMed)) and Master in Sports Medicine from University of Queensland. She is presently a Registrar (Advanced Specialty Trainee). Aside from patient care in SSMC@CGH, Dr Lim provides medical coverage for sport events such as ASEAN Paralympics Games and SEA Games, and had served as Chief Medical Director for North Face 100 and ONE Championship in Singapore. As an avid endurance athlete, Dr Lim is often invited to give workshops on sports injury management and prevention, especially for running. She had given talks for Changi Airport Group, Pocari Sweat Run, Health Promotion Board events, and more.

Hardaway Chan Senior Scientific Conditioning Coach, Elite Training Science & Technology Division, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Dr Shannon Chia leads the Programme Design & Development team at Sport Singapore’s Active Health division, which runs the national social movement aimed at inspiring individual ownership of health and wellness. With like-minded partners, Active Health established an ecosystem of Active Health Lab network in Singapore to better serve the needs of the community. She oversees the Active Health Labs and application of sport science and Exercise is Medicine principles to the programmes supporting the wellbeing of Singaporeans across age-segments, and also leads the division’s research and data efforts towards enabling effective and evidence-based strategies. Dr Chia holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology and Motor Performance from Loughborough University (UK) and Nanyang Technological University.

Christine is a firm believer in patient empowerment. She focuses on educating her patients on their physical condition and how to proactively manage their daily or specialised activities for optimal injury recovery. She is also passionate about providing innovative and customised splinting solutions for improved patient outcomes.

Dr Fadzil Hamzah graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from National University of Singapore in 2005 and obtained his Masters in Sports Medicine at the University of Queensland in 2013. He has been actively involved in many community programmes and grassroots activities in Singapore, and works closely with Sport Singapore’s ActiveSG team, Health Promotion Board, People’s Association, and Community Development Council. Dr Fadzil is currently the Community Director of SingHealth Duke-NUS Sport & Exercise Medicine Centre, and a Board Member of the Yellow Ribbon Singapore. His passion in serving and engaging the community has also seen him being invited as both speaker and guest in many public health talks and community events, as well as being quoted in media resources.

Dr. Bryan Lau Siu Fung is Chief Medical Executive of the Hong Kong Sports Institute Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor (Honorary), Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also Honorary Secretary, The Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science (2020-22). He is member of the HKSAR Delegation Medical Team. He completed his Master of Science in Sports Medicine and Health Science in 2012 after a diploma in Family Medicine in 2006 of The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2002. He also holds a Diploma in Football Medicine.

Dr David Lau is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon in private practice, with over 25 years’ experience in the specialty. He is a regional key opinion leader in the field of laryngology, voice and swallowing disorders. His expertise includes laryngeal stroboscopy for diagnosis; medical management of the occupational and performing voice (including singers); micro-laryngeal and laser surgery of the vocal folds; management of vocal fold paralysis; and use of Botox in the voice box. He has special interest in the relationship between breathing techniques and laryngeal muscle misuse disorders including chronic cough. He has directed several courses in the field of laryngology; and in 2019 was the organising president for the first Asia Pacific Laryngology Association Conference in Singapore.

Ka Kay (KK) is Sports Development Manager of the Centre for Sports and Exercise (CSE) at the University of Hong Kong. With over a decade of supervision for the scientific assessment team of Hong Kong Sports Institute, she oversaw the high-end laboratory, and provided practical-based services in sports physiology, strength and conditioning, to enhance sports performance for elite athletes. She provided direct scientific training programs to athletes (athletics, badminton, billiard sports, cycling, karate, gymnastics, rowing, windsurfing, wushu athletes). She is frequently invited to conduct lectures and speak in international symposia. She holds a master degree in Exercise Science and is ACSM Level 2 Exercise is Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist, NSCA and ASCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist; and USAW Certified Sports Performance Coach.

Dr Kam Ming Mok is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor and Assistant Manager Physical Education at the Office of Student Affairs, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. In addition, he carries out research projects regarding Sport Injury Biomechanics and Motion Analysis, especially focusing on the ACL injury risk screening. Dr. Mok published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, and contributed to 4 book chapters. He is Vice-President of the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science.

In partnership with his speech therapy colleagues, he initiated the CGH Voice Clinic, which offers multidisciplinary care for patients who are suffering from voice problems. Many of the patients seen in the Voice Clinic are professional voice users, such as teachers and lecturers, as well as performance artists such as singers and actors. Besides his clinical practice, A/Prof Lu is heavily involved in specialist training and clinical quality, and currently holds the position of Chief Risk Officer in Changi General Hospital.

Dr Raymond So is the Director of Elite Training Science and Technology of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI). His major responsibility at the HKSI is to drive innovation and scientific, medical and technological support to coaches to systematically impact athletes’ high performance results. His research work is published in international academic and professional journals and numerous keynotes. He is member of the Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Strength & Conditioning Commission of the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. Among other roles, he is executive member of the Asian Federation of Sports Medicine, member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Sports Performance Centres, and Vice‐President of the Asian College of Exercise and Sports Science.

Adda is certified in Polestar Mat Pilates and progressive ballet technique. Being an avid dancer, she has taken dance examinations in jazz and ballet, and attended a contemporary dance scholarship with a dance company. She also attended a dance medicine conference at the University Dance Medicine Centre (New York, USA). Adda currently works in private practice and does on-field sports physiotherapy coverage for sporting competitions.

Dr Kate Yung is registered physiotherapist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and NSCA exercise physiologist. She is physiotherapist at Western United Football Club, A-League Football in Australia. Her research focus is to develop data-driven tools to aid return-to-play decisions in high-performance sports. She led research for Hong Kong Football Association injury and surveillance project and was a lecturer for postgraduate students in the MSc Sports Medicine and Health Science programme.

Reimut Hellmerichs is a sports scientist with more than 22 years of experience in the sports technology scene. Among others, he previously worked for Polar Electro GmbH and Catapult Sports. Since January 2022, Hellmerichs serves as KINEXON’s Vice President Business Development for EMEA. In the past, he has worked with international top teams and federations in football such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid or the DFB, with which Hellmerichs planned aspects of training control and its implementation in everyday practice. Besides football, he also has great expertise in handball and basketball.

Christian Stammel is founder and CEO of WT Wearable Technologies Group and Navispace AG. Born in 1969, he successfully enables innovation and cooperation in the Internet of Things and wearables sector. Christian had already founded his first IT company during his university years, which went public in 2000. He is one of the digital pioneers with a track record of over 20 years in IoT and has created some world ́s firsts including an ECG shirt in 2002. He advises some of the biggest tech companies and organizes with his teams important networking platforms in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Dr Sonja Sulzmaier is Managing Partner of Navispace. Navispace organizes the Innovation World Cup Series the biggest open innovation platforms in the IoT and wearables space with many innovative sports and healthcare solutions. In cooperation with partners MEDICA, FIMS, ACSM, DGSP, EiM, EFSMA, WT and many more, Sonja and her team have set up an ecosystem that connects sports medicine, sports and healthcare. Before, she was heading the marketing and business development of embedded systems company ESG and worked for the Boston Consulting Group. Between 1995 and 2001 she worked as an assistant professor at Witten/Herdecke University and University of Arts Berlin. Sonja holds a degree in business management and economics and her phd thesis won the annual university award for being the best across all faculties. Her interest in sports medicine has already started in 1989 with her highschool thesis about the athlete's heart.