Mr. Chris Gruener joined BOC Aviation Limited in August 2013. He is heading the technical department located in Singapore, Dublin and New York. His responsibilities include technical asset management, aircraft transitions and repossessions, technical terms negotiations, maintenance costing and reserves, as well as technical records and related systems. 

Previously, Mr. Gruener had a professional history of 13 years with the Maintenance arm of Lufthansa German Airlines in various management positions in technical operations, maintenance, engineering and IT system development. He received his PhD from Darmstadt Technical University in 2001. 

With over 37 years of international experience in the aviation industry, Mr. Sven has built a distinguished career spanning airline maintenance, engineering, asset management, consulting, and executive leadership roles across Europe and Asia Pacific. His expertise covers the full spectrum of aviation operations, including base and line maintenance, change management, digital transformation, and compliance with EASA, FAA, and other regulatory authorities. 

As Chief Operating Officer back then at GMR Aero Technic Ltd. (Hyderabad, India), Mr. Sven held full P&L responsibility for operations with over 700 staff, overseeing nine base maintenance lines and 14-line stations across India and Nepal. He led the company’s digital transformation, implementing AI-driven production planning, and a major ERP upgrade, which significantly enhanced operational efficiency and forecast accuracy. Mr. Sven delivered over 100 continuous improvement projects annually, achieving USD 1.8 million in cost savings and securing OEM Authorized Repair Centre status for the organization.  

Ms Glory Wee is the Acting Deputy Director-General at the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. In this role, she oversees strategies, policies and plans to drive Singapore’s competitiveness as a leading international air hub. These include aviation industry and manpower development; infrastructure and land planning; air transport policy; service and economic regulation; as well as emergency preparedness. Concurrently, she is also Head of the School of Aviation Management at the Singapore Aviation Academy, where she oversees the design and delivery of executive aviation education programmes to equip aviation professionals and future leaders.  

Prior appointments include Senior Vice President and Head of the Resource & Carbon, and Advanced Manufacturing Divisions at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB); Director of Aerospace, Marine & Offshore, and Urban Solutions Cluster at JTC Corporation; and Director for Financial Incentives at EDB’s Business Environment Division. In earlier years, she was Head of Aerospace and Marine & Offshore at EDB’s Transport Engineering Cluster; and held various positions at EDB’s Human Resources Division, Resource Development Division, as well as at the Singapore Ministry of Finance’s Economic Programmes Directorate.  

Glory graduated with a MSc in Economics and a BSc in Economics (First Class) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is married with two children. 

Mr. Sia Kheng Yok is Senior Advisor to the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) or AAIS, the body representing aviation and aerospace businesses in Singapore. He retired as Chief Executive of AAIS in November 2025 after nearly a decade of leadership.  

Mr. Sia supports the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) in client engagement, contributes to the Centre for Liveable Cities, and serves on Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Engineering Advisory Committee. From 2020 to 2025, he was on the Advisory Board of the Aviation Studies Institute at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.  

Earlier, Mr. Sia spent over 20 years at the EDB in various roles. As Director for Transport Engineering, he drove the growth of Singapore’s aerospace, marine-offshore and oilfield services sectors. He was instrumental in establishing Seletar Aerospace Park in 2006, the Singapore Airshow in 2008, and also directed the Singapore Aerospace Programme at A*STAR from 2011 to 2012.  

A Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Mr. Sia holds a Master of Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore.