Financial Governance in Practice: Empowering Kenya’s Public Sector Leaders in Singapore

Workshop: Executive Study Programme: Investment, Regulation & Sustainability in Singapore’s Public Institutions
Date:
31 October 2025
Mode:
Face-to-Face @ Mercure Hotel, Singapore

Overview

A high-level delegation from Kenya, comprising the Board of Trustees from the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), and Ophir Training, embarked on a one-day financial governance training programme in Singapore organised by Aventis Learning Group.

This exclusive programme offered participants a unique opportunity to gain firsthand insights into Singapore’s world-renowned financial governance ecosystem, focusing on retirement adequacy, sustainable investment, and policy innovation.

Designed specifically for senior public sector leaders, the programme encouraged strategic dialogue on how Singapore’s institutions integrate governance, regulation, and investment strategy to build financial resilience and sustainability.

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Aventis's Financial Governance Training Highlights

The one-day executive programme featured interactive sessions and strategic dialogues with leading Singaporean institutions and thought leaders:

  • Central Provident Fund Board (CPF):
    Explored Singapore’s robust retirement savings model, focusing on policy design, retirement adequacy, and member engagement that ensure financial security for citizens.
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS):
    Covered financial regulation, compliance frameworks, and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into the national financial system.
  • GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation):
    Examined long-term investment strategies, portfolio resilience, and risk management practices that safeguard stability through economic cycles.
  • Temasek Holdings:
    Discussed thematic investing, private market strategies, and sustainability-driven investment philosophies shaping future global markets.
  • Singapore Exchange (SGX) & Leading Asset Managers:
    Highlighted product innovation, market diversification, and cross-border investment opportunities that support regional collaboration and growth.

Key Outcomes

The financial governance training successfully strengthened strategic awareness among Kenyan leaders on global best practices in sustainable finance and public investment.
Key takeaways included:

  • Policy Benchmarking:
    Delegates gained deeper understanding of how Singapore’s CPF system ensures retirement adequacy through structured policy frameworks and data-driven decision-making.
  • ESG and Compliance Excellence:
    Insights from MAS and Temasek highlighted the importance of embedding sustainability and transparency within financial governance and regulatory structures.
  • Strategic Investment Insights:
    Learning from GIC’s long-term asset management and SGX’s innovative capital market ecosystem, participants identified actionable strategies to enhance Kenya’s institutional investment capacity.
  • International Collaboration:
    The programme fostered cross-border partnerships and laid the foundation for continuous knowledge exchange between Kenya and Singapore.
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Impact of Programme

The Kenyan delegation’s visit to Singapore marked a pivotal step toward advancing sustainable financial governance and institutional capacity-building.

Through the expertise of Aventis Learning Group, participants gained practical insights into public investment governance, pension fund management, and ESG integration — empowering them with frameworks to strengthen Kenya’s financial systems.

This one-day financial governance training exemplified the spirit of international collaboration, demonstrating how well-designed executive programmes can inspire innovation, accountability, and long-term financial resilience within the public sector.

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