add welcome address by desmond tan

Author: sergiubodiu

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+talk_date = ""
+talk_start_time = ""
+talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "Welcome Address"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["desmond-tan"]
+youtube = ""
+speakerdeck = ""
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+### DevOps meets AI
+Welcome address for 10 years anniversary edition of DevOpsDays Singapore.
+Kick off the event with a vision for tech transformation and workforce readiness in the AI era.

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+Title = "Desmond Tan"
+image = "desmond-tan.jpg"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "desmond-tan"
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+
+Mr Desmond Tan is the Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC since 30 June 2022.
+As Group Director of the NTUC Training and Transformation Group, Mr Desmond Tan
+oversees NTUC’s Transformation Office and the NTUC Training & Placement
+ecosystem, which comprises the NTUC Industry Training & Transformation
+Department, NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), NTUC
+LearningHub and the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute (OTCi). He is also
+the Executive Secretary of the Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union
+(SISEU) and Advisor to the Supply Chain Employees’ Union (SCEU).
+Mr Desmond Tan is also Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. He
+served as Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation
+Constituency (Pasir Ris Central) from July 2020 to April 2025, and has been elected
+as Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Changi GRC (Pasir Ris Central) in the General
+Elections 2025.
+Prior to joining NTUC, Mr Desmond Tan served as the Minister of State for Home
+Affairs, and Sustainability and the Environment. He was also the Chief Executive
+Director (CED) of the People’s Association (PA) where he led the community support
+effort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

content/events/2025-singapore/speakers/desmond-tan.md

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     start_time: "08:00"
     end_time: "08:45"
 
-  - title: "Opening Welcome"
-    type: custom
+  - title: "welcome-address"
+    type: talk
     date: 2025-05-14
     start_time: "08:45"
     end_time: "09:10"