Martin Tan

CEO

The Majurity Trust

Martin Tan is the CEO of The Majurity Trust, a philanthropic organization that works with donors and charities to build a thriving community in Singapore. Martin serves as board member of Founders Memorial, Ray of Hope, Children's Museum Singapore, and Halogen Foundation Singapore which he co-founded in 2003. He previously served on the boards of the National Council of Social Service, National Library Board and National Youth Council. He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Societal Leadership at SMU and was awarded The Outstanding Young Person Award and Singapore Youth Award.⁠

Speaker Session

15:05–16:20

Workshop Salon: Thematic Trends & Challenges

Salon 7: Blended Finance in Practice: How Philanthropy Unlocks Social Investment

Increasingly, the most urgent question in strategic philanthropy is not just what to fund, but how philanthropic capital can unlock far greater flows of capital for impact.

This session explores how next-generation philanthropists can leverage their resources beyond grantmaking, but as catalytic capital that can absorb risk, strengthen organizations, and unlock investment through tools such as first-loss capital, guarantees, impact funds, and ecosystem building.

Bringing together leaders from across the field — including practitioners working at the intersection of philanthropy and social investment — the conversation will examine how funders can move beyond traditional giving to design capital stacks that drive systems change. Speakers will explore the tensions and opportunities involved, moving beyond feel-good philanthropy to interrogate what rigorous, effective, and equitable capital deployment looks like in practice.