Businesses must train workers for the future: Temasek CEO

Sydney

TEMASEK Holdings chief executive officer Ho Ching and Greater Sydney Commissioner Lucy Turnbull both called on businesses to train their workers for the future, promote gender equality and embrace sustainability.

They said this at the start of an Asean-Australia business summit on Friday in Sydney.

The two businesswomen were speaking as co-hosts at a Women in Business breakfast at the summit, which took place on the sidelines of the Asean-Australia Special Summit.

Madam Ho is in Sydney with her husband, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is in the city for a four-day official visit to attend the third Singapore-Australia Leaders' Summit and the Ase…