Joe Sim

Assoc Prof Joe Sim
Group Chief Executive Officer,
National Healthcare Group, Singapore

Associate Professor Joe Sim is the Group Chief Executive Officer of National Healthcare Group (NHG). 

Before his current role at NHG, A/Prof Sim was the Group Chief Operating Officer of IHH Healthcare Berhad. He had also been the Deputy Chief Executive of the National University Health System (NUHS), CEO of the National University Hospital (NUH), and Adjunct Associate Professor with the NUS School of Medicine and NUS School of Public Health. In recognition of his achievements in NUH, A/Prof Sim was awarded the Leading CEO Award by Singapore Human Resources Institute in 2014.

Before he joined the healthcare industry, A/Prof Sim had a diverse experience in both the public and private sector. He began his career with the Singapore Administrative Service, holding various key portfolios at the Ministry of Finance, Community Development Council, and Ministry of Defence. Subsequently, he left the service and founded a start-up that developed business-to-business trading hubs before joining Accenture, where he was responsible for developing thought leadership, concepts, and innovations on next-generation revenue agency for the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

A/Prof Sim graduated with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Arts in Electronic and Information Science from Cambridge University and holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. 

Presentation Synopsis
HM 1 - NHG’s AI Journey
NHG’s Group CEO shares the organisation’s journey to harness Artificial Intelligence as a catalyst for change across the health system. With a focus on real-world adoption, workforce transformation, and responsible use, the talk explores how NHG is building momentum—embedding AI in everyday care and operational processes to improve patient experience, ease pressure on staff, and help the system work more efficiently. It’s a story of learning by doing, and of using technology to shape a healthier future – driven by NHG’s commitment to add 15 million years of health to their population by 2030.

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