Dr William Tan
Neuroscientist and Medical Doctor, Olympic Wheelchair Athlete, World Records' Holder, International Inspirational Speaker

Dr Tan is also an accomplished sportsman. An Asia-Pacific Games TRIPLE GOLD MEDALLIST, he has also competed in many international games including the 1988 Seoul Paralympics, the World Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. Last April, he competed in both the London Marathon and Boston Marathon within a week, which is a rare accomplishment. In 1987, he realized that, "winning medals, trophies or prize money should not be an end to itself. It should be a means to further goodness and to help people." Since then, he has devoted to championing as well as fundraising for needy causes in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. He has skydived, water-skied, sailed and even climbed a 14-storey building to raise money. Some of his ultramarathon endeavours included wheelchair pushes across the length of New Zealand, Singapore to Penang, Thailand to Singapore, Boston to New York to Washington DC. He has helped raised more than $18 million for charities locally and internationally, over the last 20 years.