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CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK CONNECT 2026                                                                

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Applying Catholic Economics for 

Catholic Entrepreneurs & Investors

A Practice and Application Conversation

Mr Lawrence Chong 

Chair of Economy of Communion Asia Pacific

Date:      13 February 2026 I Friday 
Time:      3.30PM - 7.30PM (Talk starts at 4.00PM)
​Venue:   Raffles Town Club. Ballroom 1
Pricing:  $65 (includes food & wine)
Speaker Profile

Lawrence Chong

Group CEO at Consulus Global Network


A 2 time TEDx speaker and global keynote speaker on creative change and the Economy of Communion (EoC). He leads in impact investment projects to realise EoC at a global scale.


He is also the author of Creative Change – the world’s first book on changemakers and changemaking. Since 2020 he was appointed by Pope Francis and then reappointed for the 2nd term by Pope Leo XIV to serve on the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. He is also a 2024 King Husein Global Business and Intercultural Peace Awardee.


A sought-after keynote speaker, he has spoken in 30 cities such as Sao Paulo, New York, Shenzhen, Zagreb, Melbourne to a combined audience of 30,000. His comments on business, design and economy of communion and have been featured on Nikkei, Today in Singapore and Avvenire in Italy. He is widely followed on LinkedIn with 370,000+ followers and his TEDx talk on ‘How Your Strategy Can be Great by Design’ has been viewed 342,000 with 37,000 likes.

 

Experience

  • Implemented solutions that shape SGD$20 Billion Revenue impact
  • Lawrence has served global clients in their Creative Change exercises such as Frasers Hospitality, MTU Asia, SONY, Tokio Marine, Saradise, regional firms such as Cyclect, Fast Flow, Goodrich Global, Teo Garments, Mummys Market, Saradise, CDL, DST Telecoms, national financial institutions such as Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam, healthcare institutions such as National HealthCare Group, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, HealthCity Novena, public institutions such as IE Singapore, CAAS Pakistan, Ministry of Communication – Brunei.
  • Region of Experience: Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe


If you are a Catholic entrepreneur or investor in Singapore, you face a critical question:


How do you grow your business, deploy capital wisely, and generate impact? All these without separating your faith from your economic decisions?

Join Lawrence Chong, Group CEO of Consulus Global Network, two-time TEDx speaker, author of Creative Change, and appointee to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, for a practical conversation on applying the Economy of Communion. Lawrence has led businesses that shaped SGD $20 billion in revenue impact across 23 countries, designing solutions that balance profit, purpose and people.


What You Will Learn:

  • The culture of giving in practice: inspired by the Focolare Movement and Chiara Lubich’s vision for businesses that serve the poor and nurture communities.

  • How to design triple-benefit solutions that deliver value to customers. the common good and our planet Earth.

  • Practical frameworks for capability building, co-innovation, co-governance and community development.

  • How to integrate faith and ethics into decision-making, leadership and investment strategies whilst staying competitive.


This is a practice and application conversation for Catholic entrepreneurs and investors who want their businesses and investments to reflect their faith, create impact and remain sustainable.


Register Now > Limited Spaces

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