GCDN Annual Convening – Los Angeles 2025

Angelita Teo joined the International Olympic Committee as the Director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage in October of 2019. She was previously the Senior Director of the National Heritage Board of Singapore, where she was both the Director of the National Museum of Singapore (2013-2019), and Festival Director (2011-2019) of the annual Singapore Heritage Festival and the Singapore Night Festival. Angelita is a cultural administrator with more than 20 years of experience in the global culture and heritage arena, and was awarded the Public Administration Bronze Medal at Singapore’s National Day Awards in 2014 in recognition for her exemplary performance and contributions towards the development of a vibrant cultural and heritage sector in Singapore. Her expertise and influence in the cultural sector led her to be involved in several other appointments, such as a member of the Australia-Singapore Arts Group (2015-2019), an advisory Board Member of the Global Cultural District Network (2015-2019), and Chair of the Singapore’s Museum Roundtable (2016-2019).