Chow Kok Fong is a Chartered Arbitrator and currently practises as a mediator, arbitrator and adjudicator. He was previously CEO of Changi Airports International and of the Construction Industry Development Board and has held many other senior appointments with several large real estate and construction companies.

During his career in the real estate sector, his projects garnered 17 awards, including the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence; while during his tenure at Changi Airports International, his team was conferred the accolade Airport Investor of the Year 2008.

He has authored 18 books including the two-volume work Law and Practice of Construction Contracts (now in its 5^th edition 2018) and Security of Payments and Construction Adjudication (1^st and 2^nd editions).

On 1 November 2013, he was awarded the quinquennial Singapore Academy of Law Award 2013 for contributions in promoting and advancing the development of Singapore law. In 2018, he was conferred a National Day Award for services to the Singapore Academy of Law.