Dr. Swapna Dayanandan

Dr. Swapna is the Chief Learning Advisor to SGLN, HCLI. She is CEO and Founder of Joy in Living Aged Care Services Pte Ltd, a startup providing geron-technology and eldercare innovative solutions to tackle the ageing opportunities in Singapore and globally.

Prior to starting her company, Dr. Swapna was in management role with the Civil Service College, Singapore (CSC). Her portfolio included leading teams and providing advisory support for service management consultancy projects, designing and curating milestone programmes for the public service leadership team since July 2013.

Dr. Swapna is a board member of Sree Narayana Mission, Singapore (SNM) that does charity in the eldercare sector. Swapna was the President of SNM from 2011 – 2015.

Dr. Swapna heads the Smart Healthcare Workgroup of the Smart Cities Network. She is currently working on a Smart and Sustainable Iligan City Project in the Philippines that involves both onsite and offsite consultancy support.

Inspired by her volunteering stint at SNM, Dr. Swapna pursued a Ph.D. programme in Gerontology with the Singapore University of Social Sciences, and was awarded a doctorate degree in 2023. She is also the recipient of two National Day Awards: The Commendation Medal, 2018, and the Long Service Medal, 2021.