SMU Vice President (Business Development and External Relations) Associate Professor Annie Koh said that Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's election into the Boao Forum's board of directors in 2010 is "a very good thing because in many ways, he can shape the dialogue, he can shape the topics for discussion. And you know, Singapore actually punches way above our weight. Even in all the World Economic Forums that I attend or speak at, Singapore is cited as an example of – almost like – an economic miracle, with no natural resources and only human capital." She added: "The Boao forum, I think it's China's voice. China would like to have its own voice, letting the global market know how China is progressing through its different economic cycles, its political transformations, and even its social and community voices… So as an alternative, and not exactly as a replacement to the World Economic Forum, they have done this quite well, and quite successfully."