Itinerary:

12.00-12.30 pm: Registrations, lunch and networking

12.30-12.40 pm: Introductory speeches

12.40-1.45 pm:  Presentation

1.45pm: Close of Event

FWA thanks Bank of New York Mellon for sponsoring the venue and lunch. Note this is a member-only event. To sign up for membership, please click here https://www.fwasg.org/Membership/IndividualMember.aspx

With Asia being an important driver of business growth, it is vital to understand the ways of its business leaders. While globalisation has led to cross-national convergence of management practices, values and beliefs, we can find that within Asia, different leadership styles, values and priorities persist. In this lunch-time dialogue, the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI) shares from its recently-launched research, Leadership Mosaics Across Asia. Key highlights include:

• What are the prevalent characteristics of senior business leaders across Asia?
• Beyond local success, how should Asian emerging leaders make the leap onto the global stage?
• In particular, do female executives in Asia lead differently? How can we help more of them step into senior regional and global roles?

Speakers’ Bios:

Su-Yen WONG

Su-Yen Wong is Chief Executive Officer of the Human Capital Leadership Institute, which was established by the Ministry of Manpower, the Singapore Economic Development Board and the Singapore Management University to develop global leaders with a strong understanding of leading in Asia, as well as to build Asian leaders with the ability to lead on the global stage.

She is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Nera Telecommunications, a global telecom and IT solutions provider that operates in Asia, Middle East, Europe and Africa listed on the Singapore Exchange Mainboard.  Concurrently, she is an Independent Director at MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company; at NTUC First Campus which is the largest provider of childcare services in Singapore; and at Yoma Strategic Holdings.

Previously she was Chairman (Singapore) for Marsh & McLennan Companies, and Managing Director, Southeast Asia at Mercer.  Prior to that she was Asia Managing Partner for the Communications, Information & Entertainment practice at Oliver Wyman.

She brings over twenty years' experience in business strategy, organization transformation, human capital and leadership development. She has been based in various cities across Asia since 1997, and has worked with leading organizations across North America and Asia in a broad range of industries including high-tech, financial services, oil and gas, retail, consumer goods, and the public sector.

Su-Yen is an active member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, Women Corporate Directors, and the Young Presidents' Organization.  She holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in music and computer science from Linfield College and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Rebecca SIOW

Rebecca is Assistant Director, Research & Insights at the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI). Since joining HCLI in November 2011, she has co-designed HCLI’s flagship executive development programme, the Singapore Business Leaders Programme 2012, as well as its inaugural Asian Human Capital & Leadership Symposium 2014. As part of the Research & Insights team since 2012, she has steered joint research initiatives with partners including INSEAD, Deloitte Consulting, and Gallup, covering topics such as talent competitiveness of countries worldwide, Asia’s talent challenges and strategies, and leadership development strategies for Southeast Asia. In addition, she took on the editor role for two issues of HCLI’s leadership publication, HQ Asia: Surviving the VUCA world and Is your company future-proof?

Currently, Rebecca’s key responsibility is to spearhead HCLI’s propriety leadership research, Leadership Mosaics Across Asia. Interviewing 165 senior business executives across nine Asian countries, this research explores the ways of leadership in each country and how leadership styles may need to change; suggests how emerging leaders of each country can become global leaders; and offers foreign leaders quick tips on engaging the local workforce.

Prior to her time with HCLI, Rebecca was at Deutsche Bank where she engaged in numerous change management projects for its Finance division. She was also with the Singapore Economic Development Board, specifically looking at the development of new industry frontiers such as performing arts and music in Singapore.

Rebecca graduated summa cum laude from the Singapore Management University with Bachelor of Business Management and Bachelor of Accountancy degrees in 2006. She also holds a Master of Arts in Management & Organisational Analysis (with Distinction) from the University of Warwick.

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