In a world shaped by power, policy and precedent, progress is rarely taken — it is built through intention, courage and influence.
 

This International Women’s Day, we invite you to a candid fireside chat with Ms Indranee Rajah to explore a powerful idea: giving is not a concession, but a strategy. Drawing on her leadership across public service, finance and governance, Ms Indranee will share insights on how championing others, using one’s voice with conviction, and creating opportunity can drive meaningful, lasting change. When women give with purpose, the impact is not just personal — it changes the system.

Event Agenda: 

Guest Speaker and Moderator Bios:

Moderator Bio: 

Deanna Ong, Chief People Officer, GIC

Deanna Ong is Chief People Officer at GIC, a global long term investment company established to manage the foreign reserves of Singapore, invested in over 40 countries worldwide across public and private market assets.

Deanna was appointed Chief People Officer in April 2017. She oversees human resource strategy and group finance, for enterprise performance and talent with the right values and culture for GIC. As part of the Group Executive Committee, her focus areas include leadership development, reward and engagement for business effectiveness, and organizational culture. She has been responsible for human resource and organization, and corporate governance since 2012.

Deanna was Director, Finance from 2009 to 2014, during which she headed the Finance Group responsible for financial management across GIC’s portfolio, covering financing arrangements for assets, tax planning, investment holding structures, accounting and management of revenue and expenditure. Prior to joining GIC in 1994, she was a tax accountant with Arthur Andersen.

Deanna is currently a board member of Swiss Re Ltd, National University Health System and Wealth Management Institute International Pte Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and completed the Stanford Executive Programme from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Guest Speaker Bio:

Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and National Development

Ms Indranee Rajah is the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. She is also Second Minister for Finance and National Development.

Ms Indranee is the Leader of the House for the 15th Parliament and Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Changi GRC. In the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms Indranee assists Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong in the National Population and Talent Division and oversees the Marriage & Parenthood portfolio.

Under her Finance portfolio, Ms Indranee is involved in the development of the Government’s fiscal policies, including chairing the Green Bond Steering Committee, which looks at Singapore's Green Bond Framework. 

As Second Minister for National Development, she is involved in the formulation of Singapore’s housing and development policies. 

Ms Indranee currently co-chairs the Taskforce for Architectural & Engineering Consultants, which was established to identify strategies to strengthen and promote growth for the   professional services in the Built Environment sector.

She is also a Senior Counsel and was a practising lawyer before taking up political office.

PLEASE NOTE:

Registration

Please note places are on a first-come-first-served basis so do register early! Deadline for registration is 5 March 2026. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment. We apologise that any request for places after the deadline will not be entertained. As places are limited and if you have RSVP but cannot make it, we appreciate that you cancel your registration so that we can make the place available to someone else. Cancellation details are provided below under NO SHOW POLICY. Thank you.

Members:

FWA members attend free of charge. Please login on the website before registering.

Institutional Members:

• Diamond members - Registration at FWA member rates for up to 15 persons per Institutional Member.
• Platinum members - Registration at FWA member rates for up to 10 persons per Institutional Member.
• Gold members - Registration at FWA member rates for up to 5 persons per Institutional Member.

Please click 'Register Now' and register using your Institutional Codes (please check with your respective coordinators for your Institutional Code).

THIS IS A MEMBER AND INVITE ONLY EVENT. To join as a member, please follow this link. 

Data Privacy
By registering for the event, you will be giving consent for your name and contact email to be released to a third party (GIC) for event security and registration for the event. FWA is not in any way associated with GIC or responsible or liable for the services offered. FWA does not endorse or approve and makes no warranties, representations or undertakings relaying to the content. FWA disclaims liability for any loss, damage and other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from or relating to any information that you may provide. 

Event Disclaimer

By accessing, participating in, watching or listening to this event or webinar (“Event”) you agree that : any statement, information or material shared at this Event (“Information”) is solely for general informational and/or educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice; the Information has been prepared by the speakers at the Event and has not been prepared by, and is not reflective of the views of, the Financial Women’s Association (Singapore) (“FWA”); FWA does not provide any professional or financial or other advice and the use or reliance on the Information is solely at your own risk; the fact that the Information is available to you is not a recommendation or representation that any product described in the Information is suitable or appropriate for you; no endorsement of any third party featured in the Information is made; no part of the Information or at all may be construed as a solicitation, recommendation or offer to buy or sell any product or instrument; the Information is subject to change without notice and there is no obligation to maintain, correct, or update the Information; no warranty, express or implied, for the accuracy, completeness or correctness of the Information is made; and FWA will not be liable for any loss, damage and any other consequence resulting directly or indirectly from or relating to the Information or reliance on any part thereof.

No Show Policy

We understand that with busy schedules, there may be times when you cannot make an event after you have registered for it. In the event that you cannot make an event, we appreciate that you use our new tool now available to cancel the event. Cancellation is allowed up to 2 days ahead of the event date. To do so, please log in to the FWA website, under “My Account”, select “My Events”, you can cancel the event registration under the “Cancel registration” column. For members that no-show for 3 consecutive events, we regret to inform that you will be barred from attending any FWA events for the next 3 months. We hope you understand this policy as our events are often in high demand and your co-operation will allow those who can and wish to attend our events to do so. 

Event Images, Photos and Recordings Policy

Please do note that if you attend events or programmes organised, managed, administered or publicised by the FWA, by attending such events, you agree and consent to the use of your photograph, voice, likeness, and image in any broadcasts of such event and in subsequent productions drawn from video or audio recordings of such event.  The photographs and recordings may be published or broadcasted in FWA publications and in publicity materials, including FWA’s websites and social media. All recordings, articles, quotes, photographs, films, audio or video and/or any reproductions of same in any form, are the property of FWA. FWA, its affiliates, employees, representatives and agents are released from any and all claims, demands, costs and liability that may arise from the use of these interviews, recordings, photographs, videotapes or films, and/or any reproductions of same in any form, as described above, arising out of being interviewed, recorded, photographed, videotaped or filmed.  If you do not wish to have your photos/audio-visual recordings taken at such event, it is your responsibility to remove yourself from group and candid shots/recordings that the photographers/videographers intend to capture.

For enquiries, please contact events@fwasg.org