Welcome by FWA Singapore President

Grishma Kewada

Introduction to Symposium by FWA Strategic Engagement Chair

Lily Chia

Keynote Speech

Wong Su Yen, Chairman, Singapore Institute of Directors

Gender Diversity - How far have we come in the last 5 years?

Looking back at the last 5 years, how have we fared in advancing gender diversity? What does the data show in the proportion of women in leadership, female representation in traditionally male-dominated improved, e.g., STEM, trading, investment banking, engineering, IT? How has the pandemic changed work arrangements for women and are they here to stay? What more can be done to improve the status?

	Moderator - SL Narasimhan, Senior MD, Head of Global Talent Acquisition, State Street
	Virginie Bardot, MD Southeast Asia & Pacific, Nasdaq Market Technology		Deanna Ong, Chief People Officer, MD Human Resource & Organisation, Corporate Governance, GIC
	Alexander Harrison, COO Asia Pacific & Country Head Singapore, Barclays		Chng Sok Hui, CFO, DBS

Generative AI - How should we respond to the inevitable?

ChatGPT has brought to the fore, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. What is it and what does it mean to the future of work? How does it threaten current norms, if any, and how can women prepare themselves to work alongside such tools?

	Moderator - Valentin Laiseca, ED & Head of South Asia Research, MSCI
	Shirley Chua, Founder & Group CEO, Golden Equator		Richard Barclay, Regional Sales Lead, Global Financial Services, AWS
	Liew Tzu Mi, CIO, Fixed Income, GIC		Ivy Yong, MD General Counsel, APAC Private Bank, JP Morgan

Making the Leap to Leadership

How can one take the leap from an individual contributor executive to a people manager and then to a leader? Are such “hierarchical” notions even relevant today? What does it take to make that transition and how can we help others do so as well? 

	Moderator - Kerrine Koh, Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia, Hamilton Lane
	Cindy Tan, CEO (Singapore), GMO		Agnes Koh, Chief Risk Officer, SGX
	Joris Dierckx, Regional Head of Southeast Asia, BNP Paribas		Jessie Yim, Head of Diversified Corporates & Global Subsidiaries, ANZ Singapore

Executive Presence - Tips from the top

FWA Champions share their experience on how to build your executive presence. What does having an executive presence mean? How does it help us to achieve our career goals?  How do we build our visibility and credibility with our appearance and how we carry ourselves?

	Moderator - David Pope, Managing Director, All Voice Talent
	Eleanor Seet, President & Head of Asia ex-Japan, Nikko AM		Priya Kini, MD & Head of Global Banking Singapore, HSBC
	Sage Patel, MD, S&P Market Intelligence		Sandra Cheng, Head of Institutions, Southeast Asia, CEO Singapore, Columbia Threadneedle

The Very Serious Debate: Hybrid Work Is Overrated

A fun and interactive session, champions bring on their wit, high energy and a double dose of humour! The house will debate the motion with 3 members per team and the audience votes which team wins.

	Moderator - Ian McDonald, Head of Singapore & Deputy CEO, Asia Pacific, abrdn
Proposition:		Opposition:
	Thomas Kaegi, Head of Asset Management, Singapore & Southeast Asia, CEO of UBS Asset Management		Sam Rhee, Chairman & CIO, Endowus
	Anubhuti Gupta, Senior Principal Consultant for Wealth Business, Mercer		Trista Chen, Head of Investment Stewardship Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
	Jean Chia, CIO &Head of Portfolio Management &Research Office, Bank Of Singapore		Ho Giao Pik, Managing Director, Group Channels & Digitalisation, United Overseas Bank