“Let us make our future now and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” – Malala Yousafzai

Celebrated annually on March 8th, International Women's Day(IWD) is one of the most important days of the year. It provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the remarkable achievements made by women all around the world, highlighting the bridging of gender gaps as we seek to reach new milestones, both in and out of the workplace.

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On March 10th, our panel will come together to explore the theme: harnessing technology for an inclusive future.

Covid-19 has been the most disruptive force in a generation. We stand at a crossroads: we can either allow the crisis to widen the gender gap or we can use it as an opportunity to accelerate change, expand horizons, and design solutions that empower women. This panel will explore how technology is being used to drive greater inclusivity in Southeast Asia. What is tech doing right? What can it do better? Hear from entrepreneurs and decision-makers who have deployed solution-specific strategies to spearhead greater diversity and inclusivity in their teams, organizations, and communities.

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PANELLISTS INCLUDE:

• Hayley Bakker, Co-Founder, Diversely, Board Member, Girls in Tech Singapore
• Rachel Ooi, APAC Chief Growth Officer, Dentsu CXM / Merkle
• Emily Ng, Global Strategic Client Director, Oracle
• Amra Naidoo, Co-Founder and General Partner, Accelerating Asia

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HOSTS:

• Michael Wesbury, COO, Asia-Pacific & Middle East, Capgemini, D&I Executive Sponsor
• Karla McDougall, M&C Lead, Southeast Asia, Capgemini, Women@Capgemini member

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AGENDA:

6:30pm Networking

7:00pm Welcome remarks

7:15pm Keynote by Hayley Bakker, Diversely Co-Founder,

Colibri Growth Founder, Girls in Tech Board Member

7:45pm Panel: Harnessing technology for an inclusive future

8:45pm Panel Q&A

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DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDE:

• The future looks bright – what should women look forward to in the workplace? Is gender equality on the horizon?
• What challenges have you faced as woman leaders? How did you overcome them?
• How have you navigated work-life balance in your career? Has this changed during Covid-19?
• How can women leaders empower future generations? What is the role of coaching and mentoring?
• How far have we come in creating a workplace welcoming for all genders in Singapore? In Southeast Asia?
• What can we recommend for the future, and how can we ensure both males and females are recognized equally for their contributions?
• What steps can organizations take to ensure that their workplace is inclusive?
• What is the role of inclusive and diverse teams in developing inclusive experiences?
• Who are the key players in an organization that affect the design and development of inclusive solutions?
• Would the development of inclusive technology pave the way for creating a more inclusive workforce, or is it the other way around?
• What are the key takeaways from this conversation? What's realistic and possible to achieve? What can we personally do to make a difference?

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ABOUT OUR PANELLISTS

Hayley Bakker - Hayley is passionate about solving business problems and addressing social challenges. Her newly founded company, Diversely, hits two birds with one stone. Hayley believes that we can create more effective and impactful hiring processes and experiences by embracing data-based decision-making. Spoken like a true (ex-) consultant and financial engineer, Hayley has experienced personally the importance of engaging more diverse candidates as well as the challenges to do so. Two years ago, Hayley saw an opportunity to find alternative tech talent for Singapore and founded off-shore tech company Colibri Growth. This has inspired Hayley to think about how we can use "tech for good." Hayley is also super passionate about women in tech and spent over two years as MD of non-profit Girls in Tech Singapore.

Rachel Ooi - Rachel is a versatile Global Commercial Leader with 24 years of industry and consulting experience, led high-performing teams across sectors & geographies focused on growth markets and leapfrog potentials, especially with Tech Innovation & Digital. Rachel is known of her delivery capabilities on building Business Growth strategically, with Innovation to disrupt status quo (inefficiencies) for value out-take. As a Digital Innovation & Tech veteran, Rachel envisions the NOW in Great Reinvention for Great Growth as we transit into a "Digital Genesis era”, centered around "Digital-first, Cloud-scaled, AI-enable Circular Economy". She is focused on building growth portfolio with digital at scale in relevant capabilities, network, ecosystem alliances, talents and assets, for clients, partners and sponsors. She is especially passionate about being purposeful to shaping human-centric policies for a needful “Superior Experience, ie CXM” in a E2E-Autonomous and Safe world for next generations and greater human good. She recognizes that CXM is the weakest link and holy grail stitching all together for intrinsic value realization at systemic level, for multiplier business, social and economic outcomes. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer and MBA Program Mentor for Singapore NTU MBA Program. She is also a certified Life Coach and NLP Practitioner. Occasionally, she coaches and mentors start-ups and venture building activities as a means of giving back to the new generation of innovative leaders.

Emily Ng - Emily Ng is an industry expert with over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, specific to growing complex Technology, Networking and Service businesses. She also has a proven track record in building and managing emerging businesses, developing high-performance and across-cultural teams, and establishing long-term relationships with C-level executives across Asia Pacific, EMEA, the Americas, and the Middle East regions. Emily is now Global Strategic Client Director at Oracle. Based in Singapore, she oversees a leading service provider in Singapore where she is responsible for leading a diverse cross-functional line of business team, tasked to provide excellent customer service experience. Emily volunteers in OWL (Oracle Women Leadership) and is a mentor at NUSS and INSEAD International Women in Business. Emily holds a Bachelor degree in Arts & Social Sciences in Psychology and Sociology from the National University of Singapore and a Global Executive Master of Business Administration Degree at INSEAD.

Amra Naidoo - Amra is Co-Founder of Accelerating Asia and General Partner at Accelerating Asia Ventures, an award-winning startup accelerator that scouts and propels the best founders in the region and provides pre-Series A startups with the resources and investment to scale their growth. She is the APAC Lead for Shaper Impact Capital, an initiative of Global Shapers and is the host and creator of the Doing Good Podcast. She has been interviewed and featured as a guest author on industry blogs, including The Straits Times, Techcrunch, Reuters, is a regular guest on 938Now’s national radio show and named as one of Harper's Bazaar’s Women Who Inspire Others. Amra regularly speaks about the intersection of business and impact, including at global events such as Money 20/20 (Singapore), Singularity University Impact Challenge (Poland) and the Asia Corporate Sustainability Summit (Philippines).

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You will have the opportunity to submit questions throughout the event, so join us for an evening of important discussion and have your say!