THE AGENDA

Personal Branding in a Social First World

- Karisha Partabrai, Marketing and Communications Senior Specialist, Publicis Groupe, Singapore

Synopsis: A practical session on how future leaders build a professional presence in a social-first world. Karisha will explore how personal brand shows up online and offline, how to build visibility without feeling performative, and how your digital footprint can support the next stage of your career.

Influence without Authority 

- Rob Gilby, CEO, SQREEM
- Cindy Tan, Managing Director, Global Clients APAC, Meta

Synopsis: A conversation about leading when you are not the person with the final say. The session will explore how to build trust, influence senior stakeholders, bring people with you and navigate clients, teams and different personalities when formal authority is limited.

The New Language of Leadership: How to show up on camera, on stage and in the boardroom

- Simone Heng, Human Connection Specialist and Award-Winning Author

This practical workshop explores how leaders can communicate with greater impact across different settings, from the boardroom and stage to video and 1:1 conversations. Participants will learn how to adapt their presence, voice, body language and message to suit each format, with practical techniques they can use immediately.

Building a Global Brand with Local Nuances in APAC

- Alison Palmer, Director of International Marketing, APAC, Meta

Synopsis: Leading marketing across APAC comes with a particular set of challenges. Markets, cultures, consumer behaviours and levels of maturity can differ enormously, while global brands still need consistency and scale. Alison will share practical perspectives from Meta on building and leading a global brand across the region, where local nuance matters, and what future leaders should consider when navigating the complexity of APAC.

Ask Me ANYTHING – an honest conversation with CEOs and CMOs

- Amrita Randhawa, CEO, Singapore & Southeast Asia, Publicis Groupe
- Aun Koh, Assistant Chief Executive, Marketing and Development
- Rahul Malhotra, Global Head of Brand Strategy & Stewardship

Synopsis: An open Q&A giving delegates direct access to senior leaders. The aim is candid discussion around career decisions, setbacks, leadership lessons, difficult moments and the questions future leaders may not normally get the chance to ask.

Leadership Speed Mentoring

- Anna-Karin Birnik, Group Head Brand and Sponsorship, Prudential plc
- Caspar Schlickum, Founder & Principal, Verdena
- Chiradeep Gupta, Ex VP of Media for Unilever
- Cindy Tan, Managing Director, Global Clients APAC, Meta
- Rahul Malhotra, Head of Group Brand Strategy & Stewardship, Shell International Petroleum Company
- Rob Gilby, CEO, SQREEM
- Susan Tucker, Founder, Audacia Consulting | Global Enterprise Capability Partner, MiniMBA
- VC Jon, CMO, KPMG
- Aun Koh, Assistant Chief Executive (Marketing and Development) National Gallery Singapore
- Krishnan Menon, Strategic Marketing & Growth Advisor, North of Zero
- Severine Vauleon, Chief Marketing Officer, INSPIRED pet nutrition
- Vijay Raj, Insight Led Growth Partner, Frontier Growth Partners
- Miranda Dimopoulos, Regional CEO, IAB Southeast Asia and India 

Synopsis: The largest block of the afternoon. Delegates will rotate through a series of focused mentoring conversations with senior leaders, giving them time to ask for advice, test a challenge they are facing and hear different perspectives on their own leadership journey.

Future Leaders Reflections, Pledge and Actions

Synopsis: In this closing session, we’ll come together to reflect on the day’s insights and translate inspiration into action. Working in small groups, this session will be time to distil the key learnings, articulate how they’ll be applied and to write a personal pledge, a letter to their future selves capturing the leader they aspire to become. This is a powerful moment of pause and purpose designed to turn reflection into momentum and connection into commitment.