We are happy to announce that applications for our third annual leadership summit is open from now till 14 June 2024! Join the transformative two-day in-person leadership summit this June 2024 designed to empower and equip today’s culturally savvy leaders.
💡 How do you build a professional brand that showcases your authentic leadership style?
💡 Are your leadership skills keeping pace with today’s multicultural woke society?
💡 How do you leverage cultural awareness to become a more impactful leader?
Back by popular demand, the annual leadership summit returns for its third year on 26 – 27 June 2024.
This is your chance to:
✅ Build your Brand: Craft a powerful professional identity that showcases your unique expertise and fuels your career trajectory.
✅ Spark Connections: Network with like-minded professionals, foster valuable connections, and gain access to collaborative opportunities.
✅ Decode Cultural Cues: Learn to navigate communication styles and conflict across cultures.
✅ Build Inclusive Teams: Discover strategies to create a research environment where everyone feels valued and heard.
✅ Future-proof yourself: Find out how cultural awareness elevates your leadership and unlocks global opportunities in today’s woke society
✨ 2024 Agenda ✨
26 June
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Special Fireside Chat on leadership and what it takes to succeed in a multicultural environment
In this special fireside chat with our Guest of Honour, Ambassador Professor Chan Heng Chee. Let’s talk about leadership, success strategies, managing culturally diverse teams, and more!
🗣 Professor Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large with Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Dr Juliana Chan, CEO of Wildtype Media
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Cracking the Code: How DEI fuels Impactful Leadership
This panel session brings together DEI champions from multicultural organizations to share their impactful leadership journeys and insights on cultivating and sustaining inclusive teams, fostering a sense of belonging and collaboration, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of DEI initiatives.
🗣 Joanna Sim, Inclusion and Belonging Lead, APJ at HP; Andee Chua, Culture & DI&B Program Manager at Hubspot; Kaela Montgomery, DEI Strategy Manager at Google; Dr Sandhya Karpe, Leader–Asia Human Capital Center & Program Director–Asia DEI Council at The Conference Board; Brian Lin, Director of Editorial Content Strategy at EurekAlert! – AAAS
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Bridging Differences: Communication Across Culture & Conflict
Managing conflict is tough, especially when cultural differences are added to the mix. This workshop will explore strategies for addressing conflict, tackling microaggression and discrimination, and identifying and overcoming unconscious bias.
🗣 Jingjin Liu, Founder of ELEVATE, LinkedIn Top Voice
27 June
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Personal Branding for Professionals in Science: Owning Your Narrative
How do we get our voices heard and position ourselves as leaders in the digital space? In this workshop, we will learn how to develop a strong professional brand, tell powerful leadership stories, and communicate our work to the general public.
🗣 Dr Juliana Chan, CEO of Wildtype Media & LinkedIn Top Voice
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Speak Out and Represent: Going beyond Likes and Shares
In this panel session, let’s tackle representation, advocacy and allyship, the importance of saying YES to opportunities for representation, and mentorship VS sponsorship.
🗣 Dominic Graham, Digital Marketing Manager at Elsevier; Nurul Hussain, Founder of The Codette Project; Ankur Paliwal, Journalist & Founder of Queerbeat; Dr Ruwangi Fernando, Founder of STEM Sisters and iSTEMCo.
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Language Barriers: Inclusive Communication in Scientific Research
Asia’s rich linguistic landscape is a strength, but it can also pose challenges for science communication due to language barriers and cultural differences. In this workshop, let’s deep dive into inclusive communication and its role in making research more accessible to a broader community, harnessing the power of unique perspectives, and tailoring messages for diverse audiences across language and cultures.
🗣 Brian Lin, Director of Editorial Content Strategy at EurekAlert! – AAAS
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Success Strategies from the Global South: A Dialogue with Elsevier Foundation OWSD Award Winners
In this dialogue, award winners of the Elsevier Foundation OWSD program will share their success stories and challenges working in the Global South, as well as strategies for adapting leadership and communication styles across various cultures.
🗣 Miwa Sasaki, Academic Relations Manager (APAC) at Elsevier; Dr Tasrina Choudhury, Principal Scientific Officer at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission; Prof Shirani Manel Kumari Widana Gamageopens, Department of Botany, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka: Applied microbiology, plant virology, bioinformatics
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Networking Soiree
Get to know like-minded peers and grow your community from 5pm – 7pm. Canapes & liquid courage is on the house.
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Who should attend?
Whether you’re a mid-career professional, experienced manager or just starting out in your career, all STEM professionals are invited to learn together, network and take your leadership skills to the next level. To date, over 200 STEM professionals have joined the community and grown along with us since 2021.
So share your insights and be part of the conversation. Applications will close on 14 June 2024.
Admission is fully sponsored; however, participants based outside Singapore are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation.
Submit your application today!
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Here’s a snapshot of our past summits!
In 2023, our annual leadership summit brought women and male allies together over two days to celebrate gender diversity and the power of community.
Over the two days, 100 participants shared their experiences, discussed solutions, built connections and broke barriers towards a more inclusive scientific community.
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Mr Heng Swee Keat graced the summit as a guest of honour and spoke at a special fireside chat with our CEO, Dr Juliana Chan.
To heat things up, we consciously designed an all-male-panel titled ‘Allies in Action: Championing gender equality for all’ with four brave male allies who are leaders in their fields. On the stage, they tackled hard-hitting questions from the audience and shared their experiences and insights on how we as a community can push the needle and work towards gender equality.
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Participants had the chance to take part in curated workshops and practice new skills through hands-on activities.
There were tons of networking opportunities! Participants met like-minded peers and grew their professional network.
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Testimonials from past participants
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION HERE
To ensure a better learning experience, limited seats are available. We encourage everyone to complete the application form here as soon as possible for a chance to be selected. Applicants will be notified of the results the weeks prior to the summit.
