Leadership-in-Action Conversation : Leading Organisations Out of a Pandemic
True leadership can arise out of any crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic was a level playing field for leaders, owing to the lack of a common playbook for boards and management teams to navigate it. Research has also shown that organizations that emerge more quickly from crises tend to take a disproportionate share of the opportunities presented.
Ms Janet Ang spoke as a panelist at the launch of the Singapore Board Diversity Index
SID offers a set of affordable board appointment services that companies can tap on to find
and appoint suitable directors. Depending upon a company’s needs and interests, a
company can leverage on SID’s services for the entire process (Board Match) or to reach
out to potential candidates (Board Post).
Leadership-in-Action Conversation with Mr Ong Chong Tee
Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and a member of the Council for Board Diversity (CBD), spoke at a Leadership-in-Action Conversation organized by CBD on 5 August 2020. The discussion was led by Ms Janet Ang, Independent Director of Singapore Press Holdings Limited and Chairman of NUS Institute of Systems Science.
Leadership-in-Action Conversation with Ms Euleen Goh
The Council for Board Diversity organised a Leadership-in-Action Conversation with Euleen Goh, non-executive Chairperson of SATS Ltd, non-executive director of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank Ltd, deputy Chairperson and Senior Independent Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and non-executive board member of Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd.
Conversation with Mr Sherman Kwek & LinkedIn Workshop
The Council for Board Diversity jointly organised an event with LinkedIn Singapore. It comprised a Leadership-in-Action Conversation with Sherman Kwek, Group CEO, City Developments Limited and was moderated by Janet Ang, Former Vice-President, Industry Solutions and Smarter Cities, IBM Asia-Pacific on ‘Traits of a Successful Board Director – a CEO’s perspective.”
What, beyond economics, draws investors to your company
The Diversity Action Committee (DAC) organised a forum with BlackRock and the Singapore Exchange. Senior management of larger SGX-listed companies, investment managers and asset owners joined us to listen to distinguished speakers
Chairman To Chairman Conversation
More than 30 board chairmen representing 40 of the largest SGX-listed companies joined the Diversity Action Committee (DAC) for a breakfast conversation with : Peter T. Grauer (Chairman, Bloomberg), Peter Seah (Chairman, DBS Group and Singapore Airlines)
S.S. Teo (Executive Chairman and Managing Director, Pacific International Lines), Janet Ang (Vice President, Industry Solutions and Smarter Cities, IBM Asia Pacific). Sponsored by DBS, the event discussed board resilience and diversity, and how companies can navigate disruptive changes in technology, markets and supply chains.
Women in Leadership Networking and Workshop by Bloomberg, Deloitte and Diversity Action Committee
The Diversity Action Committee (DAC), Bloomberg and Deloitte came together for the first time to organise a leadership networking and workshop session for highly successful women who are either board directors or women with corporate board potential.
Seminar on “Resolving the Performance Puzzle of Board Gender Diversity”
The Diversity Action Committee (DAC) organised a seminar, with NUS Business School’s Centre for Governance, Institutions & Organisations (CGIO) as knowledge partner to present findings of a direct and positive link between women independent directors and business performance, using econometric techniques.
Directors Dialogue with Female First-Time Directors
Bloomberg and Diversity Action Committee (DAC) jointly organised a Dialogue with Female First-Time Directors to exchange ideas on raising women’s representation on corporate boards in Singapore and actions that aspiring female board directors should take. The dialogue was led by: