Hidden Figures: The Untold Stories | Peatix tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T10:13:01+08:00 Peatix Lean In Singapore Hidden Figures: The Untold Stories tag:peatix.com,2019:event-609297 2019-03-22T18:00:00SGT 2019-03-22T18:00:00SGT On March 22nd from 6pm to 9.30pm in Singapore (Aviva), Lean In Singapore will be partnering with Women of the Future (WOF) South East Asia for a "Hidden Figures" event. “Hidden Figures” highlights the personal experiences and continuing contributions of women in Singapore and South East Asia. It is the goal of WOF, Aviva and us to inspire the audience to believe there are things you can do to activate change today—and every day to help women progress in the workplace, community, society.Lean In Singapore is bringing together the community on 22nd March to share the untold stories from shortlisted Candidates from the Women of the Future Southeast Asia 2019 to inspire others on how you can use what you have now to empower someone else. Shortlisted Candidates from the Women of the Future Southeast Asia 2019:Wei Ying Cheah, Partner, Oliver Wyman (Malaysia) ProfessionsWei Ying is a Partner at Oliver Wyman, Singapore. She leads transformative consulting projects for financial institutions across Asia, focusing on non-financial risk. As a recruiting partner and sponsor of Oliver Wyman’s Women’s Network, Wei Ying champions the firm’s efforts to attract, develop and retain talented women across the region.Jamie Koh, Managing Director, Brass Lion Distillery (Singapore) EntrepreneurJamie founded Brass Lion Distillery, with the aim of educating international and local audiences on the art of creating handcrafted spirits, and to diversify the Singaporean market with locally-made spirits, elevating the city’s local drinking culture. Jamie launched Chupitos in 2010 and The Beast in 2013 – both of which are staples in Singapore’s nightlife and bar scene.Sammi Lim, Director Capital Markets, CBRE (Singapore) Property, Construction & InfrastructureSammi is a key revenue contributor to CBRE’s Asia Pacific business, having earned record-breaking deals for the capital markets team. She engages her clients with ease and a high level of sophistication. She was appointed as a director at 31 years old, making her the youngest person in the firm to assume a leadership role.Lynn Tan, Regional Head of Human Resources, Worldpay APAC (Singapore) ProfessionsLynn is passionate about people management. She coaches and encourages people to discover their full potential and is constantly looking for innovative ways to keep teams engaged and challenged. Her vision is to make Worldpay the desired employer. Under her leadership, headcounts have grown with the right calibre of employee.Yunquan Qin, Co-founder and CEO, Kapap Academy (Singapore) Social EntrepreneurCo-founder and CEO of the Kapap Academy, Yunquan is an award-winning social entrepreneur and activist dedicated to empowering women and ensuring ordinary people can protect themselves. Since 2009,  she has trained over 50,000 people in personal protection In 2017, she became the first and only self-defense instructor to be awarded the Queen's Young Leaders Award for her life-saving work with disadvantaged women and children.Betty Tsai, Research Scientist, Procter & Gamble (Singapore) Science, Tech & DigitalBetty is a formulation scientist for the Skin Care Global Business Unit at Procter & Gamble. She excels in fast-cycle product development and her technical breakthroughs have enabled novel high-throughput material screening. Her research has impacted the product line-up of Tide, Joy and Febreze amongst many others. She is also a committed mentor. Updates tag:peatix.com,2019-03-07 01:45:30 2019-03-07 01:45:30 The event description was updated. Diff#416060 Updates tag:peatix.com,2019-02-25 05:36:30 2019-02-25 05:36:30 The event description was updated. Diff#412932