Held at the National Gallery Singapore, the first Womenpreneurs event of 2025 was kicked off by Mr Paul Kan, Head of Business Banking Singapore and Ms Janet Young, Head of Group Channels and Digitalisation and Group Strategic Communications and Brand. Shortlisted from over 370 registrants, around 150 women entrepreneurs attended the session.

The session offered women entrepreneurs the opportunity to network with peers and draw inspiration from five distinguished women leaders, who shared their personal stories of entrepreneurship and the challenges they faced.

• Ms Goh Shu Yi, Founder of The Strengths Co, spoke about her transition from the tech sector to starting her own consultancy, and guided participants through discovering and leveraging their personal strengths.
• Ms Pek Lay Peng, Group CEO of SHINGDA Group of Companies, and founder of societyA and NAIIAN, emphasised the importance of self-accountability and building confidence from within, reminding the audience that every individual holds something uniquely valuable.
• Ms Jenny Tay, Managing Director of Direct Funeral Services and Flower Story, shared how having a strong sense of purpose and clarity in one’s “why” can help entrepreneurs stay focused and rise above external doubt.
• Ms Evangeline Leong, Founder and CEO of Kobe, reflected on the need for leaders to distinguish between societal expectations and their own internal narratives when navigating business decisions.
• Ms Clare Leighton, Founder of FileAl, discussed how business and people fundamentals remain constant, even in the fast-changing world of technology and startup cycles.