Hear from our exciting line-up of speakers on how on topics such as transforming your passion into business, navigating personal expectations, and balancing profit, purpose and contentment. Understand how they navigated the business landscape and built a strong support network to achieve entrepreneurial success.
Some of our notable speakers include:
This event promises to be filled with inspiration, knowledge-sharing, and valuable networking opportunities. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, connect and position your business for success in the year ahead.
Dont miss the chance to hear from these aspiring female leaders where they will share their entrepreneurial journeys, highlighting the importance of collaboration, harnessing your individual strengths and skills, managing difficult conversations, finding purpose in business, and building a strong support network to achieve entrepreneurial success.
Registration will start at 2pm. Admission is complimentary.
Join us as we bring together women business leaders and founders to connect and share their entrepreneurial experiences. Admission is complimentary.
Kick-start your global selling journey and unlock preferential rates and rewards from UOB, exclusive DHL Express discounts, and Amazon Global Selling event for Malaysia sellers – all in one go.
The D.I.P:W+ is a series of masterclasses to empower aspiring women entrepreneurs in business and digital transformation.
Country Head, Business Banking Singapore, UOB
Key Skills
Paul is the Country Head for Business Banking Singapore in UOB, with over 20 years’ banking experience in leading banks across markets such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Prior to this, he has held positions such as the Group Product Head leading SME-focused product strategies across ASEAN, and Country Head for Business Banking Indonesia at UOB, leading the small business segment in the regional market. His experience has allowed him to build deep knowledge in strategising, developing and commercialising products and solutions, and in developing expert teams.
Paul is a regular speaker at business forums, sharing his insights with SMEs and start-ups. He believes in empowering his team to pilot ground-up ideas and in bringing people together to maximise opportunities.
Paul holds a Master of Business Administration and an Honors Degree in Engineering.
Founder and Lead Trainer of The Strengths Co.
To thrive in the future of work with AI, means embracing what makes you unique -harnessing your strengths to forge your own path with confidence.
She specialises in working with mid-career professionals to unlock inner confidence and clarity, transforming their innate talents and strengths into fulfilling careers.
Her career coaching helps clients move from feeling stuck to taking confident steps forward, navigating career transitions with renewed focus and purpose. With over 16 years in technology consulting and pre-sales, she possesses deep expertise in applying strengths to real-world complex work scenarios and managing the dynamics of diverse teams.
Shu Yi believes in the power of aligning personal strengths and values with professional goals to achieve a sustainable productive work/life rhythm for effective leadership. As a recognized thought leader and LinkedIn Top Voice, Shu Yi actively contributes to global discussions on leadership and personal development in various platforms and media features.
A working mother of three, she brings empathy and authenticity to her coaching, helping clients achieve both professional success and personal fulfillment.
Her mission is to inspire individuals to harness their unique strengths and use them to create meaningful impact in their careers and communities.
Founder and CEO of Kobe Agency
Evangeline is the Founder & CEO of Kobe Global Technologies. Founded in 2016, Kobe has quickly established itself as a leading influencer marketing agency by specialising in creative ideation and results-driven campaigns with its proprietary influencer data and patented management system. With access to over 14 million creators globally, Kobe effectively matches brands with influencers to engage target audiences. The agency’s excellence is underscored by its 8 consecutive Gold Awards for Influencer Agency of the Year since 2020.
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of File.AI
Clare Leighton is the Co-founder and COO of File.AI, where she leads transformative AI initiatives that bridge cutting-edge technology with enterprise needs across APAC and beyond. She began her career on the UberEats launch team, gaining valuable experience in operational strategy and rapid market expansion.
Clare was later recruited to launch the Australian expansion of a Singapore-based technology startup, where she met Christian Schneider, now Co-founder of FileAI. At File.AI, Clare combines her expertise in scaling AI solutions, particularly in regulated industries, with a keen focus on go-to-market execution. She is a recognized thought leader on integrating AI into financial workflows, driving AI-driven transformation, and maximizing ROI through strategic enterprise collaborations.
CEO of Shingda Group
Lay Peng embarked on her entrepreneurial journey in 2014 as Founder of societyA, an omnichannel multilabel retail platform that curates forward contemporary designer labels and contemporary brands headquartered in Singapore. Lay Peng has recently joined a pioneering stem cell technology driven beauty brand, NAIIAN, as a co-Founder in 2024 and is passionate to share this life science backed brand to the rest of the world.
Besides her day-to-day work, Lay Peng is passionate about her personal branding journey as she believes in leading a purpose driven life. Lay Peng hopes to share the strength and wisdom that she has received and is learning from this journey with her community and beyond.
Lay Peng is a mother to 4 children. She is also active in Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) in the Pan Asia Chapter.
Head of UOB FinLab
Group Channels and Digitalisation
Mr Shannon Lung is the Senior Vice President of Group Channels and Digitalisation at UOB and Head of UOB FinLab, an innovation accelerator powered by UOB. The FinLab helps businesses scale across ASEAN by connecting them to industry experts and mentors and by facilitating the right technology solutions to power their growth, maximise their efficiency and enable long-term success.
Shannon brings over two decades of professional experience across FinTech and Logistics. He has a Masters in Business Administration. He enjoys meeting new people and hearing new perspectives on emerging tech and digital trends. In his personal time, he likes exploring new recipes to cook for his family. His personal goal is to finish a full Ironman race.
Head of Group
Channels and Digitalisation, Strategic Communications and Brand
Ms Janet Young heads Group Channels and Digitalisation, Strategic Communications and Brand for UOB. She is responsible for delivery channels serving retail and business customers across branches, self service banking, websites and champions Fintech and ecosystem partnership initiatives across the UOB group. She also oversees brand management, strategic communications, community stewardship teams across the group to build strong community relationships and achieve the ambition of being the most preferred bank in Asean.
Janet is a Board member of Singapore National Environment Agency, Singapore National Council of Social Service, Innoven Capital, Accuron Technologies and serves on the Advisory Councils of Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore and Elevandi.
She has more than 25 years of banking and corporate experience. Prior to joining UOB, she held senior roles at global banks and European MNC.
Designed for business owners to enhance their digital capabilities through practical learning, this programme takes businesses to the next level.
Designed for business owners to enhance their digital capabilities through practical learning, this programme takes businesses to the next level.
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