Digitalisation
Innovation Programme:

Womenpreneur

Programme Overview & Timeline

23 April 2025 - 29 April 2025

Registration Closed

In collaboration with UOB Business Banking Singapore, Digitalisation Innovation Programme: Womenpreneur (D.I.P:W) is designed with forward looking initiatives to build a community and empower women entrepreneurs through mentorship, business transformation and growth with digital innovation.

The programme is tailored to female entrepreneurs, business owners and managerial positions who own or manage small to medium businesses.

Programme Pillars

Innovation & Scalability

Community Building

Business Transformation

Brand & Marketing Strategies

Mentorship

Business Resilience

Why Join The Programme?

Technology for Business Growth

Interested in leveraging technology for your business growth and transformation

Innovation
& Resilience

Aspire to lead with innovation and resilience in the evolving digital landscape

Fueling Your Business Success

Passion for your business, desire for financial independence, and a vision for growth

Network & Collaborate

Seeking opportunities to network with other female professionals and collaborate on business initiatives

Featuring Speakers

Benedict Tay

Business Banking
Singapore, UOB

Chandrima Das

Teleskop

Clare Chan

Her Velvet Vase

Clare Leighton

File.AI

Dalia Chan

Speech Titans

Dawn Leong

UOB Private Bank

Eelen Lim

UOB FinLab

Evangeline Leong

Kobe

Felix Tan

Business Advisor

Goh Shu Yi

The Strengths Co.

Ian Wong

Group International Management,
UOB

James Chee

Guidesify

Joan Chang

Lloyd's Inn

Julie Wang

BCG

Kelvin Lee

Group Strategic Communications and Brand,
UOB

Monica Bhatia

LinkedIn

Paul Kan

Business Banking
Singapore, UOB

Robin O Connell

LinkedIn

Sharon Li

CHOYS

Sydney Giang

LinkedIn

Valerie Aw

Aestival Elements

Violet Lim

Lunch Actually

Mentors

Benny Chan

Group Channels and Digitalisation,
UOB

Chandrima Das

Teleskop

Evangeline Leong

Kobe

Gillian Cheng

Google Cloud

Ian Wong

Group International Management,
UOB

Joewin Tan

ACE.SG

Karen Teo

Group Channels and Digitalisation,
UOB

Lesley Ngai

ACE.SG

Munal Rathore

Boston Consulting Group

Paul Kan

Business Banking
Singapore, UOB

Pauline Sim

United Overseas Insurance Limited

Sher-Li Torrey

Mums@Work

Vanessa Ong

Gernise Global

Violet Lim

Lunch Actually

Success Stories

Testimonials from
past participants

After attending the DIPW programme, Ethel, the founder of Edith Patisserie, redefined her brand’s purpose and initiated a series of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, implementing strategies to support lower-income families.

Ethel Tan
Co-Founder, Edith Patisserie

Testimonials from
past participants

After joining the DIPW+ programme, Christine described it as a turning point for her business. Through the mentorship sessions, it helped her uncover her business’s core purpose and provided actionable strategies.

Christine Hiew
Founder, Plantitude

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Digital Innovation Programme: Womenpreneur?

The D.I.P: Womenpreneur is a forward-looking initiative empowering women entrepreneurs in navigating the digital landscape. With a selective intake of just 40 businesses, this comprehensive programme enhances critical skills like strategic planning, financial management, and digital adaptation. It aims to inspire innovation and resilience, fostering a community of empowered women driving digital success.

Who are we looking for?

Female entrepreneurs/business owners/managerial positions who own or manage small to medium enterprises (SMEs)

Why should I apply for the Digital Innovation Programme: Womenpreneur?

The programme will focus on enhancing critical skills such as strategic planning, financial management, and digital adaptation through learning from industry leaders, interactive workshops, mentorships and networking with like-minded businesswomen

Do I have to pay to join the programme?

No fee is required to join the programme

What happens if I am not able to commit to the 2-week programme?

We encourage all selected companies to appoint at least one key decision-maker to attend all sessions to maximise its benefits

How will mentors be matched with participants?

We will review the profile of the selected companies and match them with the right mentors. Each mentor will be allocated to 4 participants

How will the mentorship sessions take place?

UOB Finlab will arrange the first 1-1 mentorship session with participant’s mentor. Subsequent mentoring will be arranged between mentors and mentees

Supporting Partners:

Supporting Speakers and Mentors:

Past Programmes

DIP: Womenpreneur 2024

Lesley Ngai

Founder of Bit by Bit Marketing | Mentor with ACE.SG WEC

Lesley Ngai is a seasoned business leader with over 30 years of experience spanning financial services, media, and entrepreneurship. Her career journey evolved from corporate leadership and intrapreneurship to entrepreneurship and startup mentorship. As a strategic thinker and innovator, Lesley has consistently driven transformation and growth across diverse industries in the APAC region.

Lesley’s career has been defined by transformation and innovation. In financial services, she held leadership roles at institutions like Citibank Global Consumer Bank where she pioneered the Citibank Sales Academy. Lesley professionalised sales roles through accredited programs that became benchmarks across Asia-Pacific. Her ability to drive transformation extended to branch banking networks and credit culture reforms in regional banks including leading Islamic bank, the Kuwait Finance House.

In media and startups, Lesley demonstrated her entrepreneurial acumen through impactful strategies. She led regional audience growth strategies as the Regional Content Head for Asia’s largest health platform across nine Asian markets where she achieved over 50 million unique users through culturally adapted content strategies. As the Country Manager for a leading Asian parenting and mommies platform, Lesley revitalized the startup’s operations in Malaysia by tripling its web traffic, enhanced user engagement in Singapore and Malaysia, and turned both markets into profitability. Lesley also founded SmartParents.sg for MediaCorp and built the parenting platform into one of the top 3 platforms for parents in Singapore.

As an author and thought leader, Lesley contributed to Genuinely Helpful, an SEO marketing book for universities. She co-wrote the chapter on content and a case study on the work her Agency did for a leading nursing university website’s revamp strategies. Her insights reflect her expertise in leveraging SEO to create discoverable and impactful digital platforms.

Lesley actively mentors startups through organizations like ACE.SG, SUTD Venture Innovation & Entrepreneurship programs and other leading incubators in Singapore. Her mentorship focuses on product marketing strategies, go-to-market planning, and digital transformation frameworks. Combining empathy with actionable insights, Lesley enables entrepreneurs to navigate challenges with clarity and confidence.

Lesley holds an MBA from Manchester Business School (Distinction), an MA in Strategic Business Change (Merit), and a BA HONS in Law from the University of Kent. Her vision is to empower womenpreneurs to harness technology and innovation to create meaningful impact in their businesses and communities.