Careers are no longer linear. Whether you are a senior executive, an expatriate professional, or someone navigating a changing career landscape, moments of uncertainty, plateau, reinvention, and transition have become part of modern working life.
Join us for a thought-provoking forum exploring how professionals and organizations respond when momentum slows and what it takes to regain direction, relevance, and energy in times of disruption and transformation.
Through keynote insights, panel discussions, and fireside conversations, the forum will examine:
- The “successful but stagnant” career dilemma
- Career reinvention and professional resilience
- Returning home after an international career
- Professional relevance in the age of AI disruption
- Navigating transitions, uncertainty, and changing expectations
- How organizations recover momentum when leadership loses rhythm
The program brings together perspectives from executive search, leadership advisory, coaching, expatriate management, and corporate leadership practitioners. The keynote will offer practical reflections for leaders and professionals navigating uncertainty, career reinvention and organisational transformation to future-proof themselves and continue to be current, relevant and valuable.
Agenda
· 10:00 – 10:05 | Greetings by Dr Tim Philippi, Executive Director SGC
· 10:05 – 10:10 | Welcome by Dr Maren Schweizer, SGC Women in Business Committee Co-Chairperson
· 10:10 – 10:25 | Opening Keynote by Terence Quek: Future-Ready Leadership: Staying Current, Relevant and Valuable When Rules Keep Changing
· 10:25– 11:15 | Panel Discussion with Tamara Sigerhall, Meike MacFarlane and Rubyni Karun, Moderation by Cornelia Schuler, Managing Partner at Growise Solutions
· 11:15 – 11:45 | Fireside Conversation With Nicola Anklin, Moderation by Tanja Jeseman, SGC Women in Business Co-Chairperson
· 11:45 – 12:00 | Audience Q&A by Cornelia Schuler, Managing Partner at Growise Solutions
· 12:00 – 12:05 | Closing Remarks by Dr Maren Schweizer, SGC Women in Business Committee Co-Chairperson
· 12:05 – 02:00 | Networking Lunch
Featured Speakers
- Tamara Sigerhall - Managing Partner | Board Advisory | Executive Search | Leadership Development & Succession
- Meike MacFarlane - Chief People Officer at Lidl and Kaufland Asia
- Terence Quek - Partner, CEO & Board of Directors | Board Member | SID Senior Accredited Director | Former CEO Singapore Institute of Directors
- Nicola Anklin - Director of Home Affairs | Product Owner Workplace Experience & Hospitality Bloomberg
- Rubyni Karun – Founder, Xfinity SG | Country Head, F&S
This forum is designed for:
- Professionals navigating career transitions or reinvention
- Expatriates managing international career decisions
- Senior executives and business leaders
- HR and talent leadership professionals
- Executive coaches and advisors
Sponsored by the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC) and organised by SGC's Women in Business Committee.
Please note: A no-show fee will be imposed. Please observe the terms and conditions.
Seats are limited. Early registration is recommended.
The organisers retain the right to amend the programme.
