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In conjunction with Mental health week , our Executive Director, David Kelly sits down with our Healthcare & Life Sciences Chair and Committee member, Sigal Atzmon, from Medix Global and John Ntatsopoulos from Expat Insurance. Our speakers discuss on the perception of mental healthcare and how the insurance and medical field can further improve awareness and address the stigma around...

In this special edition of our In Conversation episodes, we are excited to bring you Abbie Eaton, racing driver in the W Series women's elite motorsport league. The W Series  is a free-to-enter championship, launched in 2018, that provides equal opportunities for women and eliminates the financial barriers that have historically prevented them from progressing to the upper echelons of motorsport....

In our latest In Conversation episode, Alvin Tan, Assistant CEO of the Industry Cluster Group for JTC, discusses the upcoming developments and foreseeable future for Jurong Innovation District and Punggol Digital District with our Executive Director, David Kelly.  Alvin also briefed us on the future of manufacturing and reimagining the future of the built environment sector. Alvin points out...

Cybersecurity is the protection of internet-connected systems such as hardware, software and data from cyberthreats. The practice is used by individuals and enterprises to protect against unauthorized access to data centers and other computerized systems. Richard Koh, Chief Technology & Security Officer, Microsoft Singapore , discussed with Daisy Radford of the ICT Committee how we can educate...

Giles Henman Chartered MCSI, Senior Partner & Head of Business, Asia, Eight Wealth International is joined by Kelly Greig Eight International Tax & Legacy Experts who shares with us more about tax. As the world of finance becomes more complex, with growing different perspectives, Kelly and Giles answer the question that many people want to know but are afraid to ask. Despite the fact that...

The world is changing, with old capitals declining and new hotspots emerging. We asked industry leaders from the sustainable and financial sectors what the present situation is for the world of green finance. In this episode of the Britcham Singapore podcast, Max Thomas from HSBC, Yoonme Jeong from OCBC, and Dominic Gregory from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP London talk to our Built Environ...

Welcome to the first episode of Marketing Movers & Shakers, a podcast series by the Marketing and Communications Committee featuring some of Singapore's and Asia's most inspiring marketers and communicators today. In this series, we learn what makes our guests tick, what their professional journey has been thus far, their predictions for the future of the marketing and communications sector in...

The world is changing, with old capitals declining and new hotspots emerging. So we asked industry leaders from the sustainable and financial sectors what the present situation is for the world of green finance. Max Thomas from HSBC, Yoonme Jeong from OCBC, and Dominic Gregory from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP London tells our Built Environment committee host, Amara Buyse, more. This week, we e...

Cyber security and protection is a hot topic right now among market players, analysts, and investors. In this episode, we consider how threats to endpoint security cause volatility and attempt to gauge what challenges – and opportunities – such dynamics can offer. Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff, Regional Sales Specialist for CISCO, discussed the strength and consequences of how powerful technology has...

As the workplace recovers from the pandemic, there are numerous opportunities to reevaluate how we conduct business. Graham Lim, Senior Partner Manager at Globalisation Partners, Janelle Gavin, Regional HR Manager, APAC & ANZ at Mott Macdonald, Rob Squires, Vice President & Head of Sales, Asia & Japan at Ceridian, and Vidya Santhanam, Co-founder & CEO at Fitbots discuss key current...

In this episode we invite Nick Adams, Vice President of Sales EMEA, Globalization Partners who shares with us on a current and trending topic; recruiting globally and expanding into different regions. As the pandemic winds down in 2022, remote jobs and international prospects have been making headlines. Nick discusses how businesses adapted and experimented with their operations during the pandemi...

Damian Adams, our recently elected President for the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore, will be sharing with us about how the chamber has grown over the years and the great opportunities that are in store for our members and businesses. Damian, who is also a Partner at legal firm Watson Farley & Williams, has been a member of the chamber for more than 15 years, previously serving as the Bu...

As the workplace recovers from the pandemic, there are numerous opportunities to reevaluate how we conduct business. Graham Lim, Senior Partner Manager at Globalisation Partners, Janelle Gavin, Regional HR Manager, APAC & ANZ at Mott Macdonald, Rob Squires, Vice President & Head of Sales, Asia & Japan at Ceridian, and Vidya Santhanam, Co-founder & CEO at Fitbots discuss key current...

In this special Diversity in Practice podcast, we are delighted to have Dr Sarah Meisch Lionetto, Director of Arts, British Council and Jeremy Goldstein, creator of The Truth to Power Café who shares with us more on a special digital theatre project called "This Is Who I Am". "This Is Who I Am" an art project of autobiographic monologues by disabled artists from Singapore and the UK to raise aware...

In this podcast, Dr. Mark Wenzel superintendent of Stamford American International School shares his extraordinary journey as an educator. He goes on to explain how the pandemic has disrupted the education system and how educators have swiftly learned to adapt and overcome the problems. The emphasis on mental well-being and support has also been on the radar, as he emphasised the need of enga...

In this podcast, Dr Ong Chen Hui, Cluster Director for the Biztech Group at the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) explains 5G technology to Daisy Radford of the ICT Committee, and shares how it has improved the lives of its users and consumers. Many refer to 5G as a "better" internet connection however, there are many aspects of 5G that are not widely known. In this podcast, Dr Ong expla...

After a varied expatriate career, taking him to East Africa and China, Nick Magnus, the founding Head of College at Dulwich College (Singapore) has spent over a decade in Singapore leading one of the country’s most respected International Schools. He talks in-depth with Anil Scott of Select Investors Singapore, offering an inside perspective of an expatriate life while touching on some of the univ...

We explore the world of Digital and Tech in this episode as ICT Committee Chair and Digital Advisory Leader, Asia, at Mott MacDonald, Derek Murray, sits down with Maxime Pourrat, Head of Asia Pacific from Tech Nation. Maxime discuss on how growing technology companies can be better equipped to succeed in Singapore and the region to offer sustainable and secure services to businesses and consumers....

Welcome to the second episode of Finance 101! This week, we'll be delving into the geopolitical challenges that businesses are now facing, as well as the emerging topic of sustainability and corporate leadership. We are joined by two seasoned professionals who are simplifying the world of finance and engaging businesses all across the world. Giles Henman and Ian Riggs from Eight Wealth Internation...

Welcome to a very special episode featuring UNHCR who will be sharing with us updates on Ukraine. We are joined with the Partnerships Manager and Partnerships Associate, Ann Moey and Malik from UNHCR. There has been an ongoing crises at the heart of Europe. This crises has tilts at many aspects of democracy and independence for Ukraine. Many Ukrainians have fled their homes and took refuge in neig...

“Everything you wanted to know”, a brand-new, bite-sized podcast series by our Information, Communications, Technology Business Committee. In this series we focus on demystifying the latest in tech, in conversation with some of the leading players in the industry. Ruma Balasubramanian, Managing Director of Google Cloud's business in South East Asia, talks with Daisy Radford of the ICT Committee ab...

Welcome to our second International Women's Day episode! In this episode, Paul friend, Principal at North London Collegiate School in Singapore and a member of the British chambers, Women in Business Committee invites five female students to share a message on behalf of their generation. The students share about what issues they feel are important for them and thoughts on what they have to say reg...

Welcome to our special International Women's Day episode! Daisy Radford, Head of Operations and Delivery APAC at BAE Systems, chats with industry leaders within the technology landscape as they share their insights and advice on areas such as the cloud, 5G and Femtech In this episode, we hear from Yan Li, Professor of Digital Transformation Department of Information Systems, Decision Science and S...

Welcome to the first episode of our Everything you ever wanted to know series! “Everything you wanted to know”, a brand-new, bite-sized podcast series by our Information, Communications, Technology Business Committee. In this series we focus on demystifying the latest in tech, in conversation with some of the leading players in the industry. Daisy Radford, Head of Operations and Delivery APAC at B...

In the second of our two-part look at the aviation sector, Simon Middlebrough CEO of Singapore Aero Engine Services (SAESL) sits down with Paul Burton from Aviation Week and James Jordan from HFW to discuss the challenges, potential growth and dynamics of the aviation industry in the coming years. We’ll hear about technological developments, how the post-pandemic defined a new era of travel, learn...