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In the spirit of the Olympics, we're excited to have Golf Management Consultant, Eddie Bullock, as he shares more about his 40 year experience in the industry, how COVID has impact the sport, future technologies that continue to improve the game of golf and mentoring young people with their career aspirations.  About Eddie Eddie Bullock has considerable experience in the golf industry, since...

Our Diversity & Inclusion Committee bring you a special podcast episode surrounding Cultural Awareness and how to get it right at corporate level. D&I Committee Member Anil Scott, Partner, St James' Place Wealth Management chats with Zsuzsanna Tungli, Managing Partner, Developing Global Leaders Asia as they navigate the difference between cultural agility, cultural intelligence and cultura...

Welcome to another episode of the “Social Media Playbook”, a brand-new, bite-sized podcast series by our Marketing & Communications Committee. In this series we focus on the latest trends and features of current social media platforms, the do’s & don’ts and new developments to come, in conversation with some of the leading players in the industry. Andrew Clark, Co-Chair of the committee an...

Diversity in Practice is a brand new series from our Diversity & Inclusion Committee on D&I at work and how companies can get involved. In this episode, CEO & Co-Founder of diversely.io, Helen McGuire, chats with Alexander Harrison, Country CEO, Singapore and Head of Corporate Banking for Asia Pacific and Middle East at Barclays and former Chair of our D&I Committee.  Alex sha...

We are excited to launch the “Social Media Playbook”, a brand-new, bite-sized podcast series by our Marketing & Communications Committee. In this series we focus on the latest trends and features of current social media platforms, the do’s & don’ts and new developments to come, in conversation with some of the leading players in the industry. Andrew Clark, Co-Chair of the committee and Par...

As we build a sustainable infrastructure, how can it be scaled up to be commercially viable? Hear from our panelists as they give you their quick takeaways from our 'Scaling Up Investments in Southeast Asia's Sustainable Infrastructure' webinar.  Thank you to our expert panel: Mark Florance, Co-Chair Britcham Energy and Utilities Committee and Investment Committee, at Climate Investor One Fun...

Celebrating 20 years of Expat Living Magazine, Executive Director David Kelly chats with Editor-in-Chief, Rebecca Bisset, on what has made the publication it is today, how Singapore has evolved over the last two decades, how the pandemic has changed the print media landscape and what readers can expect in future issues of the magazine. 

Brought to you by our ICT Committee, hear from Dr Mike Short CBE, Chief Scientific Adviser at UK’s Department for International Trade, and Mark Enzer OBE, Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and Mott MacDonald CTO as they discuss UK’s net zero drive, the opportunities, challenges, and their learnings at this year's World Cities Summit. Thank you to H.E. Kara Owen, British High...

We explore the world of Digital and Innovation in this episode as ICT Committee Co-Chair and Head of Digital Transformation, Asia at Arcadis, Penny Murphy, sits down with Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation Leader for PwC Singapore. Carolyn discusses how Asia has progressed in the Digital space, more on Digital Inclusion and the impact of Digital Divide.  She also shares on female leadersh...

The Sustainability Agenda is well underway as we lead up to COP26 in Glasgow this year and we're delighted to have Joseph Teo, Chief Negotiator for Climate Change for Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) in Singapore as he sits down with Executive Director, David Kelly, in this episode.  Joseph shares about his work in New York, Geneva and Belgium, the binding of the Paris Agr...

"Global and Intercultural Leadership: One Size does not fit all" is the key topic for this podcast episode as we hear from Professor Mike Hardy, Chair of Intercultural Relations and founding Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations at Coventry University (CTPSR) together with Michael Yap, Regional Managing Director Asia for Coventry University.  Hear from Professor Mike H...

We're excited to bring you our latest In Conversation episode with Simon Bennett, General Manager, Sustainable Development, Swire Pacific Offshore and and The China Navigation Company as he chats to Executive Director, David Kelly about his passion in the Maritime Industry as he marks his 36th career anniversary with Swire this week.  Simon shares his career highlights including being the dri...

Together with our Built Environment, Diversity, and Sustainability Committees, we focus on creating inclusive cities and resilient communities that work. According to the WHO, over 2 billion people live with a disability, representing 37.5% of the world's population. Some of these disabilities are invisible and with 50% of the world's population currently living in cities, there is an opportunity...

Rounding up our International Women's Day 2021 Virtual Conference, we bring you a special In Conversation with Jenny Campbell, Founder of YourCash & former panellist on 'Dragon's Den' moderated by H.E. Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore.    Hear Jenny’s insights on being a leader in business, the many challenges and risks including being a female business woman, her ti...

In this episode, Executive Director David Kelly, sits down with Lois Pugh, Deputy Head & Year 4 Teacher at Brighton College Singapore.  Lois shares with us her journey in discovering teaching after studying Zoology at the University of St Andrews, how teaching styles varying from her experience in the UK, Korea and Singapore, how Brighton College aims to provide students with well rounded...

In this special Future of Work episode, Deputy Executive Director, LUCY HAYDON, sits down with SHEELA PARAKKAL, Chief Human Resources Officer, Prudential Singapore as they discuss the Future of Work agenda, what the workplace of the future will look like, how Prudential have been supporting their employees through flexible working and programs companies can leverage on to transform the skills with...

In this episode, as we celebrate Earth Day, Executive Director DAVID KELLY, sits down with BENJAMIN TAN, Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer, Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) as they discuss the upcoming project with Banyan Tree to create Singapore’s first Super Low Energy resort, how the resort will be made Sustainable and what you can expect.  Benjamin also shares with us how they ed...

In this episode, Executive Director, DAVID KELLY, sits down with FELIX LOH, CEO of Gardens By The Bay, A national garden and premier horticultural attraction for local and international visitors, spanning three distinctive waterfront gardens. We discuss how the Gardens have progressed since its inception, its agenda on Sustainability and supporting Net Zero & Carbon Neutral programmes, how the...

From the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and then serving 10 years as a cavalry officer in the British Army to working in the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), Executive Director, DAVID KELLY, sits down with STEVEN RODAWAY, General Manager of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens. Steven shares with us his incredible military career, the challenges and insights i...

Following on from our previous podcast episode in June 2020 where we discussed the impact of Mental Health on our seafarers during the peak of COVID-19, the impact of the virus continues to impact the maritime industry and our seafarers heavily. Hear from our Maritime Committee Member, CHRIS JONES, Consultant at HFW as he sits down with SOON KOK, Port Chaplain at The Mission to Seafarers Singapore...

We are very excited to bring you the latest In Conversation episode with one of the UK’s most experienced and acclaimed TV newsmen, JEREMY THOMPSON. For two decades, he was the familiar face and voice of your daily news on Sky and he sits down with Executive Director, DAVID KELLY, as we relive his incredible career in journalism featuring his stories on the ground covering Tiananmen Square, the el...

We're excited to have SONIA IRVINE, CEO & Founder of Amber Lounge & Amber Hospitality, the exclusive Formula One VIP after party in Monaco, Singapore & Abu Dhabi. Sonia shares with us her career journey as a physiotherapist for the NHS to being a personal physio to her brother and former Ferrari Formula One racing driver, Eddie Irvine to Founder of one of the most exclusive parties in...

Welcome to our special INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY podcast episode where we hear from Women Entrepreneurs, HELEN MCGUIRE, Co-Founder of Diversely, JINGJIN LIU, CEO & Founder at ZaZaZu & RACHEL LIM, Co-Founder of Love, Bonito as they discuss the journey of being Women Entrepreneurs, challenges & opportunities, overcoming fears and stigma, how women entrepreneurs fare with their male count...

In this episode, Executive Director DAVID KELLY sits down with Former Commonwealth Games British Athlete, BEN MOREAU, as they discuss his journey through the games including the 2010 & 2014 Commonwealth Games, qualifying for the Olympic Game Trials in 2012 & 2016 and setting his Marathon personal best in Japan at 2.15.52.  Ben also shares about his big break at the 2010 London Maratho...

In this episode, Executive Director DAVID KELLY sits down with HONOR HARGER, Executive Director at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore as they discuss the Museum's 10th Anniversary celebrations, reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, working with artists and curators from all over the world and how the Museum is merging Art & Science together to help highlight ongoing global issues such as Sustaina...