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    BoardAgender Mentee Session with Kitson Lee

    15 October 2022 – Our mentees were joined by Kitson Lee and Haniff Mustafa from the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership(CNPL), for an engaging and enlightening session about serving on a non-profit board. A special thanks to Värde for generously hosting the session at their office boardroom.  Some important considerations discussed included –   1. Understanding one’s purpose and values when serving on boards. Purpose refers to what one does and value refers to how one can achieve this purpose. When it comes to contribution to the board, it does not always refer to one’s job role as serving on a board is not necessarily a job.   2. Developing trust…

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    BoardAgender: From Mentee to Mentee (A Networking Session)

      7 October 2022 –Mentees of cohort 2021’s BoardAgender Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors met with the current Mentees and Committee Members of BoardAgender. At this networking session, mentees better understand our Mentoring Programme, and its journey, the process and requirements to get on boards and hear first experiences on serving on a board. Additionally, this session enabled increased connectivity between the mentees from both batches. What a great opportunity for all mentees past and present to develop and grow together as a community! Special thanks to Wily Wan, Raen Lim and Helen Lim for sharing your experiences during the BoardAgender Mentoring Programme and for words of wisdom on…

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    Board Diversity – Moving Beyond Lip Service?

    Board Diversity – Moving Beyond Lip Service? Singapore is moving in the right direction to increase the number and percentage of women on its boards. However, much more work needs to be done. Everybody – government, companies, stock exchanges, asset managers, and directors have a part to play. By Karen Loon, BoardAgender Committee member To celebrate BoardAgender’s 10th Anniversary, together with the 30% Club, on 1 June 2021, BoardAgender hosted a panel attended by 180 people from across 16 countries. The panellists included Ann Cairns, Global Chair of the 30% Club and Executive Vice-Chair of Mastercard; Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group; and Nicola Wakefield Evans, Chair of the 30%…