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We are delighted to have announced the opening of nominations for our 2024 Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia Shortlist. The awards provide a platform to showcase regional emerging leaders – the trailblazers who are not afraid to question stereotypes, break boundaries and drive positive change through courage, hard work and determination. 

This initiative is an integral part of our vision to build a global, collaborative network of women. We believe the strength of our brand in the UK, as well as our expertise and experience means that we are in a strong position to positively impact different regions through our programme. So why Asia for our first awards outside of the UK?

Talent shortages are more widespread in Asia than any other region – more than 48% of Asia Pacific employees say that talent shortages pose difficulties in the hiring process. Tapping into under-utilised talent pools is crucial in order to ease the talent shortage in Asia – Women as a demographic group represent an extremely large untapped resource. We believe that the WOF programme can encourage, motivate and provide role models to inspire and strengthen the female talent pipeline and in the process create a global community of supportive and collaborative women.

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Timeline
Nominations open
Nominations open
May 2024
We want to unearth the incredible female talent in S.E Asia. We are seeking stories from achievers in all fields from arts & culture, to science and technology. Nominations for the Awards are now closed.
Submissions close
Submissions close
September 9th, 2024
Nominations will close on September 9th, 2024. All nominations are reviewed by the shortlist committee and five candidates per category will be shortlisted for the 2024 awards. Shortlisted candidates are invited to a short virtual interview with their category judges.
Judging Week
Judging Week
October 14th - 18th, 2024
Shortlisted candidates are invited to a short virtual interview with their category judges, at some point over the course of the week.
Awards Show
Awards Show
November 27th, 2024
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in November 2024 at the Voco Orchard, Singapore

View Shortlist 2024

Year wise Winners & Shortlist.
Categories

Are you a budding actress or an energetic film producer, an artist or a choreographer? This award acknowledges the creative forces of the future – rising stars among performing artists and those behind the scenes.

This award recognises the phenomenal achievements of female trailblazers across all industries, at the forefront of ESG in Southeast Asia today.  We want to showcase the rising stars across all different aspects of ESG who have made a lasting and positive impact on their organisations, environment and wider society.

This award is for dedicated businesswomen, thriving in South East Asia. This award is open to employees of both public, publicly quoted and privately owned organizations.

This category recognises the extraordinary and varied contributions of traditional “public servants”, charity and volunteer workers. We are also seeking submissions from community-spirited young women in business, philanthropic individual and entrepreneurs leading positive social action.

This award identifies and celebrates younger entrepreneurs who are really going places. Judges will be looking for candidates who have already started to build a business (or businesses), and who can show they have the ambition, energy, skill and vision to scale the heights.

This award acknowledges the rising stars among media professionals.

This award recognises active mentors behind the success of younger women in Southeast Asia. This award pays tribute to some of the most influential and unsung heroes and heroines who are strengthening the pipeline of female talent in the region. The award is open to men and women of all ages. They do not have to be citizens of the countries but have to have lived in Southeast Asia for at least 2 years.

This award recognises women who are making a significant contribution in the professions of law, medicine, architecture, accounting, insurance and education in the region.

This award is for female professionals who shape the world we live in through their work in either property, construction or infrastructure.

This category recognises a group of truly remarkable young females, forging new ground in scientific endeavours, as well as ground-breaking achievements in the worlds of digital and technology.

This award identifies and celebrates altruistic social entrepreneurs who have founded an enterprise focused on achieving sustainable and meaningful social change through their work and who show they have the ambition, energy, skill and vision to positively impact and optimise social value creation.

An award recognising the rising female stars of sport.

Eligibility criteria
The Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia are open to all women aged 35 or under (candidates must be aged 35 or under on the 31st December 2024) Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of one of the countries highlighted in this map:
Eligibility Criteria
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Programme

  • 6.30pmDrinks reception
  • 7.10pmWelcome speeches
  • 7.30pmDinner
  • 8.45pmAwards presentation
  • 10.15pmNetworking
The 2024 Awards will take place on November 27th at the Voco Orchard, Singapore

Ticket prices

  • Individual rateS$350
  • Table of 10S$3500
Terms & Conditions for booking
Please note cancellations received in writing before October 24th, 2024 will be subject to a 20% administration fee. All refunds are forfeited thereafter. All bookings must be paid in full prior to the awards evening.
Judges
Our judges are senior leaders with a broad experience across industry.
Nita Lad
Career Coach and Employer Engagement Manager, Saïd Business School
Zaqia Rashid
Partner and Head of Public Inquiries & Public Law Team, TLT LLP
Edwina Chin
International Development Leader, PwC South East Asia Consulting
Piyush Gupta – Chair of the Judging Panel
Chief Executive Officee & Director, DBS Group
Alexandra McKenzie
British Ambassador to Brunei
Barbara Dossetter
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CXO CONNECT
Bill James Jones
RICS Governing Council member 2020-2024 (representing the Asia Pacific region)
Cherrie Atilano
Founding Farmer, CEO and President, AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc
Jean Low
CEO, 1880
John Lombard
Chief Executive Officer, NTT Ltd. Asia Pacific
Judit Pach
Hungarian Ambassador to Singapore and Brunei Darussalam
Peta Latimer
President, Mercer Asia
Phil Pomford
General Manager, Global Enterprise eCommerce – Asia Pacific, Worldpay
Roshni Pandey
Founder & CEO Lexicon; Co-Founder FutureWise; Founder TRIBE
Sharmin Reehman
Head of Business Development, Tech, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Sonali Gupta
Global Co-Head Corporate Sales, Standard Chartered
Soo Shea Pin
Barrister-at-Law & Entrepreneur
Tina Redshaw
British Ambassador to Cambodia
Zanna McComish
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Energy, Carbon and Potash, BHP
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board provide invaluable support and advice from across different countries and sectors in the region.
Sanjeev Bhalla
Group CEO, KNS
Ivy Kamadjaja
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of PT Kamadjaja Logistic
Abigail Tan
CEO, St Giles Hotels Group – UK , Europe & North America
Natasha Burroughs
Senior Civil Servant, Office for Investment, Department for International Trade, UK Government
Dr Elaine Kim
Co-Founder and CEO, Trehaus
Ginggay Hontiveros – Malvar
Vice President for Reputation Management & Sustainability,Aboitiz Ventures Inc
Alexandra Mckenzie
Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Bangkok
Monypich Sou
Co-Founder and CEO, Tube Café Co,. Ltd
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