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Save the dateMarch 10, 202110:00 AM - 12:15 PM GMT+8

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Organizer: AMCHAM Malaysia

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Contact Person: Serena Pereira

Email: serena@amcham.com.my

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Has the digital revolution that COVID-19 has accelerated changed the space for and role of women? Where are these new opportunities and how rocky is the road ahead? Find out more on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 for a discussion on the opportunities and new roles that are being formulated as this new era unfolds.

To celebrate this year's International Women's Day 2021, AMCHAM brings to you a half-day program that will be kicked off by Elizabeth R. Silva, Assistant Director, Women's Empowerment Program, The Asia Foundation, with insights from her recently co-authored APEC policy report on Women, COVID-19 and the Future of Work.

This will be followed by a presentation on Harnessing the Potential of ASEAN's Digital Transformation, by Sabina Dewan, Founder & Executive Director, JustJobs Network,discussing the role of women in leading this transformation.

A panel will then discuss The Opportunities for Women in a Digitized World where we hope you will contribute towards a robust discourse.

Aiza Azreen Ahmad, Chief Digital Business Officer at MDEC

Sabina Dewan, Founder & Executive Director, JustJobs Network

Antony Lee, Chief Executive Officer, AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad

Kavita Satwalekar, Wellness Expert, Founder & Life Coach of Inner Sense Consulting

We then proceed with Jacqui Barratt, Founder and CEO of Salt, who will present on the topic of: "Game Over – Insert reality to continue ".

Join us for this great program to celebrate this year's International Women's Day 2021!

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Who Should Attend: Men and women interested in enabling a more equal world; senior management, HR professionals, public affairs, corporate communications, and business unit heads and youth development professionals

Please register as soon as possible to secure an e-ticket. Late registrations will be waitlisted and access to the webinar will be subject to availability closer to date.

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This event is free to all AMCHAM Malaysia member companies; however, registration is still required for access to this webinar.

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Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Opening by AMCHAM
Opening by AMCHAM
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Presentation: Women, COVID-19 and the Future of Work
Presentation: Women, COVID-19 and the Future of Work
Elizabeth Romanoff Silva
Assistant Director for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality of The Asia Foundation
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Presentation: An Equal Future: Managing ASEAN’s Digital Transformation
Presentation: An Equal Future: Managing ASEAN’s Digital Transformation
Sabina Dewan
Founder & Executive Director of JustJobs Network
10:50 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel: The Opportunities for Women in a Digitized World
Panel: The Opportunities for Women in a Digitized World
Sabina Dewan
Founder & Executive Director of JustJobs Network
Antony Lee
Chief Executive Officer at AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad
Kavita Satwalekar
Leadership Coach, Author and Founder of Inner Sense Consulting
Aiza Azreen Ahmad
Chief Digital Business Officer at MDEC
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Jacqui Barratt: "Game Over – Insert Reality to Continue "
Jacqui Barratt: "Game Over – Insert Reality to Continue "
Jacqui Barratt
Founder and CEO of Salt
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks

Speakers

Aiza Azreen Ahmad (Chief Digital Business Officer at MDEC)

Aiza Azreen Ahmad

Chief Digital Business Officer at MDEC

Jacqui Barratt

Founder and CEO of Salt

Jacqui Barratt

Founder and CEO of Salt

Jacqui is a proud recruitment industry veteran of 27+ years, currently building a global business Jacqui founded in Auckland, New Zealand with 3 staff in 2003. 17 years post multiple acquisitions and acquisitions, 250+ staff sit globally in 12 salt offices, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Dubai, London, South Africa & New York, Austin and Amsterdam. Today Salt is the largest specialist digital recruiter globally.

The Salt journey, not yet over, has provided Jacqui with invaluable commercial learning. Gained across a diverse global geo-political landscape that constantly challenge brands and businesses market value as they adapt to fit their local environment. Navigating these challenges has become Jacqui’s hallmark to success.

In 18 continuous years of board directorship Jacqui has led or contributed to all core functions required of a board director across organisations with local and global footprints, partnerships and associations including not for profit.

“My recruitment background constantly reminds me that people are at the heart and soul of any organisation which drives me as a director to act with the utmost integrity, ensuring integrity defines the business operational framework and behaviours. After all business impacts our everyday lives, at work, home and our communities, business must have a positive impact.”

Sabina Dewan

Founder & Executive Director of JustJobs Network

Sabina Dewan

Founder & Executive Director of JustJobs Network

Sabina Dewan is Founder and Executive Director of the JustJobs Network. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Policy Research in India, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Before this, Ms. Dewan served as a Senior Fellow and Director for International Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC.

Ms. Dewan’s research focusses on strategies for job creation and workforce development. Within this domain, her work ranges from assessing the effectiveness of skills and entrepreneurship development systems, and examining the impact of integration into global value chains on employment and working conditions, to the way technology is altering labor markets. Her research examines the differential impact of major transformations such as technology, migration, urbanization and climate change on women’s employment and that of other vulnerable groups.
Ms. Dewan works closely with governments, businesses, multilateral and grassroots organizations providing critical labor market insights to improve interventions aimed at generating employment, cultivating employability, and promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Her vast experience includes working with institutions including the World Bank, the International Labour Organization, and the European Commission, as well as grassroots organizations in Sierra Leone, India and Western Samoa. She has appeared in several international media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, US News and World Report, TimesNow, NDTV, CNN, BBC, and Al-Jazeera.

Antony Lee

Chief Executive Officer at AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad

Antony Lee

Chief Executive Officer at AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad

Antony Lee is the Chief Executive Officer of AIG Malaysia. Antony, a Malaysian citizen, has been in the insurance sector for over 19 years. Prior to this appointment, he was the CEO of AIG Vietnam from 2011 where his responsibilities included the development of a key growth country for AIG within the Asia Pacific region. He began his career at AIG in 2001 as VP of Business Development with AIG’s Software International JV based in Malaysia.

Antony holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Diploma in Architecture from University College London and is also a graduate of AIG’s Executive Development Management program.

He was a board member of the Women’s Individual Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) from 2007 to 2012 and was actively involved in raising the profile of the game worldwide. In addition, he served as Vice President of the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia from 2004-2006, as well as Chairman of the Squash Rackets Association of Federal Territory from 2005-2006. He led the Malaysian Squash Team to the Commonwealth Games in 2006. He was also part of the bid committee that successfully won the right for Malaysia to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998.

On the charitable front, he is a committee member of the Olympic Council of Malaysia Tan Sri Alex Lee Athletes’ Education Fund, and has been organizing annual charity events in aid of Malaysian athletes on an annual basis since 2002.

He is currently the Chairman of the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) as well as the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII). He is also a director of the Ombudsman for Financial Services (OFS) and the Financial Services Professional Board (FSPB) and sits on the Board of Governors of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
council.

Adding further to Antony’s impressive list of appointments, he is also a board member of the Ombudsman for Financial Services (OFS), the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) and the Financial Community Outreach Programme (FINCO). Being one of the founding members for AMCHAM, it is to no surprise that AIG Malaysia has had a long standing history with AMCHAM. AIG is also one of the largest foreign insurers for local employment with a total of 1,800 employees across four entities and has been actively sponsoring the Corporate Partnership Program.

Kavita Satwalekar

Leadership Coach, Author and Founder of Inner Sense Consulting

Kavita Satwalekar

Leadership Coach, Author and Founder of Inner Sense Consulting

Kavita’s signature techniques combined with her unique ability to ‘hear the truth’, helps her enable clients to show up as the best versions of themselves; the versions they always knew they were. She is passionate about enabling leaders to win through the noise, embody their strengths and authentically shine. She embodies her tagline of Inner Sense by Kavita by empowering
clients to make sense of their inner worlds, thus enabling them to lead from
within.

Kavita founded Inner Sense Consulting as a vehicle to combine her fourteen years of vast corporate experience in executive coaching and organizational development, with her love for helping leaders find success and harmony in everyday life. She has a bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Business Administration, alongside numerous certifications in group work, life coaching and behavior analysis. A published author (The Rise of SEE19© Leadership: See Beyond and Become
the Leader You are Born to Be, 2021) and inspirational speaker on wellbeing, self-leadership and inner sense.

Kavita is the perfect blend of talent, intuition, honesty and brings a fresh perspective to Self Leadership.

Elizabeth Romanoff Silva

Assistant Director for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality of The Asia Foundation

Elizabeth Romanoff Silva

Assistant Director for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality of The Asia Foundation

Elizabeth Romanoff Silva is a gender equality specialist with more than 10 years of expertise working on the intersection of women’s and girls’ rights and economic growth, education, and health. As Assistant Director for Women’s Empowerment at The Asia Foundation, Elizabeth oversees the Foundation’s women’s economic empowerment portfolio including programs to advance women’s entrepreneurship, employment and girls’ and young women’s educational opportunities. Elizabeth has served as a technical expert for numerous key research publications. She has spoken at various international convenings and facilitated gender equality workshops and trainings on topics including women’s economic empowerment and gender analysis for staff, partners, and young professionals from across Asia.
Elizabeth holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in International Development Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. She holds certificates in Development Project Management and Mandarin Chinese, and she is a Fulbright Scholar.

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Digital Women: The Opportunity for Women in a Digitized World

AMCHAM’s International Women's Day Program

Opening by AMCHAM

Opening by AMCHAM

Presentation: Women, COVID-19 and the Future of Work

Presentation: Women, COVID-19 and the Future of Work

Presentation: An Equal Future: Managing ASEAN’s Digital Transformation

Presentation: An Equal Future: Managing ASEAN’s Digital Transformation

Panel: The Opportunities for Women in a Digitized World

Panel: The Opportunities for Women in a Digitized World

Jacqui Barratt: "Game Over – Insert Reality to Continue "

Jacqui Barratt: "Game Over – Insert Reality to Continue "

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

Aiza Azreen Ahmad

Chief Digital Business Officer at MDEC

Jacqui Barratt

Founder and CEO of Salt

Sabina Dewan

Founder & Executive Director of JustJobs Network

Antony Lee

Chief Executive Officer at AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad

Kavita Satwalekar

Leadership Coach, Author and Founder of Inner Sense Consulting

Elizabeth Romanoff Silva

Assistant Director for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality of The Asia Foundation

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