Course Detail(2023WEB6 : Facilitating a Gender-Diverse and Gender-Equal Workplace from both Global and Local perspectives)
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2023WEB6 : Facilitating a Gender-Diverse and Gender-Equal Workplace from both Global and Local perspectives NEW

2.00 CPE Hours (Others)
Live Webinar

Programme Outline

Diverse, equal, and inclusive (DE&I) workplaces continue to financially outperform companies that have not yet embraced DE&I values. By creating a fair and transparent working environment, DE&I workplaces also foster a strong sense of belonging for all employees.

Join our discussion on creating a DE&I workplace. We will be sharing findings from Mapping Women’s Career Journey, a joint global study by Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) involving ISCA and six other professional accountancy bodies. This will include Singapore-specific findings and recommendations. 

In addition, learn about reverse mentoring, a growing practice where younger employees share their experiences on topics such as technology and diversity, with senior managers and executives. 

Finally, participate in our panel discussion as seasoned experts and professionals delve into the creation of DE&I workplaces.

Duration

Programme

Proposed Speaker(s)

11am to 11.30 am

Keynote Speaker: 

Seah Gek Choo

(30 minutes)

“Mapping Women’s Career Journey –Singapore and the Global Context”

Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee;

 

ISCA is part of a global research study to understand and map the career journeys of mid-career women in the accountancy and finance profession. The study found that Singapore’s mid-career women desire to work in a more inclusive workplace. They also actively seek out supportive managers and inclusive workplaces. We will explore these and other unique challenges facing mid-career women in Singapore. The presentation will cover the business case for DE&I workplaces, and introduce strategies to facilitate a DE&I workplace in Singapore for the benefit of both employers and employees.

Deloitte – Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

11.30am to 12.00pm
(30 minutes)

Presentation 2: “Reverse Mentoring”

Narissa Chen

Reverse mentoring is the pairing of younger employees with executive team members to mentor them on various topics, such as cultural trends and technological advances. Reverse mentorship facilitates the sharing of mindsets, enabling the younger generation to influence senior managers and executives in organisations. Learn about how reverse mentoring is growing in importance in fields like audit and assurance, where innovations such as cloud computing, big data and analytics, and collective intelligence could disrupt traditional practices. Find out how reverse mentoring can benefit your organisation through knowledge exchange with people of different ages, nurturing of talent pipelines, and sharing of diverse perspectives.

Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

 

 

10 Minutes break

12.10pm to 1pm
(50 minutes)

Panel discussion  and Audience Q & A

Moderator: Seah Gek Choo

, Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee; Deloitte - Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

 

 

Panellists:

 

Facilitating a Diverse, Equal, and Inclusive Workplace 
Achieving diversity, equality, and inclusivity requires the buy-in of all parties across an organisation. This is often complicated by invisible structures - such as work schedules, culture and language, varying socialisation norms, and even biology. How do we facilitate diversity, equality, and inclusivity around these differences? How do we create a more equal working environment for everyone?

The panel will discuss the nuts and bolts of creating a DE&I workplace; we would discuss questions such as:

1.    Beh Siew Kim, Member, ISCA Sustainability and Climate Change committee; Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, CapitaLand Investment / The Ascott Limited 

 


Why is it important to eliminate casual bias and microaggression, in language and behaviour? What can organisations do to manage these biases?
How should organisations better manage the official and unofficial hours for networking? 
How can organisations better engage employees, who are also parents?
How might organisations open new avenues for communication to listen to employee needs and enable fairer opportunities for all employees?
How might senior management maintain an inclusive tone in their internal communications?

2.    Narissa Chen, Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

 

3.    Teo Eng Siong, Member, ISCA Young Professionals Advisory Committee; Manager (Global Investigations), PayPal.

 

 

 

End of programme


Please click here to view the entire Web-Bitez Series.

*Please access the platform at least 15 mins prior to the webinar. 

*The Institute reserves the right to amend the programme, month, and mode of delivery as deemed necessary without prior notice

NOTE:
  • The ISCA Web-Bitez Learning Series is offered by ISCA from March to November 2023 and sessions will be held as live webinar. A detailed set of instructions will be sent to you before the session.
  • The dates and contents published on the website are indicative and subject to changes without prior notice. Participants will only be notified of the changes to event dates.
  • The Institute reserves the right to amend the programme (including duration, date, and content) as deemed necessary without prior notice.
  • Playback option for the ISCA Web-Bitez Learning Series will be available 6 months from the session date or registration date (whichever later), for participants who are unable to attend the live session(s).
  • As the option for playback is available, any request for deferment, cancellation or refund of fees in full or partial is strictly not allowed.
  • All Birthday and Credit vouchers must be applied at the time of purchase. There shall be no further amendments to the invoice once registration is confirmed.
  • Click here to view CPE Terms and Conditions. ISCA reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.
Your enrolment would constitute that you have read and accepted the Terms and Conditions.

Training Methodology

Interactive facilitated presentation  

Closing Date for Registration

1 week before commencement or until full enrolment. 

Intended For

  • Finance Leaders 
  • Audit Practitioners
  • Public Finance Leaders

Competency Mapping

Others = 2.00 Hours

Schedule & Fees

Registration is closed

Fee (inclusive of GST)

For Members: $ 87.20
For Non-Members: $ 109.00

Programme Facilitator(s)

Team of Professionals (2023WEB6)

Testimonial

Funding

1] NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme) is an individual skills upgrading account for NTUC members.

To find out more on the UTAP funding and support validity period please click here.

Should you have queries on the funding scheme, you can email to UTAP@e2i.com.sg or call NTUC Membership Hotline at 6213-8008

Programme Facilitator(s)


Seah Gek Choo

Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee; Deloitte – Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

Gek Choo has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting in Singapore, with a focus on serving multinational and local companies in the real estate and hospitality sectors. She has advised many companies on initial public offerings on the Singapore Exchange and has facilitated external seminars on updates to financial reporting standards and initial public offerings.

Gek Choo leads the Deloitte Southeast Asia's Boardroom Program, which develops advance thinking and promotes dialogues with key influences, business leaders, corporations and their boards of directors, investors, the accounting profession, academia and government on current and emerging corporate governance issues. She is also the leader for Deloitte Southeast Asia's SheXO Program, which supports the personal and professional development of established, emerging or aspiring women leaders by creating a supportive environment for them to connect, grow and drive change in communities to advance women in leadership. From 1 June 2023, she is also Deloitte Southeast Asia’s Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer.

She is a faculty member of the Deloitte University Asia Pacific and conducts leadership programme for Deloitte leaders in the Asia Pacific region. She is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a member of ISCA, as well as Fellow Member of CPA Australia.

 

Narissa Chen

Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

Narissa is the Head of Audit and Assurance, as well as a member to the Executive Committee (EXCO) of Mazars LLP. Narissa is also the Partner in charge of Technical, Training and Talent. Having started her career in a Big 4 firm, Narissa has over 15 years of professional practice in audit and assurance, as well as techinal research. She is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and is currently a member of the ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee

 

Beh Siew Kim

Member, ISCA Sustainability and Climate Change committee; Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, CapitaLand Investment / The Ascott Limited

Ms Beh Siew Kim is Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment, and a nonindependent , non-executive director of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS). She oversees all aspects of Lodging’s finance, treasury, and investors relations functions, lead Lodging’s sustainability efforts to strengthen its sustainability practices, identify areas to which improvements can be made in accordance with the Group’s commitment to sustainability. Additionally, Siew Kim is concurrently Managing Director of The Ascott Limited, and have an oversight on the business and operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan and Korea.
Prior to her current role, Ms Beh was the Chief Executive Officer of the Managers of CLAS (CapitaLand Ascott Trust), listed on SGX, the largest hospitality trust in Asia Pacific. Under her leadership, CLAS has also been recognised for its excellence in sustainability and corporate governance. In 2021, CLAS was named the ‘Global Sector Leader – Hotel’ in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). CLAS was ranked 1st in the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index for REITs and Business Trusts in 2021 and 2022. CLAS was also the first hospitality trust globally to issue a sustainability linked bond in April 2022.
Ms Beh has over 25 years of experience in investment, financial and corporate planning, development, compliance and audit.

 

Teo Eng Siong

Member, ISCA Young Professionals Advisory Committee; Manager (Global Investigations), PayPal

Eng Siong is an accomplished investigation professional and people manager with in-depth experiences in leading investigations teams on complex investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, convoluted cross-border investigations and expert witness matters across a broad range of industries.

Programme Outline

Diverse, equal, and inclusive (DE&I) workplaces continue to financially outperform companies that have not yet embraced DE&I values. By creating a fair and transparent working environment, DE&I workplaces also foster a strong sense of belonging for all employees.

Join our discussion on creating a DE&I workplace. We will be sharing findings from Mapping Women’s Career Journey, a joint global study by Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) involving ISCA and six other professional accountancy bodies. This will include Singapore-specific findings and recommendations. 

In addition, learn about reverse mentoring, a growing practice where younger employees share their experiences on topics such as technology and diversity, with senior managers and executives. 

Finally, participate in our panel discussion as seasoned experts and professionals delve into the creation of DE&I workplaces.

Duration

Programme

Proposed Speaker(s)

11am to 11.30 am

Keynote Speaker: 

Seah Gek Choo

(30 minutes)

“Mapping Women’s Career Journey –Singapore and the Global Context”

Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee;

 

ISCA is part of a global research study to understand and map the career journeys of mid-career women in the accountancy and finance profession. The study found that Singapore’s mid-career women desire to work in a more inclusive workplace. They also actively seek out supportive managers and inclusive workplaces. We will explore these and other unique challenges facing mid-career women in Singapore. The presentation will cover the business case for DE&I workplaces, and introduce strategies to facilitate a DE&I workplace in Singapore for the benefit of both employers and employees.

Deloitte – Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

11.30am to 12.00pm
(30 minutes)

Presentation 2: “Reverse Mentoring”

Narissa Chen

Reverse mentoring is the pairing of younger employees with executive team members to mentor them on various topics, such as cultural trends and technological advances. Reverse mentorship facilitates the sharing of mindsets, enabling the younger generation to influence senior managers and executives in organisations. Learn about how reverse mentoring is growing in importance in fields like audit and assurance, where innovations such as cloud computing, big data and analytics, and collective intelligence could disrupt traditional practices. Find out how reverse mentoring can benefit your organisation through knowledge exchange with people of different ages, nurturing of talent pipelines, and sharing of diverse perspectives.

Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

 

 

10 Minutes break

12.10pm to 1pm
(50 minutes)

Panel discussion  and Audience Q & A

Moderator: Seah Gek Choo

, Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee; Deloitte - Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

 

 

Panellists:

 

Facilitating a Diverse, Equal, and Inclusive Workplace 
Achieving diversity, equality, and inclusivity requires the buy-in of all parties across an organisation. This is often complicated by invisible structures - such as work schedules, culture and language, varying socialisation norms, and even biology. How do we facilitate diversity, equality, and inclusivity around these differences? How do we create a more equal working environment for everyone?

The panel will discuss the nuts and bolts of creating a DE&I workplace; we would discuss questions such as:

1.    Beh Siew Kim, Member, ISCA Sustainability and Climate Change committee; Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, CapitaLand Investment / The Ascott Limited 

 


Why is it important to eliminate casual bias and microaggression, in language and behaviour? What can organisations do to manage these biases?
How should organisations better manage the official and unofficial hours for networking? 
How can organisations better engage employees, who are also parents?
How might organisations open new avenues for communication to listen to employee needs and enable fairer opportunities for all employees?
How might senior management maintain an inclusive tone in their internal communications?

2.    Narissa Chen, Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

 

3.    Teo Eng Siong, Member, ISCA Young Professionals Advisory Committee; Manager (Global Investigations), PayPal.

 

 

 

End of programme


Please click here to view the entire Web-Bitez Series.

*Please access the platform at least 15 mins prior to the webinar. 

*The Institute reserves the right to amend the programme, month, and mode of delivery as deemed necessary without prior notice

NOTE:
  • The ISCA Web-Bitez Learning Series is offered by ISCA from March to November 2023 and sessions will be held as live webinar. A detailed set of instructions will be sent to you before the session.
  • The dates and contents published on the website are indicative and subject to changes without prior notice. Participants will only be notified of the changes to event dates.
  • The Institute reserves the right to amend the programme (including duration, date, and content) as deemed necessary without prior notice.
  • Playback option for the ISCA Web-Bitez Learning Series will be available 6 months from the session date or registration date (whichever later), for participants who are unable to attend the live session(s).
  • As the option for playback is available, any request for deferment, cancellation or refund of fees in full or partial is strictly not allowed.
  • All Birthday and Credit vouchers must be applied at the time of purchase. There shall be no further amendments to the invoice once registration is confirmed.
  • Click here to view CPE Terms and Conditions. ISCA reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.
Your enrolment would constitute that you have read and accepted the Terms and Conditions.

Training Methodology

Interactive facilitated presentation  

Closing Date for Registration

1 week before commencement or until full enrolment. 

Intended For

  • Finance Leaders 
  • Audit Practitioners
  • Public Finance Leaders

Competency Mapping

Others = 2.00 Hours

Programme Facilitator(s)

Seah Gek Choo

Chairperson, ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee; Deloitte – Partner (Audit & Assurance) SheXO and Boardroom Program, SEA & Singapore Leader

Gek Choo has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting in Singapore, with a focus on serving multinational and local companies in the real estate and hospitality sectors. She has advised many companies on initial public offerings on the Singapore Exchange and has facilitated external seminars on updates to financial reporting standards and initial public offerings.

Gek Choo leads the Deloitte Southeast Asia's Boardroom Program, which develops advance thinking and promotes dialogues with key influences, business leaders, corporations and their boards of directors, investors, the accounting profession, academia and government on current and emerging corporate governance issues. She is also the leader for Deloitte Southeast Asia's SheXO Program, which supports the personal and professional development of established, emerging or aspiring women leaders by creating a supportive environment for them to connect, grow and drive change in communities to advance women in leadership. From 1 June 2023, she is also Deloitte Southeast Asia’s Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer.

She is a faculty member of the Deloitte University Asia Pacific and conducts leadership programme for Deloitte leaders in the Asia Pacific region. She is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and a member of ISCA, as well as Fellow Member of CPA Australia.

 

Narissa Chen

Member, ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee; Mazars – Partner, Head of Audit and Assurance

Narissa is the Head of Audit and Assurance, as well as a member to the Executive Committee (EXCO) of Mazars LLP. Narissa is also the Partner in charge of Technical, Training and Talent. Having started her career in a Big 4 firm, Narissa has over 15 years of professional practice in audit and assurance, as well as techinal research. She is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and is currently a member of the ISCA Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee

 

Beh Siew Kim

Member, ISCA Sustainability and Climate Change committee; Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, CapitaLand Investment / The Ascott Limited

Ms Beh Siew Kim is Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment, and a nonindependent , non-executive director of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS). She oversees all aspects of Lodging’s finance, treasury, and investors relations functions, lead Lodging’s sustainability efforts to strengthen its sustainability practices, identify areas to which improvements can be made in accordance with the Group’s commitment to sustainability. Additionally, Siew Kim is concurrently Managing Director of The Ascott Limited, and have an oversight on the business and operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan and Korea.
Prior to her current role, Ms Beh was the Chief Executive Officer of the Managers of CLAS (CapitaLand Ascott Trust), listed on SGX, the largest hospitality trust in Asia Pacific. Under her leadership, CLAS has also been recognised for its excellence in sustainability and corporate governance. In 2021, CLAS was named the ‘Global Sector Leader – Hotel’ in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). CLAS was ranked 1st in the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index for REITs and Business Trusts in 2021 and 2022. CLAS was also the first hospitality trust globally to issue a sustainability linked bond in April 2022.
Ms Beh has over 25 years of experience in investment, financial and corporate planning, development, compliance and audit.

 

Teo Eng Siong

Member, ISCA Young Professionals Advisory Committee; Manager (Global Investigations), PayPal

Eng Siong is an accomplished investigation professional and people manager with in-depth experiences in leading investigations teams on complex investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, convoluted cross-border investigations and expert witness matters across a broad range of industries.

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Fee (inclusive of GST)

For Members: $ 87.20
For Non-Members: $ 109.00

Programme Facilitator(s)

Team of Professionals (2023WEB6)

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