Women Leaders in the Boardroom: Driving Representation and Impact Luncheon

13 Nov 2025

The Singapore Business Circle Women Leaders Luncheon brought together senior women leaders for a candid discussion on women’s leadership, board representation and influence. The panel featured Anna Yip, CEO, International Digital Services at Singtel; Wenxian Yeo, Head of Wealth for Asia South and CEO of Citibank Singapore; Joy Tan, Non-Executive Chair of Income Insurance Ltd; and Grishma Kewada, CEO & Country Head of Coface Singapore, moderated by Associate Professor Wang Pengji of James Cook University.

The discussion examined how women could move beyond quotas and traditional benchmarks to strengthen their influence in the boardroom. Leaders shared perspectives on creating pathways to board participation, building diverse leadership pipelines and translating representation into meaningful decision-making power, highlighting the importance of access, opportunity and influence in shaping the future of leadership.

The Venue
JW Marriott Singapore South Beach, HQ-India Room Assembly Building, 30 Beach Road (Access via Nicoll Highway) | Singapore 189763

Event Speakers

Joy Tan
Non-Executive Chair of the Board, Income Insurance Ltd & Executive Committee of WongPartnership LLP
Wenxian Yeo
Head of Wealth for Asia South and Chief Executive Officer
Citibank Singapore
Anna Yip
Chief Executive Officer, International Digital Services
Singtel
Grishma Kewada
SCWO - Board, Honorary Treasurer and Chair , Board Agender, CEO & Country Head Coface Singapore; Immediate Past President of the Financial Women’s Association Singapore

Event Partners

Xero APAC

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James Cook University

The Singapore campus of James Cook University is fully owned by James Cook University Australia, which is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world1. James Cook University Australia established its Singapore campus in 2003 as part of its expressed intent of internationalising its activities and offers a suite of university level programs at the Singapore campus covering the areas of Business, Information Technology, Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Science, Commerce, Accounting, Aquaculture, Environmental Science, Games Design, Tourism and Hospitality. James Cook University offers Higher Degree by Research programs such as Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy and pathways to a higher degree. Additionally, the campus offers courses at the pre-university level, specifically designed to provide pathways for students who are unable to immediately meet university entrance standards.