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Tuesday 17th November 2026 - Day 1

8:00am

Registration & Welcoming Refreshments

8:45am

CWI Opening Remarks

9:00am

The Future-Ready Leader: Influence, Innovation & Visibility in a Changing World

Understand what drives leadership visibility, influence, and progression today.
Strengthen executive presence and strategic leadership capability.
Develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills for evolving business challenges.
Build adaptability, innovation, and forward-thinking leadership habits.
Lead change and transformation while maintaining team confidence and momentum.
Break outdated thinking patterns that limit growth and organisational agility.
Encourage curiosity, initiative, and continuous improvement within teams.
Position yourself for greater leadership impact in fast-changing corporate environments.

Dr. Hjh. Yatela Zainal Abidin,
Chief Executive Officer, Yayasan Sime Darby

9:40am

The Broken Rung: When the Career Ladder Breaks for Women — and How They Can Succeed in Spite of It

What the “broken rung” means and why it remains one of the biggest barriers in women’s career progression and how early promotion and advancement gaps create longer-term leadership disparities.
Common structural and organizational barriers women face across middle and senior management and the difference between performance, visibility, and influence in leadership advancement.
Building sponsorship, strategic networks, and leadership presence and the practical approaches women can take to strengthen visibility and influence while leading authentically.
How evolving workforce expectations, AI, and organizational transformation are reshaping leadership demands and the importance of adaptability, resilience, and people-centered leadership.
What organizations and leaders can do to create more equitable leadership pipelines and move from awareness to action in supporting women’s advancement.
Perspectives drawn from Vidhya’s experience advising organizations and leadership teams across Asia and actionable takeaways for emerging and established women leaders alike.

Vidhya Ganesan,
Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Malaysia

10:20am

Decision-Making Under Pressure: Leading with Clarity When the Stakes Are Unclear

How women leaders can make confident, defensible decisions in fast-moving, high-pressure environments where information is incomplete and expectations are high.
Replaces over-analysis and hesitation with structured thinking, prioritisation frameworks and leadership accountability.
How to lead decisively without waiting for perfect clarity and how to stand behind decisions with authority.

Ros Aziah Mohd Yusoff,
Group Chief Technology Officer, CIMB Group

11:00am

Coffee Break

11:15am

Legacy and Succession: Building Leaders, Not Just Climbing Ladders

True leadership impact is not measured by title, but by the leaders developed along the way.
Reframes ambition through the lens of legacy and explores how women leaders can build strong succession pipelines that sustain organisational growth beyond their own tenure.
Gain practical insight into identifying potential, developing talent, and embedding leadership growth into everyday leadership practice.

Veronika Utami,
Managing Director, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad

11:55am

Communicate To Influence: The Audience Journey

You need to influence the thinking and the actions of your team, your leaders, your clients. When you deliver a message, you want to hold their attention from start to finish. You want to leave them transformed by your words.
Discover how you can use the mindset of movie directors to change the way your more important audiences think, feel and act.
Prepare for success in your next presentation or conversation.
Learn influence techniques from film directors.
Inspire audiences to change views or direction.
Use Marianna’s simple 4-step process for greater influence when you speak.
Become a strategic storyteller.
Increase enjoyment of preparing presentations.

Marianna Pascal,
Top 10 TEDx Woman Speaker & Leadership Communication Specialist

12:35pm

Lunch Break

13:35pm

Panel Session 1
Inside the CEO Seat: What It Really Takes to Rise, Lead, and Stay There

This panel goes beyond the polished narratives of leadership and into the realities of becoming and remaining a CEO. It explores the critical inflection points that shaped each leader’s journey from early career behaviours and defining opportunities to the moments where visibility, risk-taking, and decision-making accelerated their path to the top. Panellists will unpack what truly differentiates high-potential executives from those who are ultimately chosen for the CEO role including leadership signals, mindset shifts, and the often unspoken expectations at the highest level. The discussion will also examine what CEOs look for when identifying future leaders: the qualities, behaviours, and strategic thinking that signal readiness for enterprise leadership. From navigating internal politics to leading under pressure, this is an opportunity to understand how leadership is evaluated at the highest level of decision-making.

Moderator:

TBC,
TBC

Panelists:

Azizah Mohd Yatim,
INED, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management Sdn Bhd (FTGSC) and Timberwell Berhad (Public Listed company)

Dafinah Ahmed Hilmi,
Chief Executive Officer, Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad

Dr. Mazatul 'Aini Shahar,
Group Chief Executive Officer, MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad

14:30pm

Emotional Intelligence: Leading with Clarity, Awareness, and Impact

How emotional intelligence serves as a critical strategic tool to navigate complex, high-stakes corporate realities.
Focuses on how leaders can read the room accurately without absorbing its emotional tax, deliver hard truths usefully, and command high-pressure conversations with absolute clarity and composure.
Learn how to translate self-awareness into executive presence, choose the honest answer over superficial harmony, and build the structural nerve required to back your people and drive lasting impact.

Emeliana Rice-Oxley,
Independent Non-Executive Director (various companies), Coach, Indelible Me, Former VP Exploration Upstream, PETRONAS

15:10pm

Peak Performance & The High-Performing Mindset: Sustaining Excellence at Scale

Learn how to strengthen mental resilience and discipline to drive consistent impact while navigating constant change and competing priorities.
Develop practical strategies to strengthen execution and sustain high performance over time without losing momentum or leadership effectiveness.
Gain tools to maintain focus and clarity when managing complex decisions and high expectations in demanding roles.
Learn to optimize decision-making processes to ensure consistent results and long-term leadership impact.
Explore techniques to sustain internal motivation and maintain a sharp focus on organizational goals despite high-pressure environments.

Shahrin Oli Mohamed,
Group Chief Technology Officer, Pos Malaysia and Independent Non Executive Director, Theta Edge Bhd

15:50pm

Coffee Break

16:05pm

The Influence Gap in Asian Leadership: How Women Leaders Navigate Visibility, Relationships, and Career Progression

How leadership progression for women leaders in Asian corporate environments is shaped by a combination of performance, visibility, trust, and influence within organisational networks.
Highlights how leadership growth is increasingly supported by strong relationships, strategic presence, and the ability to navigate complex organisational dynamics.
Gain insight into how influence is built and recognised.
How women leaders can strengthen relationships, enhance visibility, and position themselves for advancement with confidence, authenticity, and leadership credibility.

Anna Yip,
Investor, Advisor and Board Director

16:45pm

Leading Across Generations: How to Change Everything Without Losing Everyone

As organisations evolve, leaders are increasingly challenged to bring together people with different experiences, perspectives and expectations while navigating constant change.
This session explores how leaders can build trust, create cohesion and bring people along through transformation without losing the people, values and relationships that matter most.

Norhafizah Md Shariff,
Chief Financial Officer, Bank Simpanan Nasional

17:25pm

Closing Remarks - End of Day 1

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Wednesday 18th November 2026 - Day 2

8:00am

Registration & Welcoming Refreshments

8:45am

CWI Opening Remarks

9:00am

The Leadership Compass: Finding Certainty When Nothing Else Is

Leading with Purpose in Times of Uncertainty - Discover how values, purpose, and vision provide the clarity needed to navigate complexity and make confident decisions.
The 5 Steps to Holistic Leadership™ - Learn a practical framework to build resilience, foster authentic connections, and sustain disciplined leadership through change.
Turning Vision into Action - Explore how conviction, visualization, and consistent action enable leaders to inspire others and create certainty amid disruption.

Nick Jonsson,
Award-Winning Global Keynote Speaker, Limitless Executive Solutions

9:50am

Human Leadership in the Age of AI: What You Don’t Know and What People Aren’t Telling You

Lead Through Better Questions – Shift from being the “answer provider” to the “question architect” to guide AI and teams toward smarter, more meaningful outcomes.
Design Human + AI Work Intentionally – Learn how to structure roles, workflows, and decisions so human judgment and AI capability amplify, not replace, each other..
Anchor Leadership in Trust, Culture, and Ethics – Build a leadership approach that ensures AI adoption strengthens, not erodes, human connection, accountability, and organizational values.

Grant 'Upbeat' Bosnick,
Award Winning Author, Keynote Speaker, Musician and Managing Director of YES (Your Empowering Solutions)

10:40am

Coffee Break

10:55am

The $100M Bonus Scheme That Proves Empathy Is Key

Beyond the “Soft Skill”: Understand why empathy, communication and judgement are becoming core capabilities for high-performing leaders.
The Empathy Advantage: Explore how empathetic leadership strengthens trust, engagement, decision-making and sustained organisational performance.
Are You Ready to Lead What Comes Next? Assess the leadership capabilities needed to navigate a more human, competitive and rapidly changing business landscape.

Mimi Nicklin,
Founder of Empathy Everywhere

11:45am

Awards Ceremony

12:25pm

Lunch Break

13:25pm

Panel Session 2
The Leadership Pressure Test: Conflict & Difficult Conversations

This panel explores how women leaders navigate conflict, tension, and high-stakes conversations with clarity, confidence, and emotional control. It focuses on turning difficult conversations into opportunities for alignment, trust, and stronger team performance. Panelists will share practical approaches to managing resistance, setting boundaries, and communicating decisions effectively while maintaining relationships and leadership authority.

Moderator:

TBC,
TBC

Panelists:

Fozia Amanulla,
Chief Executive Officer, Boost Bank

Viviantie Sarjuni,
Chief Executive Officer, Institut Keusahawanan Negara Berhad (INSKEN)

Low Ngai Yuen,
Managing Director, AEON360

Lau Yin May,
Chief Customer Experience Officer, CelcomDigi

14:20pm

Leadership, Caregiving, and Sustainable Career Growth: Designing Success Across Life and Work

How women leaders can build sustainable and fulfilling leadership careers while navigating caregiving responsibilities and personal commitments.
Challenges the idea that success requires trade-offs and instead focuses on practical ways to design a leadership path that supports both ambition and life outside of work.
Gain frameworks to manage priorities, protect personal capacity, and create long-term leadership growth with clarity, resilience, and confidence.

Kanokkamon Laohaburanakit,
Managing Director, Fujitsu Thailand

15:00pm

Captivating Leadership: Why People Choose to Follow Some Leaders and Not Others

The psychology behind why people naturally choose to follow some leaders and not others.
How trust transforms leadership from positional authority to genuine influence and voluntary followership.
How captivating leaders create cultures where people feel seen, valued and inspired to contribute.
How to strengthen executive presence, increase visibility and influence without compromising authenticity.
Why do the best leaders spend less time providing answers and more time creating the conditions for others to succeed.
The Captivating Leadership Framework: A practical approach to building lasting influence through connection rather than control.

Casey Squires,
Leadership Communication Expert, Executive Coach, University Lecturer, International Keynote Speaker

15:40pm

Coffee Break

15:55pm

Influence, and Negotiation: Strengthening Leadership Value and Voice

How women leaders can approach negotiation, influence, and value positioning with clarity and confidence.
Combines behavioural insights, organisational dynamics, and practical communication strategies to strengthen leadership presence and decision-making influence.
The focus is on building self-awareness, articulating value effectively, and developing strategic negotiation skills that enable women leaders to secure opportunities, recognition, and progression that reflect their impact and contribution.

Dr. Jasmine Begum,
Senior Legal Counsel & General Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Microsoft ASEAN and Chairperson, MIMOS Berhad

16:35pm

Resilient by Design: The Habits and Mindset of Powerful Leaders

Build powerful daily habits that strengthen focus, discipline, consistency, and personal growth.
Learn how to manage fear, self-doubt, setbacks, and failure without losing momentum.
Develop emotional resilience and mental toughness in fast-changing, high-pressure environments.
Turn challenges and mistakes into learning opportunities that strengthen leadership capability.
Create routines and behaviours that sustain long-term performance, confidence, and success.

Professor Emeritus Datuk Ts. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir,
President and Vice-Chancellor, UCSI University

17:15pm

Closing Remarks - End of Day 2

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Thursday 19th November 2026 - Day 3

Leaders Who Ask: Building Fearless Cultures

The women attending SHE LEADS 2026 are accomplished leaders. Many already operate at senior and executive levels AND are ready to move beyond positional authority into greater influence, visibility and impact. Over two days of keynotes and peer conversation, they will have explored the evolving dimensions of leadership and the challenges and opportunities of being a leader. The need on Day 3 is translating that inspiration into practice. These are leaders who want to understand how leadership truly works, not in theory, but in the room, in the moment, when it matters. They want to know how to position themselves to be heard, trusted and chosen: in complex environments, across cultures, and at the levels where decisions are made. Leaders Who Ask provides the practical framework that makes that possible. By shifting from telling to asking, participants develop the presence, skills and confidence to lead more powerfully, building the kinds of conversations that create trust, unlock influence, and move people forward.

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

- Recognize and build on their existing leadership strengths to increase influence, visibility and impact.
- Know how to ask more and tell less — shifting from expert to empowering, building ownership and initiative in others.
- Gain insight into how to position themselves to be heard, trusted and chosen in the moments that matter.
- Deepen their understanding of how to move from positional authority to influence.
- Have practical tools to strengthen engagement and build the trust that allows teams to do their best work.
- Have increased confidence and skill to engage in the conversations that matter most.
- Be able to maximise everyday opportunities for development through real-time coaching and feedback.
- Leave with a practical, immediately applicable framework that grounds three days of SHE LEADS leadership insight into action.

8:00am

Registration Check-In and Welcoming Refreshments

8:55am

CWI Opening Remarks

9:00am

Session 1: Leaders Who Ask

What separates great leaders from the rest isn't expertise — it's that they ask more and tell less.

Participants explore what it means to be a Leader Who Asks — and honestly assess where they currently sit on within the Leaders Who Ask capability framework.
Drawing on brain science Corrinne's extensive training and leadership experience, this session makes the case for a coaching approach and introduces the seven core competencies of a Leader Who Asks: purpose, curiosity, focus, empathy, listening, questions and courage.

10:30am

Coffee Break

10:50am

Session 2: How You Show Up

Your state shapes every conversation before you say a word

Before leaders can influence others, they need to understand how they show up — and what gets in the way.
This session unpacks the core competencies of a Leader Who Asks, and gives participants practical tools to broaden their leadership and their influence.
How you show up matters more than any framework you can follow.

12:30pm

Lunch Break

13:30pm

Session 3: The Leaders Who Ask Framework

A practical structure for any leadership conversation — from a quick corridor chat to a complex performance discussion.

This session introduces the Leaders Who Ask 3D model: Discover → Decode → Design.
Participants learn and practise the framework through real coaching conversations, working in triads with Corrinne facilitating throughout.
This is not role play — it is real coaching on real leadership challenges.

15:00pm

Coffee Break

15:20pm

Session 4: From Insight to Action

Leaving with more than inspiration.

The final session translates three days of SHE LEADS inspiration into a clear, personalised action plan.
Participants identify their most important leadership opportunity, commit to a first step, and establish a peer coaching partnership to support implementation after the conference.

17:00pm

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Mimi Nicklin

Founder of Empathy Everywhere

Nick Jonsson

Award-Winning Global Keynote Speaker, Limitless Executive Solutions

Grant 'Upbeat' Bosnick

Award Winning Author, Keynote Speaker, Musician and Managing Director of YES (Your Empowering Solutions)

Marianna Pascal

Top 10 TEDx Woman Speaker & Leadership Communication Specialist

Dafinah Ahmed Hilmi

Chief Executive Officer, Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad

Anna Yip

Investor, Advisor and Board Director

Veronika Utami

Managing Director, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad

Professor Emeritus Datuk Ts Ir Dr Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir (NEW)

Professor Emeritus Datuk Ts. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir

President and Vice-Chancellor, UCSI University

Ros Aziah Mohd Yusoff

Group Chief Technology Officer, CIMB Group

Azizah Mohd Yatim

INED, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management Sdn Bhd (FTGSC) and Timberwell Berhad (Public Listed company)

Fozia Amanulla

Chief Executive Officer, Boost Bank

Kanokkamon Laohaburanakit

Managing Director, Fujitsu Thailand

Casey Squires

Leadership Communication Expert, Executive Coach, University Lecturer, International Keynote Speaker

Emeliana Rice-Oxley

Independent Non-Executive Director (various companies), Coach, Indelible Me, Former VP Exploration Upstream, PETRONAS

Dr. Hjh. Yatela Zainal Abidin

Chief Executive Officer, Yayasan Sime Darby

Low Ngai Yuen

Managing Director, AEON360

Dr. Jasmine Begum

Senior Legal Counsel & General Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Microsoft ASEAN and Chairperson, MIMOS Berhad

Viviantie Sarjuni

Chief Executive Officer, Institut Keusahawanan Negara Berhad (INSKEN)

Shahrin Oli Mohamed

Group Chief Technology Officer, Pos Malaysia and Independent Non Executive Director, Theta Edge Bhd

Norhafizah Md Shariff

Chief Financial Officer, Bank Simpanan Nasional

Vidhya Ganesan

Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Malaysia

Dr. Mazatul 'Aini Shahar

Group Chief Executive Officer, MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad

Biruntha Mooruthi

Group Chief Executive Officer, Talent Corporation Berhad (TalentCorp)

Lau Yin May

Chief Customer Experience Officer, CelcomDigi

Master Trainer

Corrinne Armour

Corrinne Armour CSP is Australia's leading thinker in Fearless Leadership®. She blends brain science with powerful storytelling to move leaders from insight to action — equipping them to build trust, step into courage, and perform when it matters most.

Her perspective on leadership was profoundly shaped by living and teaching in a jungle refugee camp on the edge of a warzone — an experience that redefined how she understands courage, connection, and what leadership truly demands under pressure.

Before moving into leadership development, Corrinne held senior leadership roles herself — beginning her corporate career at Toshiba, working with Telstra, and leading large multi-disciplinary program teams at ANZ. She knows first-hand what it takes to lead through complexity, competing priorities, and high-stakes environments — and brings that lived experience into everything she does.

A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Corrinne is author of ‘Leaders Who Ask: Building Fearless Cultures by Telling Less and Asking More’ and 'Developing Direct Reports: Taking the guesswork out of Leading Leaders'. She has worked with senior leaders across corporate, government, health, and education sectors internationally. She is known for her warmth, straight-talking style, and her ability to translate inspiration into practical tools leaders can apply immediately.

Corrinne lives in regional Australia with her two teenage daughters, and is often found in the bush on her horse. She also has a deep appreciation for a spicy Malaysian curry laksa.

Coming Soon

SHE LEADS Global Leadership Impact Awards 2026

Prestigious Awards Categories

CEO of the Year - Honors a visionary female chief executive whose bold decisions, people-first approach, and results-driven leadership have shaped the future of her organization.
Trailblazing Woman Leader of the Year - Recognizes an outstanding female leader who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and measurable impact across the organization.
Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award - Honors a distinguished female leader whose career contributions have left a lasting legacy on her industry and the leaders she has shaped.
Finance Powerhouse Woman Leader Award - Recognizes a female leader excelling in financial strategy, capital discipline, and driving long-term organizational value and growth.
Information Technology Visionary Woman Leader Award - Celebrates a female leader in technology or digital transformation who has driven innovation, modernized operations, and positioned her organization for the future.
Human Resources Woman Leader Excellence Award - Honors a senior HR female leader who has championed talent strategy, leadership culture, and organizational capability at an executive level.
Operations Excellence Female Leader Award - Recognizes a leader who has optimized organizational performance, built resilient supply chains, and delivered measurable operational impact.
Sales & Business Growth Woman Leader Award - Honors a female leader who has driven exceptional revenue growth, expanded market presence, and built high-performing commercial teams.
Legal & Compliance Woman Leader Award - Recognizes a female leader who has strengthened governance frameworks, mitigated organizational risk, and upheld the highest standards of corporate integrity.
Audit Woman Leader of The Year Award - Honors a female leader who has elevated audit strategy, risk management, and governance practices to protect and advance organizational performance.
Risk Management Woman Leader Award - Recognizes a female leader who has built sound risk management practices, strengthened internal controls, and protected organizational performance through disciplined oversight and proactive risk mitigation.
ESG Legacy Leadership Award - Recognizes a female leader who has embedded sustainability, ethical governance, and social responsibility into core business strategy with measurable outcomes.
Board Leadership Excellence Award - Honors a female board member or non-executive director who has demonstrated outstanding governance, strategic guidance, and accountability at the board level.
Corporate Affairs & Stakeholder Excellence Award - Recognizes a female leader who has effectively managed public relations, government relations, and stakeholder trust at a strategic level.
Marketing and Brand Leadership Award - Recognizes a female leader who has driven brand growth, market positioning, and measurable impact through strategic marketing and customer insight.
Procurement Woman Leader Award - Recognizes a female leader who has strengthened procurement performance, built strategic supplier relationships, and driven cost discipline and value creation across the business.
Supply Chain Woman Leader Award - Recognizes a female leader who has built and sustained high-performing end-to-end supply chain performance that delivers reliability, agility, and efficiency.

Honorable Panel of Judges

Corrinne Armour

Fearless Leadership® Expert

Azizah Mohd Yatim

INED, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management Sdn Bhd (FTGSC) and Timberwell Berhad (Public Listed company)