Known for its dynamic and diverse community, the Southeast Asian region as a whole makes for the fifth largest economy in the world and the region is expected to grow even further. Despite its accomplishments, the region still falls short in terms of gender equality in key leadership roles, the general workforce and the global environment.
This is where leadership and sustainability training come into play.
The ASEAN Women of Tomorrow Conference 2017, organised by LeadWomen, a network committed to supporting women’s career goals and aspirations by providing a platform that empowers them to grow and develop, did exactly just that.
More than 250 corporate women and entrepreneurs attended the inaugural Conference, which was well-received by both current and future leaders. The conference saw women from various principal corporations ranging from technological fields to education to such as IBM, Sunway Group and UNICEF amongst others.
This year’s Conference encouraged women to equip themselves with a futurist mindset to navigate in the new economy and to foster a purpose-driven leadership to ensure a sustainable future.
It showcased Anne Lise Kjaer, keynote speaker and leading global futurist, together with an impressive panel of speakers and moderators. Anne Lise shared her experience and expertise on a range of topics including disruptive complexity, multidimensional thinking, 4P Business Model, New Diversity, Meaningful Engagement and more.
The 4P business model highlights four focal points to strengthen leadership skills and enforce sustainability in organisations through successful women leaders. These points are People, Planet, Purpose and Profit.
“People” refers to an inclusive mindset that underscores individuals who are self -aware and are passionate about shaping the global agenda as well as coming up with more creative means of leadership which can encourage entrepreneurial mindsets.
The “Planet” factor piques on new models that involves challenging business models in order to achieve innovation. The female factor also plays an imperative role in shaping the environment for business and politics through cultivating a positive legacy.
“Purpose” emphasises that women should be successful leaders that are not only “best in the world” but also “best for the world”. These leaders will nurture mindful and emotionally intelligent organizations, characterised by passion and purpose-driven agendas.
As for “Profit”, women in this region need to delve into a liquid society and new diversity so that traditional boundaries can be transformed into fresher concepts for hyper-personalised services and business models.
During the Trends Compass Workshop, delegates obtained the opportunity to amplify their voices and assert how they see the 4Ps model can impact the future.
Source: LeadWomen
Apart from that, interactive dialogue sessions were conducted between successful leaders and panel speakers as well as the audience. These insightful sessions touched on the importance of purpose and trust in future leaders, thriving in innovation strategy and the need for gender unbiases in the new economy.
“Navigating disruption without gender diversity….think again”, was also another controversial topic during one of the dialogue sessions.
To conclude the conference, the delegates were taken to Janda Baik, to help them reflect and refocus with the aims to renewing inner self and clarifying their purpose as leaders.
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