Programme Overview

Today’s Millennials, Tomorrow’s Leaders.

Gearing up today’s millennials to become tomorrow’s leaders, the Institute will host our inaugural Young Professionals Symposium to pave the way for the millennials in this transformative age. Organised for young professionals by young professionals, the Symposium aims to empower them with the knowledge and skills to boost their careers and be future-ready.

Be inspired by a successful entrepreneur as he shares his journey from an accountant to a politician and finally to an entrepreneur today. Hear from one of the top 10 influential speakers in Singapore on how design thinking can be a catalyst to decision making in the finance function. Esteemed panellists will discuss the key technology-driven trends impacting the accounting profession and share some practical tips for young professionals to be future-ready. Learn useful skillsets and traits to become a successful finance business partner and tips on how to enhance your influence in the finance value chain. The Symposium will conclude with a fireside chat on sustainability reporting which highlights how young professionals can play a part in championing workplace sustainability.

Take charge of your personal growth development and join us at the Symposium to enhance your growth prospects, learn new soft skills, expand your horizon, and prepare yourself to be future-ready. The Symposium also offers an excellent platform for you to establish new connections with peers from across industries and to learn from industry role models.

What are you waiting for? Join us at this inaugural Symposium to learn, network and grow!
 

Programme Outline

9.00am	Registration
9.30am	Welcome Address Ms Belinda Teo Chairperson, ISCA Young Professionals Advisory Committee Assurance Manager, Ernst & Young LLP
9.45am	Keynote Presentation Pursuing different peaks in life: Starting and Building a business Hear the story behind Mr Teo Ser Luck’s passion and business, and what drove him to start as an accountant, became a politician and eventually now an entrepreneur. Get some valuable tips on how to take the first step and be inspired by how he overcame the struggles to create work-life balance. Mr Teo Ser Luck ISCA Advisor Entrepreneur, Investor, Member of Parliament Former Minister of State
10.45am	Tea Break (15mins)
11.15am	Panel Discussion Embracing Change: Evolving Jobs and Skills Technology innovation has been changing the nature of jobs on a global scale. In today’s fast changing business landscape, corporate leaders are also required to rethink, retrain and redeploy employees. The panel discussion seeks to discuss: What are the key technology-driven trends impacting the accounting profession? What are some practical tips for young professionals to be future-ready? What are some retraining and reskilling models adopted by organisations to enable their employees to move up the value chain? Moderator: Ms Lelaina Lim Council Member, ISCA Group Chief Financial Officer ​Eu Yang Sang International Ltd Panellists: Mr Ong Wee Gee  Vice President Finance Equinix Asia Pacific Pte Ltd   Ms Seah Gek Choo Talent Partner Deloitte   Ms Fen Teo Associate Director - Singapore,  Robert Half International Pte Ltd
12.15pm	Design Thinking – Can it be Applied to Accounting? Design thinking involves using ‘out of the box’ approaches to solve common problems. And this is an increasingly important area as the pace of change is getting ever quicker. To stay ahead of your peers, it is important for you to innovate and be creative, adapt and change yourself to help your organisation to grow. Here, you will learn some useful tips on applying design thinking to unleash the creativity hidden in you.   A/Prof James Leong C. Foo Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Founder, Visions.One Consulting Pte. Ltd FCA (Singapore)
12.45pm	Networking Lunch (60mins)
1.45pm	Enhancing your Influence in the Finance Value Chain   The finance function is evolving, and young professionals ought to be equipped with the influential skills and analytical mindset to move up the value chain. Be enlightened by Huffington Post blogger, TEDx speaker and former McKinsey consultant Ms. So-Young Kang, as she shares some tips on how your influential skills and an analytical mind can play a huge part in creating the right value for your finance team. Ms So-Young Kang CEO, Gnowbe
2.15pm	Becoming a Future Finance Business Partner   There is an increasing need for a more collaborative finance function and strategic alignment between business and finance in the digital age. But what does it mean to be a successful business partner, and what are the skill sets and personal traits that are required for you to transform yourself into an effective business partner in future? Learn from our speaker as he shares how soft skills are essential with an increased focus on building successful business partnerships within an organisation.   Mr Lee Wei Hock  Partner, Assurance Ernst & Young LLP
2.45pm	FRS 2018 – All You Need to Know in 30 minutes Speaker will share the key changes of FRSs effective in 2018 and beyond: FRS 109, 115 and 116 Mr Haridas Kanagasabai (Das) Partner, Audit & Assurance Deloitte Singapore
3.15pm	Tea Break (15mins)
3.30pm	Fireside Chat Integrating Sustainable ESG: A Marriage Made in Heaven? Sustainability reporting is changing the way businesses work and make decisions. Workplace sustainability goes beyond switching off lights, printing less documents and reducing the use of styrofoam boxes. It has both internal and external drivers and involves all aspects of E.S.G – Environmental, Social and Governance. How can we marry the three? What can we do to make our workplace more sustainable? Esteemed speakers will share their insights on how young professionals can play a part in championing workplace sustainability and how it can drive bottom-line in the long run. Moderator: Ms Yvonne Chan Vice President, ISCA Council Chief Financial Officer and Director (Corporate Development) Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Panellists: Ms Fang Eu-Lin Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change Leader PwC Singapore Mr Srinivasan Venkita (S.Venkat) President, Global Head - Finance (Corporate) Olam International Ltd
4.30pm	The One Young World Experience Be delighted and inspired by ISCA’s selected 2017 winner Ashiq Chu as he shares his once-in-a-lifetime experience on interacting and exchanging ideas with youth leaders from around the world in the exciting city of Bogata, Columbia.   Mr Muhammad Ashiq Chu ISCA’s representative at the 2017 One Young World Summit in Bogota, Columbia Manager, Assurance, PwC Singapore
4.45pm	One Young World 2018 Awards Presentation Ceremony
4.55pm	Presentation of Instagram Contest Winner
Till Next Year!

Intended For

Young finance professionals below 35 years old and final year students in an accounting-related course

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