Asian Leadership Summit 2025

Pre-Conference Workshops | 15th of JULY

09:00 Your Balance Blueprint: Achieving Sustainable Success and Life Balance in Leadership

In an era of relentless ambition and unprecedented challenges, the quest for leadership success has never been more demanding. The journey to the top is fraught with obstacles, not least of which is maintaining a harmonious balance between professional achievements and personal fulfillment. As we navigate through the complexities of the modern world, the significance of sustaining equilibrium in our lives and careers cannot be overstated.

Your Balance Blueprint is an innovative half-day masterclass designed to empower women with the strategies, tools, and insights necessary to achieve a sustainable blend of professional success and personal well-being. This workshop is more than a learning experience; it’s a transformational journey tailored to help you craft a life of equilibrium, where leadership excellence and personal satisfaction coexist harmoniously.

Key Course Takeaways:

• Master the Art of Equilibrium: Learn how to seamlessly integrate career aspirations with personal well-being to foster a fulfilling life of leadership.
• Strategies for Sustainable Success: Uncover the secrets to long-lasting achievement in your career, without sacrificing your health, relationships, or personal goals.
• Overcoming the Obstacles to Balance: Identify the common pitfalls that disrupt life balance and discover practical steps to navigate around them.
• The Blueprint to Your Best Self: Craft a personalized plan that harmonizes your professional ambitions with your personal life, ensuring you thrive in both realms.
• Mindset for Mastery: Shift your perspective to embrace a holistic approach to success, equipping you with the mindset needed to excel as a leader and individual.
• Building Resilience and Adaptability: Strengthen your capacity to handle stress, adapt to change, and recover from setbacks, all while keeping your sights set on your goals.
• Network of Empowerment: Engage in a supportive, collaborative environment with fellow women leaders, fostering connections that inspire growth and resilience.

By the conclusion of this workshop, you will leave with a comprehensive blueprint for achieving leadership success that does not compromise your personal happiness or well-being.

This session promises to be a dynamic and interactive experience, providing a safe space for women to explore, learn, and grow together, free from the constraints of judgement or organizational politics.

Join us on this enlightening journey to redefine what success looks like for women in leadership. Together, we will discover how to create a life of impact and fulfillment, proving that it is indeed possible to have it all.

12:30 Lunch
13:30 Communicate with confidence and get your voice heard

No matter your role, it’s important that you speak your truth and learn how to communicate so that your voice is heard.

All too often we find ourselves leaving conversations frustrated that we haven’t been heard or understood clearly. There are times when we haven’t been able to find the space in a meeting to share our perspectives at all! This half day masterclass will give you the opportunity to build your gravitas in all contexts, communicate with confidence and clarity, and make the practical mindset changes needed to remove roadblocks to expressing yourself.

You will Learn:

• Limit inner conflicts which might limit workplace performance
• Project more authority and communicate with gravity
• Master sustainable control of stress and stressors in the work environment
• Improve positive-attitude maintenance in challenging situations
• Assess and adjust personal leadership style quickly, accurately and privately

By the end of the workshop you will have:

• Uncovered what is in the way of you finding and expressing your voice with confidence and clarity
• Understood how to build capacity in your communication style and how to listen for and respond to other people’s styles of communication
• Built the confidence and know how to show up and have your voice heard

Conference Day 1 | 16th of JULY

09:00 Welcome & Acknowledgment of Country

09:40 Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling – How to Reach the C-Suite as an Asian Australian

10:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

11:30 Embracing Identity in Leadership – Leading Authentically Without Assimilation

12:20 Sponsorship vs. Mentorship – Securing Executive Champions for Career Growth

12:30 LUNCH & NETWORKING

14:20 Asian Women in Leadership – Smashing Stereotypes & Thriving in Senior Roles

15:10 Leading in Tech, Finance & Corporate Sectors – Future-Proofing Your Career

15:30 AFTERNOON TEA

16:20 From First-Generation Migrant to Boardroom Leader – Personal Leadership Journeys

17:00 END OF DAY ONE & NETWORKING DRINKS

Conference Day 2 | 17th of JULY

09:05 Overcoming Implicit Bias – How to Advocate for Yourself and Others

10:30 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

10:50 Boardroom Ready – How to Position Yourself for Leadership & Governance Roles

11:20 Utilising Innovation and Thought Leadership to Balance Stakeholder Demands and Competing Priorities

12:10 Breaking Barriers With Humour: Leadership Lessons From the Spotlight

Melanie Bracewell, award-winning comedian, presenter, and writer, brings her razor-sharp wit and unique perspective to the stage to explore how humor can be a powerful tool for leadership. From navigating challenging situations to connecting with diverse teams, Melanie will share how the lessons learned in the comedy world can inspire confidence, creativity, and resilience. Join this lively and thought-provoking session as Melanie highlights the importance of authenticity, breaking barriers, and leading with a smile.

Post-Conference Workshop | 18th of JULY

09:00 A Deep-Dive into Why We Do What Matters

Join Dr. Dianne McGrath, sustainability expert, researcher, and finalist for the Mars One mission, in this transformative half-day workshop. Through a dynamic blend of interactive exercises and reflective practices, Dianne empowers participants to uncover the deeper motivations that fuel their personal and professional goals. This workshop is designed to inspire clarity, ignite passion, and unlock the drive to succeed in what truly matters. Whether navigating personal challenges or leading in complex environments, this session offers the tools to align your actions with your purpose and live a life of greater authenticity and impact.

Key Workshop Takeaways

• Identifying Core Values: Learn how to uncover and define the principles that guide your personal and professional life.
• Aligning Actions with Purpose: Explore strategies to ensure your day-to-day decisions reflect your deeper motivations.
• Resilience through Reflection: Discover how understanding your “why” can help you overcome obstacles and remain focused on meaningful goals.
• Creating Sustainable Impact: Develop a framework for making decisions that are not only aligned with your values but also contribute positively to the broader community.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participate in a powerful, interactive, and reflective experience that unlocks your inner drive to achieve your work or life goals.
• Gain a clear understanding of the connection between personal values and
• impactful leadership.
• Develop tools to assess and realign priorities for greater authenticity and purpose.
• Enhance self-awareness and decision-making skills to drive meaningful change in your life and work.
• Leave inspired to embrace challenges and opportunities with a renewed sense of purpose and clarity