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In line with International Women’s Day 2025, the theme for Semiconductor Women’s Forum 2025 is “Accelerating Action, Enabling Women”; revolving on transformative experience that fosters mentorship and accelerates actions to empower women to flourish in their careers as they navigate their professional and personal journeys.
The forum aims to highlight the importance of taking meaningful steps within the workplace to inspire and equip women to succeed and celebrates existing practices that support women’s progress and promote unity for collective impact.
As we gather at this forum, let’s not just celebrate, let’s take actions – collectively embracing the goal to enable women and build a future where everyone thrives. This commitment not only enhances individual success but also enriches the semiconductor industry holistically, driving innovation and diversity.
Date: | 12 March 2025 |
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Time: | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Venue: | Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay Garden Ballroom, Level 1 |
Guest-of-Honour
Ms Gan Siow Huang
Minister of State for Education and Manpower
Time | Programme | Speaker |
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8:45 AM | Guest arrival, breakfast, and registration | |
9:15 AM | Guests to be seated | |
9:30 AM | Dialogue Session with Ms Amy Ang, SSIA, Director for Business Development & Partnerships, moderated by Paige Tueing | |
9:55 AM | Arrival of Guest of Honour, MOS Gan Siow Huang | |
10:00 AM | Welcome Address | Mr Brian Tan, SSIA Chairman, Regional President (South East Asia) at Applied Materials |
10:10 AM | Guest of Honor – Opening Speech | Ms Gan Siow Huang Minister of State for Education and Manpower |
10:25 AM | Accelerating Action, Enabling Women: Driving Change in the Semiconductor Industry | Ms Emmanuelle Bely Executive Vice President and General Secretary, Soitec |
10:50 AM | Video on #AcceleratingActionEnablingWomen | |
10:55 AM | Panel Discussion: Building Bridges: Creating Supportive Infrastructures for Women in Semiconductor |
Moderator: Ms Valerie Lee, Senior HR Director, ams OSRAM Panellists: – Mr Kenneth Tan, Technical Program Manager, Applied Materials – Ms Emmanuelle Bely, Executive Vice President and General Secretary, Soitec – Ms Angela Yeh, Senior Director, Realtek Semiconductor Corp |
11:35 AM | Resilience in Action: Conquering Challenges and Breaking Barriers in the Semiconductor Industry | Ms Jing Yao, Head of Electronics Southeast Asia, Henkel Adhesive Technologies |
12:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 PM | Finding Strength in the Challenge: Balancing Career Goals with A Mother’s Passion | Ms Ho Chui Ling Director of Customer Engineering for Asia, GlobalFoundries |
1:55 PM | Bridging Borders: Navigating Cross-Cultural Leadership in the Global Semiconductor Arena | Ms Selina Ooi, Senior Vice President, SAPAC Sales, NXP Semiconductors |
2:20 PM | Resilience in Action: Balancing Career and Personal Demands | Ms Angela Yeh, Senior Director, Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
2:45 PM | Bio-break | |
2:55 PM | Mentoring Matters: A Catalyst for Women’s Growth | Ms Chong Pei Fen, Director of Quality Engineering & Probe, Micron |
3:20 PM | Innovating with Impact: Women Leading in Technology and Innovation | Ms Quek Pua San, Senior Director and Division Head for Quality & Product Engineering, SSMC |
3:45 PM | Amplifying Voices: The Power of Male Allies in Gender Equity | Mr Albert Kok, Senior Manager, Program Management, AMD |
4:10PM – 5PM | Networking |
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Semiconductor Women’s Forum 2025! Your presence and participation embody our theme: Accelerating Action, Enabling Women. Let’s continue taking meaningful steps to empower women in their careers and lives, driving innovation, diversity, and collective impact together.
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