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Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the Singapore Shipping Association’s 37th Anniversary Gala Dinner, attended by Guest-of-Honour Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations and over 2,200 guests from the shipping and maritime industry. In his keynote address, Mr S Iswaran announced the formation of the Alliance for Future Maritime Talent (AFMT) which aims to equip the maritime workforce with future-ready skillsets. He said that the initiative will put Singapore in a favorable position in the face of global competition for maritime talent. The AFMT will review the emerging future maritime skills in the sector, including seafaring and shore-based maritime skills, as well as skills needed to enable sea-to-shore transition of seafarers. Ms Caroline Yang, President of SSA, highlighted that the occasion was, for the first time in the history of SSA gala dinner, a carbon neutral event. She was proud that the SSA was doing its part for sustainability, and thanked the generous sponsorship of SDTR Marine and strong support from China Classification Society who provided their carbon certification expertise. And it was especially memorable for Ms Yang as she was treated to a surprise birthday celebration at the gala dinner, considered the most prestigious ‘must-attend’ event for the shipping industry. Together with the SSA Council Members and distinguished guests, emcee Singapore Charmaine Yee led the toast for continued prosperity of the maritime industry and more glorious years for SSA. For more information, please check out: Maritime Singapore to equip maritime workforce with future-ready skillsets through the AFMT

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine Yee hosted the inaugural annual SIM Future of Work series, graced by Minister for Education, Chan Chun Sing. The event brought together eminent leaders, including Sir James Dyson, Chairman and Founder of Dyson. Addressing 110 guests comprising C-suite leaders from a myriad of industries, including the public sector, technology, manufacturing, logistics and e-commerce, Mr Chan noted that it is not enough to learn today’s solutions to solve today’s problems. “We need our students and our learners to anticipate and understand tomorrow’s challenges, frame them properly and seek the solutions for tomorrow’s challenges ahead of time,” he said. In the evolving work environment, individuals who can command a premium are those who can continuously learn, look ahead to seek solutions and collaborate with others. Sir James laid out the landscape of today’s world of learning and work. He said: “Education is a never-ending continuum.” Over two panel discussions, the distinguished leaders from progressive industries had conversations on the evolution of the world of work, with the aim of retaining talent. Companies that excel at helping workers change roles internally are able to retain them for more than five years, compared with an average of under three years for firms that struggle with doing so, according to a 2022 report on workplace learning, said Feon Ang, Managing Director APAC, LinkedIn. In the last three years, Yuen Kuan Moon, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingTel said that SingTel has helped 1,200 employees convert from one role to another as their jobs became obsolete, he said. On learning, Mr John Churchill, Chief Technology Officer, Dyson said that learning should also be about listening and exploring. “We encourage that as part of our process in our research. Being inquisitive is very much a part of working at Dyson.” he said. Through rapid changes in roles and jobs, what gives employees a sense of growth in their careers is ultimately a sense of purpose, said Microsoft Singapore’s managing director Lee Hui Li. For more information, please check out : Wide talent networks, continuous learning are key in future of work: Chan Chun Sing , Government & Economy – THE BUSINESS TIMES Firms that help employees grow can better retain talent, says panellist at SIM forum | The Straits Times Achieving the three “Beyonds” at individual, industry and institutional levels: Minister Chan Chun S (sim.edu.sg) Speech by Minister Chan Chun Sing for the Future of Work Series at Singapore Institute of Management | MOE

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine Yee hosted a live sales of 6 benefits and experiences ranging from holiday packages, lifestyle workshops to private dining, specially curated for 25Hours members only. Charmaine successfully highlighted the irresistible 3days/2nights packages at 60% off, at 5 Belmond destinations in Koh Samui, Bali, Yangon, Siem Reap and Luang Prabang. She then shared the preferential staycation rates for The Warehouse Hotel, Singapore.  Emcee Singapore Charmaine presented unique experiences of creating an eco-friendly soy candle and natural fragrance room spray at the Artisan of Sense, and an afternoon of self-care with signature gel mani +pedi pampered by social-impact champions at The Social Space.  On dining experiences, Charmaine elaborated on the exclusive 2-pax private dining at The Orchid Pavilion, Shangri-la Singapore, with diner de fleurs presented by Chef Vincent Wong, and wrapped up the live sales with the exceptional Guest Chef Series @GreenHouse, Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore.  Giveaways were given out to lucky members who listed the correct offerings in the quiz segments during the hour-long live sales.  For more information, please check out: 25Hours.sg | Facebook Belmond Asia | Luxury Hotel Boutique Heritage Hotel in Singapore | The Warehouse Hotel Artisan of Sense | Home Fragrances Singapore | Scented Soy Candles Singapore The Social Space   Orchids by Shangri-La｜Shangri-La Singapore Guest Chef Series ( dusitthanilagunasingapore.com )

Emcee Singapore : Charmaine hosted the media preview for Feed9Billion Singapore Restaurant Week at 1-Atico.  Charmaine extended a warm welcome to all distinguished guests, including Minister of State Alvin Tan, to the event organised with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board, as part of Singapore Food Festival 2022. It is especially significant that a food technology and sustainability section had been included for the first time in this year’s line-up of culinary experiences.   Feed9B is a social enterprise that aims to build an open food ecosystem, enabling collaborations amongst start-ups, small businesses, corporates, institutions and government agencies to promote food sustainability and innovation. Many locally produced brands, such as Shiok Meats, Avant Meats, Umami Meats and Aleph Farms, exhibited their cultured meats and CoolHaus showcased their animal free dairy fermentation innovations.  These start-ups had adopted an innovative approach to produce cell-based or plant-based meats, seafood and ice-cream with a focus on species that are expected to experience supply-side shortages in the coming years due to climate change, overfishing and growing consumer demand.  Participating restaurants that had incorporated interesting foodtech cuisines in their Western, Italian, Eastern and Fusion menus, included Monti, Canopy, Straits Chinese Nonya Kitchen, Cali, 1826, Boruto and Yumcha. Emcee Singapore Charmaine Yee invited guests of the launch of Feed9B Singapore Restaurant Week to join a Charity Gala Dinner, where proceeds were donated to Farms to Families, run by Food From the Heart. For more information, please check out: Food Picks: Feed9B Singapore Restaurant Week | The Straits Times Sustainable FEED9B Singapore Restaurant Week Singapore Food Festival 2022 ( yahoo.com ) Feed 9 Billion – Asia’s ecosystem platform promoting collaboration, innovation and sustainability to feed 9.8 Billion People by 2050 The Peak Magazine – Tasting the future at the Feed9B Singapore Restaurant Week Launch & Gala Dinner

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the inaugural Straits Times – UBS Finance Forum which highlighted key macroeconomic trends as well as provided insights on how to prepare for working in the financial sector. The distinguished speakers also shared tips on how young adults can manage their personal finances as they embark on their new careers. Being an extension of the two brands – The Straits Times (ST) and UBS, the youths had an exuberant experience at the networking event.  While the content engaged the mind, emcee Singapore Charmaine injected fun activities and energised the youths from tertiary institutions, including NUS, NTU, SMU, SIM, Hwa Chong Junior College and Catholic Junior College.   The youths related well to the interesting topics ranging from ‘How to manage your finances as you start your career’ to ‘Preparing for finance jobs of the future.’ They were very impressed with the ultra-modern UBS facilities and had an insider tour of the UBS University and well-equipped café and gym. With their sponsored two-year subscription of ST, they can rely on the solid resource in their finance and investing journey. They can look to business related articles in the relevant sections to gain a head start on the jobs and careers in their future workplace. For more information, please check out: straitstimes.com/singapore/job-hunt-after-graduation straitstimes.com/business/invest/me-my-money

Emcee Singapore : Charmaine hosted Singapore Food Festival 2022 very first 4-hands collaboration in a virtual masterclass series featuring award-winning Chef Maira Yeo and Chef Justin Lee who shared their unique take on familiar tropical flavours of Konggaru Tart! Chef Maira is a pastry chef who has honed her skills all over the world, including New York and Montreal. Now she is back in Singapore, where she crafts dreamy desserts at two-Michelin-star restaurant, Cloudstreet, in Amoy Street. Maria was recently crowned Asia’s Best Pastry Chef, by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022.   Emcee Singapore Charmaine concurrently emceed Chef Justin, live, all the way from Seoul. Chef Justin had worked in Australia and New Zealand, before moving back to Korea, where he set up his acclaimed JL Dessert Bar. Between these two celebrity pastry chefs, they shared a lot of local, regional and global pastry and dessert experience on singaporefoodfestival.sg For more information, please check out: Asia’s Best Pastry Chef | Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 Home – Cloudstreet JL DESSERT BAR REAL FOODIES ONLY | SFF ( singaporefoodfestival.sg )

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the Twilio Transform Together Singapore that brought exceptional world-class innovators and thought-leaders to share their transformation experiences. Jess O’Reilly, Twilio Regional Vice President of Asia, kick-started the meeting by asking the audience to challenge the status quo; through the way and speed by which they engage with their customers. As customer experience is undoubtedly the competitive differentiator, Twilio flew leading branding and culture transformation expert, Martin Linstrom, from the UK to address the audience of developers and executives on The Power of Business Transformation. Martin brings with him a wealth of knowledge and remarkable insights from his work transforming some of the biggest companies in the world from LEGO, Maersk to Nestle. Other Twilio executives shared insights with emcee Singapore Charmaine on how they work with customer executives and business unit leaders to help them navigate the complexities of digital transformation and engagement for their organizations and create differentiated, trusted customer experiences. Developers and technical folks proceeded to attend the SuperClass, to learn how to use Twilio to connect multi-channel highways to build unique experiences for their customers. For more information, please check out: Transform Together Singapore (splashthat.com)

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the FairPrice Group (FPG) Townhall to celebrate Our People and announce exciting new programs and initiatives to progress the corporation together as One FairPrice Group. The FPG kicked off the day with a team-bonding lunch, followed by a series of speeches and wrapped up the event with a panel session. More than 1,200 participants enjoyed a fun segment called Relate like Fairmily on how well they know their key leaders. Group CEO Vipul Chawla shared the findings and outcomes of their recent engagement survey which gathered feedback on whether FPG is a great place to work for everyone. Fitness coaches energized everyone with a few moves that all FPG staff can use when they are working from home or in the office. The management announced a new progressive wage model and refreshed benefits programs. They kept an open communication on FPG financials, and launched the innovative TRUST Bank. The panel answered questions posed by participants and clarified pertinent policies and strategies. Elaine Heng, Deputy Group CEO and CEO (Retail Business) congratulated all 3 winning teams of the FairPrice App design competition and presented the BUILDer award to the champion team from Digital Food Services. Emcee Singapore Charmaine Yee ended the townhall on a high note – calling all FPG staff to shine a light to build a brighter future together. For more information, please check out: FairPrice Group

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the Gleneagles Hospital (GEH) 24th Annual Medical Seminar 2022 covering medical updates themed ‘Touching Lives through advances in surgery and medical treatment’. GEH holds a special place in Charmaine’s heart, having started her life journey at its maternity baby ward. Dr Melvin Heng, CEO of Gleneagles Hospital, welcomed delegates to GEH’s first physical medical event since the pandemic. There was an exciting line-up of eight speakers who spoke on a wide range of topics encompassing the latest medical insights from GEH specialists. It was a highly informative seminar on new approaches to cardiology, family medicine, general surgery, haematology, internal medicine, medical oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology. There were two insightful panel discussions led by three moderators to elaborate on the various topics in the Q&A session. The seminar was also a good opportunity for private practitioners to foster meaningful relationships with the specialists from GEH. Gold sponsors were Bausch & Lomb and Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson and silver sponsors were Abbott, AbbVie, Bayer and Roche. For more information, please check out: Gleneagles Annual Medical Seminar

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted a fun-filled night to celebrate the achievements and contribution of Prudential future leaders joined by their families, loved ones and close friends. It was an unforgettable night; a continuation of celebrations that revolved around the theme, ‘Championing Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging’. Dennis Tan, CEO of Prudential, said that the night was an event to show gratitude to talents and their families for investing their time and commitment to become better versions of themselves with Prudential, and the leadership team, who played an integral role in developing the talents. Emcee Singapore Charmaine facilitated many engaging activities designed to connect the future leaders with other leaders and draw inspiration from one another to grow and succeed together as One! For more information, please check out: Prudential Singapore

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine hosted the Alteryx seminar for AI experts and analytics beginners to inspire their problem-solving experience with exhilarating keynotes, breakouts, and most importantly catch up with their friendly technical team at the Solutions Showcase area. The seminar was an exciting milestone for Alteryx as they brought together some excellence award winners, eg. Deutsche Bank, and also heard from some of their outstanding customers, including Standard Chartered Bank and IAG, speak about their analytics journey! Emcee Singapore Charmaine Yee kicked off the lively sessions with insights from key Alteryx executives and customers: Libby Duane Adams, Alteryx’s co-founder, reiterated the significant role of the world’s leading data science analytics community in growing data analytics globally, Philip Madgwick, Senior Director, Alteryx Asia highlighted the remarkable impact some 2,600 Alteryx employees are having on their 8,300 customers’ work, teams, organizations, and the larger world of analytics in 23 offices worldwide, Mark Anderson, CEO of Alteryx, cited “70% of the new value created in the economy over the next decade will be based on digitally enabled platform models”, Sandeep Bisawa, Executive Director, Chief Product Owner, Operations Enablement from Standard Chartered Bank shared their client management function’s approach in democratizing analytics. Many more keynotes were presented on the Alteryx product innovation strategy, data reporting and visual reporting to capture the exploding demand in data analytics. For more information, please check out: Alteryx | Automated analytic processes

Emcee Singapore: Charmaine interviewed Melvin, the winner of the Pokémon Championships 2021-22 on his memorable moments and online strategies during epic battles of the Top Cut Playoffs at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. Melvin, known by his cool name Shaman, fought hard to win the top prize of a trip to London to compete with the best of the best around the world. On his one step closer to winning the top spot, he was highly confident, having won top 16 twice in 2018 and 2019. Melvin spoke to emcee Singapore Charmaine fondly of how his favourite Pokémon in Sword and Shield, Shendinjz, had always been a good luck charm throughout his entire playoffs. For more information, please check out: Pokemon Championships 2021-22