Claudine is Chief Operating Officer of a donor-funded, commercially managed infrastructure development company which invests in infrastructure projects in South and South East Asia. Her prior experience includes investor relations at an investment holding company, and strategic planning, business development and investor relations in the telecommunications sector. She commenced her career with the Singapore Civil Service and held appointments in various Ministries. She previously served on the board of the Singapore Committee for UN Women (previously known as UNIFEM Singapore), where she has held positions of Treasurer and Vice-President at different times. Claudine is a President’s Scholar and has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and holds a Master's degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Saleemah started her career in the private sector before moving on to the non-profit sector with UN Women and UNDP. Currently she is working for a consulting firm where she focuses on gender issues, resource mobilisation and engagement of private sector. Her prior experience includes strategic planning, business development, marketing-communication strategy and business process outsource in financial sector. Saleemah is also a Co-founder of Early Reader, an in-home reading program for children from disadvantaged background, a board member of Casa Raudha, a shelter for women and children victims of family violence and a board member of the Singapore Council of Women Organisations. She served on the board of the Singapore Committee for UN Women (previously known as UNIFEM Singapore) for over ten years where she has held positions of President and Vice President. She was Co-chair of its Anti-Trafficking Committee from 2003 to 2012 and has been one of the drivers in engaging the government, business sectors and the public on the issue of trafficking in persons.

Yvonne is a marketing and communications veteran in the financial services and hospitality industries. She has over 25 years of experience in branding, advertising, media relations, internal and external communications, client engagement, event management, content and product marketing, corporate social responsibility (CSR). Her extensive regional exposure includes senior management roles in global private banking institutions HSBC Private Bank and Coutts as well as Marco Polo hotel group. In her last role, Yvonne was a member of the leadership committee at Coutts. She was part of the group’s executive committee in the Learning and Development Board. She has participated in various marketing conferences and judged several award events. She has been listed in PRWeek Asia’s Power List. Armed with a business degree from Nanyang Technology University, Yvonne also holds professional certifications in strategic marketing, public relations and risk management from institutions such as National University of Singapore, Institute of Public Relations and Wharton School. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Asian Art Histories conferred by Goldsmiths, University of London.

Shou Sen is a Chief Operating Officer for the Investment Banking division of a British multinational investment bank and financial services company. She has over 20 years experience working in international financial institutions originating, structuring and delivering financing solutions to regional clients; most recently, focused on ensuring that client services are delivered in a compliant manner. Her role includes working with senior management on strategy decisions, team management and infrastructure platform development. Shou Sen is an advocate of encouraging more women in finance. She was Co-Chair of her women’s internal network from 2016-2018 and has also recently joined the Executive Committee of The Financial Women’s Association of Singapore. Shou Sen is a graduate of Wellesley College and obtained an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Weiwen is driven by the mission to maximise social impact in a sustainable manner. Weiwen works at Essilor, the world’s largest ophthalmic lens company, to incubate and scale innovative business models to serve the 2.5 billion people in the world who need visual correction. Prior to that, she worked in the Singapore government across the economic, legal and social sectors, including investment promotion, intellectual property policy, social enterprise sector development and offender supervision. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Social Sciences degree from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. In addition to being a Board Director, Weiwen has also been an Aidha mentor.

Paul's illustrious banking career spans 38 years of which 28 years were with global private bank, Coutts. Born in Wales, Paul has worked in London, Zurich, Geneva, Mumbai, Cayman and for 15 years in Singapore. He has supported the development of the Wealth Management industry in Singapore through initiatives with the Wealth Management Institute and the Singapore Management University. He now holds a Singapore PR. He has an MBA in Financial Services and is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers in the UK. Paul retired in 2014 but remains active dividing his time as an Advisor, Strategic and Market Development to the Ten Group, a leading global concierge company to wealthy families and executives, and supporting Aidha in the next phase of its growth.

Jason is head of corporate affairs and communications at a large investment company. He has over 20 years of experience in delivering brand campaigns, managing reputation and crises, and running media operations. Jason is passionate about future-of-work issues and entrepreneurship. Besides his full-time job, he founded and runs a coaching and psychotherapy practice that works with business executives and youth coping with workplace transformations. Jason is a recipient of the Raffles (Chevening) scholarship, the Wall Street Journal Fellowship in Asia, and the New York Financial Writers Association award. He is a graduate of New York University, Goldsmith College (London) and the National University of Singapore. He is a certified psychotherapist and resilience coach.

Clarence is Chief Executive Officer, Asia, for an international financial institution. He spent most of his career in the financial services industry in Structured Finance, and then as head of Corporate Finance. He has Bachelor degrees in Law and Economics and Masters degrees in Finance and Applied Psychology. Clarence is committed to working with organisations that build social and economic capacity with minority communities.