Role models play an important role in career development. Role models inspire, challenge, motivate and teach us to uncover our true potential and to overcome our barriers.
Back again for our second Kopitiam Chat, this event will further explore what it means to be a 'female role model in finance'.
In this second edition, Bloomberg will present role models in diverse aspects. The panelists will share their stories on juggling their professional and personal demands whilst also being advocates of philanthropy, or diversity and inclusion initiatives.
We hope you will join us in what will be an impactful and exclusive engagement series with excellent networking and learning opportunities.

Event Agenda

Panelists’ & Moderator’s Bios

Vandna Dawar Ramchandani
Head of Recruitment, Philanthropy and Engagement, Asia Pacific
Bloomberg L.P.

Vandna Ramchandani is head of recruitment, philanthropy & engagement for Bloomberg LP in Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Ramchandani oversees talent acquisition and management, and drives recruitment strategy across every level, from senior executives to fresh graduates.
Ramchandani has more than 19 years of experience in the financial services industry, having held leadership roles across various departments in Bloomberg including data management, sales and customer support. Prior to her role as head of recruitment, Ramchandani was Global Data manager for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, managing a cross-cultural team of over 250 people.
Ramchandani has chaired Bloomberg Singapore's management committee since 2011, and is a frequent speaker at conferences on leadership and professional development. Philanthropy, inclusion and mentoring young woman leaders are topics close to her heart.

Stephanie Phang
Bureau Chief, Singapore

Stephanie Phang manages a bureau of more than 60 reporters and editors, who cover news across asset classes, industries and markets in Asia.
She was previously the Economy team leader for Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand, overseeing the economic news coverage of 8 economies.
Her 13-year career at Bloomberg News began in Kuala Lumpur, where Stephanie covered the Malaysian economy and politics. Since then, her work has broadened across the region as both a reporter and editor, covering Apec, G-20 and Asean meetings and interviewing political leaders and policy makers.
Stephanie has a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Haverford College, Pennsylvania. Before Bloomberg, she worked for The Edge, Malaysia's leading financial newspaper.

Pang Siu Mei
Trading Solutions, SEA
Bloomberg L.P.

Pang Siu Mei started her Bloomberg career in Hong Kong when office had a staff strength of 20. In her 18 years with the firm, she has had the opportunity to work across various departments & roles – core terminal & trading solutions for sell-side & buy-side firms. In addition, she has worked in Bloomberg HK, NY & now back in her home country, Singapore.
It was while working in NY after the September 11 attacks in 2001, she became actively engaged in the Bloomberg commitment initiatives to help rebuild the city. Since then, she has been passionately involved in the Bloomberg Philanthropy Programmes & has participated in building homes in Batam, feeding handicapped patients and coaching young teens. She took a break in 2003 to start a family in the south of France but rejoined the firm in 2009.
In her spare time, she enjoys rediscovering the Singapore she left for 18 years with her 11 year old.  She is an avid runner, cyclist & swimmer – although she doesn’t do all 3 at the same time!

Linus Chua
Managing Editor, Southeast Asia

Linus Chua is the Southeast Asia Managing Editor overseeing six Bloomberg News bureaus across the region. He was previously the Singapore Bureau Chief and Asia Editor for the Billionaires Team.
Since he joined at the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, he has covered a wide variety of beats and also ran the Emerging Markets Stocks Team in Asia. Prior to Bloomberg News, Linus was a Broadcast Journalist at MediaCorp in Singapore. He started his career as a Business Reporter for the Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, Florida. Linus has a BA in Journalism and Economics from Marquette University in Wisconsin. During that time, he interned at the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal and Forbes.

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