BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260922T062124Z - 89525@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150630T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150630T140000 CREATED:20260922T062124Z DESCRIPTION:A New Take on Talent in the Financial S ervices Industry\nLight refreshments will be served. Please bring your own lunch if you wish. A worrying 70% of financial services CEOs now see the limited availability of key skills as a threat to their growth prospec ts\, a big jump from the already high 59% we saw last year. Businesses are n’t just competing for seasoned FS professionals\, but also the more div erse and hybrid types of talent demanded in a sector facing the disruptive impact of new technology\, more complex regulation and increasing competi tion from new entrants. To remain competitive in this environment\, compan ies have no choice but to change the way they look at talents and future l eaders. Interestingly\, of the FS companies which have a strategy to promo te talent\, diversity and inclusiveness\, 85% have found it to improve bus iness performance\, whilst 80% say it has helped in strengthening brand an d reputation. Drawing on the findings of PwC’s 18th Global CEO Survey an d their wide-ranging work with FS clients\, the presenters will explore wh at kind of people are needed to take FS organisations business forward in this transforming marketplace\, how to attract\, retain and reward them\, how to optimise their performance and what it really takes to drive change in mindset and culture in order to embrace diversity & inclusion. They wi ll also set out the key talent priorities for FS organisations. About the speakers KAREN LOON Banking and Capital Markets Leader and Diversity and I nclusion Leader\, Partner\, PwC Singapore PricewaterhouseCoopers Based in Singapore\, Karen joined PwC Australia in 1990 and transferred to PwC Sing apore in 1994. She is a client relationship partner in the Assurance pract ice with clients in the banking industry. In 2013\, Karen was appointed as PwC Singapore's Banking and Capital Markets Leader\, and Territory Divers ity Leader. She is also the East Cluster Diversity Co-ordinator and the ch air of PwC’s [...] DTSTAMP:20260922T062124Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:A New Take on Talent in the Financial Services Industry END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR