Ep 124: IWD Special: Encouraging female representation in the FemTech sector

Welcome to our special International Women's Day episode! Daisy Radford, Head of Operations and Delivery APAC at BAE Systems, chats with industry leaders within the technology landscape as they share their insights and advice on areas such as the cloud, 5G and Femtech In this episode, we hear from Yan Li, Professor of Digital Transformation Department of Information Systems, Decision Science and Statistics ESSEC Business School Asia Pacific. Yan Li discusses the journey of being a woman in Femtech, and what steps the sector should be taking to ensure the next generation of leaders is truly representative. How do you get the best and brightest young women into the industry? ABOUT OUR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ACTIVITIES: The British Chamber of Commerce Singapore has been leading on diversity, inclusion and equality since 2014, with a flagship IWD event held each year in partnership with our title sponsor, Barclays. This year we are hosting a combination of three activities - an International Women's Day Lunch with a senior leader in the banking industry, this special podcast episode, and a virtual panel discussion on the four barriers to breaking down biases, taking place on the 10th March. We'd like to thank our sponsors for IWD this year - Barclays, St. James's Place, Mercer, Swire and Natwest Markets. Subscribe to the BritCham Singapore Podcast on your favourite player, and if you're listening on Spotify or Apple, please take a second to give us a 5* rating if you enjoy the show. Signup to our newsletter for more information and the opportunity to request topics and guests in future episodes, or head to our website.