Emotional Awareness is fundamental to effective self leadership, and to building sustainable relationships. By being more aware of the patterns in their thoughts and feelings, one can choose how to respond instead of reacting emotionally. 

Interacting with those who are different from you can be scary, messy, and confusing. Questions of identity and power quickly come into play. In this Module, participants will explore concepts that are fundamental to developing mutually empowering relationships across differences.

This workshop is designed to equip you with the skills and information on how to lead your team in the Values in Action Project. You will learn about project management tools, discover factors that constitute effective communication, and engage in a brainstorming session of potential projects that your CCA can work on. 

Do note that this workshop is compulsory for all CCA VIA representatives.

In this workshop, you will learn to recognise the different traits and personalities in a team, devise strategies and solutions to team friction and personality differences. You will also gain an overview of what makes the team fail and draw insights on what we can do to avoid these pitfalls. 

In this workshop, you will learn how to recognise personal influence and its impact on others. Focus on self and character development as a way to build anchors in your leadership journey and identify personal locus on control to seize control over your own lives and outcomes. 

Mr Albert Tsui is Executive Director of Advocacy & Policy at the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The SBF is Singapore’s apex business chamber representing more than 28,000 companies, and champions the interests of the business community in areas of trade, investment, and industrial relations. At SBF, Albert is responsible for bringing the corporate ecosystem closer by amplifying industry positions on key socio-economic challenges such as sustainability, corporate leadership localisation, and international manpower inflow for service sectors. 

On the international stage, Albert is concurrently Singapore’s Alternate Member at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council. In this capacity, he leads key economic integration workstreams on unlocking trade in environmental goods and services, and cross-border paperless trade. Alongside his professional pursuits, Albert is dedicated to education as a catalyst for social mobility. He serves as board member of The Island Foundation, an International Charitable Organisation which provides applied learning experiences for vulnerable coastal communities through twelve learning centres across the Riau Islands. Before embarking on his corporate journey, Albert spent a decade in the Singapore Civil Service, where he held various policy and command positions. Notable highlights include leading tertiary policy at the Ministry of Education, where he established Singapore's first liberal arts college. At the Ministry of Trade & Industry, he directed the Industry Transformation Maps for 23 sectors, and coordinated the Covid crisis operations to contain the pandemic and mitigate long-term economic scarring. 

Albert graduated as the top Honours student in Literature and Theatre from Royal Holloway, University of London, and won the postgraduate Best Thesis Award in Philosophy from University of Cambridge. He also attended the 15th Management Development Course and the 10th Cross-Sector Leadership Programme at the Civil Service College. 

Albert will share his encounters, anxieties, and moments of inflection as he journeyed from school to professional life. He will also talk about what energises him in his leadership roles and what preserves his inner harmony. He’s happy to take any questions, instead of performing a monologue! 

Reading the Word and the World: Thought leadership in the era of global challenges. Thought leadership bears fundamentally intellectual insights and commitment. To lead with ideas may not require formal appointments, yet leaders who do are nurtured, and even tested. The making of thought leaders in various realms warrant attention. The ability to discern the word and the world is foremost imperative. Moral courage, mastery of ideas and practice, and reconstructive ethos are equally important. This talk will deliberate on showcasing the various types of thought leadership, apart from introducing the discourse on intellectualism in the development of elites, intelligentsias, activists and citizens. 

Dr Azhar Ibrahim is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS). He teaches Malay-Indonesian literature and ideologies of development at the Department. His research interest includes sociology of literature, social theology, Islamic thought, critical literacy, and the Malay-Indonesian intellectual development. Amongst his published works are: Emancipated Education (2020), Historical Imagination and Cultural Responses to Colonialism and Nationalism: A Critical Malay(sian) Perspective (2017), Contemporary Islamic Discourse in the Malay-Indonesia World (2014) and Narrating Presence: Awakening from Cultural Amnesia. (2014). 

From Good to Great Leaders Good leaders get things done. However, great leaders inspire others to be better. As an entrepreneur and Founding Partner of QED, a think tank for senior leaders, Mr Ryan Lim’s experience and insights make him an ideal person to share about what it takes for good leaders to truly become great. As an industry thought leader and mentor to business owners, Ryan will share his leadership experience and insights on his own leadership journey. This includes his views on the key traits and perspectives that will shape great leaders. 

Mr Ryan Lim is a pioneer in social media marketing with over 20 years of digital marketing experience. He founded award winning social media agency Blugrapes in 2012. In August 2018, the President of the Republic of Singapore made Ryan a SkillsFuture Fellow. Since 2021, he serves on the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Directors where he also chairs the Digital Communication & Content Committee. He is also currently Chairman of ASAS’s social media sub-committee.

Unleashing Your Leadership Potential: A Workshop for Future Trailblazers Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and personal growth? Join Mr Geoffrey Brown for a dynamic and interactive workshop on leadership designed specifically for young minds like yours. Together, you will explore the essence of leadership beyond conventional definitions of success and prestige and delve into the character traits that truly make a difference. 

In this workshop, Mr Brown will address the fundamental questions surrounding leadership. Was your leadership journey intentional or accidental? Even without a leadership position, how did you come to realize that leadership is something worth exploring and pursuing? By sharing real-life experiences and engaging in thought-provoking discussions, Mr Brown will unlock the secrets behind successful leadership stories. 

Mr Geoffrey Brown is currently the Regional Program Manager for APAC Data Center Projects at Google. On top of his day job, he leads the marketing and communication markets for APAC disability alliance as part of Google 20% rule. 

Youth As Leaders of Today, Not Tomorrow

You are 17. 

You identify yourself through your school, friends, parents, subjects or your relationship status. 

But have you seen yourself as a leader? 

Or do you believe leadership is something for those in their 30s and 40s.  

In his sharing, he will present to you his case on why Youth are the leaders of today. He will provide examples from his journey and share with you opportunities to hone your leadership capabilities. 

His presentation will also give you simple actions that you can take to amplify your leadership journey. 

He will end by evaluating why being a leader can be an identity that anyone can adopt, especially if they are a Youth. 

Yuvan brings with him almost a decade of experience working in the intersections of business and government. He currently works as a Public Policy and Government Relations manager in a technology logistics company. Prior to this, he worked as a policy manager at EDB and had numerous roles in risk, audit and finance at Citibank. Outside of work, Yuvan is passionate about developing the capabilities of youth leaders. He believes youth are the leaders of today and has committed almost two decades in developing their leadership capabilities. 

Yuvan continues his passion for developing youth leadership through his roles as a Council Member at National Youth Council (NYC), Advisory Committee Member at Youth Corps Singapore, Council Member at Social Development Network (SDN), Council Member at Families for Life (FFL) and Chairperson of SINDA Youth Club (SYC). He is also the Chief Curator for the Young ChangeMakers grant programme. For his commitment to youth leadership, he received the Silent Heroes Award for Most Inspiring Youth in 2018 and was selected for the NCSS 40-Under-40 programme in 2021. He believes that the Youth of today have access to more resources than ever before to drive youth action. Yuvan holds a Masters in Management and Bachelor of Social Sciences from Singapore Management University. 

Learn more about the leadership journey of an RSAF Officer and what it takes to embark on the less trodden path of a military career. MAJ Adelbert will share what motivated him to choose a career in leadership, the challenges he faced as a newly enlisted soldier, operational commander, and Centre head, as well as reflections on his journey thus far. Through the sharing of his personal experiences and an open dialogue, the session aims to provide insights on what it means to be a leader - influencing others to accomplish the mission, inspire commitment, and improve the organisation. 

MAJ Adelbert Tan is an Air Warfare Officer by vocation. He is currently Head, Air Force Recruitment Centre. Prior to this, he held appointments in operations, command, and strategic planning. In his previous life, he was a wide-eyed student traversing the campuses of London School of Economics and Stanford University, in search of the meaning of eudaimonia through the (all too useful!) field of Political Science. Happily married and a new parent, he enjoys basketball, tennis and reading (reddit!) in the slivers of free time that he finds.