2025 SHE Annual Symposium programme
MON 24 FEBRUARY 2025 | 9am - 4.30pm | YWCA, Fort Canning
PROGRAMME
9am: REGISTRATION
9.30am: WELCOME ADDRESS | SHE Chairperson MS STEFANIE YUEN THIO
9.40-9.50am: OPENING ADDRESS | Guest of Honour: MDM RAHAYU MAHZAM, Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Health
9.50am-10.50am: Panel 1: TACKLING THE MULTIVERSE OF MISOGYNY
As real-world misogyny infiltrates online spaces like MMORPGs and the metaverse, and as cyber-harassment cases increasingly involve physical consequences, it’s clear that legislation alone cannot tackle the deeply entrenched mindsets fueling the targeting of women. While calls for better education and civil discourse are widespread, the urgent question is: what strategies can we adopt that are both impactful and fast-acting? This compelling panel explores solutions spanning school curricula, inter-generational family communication, and the blurring of fantasy and reality in a world where everyone can have multiple identities.
Moderator: Mr Johann Annuar, Director of Technology & Innovation, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital; Adjunct Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities; Founder, Engineering Good; Father of 2 daughters
Panelists:
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· Dr Michelle H.S. Ho, Asst Professor of Feminist & Queer Cultural Studies at the National University of Singapore, Dept of Communications & New Media
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· Ms Andrea Leask, Deputy CEO, Netsafe New Zealand
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· Ms Norul Mohamed Rashid, UN Women Regional Policy Advisor on Governance and Peace & Security for Asia and the Pacific
10.50am-11.10am: FAKE NUDES: A special performance placing AI in the context of gender norms, with audience voting on key questions.
11.10am-11.30am: TEA BREAK
11.30am-12.30pm: BREAKOUTS—Groups discuss specific issues thrown up during the performance
Please head upstairs to Level 3 and your assigned rooms and groups (based on the sticker on your badge)
- · (Green stickers): Peace Room – Strategies for Civil Discourse
- · (Yellow stickers:) Love & Charity Room – Online Trust & Repair
- · (Blue stickers): Hope & Faith Room – Public Education Strategies
12.30pm-1.30pm: NETWORKING LUNCH
Come and explore our Partners' Booths:
- · Ministry of Law
- · TAFEP
- · Cyberyouth
- · K-ID
- · SHE & SHECARES@SCWO
Watch the launch of videos made specially for SHE by GHY Culture & Media!
1.30pm-2.30pm: WORKSHOPS
Peace Room:
- · Google: Level Up Your Online Safety: Your Guide to Digital Wellbeing
- · LinkedIn: AI's Impact on the Workforce
Love & Charity Room
- · SHECARES@SCWO: Supporting Survivors of Online Harms
- · Meta: Addressing TFGBV at Meta: A Holistic Approach
Hope & Faith Room
- · K-ID: Providing Privacy & Safety for Kids and Teens in the Digital Age
- · Tinder: Keeping Online Dating Safe and Fun in the Modern Age
2.45pm-3pm: BREAKOUT SHARE BACK
3pm-3.45pm: Panel 2: SHAPING INTELLIGENCE: WHY WOMEN MUST LEAD IN AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, yet its direction remains largely shaped by men. This panel explores why we need more women not just as practitioners but as leaders driving the design, ethics, and impact of AI.
Moderator: Ms Trisha Suresh, Head of Public Policy and Economic Graph, Southeast Asia, LinkedIn
Panelists:
- · Dr Ong Chen Hui, Assistant Chief Executive, Business & Technology Group, InfoComm and Media Development Authority
- · Ms April Chin, CEO (Singapore), Resaro
3.45pm-4.00pm: WRAP UP & PRIZES
4.00pm: CLOSING REMARKS | MS SUN XUELING, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development
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