FWLF is YWLC's largest flagship event for final-year female undergraduate students and fresh graduates from Singapore's local and private universities, where participants will learn from and exchange ideas with established female leaders and fellow peers from various industries.
This year's FWLF theme is Finding Your Path which focuses on early career transitions, supporting participants as they navigate the critical first few years of their professional journeys. Hosted at Goldman Sachs, we have invited industry practitioners to offer practical strategies, insights, and a supportive network to help participants establish fulfilling and successful careers.
FWLF will begin with a panel discussion on the theme "Finding Your Path" by Sharon Tan (DBS COO), Vanessa Paranjothy (Co-founder of Freedom Cup, Forbes 30 under 30 and Product Manager at TikTok) and Ainul Md Razib (Founder of AinLovesCode and engineer at IBM).
This is followed by a preview of the career opportunities at Goldman Sachs before ending off with a practical, hands on LinkedIn workshop for attendees to better position themselves online.
This event is open to penultimate students and graduates with maximum 5 years of work experience. We also cordially invite participants to apply for YWLC membership after the event.
Agenda
- Registration, Dinner & Networking
- Welcome Address by YWLC and Guest of Honour
- Panel Discussion: Finding Your Path
Sharon Tan•Vanessa Paranjothy•Ainul Md Razib
Sharon Tan
COO at DBS BankSharon is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of DBS Singapore. Sharon started her career as a Management Associate in DBS Bank and has since held leadership roles in digital payments and consumer finance, wealth management and POSB over the past 15 years. Sharon also sits on the board of The Red Pencil, a non-profit organisation that seeks to promote mental wellness through art therapy. She also served on the Executive Committee of the Young Women's Leadership Connection.
Vanessa Paranjothy
Co-founder of Freedom Cups & Product Manager at TikTokVanessa Paranjothy is one of three co-founders of Freedom Cups. Freedom Cups gets reusable menstrual products to women, working on a buy-1, give-1 model to get sanitation to women from underserved communities. Vanessa also works at TikTok as a Product Policy Manager. Vanessa has been listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, Tatler's Generation T list, was awarded the Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work representing Asia, and has talked about the importance of sustainable periods with 8 different Heads of State. She is also one of twelve in the inaugural cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars at Columbia University. Vanessa has an undergraduate degree in Social Science from Singapore Management University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Ainul Md Razib
Founder of AinLovesCode & Fullstack Software Engineer at IBMAinul Md Razib is a back end engineer at IBM who advocates for minority representation in the IT sector. She goes by the handle @AinLovesCode, producing educational content on coding education and tech jobs. With a combined following of over 80 thousand followers all over the world, she inspires many to pursue tech careers. She actively volunteers with various community organisations to share her tech career journey, having collaborated with Yayasan Mendaki, IMDA Singapore, and Girls Who Code.
- Goldman Sachs Career Opportunities
- Break
- LinkedIn Workshop
Monica Bhatia
Monica Bhatia
Head of SEA & Korea, (Enterprise), Marketing Solutions at LinkedinIn her current role as the Head of Enterprise Solutions Group at LinkedIn, Monica oversees the Southeast Asia and Korea region, managing a diverse portfolio of enterprise-tier marketing solutions customers. Her responsibilities include fostering partnerships, guiding clients on crucial marketing and B2B research themes, and negotiating successful closures of annual media and non-media agreements across various industries.
Beyond her professional achievements, she is deeply committed to advocating for women in leadership roles, co-leading the Women@LinkedIn Employee Resource Group (ERG) for the Asia-Pacific region. Her passion for fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace extends to her role as a speaker at industry conferences and as a judge for prestigious awards.
- Closing & Photography
