Panel expects more women in board roles

Digitalisation will change the ways companies organise themselves, creating new roles that demand multi- disciplinary skills; women are keener learners, says panel

Members of the discussion panel were (from left) Janet Ang, panel moderator and vice-president of industry solutions and business development in IBM Asia-Pacific; Jacqueline Poh, former chief executive of GovTech; Khai Lin Sng, co-founder and chief financial officer of Fundnel; and Singtel chairman Simon Israel.

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Singapore

WOMEN will occupy more board roles as digitalisation disrupts the way companies organise themselves, said panelists at a forum held in the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre on Tuesday.

In the discussion titled "Women Leadership in the Digital Economy", they offered