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FutureBoards Cross Border Dialogue

5th February 2025 @ 8:30 am SMT

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The sixth FutureBoards Cross Border Dialogue on Board Diversity will take place on 5 February 2025 at Telenor’s offices centrally located in CBD, Singapore. The event is organized by FutureBoards, hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Singapore in collaboration with Norwegian Business Association in Singapore and Singapore Institute of Directors (SID). This years event is also kindly supported by Telenor and DNV.

Business plays a crucial role in achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, and a diversity of skills and mindsets are required among those who make the final decisions that affect not only the companies they serve, but also society at large. Thus, improving the gender balance on corporate boards and in top management teams is critical, while at the same time supporting the Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

The purpose of the FutureBoards Cross-Border Dialogue is to help correct the gender imbalance in decision making positions in the corporate world by inviting experts and practitioners within the corporate eco-system to exchange knowledge, share experiences and discuss ideas on how to remove invisible/intangible barriers to recruiting more women in decision-making positions – within a reasonable timeframe.

The target group includes male and female stakeholders in the corporate governance eco-system, such as investors, asset managers, board chairs and directors, CEOs, relevant organizations, politicians and regulators.

To create a cross-border context, we always partner up with local organizations, and we are proud to see that the events attract high-level male and female attendees who are passionate about the topic.

So far, the FutureBoards Cross-Border Dialogues have been organized in collaboration with and hosted by Royal Norwegian Embassies in Brussels, London, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Abu Dhabi and Singapore, as well as the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai and Shanghai. FutureBoards also co-created the launch event of Women on Boards – Jordan, which was supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman.

Topics to be addressed:

  • Where we are on gender balance on corporate boards – a comparative look at the state of play in Singapore and Norway

  • The investor perspective – board composition in an ESG context

  • Company practice and stories, lessons and learnings