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UNCONVENTIONAL TIMES CALLFOR UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOMThe 21st century has ushered in the open source era – a time of hyper-connectivity between people and things, occurring at breakneck speed, and with total transparency. In this era, ordinary people are more informed and empowered than ever before, and leaders stand completely exposed. Yet, have leadership, management, and governance kept pace with the times? Do we need to redefine or update long-held principles to better suit this new open source world?

At Iclif, we believe asking the right questions – no matter how difficult, controversial or provocative – is as important, if not more so, than answering them. By questioning the norm, we can create new possibilities that are more relevant in today’s open source landscape.

Listed below are just some of the questions that set the context for what we’re doing at Iclif where confronting, debunking, and reinventing ‘classic’ management and leadership principles can help leaders face the complex challenges of today – and create their vision of tomorrow.

Are you a leader- or just a boss?

Do you really need power – from a position or

title – to be a leader?

Are competency models and best-

practice case studies still the best ways to build leadership capability?

At a time when a significant portion of the workforce is

opting for free agency rather than traditional

employment, how must we manage and inspire

performance?

Is the autocratic style of leadership practiced

by the likes of Steve Jobs an exception or the rule in today’s high-speed

economy?

How can organisations significantly increase their speed and frequency of

innovation?

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MESSAGEFROM THE CEOWhat powers the greatest of leaders?

What gives them the drive to break through insurmountable odds?

Why are some leadership teams able to drive long-lasting success for their organisations even when many others in the same industry wither away under tough economic conditions?

The answers to these questions lie in a new and deeper understanding of leadership. Throughout my career, I’ve found that the core ingredient of great leadership lies in the combination of two things; a set of deeply held values that one never compromises, and a clear sense of purpose derived from those values. These fundamental elements give leaders a unique form of inner strength, which prevents them from giving up when the going gets tough. At Iclif, we call this strength Leadership Energy. Once they find their own leadership energy, leaders drive their organisations’ collective energy by shaping a compelling vision and strategy, establishing a nimble organisational architecture, and creating a winning culture. Hence our corporate tagline: Leadership Energised.

Why the express need for leadership energy, especially in these times of sophisticated, savvy millennials and empowered workplaces? Because, despite an annual global spend of USD80 billion on leadership development, great leaders are still few and far between. Recent events have shown this to be all too clear; most, if not all, crises – from the economic to the socio-political – are usually crises of leadership. And, when it comes to organisations, situations are made worse by poor corporate governance. The disruptive nature of the new open source, hyper-connected, high-speed age, compounds the challenge of leadership making it more complex – and exciting – than ever before.

I invite you to read this guidebook to discover Iclif’s philosophy, approach and differentiation. We can help support your organisation with 100% practical, growth oriented solutions in leadership development, human capital consulting or corporate governance. Here’s to energising leadership together!

Sincerely,

Rajeev PeshawariaChief Executive Officer & Executive Director

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A BRIEFHISTORYOF ICLIF

The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre was established and funded by The Central Bank of Malaysia as a non-profit organisation in 2003. We are the only organisation in the APAC region focusing on both leadership and corporate governance, providing highly practical, holistic and relevant leadership development and corporate governance globally.

Our faculty and consultant team consists of professionals from across a wide spectrum of industries and geographies. Each member brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from elite academic institutions or Fortune 500 companies. While based mainly in Asia, their extensive experience provides them with an all-encompassing global perspectivefor Asia and beyond.

In doing so, we:

● Help individuals harness the leadership energy within themselves to become more effective, authentic and outstanding leaders.

● Support leaders in designing their organisation and talent strategies to optimise efficiency and growth while empowering them to explore possibilities for greater sustainability and impact.

● Aid boards in strengthening governance effectiveness to drive long-term sustainability of their organisations.

OUR GLOBAL EXPERIENCEOur work has taken us to over 20 countries. We have worked with companies across a wide range of industries such as:

OUR VISIONTo be the most respected Asia-based Leadership andGovernance Centre.

● Banking and financial services ● Education ● Fast-moving consumer goods ● Government agencies ● Hospitality ● Insurance

● Logistics ● Medical and pharmaceutical ● Oil and gas ● State-owned enterprise ● Telecommunications ● Transportation

OUR MISSIONDeveloping leaders and directors for a better future.

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OUR VIEW OF LEADERSHIPChallenging conventional wisdom and rejecting outdated text-bookish models, we leverage proprietary research to take clients on a unique, practical and deeply impactful journey of maximising personal and organisational potential.

Leadership is not a title or position to command or direct a group

Not giving up on the envisioned better future is at the heart of powerful leadership

High Emotional Integrity is a prerequisite to maximising one’s leadership energy. Emotional Integrity is having the courage to acknowledge and accept one’s deepest desires without judgement or guilt

Leadership is about creating change for a better future

There are no competencies, best practice models, or personality assessments for not giving up. Staying the course despite resistance requires deep intrinsic leadership energy

After uncovering sources of their own long-lasting energy, real leaders align and maximise the energy of their people and organisations

Creating change encounters huge resistance at every step

Such energy can neither be learned in classrooms nor automatically acquired upon promotion or appointment. It must be self-discovered

Through effective corporate governance, the best organisations ensure that their leadership energy remains focused on ethical, sustainable and responsible pursuits

WE BEGIN BYREDEFINING WHAT GREAT LEADERSHIP REALLY IS

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OUR DIFFERENTIATORSWe don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ solution. At Iclif, we are always innovating to bring our clients unique and practical solutions, content, programmes, and experiences. We do this by:

Redefining and reinventing leadership and management for today's

high speed economy

Conducting proprietary research to uncover

future-forward practices that build breakthrough success

for organisations in the 21st century

Delivering curricula and solutions that are 100%

practical and usable in the real business world

Aligning robust leadership with corporate governance

to ensure organisations achieve success and growth

responsibly at all levels

Integrating the wisdom of East and West to ensure that our content contains

both global perspectives and Asian insights

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTAt Iclif, we offer two types of leadership development solutions; Custom-Built Curricula and Open Enrolment Programmes.

CUSTOM-BUILT CURRICULA AND PROGRAMMESOur Custom-Built curricula and programmes are designed to tackle the toughest challenges today’sorganisations face, so development can take place comprehensively at all levels. Our approach todesign involves the following steps:

● We have close discussions with key organisation representatives to identify objectives and gaps to be closed. Our information gathering methods include interviews with key stakeholders, focus group discussions, and, where appropriate, conducting targeted research

● Our faculty then designs solutions based on insights, gleaned from the data gathering ● While each client’s solution is unique, all programmes and interventions are created to be 100%

practical and usable ● Types of Custom-Built curricula and solutions include:

Our customers include Fortune 500 companies in over 20 countries.

� A company-wide set of programmes to socialise and operationalise organisational values � Senior leadership programme aimed at aligning vision, strategy and execution � Market immersion experiences � Action learning programmes for high potential future leaders � Peer-learning and feedback � Modules designed to operationalise performance management systems

OPEN ENROLMENT PROGRAMMESOur Open Enrolment programmes focus on enhancing individual leadership skills and are designed for high potential mid-level individual to C-Suite. Programme content addresses essential capabilities while providing unique learning and networking opportunities.

LEADING LEADERS

A week-long programme, targeted at executive level participants and hosted in various Asian cities. The programme format combines interactive classroom sessions, personal reflection, and leadership coaching. Key features of the programme include:

● Market immersion experiences visiting innovative multi-national and local companies

● Hands-on business projects ● Deep exploration of personal, team and

organisational factors that enable peak performance

● Opportunity to uncover practical and sustainable solutions to maximise effectiveness

It is a life changing experience. Leading Leaders Participant, Bali, 2016

New perspectives on global trendsand the shaping of good leadership.Leading Leaders Participant, Myanmar, 2016

An amazingly counter-intuitiveprogramme elegantly delivered tomake us ask fundamental questionsabout ourselves.Leading Leaders Participant, Bali, 2016

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EMERGING LEADERS

A 3.5-day programme, targeted at high potential mid-level participants and hosted in various Asian cities. The programme format combines interactive classroom sessions, personal reflection, and leadership coaching. Key features of the programme include:

● Active engagement of high-potential emerging leaders to help them decode the nuances of effective leadership

● Designed to aid first-time and rising leaders make the leap from delivering results to creating conditions for others to produce results

● Opportunity to learn skills that create winning strategies that are beneficial to teams and organisations

ACCELERATE WORKSHOP SERIES

A series of 1-2 day programmes that focus on developing specific leadership skillset crucial for thriving in today’s open source environment. Key features of the Iclif Accelerate Workshop Series include:

● Learn about the power of leadership energy ● Discover the power of integrated thinking ● Improve effectiveness in strategic decision-making ● Successfully navigate difficult communications and politics ● Understand what it takes to live and lead powerfully

I found the session very meaningful and it had a positive impact on me.Emerging Leaders Participant, Phuket, 2016

The dissecting and revealing of ‘Leadership’ – the meanings, the responsibilities, the expectations and managing it. Accelerate Workshop Series Participant, 2016

Our Open Enrolment Programmes are hosted in various Asian cities which allow us to combine interactive classroom sessions, personal reflection and local cultural immersion

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WOMEN LEADERSHIP

Our Women of the World Programme, is built on the belief that the key to closing the gender diversity gap lies less in organisational initiative and culture and more within the women themselves. This 3-day programme, targeted at high potential women, is hosted in various Asian cities. The programme format combines interactive classroom sessions, personal reflection, and leadership coaching. Key features of the programme include:

● Distinguished faculty such as a former Central Bank Governor and the first woman police officer in India ● Iclif's signature leadership energy content ● Market immersion and interaction with local women leaders ● Individual leadership coaching from peers and faculty ● An immersive dive into the rich history of the local culture contrasting its diversity and dynamic

business landscape

Yes!!! I am the Woman!!! I can be the change to make a better world. That’s how I felt as soon as I completed the programme. It was a very deep and focused programme, abundant with thought provoking ideas relevant for women leading in this era. The course content deals with the inner development of a person. It made me re-think deeply about my life goals, values and dreams with 100% emotional integrity. The programme left a question in my mind - am I simply living a life or am I leading a life? The immersion visits were truly an eye-opener, demonstrating leadership in action and the journey of a true leader. The life examples and in-person encounter with real world superheroes made the programme so rich and impactful. The profile of participants, faculty and guest speakers were fabulous and diversified. The topics covered and materials used were highly relevant and enlightening. This programme has left me equipped, inspired and empowered for transformation!Women Of The World Participant, Delhi, 2017

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The Leadership Energy Summit Asia (LESA) is Asia’s foremost leadership conference. It brings together courageous leaders, high-profile business people, cutting-edge entrepreneurs and research scientists, to overturn conventional thinking and explore the real source of transformative leadership. The conference is hosted annually in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Conference participants have an opportunity to immerse themselves in understanding and applying leadership energy.

Past LESA Speakers

LESA has been very inspiring for all of us. It’s a great learning experience for our executives. CEO, International Bank

LESA is not a business conference. It’s a ‘think’ event where you get inspired to find your own path to success. Truly motivating!CEO, Insurance Company

Each year during the LESA Conference, Iclif recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership energy. The Iclif Leadership Energy Awards (ILEA) honour ‘Leadership Energy Champions’, everyday people who have demonstrated immeasurable perseverance and fortitude in overcoming adversity while pursuing their purpose of betterment. ILEA is not just another business award. It recognises individuals who employ their unique leadership energy to create positive value for their organisations, communities and the world at large. One award each is given in the categories of Corporate Employee, Business Owner/Founder, and Social Enterprise Owner/Founder. Recipients receive a cash award and a commemorative plaque.

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND AWARDS

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCEIclif’s Corporate Governance programmes aim to hone and sharpen the skills of directors to lead high-impact boards. Programme content focuses on the roles, responsibilities and key issues faced by board members in the areas of risk management, succession planning, talent management, strategy, financial reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Iclif currently offers a wide range of corporate governance programmes for directors of financial institutions, publicly listed companies, privately held organisations and governmental agencies.

FIDE CORE

A mandatory programme for directors of financial institutions in Malaysia. The goal of this flagship programme is to develop world-class directors who are advocates of best practices and excellence in corporate governance.

FIDE ELECTIVE As a supplement to the FIDE Core programme, Iclif offers a wide range of FIDE Elective Programmes. These programmes focus on committee, technical and advanced corporate governance issues. The knowledge provided in the programmes strengthen boards for sustainable growth.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DIRECTORS' EDUCATION (FIDE)

MANDATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME

Since October 2016, Iclif has been conducting the Mandatory Accreditation Programme (MAP), an on-boarding programme for new directors of public listed companies (PLC) and directors of newly listed companies. MAP is designed to be an in depth exploration of what it means to be a PLC director and aims to provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to their roles, responsibilities and obligations under the listing requirements of the Malaysian stock exchange.

The FIDE programme was one of the best courses I have attended. It was very professionally run and I learnt a lot. I found the case work of great value and the course will help me in the future. Managing Director, Insurance Company

The FIDE programme offered a practical scope-of-coverage through real-world case studies, with ideas and solutions that can be adapted and applied. I was very impressed with the knowledge of the lecturers, and commend the organisers for putting together a programme that is relevant to the challenging and evolving financial landscape.CEO, Regional Bank

SHARIAH LEADERS EDUCATIONA mandatory programme for Shariah committee members of Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia, this programme is aimed at honing skills in both banking and takaful operations and products, and providing global perspectives on the development of Islamic Finance to local institutions to compete on the global stage.

OPEN ENROLMENT & CUSTOM-BUILT PROGRAMMES

Iclif also conducts other Corporate Governance Open Enrolment Programmes on an ad-hoc basis, as well as Custom-Built Corporate Governance Programmes for directors and senior management from all industries.

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LEADERSHIP ENERGY COACHING CERTIFICATION (LECC)The demand for executive coaching is expected to grow globally, especially in Asia where it is still in its infancy. Leadership Energy Coaching is a new and different approach to traditional executive coaching that uniquely focuses on both personal leadership energy and enterprise leadership energy. It draws its power from the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience and is based on a continuous loop of energy with four phases: Prime, Release, Result, and Recharge.

When these four phases are in alignment, the result is a sustainable, natural source of leadership energy for individuals, high-performance teams and enterprises.

Leadership Energy Coaching is the practice of helping leaders to realise, and persistently act on, their core values and highest purpose for the creation of a better future.

The LECC Programme consists of four block modules delivered over a period of 6 months, at the Iclif Learning Centre. You will learn our proven methodology and tools for coaching the next generation of leaders, and be assigned a coachee for real world practice. Certification is awarded based on attendance at all modules, client feedback, supervision assessment, and a graded completion of a written essay on coaching techniques and practice. Upon completing the certification process, you will join Iclif’s pool of Leadership Energy Coaches and be considered for Iclif commercial coaching contracts throughout Asia.

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HUMAN CAPITAL CONSULTINGWe believe the hallmark of successful human capital consulting is delivering measurable value. We also believe work needs to be engaging and meaningful if organisations are to thrive.

According to our research, whether an organisation can improve both individual and workforce performance to achieve its full, collective potential, boils down to the interplay and effectiveness of three key pillars of growth: Strategy, Organisational Architecture, and Culture.

We call these three pillars the Brains-Bones-Nerves (BBN) of an organisation. Just like the human body needs all three of these systems working together in harmony to ensure longevity, a business needs strong alignment between these three pillars to maximise commercial success.

We provide actionable solutions to help leadership teams address tough challenges, such as:

● Responding to continuous disruption with differentiated strategy and vision ● Aligning the executive team to perform at peak capability ● Future-proofing the organisation with the right talent, performance, and rewards structures ● Embedding the right culture, values, and behaviours critical for organisation success ● Designing Learning & Development Architectures for all levels of the organisation ● Leveraging innovation and technology for workforce performance and engagement ● Maximising awareness and understanding through innovative communications ● Exercising Board governance as a business differentiator

Our purpose is clear – to deliver human capital solutions that improve individual and workforce performance.

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Cultural Excellence

TransformationalChange

InnovativeCommunications

OrganisationEngagement

GrowthAcceleration& Innovation

Ethics & Conduct

OrganisationalHealth Check

Strategy, Vision& Values

Executive Team Optimisation

StrategicPerformanceAlignment

Board Optimisation& Governance

Performance Management

Succession Management

Talent Selection

Workforce Learning

HR Strategy & Service Delivery

Corporate University Excellence

Reward Alignment

Coaching & Mentoring

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Created to be as thought-provoking as they are game-changing, our studies are widely published, covering numerous subjects relevant to contemporary leadership, including:

Open Source Leadership:Reinventing Management When There's No More Business As Usual

Spanning 28 countries and including the responses of approximately 16,000 executives, the Open Source Leadership study was designed to explore the form of leadership required to tackle both the daunting challenges and exciting opportunities in today’s transparent, free, and empowered workforce. It also explored the drivers of employee motivation for superior performance in the fast-moving and super-connected 21st Century. The findings are summarised in the book Open Source Leadership, published by McGraw-Hill, New York, and scheduled for global release in October 2017.

The AsianLeadership Index

Through high-touch interviews and a qualitative research survey, we asked over 4,000 employees in companies operating across 18 countries about their expectations of leaders, and what their current leaders are missing. The research identified 10 attributes that are important for leadership effectiveness in Asia.

Governance:An Insurance Sector Report

This study reviews the corporate governance practices of 50 of the largest public listed Asia-Pacific insurance companies by market capitalisation. The report provides practical recommendations for improving corporate governance practices in the insurance sector.

LEADERSHIP ENERGISED THROUGH PROPRIETARY RESEARCHThe concept of leadership in the 21st century demands fresh thinking that takes into consideration the increasing rate of change, complexities of a globalised world, and the need for sustainability in the face of uncertainty. Researching and publishing new concepts and insights into leadership, as well as corporate governance, are a priority at Iclif. We seek to open new horizons for leaders who desire to have greater impact on their organisations, industries and communities.

Additionally, Iclif partners with corporate clients on relevant applied research projects, of mutual interest, that addresses specific challenges while exploring new opportunities in both leadership and corporate governance.

Our research efforts are globally-recognised, and have garnered accolades such as the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Education in the Organisational Category at the Global HR Excellence Awards, and the HR Research of the Year Award in the Individual Category for our CEO Rajeev Peshawaria.

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Too Many Bosses,Too Few Leaders

In this book, Rajeev Peshawaria reveals the secret behind why some leaders remain steadfast in the face of insurmountable odds while others falter, introducing readers to an intriguing new concept called Leadership Energy. He also goes on to explain how this energy, built on deeply-held values and a clear sense of purpose, can be expanded to an enterprise level by influencing others to create a cadre of supporters who understand the company’s goals and work to embody them every day.

You can read more about our research studies and thought leadership articles on our website.

The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching: Insights and issues for a new era

Peter Webb brings us a stellar view of the wisdom literature and how he is applying this work in his coaching practice. He shares his passionate belief in the urgent need for wiser leaders to address the challenging issues of our time and offers two models coaches can use to bring forth greater wisdom in their clients.

Be the Change

Be the Change is a compilation of short essays written in a free-flowing and conversational style. These essays draw from the actual experiences of Iclif’s faculty members, as well as the input and challenges faced by those who have already benefited from Iclif’s programmes. It is a handy guide for leaders and directors to find ideas and solutions to address some of today’s pressing leadership challenges related to personal and enterprise performance.

Brain-Based Leadership

Taken from decades of research and over 60 publications, Dr Thun merges what we know about the brain and how it applies to leadership. Concepts such as brain functions, energy minimisation, and brain-based leadership matrix are woven through engaging stories of everyday leadership.

Brain-Based Leadership:The Models

A sequel in the Brain-Based series, Dr Thun dives deeper into the wonderment of the brain and leadership. Here he proposes three comprehensive models: B.A.S.E., S.I.M.G.A.R.D., and F.I.G.H.T. to help leaders address challenges of leading self and others. The book insightfully integrates the art and science of leadership.

Developing Leadership Talent

Developing Leadership Talent is an important resource that offers a practical, nuts-and-bolts, framework for putting in place a leadership development system that will attract and retain your organisation’s best and brightest talent. Step by step, the authors explain how alignment with strategic organisational goals and purpose, and effective developmental experiences, are the backbone of a sustainable leadership development pipeline.

SELECT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS:

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LEADERSHIP ENERGISED THROUGH A DIVERSE FACULTYAND CONSULTANT TEAMWe bring together the best Asian and global faculty/consultants from industry and academia. Together the team has a wealth of accumulated knowledge, experience and cutting-edge thought leadership that helps us challenge thestatus quo and bring about much-needed change as we seek to shape the futureof leadership development, human capital consulting and corporate governance.

We count amongst our faculty and consultants, industry professionals fromFortune 500 companies; renowned subject matter experts in diverse fieldsincluding leadership learning, neuroscience, and leadership coaching; published authors, international speakers, and prominent national leaders.

Drawing from their global experience, our faculty and consultants can providemulti-faceted and refreshing insights into leadership and governance for our clients.

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RAJEEV PESHAWARIA

PETER WEBB

Author of Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders (Simon & Schuster, 2011), Be the Change (McGraw-Hill, 2014), Open Source Leadership: Reinventing Management When There's No More Business As Usual (McGraw-Hill, Oct 2017), and a regular writer for Forbes, Rajeev has extensive global experience in leadership development with a particular focus on uncovering personal and organisational “Leadership Energy,” and developing and delivering business strategy. He has been named one of Top 100 Global Thought Leaders for Trustworthy Business in 2014, and a 2017 Top Thought Leader in Trust by ‘Trust Across America’.

Rajeev’s professional roots are in industry. He has been Chief Learning Officer of both Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley, and has formerly held senior positions at American Express and Goldman Sachs. At Goldman, Rajeev helped found Pine Street – the firm’s acclaimed leadership academy – and headed Pine Street for Europe and Asia. He has provided coaching, consulting and advisory services globally. His clients include Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife, The World Bank, US Treasury, US Securities & Exchange Commission, Indian Railways, Sinarmas Indonesia, Allianz, and many more. He also serves as guest faculty at leading business schools in the US, Europe and Asia.

He is a sought after international speaker and has been widely featured in international media platforms such as Bloomberg TV & radio, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Fast Company, American Management Association (AMA) magazine, Leadership Excellence magazine, The Times of India, The National Dubai, Mint-Wall Street Journal and the Conference Board.

Author of "Coaching for Wisdom: Enabling Wise Decisions" in The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching (2008), Peter has more than 30 years of experience facilitating conscious and long-lasting change in business leaders, teams and organisations across the Asia-Pacific region.

A qualified organisational psychologist, he began his professional career in the shipping, mining and energy sectors in Australia and Papua New Guinea, before moving into management roles in the pharmaceutical industry. Since 2001 he has worked as an executive coach and consultant, improving leadership capability, organisational culture and management innovation in high-profile private and public organisations including Deloitte Australia, HSBC, NSW Health, Landor, Accenture, NAB, IAG, AusTrade, CSIRO, PwC, Clayton Utz, and Mortgage House.

Peter’s work is based on comprehensive research in positive psychology, behavioural economics and systems thinking. He equips clients with the skills to manage wisely, which he defines as the ability to know the right thing to do, at the right time, in the right context, to achieve the greatest common good.

MUHAMMADSABRI RAWI

Sabri is Iclif’s Mastercoach extraordinaire. His skills as a leadership development expert spans almost two decades. His forte includes Leadership & Learning industry design, development & delivery of leadership training courses. He has distinguished himself as a Mastercoach from years of honing his skills in leadership training in multiple industries which include pharmaceutical, manufacturing, plantation, automotive, oil & gas, FMCG, GLC and the public sector.

Sabri has enjoyed an illustrious career with extensive stints in Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Project Management, Human Resource Management which includes Job Evaluation & Manpower Planning, Learning Intervention & Learning Assessment. A fast track performer, he rapidly catapulted into increasingly challenging & evolutionary roles in his vast career experience. He has spearheaded management excellence through continuous education and mind set change under the portfolio of Leadership Mindset Change.

His capacity for communicating and engaging with highly charged participants in volatile management landscapes earned him the role of global leadership training specialist. He has conducted training in Egypt, Vietnam, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan. A true bon vivant, Sabri’s dedication to his craft is infectious. He compels engagement by his easy yet professional manner and his presence is both desired and highly appreciated by senior management leaders and teams who he has engaged with in training.

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MICHAEL E. KOSSLER

PAUL B. SURPRENANT

Michael has 30 years of international experience in the fields of leadership and organisation development. With a rich blend of business experience and international consulting, he is able to create custom solutions for Iclif clients that accent the practical aspects of development and learning. In addition to being a certified instructional designer he is also certified in the use of a wide range of multi-rater and individual assessment tools.

Michael has worked with a variety of international organisations including the Aditya Birla Group, Alstom, Citigroup, FLS Industries, KAO Group, Novartis, Siemens, TATA and Xerox.

He is the co-author of “Developing Leadership Talent” (with David Berke and Michael Wakefield, Pfeiffer, 2008) and has authored several articles on team development and leading virtual teams. Prior to joining Iclif, he spent 18 years at the Centre for Creative Leadership where he held a variety of positions including expatriate assignments in Brussels and Singapore.

Paul B. Surprenant leads the Human Capital Consulting practice at Iclif. Paul has been consulting with global and domestic clients for nearly 25 years in Asia and North America. He began his career in change management but moved to human capital consulting, where he found the challenges more difficult and satisfying.

His passion is to help organisations improve workforce performance that result in better financial and operations results. He has worked across a broad range of complex initiatives in performance management, rewards, analytics, process optimisation, and service delivery design. His experience extends beyond human capital. He’s also been heavily involved in enterprise technology, risk management and governance.

Paul is a frequent speaker in public forums and to client executive teams. He strongly embraces the core values of integrity, dedication to client success, and excellence in outcomes. Paul joins Iclif after leading Mercer’s business in Indonesia. Prior to that, he led IBM Malaysia’s Consulting Solutions group.

DR. THUNTHAMRONGNAWA-SAWAT

Dr. Thun, author of Brain-Based Leadership (Nation Books, 2014), Brain-Based Leadership: The Models (2016) and a regular newspaper columnist, is one of Thailand’s most experienced leadership coaches, and the only certified instructor of John Kotter’s Leading Bold Change programme from Harvard Business School. In 2015, he was the recipient of the “Global Coaching Leadership Award” from the World HRD Congress and that same year he was named “Consultant of the Year” by the Ministry of Industry Thailand.

Dr. Thun began his career at the Boston Consulting Group before holding a series of management positions at global pharmaceutical companies including Merck Ltd and Colgate Palmolive. He joined the Slingshot Group in 2009 as a Principal Partner, where he specialised in neuroscience of leadership, leading change, strengths-based development, strategic thinking and executive coaching. While at Slingshot he worked with over 80 high-profile companies including Nestle Thailand, Biersdorf, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myer Squibb and BMW.

He grew up in Thailand, spent 16 years in three continents with a CBA, MSc, and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a certified ICF coach with CFN and ExMSc in Neuroscience of Leadership. His passion is helping leaders harness the brain to create a better future.

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LALIT GUPTA

Lalit has over 25 years of extensive business leadership experience and has led strategy formulation, execution and change initiatives across countries in Asia Pacific and Japan. Lalit brings real world experience to Leadership Development and Corporate Governance and is a well-respected thought leader.

Lalit has held Regional Leadership positions in Oracle as well as Unisys Corporation. In his last role, Lalit was Vice President at Oracle Corporation, leading their Public Sector and Education Business for Asia Pacific and Japan. Lalit’s experience covers sales, marketing, finance and strategic planning, as well as driving large-scale business transformations. In 2012, he was identified as one of the top leadership talents within Global Industry Business Unit at Oracle Corporation, and participated in a custom programme, “Leadership In Action”, designed to prepare high achieving talent for future leadership roles. This experience sparked his ongoing interest in leadership development, which he believes must be relevant and focused on unleashing individual and organisation’s full potential.

Lalit joined Iclif in 2016 as Chief Marketing Officer, where he provides leadership to the overall sales and marketing strategy and execution. In his spare time, he is committed to physical and mental wellbeing, and enjoys his meditation, scuba diving and golf.

KAREN R.SHEPHERDSON

GILLIAN NG

A versatile and focused professional, Karen R. Shepherdson is the Chief Operating Officer at Iclif. In this role, she works closely with the CEO and Board of Directors on all matters related to the strategic growth and day-to-day operations of Iclif. This position follows her successful tenure as Chief Marketing Officer, directing business development growth and overseeing marketing activities.

She also serves as Iclif’s Chief Engagement designer and facilitator in addition to her executive responsibilities. She uses her analytic capabilities, creativity, empathy, understanding of organisational dynamics and HR experience to collaborate on designing world-class curricula for Iclif’s clients with other lead Iclif faculty. She has taught and coached in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and China. Karen is a certified curriculum developer, instructional systems designer, experienced facilitator and 360-degree feedback coach.

Her core content expertise in facilitating programmes centers on high quality performance conversations, engagement for change, stakeholder management and self and team effectiveness.She began her career in banking, and gained more than 20 years of experience in economic research, corporate planning, and regional office supervision before finding her true calling in leadership learning and development. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (University of Lincoln-Nebraska, United States), and an MBA (University of Newcastle, Australia).

Gillian Ng plays a strategic role in the continuous development and execution of the Financial Institutions Directors’ Education (FIDE) suite of programmes that won the Excellent Team Performance Award in Bank Negara Malaysia. She has recently been tasked to manage the development and execution of the Shariah Leaders Education programme.

Before that, she was with Bank Negara Malaysia and was in the Prudential Financial Policy Department where the area of work tasked under her was to improve the level of Corporate Governance in the financial sector. She has also had more than 10 years of experience in the area of External & Internal auditing as well as Forensic Investigations.

Gillian holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Accounting and Business Administration from the Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow where she was awarded a Best in Class Scholarship. She also completed her Certified Public Accounting (MICPA) exams and was a PWC Silver medalist for the subject of Management Information Systems.

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DR. KIRAN BEDI

PROF. NABIL N. EL-HAGE

Dr. Kiran Bedi joined the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service in 1972 and became the first woman in India to do so. She worked with the United Nations in New York as the Police Advisor to the Secretary General, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She led 16 Peacekeeping Operations in Africa, Asia and Europe, all in war-torn countries where policing was re-established. She holds a Law, Doctorate degree. She is also a recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award (also called the Asian Nobel Prize). She is currently the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

Founder of two NGOs – Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation, which reach out to thousands of under-served children, women and men. Currently her NGOs are running B-Schools in partnership with Universities and Vocational Institutes for Indian youth. She has been voted as India’s most admired (THE WEEK 2002), Most Trusted Woman in India. (Readers Digest, March 2010, Navbharat Times 2012), MSN Most Admired Indian Female Icon 2011 and amongst the top 10 women Icons of 2013 by The Economic Times.

Dr. Bedi has a biography, “I Dare” and is an author of several books, namely “It’s Always Possible”, “What Went Wrong”, “As I See”, “Broom and Groom”, “India Protests”. She anchors radio and television shows and is a columnist. A nonfiction feature film on Dr. Bedi’s life entitled “Yes, Madam Sir” has been produced by an Australian film maker, Megan Doneman. The film was adjudged the “Best Documentary” at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and is available on Amazon.com. She has been in the vanguard of a nationwide movement of India against Corruption.

Prof. Nabil N. El-Hage is Founder of PR Academy of Executive Education LLC and a faculty member of Iclif, where he teaches in the Financial Institutions Directors’ Education Programme (FIDE) as well as the Mandatory Accreditation Programme (MAP) for directors of public listed companies. He is also a Professor of Practice at the Asia School of Business in Collaboration with MIT.

Prof. Nabil was on the faculty of Harvard Business School for nearly 10 years, and he served as Professor of Management Practice and as Senior Associate Dean for External Relations. At Harvard, he taught courses in corporate finance, private equity, corporate governance, and real estate. He graduated cum Laude from Yale University with a degree in electronic engineering (1980), and earned his MBA with the highest honours, as a Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School in 1984.

He is also a seasoned executive, having been Chief Financial Officer of two public listed companies, and Chief Executive Officer of a private equity-backed company for nearly a decade. He has also served on a dozen boards of companies, public and private, large and small. He currently serves on three boards of directors, including a privately-held health insurance company and a life insurance company-affiliated US$35 billion mutual fund complex.

DR. ROBERT P. BOOD

Dr. Robert has helped hundreds of companies in over 30 countries explore their futures, and brings that experience to Iclif’s Scenario Thinking and Business Innovation programme. Rob applies proven processes around scenario thinking to issues of strategy and innovation to help any institution develop more robust strategies and create attractive innovations.

He has worked with leading multinational companies as well as with medium-sized companies; and with national and regional governments, financial institutions and NGOs. Rob co-authored “Communities of Practice: Sources of Inspiration” (2004; in Dutch) and “Network learning: dealing with wicked problems” (2010; in Dutch). The former is a practical guide for professionals who want to improve and renew their practices together. The latter offers a unique learning model to tackle truly tough problematic situations.

His latest research studies the way companies deal with strategic risks and uncertainties and the possible contribution of behavioural governance to improve corporate practices in this area. Rob holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Groningen.

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LUCIANO PEZZOTTA

Luciano is a strategic innovation expert with a particular focus on corporate transformation and has over fifteen years of consulting experience across Europe, Asia and North America. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Asian operations of ECSI Consulting, a strategy and innovation consulting firm recently named as one of the 15 global leading firms in innovation strategy and management by Kennedy Research, the most authoritative analyst of the consulting industry. He has completed since 2006 the Blue Ocean Strategy qualification process under the supervision of Professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, co-creators of Blue Ocean Strategy and has over 10 years of experience globally as a Blue Ocean Strategy practitioner.

He brings his wealth of experience in strategy and innovation to Iclif’s programmes to help organisations conceive breakthrough innovation ideas, turn such ideas in successful business opportunities and create organisations that are systematically able to formulate and execute winning innovations.

He holds a MSc in International Management and is also Adjunct Faculty at SIM Professional Development, the executive education arm of the Singapore Institute of Management.

YOUSSEF A. NASR

DR. RONALD M. BRADFIELD

Youssef A. Nasr joined the HSBC Group in April 1975 and retired in March 2010. During his career in the HSBC Group, he worked in the New York, Paris, London, Toronto, Vancouver, San Paulo and Dubai offices.

His most recent roles were as President and CEO of HSBC Canada from 1997 to 1999. After that, he served as the President and CEO of HSBC USA and North America. In 2003, he was made the President of HSBC Brazil and the Group General Manager of South America. This was a position he held until 2006. In 2007, he became the Chairman and CEO of HSBC Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Besides serving in HSBC, Youssef has chaired and served on boards of numerous cultural, medical, professional and educational associations.

He currently serves on the boards of various companies in North America in the areas of private equity, infrastructure, biotechnology, electricity generation and real estate. Youssef teaches an Executive MBA Programme and does some consulting work. Youssef speaks fluent English, French, Arabic and Portuguese. He received his BA and MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University in the UK, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School in the US.

Dr. Ronald brings a wealth of technical, business and academic know-how to his core faculty position in Iclif’s Scenario Thinking and Business Innovation programme. Formerly a senior executive in multinationals in Canada, the US and the UK, Ron shifted his energies to consulting where he drove scenario/strategy projects in an array of private and public sector organisations across the globe in diverse sectors.

A founding member of the Centre for Scenario Planning & Future Studies at the University of Strathclyde Business School, Ron teaches at SBS’ campuses in the UAE, with concurrent responsibility for the management of the School’s postgraduate programmes in the Gulf.

Ron is a professional member of the World Futures Society and the Futurists Network; he has published articles on scenarios in international scholarly and practitioner journals, contributed chapters in books, and is the author of “Scenario Success Criteria: The Fundamentals of Effective Scenarios” (LAP, 2014), and a co-author of “The Sixth Sense: Accelerating Organisational Learning with Scenarios” (Wiley, 2002).

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THIERRY BARDURY

Thierry Bardury is Head of the banking practice with PR Academy of Executive Education LLC and a faculty member of Iclif, where he teaches in the Financial Institutions Directors’ Education Programme (FIDE).

Thierry worked for about 20 years for JP Morgan, both in Paris and London. He was involved in building the infrastructure, including middle and back offices, risk management and technology, for complex interest rate derivatives products. Later, he was Chief Operating Officer for some of the leading brands in the banking industry across Europe and the Gulf Region including Barclays Capital and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB).

He is a French national and graduated from a French Business School (Neomia) in 1977. He is a qualified “Expert Comptable Mémorialiste” (Chartered Accountant) and started his career as an external auditor with Ernst & Young in Paris.

PHILIP TAN PUAY KOON

YEW YEE TEE

Phillip has close to three decades of experience in banking and finance, principally in the areas of Treasury and Risk Management. He was a mid-career hire at Citibank Berhad, Malaysia where he served as Financial Markets Head and Country Treasurer of Citibank Berhad as well as Director of Citibank (L) Limited. In 2001, he joined the Citigroup Regional Office in Singapore as Director of Asia-Pacific Risk Treasury before being appointed as a Managing Director of Citigroup and as Chief Financial Officer of Asia-Pacific Emerging Market (EM) Sales & Trading of Citibank NA in 2004. During Philip’s tenure in the Regional Office, he was pivotal in establishing and streamlining the strategy, regional structure, policies and processes of the Risk Treasury business over 13 countries. Philip currently serves as an Independent Director of Cagamas Berhad, Citibank Berhad, Danajamin Nasional Berhad, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad and Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corporation Sendirian Berhad (MyClear). He chairs the Risk Committees at Citibank Berhad, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank and Cagamas Berhad. Since 2009, he has served as a member of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) under appointment by Bank Negara Malaysia.

At the invitation of the financial community and central banks such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank Indonesia and the State Bank of Vietnam, Philip has shared his knowledge through seminars and lectures as well as in-house bespoke programmes.

Yew Yee Tee graduated and obtained her degree in Bachelors of Law [LLB (Hon.)] fromUniversity of Malaya, Malaysia. She practised as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya before joining the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Berhad) as a legal manager.

In Bursa Malaysia Berhad, she has been involved in various regulatory aspects of the capital market including development, interpretation and implementation of various rules of Bursa Malaysia such as the Listing Requirements and has held various positions including as Senior Executive Vice President/ Head, Enforcement.

Presently, she is the Chief Regulatory Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad and responsible for regulatory strategy, regulatory policy and advisory, corporate surveillance and governance, listing, participants supervision, market surveillance, investigation and enforcement.

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DATO’ SERI JOHAN RASLAN

LILY WONG

Dato’ Seri Johan is a director of AMMB Holdings Berhad and Eco World International Berhad in Malaysia, companies which are listed on Bursa Malaysia Berhad. In the United Kingdom, he is a board member of Queens Park Rangers, a football club.

He was the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia. He spent 10 years of his career in London, United Kingdom, and 20 years in Malaysia, working in the fields of assurance and advisory. In addition to his assurance and advisory work, Johan has frequently been consulted in matters concerning corporate governance. He was also a member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Financial Stability Executive Committee, established under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009.His past work for the Government of Malaysia included memberships of the boards of Perbadanan Putrajaya (Putrajaya Corporation), The Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP), and the Chairmanship of the Financial Reporting Foundation. Johan assisted the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) with the rollout of the initial Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance and was a member of its subsequent Corporate Governance Consultative Committee.

He is currently a member of the Financial Services Professional Board and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Lily Wong is a Deputy Director for Client Strategy at Iclif where she is also a People Development Facilitator & an Executive Coach. Lily has over 20 years of experience in various roles such as sales and marketing, professional education accreditation and qualification, and business process re-engineering. At Iclif, she plays a crucial role supporting the design and delivery of leadership programmes and modules that support client strategies and organisational needs.

A certified instructional designer and accredited MBTI & NLP practitioner, Lily holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in the art of Ontological Coaching. She draws upon her business and educational experience to be a charismatic and committed group facilitator and executive coach to help individual leaders and teams to amplify their leadership strengths for better business success. She believes in supporting the self-awareness of those who would be leaders. In addition, she has trained and facilitated topics such as High Performing Teams, Coaching Excellence and Appreciative Leadership Strategy.

She has done work in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. Her broad variety of interests and accomplishments add up to someone who can understand the needs of her audience from the inside out. In addition to her deep work experience, Lily speaks four dialects and is fluent in three languages.

MICHELE A. SAGAN

Michele A. Sagan is a Deputy Director for Human Capital Consulting, as well as a member of Faculty & Coach at Iclif. A certified instructional designer, facilitator and coach, she also conducts research for the Asian Leadership Index.

Michele has more than 18 years of experience in public administration, economics, education and finance in both the public and private sectors in the UK and Malaysia. She has provided strategic consulting on government-linked projects across different industries and was also Senior VP in corporate finance and investment banking with UBS in London and CIMB and HSBC in Malaysia. Michele is also certified by 6seconds, the largest EQ organisation globally and has trained, facilitated and written on various topics including Emotional Intelligence, Culture Transformation and Leadership Development.

Michele has a Degree and a Masters from the London School of Economics, UK and is a JPA, British High Commission and Citibank scholar. She is also currently pursuing her PHD with the University of Nottingham, Malaysia in the area of Leadership.

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VIJAY BHAT

WONG SIEW LI

Vijay Bhat is a Mumbai-based specialist in strategy consulting, leadership development, training, group/individual coaching and facilitation. For the last 11 years, he has helped clients, both Indian and international, navigate through major life transitions – organisational and personal.

Previously, Vijay spent 21 years with Ogilvy & Mather in various leadership positions around the world. His last assignment was on Ogilvy’s Asia-Pacific Board as Regional Strategy Director, overseeing Corporate Strategy, Account Planning and Talent Development across 20 Asian countries.

He also counsels and conducts retreats and provides online support for people recovering from cancer, based on his personal encounter with colon-cancer in 2001. Describing himself as a ‘cancer-thriver’, Vijay is the co-author of “My Cancer Is Me: The Journey from Illness to Wholeness”, published in 2013.

Wong Siew Li is Deputy Director of Corporate Governance at The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre. Siew Li is responsible for research as well as management and development of the organisation’s corporate governance programmes including strategic planning, faculty management, continuing improvement of existing programmes and development of new programmes.

Prior to joining Iclif, she gathered a wide range of corporate experience in taxation and auditing (Ernst & Young in Singapore), equity analysis (RHB Securities in Kuala Lumpur), and training and development (Securities Industry Development Corporation, SIDC – the training and development arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia).During her stint with SIDC, she also managed the secretariat for the Institute of Corporate Responsibility Malaysia (ICRM) which was a network of more than thirty leading companies that were advocates of corporate responsibility in Malaysia. ICRM has since merged to become Business Council for Sustainability and Responsibility Malaysia (BCSRM).

Siew Li graduated from the University of Melbourne with a degree in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Econometrics. She also has a Masters in Arts from Regent College, Vancouver in Canada.

KEVIN D. ASBJÖRNSON

Kevin D. Asbjörnson, MIM is a professional educator, international performing artist, and inspirational speaker in the areas of global leadership; global mindset, creativity and innovation in the workplace, coaching for performance and potential and performing arts-based learning techniques.

His multinational corporation experience as an International Marketing Manager and Director-International Distribution included international assignments with American Express Financial Services, Information Handling Services, American Tool Companies, Tandem Computers (Hewlett-Packard) and Korn Ferry-Leadership and Talent Consulting Group. He is Managing Director & Global Executive Coach with Inspire! Imagine! Innovate! – an international consortium of professional educators, performing artists and inspirational facilitators whose unique keynote events, performing arts-based learning techniques and interactive workshops inspire leadership, unleash the imagination and promote organisational innovation.

Kevin earned a Master of International Management (MIM) from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Bachelor of Arts-Cum Laude in International Studies & Business from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Diploma-Valedictorian of European Economics, Legal and Political Studies from the University of Vienna, Austria.

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ROD MCCOWAN

Rod McCowan serves as Senior Faculty with the Institute for Personal Leadership and Guest Lecturer at Columbia Business School. He is also Founder and Principal of the Accelerance Group, and specialises in executive coaching, leadership development and organisational change. Rod brings a rare combination of tri-sector leadership experience, strategy and organisational development expertise, and a passion for helping others achieve and sustain leadership growth and excellence.

A former White House Fellow under President Bush, Rod also led the transformation of the U.S. Department of Education as a senior political appointee under President Clinton. At Herman Miller, Inc., Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, and VeriSign, Inc., he served as CHRO and restructured and led global organisations to maximise talent and drive game-changing improvements in leadership and business performance. He also led successful turnarounds as Managing Director, South East Asia, and President of Herman Miller East Asia.

He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Hitachi Institute of Management Development, which is responsible for global leadership development and business transformation across Hitachi, Ltd. Rod holds an MAR in Social Ethics from Yale Divinity School and a MPP from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

DEBORAH TORRES PATEL

For the past 30 years, Deborah has been a leadership communication consultant to clients ranging from small business owners to multi-billion dollar global corporations. She has empowered hundreds of thousands of leaders in 75 countries to develop influential voice, presentation and public speaking skills. She has personally trained leaders of over two hundred global companies in the past two years on four continents.

Based in Asia since 1996, Deborah has been featured on CNBC and CNN television as well as in global publications like TIME and Forbes. She is also a co-contributing author to the bestselling book “88 Essential Secrets for Achieving Greater Success at Work” published by Marshall Cavendish Business.

She is a member of the International Coach Federation, Global Speakers Federation and a senior founding member of the Asia Professional Speakers’ Association. She’s been guest faculty at UCLA Los Angeles, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Institute of Retail Studies, Singapore Management University, and Hong Kong Baptist University.

She has broad experience in the IT, healthcare and sports industries. Since joining Iclif in 2007, she has been focused on driving Iclif’s international business with a stable of clients from Indonesia and developing business opportunities in China. Her previous work experience includes Prudential, Matheson PFC and the Federal Flour Mills (FFM).

Cecilia is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF), MBTI certified and an accredited Performance & NLP Coach.

CECILIA CHAN

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