SUNITA VENKATARAMAN has leadership experiences in consumer growth start-ups as well as MNCs . She specializes in market and consumer insights and analytics, an area that has given her a ringside view of the changes that technology is bringing about in the workplace as well as what the workplace of the future might look like and demand. She is a frequent speaker at global conferences on how companies can leverage AI and Digital Transformation. Sunita has lived in India, Singapore and the US, and has worked in markets across the globe. Having worked with an inter-generational group of knowledge workers, Sunita foresees the challenges ahead of the current generations and the dichotomy between knowledge and soft skills. As a leader and a coach to her global teams, Sunita strongly encourages lifelong learning and values curiosity and the ability to collaborate.

FAEZA SIRAJUDIN has been an educator since 1997, having taught in public, private and international schools. She believes education has to be forward-minded to remain relevant in the changing world. As the co-owner of a successful private school, she developed a curriculum which focused on critical and creative thinking skills, which include elements of gamification and interactive activities, believing no learning can take place in a static environment. As senior management in an International School, she revamped the curriculum to be in-line with 21st Century needs, focussing on the application of skills rather than the acquisition of content. She has also designed board games which emphasise the inculcation of soft skills such as collaboration, risk management, and empathy. She was recently conferred the “Outstanding Leadership in Education” award by Education 2.0.