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PWC SG EDM Dear Pratik Bang,
We hope that you and your loved ones have been keeping well and safe throughout the past months.
The past few months were nothing short of exciting - we concluded our Alumni week 2021 in January and Singapore's national budget was announced in February. We share a quick recap on our Alumni week as well as the Budget 2021 webinar on demand in this newsletter.
2021 promises to be an exciting year for Singapore as we pave the road to recovery and emerge stronger together. As we embrace the first quarter of the year, there is much to look forward to with additional measures to support Singapore's economy and the further easing of safety measures coupled with increased physical interactions with our family, clients and the community.
Let's stay connected!
Best regards,
Siew Quan and Tuck Seng
PwC Singapore Alumni Co-Leaders | | | Alumni week of events
We had our Alumni week of activities in January including sharing sessions on managing digital risks and cybersecurity as well as discussions on how businesses can reimagine tax reporting and strategy.
It was great to share some meaningful interactions our alumni and we look forward to reconnecting with you at future events.
| | | Alumni Bites
In conjunction with our Alumni week, we have also introduced our Alumni Bites. Our peers reached out to their alumni friends to catch up over meals, as well as our quarterly Alumni partners lunch.
We received many inspiring alumni stories from those of you who managed to catch up with your fellow peers. We hope you have created many meaningful and unforgettable memories.
Stay tuned and keep a lookout for more alumni related activities! | | | | Join our Family Business Survey launch webinar | | | Co-hosted with the Family Business Network and supported by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, we invite you to join our launch event as we share the Asia Pacific and Singapore highlights of the Family Business Survey on
7 April 2021, 4.00pm to 5.30pm.
Our key findings include the impact of Covid-19 and the key priorities facing Singapore and Asia Pacific family businesses over the next two years.
Register here | | | | 24th Annual Global CEO Survey - Singapore | | | Conducted in January and February 2021, the 24th Annual Global CEO Survey explores the views of 5,050 chief executives around the world on how they are reinventing their companies to mitigate global disruptions.
The survey reveals a rebound in CEOs’ confidence in their own company’s revenue prospects, but are anxious - about the trajectory of the pandemic, over-regulation, trade conflicts, supply chain disruptions and to a lesser extent climate change.
Read more | | | | Singapore Budget 2021 - Webinar and commentary | | | Budget 2021 sets out new and enhanced measures to help businesses transform and strengthen their climate and resource resilience. There’s no better time to rethink your business strategy by realigning with the national agenda and learn how you can access support to address challenges, seize opportunities and emerge stronger.
Watch our professionals share make sense of what the new proposed budget measures mean for you.
Watch here Read our commentary | | | | Join our Alumni LinkedIn group | | | We invite you to join the Alumni LinkedIn community to foster and retain engagement amongst alumni members. Do feel free to share this link with your alumni friends and invite them to join.
Stay connected | | | | | 10th Global Family Business Survey
For many family business leaders, 2020 was a wake up call. It is no longer enough to rely on values and legacy to propel the business forward. See the current priorities and the plans for the year ahead from family business leaders worldwide in our latest report.
Find out more | | | Take on Tomorrow
Bold insights for bold leaders - we address the most urgent forces facing business leaders in 2021 - and beyond. Our new perspective series is the latest thinking from across our global network. Now is the time to drive growth from new possibilities, to take action, transform and move forward.
Find out more | | | | | | | Global economy watch: Predictions for 2021
Projecting what the future holds is an important exercise for business and governments looking to plan ahead. In our first edition of 2021, we look ahead to the trends we expect to come to the fore in the global economy in the year to come. We identify three themes for this year.
Find out more | | | Global Crisis Survey 2021
Taking our survey will get you an instant personalized benchmark report that measures your experience compared to your peers - so that you can learn, take action, build resilience and emerge stronger. Find out what moves you can make today to prepare for tomorrow.
Find out more | | | | | | | Budget to 'build back better' a pathway to sustainability
During times of deep crisis, new norms can emerge. #SGBudget2021’s focus on sustainability amid a crisis presents an opportunity for you to rethink, reimagine and transform your business in a way that can create the most value for a sustainable future.
Read this commentary in The Business Times to learn more about where our leaders, Chris Woo, Abhijit Ghosh, and Eu-Lin Fang see opportunities in our publication. | | | Upskilling for shared prosperity
The rise of automation and new technologies has transformed the world of work. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated these trends and widened inequalities, resulting in the urgent need for large-scale upskilling and reskilling to ensure people around the world develop the skills they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, we make the case for upskilling and highlight some of the challenges, including the disconnect between current education programmes and the skills employers need now and in the future. We also recommend steps businesses and policymakers can take to create more inclusive and sustainable economies in our report. | | | Digital transformation for small and medium businesses
In a recent survey, it was found that 83% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore have digital transformation strategies in place, but less than half are able to implement it successfully due to the untimely COVID-19 pandemic which impacted investment priorities. However, business survival and digitalisation are steadily merging in the new world.
Whilst the economic uncertainties in recent times have also added unique challenges - the high implementation cost, cash flow challenges, the workforce digital upskilling gap and low awareness of government initiatives are some common drawbacks faced by SMEs along their digital transformation journey. See how we can help in our publication. | | | | | | PwC Singapore Alumni Network | | | We want to hear from you!
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