Last Wednesday evening brought the curtain down on our 𝐒𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 series for 2025. However, with one curtain lowering, another rises, offering a moment to look ahead at what may shape the coming year. That spirit framed our theme for the evening, ‘𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2026’, held at the beautiful The Estate on Federal Hill where the anticipation in the room matched the setting.
Designed as six fast, insight driven sessions, the programme featured perspectives from across our practice groups:
• 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥? 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐌&𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 2026
Sheba Gumis set the tone with a practical look at the next cycle of deals, sentiment and market movement.
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 2026
Siew Li Foo explored the shifts transforming the modern workplace and the compliance and legislative updates that employers should already be thinking about.
• 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭
Jillian Chia provided a clear snapshot of the data protection regulatory implementation ahead and the cybersecurity threats organisations must be ready to confront.
• 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
Richard Khoo traced the rising trajectory of renewable energy and the opportunities emerging at the intersection of policy and investment.
• 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐃𝐑 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝
Sharon Chong offered a sharp lens on reforms, institutional developments and how ADR will evolve in a more structured dispute landscape.
• 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧
Selvamalar Alagaratnam and
Wei Hun Teng concluded the Signals with a timely exploration of human rights responsibilities in business, and the growing demand for accountability across supply chain operations.
The guests then moved into open networking and explored our four thematic conversation stations, continuing the dialogue in a more interactive setting.
A sincere thank you to all our clients, colleagues, and friends who joined us. It was a fitting close to the year and a reminder of how powerful shared perspective can be. Here’s to carrying this spirit of discovery and collaboration into 2026.