Redundant or Relevant? Finance Careers in the Age of Disruption

Name: Redundant or Relevant? Finance Careers in the Age of Disruption
Start: 2026-07-28T18:30:00+08:00
End: 2026-07-28T21:00:00+08:00
Location: The Working Capitol

Schedule

Tue Jul 28 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

The Working Capitol | Singapore, SG

The finance industry is changing in Asia. What does that mean for your career? Join us live in-person at The Working Capitol on 28 July, 7PM

About this Event

Banks across Asia are restructuring. Roles are being redefined. And professionals at every level are asking the same question: what do I do now?

This live panel brings together three voices who have navigated career pivots, led teams through disruption, and studied the industry from the inside out. Expect specific, honest, and actionable advice. Not corporate talking points.

You will walk away knowing:

Which finance and banking roles are being reshaped right now
What skills and positioning matter most for your next career move
How to take action before the market moves first

Meet the Panel:

Jessie Toh

VP, Global Treasurer - Coda Payments

President - Financial Women's Association Singapore

Jessie is a global treasury and payments executive with 23 years of experience spanning banking, fund management and fintech. Since joining Coda in 2019, she has helped build and scale the company’s global treasury and payments capabilities, contributing to its growth to unicorn status. Her expertise spans cross-border payments, FX, liquidity management and commercial treasury strategy. Having reinvented her career across traditional banking, fintech and entrepreneurship, Jessie brings firsthand insights into how technology is disrupting financial services, reshaping careers and creating new opportunities for finance professionals.

Beyond her corporate role, she is President of the Financial Women’s Association Singapore, championing women in finance, and serves on the board of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO). Jessie is also a co-founder of a gourmet butchery business and the mother of two teenagers.

Dr Azhar Ahmad

Executive Career Coach, Careerlogist

A medical physician with two decades of corporate leadership experience across the global pharmaceutical industry, including Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD, and Roche, Dr Azhar now coaches professionals on visibility, personal branding, and career reinvention.

At this panel, Azhar will share how professionals can reposition their personal brand during periods of industry disruption, and why visibility matters more than ever in a restructuring market.

Eric Sim

LinkedIn Top Voice, Former UBS Investment Banking Managing Director

Eric is the founder of the Institute of Life and author of a book on career development - Small Actions: Leading Your Career to Big Success. A LinkedIn Top Voice, Eric shares his own transition from investment banking into coaching and education.

Eric will draw on his own pivot from investment banking to share what career reinvention actually looks like from the inside, and which moves are worth making now.

Moderated by:

Kimberley Long

Asia Editor, The Banker (Financial Times) - joining LIVE from London

Kimberley brings a sector-wide, data-informed view of how banks across the region are restructuring, giving this conversation real editorial grounding.

Venue Partner: The Working Capitol is made possible with the support of BAGUSTogether - NVPC, Temasek Foundation, and Tote Board.

Event Photos

Venue Partner

Spanning five light-filled, historic shophouses, houses companies ranging from startups to multinationals. Productivity, buzz, and community are the words we most often hear used to describe the atmosphere in the space.

The Working Capitol was born when co-founders Ben and Saranta Gattie decided to transform an old biscuit factory on Keong Saik Road into a unique coworking and lifestyle destination. By converting heritage shophouses into spaces that foster collaboration & unlock possibilities, The Working Capitol aims to challenge the conventional working life, while empowering people to do their best work.

Event Photos

Supported and Encouraged by LinkedIn, LinkedIn Local™ is a registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation and is used under license. However, LinkedIn Local™ events are NOT sponsored or operated by LinkedIn. LinkedIn Local™ - Singapore is also recognised as a ground-up, not-for-profit initiative under Building All Groundups for Success (BAGUS) Together, a collaboration between the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), the Temasek Foundation, and the Tote Board. This recognition underscores our commitment to producing news-centric events that serve the public good.

LinkedIn Local™ - Singapore events are live, in-person experiences that bring together LinkedIn members in Singapore. Produced by LinkedIn Local™ - Singapore, these events are to strengthen existing LinkedIn connections and to build new ones!

Event Photos