
Executive Communications Strategist & Mental Health Advocate
Oxford MBA with 17+ years in leadership, communications, and philanthropy.
In high pressure environments, professionals often succeed outwardly while feeling disconnected and depleted internally. This session reframes success by showing how authenticity drives both emotional health and sustainable performance. Drawing from scientific research and real world leadership experience, Vanessa Tan demonstrates how bringing your authentic self to work strengthens resilience, motivation, and trust. Participants learn how to recover from setbacks, reconnect with purpose, and recognise the real impact of their work on clients’ lives. Leaders also gain insight into building client first cultures that retain and motivate high performing teams. This is a powerful reminder that fulfilment, authenticity, and performance are not opposing forces but essential drivers of long term professional success.
Insurance agents and leaders
Participants reconnect with authenticity and purpose so they perform with resilience, fulfilment, and stronger client and team relationships.
In today’s AI-driven marketplace, leaders must communicate with purpose and authority. This results-driven keynote reveals how public speaking transforms executives into trusted thought leaders. Through science-backed frameworks and real-world examples, you will discover how to inspire teams, engage decision makers, and expand your market reach. Learn to use storytelling, audience-centered messaging, and media strategies to build credibility and drive business results. This session equips leaders to communicate with confidence, maximize every speaking opportunity, and turn influence into tangible growth—making public speaking your cornerstone for success.
C-suite executives, Aspiring leaders, Business owners, Corporate communicators, Senior managers, and PR professionals
Gain practical tools to craft and deliver influential speeches that inspire and mobilize action. Adopt a leadership-ready mindset to speak with clarity, confidence, and credibility. Strengthen stakeholder and media engagement to amplify visibility and ROI.
Women’s empowerment means more than just a seat at the table—it’s about leading with purpose and driving change. This session equips women and allies with practical strategies to communicate courageously, prevent burnout, and become advocates for inclusion. Through real stories, actionable tools, and live reflection exercises, participants learn to move from mentorship to sponsorship, set boundaries for sustainable growth, and break leadership stereotypes. Walk away ready to take intentional action, amplify your voice, and build workplaces where all leaders thrive beyond surface-level diversity.
Emerging women leaders, mid-level managers, and diversity champions
Master tools for owning and communicating your unique leadership narrative. Learn resilience techniques to prevent burnout and build sustainable leadership habits. Move beyond representation to influence, creating real impact and inclusivity.
In today’s hyper-connected world, networking is a critical leadership skill, not just a numbers game. In this session, Vanessa Tan introduces the RAPID Networking Strategy—grounded in Social Network Analysis—to help professionals audit their networks, identify opportunity gaps, and build high-value connections. Whether transitioning careers or aiming for leadership, you’ll learn to engage with purpose and use systems thinking to convert conversations into real results. Walk away with actionable frameworks, scripts, and tools to make your networking intentional, impactful, and confidence-driven.
Mid-career professionals, Aspiring leaders, Managers and Team leads
Learn to audit and upgrade your current network using Social Network Analysis. Master segmentation and purposeful engagement to bridge cross-industry or cross-cultural gaps. Apply practical tools to track, measure, and convert relationships into results.
Vanessa Tan is an Executive Communications Strategist and Mental Health Advocate, dedicated to helping leaders foster authentic connections and build emotionally resilient teams. With 17 years of experience in global marketing communications and crisis management, she equips C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and rising leaders with tools to enhance their thought leadership and communication impact. Vanessa has coached leaders from multinational corporations such as Sony, Sungrow, and Medtronic, guiding them to craft compelling narratives that drive results. A Forbes thought leader with over 40 media features globally, Vanessa holds an Oxford MBA and is a PhD scholar in Communications & Information. She is passionate about integrating communication strategy with mental wellness, enabling leaders to create connected, high-performing teams grounded in empathy, trust, and psychological safety.
Authentic Leadership Advocate
Helps leaders foster empathy and social wellness by strengthening emotional resilience, communication, and trust within teams for higher performance and engagement.
Executive Communications Strategist
Equips C-suite executives and entrepreneurs with thought leadership tools to craft compelling narratives, drive influence, and achieve impactful business results.
Mental Health & Wellness Champion
Passionate about integrating communication strategies with emotional well-being practices to create inclusive, connected, and psychologically safe workplaces.
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