Singapore Semiconductor
Leadership Excellence
Redefining Leadership for the Semiconductor Industry
About the Programme
The Singapore Semiconductor Leadership Excellence (SSLE) Programme is a customised programme designed to inspire emerging technical and business leaders to continue creating revolutionary possibilities from the semiconductor industry.
It offers an immersive, hands-on learning experience aimed at fostering both personal and professional growth, equipping leaders to thrive in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous global landscape, with a particular focus on the semiconductor sector.
Transformational Leadership Programme catered for Leaders in the semiconductor industry
The programme represents a transformation — from an accelerator to a holistic, industry-relevant leadership journey. Offered by Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) in partnership with Singapore Management University (SMU), the programme is the culmination following comprehensive reviews with industry and HR leaders.
Learning Outcomes
The programme aims to develop senior semiconductor leaders by enhancing their strategic thinking, leadership capabilities, and industry foresight. It prepares them to navigate complex challenges and drive transformative growth within their organisations and the broader semiconductor ecosystem.
- Role of leadership in the semiconductor industry: You will develop a comprehensive understanding of your evolving role of leadership within the context of the global workforce landscape and the semiconductor industry.
- Business Model Innovation and Business Strategies: You will gain insights into business model innovation and its alignment with business strategies within the semiconductor industry.
- Best practices: You will learn about how to best handle people management, team building, and organisational leadership.
- Sustainable Strategies: You will understand how aligning sustainability efforts and strategies with business outcomes can provide a competitive advantage for your organisation.
- Organisational Growth with top talents: You will learn to formulate strategies to help your organisation identify, recruit, develop, and train top talent.
- Networking Opportunities: Build and grow your networks with experts and leaders from business, government, and academia.
Programme Framework and Structure
The Spiralling Cone:
The three-dimensional spiralling cone guides participants to think about how context, drivers for growth and leaders interact with one another. The multi-directional and perceived magnitude of the interactions capture the complexities in motion that participants must consider before initiating the appropriate action at any given time.
Context: The World & Asia
Megatrends + US, China, India & Asean + Global Trade Wars + Geopolitical Dynamism & Supply Chain Challenges +
IoT (Gen) AI, Quantum Computing
Drivers for Growth
Digital Transformation + Change & Transformation + Business Model Innovations + Sustainability + Ecosystem Edge
Leaders & Implications
Steward Leadership Advantage + The Future of Semicon Work + Leading Across Cultures + Power & Influence + Leading High-Performance Teams
Topics Covered
Date:
21 – 24 July 2026
- Techno-Nationalism, AI and Megatrends Shaping the World we Live in, and Scenarios Impacting the Semiconductor Industry
- Action Learning Projects: Setting up for Success and Briefing
- Workshop: Psychological Fear on Innovation and AI Readiness
- Psychometric Assessment
- Business Leader Dialogue: Business Transformation & People
- Company Visit
- The Ecosystem Edge: What it means to the Semiconductor Industry?
- Power and Influence without Formal Authority
- Panel Discussion: In the Pursuit of Change and Innovation
- Managing Talent through Coaching
Date:
18 – 21 Aug 2026
- Reimagine Business Model Innovation in Asia
- Building High Performing Teams in Traditional and Matrix Organisations
- The Global Executive Mindset: Executive Behaviors that Matter in a Global Leadership Setting
- The Global Executive Mindset: Communication Techniques and Executive Presence Skills to Lead Across Cultures
- The Global Executive Mindset: Crafting Your Personal Action Plan to Elevate Your Impact
- Company Visit
- Dialogue Session: Beyond Success - The Steward Leadership
- Action Learning Project Presentation
Who Should Attend
Senior-level managers and directors with over 15 years of experience, who are part of the company’s succession plan and responsible for strategic decision-making.
This includes heads of business units and senior functional leaders.
Programme Faculty and Industry Speakers
Dr. Faisal Aman
Programme Director
SMU Executive Development,
Singapore Management University
Lim Swee Say
Trustee and Adviser of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Deputy Chairman of Singapore Labour Foundation
Prof Shantanu Bhattacharya
Operations Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Prof Roy Chua
Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Assoc Prof Tan Hwee Hoon
Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Stephen Krempl
President, Krempl Communications International
Alex Capri
Board Member,
Author on Trade and Geo- Economics
Erin Lee
Founder, Mindful Moments Singapore
Mindfulness & Wellbeing Coach
Certitied MBSR Teacher
Russell Tham
Head, Emerging Technologies
Temasek
Sim Cher Whee
Vice President, People Strategy, Technology & Talent Acquisition, Micron Technology
How to Register
To register, please reach out to the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA).
Contact SSIA
For more information about the Singapore Semiconductor Leadership Excellence Programme, please reach out to
secretariat@ssia.org.sg
+65 6679 1571