Course objectives:

1. Define statutory and fiduciary duties and responsibilities of directors.
2. Provide an overview of the regulatory environment and the corporate governance landscape in Singapore.
3. Highlight the critical elements of financial and other disclosures needed.
4. Describe the key components of effective board leadership.
5. Recognise the balance between performance and compliance.

The course will cover the following areas:

1. The directorship landscape and regulatory environment.
   
2. Evolving legislation affecting all companies.
   
3. Director duties and responsibilities.
   
4. Due diligence, liabilities and rewards.
   
5. What makes an effective board.
   
   

9 June 2026, 1.00pm to 5.00pm (Compulsory)
10 June 2026, 1.00pm to 5.00pm (Compulsory)

1.00pm : Directorship and the regulatory environment
2.15pm : Break
2.30pm : Director’s role, responsibility and liability
4.30pm : Q&A
5.00pm : End of session 1

Programme (10 June 2026) - Compulsory
1.00pm : Accounting and auditing
3.00pm : Break
3.15pm : An effective board
4.15pm : Q&A
5.00pm : End of session 2

CPD Hours : 8

SID members: $566.80 (incl. 9% GST)
Non-members: $741.20 (incl.9% GST)

SID Corporate Members may utilise their complimentary vouchers.

SPEAKERS

Cynthia Wu
Partner, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, Rajah & Tann

Ms Cynthia Wu specialises in corporate governance and strategic advisory for SGX-listed companies and regional restructuring matters. She advises boards and investors on crisis management, shareholder activism, regulatory investigations and cyber security incidents. She handles mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reverse takeovers, fundraising and delistings, and advises on developing robust governance frameworks. As the senior manager of corporate services at Rajah & Tann, Ms Wu supports Catalist-listed issuers in meeting their continuing listing obligations and advises financial institutions in their sponsor roles. She is part of the firm’s sustainability practice, helping clients navigate ESG developments and reporting requirements.

Mr Lee Tze Shiong has more than 30 years of audit experience, most of which were with large international audit firms. Prior to joining Nexia TS, he was the Divisional Director of the Public Accountancy Division of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). In his previous appointment, he spearheaded the small and medium sized enterprise audit group in one of the big four accounting firms in Singapore. He was involved in the audit of listed and multinational groups, initial public offerings and other audit advisory engagements, and has worked in different overseas locations.

Ms Lim Ju May is the Technical and Assurance Director of CLA Global TS. Prior to joining CLA Global TS, she spent 8 years as Head of the Technical Department at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) where she pioneered numerous initiatives. She has a wealth of experience in the accounting and auditing profession including over 12 years with Big Four accounting firms. She also authored ISCA’s Micro Accounting Model and other ISCA publications such as CFOs for Sustainability Reporting Roundtable Report, Fueling Sustainable Ecosystems – Insights From The Financial Services Sector, Leases Roadmap, Technical Bites, and many others.

Ms Wong Su-Yen is an experienced board chair and independent director who has served for over 15 years on the boards of multiple companies and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, Asia and the US. She has experience in business strategy, human capital development and organisation transformation. She is chairperson of James Cook University Singapore and independent director at CDL, CSE Global and First Resources. She also serves on the boards of Kemin Industries and Infocomm Media Development Authority. A former chair of the Singapore Institute of Directors, she is an adjunct professor of leadership at the National University of Singapore Business School and an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation.

Registration
Please register online by 4 June 2026.

Course Enquiries
Email : [email protected]
Tel : (65) 6422 1188

 Upon successful registration for the course, you are deemed to have read and accepted SID’s Terms and Conditions.