Asia seminar

CISL is partnering with Insignia Ventures Academy, the education arm of Southeast Asia venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners, to deliver the Asia seminar of their Business & Sustainability Programme (BSP), a 4 day immersion programme with executives from across the region at the heart of Singapore’s business district.

The 4-day seminar brings together senior executives with academics, industry experts, CSOs, and peers for multidisciplinary sessions that equip participants to build enterprises and to transform businesses in ways that accelerate a shift towards sustainable economies. Participants gain access to a global network of 40,000 senior leaders and practitioners, exclusive events across continents, and certification. 

For this year's Asia programme, CISL is bringing together technology CEOs and senior leaders in innovation who value a multi-disciplinary approach to facing key challenges in business growth and transformation

Date: 13-16 October 2026

Location: Singapore Exchange

Duration and format: Four-day executive education programme, 10am-6pm daily.

Fee: The fee for the programme is 9,500 SGD.

Selection criteria

• Appropriate seniority of position (see brochure for further info)
• Typically more than 15 years' experience
• A high level of proficiency in the English language – this is important to derive maximum value, participation and enjoyment from the programme
• Ability to pay the fees, or to identify a sponsoring institution

Benefits for participants:

During the four-day seminar, participants:

• Build a critical understanding of the current forces shaping the global operating context, and the impact on short, mid and long term horizon, to inform today’s strategy and capital allocations.
• Identify the most strategic and pragmatic pathways to strengthen commercial performance in a carbon and resource constrained world and to accelerate and benefit from transition to more sustainable markets.
• Gain insight into some of the most promisinginnovations, and effective approaches to building the conditions to scale internationally.
• Explore the potential for pre-competitive collaboration and market-making to create the enabling conditions for innovation and investment in the solutions of the future
• Build insight into what works in driving sustainable business transformation today, aligning capital and culture to unlock rapid progress.
• Gain a lifelong peer network of senior leaders navigating similar decisions, with opportunities to engage on key topics.

How the programme is delivered

Participants begin their engagement ahead of the seminar through tailored conversations, a sustainable business survey and preparatory readings.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, case-study presentations, group discussions, individual reflections and networking opportunities. Small-group conversations help participants reflect on their leadership journey, test their assumptions, share challenges, learn from peers and co-create responses.

Key themes

• Navigating the forces restructuring global markets: drive growth and adaptability in your business amidst energy and resource security concerns, supply chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, rapid innovation developments in AI, computing, and financial technology, climate and social risks.
• Implementing strategies for a resilient business: move from compliance, reputation and incrementalism toward future-fit innovation and competitive transformation.
• The architecture of market-making: align your business's commercial performance with rapid industry transition, leveraging blended capital structures, risk-sharing mechanisms, and pre-competitive collaboration.
• From individual conviction to organisational action: close the gap between leadership awareness and organisational action, especially for multi-market businesses with highly complex behavioural and institutional dynamics.
• The role of leadership in navigating the transition: how senior executives and investors can build the personal credibility, institutional authority, and coalition-building capability to drive ambitious strategies, shape enabling market conditions, and sustain momentum through complexity, political headwinds, and organisational resistance.

How do we deal with participants from the same industry?

The seminars provide a safe space for delegates to share and co-explore challenges and ideas relating to their personal and professional context. All discussions are treated as confidential and are conducted under the Chatham House Rule. For some of the more sensitive conversations, attendees from competing organisations are allocated to different syndicate groups, however, there is nothing to prevent these individuals engaging in active debate and sharing of ideas – in our experience, delegates appreciate the opportunity to interact with their peers on a shared sustainability agenda.

How to apply

Approximately 35 delegates are selected to attend each seminar. All nominations are subject to a robust vetting procedure to achieve the right balance on each seminar between industry sectors and between business, government and NGOs.

Submit your application or get in touch to nominate a colleague via email who meets the above criteria and we will share materials with you to forward on.

Please note that you will need to complete the online application form in one sitting, so please ensure that you have all required information with you.

Fees, terms and conditions

The fee for the programme is 9,500 SGD. Details of our pricing structure can be found here.

Download the terms and conditions