Leesa Soulodre: Ignite Change, Drive Strategic Impact, Foster Innovation
Leesa Soulodre is a dynamic corporate speaker who captivates audiences with powerful insights and real-world examples from across the globe. Known for her ability to drive transformative thinking and actionable change, Leesa has inspired thousands through her work as a keynote speaker and moderator at premier financial, technology, and business conferences worldwide.
Corporations describe her as a catalyst for critical thinking and innovation—a speaker who leaves audiences energized, equipped with practical strategies, and ready to implement positive change.
Key Topics to Drive Strategic Impact
Ethics and Responsible AI Adoption: Navigating the Moral Compass of AI
Understand the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI adoption with Leesa Soulodre. Learn how responsible AI can transform industries while ensuring fairness, transparency, and societal well-being. This session empowers teams to innovate ethically and mitigate risks.Masters vs Robots: Shaping the Workforce of Tomorrow
Prepare for the future of work as Leesa explores the integration of AI and human talent. Understand how human ingenuity and AI prowess can coexist to drive productivity, enhance operational efficiency, and unlock new opportunities—ensuring your organization is ready for the future workforce.The Rise of the Emerging Manager: A Workshop Where Anyone Can VC
This interactive workshop empowers participants to understand the venture capital landscape and take actionable steps toward becoming an emerging manager. Leesa Soulodre provides practical tools, insights, and strategies to help anyone venture into climate resilience and impact investing.
Gender-Smart Climate Finance in Venture Capital
Harness the power of gender equity in climate finance. Leesa's session reveals practical strategies for leveraging gender-smart investments to drive sustainability and inclusivity, demonstrating how these investments can yield both financial and societal returns.The Future of Healthcare and Hospital Management
Gain insights into the future of healthcare with Leesa's visionary yet practical perspectives. Discover how AI is transforming diagnostics, treatment, and patient care, and learn how to position your organization to lead in value-based healthcare—enhancing both patient outcomes and operational efficiency.War Rooms and Complex Problem Solving: Navigating Critical Challenges
Learn how to effectively tackle complex problems with Leesa Soulodre's war room approach. This session provides your teams with structured methodologies for rapid decision-making, crisis management, and tackling high-stakes challenges. Equip your leaders with the tools needed to solve critical problems under pressure and drive impactful solutions.Book Leesa Soulodre for Your Next Event
Inspire your leadership team, drive strategic impact, and foster meaningful change. Whether you're seeking a keynote speaker, a panelist, a moderator, or an executive program to transform your teams, Leesa Soulodre is ready to deliver. Reach out to discuss how Leesa can empower your next event and help your organization achieve its strategic goals.
EGN Digital Transformation Leadership
PANELIST, 2024
SINGAPORE
R3I CAPITAL is excited to join the EGN Digital Transformation Leadership Deep Dive today, where Leesa joined Jakub Wachocki, and Sara Gori to explore how we can overcome these challenges and unlock the power of corporate-startup partnerships.
HORIZON SUMMIT - AFRICA - USA SUMMIMT
SPEAKER, 2024
LOUISIANA, USA
Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and shared data ownership are transforming the lives of smallholder farmers and their role in complex global value chains. In this session, we explored the critical ingredients for success in small-hold precision agriculture and how US-African ecosystems can benefit from sustainable agriculture opportunities in the new data economy.
How AI is reshaping investment strategies
SPEAKER, 2024
Technology for Financial Inclusion - A Strategic Approach until 2030
SPEAKER, 2024 NEXUS2050 - LUXEMBOURG
Our panel on "Technology for #Financial Inclusion - A Strategic Approach until 2030" provided a comprehensive overview of how digital technology can drive financial inclusion globally. By leveraging innovative solutions, fostering public and private collaborations, and addressing regulatory challenges, we can make financial services more accessible, affordable, and secure for our underserved populations.
NATO LAUNCHES 1BN FUND FOR STARTUPS
SPEAKER, 2022
Leesa joined Jessica Espinoza, CEO of 2xIgnite for a fireside chat with NATO Fund lead Phillip Lockwood.
FOUNDER ETHICS WITH SMU BIG
SPEAKER, 2022
SINGAPORE
Founder Ethics at the SMU BIG Program at Singapore Management University. The panel included Sara Gori, Group Head of Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement AXA Research Fund, Peter Hlavnicka, CEO and Founder of Phi Ventures and Dr Anthony Chua, CEO and Cofounder of Stratificare.
RISE OF THE EMERGING MANAGER
SPEAKER, 2022
WARSAW, POLAND
Despite the increased demand for private alternatives, investing in top venture capital funds still remains often exclusive to large institutions and a small group of hyper-connected wealthy individuals. Because of this, most investors continue to be locked out of the best opportunities. A new segment of managers is, however, becoming increasingly appealing to family offices and funds of funds - that of the emerging manager. Join this session with Emerging Manager, R3i Capital GP Leesa Soulodre and learn: - How Emerging Managers are outperforming benchmarks - How ESG in Venture is delivering returns - How Micro funds are delivering outperformance
She Loves Tech Campaign
SPEAKER, 2022
LUXEMBOURG
Motivational campaign for female founders in the She Loves Tech Community May 2022.
CLOSING THE CYBER SKILLS GAP
SPEAKER, 2021
SINGAPORE
The greatest challenge we face as an industry is the surplus of security threats combined with too few security professionals to combat them. But is this a challenge our industry has self-inflicted? Can it be reversed? Our speakers dive into how we can close the cyber skills gaps an industry. Speakers: Leesa Soulodre - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leesasoul... Hwei Oh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hweioh/ Follow us on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/company/rightcybersecurity
BIG TECH : BIG PROBLEM OR BIG OPPORTUNITY
MODERATOR, 2021
SINGAPORE
This event is part of The 2030 Movement, a free two-week online festival for the next leaders and innovators in tech. Head to www.The2030Movement.com to see the full schedule. It’s often said that tech companies dominate the world of marketing, social media, and eCommerce, but is big tech a big problem for the APAC region, or a big opportunity? In this event, we dive into tech and regulation, and how we maximize the opportunities of technology and manage the risks. We’ll examine APAC’s position in the world with technology, and how we navigate the pathway ahead toward the Government’s goal for APAC to be a leading digitally-enabled economy by 2030.
LUXINNOVATION IN JAPAN
SPEAKER, 2021
TOKYO, JAPAN
Leesa Soulodre joins Luxembourg Trade and Investment to talk cross border innovation and capitalization with Tomorrow Street.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, NEW & OLD MONEY
SPEAKER, 2021
SINGAPORE
FOUNDING A CYBERSECURITY COMPANY IN SINGAPORE
MODERATOR
SINGAPORE, 2020
Panel: Founding a Cyber Startup in Singapore
Leesa Soulodre, R3iVentures, General Partner moderates a panel with Cybersecurity Speakers: Joseph Gan - V-Key, Co-Founder & CEO; Paul Hadjy - Horangi, Co-Founder & CEO; and Linda Nguyen Schindler - ICE71, Programme Head.
RISING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: AFRICA, LATAM, MIDDLE EAST
SPEAKER, 2020
SHELOVESTECH GLOBAL CONFERENCE
AI IN CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
SPEAKER, 2020
WARSAW, POLAND
IMPACT INVESTING - CORE TO THE MISSION OF VENTURE FUNDS?
SPEAKER, 2020
INSEAD, SINGAPORE
What does “creating meaningful impact” mean in the world of Venture Capital? Is venture capital inherently impactful? Do venture capital funds need to make it a central part of their mission to claim impact? These are a few of the questions my international panel of Venture Capitalists wanted to explore in a recent panel hosted by Girls inTech and INSEAD Indevor student club. Venture Capital is often referred to as the original impact investing vehicle. Whilst the field retains a financial-returns-first approach, there are an increasing amount of VC Funds placing environmental and social impact at the core of their strategies - alongside financial returns.
A LENS ON EDUCATION IN A PANDEMIC
SPEAKER, 2020
WARSAW, POLAND
MAKING LEMONADE
SPEAKER, 2020
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Nick Stanley at RunwayHQ was joined by AJ Kulatunga 🔥 Leesa Soulodre and Philippe Guichard for a discussion on how to "Make Lemonade" from these COVID Lemons! It was a great event and the speakers contributed some real gold! Here is a 15min extract featuring AJ and Leesa talking about one example of how a business pivoted and turned a challenge into an opportunity.
Join www.runwayvirtual.co for the full event and to join the discussion.
https://lnkd.in/gk3eYbjIMPACT INVESTING IN ASIA
SPEAKER, 2020
SINGAPORE
An opportunity to think, reflect and act, building agility into our value chains and reengineering for sustainability and to realign for alignment of incentives with our stakeholders #ESG #ImpactInvestment #Asia
FUTURE OF FAMILY
SPEAKER, 2020
POLAND
What are the positive effects of the advanced usage of personal data in the area of social and private health insurance? How can institutions and companies that have access to data about our private lives, health, finances and relationships better protect them from unauthorized use or cyber-attacks. Explore these questions and more in our Digital University - Family of the Future Report.
HOW WILL VENTURE CAPITAL PLAY OUT POST EPIDEMIC
SPEAKER, 2020
SINGAPORE
Experior Venture Fund’s 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮 and R3i Ventures’ 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗲, offered valuable insights on LP fundraising and demand as well as how funds and founders are extending their runways and pivoting to adapt to the new normal.
To watch the full session, click here:https://www.facebook.com/TheAsianBanker/videos/889521654896685/
THE PERFECT PITCH SHOW
SPEAKER, 2020
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
On this episode of the Perfect Pitch Show, we sit down with one of Runway's own board members, Leesa Soulodre. Leesa is a serial entrepreneur who has spent her time on the frontier of DeepTech pioneering.
BE HEARD - IWD 2020
SPEAKER, 2020
SINGAPORE
On IWD2020, as part of a women leaders master class series #BeSeenBeHeardBeHealthyBeRich, IE Business School and Singapore Management University Adjunct Faculty member, Leesa Soulodre leads with 10 tips that you can take back to work to help you not only survive but also thrive in a reputation economy.
UNDERHYPED,
OVERSTRETCHED: HEALTH INNOVATION IN ASIA 2019
MODERATOR
WFASIA, SINGAPORE
Leesa leads the dialogue on Underhyped, overstreached: Health Innovation in Asia with Harjit Gill, CEO APAC MedTech, Rosaline Chow Koo, Founder and CEO of CxA Group, Aleli Arcilla, President and General Manager at Reckitt Benckiser Health Philippines, James Miles-Lambert , CEO Hello Health and HE. Maya Mya Lay Sein, Deputy Minister Health and Sport of Myanmar.
MASTERS & ROBOTS
SPEAKER, 2019
WARSAW, POLAND
Speaking on Friction Free Futures in a Smart Nation" at Masters and Robots 2019, Warsaw, Poland and as a Panelist, on "Shaping the Future of Smart Cities: Technologies, Policies, Society". 2 Days of lectures, 1000 participants, 50 speakers and panelists, 47 discussion panels!
FRICTION FREE FUTURES
SPEAKER, 2019
WARSAW, POLAND
Imagine an economy, without friction—a new world of digital marketplaces in which labour, information, and money move easily, cheaply, and almost instantly. In his 1999 book, The Road Ahead, Bill Gates defined “friction-free capitalism.” At the time it was a prediction. But by 2015 it became a reality. In this session, I will showcase disruptive Asian pioneers enabling a friction-free digital future for their markets. These pioneers are not only marching their ecosystems towards a friction-free future, but also a socially viable one. We will explore: what they are doing to digitize and remove friction from their industry sectors. if a friction-free economy results in an economy free of middlemen? What are the key benefits for consumers, and what are the advantages to society? If technologies of the digital future can remove friction like time, accessibility, and distance? How can we do that inclusively, so everyone gets the same access and on the same playing field? In a friction-free economy where business models are assets like, what do you view as the 3 key ingredients that are going to empower companies to not only survive but thrive? If a friction-free economy lowers barriers, “allowing every person and organization the same opportunities, what should we expect in the future?
INNOVATION IMMERSION
FACILITATOR, 2019
IE-SMU & SMU MBA SINGAPORE
Leesa facilitates a journey for the graduating classes of SMU and IE-SMU across the BCG 6 models of corporate innovation with Unilever Foundry, Syngenta, SGS and Plattar. The second half of the day was spent in a design thinking workshop to hack solutions for the Punggol Digital District at Level3, Singapore.
BIG DATA METRICS FOR SMARTER BUSINESS DECISIONS
MODERATOR, 2019
INNOVFEST UNBOUND
SINGAPORE
90% of data was created in the past two years; by 2020, there will be 40 trillion gigabytes of data. How can businesses effectively utilise big data: namely, to sieve efficiently through the troves of information to analyse relevant data, develop optimised metrics, and use them to guide decisions towards success? Moderated by: Leesa Soulodre, General Partner, R3iVentures Puneet Garg, Head of Data Science, Carousell Yann AitBachir, Head of Data, Shopback Akbar Ahmed, Lead Data Scientist, Datavlt Korey Lee, Head of Data, South China Morning Post
FRICTION FREE FUTURES IN A SMART NATION
MODERATOR, 2019
INNOVFEST UNBOUND
SINGAPORE
The power of digital connectivity is having the biggest impact in especially small businesses. Leveraging technologies can take away friction caused by time, distance and to manage their operations. They are not only marching towards a friction-free future, but also a socially viable one.
MASTERS & ROBOTS 2018
DIGITAL UNIVERSITY
WARSAW, POLAND
From opening the conference on the topic of our Exponential World with Polish Entrepreneur Sebastian Kulczyk and Digital University Founder, Jowita Michalska, to exploring new forms of investments, the future of Drone regulation, regulating Industry 4.0, to Masters vs Robots and Immortality and Robots at Work: what humans should do to survive. Leesa shares what she looks forward to every year at Masters and Robots.
DIGITAL REPUTATION RISK AND CYBER GOVERNANCE
SPEAKER, 2019
BARCELONA, SPAIN
This is the Digital Reputation Risk and Cyber Governance class delivered in Barcelona for TRIUM Global Executive MBA Alumni - Module 7. TRIUM is the collaboration of the London School of Economics and Political Science, HEC School of Management, and NYU Stern School of Business. In this class you will explore the business impact of a major cyberattack on your company; Experience time constrained decision making during a fictitious crisis management period, and practice your board level critical thinking skills. Finally, you will stress test your understanding of the cybersecurity threat landscape, and the respective responsibilities of the board in reputation management.
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SMART CITIES:
TECHNOLOGIES, POLICIES & SOCIETY
SPEAKER, 2019
WARSAW, POLAND
Moderated by: Justyna Wilczyńska-Baraniak Associate Partner, Leader of Intellectual Property and Technology Team at EY Law Panelists: Leesa Soulodre Deep Tech Pioneer, VC, Adjunct at Singapore Management University; Sebastian Grabowski Director of IoT and Advanced Technologies in Orange Polska; Tomasz Jaworski Digital Transformation Partner at Microsoft; Mateusz Jarosiewicz Expert in a smart city, e-state, and digitization at the National Institute for Strategic Studies.
MASTERS VS ROBOTS IN A SMART NATION
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 2019
WORKSHOP WITH QUARTER LIFE CAMPUS
Commentators are arguing how many jobs will be lost to digitization. Yet, there's one way in which humans cannot fully be replaced: empathy and personalized interactions. So how will customer engagement change as a result of artificial intelligence? Will robots be able to emulate human empathy? And how can we design a path such that humans and robots work to complement each other? In this session, participants gained an understanding of the jobs that are susceptible to automation. We explored just how much robots will be able to emulate human empathy, and gained an understanding of how humans and robots are best able to work together.
WHAT IS IoT?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 2019
PODCAST WITH QUARTER LIFE CAMPUS DUBAI
There are over 4,800 IoT startups listed on Crunchbase, the leading enterprise and startups finder platform. IoT is an incredibly popular topic but what exactly is it and how does it work?
In this podcast, QLC Head of Product, Eddy speaks to Leesa Soulodre, Chief Innovation Officer for Inspirit IoT. You will learn:
- what IoT actually means
- the use cases and benefits of it
- an explanation of how it works
- key business areas that are utilizing thisMASTERS VS ROBOTS IN A SMART NATION
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 2018
WARSAW, POLAND
Leesa provides a Keynote on the basics of Masters vs Robots in a Smart Nation at the Masters and Robots Conference 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.
HUMAN FACE OF INDUSTRY 4.0
A CASE STUDY IN OPEN INNOVATION
IoT Asia 2018
SINGAPORE
Watch this video to find out how Inspirit IoT redefines the Safety & Security Surveillance Sector by developing unique AI solutions for different markets. With the support from NCS in Singapore, the start-up created “Sound Guardian”. This is possible by combining AI, soft- and hardware elements, Sound Guadian is able to detect suspicious behaviour. Are you interested in Safety & Security?
NURTURING A ROBOTICIST
HOW ARE WE EMPOWERING
THE NEXT GENERATION
IoT Asia 2018
SINGAPORE
Can you be inspired by a movie to build your very own rescue robot in your teens? Does today's educational system support that kind of digital innovation? Leesa Soulodre and Rishabh Java explore how digital technology is being embedded into 21st century learning.
#interchangestudio #interchangenetwork #interchangecommunity
MASTERS VS ROBOT IN A SMART NATION
KEYNOTE
WARSAW, POLAND 2018
There is much hype about humans being displaced by robots. Leesa shares a keynote on Masters vs Robots in a Smart Nation. Where do we deploy robots? Where do we deploy both humans and robots? Where do we reengineer humans back into the customer experience and how in a smart nation? Why?
DIFFERENT FACES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MODERATOR
WARSAW, POLAND 2017
Different faces of entrepreneurship and startups | Masters & Robots 2017
GOOD GOVERNANCE WEEK
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
SINGAPORE 2016
Leesa joins Deloitte MD SEA, Insead Professor of Innovation and Technology, www.99.co Founder and Grab Regional Head of Public Affairs to discuss the role of governance in innovating businesses to survive and thrive in an Asian Century.
REPUTATION RISK IN AN ASIAN CENTURY
KEYNOTE, 2018
SINGAPORE
Leesa keynotes the Singapore Institute of Directors Graduation Ceremony with a presentation on Repuation Risk in an Asian Century. Graduates took back to the office new critical thinking based mental models for reputation risk management and a greater awareness of the risks and opportunities, especially as it relates to the public markets.
TBLI ASIA
SPEAKER, 2015
SINGAPORE
Leesa joins the Institutional investment community to explore "Trends in ESG integration" and discuss "reputation and sustainability" in the context of financial strategies.
STRATEGIC RISK FORUM
PANELIST, 2015
SINGAPORE
Panelist for the Strategic Risk Forum "Managing Reputation Risks" with John Ludlow, former IHG Chief Risk Officer and Brian West, global Managing Director, crisis and issues management at FleishmanHillard.
FORESIGHT & STRATEGY IN APAC
MASTER OF CEREMONIES, 2016
SINGAPORE
Leesa joins Deloitte CEO SEA Chaly Mah, Deloitte MD South East Asia and Leader of Innovation Dr Janson Yap and USQ's Dr Luke van der Laan to explore Foresight and Strategy in the Asia Pacific.
HR CONCLAVE
MODERATOR, 2014
SINGAPORE
Moderator for the SP Jain School of Management HR Conclave. Leading Asian Talent Directors from GSK, Dimension Data, Hay Group and SingTel joined Leesa to explore new strategies for motivation and retention for the 21st Century.
FINANCIALS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
PANELIST, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Leesa Soulodre joined Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, En Zakie Ahmad Shariff, CEO of The Malaysian Directors Academy, Wee Hock Kee, Managing Director & Founder of CG Board Asia Pacific and En Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff, former Chairman Securities Commission Malaysia to discuss those companies with Enron-esque characteristics.
PORTFOLIOS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SPEAKER, 2013
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Leesa educates Asset Owners and their Managers on 21st century approaches for effective portfolio management - examining best practices for ESG integration and aggressive accounting and forensic alpha modelling.
