Name: Building Confidence in your Career Path (APAC)
Start: 2026-01-28T02:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-28T03:00:00+00:00

APAC

Building Confidence in your Career Path

Confidence grows when clarity, purpose, and support come together. This session gives Rising Leaders the tools to understand their career direction — and brings Executives into the room to share lived experience, guidance, and real-world mentorship.

This Community Track session creates space for Rising Leaders and WeQual Executives to come together for an open, practical conversation on building confidence in your career path. Many leaders know they want to progress, but feel uncertain about their direction, strengths, or how to access the support they need inside their organizations. Using proven frameworks from our Leadership Insights sessions, you’ll identify strengths, refine your purpose, and translate insight into action.

WeQual Executives join the session to offer mentorship on stakeholder engagement, sponsorship, and navigating organizational structures, creating a rare global and cross-level learning space within the WeQual community.

Takeaways:

Clarify your career direction.
Identify strengths and superpowers.
Define purpose and motivation.
Turn insight into action.
Build internal sponsorship pathways.
Expand your WeQual network.

Emma Hicks

WeQual

VP of Membership & Programs

Emma is an experienced strategic leader specializing in professional development at
C-suite and senior management levels. With over 20 years’ experience across global sectors, she brings deep expertise in leadership education and a genuine passion for continuous professional growth.

A Fellow and Advisory Board Member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), Emma also holds certifications from the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and previously served on the Education Committee of the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa).

Before joining WeQual, Emma spent nearly a decade with the IoD, shaping the strategic direction of its global executive programs, including the prestigious Chartered Director qualification. She later joined HR technology company Connectr, first as interim COO and then as Chief Commercial Officer, leading its mission to build more inclusive leadership pipelines.

Earlier in her career, Emma held senior roles with Reed Learning, designing and delivering internationally recognized qualifications for more than 100 corporate and academic partners.

At WeQual, Emma leads the global membership and program function. Creating communities where senior leaders connect, reflect, and develop through shared experience. Her work aligns with her core purpose: Helping individuals achieve their career goals and enabling organizations to succeed through inclusive, effective leadership.

Outside of work, Emma has a young family — Joshua (10), Jasmine (7), and Monty the cockapoo (3) — who keep her active, grounded, and grateful.

Cristina Condoleon

WeQual

Facilitator and Coach

Cristina Condoleon is an experienced facilitator and coach with more than 20 years’ experience designing and delivering leadership and team development programs across industries and geographies. She works with leaders to build stronger teams, healthier cultures, and sustainable performance.

Before establishing her independent practice, Cristina held senior learning and development roles at Cochlear and Adidas, where she led global initiatives that strengthened leadership capability and organizational culture.

Cristina’s facilitation style combines depth of insight with practical tools that drive real behavior change. She is passionate about helping people become more self-aware, confident, and collaborative leaders.

Outside work, Cristina enjoys the outdoors, playing tennis, and volunteering with Primary Ethics, an organization that teaches ethics to primary school students.

Emma Hicks

WeQual

SVP, Product & Learning

Earlier in her career, Emma held senior roles with Reed Learning, designing and delivering internationally recognized qualifications for more than 100 corporate and academic partners.

Outside of work, Emma has a young family — Joshua (10), Jasmine (7), and Monty the cockapoo (3) — who keep her active, grounded, and grateful.