Name: How to Take Control of Work and Life (APAC)
Start: 2025-04-08T02:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-08T04:00:00+01:00

APAC

What are you working towards, and is it what you really want?

It’s easy to get caught up in career momentum – ticking boxes, chasing promotions, meeting expectations. But when was the last time you stopped to ask: Is this still the right path for me?

Clarity isn’t something that just happens. It’s something you build by reflecting, reassessing and being intentional about where you’re heading.

This Rising Leaders session is about taking a step back and asking the big questions:

What do I really want from my career and life?
What’s driving my decisions – ambition, expectation, or purpose?
How do I realign when I feel off track?

Because if you don’t take the time to figure out what you want, someone else will decide for you.

Catherine Clark

Galaxy Entertainment Group

Vice President of Gaming Protection and Integrity

As the Vice President of Gaming Protection and Integrity at Galaxy Entertainment Group in Macau, Catherine leads a team that is focused on the identification, investigation, risk management and protection of all financial assets specifically relating to casino gaming transactions. In this capacity, Catherine is a subject matter expert for gaming risk management, governance and compliance in the casino landscape and advisor to the board and multiple business units on industry best practice.

Catherine is known for being a strategic disruptor as new technologies come online; she loves to see how they can benefit not only the business as a whole but challenge legacy processes and drive a new level for employee experience.

Prior to joining Galaxy, Catherine worked throughout Australia, Jamaica, Canada and Macau, focusing on corporate investigations and gaming providers. Working across different countries, Catherine has seen first-hand the difference that incorporating different cultures into a business can bring and is a passionate advocate of diversity in the workplace.

Outside of work, Catherine is “one of those IG foodies” who can’t take a bite of food without first photographing it but balances that by trail running around the amazing hills/mountains of Hong Kong and Macau.

Catherine was a Finalist in the Data and AI category of the WeQual Awards, Asia-Pacific 2024, and she is a lifetime member of WeQual Executives.

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 a track record for delivering solutions across a broad range of global sectors and industries, Emma brings a wealth of experience and a deep passion for continuing professional development.

Emma is a Fellow and Advisory Board Member of the Learning Performance Institute (LPI), holds certifications from the Institute of Directors (IoD) and Association for Talent Development (ATD), and is a former Education Committee member at the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa).

Cristina Condoleon

WeQual

Facilitator and Coach

Cristina is an experienced facilitator and coach with over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering effective leadership and team development programs across various industries and geographies.

Cristina is passionate about supporting individuals become a better version of themselves and supporting organisations build stronger leaders, teams and culture to deliver outstanding results whilst ensuring a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment.

Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Cristina held various roles at global companies such as Cochlear and adidas where she led the development and implementation of highly impactful leadership development solutions across the globe.

Outside of work, Cristina loves spending times in the outdoors and staying healthy by playing tennis, walking and swimming. Cristina volunteers at Primary Ethics, an organisation focused on teaching Ethics to primary school children.