EY Entrepreneurial Winning WomenTM Asia-Pacific 2024

At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. This executive leadership program identifies women entrepreneurs from Asia-Pacific whose businesses show real potential to scale — and then helps them do it.

Join a robust network of visionary entrepreneurs and inspiring peer role models driving growth and innovation across Asia-Pacific.

To be eligible for this extraordinary opportunity, a high potential woman entrepreneur must meet the following criteria:

• The applicant must be the company founder, cofounder or the current owner. She is the key decision maker operating as the CEO or MD and has significant ownership interest.
• The company must be at least five years old.
• The company must be headquartered in Asia-Pacific (includes Greater China, Mongolia, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Guam, Laos, Sri Lanka, Saipan, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Micronesia, the Maldives and Japan).
• The applicant should demonstrate that her company is ready to scale and grow internationally (the program is focused on supporting entrepreneurs that can scale and grow their companies beyond their domestic markets).

Entrepreneurial Winning Women will be expected to demonstrate the necessary qualities to take the fullest advantage of this opportunity, including ambitious company growth goals, energy, creativity, entrepreneurial purpose and passion.

Applicants:

• Must have the vision and the desire to scale and grow the company internationally
• Must have the confidence, conviction, tenacity, plan and overall professional acumen to take a high-potential business and scale it and grow it to become a market leader
• Should have the maturity and level of business sophistication needed to interact effectively with potential investors, high-level business advisors and top executives

Applicants who are selected must make the following commitments:

• Attend a series of activities, both online and offline, with the 2024 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific cohort and program alumni. The details of these events are currently being finalized and will be shared in early 2024. 
• Participate in at least two virtual training sessions in the year they enter. These will be delivered by video-conference and will be scheduled throughout the year.

Those unable to commit to both events and to the training sessions should not apply.

The program is designed to empower entrepreneurial women with the following:

• Provide access to international networks and markets to scale their businesses
• Strengthen their executive leadership and business skills
• Build their public profile and increase their visibility for themselves and their companies with corporates, investors, vendors, customers and the media
• Expand knowledge with the latest information, research and executive dialogues about business strategies and practices