Words she holds dear
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” Emotions, catastrophes, fights, tragedy and all the daily fluctuations of life are only temporary. What makes us an individual is separate from these things that seem to make up the consistency of life – Pema Chödrön
Message to the Next Generation of Women
The new form of leadership requires a high level of emotional and cultural intelligence (EQ, CQ), which is proven in most cases to be an ability we possess more than men. We can empathize and create an inclusive work culture for work-life integration, which should not require sacrifices.
Profile
Women in Tech® Global Movement – APAC Director / Country Director WIT Malaysia Chapter /
Co-Founder and Co-CEO Rinne Technologies and Consulting
Co-founded a company RINNE Technologies and Consulting that owns blockchain-backed solutions to address environmental and social issues ie. Deforestation and Financial inclusion, adding Green tech of recent. Company manifesto is Sustainability-Innovation-Inclusion where they believe the tech innovation can drive Social Impact.
With 20+ years of experience in different industries mostly in FinTech sector, she had held several senior executive positions in multinational companies across Asia and other parts of the world. She is a firm believer of Leadership with empathy and Empowering Women in tech is another topic she is a strong advocate of.
Double hatting the appointment as Director of APAC & Country Director to lead the Malaysia Chapter of Women in Tech Global movement (45 Chapters across the Globe with the mission to close the gender gap in STEAM and 5M girls and women to be empowered through technology by 2030) – while she is juggling her busy days multi-tasking from being an entrepreneur, running a non-profit, studying as a Doctoral candidate of Business Administration (DBA), having a family (mom of 2 grown up kids), being a yoga instructor as well as a floral & resin artist.
2023 – Selected for the prestigious and highly competitive 9-month 30% Club Malaysia Board Mentoring Scheme, contributing to enhanced gender diversity and leadership development within the corporate landscape.
Born in Tokyo with mix parentage, holding a Japanese citizenship. Grew up outside of Japan mostly in SE Asia, apart from NY. PR of HK but home is Malaysia now after living consecutively for 23+ years now.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
- 30% Club Malaysia Board Mentoring Scheme Cohort #8
- Winner of the 2023 Women Changing The World Awards (in 2 categories : Emerging Woman and Women in tech https://wcwawards.com/winners/
- Awarded Top 50 Global Inspirational Women to look out for in 2023/The Titanium Magazine (official Magazine of The prodigy)
- Official Signatory of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs/UNWomen) https://www.weps.org/
- Malaysia National winner for UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs Awards, Leadership Commitment SME Category
https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/11/un-women-and-european-union-award-gender-equality-prize-to-malaysias-top-private-sector-companies
EDUCATION
- Doctorate of Business Administration, College De Paris (France, Ongoing)
- Islamic Finance Qualification (UK, On-going)
- Executive MBA Quantic School of business and Technology (US, August 2021)
- BA Tsukuba University (Japan, March 1995)
OTHER COMMITTMENTS
Speaker/Mentor in : #womenintech #femaleleadership #socialimpact #diversity&inclusion #genderequality #SDG #ESG #digitalinclusion #STEAM (Science Technology Engineer Art Maths) #WEPs #Financialinclusion #ethicalfinancing #Islamicfinance #blockchain #EQ #CQ
Link
- LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/yuki-aizawa/
As of February 27, 2024
