Resources: Stories of Honourees

Long before the ballroom lights come on and this year’s honourees take their seats, plenty of decisions have already been made behind the scenes to bring the Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) Awards 2026 gala dinner together. One of the more delicious parts of that planning: working out exactly what will be served on the night. This time round, the focus was purely on the food. SOE’s Board of Governors (BOG) headed to The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore for a dedicated food tasting session, sitting down with the hotel’s culinary team to sample dishes being considered for the evening’s menu. Sampling What’s on the Menu A food tasting session is less a leisurely meal and more a working lunch. Each course put

Camera flashes, formal wear, and the buzz of entrepreneurs meeting one another for the first time set the tone for the evening. This was the scene at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, on 21 August 2026, as Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) welcomed this year’s Award Honourees and student winners for the SOE Awards 2026 Honourees Briefing. This year’s briefing stood as its own occasion, giving Honourees and student winners space to focus purely on preparation, connection and celebration ahead of the SOE Awards Ceremony & Gala. An evening built around preparation Guests were asked to arrive from 6:30pm dressed in formal wear, the dress code set specifically for the evening’s portrait photo shoot. Each Honouree and student winner queued to have

The SOE Board of Governors came together for our July board meeting, catching up on SOE’s activities and programmes over the past few months and working through a full agenda of items for discussion. The meeting served as a checkpoint for the Board, giving everyone visibility into how our various initiatives have been progressing and providing space to raise new topics that need our collective attention. It’s this kind of regular touchpoint that keeps our Board aligned and our programmes moving forward. We were also glad to have Rachel Wong and Thomas Fernandez, two of SOE’s Past Presidents, join us as observers for the meeting. We’re grateful they continue to stay connected with SOE’s work. After the meeting wrapped up,

Business leaders, entrepreneurs, sponsors and supporters gathered at Laguna National Golf Resort Club on 1 July for the Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) Fundraising Golf Challenge 2026. The annual charity event combined golf, networking and fundraising in support of SOE’s youth-focused programmes, which promote entrepreneurship and connect young people with established business leaders. Behind SOE’s Mission Founded in 2003, SOE is a non-profit Institution of a Public Character that champions entrepreneurship in Singapore. It honours local entrepreneurs and inspires youths through mentorship, education and knowledge-sharing. This year’s dinner programme was graced by guest-of-honour Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development and SOE Patron. Through initiatives such as the Student Interviewer Programme (SIP), SOE gives students the chance to interview business leaders

The SOE Board of Governors convened for its quarterly meeting to plan the upcoming SOE Awards, discussing honourees, venues, programming, and more.

Alan from Impossible Marketing, SOE Board of Governor, shares how AI and entrepreneurship can shape the futures of secondary school students at Bukit View Secondary.