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Moderating with Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister at the National University of Singapore. Credit: The Straits Times.
Welcome
What I Do
All About Sharanjit
A familiar face on global news channels, Sharanjit Leyl has brought you the news from Asia on BBC World News and Bloomberg TV for a quarter of a century.
Now she can make her expertise work for you, from documentary-film making to moderating at your next conference, she brings her razor sharp journalistic insight and knowledge to every project.
Moderating-Hosting Conferences
Sharanjit has interviewed many of the world’s top political and business leaders. keeping audiences engaged and entertained with conversations taking place on stage or online. She‘s moderated discussions at some of the world’s most high profile events at the United Nations, the ADB and other global summits, and also for the corporate world.
Documentary Filmaking
Sharanjit is an experienced filmmaker, producing and presenting documentaries and news programmes that have aired globally on the BBC. Hire her and her team for professional, insightful and thought provoking filmmaking.
About ME
My Experience
- After a quarter of a century in the industry, I am sharing my passion for journalism and storytelling by helping others tell theirs. I am an experienced moderator and host having done countless events around the world with the most high profile political and business leaders.
Why Me?
- If you want a successful outcome for your next conference or summit, choose the best. I am a consummate professional in what I do and am choosy about clients and projects. I will give each of you the time and guidance you deserve.
Curriculum Vitae
Sharanjit has brought you the news from Asia on BBC, Bloomberg and the CBC for a quarter of a century. She spent eighteen years with the BBC’s global television news channel, covering business and politics, presenting from its Asia bureau and from London's Broadcasting House. She regularly anchored on location on breaking stories from the Asia Pacific region while contributing to the BBC’s radio and online platforms.
A Singaporean native, she's presented and produced documentaries about her city. Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work.
She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.
Media
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharanjit_Leyl
Coverage on becoming University Chancellor: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/chancellor-sharanjit-leyl/
In Singapore's top Chinese language newspaper: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240531-3706151
Interview with Sharanjit about her documentary 'Secrets of Singapore':
Interview with Sharanjit on her documentary 'Singapore at 50':
https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/bbcs-sharanjit-leyl-gets-personal-singapore-50
Sharanjit's BBC Online feature article to accompany 'Singapore at 50':
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31626174
Watch 'Singapore at 50' - a BBC film by Sharanjit Leyl: https://vimeo.com/208264132
News coverage from moderating with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau:
International Women's Day coverage: Tatler Cover story: https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/ideas-education/sharanjit-leyl-on-building-a-world-thats-diverse-equitable-and-inclusive
https://sg.style.yahoo.com/inspiring-women-recognizing-women-inspire-020049419.html
Files coming soon.
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