Keynote Women Speakers

Expertise: creativity

Anna is the Executive Director for Our Legacy Creations, a Global Live Entertainment Company. Originally from Australia, Anna’s 25-year career in live entertainment has taken her around the world. She has created shows in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and many countries across Asia. Always behind the scenes, Anna has been involved in the execution of some of the largest show creations in the world, including “The Beatles: LOVE” by Cirque du Soleil, and “The House of Dancing Water” in Macau.  Anna is renowned for managing large cross-cultural teams, working to tight deadlines, and effectively managing high-risk shows and emergency situations. On the forefront of some of the most cutting-edge entertainment globally, Anna has the ability to inspire and motivate anyone to be their best through her keynote speeches and work sessions.
Engineer by nurture, feminist by nature; Her first award-winning keynote, aged 20, was titled “Am I Being Too Ambitious?”, referring to comments she received for studying engineering. Her decades of keynote and panel moderation experience range from Cloud Asia and TechXLR8 to teaching Cloud and AI at the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation’s ITHub.  She was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Australia, and now resides in Singapore. Shehara’s relentless passion for innovation enabled the design of game-changing digital experiences. She has taken leadership roles at SingTel, Telstra, and Cisco, in Cloud Computing, Security, and Software. She was the Head of International Cloud Portfolio at Telstra, helping the company create award-winning differentiation in Asia Pacific’s highly competitive cloud market, resulting in 6 industry awards.  Shehara recently served as Vice-Chair of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and is now a Lead Advisor for Cisco APJC.