Mac Ling

Speaking

A speaker who leaves the room thinking.

Mac is a seasoned keynote speaker and panelist who has presented to audiences across Asia and the United States, on leadership, the interior of growth, and the art of leading across cultures.

Mac Ling speaking on stage at Singapore International School Hong Kong

Signature talks

Three talks, built to land.

The Internal Operating System

How leaders verticalize their growth. Why the ceiling on performance is usually the operating system running it, and how to upgrade the person, not just the playbook.

Strategic Empathy

The high-ROI skill for cross-cultural leadership. How reading people accurately, across the fault lines of Asia and the West, becomes measurable advantage.

From Founder to Leader

Navigating the shift from doing to being. What a founder has to release to lead the people now running the thing they built.

Talks are shaped to the audience: keynotes, webinars, panels, and interactive workshops. Also available on life journey, entrepreneurship, and cross-cultural integration.

From the room

Far and away the best seminar. I learned a great deal. Food for thought, and reflection on mistakes I have made.

Seminar attendee

A great speaker. I loved the interactive polling during his talk. The most engaged I have felt during a virtual presentation.

Webinar attendee

Past events

A track record across the region.

  • 2026 · Emcee, ASEAN School Awards, 21st Century Learning
  • 2025 · Keynote Welcome, Boy Scouts of America Far East Council Leadership Seminar
  • 2022 · Webinar, Building Bridges: Developing Awareness Around Cross-Cultural Communication
  • 2020 · Speaker, VISA Lunch and Learn
  • 2020 · Speaker, AlphaSights SpeaQuality Event
  • 2019 · Higher Education Fair Speaker, Singapore International School (HK)
  • 2019 · Panelist, EdTech Asia Summit
  • 2019 · Emcee, StartmeupHK Festival, AI and Education
  • 2018 · Emcee, EdTech Asia Summit
  • 2017 · Speaker, FckUp Night Hong Kong
  • 2017 · Speaker, Escape Inspires Hong Kong

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