In a world filled with noise, being visible is only the beginning.
The businesses, leaders, and brands people remember are rarely the loudest. They are the ones people trust. The ones people recommend. The ones that continue to create value long after the first introduction.
This edition of The Curious Circle explores how visibility, credibility, and reputation shape opportunities, partnerships, and growth in today’s AI influenced and relationship driven world.
Join founders, business leaders, creatives, and decision makers for an evening of meaningful conversations and practical insights on what it takes to become seen, trusted, and recommended.
Date: Friday, 21 August 2026
Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Venue: Chimi’s Especial at Custom House
Dress code: Smart Casual
Location
About the host
Hosted by El Brand Pte Ltd, a Singapore based cross border marketing agency helping brands expand, communicate, and grow across markets with cultural understanding and strategic storytelling at the core.
About the Series
Seen, Trusted, Recommended
Today, people discover businesses differently.
Search engines are no longer the only place where decisions begin. AI platforms, online communities, referrals, reviews, and personal networks increasingly influence who gets noticed and who gets chosen.
Yet visibility alone is not enough.
Trust remains one of the most valuable assets a business, professional, or leader can build.
This edition explores three important questions:
Seen
How do people find you today?
Trusted
What makes people believe in you?
Recommended
What makes people share your name when opportunities arise?
Event Highlights
Four speakers. Four perspectives. One conversation about what makes people and businesses seen, trusted, and recommended.
5:30 to 6:00pm | Arrival, registration, drinks, & networking.
6:00 PM | The Curious Circle Begins
Hosted by Nazreen Coupland, with a welcome from Paula Andrade, Founder of El Brand & The Curious Circle.
Speaker Sessions
What AI Doesn't Care About
Pradnya Nikam
Founder, OmniGro.ai
6:30 PM
Building on Trust, Earning Your Own
Atty. Agnes Botor
Managing Partner, Adan Botor & Associates Law
6:50 PM
Trust has no Passport
Ruth Lockwood
Head of Commercial Strategy, Santa Fe Relocation
7:10 PM
Starting Somewhere New
Tam Nguyen
Founder, G.O.L Solution
7:30 PM onwards
Conversations Continue
Enjoy drinks, light bites, and meaningful conversations with fellow founders, creatives, professionals, and decision makers.
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