APSS Got Talent

Four to six emcees. One stage. One winner hosts the Awards.

We’re looking for emcees to host the “APSS Got Talent” night. One of them will be named the winner, and will go on to emcee the Makers & Shapers Awards 2027.

Date: Monday 8 December 2026
Venue: Sheraton Towers Singapore
Open to: Members & non-members

Apply now

Applications close Sunday 15 November

The prize

Emcee the Makers & Shapers Awards 2027

A professionally produced gala celebrating women who are building businesses, shaping industries and making a meaningful impact, in front of an audience of founders, leaders, speakers and decision-makers.

Professional photographyOf you on stage, provided by the Awards.
Professional videographyClips for your showreel, website, speaker profile and socials.
A live-event creditFor your professional biography and portfolio.
Promotion across both communitiesAPSS and Makers & Shapers channels.

On the night

Each emcee hosts one segment of the evening

You get a segment of your own, and you run all of it. A party audience that’s eating, drinking and talking is a harder room than a seated one. Holding it is the job.

Open the segment

Take the stage and set the tone.

Bring out the talents

Introduce the acts so the room wants to hear from them.

Work the floor

Read the energy and bring the audience in.

Close the segment

Land the ending and lead the applause.

Keep it moving

A clean handover, with no drop in energy.

What to submit

Two things, and the form takes minutes

Your emcee experienceProfessional, informal, or none at all. If you’ve never emceed, tell us why you want to and what makes you think you can hold a room.
A video of up to five minutesShowcasing yourself as an emcee. A montage of clips or one sustained piece. Both are equally welcome.

Previous paid experience isn’t essential. We’re looking for potential, preparation, and the ability to connect with a room.

What the video should show

Show us you emceeing, not telling us about it

Taking the stageOwning the room in your first 30 seconds.
Engaging the audienceReading the energy and bringing people in.
Bringing someone outAn introduction that makes the room want to hear from them.
Creating excitementBuilding anticipation before a big moment.
Keeping it movingA clean transition with no drop in energy.

Production quality isn’t assessed. A phone on a tripod is fine. We’re watching your emcee craft, not your editing.

The judges

Judged by the founders whose stage you’ll host

Rebecca DownieCo-Founder, Makers & Shapers Awards

Megha SinghCo-Founder, Makers & Shapers Awards

Guest professional emceeTo be announced

Timeline

From today to the Awards stage

NowApplications open
15 NovApplications close
Early NovEmcees announced and segments assigned
Mid NovEmcee briefing and run sheet issued
Early DecRehearsal and technical run
8 DecBattle of the Emcees, with the winner announced on the night
2027Winner hosts the Makers & Shapers Awards

Dates after 8 December are indicative. The Awards date is to be confirmed, expected 20 May 2027.

Take the mic

Whether you’ve hosted a hundred events or none

If you can hold a room, we want to see you. Applications close Sunday 15 November.