Speaking

Serene Singh is a speaker and thought leader at the intersections of gender justice, leadership, and Sikhi. With a passion for making compassion more integrated, Serene leaves her audience with actionable steps to integrate leadership into their everyday lives. 

EMCEE, HOST, AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER

@THE BENSON GALA hosted by the University of Colorado

Denver’s Four Seasons Hotel

INTERVIEWER

@THE OXFORD UNION featuring Ravi Singh Khalsai, the first turbaned Sikh to individually speak on Sikhi at the world’s most formidable debating society

Oxford University

DEBATER

@Harvard Professor Michael Sandel (also referred to as the world's most influential living philosopher) Meritocracy Debate

Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford University

GUEST OF HONOR

@Academy International Elementary School

Colorado Springs, Colorado

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

@CU NEXT hosted by the University of Colorado

Denver’s Sheraton Hotel

UNIVERSITY CHIEF JUSTICE ADDRESS

hosted by University of Colorado’s College of Arts and Sciences

University of Colorado Boulder

HIGH SCHOOL CLASS PRESIDENT ADDRESS

hosted by Rampart High School

United States Air Force Academy Arena

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

@CALIFORNIA STATE CHANNEL ISLANDS

Virtual Presentation on Sikhi and Public Service

OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Yale University, USA

  • GirlUp @Macmaster University, Canada

  • Sikh Society @Bath University, UK

  • Wedding Officiation for the marriage of Alaleh and Henri @Spain

Podcasts

Educational Content

Serene Singh is a content creator with a knack for creating content that explores confidence development, gender justice, Sikh philosophy, and joy. With an audience of over 80,000+ followers across her platforms, Serene uses her social media to make justice and joy more accessible and relevant to various audiences and backgrounds.

Sikh Educator

@serene.singh I grew up knowing nothing about #Sikhi & I struggled because of it. Now, I want to educate others on what it means to be #Sikh #sikhgirl #punjabi #a ♬ freaks by surf curse - abandoned edits 😍

Gender Justice

@serene.singh I tried pageantry *because of* my STRONG bias against it. 7 years later… it changed my life in the best way #pageant #author #southasian #sikh #desi ♬ original sound - Nat

Prison and Capital Punishment Reform

@serene.singh An execution is taking place in the US tomorrow through nitrogen gas suffocation - a completely untested method - and the public has little to no idea about what is going on. What do you think? Comment and share below. Follow me for more information on my death row series #capitalpunishment #usadeathrow #deathrow #alabamadeathrow #deathpenalty #criminology #universityofoxford #oxforduni #theoxfordunion #justice #prisonabolition #abolishprisons #abolishdeathrow #capitalpunishment #serenesingh #crimeandpunishment ♬ original sound - Serene Singh

Purpose Driven Campaigns

International Women’s Day - Redefining Beauty

Challenging Biases Among Pageant Women

Becoming a Rhodes Scholar: Challenging the Stereotypes of a “Rhodes Scholar”

Interested in collaborating with Serene Singh?

Email her: serene.singh@chch.ox.ac.uk

Sikh Langar Activism and Education

Print Publications

The Queen Machine - Children’s Book

Published in 2021

“Tracking and Reflecting on Hate and Discrimination: A Meta-Analysis and Survey Experiment Depicting Perceptions of Sikh Americans and the Sikh Faith” Honors Academic Thesis

"The Kaur Values of Freedom, Justice and Beauty” Published Artwork