Andrea Abbate

Andrea is a key member of the senior leadership teams at Showpad. In her role, she has reimagined and elevated the enablement function, working closely with the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Customer Officer (CCO).

Before setting her sights on sales, Andrea was a former actress. Previously, she was the Head of Sales Enablement, APAC at LinkedIn, where she leads the Sales Enablement team. For the past 16 years, she’s lived and worked in APAC, Europe and the US, in various industries, such as sales, marketing, recruitment, digital media, non-profit and the arts. She is passionate about building relationships that span across cultures and engaging with diverse audiences to inspire great performance.

Andrea also holds a passion for connecting to her performing arts roots. In her time outside of work, she appears as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, panel moderator, event emcee, and sometimes even a coach for applied improv, storytelling and presentation skills. She is also involved actively in volunteer work, with non-profit organizations such as Willing Hearts, Soap Cycling Singapore and Dress for Success Worldwide.