Agenda
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20 OCTOBER 2020, TUESDAY
9.15am - Opening address
Aditi Sharma Kalra
Regional Editor
Human Resources Online
PREPARING FOR THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD BUSINESS AND HR
9.20am - Inside the boardroom: Positioning HR as a strategic enabler through changing business environment
- Defining what the new norm means for the business and understand the new skills for this new world.
- Exploring key opportunities and ways HR can collaborate with C-suite leaders to overcome business downturn.
- Discover how organisations have leveraged limited human capital resources to accommodate to the economic uncertainty.
Panelists:
Raghav Gupta
Managing Director
Coursera India & APAC
Laurent Bertrand
Chief Executive Officer
BetterTradeOff
Wiwik Wahyuni
CHRO/Director
Home Credit Indonesia
Nikhil Shahane
VP Talent & Engagement
TechnipFMC
Farid Basir
Chief Human Resources Officer
Telekom Malaysia
Moderator:
Aditi Sharma Kalra
Regional Editor
Human Resources Online
10.10am - Navigating through the post-COVID employment landscape: The impact on HR
- Practical insights on managing disruptions and cost-cutting measures in light of COVID-19.
- Workforce mobility issues as borders begin to reopen.
- Future-proofing businesses in light of the megatrends that will shape the working world of tomorrow.
Speakers:
Celeste Ang
Principal
Baker Mckenzie
Zhao Yang Ng
Local Principal
Baker Mckenzie
Moderator:
Jerene Ang
Deputy Editor
Human Resources Online
10.40am - Refreshment break
10.50am - All-rounded HRBP excellence: Relationship building with business units to integrate D&I into learning frameworks
- How can HR address the developments on D&I in the learning space?
- Functioning with enough business acumen as a business partner.
- Establishing a culture to innovate through engagement of all line managers from an HR perspective.
Speaker:
Luckana Sookthong
General Manager Human Resources
Mercedes-Benz (Thailand)
FOSTERING A THRIVING BUSINESS MODEL
11.30am - Prepare your planning cycle early centered around your Talent as a subset
- Re branding HR to CEG (Colleague Experience Group) and what does that mean for CEG, the workforce and the business?
- Starting your planning cycle early to ensure the business remains capable and well prepared.
- Driving your people agenda through a business lens enabling the business to meet its objectives.
Speaker:
Anjum Ghaffar
Chief Human Resources Officer
American Express
12.10pm - Lunch break
1.10pm - People-centric design: Propelling effective organisations through a purpose-led approach
- Empowering employees to become meaningful contributors to the organisation.
- Leveraging on a strategic framework that improves communication and increases buy-in from employees.
- Strengthening relationships and alignment between leaders and employees.
Speaker:
Senthiyl S.S.G
Director (Consulting)
The Arbinger Institute
2.00pm - Getting your hands dirty: Acknowledging hands-on business leaders as a value add and shaping the organisational culture
- How Edelman walks the talk and is constantly on the lookout to elevate its cultural experience for its employees?
- Driving innovation from the top to lead and champion management of talent within the organisation.
- Establishing trust as the new currency and driving culture, beginning from its leaders.
Speaker:
Mazuin Zin
Managing Director
Edelman Malaysia
2.30pm - Refreshment break
2.55pm - Purpose-driven mission: Driving workplace satisfaction by putting meaning back into work
- How can you instil job satisfaction among employees beyond the job role?
- Designing a culture that employees are proud to be part of.
- Leveraging on a safe and open culture to close the gap between performance delivery and what employees want.
Speaker: Amit Dawn
CEO
Unza Vitalis (Wipro)
3.30pm - Uncertainty, Anxiety and Stress: Leveraging AI for Mental Wellbeing
- A new study released by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence shows workplace stress reaches record height – sharing five key findings.
- The shifting economy and decrease in human interaction have impacted the mental health of many individuals in the workforce
- Employees are looking for HR leaders to provide support in new ways. Learn how AI can help.
Speaker:
Shaakun Khanna
Head of HCM Applications Strategy, Asia Pacific
Oracle Corporation