Speaker’s profile

Dr. Heba Makram

HR Transformation Lead​

Emirates Group

Dr. Heba Makram is a researcher, transformation advocate and talent management expert. She is passionate about driving change, transforming the talent value chain and unlocking talent potential. Throughout her career she worked closely with corporate executives and leaders helping them to develop and deliver on their people strategies. Currently working for one of the most admired air travel brands ‘Emirates’, she is responsible for the transformation of HR, driving culture change and reinventing employee experience.

She holds a MSc in International HRM from Cranfield University, School of Management, UK and a PhD in Management from the Lancaster University, Management School, UK. Her main area of research examines how Talent Management enables multinational companies create and capture value. She is dedicated to developing and uplifting the role of HR in organisations and therefore sees her future research contributing to the reinventing of the HR field.

2020 speakers 

Leonard Cheong

Leonard Cheong

Managing Director

AdNovum Singapore and Vietnam

Anjum Ghaffar

Anjum Ghaffar

Chief Human Resources Officer

American Express Malaysia

Syukri Sudari

Syukri Sudari

Chief People Officer

AXA Affin General Insurance

Celeste Ang

Celeste Ang

Principal

Baker Mckenzie

Zhao Yang Ng

Zhao Yang Ng

Local Principal

Baker Mckenzie

Laurent Bertrand

Laurent Bertrand

Chief Executive Officer

 BetterTradeOff

Sarah Machin

Sarah Machin

VP, APAC Head of Talent and Development

Chubb

Mark Whiteley

Mark Whiteley

Director, Talent, EMEA & APAC

Citi

Raghav Gupta

Raghav Gupta

Managing Director

Coursera India & APAC

Agustina Samara

Agustina Samara

Chief People Officer

 Dana Indonesia

Subramanian (Subbu) Viswanathan

Subramanian (Subbu) Viswanathan

Co-Founder & CEO

Disprz

Mazuin Zin

Mazuin Zin

Managing Director

Edelman Malaysia 

Dr. Heba Makram

Dr. Heba Makram

HR Transformation Lead

Emirates Group, UAE

Chua Chai Ping

Chua Chai Ping

HR Director

Experian

Susan Armstrong

Susan Armstrong

Managing Partner

Global Training Transformation, UK

Wiwik Wahyuni

Wiwik Wahyuni

Chief Human Resources Officer / Director

 Home Credit Indonesia

 Aditi Sharma Kalra

Aditi Sharma Kalra

Regional Editor

 Human Resources Online

Jerene Ang

Jerene Ang

Deputy Editor

 Human Resources Online

Priya Sunil

Priya Sunil

Journalist

 Human Resources Online

Amanda Oldridge

Amanda Oldridge

Regional Human Resources Director

Linfox International Group

Genevieve Goh

Genevieve Goh

Director, Talent Management

 Mastercard

Datuk Nora Manaf

Datuk Nora Manaf

Group Chief Human Capital Officer

Maybank

Luckana Sookthong

Luckana Sookthong

General Manager Human Resources

Mercedes-Benz, Thailand

Jordan Pettman

Jordan Pettman

Global Head, People Data, Analytics and Planning

Nestlé, UK

Stavia Dexterina

Stavia Dexterina

Country HR Head

 Nokia Indonesia

Shaakun Khanna

Shaakun Khanna

Head of HCM Applications Strategy, Asia Pacific

Oracle Corporation

Genevieve Godwin

Genevieve Godwin

Chief People Officer

PropertyGuru

Swasono Satyo

Swasono Satyo

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Widya Kusuma

Widya Kusuma

Executive Development Programme Manager

Sinarmas Mining

Mukta Arya

Mukta Arya

Head-Human Resources (Asia-Pacific)

Société Générale

Tatjana Jovanovic

Tatjana Jovanovic

Senior Human Resources Director, Hemofarm Group/Balkan Cluster

STADA

Nikhil Shahane

Nikhil Shahane

VP Talent & Engagement

TechnipFMC

Farid Basir

Farid Basir

Chief Human Capital Officer

Telekom Malaysia

Senthiyl S.S.G

Senthiyl S.S.G

Director (Consulting)

The Arbinger Institute

Jude Gibson

Jude Gibson

General Manager Workplace Relations

The Salvation Army Australia

Amit Dawn

Amit Dawn

Chief Executive Officer

 Unza Vitalis (Wipro)