2026 Speaker's Profile

Alex Png
Chief People Officer, APAC
The Hoffman Agency
Alex Png is the Chief People Officer, APAC at The Hoffman Agency, a multi-award-winning tech communications firm. He brings extensive experience across Fortune 500s and highgrowth startups, leading HR transformation, M&A integration, and 5× workforce scaling.
An award winning, certified people leader and startup advisor, Alex has advanced employer branding and built highperforming teams across APAC. He speaks and writes on talent innovation and AI’s impact on work, and coaches executive talent on resilient, human-centred leadership.
2026 Speakers

Sophie Liu
Director, Talent and Learning Development

Ramya Balakrishnan
VP Global Talent & Development

Harsh Narula
Head of Customer Experience and Business Transformation
DBS Bank

Josh Skorupa
Head of Digital Transformation & Capability
GovTech

Kingley Lim
APAC Head of Culture, DEI, CSR & Talent Head SEA ANZ
Henkel

Pauline Loo
SVP & Regional Hub Head of HR
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation

Terence Kok
Chief AI and Innovation Officer

Claire Yu
Senior Director, Talent, Asia Pacific
Otis

Ilham Maulana
HR Director for Oral Care, Asia Middle East Africa (AMA) and Product Supply, AMA
P&G

Shailaja Sharma
Group Head Talent and Learning

Zahina Bibi
Head of Organisational Transformation

Kevin Shepherdson
CEO and Founder

Alex Png
Chief People Officer, Asia-Pacific

Dharma Chandran
Chief Corporate Services Officer
Toll Group

Aditi Sharma Kalra
Editor-in-Chief
Human Resources Online

Priya Sunil
Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia
Human Resources Online

Sarah Gideon
Journalist
Human Resources Online