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