2026 Speaker's Profile

Priya Sunil

Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia

Human Resources Online

Driven by her passion for writing and for reporting the freshest news, Priya became part of the Human Resources Online team as a Journalist in 2018, and has since moved up the ranks as a Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia. Leading the SEA editorial team in this role, she is responsible for driving editorial content, managing the newsroom, executing partnership content, and supporting custom projects.

She loves having conversations about the future of the HR function with her team mates and industry practitioners — so get in touch if you’ve something to share! Priya also enjoys unearthing facts and opinions about world events, industry developments, and societal issues.

She is a mass communication graduate from Curtin Singapore, starting out her career with a stint in PR. On weekends, you’ll find her spending time with her loved ones, getting her sweat on, or buried deep in a motivational read riverside.

2026 Speakers

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Sophie Liu

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Harsh Narula

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Josh Skorupa

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Kingley Lim

Kingley Lim

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Pauline Loo

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Terence Kok

Terence Kok

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Claire Yu

Claire Yu

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Ilham Maulana

Ilham Maulana

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Shailaja Sharma

Shailaja Sharma

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Zahina Bibi

Zahina Bibi

Head of Organisational Transformation

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Kevin Shepherdson

Kevin Shepherdson

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Alex Png

Alex Png

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Dharma Chandran

Dharma Chandran

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Aditi Sharma Kalra

Aditi Sharma Kalra

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Priya Sunil

Priya Sunil

Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia

Human Resources Online

Sarah Gideon

Sarah Gideon

Journalist

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