2026 Speaker's Profile

Sophie Liu

Director, Talent and Learning Development

CHAGEE University

Sophie Liu is the Director, Talent and Learning Development at CHAGEE University. She brings extensive experience in organisational development, talent management, and leadership capability building across both the Asia Pacific and China markets. Prior to joining CHAGEE, Sophie held organisation development and learning leadership roles at several global Fortune 500 companies such as Shell and Mars, etc., where she partnered with senior leaders to drive large-scale transformation, leadership development, and organisational capability building across multiple business units. She also has extensive experience as an organisational development consultant for leading private enterprises, supporting organisations in building talent infrastructures and leadership capabilities. She has worked closely with companies during periods of rapid scaling and global expansion, and is recognised for her expertise in helping Chinese companies navigate international growth.

2026 Speakers

Mausami Arora

Mausami Arora

Regional People Business Partner - Asia Pacific Operations

A.P. Moller – Maersk
Sophie Liu

Sophie Liu

Director, Talent and Learning Development

CHAGEE University
Ramya Balakrishnan

Ramya Balakrishnan

VP Global Talent & Development

Coty
Josh Skorupa

Josh Skorupa

Head of Digital Transformation & Capability

GovTech

Manvi Sushil

Manvi Sushil

Site HR Lead

GSK

Pauline Loo

Pauline Loo

SVP & Regional Hub Head of HR

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation

Terence Kok

Terence Kok

Chief AI and Innovation Officer

Meinhardt Group
Brandon Lew

Brandon Lew

General Manager, GHR

Ocean Network Express

Claire Yu

Claire Yu

Senior Director, Talent, Asia Pacific

Otis

Ilham Maulana

Ilham Maulana

HR Director for Oral Care, Asia Middle East Africa (AMA) and Product Supply, AMA

P&G

Shailaja Sharma

Shailaja Sharma

Group Head Talent and Learning

SGX Group
Zahina Bibi

Zahina Bibi

Head of Organisational Transformation

Standard Chartered Bank
Kevin Shepherdson

Kevin Shepherdson

CEO and Founder

Straits Interactive
Eng Hui Ong

Eng Hui Ong

Senior Director, Human Resources & Information Technology

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company (SSMC)
Alex Png

Alex Png

Chief People Officer, Asia-Pacific

The Hoffman Agency
Andrew Lau

Andrew Lau

CEO and Founder

Think Codex
Dharma Chandran

Dharma Chandran

Chief Corporate Services Officer

Toll Group

Aditi Sharma Kalra

Aditi Sharma Kalra

Editor-in-Chief

Human Resources Online

Priya Sunil

Priya Sunil

Deputy Editor, Southeast Asia

Human Resources Online

Sarah Gideon

Sarah Gideon

Journalist

Human Resources Online