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

Sophie Liu

Sophie Liu

Director, Talent and Learning Development

CHAGEE University
Ramya Balakrishnan

Ramya Balakrishnan

VP Global Talent & Development

Coty
Harsh Narula

Harsh Narula

Head of Customer Experience and Business Transformation

DBS Bank

Josh Skorupa

Josh Skorupa

Head of Digital Transformation & Capability

GovTech

Manvi Sushil

Manvi Sushil

Site HR Lead

GSK

Kingley Lim

Kingley Lim

APAC Head of Culture, DEI, CSR & Talent Head SEA ANZ

Henkel

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
Claire Yu

Claire Yu

Senior Director, Talent, Asia Pacific

Otis

Shailaja Sharma

Shailaja Sharma

Group Head Talent and Learning

SGX Group
Ilham Maulana

Ilham Maulana

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

P&G

Zahina Bibi

Zahina Bibi

Head of Organisational Transformation

Standard Chartered Bank
Kevin Shepherdson

Kevin Shepherdson

CEO and Founder

Straits Interactive
Alex Png

Alex Png

Chief People Officer, Asia-Pacific

The Hoffman Agency
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