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
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

Manvi Sushil
Site HR Lead
GSK

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

Shailaja Sharma
Group Head Talent and Learning

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

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