2021 speakers

Our 2021 industry leaders and HR gurus shared their invaluable insights on the L&D space and provided attendees with the knowledge to empower their organisation’s employees’ skills. Check back when we update this space with our 2022 speakers.

Ken-Ni Tho

Ken-Ni Tho

Head Talent Management, Organisational Design

AXA Affin General Insurance, Malaysia

Meghna Shukla

Meghna Shukla

Vice President, HR

Barry Callebaut Group, APAC

Ilja Rijnen

Ilja Rijnen

HR Director International, Employee Experience, Learning and Change

Beam Suntory, Singapore

Grace Chan

Grace Chan

Senior General Manager, Group Human Resource and Administration

Berjaya Corporation Berhad, Malaysia

Pambudi Sunarsihanto

Pambudi Sunarsihanto

HR Director

Bluebird Group, Indonesia

Avinash Kohli

Avinash Kohli

Director, Global Workforce Development

Boeing, Singapore

Zacharias Rajagopal

Zacharias Rajagopal

General Manager HR

Bumi Armada, Malaysia

Drew McGuire

Drew McGuire

CEO and Co-Owner

Capability Group, Singapore

Sudan Jeganathan

Sudan Jeganathan

Regional Business Manager (Asia)

Capability Group, Singapore

Ingrid Massey

Ingrid Massey

Director of Talent, Learning and Diversity – Pacific

CBRE, Australia

Jirawat Saengsin

Jirawat Saengsin

Head of Learning Technology

Central Retail Corporation, Thailand

Marcela Mihanovich

Marcela Mihanovich

HR Director GCB Asia & EMEA

Citi, Singapore

Lydia Baconnais

Lydia Baconnais

Director of HR Career Path and Development

Club Med, APAC

Arun Kaimal

Arun Kaimal

Human Resources Director, Water Quality Platform- Asia Pacific & MEA

Danaher Corporation, Singapore

Fabi Carino

Fabi Carino

Country HR Director

Dentsu-Aegis International, Philippines

Paddy Santosh

Paddy Santosh

Global Head of Talent Management

Dyson, Singapore

Ramon Chelva

Ramon Chelva

Chief People Officer

edotco Group Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Roy Chew

Roy Chew

Head of Learning & Organisational Development

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Singapore

Christina Wong

Christina Wong

Learning & Organisational Development Lead, APAC

Google

Cynthia Lee Mai

Cynthia Lee Mai

Global Head, Career & Performance

HP Inc.

Hema Krishnan

Hema Krishnan

Learner Experience & Engagement Lead

HSBC Global Service Centre, Malaysia & Sri Lanka

Krishna Bedi

Krishna Bedi

Head of People Development APAC & EMEA

IHS Markit, Singapore

Professor Ric Roi

Professor Ric Roi

Professor of Leadership & Organisation

IMD Business School, South East Asia
Terry Khoo

Terry Khoo

VP, Human Resources

Infineon Technologies, Malaysia

Kanykei Omorova

Kanykei Omorova

Assistant Group General Manager Learning & Development

International SOS, Singapore

Kaustav Chakravarthy

Kaustav Chakravarthy

Executive Director and HR Business Partner, Global Human Resources

Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning, Inc., Singapore

Samarth Kasturia

Samarth Kasturia

Director, Workplace & Strategic Consulting

Knight Frank, Singapore

Yanuar Kurniawan

Yanuar Kurniawan

Head of Organisation, Talent Development, and Organisation Culture

Lazada Indonesia and Lazada Logistics, Indonesia

Pragati Sethia

Pragati Sethia

Regional Head Talent Management, Learning & Organisational Development – Asia, Middle East & Africa

Levi Strauss & Co., Singapore

Rituraj Sar

Rituraj Sar

Vice President, Learning & Development

Lupin Limited, India

Siau Swee Furn

Siau Swee Furn

General Manager, Group Human Capital

Malaysia Airlines

Marwan El Gamal

Marwan El Gamal

Head of Learning and Development

Maxis, Malaysia

Zainubiah Abd Aziz

Zainubiah Abd Aziz

Custodian of Learning & Development Specialist

PETRONAS Leadership Centre, Malaysia

Sunny Sharma

Sunny Sharma

Head of People & Culture – Commercial Operations, Organisation Transformation, Inclusion & Diversity

Philip Morris International, Malaysia

Marako Marcus

Marako Marcus

Managing Consulting

Right Management, Singapore

Emeya Lee

Emeya Lee

People & Culture Director

Roche Malaysia, Thailand & Myanmar

Chen Fong Tuan

Chen Fong Tuan

Country HR and General Affairs Director

Samsung Malaysia Electronics

Roby Tatan

Roby Tatan

Head of Learning and Development

Sinar Mas Land, Indonesia

Suman Sharma

Suman Sharma

Executive Director Head Experience Design - Operations, Technology & Organisational Agility

Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore

Jagmohan Singh

Jagmohan Singh

Head of Life Skills Development & Future Ready

Taylor’s University, Malaysia

Lim Chee Gay

Lim Chee Gay

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

TDCX

Dr. Jessica Tang

Dr. Jessica Tang

Head of Talent Development, Group Human Resource

Top Glove, Malaysia

Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

Head, Human Resources

Uttam Toyota, India

Cindy Dermawan

Cindy Dermawan

Senior Vice President, Reskilling and Capabilities Development

UOB, Singapore

Pronob Jyoti Chetia

Pronob Jyoti Chetia

Director HR & Communication, Asia Pacific Region

Volvo Group Trucks Operations, Service Market Logistics, Singapore

Shruti Anna Koshy

Shruti Anna Koshy

Global Human Resource Director

Zilingo, Singapore