TECH-AS-THE-GLUE
Technology for productivity & alignment through the employee life-cycle
THE-FUTURE-IS-NOW
Harnessing emerging technologies that could enable disproportionate leaps in work efficiency
DIGITAL-FORCE
Building future-ready digital organizations
HOW-TO-DIGITAL
Accelerating your effectiveness as a digital transformation leader
- Day 1 - February 28
- Day 2 - March 01
TechHR Singapore
Focussing on the four key content themes, the multi-track agenda of the conference brings expert voices across various formats.
Registration & Networking
People Matters #TechHR19 Kick-Off
Anticipating Tomorrow, Today
Today's incredible pace of technology advancement provides businesses, talent managers and technologists the perfect opportunity to engineer a fascinating workplace of tomorrow.
Ester Martinez
CEO & Editor-in-Chief,, People Matters Media
Employee Experience 2025: A Journey to your Digital Future
The opening keynote will focus on how political, economic, societal, technological, environmental, and legislative trends are impacting business, the world of work and your journey of designing the employee experience of the future.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Appreciate how political, economic, societal, technological, environmental, and legislative (PESTEL) megatrends are impacting leadership, skills & the future of work
- Relate to how Ambient Computing can enhance employee experience through intelligence and augmentation
- Learn about skill demand signals, and how to build feedback loops to identify the skills and readiness of learners
Ray Wang
Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman, Constellation Research Inc
Talk Show: Re-thinking the Way Work Works
How is work changing and what does it mean in the context of workforce 4.0? How is digital redefining the notion of productivity for individuals and corporations? Join this fascinating conversation with technology entrepreneur and investor, Rudy Karsan to navigate new contours of work.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Build new perspectives on how connections between people & work are radically changing
- Reflect on the future of labor markets and the implications for HR
- Gain insights into the power of tech augmenting talent possibilities
Peta Latimer
Partner & CEO, Singapore, Mercer
Rudy Karsan
Managing partner, Karlani Capital
Break at the Ideas for the Future Zone
Leading in the Digital Age - A View from the Top
Work automation, business model disruption and speed of change require leaders to reset their strategies for the digital age. Top C-suite leaders discuss the radical changes for leaders in this new technology environment.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Validate digital leadership competencies across industries
- Gain perspectives on what C-suite expects from HR on accelerating leadership impact
Duncan Hewett
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, VMware
Goh Swee Chen
Former Chairman,, Shell Companies, Singapore
Su-Yen Wong
Founder & CEO, Bronze Phoenix
Bridging the Skills Divide
Skills are the new digital currency. In this context, how can organizations look at training, career mobility, and engagement as one continuum to overcome the skills divide?
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Design an integrated recruitment and talent management strategy as a way out of the skills divide
- Leverage training and flexible career pathing to ensure engagement, retention & longer employability
Transition Break
Experience Human-Robot Interaction - Meet Nadine
Metal collars are now a workplace reality. Director - Institute for Media Innovation at NTU, Singapore explains the fundamentals of social robotics and what does it mean to talent leaders.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand the "what" & "why" of social robotics
- Experience how humans interact with robots via real-life examples of humanoid, Nadine
- Gain perspectives on the emerging areas where robots can disrupt conventional work
Yiyu Cai
Professor in charge, CAE Labs/NTU, Former Co-president of ISAGA
Future-proofing Employees: Mindset, Skillset, Toolset
How are CHROs rethinking ways to continuously improving workforce readiness? Join this panel discussion to learn from different industries across geographies on what’s working.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Gain perspectives on how organizations from different industries are enabling processes & structures to help employees set on a path of lifelong learning journey
- Balance emphasis on “hard” skills and "soft attributes" in the learning journey architecture
- Understand ways of architecting fluid cohabitation between people & technology at an organizational, team and individual levels
Aileen Tan
Group Chief HR Officer, Singtel
Kulshaan Singh
Chief People Officer, Charoen Pokphand Group Co.,Ltd.
Nora A Manaf
Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank
Lunch
Artificial Intelligence and Music - Learnings for Talent Leaders
Spotify, Grooveshark, Pandora and others can today recommend music based on our listening habits and moods. Drawing examples from her research that lies at the intersection of machine learning and music, Dr. Herremans will share how Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, and other emerging technologies are radically changing the music industry and what it means in the context of work.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Transport yourself to the music industry and understand examples of emerging AI technologies in it
- Appreciate the limitations and opportunities of such technologies
- Gain perspectives on how the broad-based use of such technologies will impact the jobs and skill sets required
Dorien Herremans
Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Panel: Meeting the Growing Demand for Digital Talent
A cross-industry panel focusing on the common skills (and orientation) required in a digital business and how organizations are attracting & retaining digital talent.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand how different organizations are sourcing & hiring digital talent
- Explore alternative talent models like Acqui-hiring
- Reflect upon what strategies are working in nurturing digital talent to build a pipeline for today & tomorrow
Anshul Punhani
Chief Marketing Officer (APAC & Gulf), Monster.com
Carolyn Chin-Parry
Chief Digital Officer, Prism
Raman Sidhu
Global Head of OD & Learning, Shell
Sanjeev Somasundaram
APAC Head- Staffing, Google
Talk show: Skilling your Workforce from 3.0 to 4.0
This talk show will put forth hard questions on skilling.
At the end of this session you should be able to:
- Answer how to adopt workforce 4.0 while still grappling with workforce 3.0
- Understand the starting and accelerating points of your skilling journey
- Explore how businesses and government can partner more seamlessly
Ashley Chiampo
Senior Director of Learning, Chairman of Examination Board, EMERITUS
Dr. Gog Soon Joo
Chief Futurist, Chief Research Officer, SkillsFuture Singapore
Michael Jenkins
CEO, The Human Capital Leadership Institute
Nishchae Suri
President, India, SEA & Middle East, EdCast
Ryan Ross
Managing Partner, Hogan Assessment Systems
Transition Break
From Employee Value Proposition to Talent Experience Value Proposition
A view on the radical shifts & emerging trends in total rewards which include the move from "automated" to "intelligent" rewards systems and agile rewards programs that adapt to both business & individual needs.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Define the key disruptors affecting the future of rewards
- Understand the trends in driving towards talent experience and career rewards value proposition
- Share success stories of how organizations are leveraging technology to re-define their Total Rewards philosophy
Puneet Swani
Partner, Career Business Leader - International Region, Mercer
Emotional Turbulence and Digital HR Transformation
Human emotions impact and get impacted during digital HR transformation. Understand the multiple dimensions of emotional turbulence and how to manage them during transformation using new age technology tools like AI, ML, etc.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Appreciate how emotions play in an organization when it decides to embrace modern-day digital HR practices and platforms
- Understand how the best technologies enable organizations to navigate the emotional turbulence in their stakeholders and employees
- Learn about how employee engagement, enablement and finally emotions can be positively impacted to create a real transformation using technology
Shaakun Khanna
Head of HCM Cloud Applications, APAC, Oracle
Networking Break
Deep Dive: How Blockchain will Change the Way We Work
This session will provide examples of Blockchain being used in HR from four main categories like Identity Management and Career Profiles, Credential Verification Platforms, Work Matching Platforms, and Worker Payment Platforms.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Learn the nuts and bolts of Blockchain for HR Tech
- Understand real-life examples of Blockchain in HR
Andrew Spence
Faculty Member, Blockchain Research Institute
Designing for Work 2030: Anticipatory Improvisation
Leveraging the power of technology to anticipate trends and business impact along with the ability to improvise contextual just-in-time action that maximizes opportunities
At the end of this session, you should be able to
- Gain perspectives on how to bring together hybrid paradigms for talent & work innovation
- Create just-in-time Workforce Models. Answering key questions: What's possible? What's needed?
Jason Averbook
CEO & Co-Founder, Leapgen
Pankaj Bansal
Co-founder & CEO, PeopleStrong
Rosaline Chow Koo
Founder & CEO, CXA Group
Shweta Shukla
Director of Human Resources - Asia Pacific, Netflix
Tong Dean
Managing Director, Head of Group HR, United Overseas Bank
Personality and the Fate of Organizations
Given the uncertainty, never-ending change, and focus on engaging a diverse workforce, it really does matter who is in charge.
At the end of this session, you should be able to
- Understand the links between personality, careers of individuals, and the fate of organizations
- Design a road map for talent leaders on leadership assessment and development
Dr. Robert Hogan
Founder & President, Hogan Assessments
Fold & Fly - What's next?
Ester Martinez
CEO & Editor-in-Chief,, People Matters Media
People Matters TechHR Night Fest with Hossan Leong - Beer Up at Ideas for the Future Zone
Hossan Leong's Love & Hate Relationship - Actor and stand-up comedian, Hossan Leong, is technology's worst nightmare. Will he rise to the TechHR SG challenge or fail the human race?
Hossan Leong
Actor & Stand-up Comedian
Masterclass: The Guide to a Digital Workforce Experience
A hands-on masterclass that will provide the tools and principles to build a vision & roadmap for a digital workforce experience for your organizations. Leveraging tips from his latest book "The Ultimate Guide to a Digital Workforce Experience - Leap for a Purpose", Jason Averbook will share a step-by-step guide to giving employees a rich, personalized, and convenient experience.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Apply the principles for creating a vision and strategy for a digital workforce experience, learning how to execute it, and how to sustain it for the future
- Implement Averbook's formula of 20/25/45/10 of a digital workforce strategy
- Hear examples of what works and what does not in crafting a digital workforce experience
Jason Averbook
CEO & Co-Founder, Leapgen
Case study: Performance Management: Keeping Score Real-Time
This session will focus on how organizations are using technology to democratize and rehumanize performance management processes.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Gain perspectives on how technology is enabling instant feedback loops, daily performance dialogues, and routine performance reviews
- Find out how the new performance model is being linked to compensation and career progression and what’s next
Transition Break
Deep Dive: Confessions of an (Artificially) Intelligent Recruiter
Technology is revolutionizing the way talent is sourced, assessed, and hired. Be it mass hiring or niche hiring, emerging technologies seem to have the answers to the most pressing challenges. In this session, get insights on how most progressive organizations are leveraging technology to transform the way they recruit.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand how organizations are using AI to better match and screen candidates
- Gain clarity on what is working and what is not, through examples of leveraging AI, Machine Learning, NLP, Bots, and Voice for recruitment
William Tincup
President, RecruitingDaily
Building a Business Case for HR Tech
HR leaders need to identify a case for change which will drive greater business impact.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand how to align HR tech investments to the firm's strategy through a real-life example of what worked and what were the opportunities for further improvement
Mike Bollinger
Vice President, Cornerstone OnDemand
Lunch
Case study: Design for Grab
Following its acquisition of rival ride-hailing app Uber, Grab has become one of the leading online-to-offline mobile platforms in Southeast Asia from transportation to payments. This session will present examples of how Grab is designing talent processes uniquely for itself
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Learn from successes and failures of designing unique talent processes
Chin Yin Ong
Head of People, Grab
Often Overlooked Ingredients of Tech Transformation - Leadership & Culture
A layer of transformation driven by leadership and culture is critical to the success of tech transformation.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Identify the critical aspects necessary for a successful tech transformation
- Gain multiple perspectives on the role of leadership in the transformation
- Understand how organizations can make transformation inclusive for the most important stakeholder- the employees
Ankush Tuli
Managing Director, Taco Bell Asia Pacific
Dr. Rick Smith
Deputy Dean of Programmes, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Manish Verma
Asia Pacific Regional HR Leader, Cargill
Sunil Puri
Head of Research - Asia Pacific, Center for Creative Leadership
Engagement Reimagined with Predictive Analytics & Personalization
With the ongoing need to do more with less and changing employee preferences, how can organizations reassess the combination of financial and nonfinancial incentives that will work best for every employee for creating the highest impact?
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Create personalized engagement experiences at scale
- Understand employee motivations & build deeper relationships
David Litteken
Senior Vice President-Asia Pacific Region, BI Worldwide
Joji Sekhon Gill
EMEA & Asia HR Director/MD DuPont Singapore, DuPont
Mukul Jain
Founder and CEO, HONO
Stephanie Nash
Chief People Officer, RedMart
Transition Break
Case Study: Learning at the Speed of Business
With multigenerational workforces and the shrinking shelf life of skills, organizations are facing pressure to invest in upskilling and reskilling their employees like never before.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Build a learning culture based on consumer-grade marketing tactics
- Gain perspectives on how to extract the benefits of tools that put employees’ learning at the forefront
- Define how augmented reality (AR) can address learning objectives like onboarding differently
Shelley Osborne
Head - L&D, Udemy
Managing Talent in a Gig Economy
Workforce models are changing rapidly and organizations are leveraging unconventional practices to make skills available just-in-time. This session focuses on the changing talent practices in the gig economy.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Visualize the impact of the gig economy in the next 5-10 years
- Gain perspectives into the power of tech augmenting talent possibilities
Networking Break
Cutting Through the Hype of HR Tech
Innumerable market options leave buyers confused as to what solutions are actually relevant for their businesses. This session provides ways to cut out the noise and focus on what matters.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand the implications of new HR Digital products
- Separate hype from reality
- Narrow down relevant products for your business needs & maturity levels
- Understand the unintended consequences of choosing the wrong technology
Brian Sommer
Founder & Technology Industry Expert, TechVentive
Masterclass: Balancing Talent and Growth through Technology (Pre-registration Required)
How should you reinvent Recruiting, Engagement and other HR processes to align them with the business growth requirements? Industry analyst Brian Sommer will define the winning strategies for today’s War for Talent.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand the implications of business growth on HCM practices, processes, and technology
- Articulate planning considerations and define success in the context of your organization
- Embrace Sunset Planning methodology
Brian Sommer
Founder & Technology Industry Expert, TechVentive
Masterclass: Your Digitization Roadmap - How to Take your First Step? (Pre-registration Required)
Talent leaders are at the center of the seismic shifts propelled by technology. A step-by-step guide to navigate the demands of digitization.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Define the ways of steering through the demands of digitization for experience and efficiency
- Understand the critical elements of a digitization roadmap and steps to build one
- Prepare for common pitfalls
Actualizing Diversity & Inclusion at Workplace through Tech (Pre-registration Required)
Gartner analyst demystifies the concept of diversity and inclusion, its impact on business and the role of technology.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Understand the correlation between diversity & inclusion and business performance
- Explain the frameworks to actualize D&I at the workplace and examples of how leading organizations are practicing it
- Take back examples of key technologies to consider and effective ways to integrate them
John Kostoulas
Senior Director, Analyst, Gartner
Lunch
Futurist Forum (By Invite only)
Welcome to the Futurist Forum
Ester Martinez
CEO & Editor-in-Chief,, People Matters Media
Jason Averbook
CEO & Co-Founder, Leapgen
Applying Design Thinking and Technology to Improve HR Outcomes (Futurist Forum - By Invite Only)
The session will help you understand how design thinking and technology are coming together to drive both business performance, organizational health and social impact.
At the end of the session, you should be able to:
- Understand “ the x-factor” of human-centered design thinking
- Appreciate the power of unobtrusive technology in driving change and performance
- Learn from examples of companies using design thinking in employee journeys, change programs and purpose-driven transformation
Arne Gast
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Identifying the Future-Oriented High Potential (Futurist Forum - By Invite Only)
This session will help you understand how to best identify and develop high potentials that are needed for an agile and transformational business context.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Appreciate the three dimensions of leadership potential and individual strengths, and rank areas of actionable development
- Understand what engagement looks like for next-generation leaders and how it drives performance
Dr. Robert Hogan
Founder & President, Hogan Assessments
Building your own Futurist Framework (Futurist Forum - By Invite Only)
A facilitated session leveraging the Constellation AstroChartTM framework to create a visual guide of the trends impacting the C-Suite
At the end of this session, you should be able to
- Gain clarity on how megatrends impact businesses based on their organization’s readiness
- Assess boardroom priorities, cut through the noise and identify what matters
- Employ the AstroCharts methodology to create managerial plans
Ray Wang
Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman, Constellation Research Inc
Masterclass: Fundamentals of HR Analytics (Pre-registration Required)
To help everyone master the fundamentals of HR analytics, this hands-on masterclass will show you how to use Tableau to tackle concepts such as data-analytic thinking, data management and hypotheses modeling.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Build a clear hypothesis that brings business at the center
- Understand how to aid your data analytics capabilities using tools
- Explain how to go beyond analytics based on benchmarking
Dr Fermin Diez
Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University
Women in Digital: Redefining Notions & Benchmarks of Contribution & Success (Pre-registration Required)
How are organizations fostering gender diversity & breaking inclusion barriers; encouraging more diversity in technical fields, removing obstacles and (re)defining what success looks like?
Grace Yip
Managing Director, Head of HR, ASEAN, Accenture
Maria Teixidor
CEO, VUCA Solutions
Nutan Singapuri
Senior Director Human Resources, Asia Pacific, LinkedIn
Saakshi Saxena
Regional Lead: HR Program Management (Asia & AnZ), Microsoft
Sonali Roychowdhury
Regional HR Director - Supply Chain, APAC, Procter & Gamble
Wan Ting Poh
Director, Data Science, Allianz SE Insurance Management Asia Pacific
Lunch
Fundamentals of Design Thinking (Pre-registration Required)
This session facilitated by a Design Thinking practitioner will give you an introduction to Design Thinking and practical applications of this methodology.
At the end of the session, you should be able to:
- Understand the basics of Design Thinking
- Relate to case studies from companies already applying the methodology
- Build a starter set of tools to apply design thinking in your everyday work
Kasia Miaskiewicz
Director, UBS EVOLVE - Centre for Design Thinking and Innovation
Redefining the Role of TA in the 4th Industrial Revolution (Pre-registration Required)
The 4th Industrial Revolution is happening now! As technology advancements continue to accelerate, many roles will be redefined - and TA is no exception. This masterclass will be structured in three sections – Get insight on global and industry trends impacting TA, perspectives from an organizational psychologist on the mindset change that TA professionals need to consider and a case study on a Singapore-based global company who is on this journey.
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Define actionable next steps on how to redefine the TA function in your company
Benjamin Roberts
Vice President, Talent Management, APAC, Essence
Grace Kerrison
Managing Director, APAC & Vice President Global Accounts, pymetrics
Michelle Hancic
Lead Psychologist, APAC, pymetrics
Welcome to #Unconference at Ideas for the Future Zone
Redefining HR Operations with AI – from Transaction to Experiences
Cross-functional panel on how AI can automate and augment HR operations to delight internal customers
Talkshow: Implementing Technology: Lessons Learnt & Pitfalls to Avoid
Hear authentic stories of technology implementation: successes, failures and learning
Grace Kerrison
Managing Director, APAC & Vice President Global Accounts, pymetrics
Merle Chen
Chief Talent Officer, The Lo & Behold Group
Quiz: Well-being, Engagement and Productivity
Participate in teams of 2 to win exciting prizes!
Design Thinking: Transforming the Meeting Culture at DBS
Hear the story of how DBS made meetings more impactful bank-wide while keeping the employees at the center. Know how they ideated and prototyped, what were the learnings and reflections.
Joseph Louis Tan
Employee Journey Design Coach, DBS Bank
Lunch
Why the World’s Most Attractive Employer use Digital Storytelling
There is no doubt that authentic stories told over far-reaching yet personal digital channels are the ultimate tool in your arsenal, and that harnessing their power is key to success. This session will help you to navigate ‘The New World of Talent’, from channels and usage behavior to talent preferences and messaging.
Rachele Focardi
Chief Strategy Officer - APJ, Global Employer Branding Advisor, Universum
Talkshow: The Blockchain Opportunity
- HR use cases for trust, value transfer and transparency
- How big a deal is Blockchain in improving operational & financial efficiencies?
Andrew Spence
Faculty Member, Blockchain Research Institute
John Chu
Blockchain Investor
Sathyanarayana Ranganatha
Senior Architect, Technology Strategy
Masterclass From Start-up to Scale-up
In this masterclass-cum-conversation, learn from Rudy Karsan's journey of building Kenexa, the human resources software sold to IBM in 2012 for $1.3 billion. A candid conversation on the journey of scaling an HR tech company, the stories, the successes, the failures and what it takes to build products that impact people, organizations and society.
Ester Martinez
CEO & Editor-in-Chief,, People Matters Media
Rudy Karsan
Managing partner, Karlani Capital
How to Overcome Human Stupidity by Implementing Artificial Intelligence
Explore the foundations of Neurotechnology, the merger of human intelligence with AIM (artificial intelligence machine) and how to overcome inherent human bias.
The Re-skilled HR team
Reshaping the role of the HR Business Partner is a huge consideration as part of HR transformation. What do the new HR teams look like? What are some of the critical skills and structures? How can the function transform into business solution providers?
Storytelling: The Power of your Voice to Inform, Intrigue & Entertain
This interactive session will reveal the 6 secrets of voice. Learn how to trust your “real voice” and play with your tone to sell your ideas & products!
Paul Carr
Journalist and Media Coach, Paul Carr Media
People Matters TechHR Night Fest with Hossan Leong - Beer Up at Ideas for the Future Zone
Hossan Leong's Love & Hate Relationship - Actor and stand-up comedian, Hossan Leong, is technology's worst nightmare. Will he rise to the TechHR SG challenge or fail the human race?
Hossan Leong
Actor & Stand-up Comedian
Registration
Welcome to Start-up Track
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 1
Start-ups Pitching
-Gpayroll
-HireXP
-Helpster
-Ubidy
-ConnectDott
-Mathilda
Investors
Frank Lee
Partner, TNF Ventures
Maclean S Raphael
HR-Southeast Asia Region, 3M Asia Pacific
Michele Daoud
Principal, Monk's Hill Ventures
Ting Yan Leck
Partner & Managing Director, TRIVE
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 2
Start-ups Pitching
-Workulture
-IoTalents
-Benefits
-ThompsonBridge
-HackerTrail
-Peoplewave
Investors
Kuan Hsu
Co-founder and General Partner, KK Fund
Supriya Singh
Head of South Asia Investments, JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd
Zhifeng Koh
Lead, Open Innovation - Singapore, Accenture Ventures
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 3
Start-ups Pitching
-Blonk Group
-Payboy
-FastJobs
-Bid4Skill
-Jobable
-HirePlace
Investors
Chieh Suang Khor
Principal, Cento Ventures
Syed Ali Abbas
Group HR Director, Global Fashion Group (GFG)
Tang Tee Sing
COO & Co-Founder, EFunders
Varun Bhatia
Chief People & Culture Officer, AirAsia
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 4
Start-ups Pitching
-North.AI
-Xobin
-HR Lead Consulting
-Talkpush
-Grow
-BCN RESOL ODR SOLUTIONS SL
Investors
Cindy Teoh
Associate Director, Investments, Golden Equator
Daniel Callaghan
Head, Adecco Group X APAC
Frank Lee
Partner, TNF Ventures
Lunch
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 5
Start-ups Pitching
-Janeous
-GrabJobs
-Panalyt
-EngageRocket
-SmartDreamers
-Urbanhire
Investors
Badri Pillapakkam
Investment Partner, Omidyar Network
Jorge Osorio
CHRO, Citi Singapore
Kevin Low
Venture Capital Investments, Singapore Press Holdings, SPH Ventures
Kris Leong
Vice President, Walden International
Power Q&A: Raising Capital for HR Tech product
Top investors from the region discuss what works and what does not while raising capital for an HR Tech product. It's your time to bring all the questions you have!
Cindy Teoh
Associate Director, Investments, Golden Equator
Michael Smith Jr.
Partner, SeedPlus
Nao Ito
Operating Partner, BEENEXT
Nikhil Kapur
Principal & Investment Head (South Asia), GREE Ventures
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 6
Start-ups Pitching
-Visits
-YesElf
-Koach.AI
-Talscale
-Veremark
-Visume
Investors
Angela Toy
Director, Portfolio Strategy & Operations, Golden Gate Ventures
Dhritiman Chakrabarti
Angel Investor, Investment Committee Member, Investigate Network Capital
Michael Smith Jr.
Partner, SeedPlus
Simon Childs
Managing Director, ENRG Hong Kong Limited
People Matters Start-up Program - Pitch 7
Start-ups Pitching
-Jobkred
-Canopy
-Enthralltech
Investors
Daniel Callaghan
Head, Adecco Group X APAC
James Hewitt
Strategy Leader, IBM Watson Talent
Nao Ito
Operating Partner, BEENEXT
Nikhil Kapur
Principal & Investment Head (South Asia), GREE Ventures
People Matters TechHR Night Fest with Hossan Leong - Beer Up at Ideas for the Future Zone
Hossan Leong's Love & Hate Relationship - Actor and stand-up comedian, Hossan Leong, is technology's worst nightmare. Will he rise to the TechHR SG challenge or fail the human race?
Hossan Leong
Actor & Stand-up Comedian
TechHR Singapore Study Tour
Learning does not happen only in the classrooms, and conferences do not need to happen only in conference halls! We are excited to announce the TechHR Study Tours! We have designed TechHR Conference experience as one-day- conference on the 28th of February in Marina Bay Sands and on 1st of March in Study Tours across companies in Singapore. HR Leaders* attending the conference will have the opportunity to choose one Study Tour and learn from a deep dive session hosted by one of our corporate partners. That’s how cool learning is!
Google's APAC headquarters in Singapore redefines what the workplace looks like – experience it!
Study Tour Theme: Experience the Google way of defining work and workplace
Brief: Get a deep-dive into Google’s innovative talent practices and visit one of the most amazing offices in Singapore!
Capacity: 20
Itinerary:
09.30 AM - 09.45 AM: Welcome and context setting by Sanjeev Somasundaram, APAC Head-Programs Staffing at Google
09.45 AM - 10.45 AM: Interactive session with the Google talent team to understand the innovative talent practices the organization is implementing facilitated by Daisuke Kawamura, Google - APAC Staffing Operations Lead, Google
10.45 AM - 11.15 AM: Physical tour of the campus
11:15 AM - 11.30 AM: Group photos
P&G
P&G is one of the largest and fastest-growing consumer goods companies in Singapore.
Study Tour Theme: Creating a Culture of Digital Engagement
Brief: Get a view of best practices and initiatives that P&G has put in place to foster a culture of digital engagement.
Capacity: 20
Itinerary:
08.30 AM - 09.15 AM: Reaching the P&G office & Morning Bakery
09:15 AM - 09.30 AM: Welcome and context setting by Sonali, Roychowdhury, Head, Asia Pacific, Supply Chain, HR for P&G
09.30 AM - 10.45 AM: Interactive session on the best practices and initiatives that P&G has put in place to foster a culture of digital engagement followed by Q&A
10.45 AM - 11.15 AM: Physical tour of the P&G campus
11:15 AM - 11.30 AM: Group photos
Netflix
Visit Netflix’s APAC headquarters, the world's leading entertainment streaming provider
Study Tour Theme: Working and thriving in an environment of freedom, candor, and innovation
Brief: This interactive session will focus on the stories that reflect Netflix's learnings and journey of fostering an environment of freedom, candor and innovation at the Netflix office in Singapore!
Capacity: 30
Itinerary:
02.00 PM - 2.15 PM: Registration
02.15 PM - 02.30 PM: Welcome and Introduction
02.30 PM - 03.00 PM: Approaching creative projects at Netflix - Interactive session
03.00 PM - 03.45 PM: Discussion - working in an environment of candor and freedom facilitated by Shweta Shukla, Director of Human Resources - Asia Pacific, Netflix (good to read the Netflix culture memo for context - https://jobs.netflix.com/culture)
03.45 PM- 04.15 PM: Mix and Mingle over drinks/coffee
3M
Swanky 3M Headquarters in the region hosts an exclusive space to showcases 3M's innovation
Study Tour Theme: 3M Innovation story
Brief: Visit the 3M Customer Technical Centre to find out more about how the organization innovates with purpose and uses science every day to create a real impact on the world. The tour aims to share 3M's expertise and experiences in creating and sustaining an innovative culture and ecosystem based on science.
Capacity: 20
Itinerary:
02.00 PM - 02.15 PM: Registration
02.15 PM - 02.30 PM: Welcome and Introduction facilitated by Joan Wong, Head of Human Resources
02.30 PM - 03.00 PM: Learning Journey on how 3M applies science to make lives easier, better and more complete led by Cheng Teck Tan, Senior Technical Manager, Singapore R&D Operations & Services
03.00 PM - 04.00 PM: CTC Tour - Explore the world of 3M at the 3M Customer Technical Centre (CTC) and discover the magic of 3M’s science-based technologies, such as abrasives, adhesives, and non-wovens. Home to virtual reality technologies that allow visitors to experience fall protection and road safety technologies through 3M products, the largest CTC in South East Asia is set to fully immerse visitors in 3M technology. This tour will be led by Hazizah Selamat, CTC Tour Master
04.00 PM - 04.15 PM: Visit 3M Concept Store
04.15 PM - 04.30 PM: Group photos
Singapore Management University
A premier university in Asia, SMU is internationally recognized for its world-class research and distinguished teaching.
Study Tour Theme: Deep dive: Talent Analytics Workshop
Brief: Experience a masterclass in HR Analytics conducted by the faculty at a leading management education institute in Singapore.
Capacity: 70
Itinerary:
09.00 AM – 09.30 AM: Registration & breakfast networking
09.30 AM – 10.45 AM: HR Analytics Workshop facilitated by Fermin Diez, Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University
10.45 AM - 11.00 AM: Q&A
11.00 AM - 11.30 AM: Introduction to SMU MHCL Program by Professor Michael Bashshur, Academic Director, SMU
11.30 AM - 12.00 PM Campus tour
Workplace by Facebook
Explore Facebook’s one-of-a-kind culture in the company’s brand new Singapore office
Study Tour Theme: Building a culture of collaboration through Tech
Brief: Get an opportunity to get into deep dive discussions on leveraging tech to augment talent function’s capabilities with a global thought leader, know the Facebook way of managing talent, and experience the Facebook campus!
Capacity: 50
Itinerary:
09.00 AM - 9.30 AM: Registration & Morning Bakery
09.30 AM - 9.45 AM: Welcome & Context Setting by Luke McNeal, Director of Workplace by Facebook, APAC
09.45 AM - 10.45 AM: Interactive session by Jason Averbook, CEO & C-Founder, Leapgen
10.45 AM - 11.30 AM: Talent practices at Facebook led by Facebook HR Team by Lizzie Runham, HR Director Asia Pacific at Facebook
11.30 AM - 12.00 PM: How HR organizations use Workplace to drive employee engagement led by Fasai Pongpitaksopon, Enterprise Growth Manager, Singapore
12.00 PM - 12.15 PM: Physical tour of the Facebook campus & group photos
Tata Consultancy Services
A global leader in IT services, consulting & business solutions
Study Tour Theme: TCS Technology Outreach
Brief: TCS is committed to digital and agile capability building. The Study Tour across TCS’s Singapore campus will provide an opportunity to experience Virtual Reality booths, Smartwatch, ShineSenior; be guided through the pantry by a robot, and witness multiple learning and collaboration platform that the organization is leveraging
Capacity: 15
Itinerary:
09.00 AM - 09.35 AM- Networking Breakfast
09.35 AM - 10.00 AM: About Tata & TCS Leadership Commitment to Digital & Agile Capability Building by Kunnumal Sudeep - APAC HR Head
10.00 AM - 10.45 AM: Experiential session -VR booth, Smartwatch, ShineSenior (15 mins per station)
10.45 AM - 11.00 AM: Robot tour guide to Pantry led by a Robot
11.00 AM- 11.25 AM: Vcon connect / Group discussion facilitated by Dr. Neethi - Talent Development, APAC Head
11.25 AM - 12.05 PM: Demo of various learning / collaborative platforms like Frescoplay, ievolve, innovation lab, virtual lab, Statistics of impact measurement led by Sunny Joshi, Faculty Talent Development Singapore
12.05 PM - 12.20 PM: Closing by Seow Li Dwen Hwee, HR Head, Singapore
12.20 PM: Group Photo taking
National University of Singapore Enterprise
A leading global university centered in Asia, NUS is Singapore's flagship university
Study Tour Theme: Innovative tech in action
Brief: This study tour at the NUS Enterprise focusses on showcasing innovation technology in action in the field of business and talent.
Capacity: 40
Itinerary:
09.30 AM - 09.45 AM - Registration
09.45 AM - 10.10 AM - Welcome & Introduction to NUS Enterprise by Kelvin Tan, Deputy Director, NUS Enterprise
10.10 AM - 10.50 AM - Augmented Reality in the Workplace 101 by Professor ONG Soh Khim, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore
10.50 AM - 11.35 AM - Innovation in action - stories by startups like Impress.ai, JobKred, and Staffany
11.35 AM - 11.50 AM - Networking over Tea/Coffee
Oracle
One of the world's largest technology service provider
Study Tour Theme: Agile HR for Tomorrow, Today
Brief: Join us for an interactive ‘onboarding’ on technology electrifying the employee lifecycle from recruitment, talent management, employee engagement, social responsibility, and retention. Join our human capital experts as they discuss enabling agility and transformation for an HR team ready for tomorrow.
Capacity: 30
Itinerary:
09:00 AM - 09.30 AM - Welcome!
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM - Hurrah! by Rachna Sampayo, VP of Human Resources
09:45 AM - 10:30 AM - Get onboard in an interactive activity with robots, team huddles and a dose of social responsibility
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Creating communities
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM - Human Capital Tomorrow, Today
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Networking
Singapore University of Technology & Design
SUTD is an Autonomous University in Singapore, focused on design-centric, multidisciplinary curriculum to nurture technically-grounded leaders and innovators
Study Tour Theme: Skills needed in the innovation economy
Brief: Technology in 2050 and its impact in Talent & Work; Introduction to Design Thinking and how to apply it to increase HR’s impact. Includes a tour of SUTD Fabrication and 3D Printing Facilities, Design Center and Library.
Capacity: 30
Itinerary:
09.15 AM - 09.30 AM: Registration at Campus Centre, level 1 (outside one-stop centre)
09.30 AM - 09.40 AM: Welcome
09.40 AM - 10.20 AM: Introduction to Design Thinking by Professor Lucienne Blessing - Co-Director (International Design Centre)
10.20 AM - 11.00 AM: Sharing on Tech 2050 and Impact on the future of HR by Dr. Jaclyn Lee, CHRO, SUTD
11.00 AM - 11.30 AM: Tour of International Design Centre
11.30 AM - 12.00 PM: Tour of Library
12.00 PM - 12.30 PM: Tour of SUTD Fabrication and 3D Printing Facilities
12.30 PM: Photo taking at Opera Stage
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