Caben, Sanofi and Unilever probe HR strategy issues

HR professionals who excel in talent management know how to push the envelope: they do not settle for average plans, they adapt best practices, they study trends and innovate, they underscore ethic and commitment.

All these attributes echo the 2016 agenda of Talent Management Asia, the region’s leading HR strategy conference where senior HR directors discuss topics concerning human capital management and talent strategy.

Talent Management Asia 2016 is a two-day conference held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in March 2016. The annual event is attended by regional HR leaders and senior HR specialists from the biggest employers in Asia.

“Talent Management Asia has invited the best HR gurus and thought influencers with achievements and working philosophies delegates can relate to,” said Aditi Sharma Kalra, regional editor of Human Resources magazine.

“The conference has interactive discussions and keynote presentations touching the full spectrum of HR strategy.”

Now in its 4th year, Talent Management Asia will explore the most pressing issues organisations and HR practitioners are currently facing today. Among the speakers of the event are:

Elsie Chan is known for her excellent listening skills and a problem solving outlook. These are the qualities she brings to her role as head of HR at Caben Asia Pacific.

With over 20 years of experience in HR, Chan has already worked with multinational companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Swire Beverages, and Jebsen Industrial.

Her strong business practices in compliance and team building were developed through the positions she held while residing in Hong Kong and Guangzhou with frequent travel throughout Greater China.

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With a career spanning over two decades, Andrew Ng, Sanofi’s human resources director for Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei, has already explored the local and regional HR scenes in APAC region, which includes China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.

He was also exposed to diverse industries, such as manufacturing, banking, retail, to education, engineering and pharmaceutical.

His expertise is in managing the HR infrastructure, initiating and implementing HR solutions and strategies, as well as spearheading organisation development activities. Ng is also a Certified Executive Coach, Certified NLP Practitioner, Certified Training Facilitator and also a Certified Career Development & Performance Coach.

Tricia Duran is sharing the lessons and strategies she learned from over 20 years of local, regional and global experience with the delegates of Talent Management Asia.

She started her career in HR as the HR assistant manager for the East Asia and Pacific Region of Unilever.

Today, Duran doubles as the overall HR director for Unilever Asia and HR director for executive functions in the ASEAN region. She also performed various international roles for the company in the past, such as global HR director for the home and personal care (HPC) category for London and reward and talent manager for the local Unilever Philippines business.

Other leading companies represented on the Talent Management Asia 2016 agenda are American Express, CIMB Bank, Hong Kong Broadband Network, Maxis, Starbucks Coffee and many more.

All presenters and panellists, such as Edward Wong, regional talent acquisition lead at Adidas, are director or vice president level HR professionals with regional responsibility.

To be held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and in March 2016, Talent Management Asia is Asia’s biggest conference on talent management and human capital strategy.

The two-day annual event is focused on global best practice HR strategy, features an agenda dominated by case studies and global thought leadership, and attracts a large audience of senior HR generalists and specialists as well as and CEOs, CFOs and COOs closely involved in their companies’ HR strategy.

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Talent Management Asia 2016 will discuss the most critical issues in talent management and human capital strategy, including employee engagement, retention, performance management, learning and development, leadership management, succession planning, compensation and benefits, HR technology, diversity and inclusion, mobility, employer branding and many more.

To get a global and Pan-Asian regional view of talent management and to increase your knowledge and skills across the human resource management spectrum don’t miss Talent Management Asia in March 2016.

To review the topics & agenda, check out the stellar speaker list and reserve your seat, visit www.talentmanagement.asia.

For more information please contact one of the following members of the Human Resources magazine team:

Singapore & Malaysia: Seraphine Neoh, seraphinen@humanresourcesonline.net or Tel: +65 6423 0329

Hong Kong – Angela Tong, angelat@humanresourcesonline.net or Tel: +852 2861 1882