General Motors and Zaluvida set for Workforce Mobility Interactive

Companies relocate executives for many reasons have mobility programmes in place to streamline and get maximum value from their staff relocation activity.

But how do mobility programmes affect a company’s expansion plans, revenue, daily operations and overall human resources strategy?

This and more will be answered by top HR executives from leading companies in Asia, such as General Motors and Zaluvida, at this year’s Workforce Mobility Interactive conference.

Taking place in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in February 2016, Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016 is an exclusive invitation-only conference open to director and VP-level HR professionals and mobility specialists from global and multinational companies.

“The reason why Workforce Mobility Interactive continuously attracts senior HR professionals across Asia is its credibility in providing knowledge and insights on staff mobility and expatriate management,” said Aditi Sharma Kalra, regional editor of Human Resources magazine.

“This year, delegates will hear various perspectives from speakers who are admired for their experience, accomplishments and reputation in the industry.”

Now in its second year, Workforce Mobility Interactive will focus on the key areas of staff mobility and expatriate management research into the HR community has found to represent the most pressing issues for HR professionals in Asia.

Among the speakers of the event are:

As General Motors’ global mobility lead for policy & administration, Rita Chye designs and implements global common policies and processes, handles internal controls and vendor management, and provides support and management for partner relations.

Before she joined GM, Chye served as head of human resources international for Deutsche Bank and tax manager for Arthur Andersen in Singapore. She holds degrees in Law and Accounting from the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

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For Ravindran Ragunathan, HR professionals should function as key strategic business partners. Prior to becoming the senior director, head of global human resources at Zaluvida Group, Ragunathan worked as the regional HR director for Asia Pacific with UCB Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals and held senior HR leadership positions at large conglomerates, such as TA Group, Sunway Group and Hong Leong Group in Malaysia.

Other companies represented on the Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016 agenda are Daimler, Dell, General Electric, Mastercard, Mondelez, Siemens, Unilever and many more.

All presenters & panellists, such as Caroline Thorley-Farrer, regional head of mobility Asia Pacific at British American Tobacco, are director or vice president level HR professionals with regional responsibility.

To be held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in February 2016, Workforce Mobility Interactive is Asia’s only regional conference on staff mobility and expatriate management strategy.

Attendance to the one-day annual event is strictly by invitation only with invitations reserved for senior in-house HR professionals. Attendance is capped at 100 delegates.

Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016 focuses on the most pressing issues pertinent to mobility and expatriate management such as international compensation & benefits, global talent management, return on investment, and regulatory compliance as well as risks and opportunities in dealing with an evolving intergenerational and diverse global workforce.

To get a global and Pan-Asian regional view of staff mobility and expatriate management strategy, do not miss Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016.

Human Resources’ “Interactive-style” conference format is a unique blend of case study presentations, panel discussions and roundtable discussions in which delegates work through five topic areas in a single day – an experience described by attendees as eight hours of intense peer learning.

Senior HR managers and mobility specialists interested in participating in Workforce Mobility Interactive can visit the event website www.workforcemobility.asia or call the following members of the Human Resources magazine team:

Hong Kong: Evon Yew, regional producer, evony@humanresourcesonline.net, +65 6423 0329

Kuala Lumpur: Shivon Gunalan, regional producer,shivong@humanresourcesonline.net +65 6423 0329

For Singapore: Sharissa Chan, regional producer, sharissac@humanresourcesonline.net, +65 6423 0329