How Nestlé, Rehau and Schneider Electric excel in workforce mobility

Next week, Asia’s only regional conference on expatriate management and global mobility strategy, Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016, will address all issues piercing mobility and relocation schemes, from shifting workforce needs to cross-border policies and the onboarding process.

Senior HR executives from leading companies in Asia, such as Nestlé, Rehau and Schneider Electric, will reveal their solutions and insights during keynote sessions and case study presentations.

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.

"When organisations muddle through mobility issues without proper knowledge and tools, they are missing out on opportunities that can boost HR efficiency, production, and company growth," said Aditi Sharma Kalra, regional editor of Human Resources magazine.

"Workforce Mobility Interactive 2016 has invited HR gurus and mobility experts who will demonstrate how HR departments can provide talent with successful journeys overseas while accomplishing business objectives."

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.

Some of the speakers of the event have been introduced here.

The major objective of Ahmad Fauzi Yahya as the regional HR head for zone Asia, Oceania and Africa at Nestlé Professional is to develop a high-performing organisation through attraction, retention and development of talent through appropriate reward strategies.

His cross-functional experiences in retail marketing, commercial sales and corporate affairs have made him a well-rounded HR strategist.

Fauzi is a certified master performance coach, awarded by International Coach Federation. He has a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Michigan University and a Diploma in public administration from Institute Teknologi Mara.

The two decades of Asia-based experience developing total rewards programs explains why Andrew Arnold is known as one of the most credible leaders in the HR industry.

As the current general manager for compensation and benefits at Johnson Electric, Arnold supervises over 30,000 employees in 20 countries around the world, including Johnson Electric's growing mobility program.

Before joining Johnson Electric, he served as a senior rewards and executive compensation consultant for Hay Group.

For Tarun Gulrajani, disruptive HR is a game-changer for businesses worldwide and is present in the full spectrum of HR, strategic business partnership, and leadership management.

This belief is evident in his performance as the head of human resources for REHAU.

He specialises in strategic partnership, recruitment, talent management, performance management, compensation and benefits, HRIS implementation, and organisational transformation.

He has completed the executive development programme at the Centre of Creative Leadership (CCL) in North Carolina, USA.

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

All presenters and 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 and 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:

- For Hong Kong: Evon Yew, Regional Producer, evony@humanresourcesonline.net, +65 6423 0329

- For Kuala Lumpur: Shivon Gunalan, Regional Producer, shivong@humanresourcesonline.net, +65 6423 0329

- For Singapore: Sharissa Chan, Regional Producer, sharissac@humanresourcesonline.net, +65 6423 0329