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Sunshine, cocktails and BBQ, facilitated networking sessions, and three days of ideation with 50 of Asia's most senior HR professionals - welcome to the HR Leaders Summit 2016.
The third edition of the annual signature summit, organised by Human Resources, was held in Thailand, at the beautiful Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa from May 16-18, 2016, in an exclusive, invite-only event.
Welcoming delegates on day one was an evening reception at The Lounge, where everyone was treated to food and drinks, in the backdrop of a floating stage, upon which regional editor, Aditi Sharma Kalra, opened the conference.
She said: "We started with our vision of getting some of the smartest HR leaders in the same room, away from the grind of the office, and here we are coming up with ideas together. This is a rare opportunity."
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Stephen Mosely, president and MD of L'Oréal Hong Kong, presented the opening keynote as a C-suite insider, with his advice on what the rest of the C-suite leaders expect from the CHRO: "Think in terms of initiatives that will last, not just programmes that are the flavour-of-the-month."
"What we really need is a sincere partnership between the HR team and the CEO", advises Stephen Mosley of @Loreal at #HRLS2016
— Human Resources mag (@Mag_HR) May 16, 2016
Up next was Haroon Bhatti, CHRO of Digi Telecommunications, with an inspiring presentation on Digi's move towards digitising the HR experience to enable data-driven decisions. "In every decision you make, there has to be a clear and significant impact to the business," he noted, while showcasing how fulfillment of an employee need is the best way to get employees to adopt digital HR.
Following him was CEO of leadership institute Roffey Park, Michael Jenkins, with his take on compassion and resilience at the workplace, proving that such traits make for equally successful leaders.
Photos from day one:
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Day two saw a mix of panel discussions, case studies and keynote presentations, with Sunil Narang, president and CEO of WDHB Strategic Learning, inspiring delegates with his take on how learning expeditions can prove value to HR professionals.
Look to be inspired. That's what conferences are for #dontlookforanswers #HRLS2016 @Mag_HR #needsomeinspiration
— Lisa Mulligan (@Lisamulligan) May 17, 2016
Following that keynote was a panel discussion hosted by Kalra, featuring Haroon Bhatti (CHRO, Digi Telecommunications); Ravi Bhogaraju (global HR leader, Archroma); and Mohd Najod Yahya (CHRO, Felda Global Ventures) - on ways HR can drive effectiveness for business growth.
Reduce employee fatigue. Take the complex out of complexity by breaking stuff into smaller pieces. Orchestrate the communication. #HRLS2016 — Arundhati Raghavan (@Aru_Raghavan) May 17, 2016
