Photos and roundup: Talent Management Asia 2017, Singapore

Organised by Human Resources, the recent Talent Management Asia 2017, Singapore saw close to 250 attendees gaining insights into some of the biggest talent trends and challenges through a series of keynote presentations, case studies and panel discussions.

Back for its fifth year, the event was produced by Nikita Erpini and was specially curated to bring together HR heads and business leaders to discuss updates in the talent marketplace and other HR trends. Held on 9-10 March 2017 at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore; here are the photos and highlights of the Talent Management Asia 2017, Singapore

Day One

The event started off with Adrian Furnham, author and professor of psychology at University College London. Sharing his tips on successfully embedding your talent management strategy with a business strategic plan through, he reminds HR professionals of the “the five factors on measuring performance - money, time, quantity, quality, customer feedback.”

Next, Alfred Goh, divisional president and Janet Low, head of HR from DHL came on stage to provide an insider’s view on the company’s perspective on integrated talent management. Goh revealed the firm’s new leadership model which involves head leadership, heart leadership and gut leadership. Supporting that, Low commented: “Great leaders not only passionately manage and motivate people to face challenges but leverage their strengths.”

After a quick networking break, delegates were welcomed back with a keynote presentation by Samuel Obin, change management and transformation, AMEA, Mondelēz International AMEA. Speaking on organisational change, he reminds HR professionals that “when it comes to changing people’s perspective, it’s about listening - not talking. Because people usually resist change that is imposed on them.”

Ending the conference with a panel discussion, Sonia Fernandes, CTO, APAC, MediaCom; Subhajit Mitra, director, human resources, UTC, Southeast Asia and Australia; and Charlton Ong, VP HR, group enterprise, Singtel were invited on stage.

Moderated by Pauline Chua, GM, human capital and corporate social responsibility, Fuji Xerox Singapore; these leaders shared on how to create a competitive advantage for your organisation in today’s market.

Check out photos from the event here.

With that, the Human Resources team would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors and partners in contributing to the success of the Talent Management Asia 2017, Singapore:

Gold sponsors:- Alexander Mann Solutions- DDI- Glides Consulting Partners- KNOLSKAPE- Ramco- Right Management- Virgin Pulse

Silver sponsors:- iTalent- PeoplePotential

Exhibitors:- Savills- Sonru

Event partners:- Center for Creative Leadership- KellyOCG