"In this globalized environment… attracting talent and keeping your own is a key to success. This is an unending process in which you maximize the talent, the capabilities you have in your population."

Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
extracted from "In Conversation with Minister Mentor"
2008 Singapore Human Capital Summit
 

"Whatever the industry, INSEAD's research shows that competitive advantage is increasingly shifting from tangible to intangible assets, such as knowledge, ideas, company culture, innovation, brand, leadership quality, and so on. These intangible assets are largely in the form of people, or at least people are at the heart of the value. However, some companies do a much better job at managing these assets (human capital) and thereby building and leveraging for competitive advantage than others. This is why INSEAD has teamed up with The Singapore Ministry of Manpower in creating the "Asian Human Capital Award" - to identify, recognize, and learn from those firms on the leading edge of human capital management for competitive advantage."

J. Frank Brown,
Dean of INSEAD

"During these unprecedented times, some Asian economies are looking for ways to motivate their talent either through effective management or innovation. CNBC feels it is important to retain this talent and this is why we support the Asian Human Capital Awards as they recognize effective strategies to address human capital challenges in Asia."

Jeremy Pink,
CEO & Managing Director
CNBC Asia Pacific