Rapid growth in Asia has given rise to an increasingly important need for strategic human capital practices. Gain an overview of the human capital landscape in Asia, from an economic, demographic and legislative point of view.
 
Hear from Michele Burns, Chairman and CEO of Mercer, on what has been her experience in managing human capital in Asia, while sharing thought leadership on key trends, issues and best practices most relevant to companies today.

The basis for competitive success has changed, such that people, organisational culture and capability are becoming increasingly critical. Investing in people must be aligned to the organisation's wider business strategy with an understanding of its customer base and its approach to markets in Asia.
 
Get a glimpse of the key issues facing companies today and hear from global and Asian practitioners and academics on how to derive maximum value from your human capital by creating a people advantage.

In a world increasingly defined by economic uncertainty, global expansion and rapid technological change, human capital represents a powerful competitive tool.
 
One of Standard Chartered's great strengths is the depth, diversity and talent of their people. The sheer variety of people working with the Bank is one reason why it is such a great place to work. It is also attracting and growing the next generation of leaders faster than ever before.
 
Hear from Peter Sands, a global CEO on the challenges and responses in managing senior executives from over 70 countries, and how he capitalises on Asia's diversity to drive business success.

Fresh talent management issues are posing new human capital challenges that can critically affect business performance. Gain insight from the latest talent trends in Asia and discover the best HR practices to address them. Reduce the risk to performance by hearing about the latest research findings from Hewitt Associates.
 
A leading regional CEO and HR leader will also share their views on the research findings, the key challenges they face and the implications on their organisations.

Core management teams often find difficulty in gaining a common understanding of the threats, uncertainties and opportunities that face their business.
 
Join Liew Mun Leong, as he relate on how to build strong teams by aligning them to a common agenda, motivates staff and retain loyal customers, and all that makes CapitaLand a market leader.

There are different ways of engaging and motivating people to perform at their best. Hear from these leading CEOs from Thailand, India and Singapore on how they manage their talent and their successful people practices in Asia, as well as from a leading HR expert on his thoughts and findings on talent management in Asia.

Many organisations invest heavily on leadership development-only to get poor results. This is because they rely on leadership competency models that identify generic traits and try to build next-generation leaders who fit the model. This results in executives who are not equipped to manage their firm's unique challenges.
 
This session explores how you can develop leaders who embody the values and talents that distinguish your organisation from your competitors. Find out the key principles that you need to follow to build a leadership brand that produces consistently excellent managers.

Today, leaders need to be both inspired and inspirational: to have a vision while enthusing others to share that vision, and to translate vision into reality. Explore whether you are equipping the next generation with the right attributes to lead and how you can incorporate creativity and vision in your leadership programmes.
 
This session will share how Takeda Pharmaceuticals developed a group-wide strategy including a global leadership training programme to help leaders become good role models.

Leaders at all levels create the brand that represents their organisation in the global marketplace. Leaders who are more genuine and authentic build a greater sense of trust and ownership that helps to support more effective execution and sustainable growth and performance. In today's global marketplace, every single employee matters to the success and survival of the organisation. Building a sense of ownership and positivity with each employee is critical to sustaining success and growth.
 
Find out from this latest research by The Gallup organisation and Dr Bruce Avolio about the type of leadership and culture that builds greater positivity, engaged followers and enhanced organisational performance in Asia market.

Human capital centric organizations are those that get their competitive advantage from their employees. These are the companies that are committed to attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining top quality talent.
 
Listen to a leading academics as he explains how leaders can build human capital centric organisations.

For any multinational hoping to be successful in Asia, it must have a robust, international human capital strategy that cuts across culture and geographical boundaries. A critical aspect of creating these strategies is the ability to judge how much an organisation should implement standard practices across the world or adapt them to suit local conditions.
 
Hear from these leading CEOs and a HR leader from companies with footprints in Asia and find out how they have developed truly global human capital strategies and positioned these strategies at the heart of their businesses.

Globalisation, an emerging Asia and demographic trends are reshaping the world and the way countries and companies do business.
 
Hear from Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on how these new realities and major trends are affecting the way we attract, manage and develop human capital, and how this will determine the winners and losers of the future.