HR TECH FESTIVAL ASIA ONLINE SHOW GUIDE www.hrtechfestivalasia.com
Keynote speakers Josephine Teo
At HR Tech Festival Asia Online 2020, over 70 of the world’s leading HR thought leaders will discuss the technologies, trends and solutions as a new era of HR and people management continues to be shaped. In particular, these cuttingedge visionaries will be leading the discussion on how you can plan your recovery from the pandemic. To be held across the three days of HR Tech Festival Asia Online 2020 from September 29 to October 1, these sessions will bring all event delegates and participants together for a shared learning experience on a virtual platform. The lineup of distinguished speakers will discuss key topics such as the future of HR, learning and development (L&D) needs in the post-pandemic world, new challenges for HR and its support for the organisation, as well as how technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to create augmented workforces.
“COVID-19 DRAMATICALLY INTENSIFIES WHERE, HOW AND WHAT WORK IS DONE. IN THIS CONTEXT, HR HAS TO CONTINUE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE VALUE.” – DAVE ULRICH
Mrs Josephine Teo was appointed Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and concurrently the Second Minister for Home Affairs on 1 May 2018. As Minister for Manpower, she is a member of the National Jobs Council and the Future Economy Council. Mrs Teo previously served in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance, Transport and Foreign Affairs ministries. A member of Parliament since 2006, Mrs Teo was formerly Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education and Assistant Secretary – General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). She represented the labour movement on the government-appointed Economic Strategies Committee and co-chaired the sub-committee on Fostering Inclusive Growth. Mrs Teo joins HR Tech Festival Asia 2020 as the official Guest of Honour and will open the event on Tuesday, September 29, at 10am (SGT) when she makes her keynote address.
Dave Ulrich Known affectionately as the “father of modern HR”, Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organisations and leaders deliver value. He has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 30 books, and is known for continually learning, turning complex ideas into simple solutions, and creating real value to those he works with in three fields. Ulrich will deliver a keynote presentation on Tuesday, September 29, at 12.30pm (SGT), titled The future of HR, where he will review five principals, three targets or outcomes and two HR actions that will help people and organisations deliver increased value as they emerge from COVID-19. “The world has been shaped by many external factors, then along comes COVID-19, which dramatically intensifies where, how and what work is done. In this context, HR has to continue to create sustainable value,” Ulrich said. August-September 2020 HR Tech Festival Asia Online Show Guide
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