Innovation@Work Asia 2022 | Economist Impact events | 11 October 2022 | Marina Bay Sands Singapore, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956

This event will explore these changes and ask how companies have innovated in the way they work. As parts of the world begin to turn the corner on the pandemic, business leaders from all functions and industries, as well as academics and thought leaders, will come together to discuss and debate the pressing issues, share their timely and practical knowledge from recent experiences, and recount their transformative work experiments.

Which innovations are here to stay? Have we reset practices for the long run? And how do we ensure that the new world of work represents a bright future?

Who should attend?
• Chief digital officers, chief innovation officers, chief technology officers, chief information officers, chief transformation officers, chief strategy officers driving digital transformation
• Chief human resource officers, chief people officers, chief talent officers, chief diversity officers, chief inclusion officers, chief work officers looking after company’s culture and employees’ well-being
• Start-ups and entrepreneurs
• Chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief marketing officers, chief operations officers
• Future of work influencers, authors, philanthropists, mental health ambassadors

2022 Speakers

Aaron Maniam
Deputy secretary, industry & international, Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore

Alfan Hendro
Chief operating officer, Traveloka

Angela Ryan
Group chief human resources officer, IHH Healthcare

Anita Lettink
Partner, Strategic Management Centre and founder, HRtechradar.com

Bob Aubrey
Founder and chair of the advisory board, ASEAN Human Development Organisation

Budiman Wikarsa
Co-founder and board member, Labor Solutions

Chan Meng Chong
Vice-president, organisation process transformation and digitalisation, Changi Airport Group

Cher Whee Sim
Vice-president, global talent acquisition, mobility and immigration, Micron

Chin Loon Chai
Senior director, Cyber Security Group and government CISO, GovTech

Chloe Zhou
Head of talent acquisition, APAC, CEER and META, Philips Domestic Appliances

Chun Wee Chiew
Regional Head of Policy, Asia Pacific, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Connor Hughes
Chief Technology Officer and Chair – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Artesian (Alternative Investments)

Daan van Rossum
Chief executive officer, FlexOS

Dan Gamota
Vice-president, manufacturing technology and innovation, Jabil

Elaine Sim
Co-founder, MigrateSafe

Eric Ng
Executive director and general manager, South East Asia region, Hong Kong and India, Amgen

Farida Charania
Chief executive officer, Empauwer

Fernn Lim
Chief of staff, nexus, Standard Chartered Bank

Firdosh Sheikh
Chief executive, DRIFE

Fong Tuan Chen
Senior executive vice-president, group human capital, Maybank

Gagan Bhargava
Vice-president, people strategy and analytics, Schneider Electric

Heather Emslie
Global head, Google Workspace

Ilja Rijnen
Senior director, global learning and change, Beam Suntory

Jenn Lim
Co-founder and chief executive, Delivering Happiness

Jess Northend
Policy lead, science and innovation unit, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Julian Clarke
Executive director of HR and group owner, restructuring and M&A—people and change, Telstra

Karthik Anantharaman
Vice president of international business unit, Apollo Hospitals

Kelvin Kong
Global chief people and culture officer, Homage Group

Kelvin Tan
Head of programme, applied ageing studies and senior lecturer, gerontology programmes, NSHD, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Kris Giswold
Senior vice-president, finance, APAC, Middle East and Africa, Mondelēz International

Krishna Raghavan
Chief people officer, Flipkart

Linda Lee
Managing director and regional head of future of work, Transformation group, DBS

Mallory Loone
Co-founder of Work Inspires and ASEAN Human Development Organisation Malaysia Board

Melisa Teoh
Chief operating officer, MyDoc

Melissa Ng
Chief executive officer and co-founder, Bravely

Miao Song
Global chief information officer and executive committee member, GLP

Michael Brenzel
Chief evangelist, Google Workspace

Michelle Rubio
Chief human resources officer, UnionBank

Moonmoon Varma
Chief people officer, Yum! Brands

Narita Cheah
Co-founder and director, Paperspace Asia

Patrick Tay
Assistant secretary-general, National Trades Union Congress, and member of parliament

Pedro H. Tavares
ICT and e-governance adviser, DFAT Partnership for Inclusive Prosperity, DT Global

Perrin Rowland
General manager, customer experience and design, Westpac New Zealand

Peter Attfield
Chief talent and learning officer, Group human resources, Jardine Matheson

Peter Cheese
Chief executive, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Phoram Mehta
Senior director and chief information security officer - APAC, Paypal

Pooja Gianchandani
Advisor on gig work for digital economy, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)

Rachel Lipson
Co-founder and director, Project on workforce, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Harvard University

Rachele Focardi
Multigenerational workforce strategist, XYZ@Work

Rajeev Peshawaria
Chief executive officer, Stewardship Asia Centre

Ramesh Subramaniam
Director general, Southeast Asia department, Asian Development Bank

Rashmi Sharma
Learning and leadership director, Bottling Investments Group, The Coca Cola Company

Ratchanee Wattanawisitporn
Director, Foreign Investment Marketing Division, Board of Investment Thailand

Richard Jones
Co-founder and chief executive officer, PrimeL Technologies

Robin Bush
Country representative in Malaysia, The Asia Foundation

Robin Butler
Partner and head of impact, Sturgeon Capital

Sabine Henning
Chief, Sustainable demographic transition section, social development division, UN economic and social commission for Asia and the Pacific

Sara Elder
Senior economist, International Labour Organisation regional office for Asia and the Pacific

Sara Tiew
Head of workforce transformation and analytics, UOB

Smit Gade
Associate director - research and data, Good Business Lab

Soon Joo Gog
Chief skills officer, SkillsFuture Singapore

Stephanie Bell
Research scientist, AI and shared prosperity, Partnership on AI

Sue Coulter
Head of group digital, AIA

Sunil Setlur
Global chief people officer, Gojek

Suryo Sasono
Senior vice president of talent, Bukalapak

Susanne Bieller
General secretary, International Federation of Robotics

Tamira Snell
Senior advisor, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Urvashi Aneja
Director, Digital Futures Lab

Valerie Logan
Chief executive and founder, The Data Lodge

Vinnie Lauria
Managing partner, Golden Gate Ventures

Wing Git Chan
Director and human resource business partner head, retail business and own brands, FairPrice Group

Yukari Altman Yamahiro
Associate strategy director and organizational design lead, frog

Yuko Seki
Chief diversity and inclusion officer and industry group principal, Ridgelinez

Andrew Staples
Regional head (APAC), policy and insights, Economist Impact

Bill Ridgers
Asia Digital editor, The Economist

Charles Ross
Principal, technology and society, policy and insights, Economist Impact

Craig Johns
Chief executive and managing partner, Speakers Institute Corporate

Faustino John Lim
Co-founder and vice-president, Center for Asia Leadership

Gillian Parker
Senior manager, Policy and insights, Economist Impact

Pooja Chaudhary
Senior manager, policy and insights, Economist Insights

Sumana Rajarethnam
Director, South-East Asia, Economist Intelligence Corporate Network

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Google Workspace

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• ACALL

OFFICIAL COFFEE SPONSOR:
• NESPRESSO PROFESSIONAL

STARTUP EXHIBITOR:
• NEUROWYZR

MEDIA PARTNER:
• Manage HR

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
• AHDO
• CABC
• Can Cham
• Center for Asia Leadership
• CIPD
• Community Business
• HKFEC
• Stewardship Asia

COMMUNICATION PARTNER:
• Cision PR Newswire