Meet the Speakers
Meet the Visionaries Shaping WHRC 2024
Draw inspiration from leading minds and influencers in the field of Human Resources at WHRC 2024. Our distinguished lineup of speakers brings a rich blend experience, expertise, and innovation to the forefront. Explore their profiles below and look forward to insightful discussions, enlightening keynotes, and dynamic sessions that are poised to redefine the future of HR excellence.

Dave Ulrich
Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; and partner, The RBL Group

Piyush Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group

Low Peck Kem
Chief Human Resources Officer & Advisor (Workforce Development), Public Service Division; and President, Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management

Johnny C. Taylor Jr
SHRM-SCP - President and Chief Executive Officer, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Adrian Johnston
Senior Vice President of Applications, Asia Pacific, Oracle

Aileen Tan (IHRP-MP)
Group Chief People & Sustainability Officer, Singtel

Dr. Anna Tavis
Clinical Professor Human Capital Management & Author, New York University (NYU)

Anthony Ariganello
President, World Federation of People Management Associations

Apisith Thanopajai
Vice President, DDI ASEAN

Aslam Sardar
CEO, Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)
Betul Genc
SVP & Head of ASEAN, Adecco

Carmen Wee
Founder & CEO , Carmen Wee & Associates

Chan Wing Git
Director & Human Resources Business Partner Head, Retail Business & Own Brands, Fairprice

Cindy Khoo
Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore

Daniel Susskind
Economist & Author
Diana Spalding
Sr Director Solution Sales, Employee Workflows, ServiceNow

David Yeo
Founder & CEO, Kydon Group

Datuk (Dr.) Nora Abd Manaf
Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank

Datuk Wira Shahul Dawood
Chief Executive, Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) Malaysia

Dhammika Fernando
Immediate Past President - Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management

Don Yeo
Chief Corporate Officer, NTUC Enterprise

Dorothy Yiu
Co-founder & CEO (International), EngageRocket

D N Prasad
Senior Director - People & Organisation, GovTech Singapore; and President, Singapore Human Resources Institute

Eklavya Bhave
Head of Asia, Coursera

Emily M. Dickens
Chief of Staff, Head of Public Affairs & Corporate Secretary, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)

Ester Martinez
CEO & Editor in Chief, People Matters

Dr. Fermin Diez
Senior Consultant, National Council of Social Service (NCSS)

Frank Koo
Founder and Director, Nextplay Pte Ltd

Ho Kwon Ping
Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings and Laguna Resorts and Hotels, and Executive Chairman of Thai Wah Public Company
Jaber Al Ajmi
Talent and Cognitive Capabilities Development Director, Ministry of Culture, KSA

Dr. Jaclyn Lee
Chief Human Resources Officer, Certis Group

Jorge Jauregui
Board Member of World Federation of People Management Associations

Joydeep Bose
Managing Director & CHRO, Olam International Limited
Joy Jinghui Xu
Group Chief People & Culture Officer, DFI Retail Group

John Philip S. Orbeta
ACEN Corporation - Ayala Group, Chief HR & Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer

Associate Professor Justina Tan
Vice President - Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

Karina Kuok
Director, Strategic Partnerships , Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)

Karthik Sarma
HR Transformation Consultant and People Director, MODEC (OFS)

Kanika Singh
Regional Director, Gallup

Kulshaan Singh
Group CHRO, Thai Union Group plc

Dr. Kyoko Yamazaki
CEO, Japan Society for Human Resource Management
Lauren Huntington
Solutions Leader, APJ

Drs. L.L.G.M. (Lucas) Van Wees
MBA MBT - Board Member and Officer - World Federation of People Management Associations The Netherlands

Magdalena Nowicka Mook
CEO, International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Mario Ferraro
Client Strategy Leader , ITX

Michael Kim
Head of HR JAPAC & SAMEA, Spotify

Nabil Almessabi
Chief Corporate Support Officer, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)

Nadiah Tan Abdullah
Chief Human Capital Officer, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Nadir Zafar
CXO, Human Capital Leadership Institute
Nitin Goil
Senior Advisor, NeuroLeadership Institute

Olusegun Mojeed
President & Chairman of the Governing Council, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria

Ong Chin Yin
Chief People Officer - People, Places, Security and Systems, Grab

Peter Cheese
CEO, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Pearl Yu
Director, Keystone Cable

Prabir Jha
Founder & CEO, Prabir Jha People Advisory
Prithvi Shergill
CEO, entomo

Puneet Swani
Career Business Leader (Asia), Mercer IMEA & Pacific Region
Rachna Sampayo
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Asia Pacific & Japan, Oracle

Raman Sidhu
Group Head of Learning Operations, Shell

Renata Janini Dohmen (IHRP-MP)
Regional Head of People Function - APA Maersk

Sam Liew
CEO Gov+, NCS Singapore

Sam Haggag
Head of Manpower and Director of Sales, APME, ManpowerGroup

Sarah McCann-Bartlett
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Australian HR Institute

Sheela Parakkal
Group Head of Leadership, People Development and Experience, Prudential plc
Shai Ganu
Managing Director; Global Leader – Executive Compensation & Board Advisory, WTW
Simon Davies
Director Client Strategy , ITX
Sriram Iyer
Founder & CEO, HRTech

Su-Yen Wong
Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Business School

Swee Lan Khoo
Group CHRO, National Healthcare Group

Dr. Tanvi Gautam
Founder, Leadershift Inc

Veneet Nayar
Founder Chairman, Sampark Foundation & Former Vice Chairman and CEO , HCL Technologies
Viswa Sadasivan
CEO, Strategic Moves Pte Ltd

William (Bob) Morton
Immediate Past President, WFPMA
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World HR Congress (WHRC) 2024
People. Possibilities. Paradoxes: Scripting The Frontier of Work.
Date: 14 - 16 May 2024
Time: 8:30am to 6:00pm daily
Venue: Singapore, Sands Expo and Convention Centre @ Marina Bay Sands