
#CHROSeriesMalaysia
How CHROs Can Shape Organisational and Workforce Transformation
While many factors are continuing to challenge and transform the way organisations work, forward-looking leaders are already looking to devise innovative strategies that will allow their organisation to navigate the challenges and thrive in 2024.These include formulating key people strategies that will allow them to retain the best talent at a time when employees are deciding on their key priorities and planning for their next career moves. At this event, we will be covering the key trends and addressing the pressing topics on how organisations can build a culture of belonging and equity in the workplace and deploy innovative HR technologies to improve employee experience. Join more than 150 CHROs in your country for high-level networking opportunity, sharing of best practices and learning the latest insights from renowned HR thought leaders to successfully develop your people and organisation strategies for 2024 and steer your organisation towards growth.
Malaysia
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Malaysia
2, Jalan Barat, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
22 Nov 2023 CHRO Malaysia - Kristal Ballroom 1
9am
Welcome Remarks:
Mallory Loone, Co-Founder, Work Inspires; and host of CHRO Malaysia
9.10am
Opening Keynote Address
Navigating Malaysia’s Talent Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
In an increasingly globalised world where businesses have a high demand for talent, this opening keynote session takes an in-depth look at Malaysia’s dynamic and evolving talent landscape, highlighting the key challenges faced by Malaysia while also spotlighting the opportunities that lie ahead.
Thomas Mathew, Group CEO, Talent Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp)
9.40am
How The Paradigm Shift from HR to HD Is Driving Transformational Change
As more organisations adopt a people-centric approach in building a sustainable workforce, the focus is increasingly on fair and inclusive development of employees and stakeholders, as well as the community around them.
This has led to the emergence of human development (HD) at work, which represents an investment in people to create better opportunities for themselves, while driving profits and purpose for organisations.
This session will provide an update on how HD is continuing to transform the workplace and elevating human capital development in South-East Asia.
Nadiah Tan Abdullah, CHRO, S P Setia; and Regional Chair ASEAN, AHDO
10am
Harnessing The Full Potential of Today’s Modern Workforce
Are today’s organisations truly maximising the potential of their workforce? Organisations face a growing complexity crisis, fuelled by rapidly changing workforce dynamics and a fluid compliance landscape. Leaders are still grappling with pandemic workforce challenges, while navigating new ones stemming from the current business climate. Amid these challenges, there is a moment for opportunity for organisations to embrace this new reality and conquer complexity so their people and businesses can thrive.
In this session, we will cover these complexities and how leaders can mobilise their workforce, boost performance, engage their people, and build a stronger culture amid constant change.
Rob Squires, VP, Regional Head of Asia and Japan, Ceridian
Joshua Ooi, Senior Manager, Solutions Advisory, Ceridian
10.30am
Morning Coffee and Tea Break
10.50am
[PANEL DISCUSSION] Applying Human Development at Work: What’s The Secret Formula for Success?
To create a human development (HD) function, employers need to define its purpose, design the organisation and understand the metrics to measure HD.
While more organisations are investing in their people, many still lack the tools and knowledge to succeed with their HD strategies. In this panel discussion, hear real-world examples of how leading employers have implemented winning strategies to apply HD across their organisations.
Moderator:
Nadiah Tan Abdullah, CHRO, S P Setia; and Regional Chair ASEAN, AHDO
Panellists:
Ahmad Bukhari Mohd Yunus, Shell Global Head of Talent Upstream (Development, Wells and Exploration)
Anjali Menon, HR Director APAC, Sibelco
11.30am
Leadership Redefined in A Hybrid World and Its Impact on Talent Management
Increasingly, more employees want flexible working arrangements as they seek better work-life balance. With stress and mental health issues persisting in the workplace, employees are also seeking more support from their managers.
Stressors from all parts of an employee's life, as well as blurring lines between home and work due to remote or hybrid work, are contributing factors to leaders needing to be equipped with the skills to connect and engage with both on-site and hybrid employees.
This session from ADP will provide key insights where organisations need to improve employee-manager relationships by equipping managers with the tips to help them communicate with empathy, and to be able to navigate this new people management territory.
John Antos, Vice President Strategy, Global Payroll & Asia Pacific, ADP
12pm
Lunch and Networking Break
1pm
Making Culture Matter and Stick
Why is great culture important to organisations? And what is the true value of getting culture right, making it meaningful and making it stick across the organisation?
In this session by BTS, discover how HR leaders can play a pivotal part in shaping the culture that will reinforce their organisation’s strategy and bring a transformative impact to the business.
Learn from real-world client case studies, where BTS supported organisations in making culture “real” with their advisory approach and to cascade its adoption through a bespoke simulation-based methodology, a narrative designed to raise the bar for learning and development. The methodologies discussed in this session will also empower your organisation to create alignment, shift mindsets, and enhance organisational capabilities.
Karnada Sharpe, Associate Director, BTS Asia Pacific
1.30pm
Onwards To a Sustainable Future: Leveraging L&D to Drive Sustainability Strategies
With sustainable business practices essential for long-term success, more organisations are increasingly prioritising sustainability as a key business objective.
This session aims to share PETRONAS' L&D practices in rallying employees to drive sustainability strategies and performance for speed, materiality, and alignment focus.
Junita Abd Aziz, Head of Global Learning and Development, Petronas
2pm
[PANEL DISCUSSION] HR Trends Overview 2024: Building the Future Organisation Today
What will HR and work look like in 2024?
With organisations already shaping strategies to drive organisational and workforce transformation for the new year, this panel discussion cuts through the noise to identify the key trends that HR and business leaders need to know about in 2024.
Join this exciting session to gain key insights into what you can do to navigate the challenges and opportunities in 2024, and how you can build a future-ready organisation that can thrive in an evolving world of work.
Moderator:
Dr Vinika Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Africa Initiative and Hoffmann Global Institute for Business & Society, Asia
Adjunct Professor, INSEAD
Panellists:
Mitzie Antonio, HR Director at Nestle Malaysia and Singapore
Then Sik Kwang, Head of HR, DHL IT Services
Sugunah Verumandy, Country Head of HR, HSBC
3pm
Afternoon Coffee and Tea Break
3.20pm
Reimagine Human Development to Realise Human Potential
The rapid pace of technological innovation is transforming our world in profound ways. AI and machine learning leapfrogged into the limelight and generated awe and fear at the same time.
Once again, HR is leading at the forefront. This wave of change requires a reimagination of how we develop talent to fully realise human potential. A holistic approach is required, one that cultivates both technical aptitudes and human skills, to build a workforce ready for jobs of tomorrow.
In this session, we will share how Workday evolves its own human development initiatives to adapt to ever-changing needs. We will also share insights from a global study that examines the impact of AI and machine learning on the HR function and its strategic role.
Wong Pei Woan, Director, Asia, Office of CHRO and CIO, Workday
3.50pm
Closing Keynote Address
The Future is Now: How Human Development is Gaining Real and Tangible Traction
When discussing the future of Malaysia’s HR landscape, attention is increasingly turning to the concept of human development (HD), and how organisations can realise value by integrating HD into the workplace.
In this closing keynote address, Datuk (Dr) Nora Abd Manaf, Group Chief Human Capital Officer Maybank, will address some of the challenges facing organisations in Malaysia amidst uncertain times and how they can navigate these challenges by leveraging on HD.
Join this session to learn about the best HD approaches and practices that you can deploy to shape your organisation’s future – today.
Datuk (Dr) Nora Abd Manaf, Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank
4.20pm
Closing Remarks/End of Event
ESG MASTERCLASS
Sustainability in Action
for CHROs
In conjunction with the CHRO series, HRM Asia will be launching a Masterclass series which offers HR leaders a chance to learn and hone their skills in special interest topics from experienced industry practitioners. Kicking off the masterclass series, the inaugural masterclass session entitled, "Sustainability in Action for CHROs" will be focusing on ESG to equip HR leaders with a solid perspective on the current ESG standards, pressures and future directions of Sustainability so that they can effectively guide the business and its people to attain the organisational ESG goals.
1 day workshopMalaysia (KL)
2, Jalan Barat, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
23 Nov 2023 ESG Masterclass - Serunai 1 & 2, level 1
9am - 9.15am
CHROs and the Sustainability Challenge
- Sustainability and the role of the profession plays in transition to Carbon Neutral
Instructor
Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute
9.15am - 10.45am
ESG Masterclass #1: ESG Trends, Issues and Challenges
- What is ESG
- ESG trends and challenges in business
- Implications to Leadership Responsibility
- Understanding the additional duties of your company directors
- Demystify Net Zero, Regenerative and Circularity
- Understand ESG-123™ and how to guide your fellow business leader in sustainability
- What is Sustainability Leadership today?
Instructor
Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute
Morning tea
15 mins
11am - 12.30 noon
ESG Masterclass #2: The Environment. Risk, Opportunities and Value
- Science based origin of 'E'
- Understand the 5 principles of ‘E’ related financial disclosure
- Implications of Double Materiality
- Evaluate implications to your Value Chain and what it means to people and culture
- What people can do to reduce sustainability driven business risks
- Principles for KPIs, metrics and measuring E from the HR perspective
Instructor
Kris Wadia, Founder of Humanised Leadership or Jonathan Cheung, CEO the ESG Institute
Lunch
1 hour
1.30pm - 3pm
ESG Masterclass #3: Social and Governance
- Understand 7 elements of Social in the unique context of the HR profession
- Sustainability updates to the 8 elements of good Governance
- Four challenges faced by retail businesses
- Identifying the impact of your business on social
- The value HR brings to staying on customer procurement lists and avoiding greenwashing
Instructor
Leadership or Jonathan Cheung, CEO the ESG Institute
Afternoon tea
15 mins
3.15pm-4.45pm
ESG Masterclass #4: Comply or Transform. Ready for the Future
- Introduction to ESG linked reporting standards
- What banks, insurers and investors are increasingly looking for
- Creating an HR strategy for transformation using the ESG-123 Maturity Model™
- How to select priorities to accelerate business results, your impact and show progress
Instructor
Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute
4.45pm-5.30pm
Participants of the full day are eligible to take the ESG-123 foundations Assessment
Successful candidates receive a certificate of achievement, a badge for use on their resume and LinkedIn Profile, and a year’s membership to the ESG Institute as an Associate Member
Online assessment

introduction
Specially designed for CHROs and human resource leaders, this programme will equip you with the most current ESG landscape, identify where your organisation is strong and where critical capacities are needed while getting you up to speed with Sustainability so that you can inspire your organisation, speak powerfully to your CFO on the business value for investing in your people and creating impact.
about the workshop
4 key points.
All in 1 day.
With the pressure for Sustainability and ESG disclosure coming from stakeholders ranging from employees, customers, regulators and investors, this one day workshop drills into 4 challenges leaders in Asia face.
Based on the book Greensight ~ The Sustainability Guide for Company Directors.ESG landscape
Explore and have a clear understanding of the ESG landscape, and how to adequately approach it.
Pressure for change
Identify where and how the pressure for change is coming from, and the urgent need for transformation.
Gain clarity on key capabilities
Gain clarity on key capabilities required in the next 12-18 months
Articulate implications
With these insights, better articulate the implications of these in terms of business opportunities, risks and roles.
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ticket prices and information for Malaysia chro
CHRO Malaysia 22 Nov 2023 | 1 ticket | 4-10 tickets (per ticket) (SGD) | 11-20 tickets (per ticket) (SGD) | 21-30 tickets (per ticket) (SGD) | 31 tickets and above (per ticket) (SGD) |
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Early Bird (1 Jul to 31 Aug 2023) | S$299 | S$279 | S$269 | S$259 | S$239 |
Advanced Saver (1 Sep to 31 Oct 2023) | S$399 | S$379 | S$369 | S$359 | S$339 |
Regular Price (1 Nov to 22 Nov 2023) | S$499 | S$439 | S$429 | S$419 | S$409 |
ticket prices and information for Malaysia ESG masterclass
ESG Masterclass Malaysia 23 Nov 2023 | 1 - 3 tickets (SGD) | 4 tickets and above (SGD) |
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Early Bird (1 Jul to 31 Aug 2023) | S$895 | S$799 |
Advanced Saver (1 Sep to 31 Oct 2023) | S$945 | S$819 |
Regular Price (1 Nov to 23 Nov 2023) | S$995 | S$869 |
ticket prices and information for Malaysia CHRO + ESG masterclass bundle
CHRO Malaysia 22 Nov + ESG Masterclass Malaysia 23 Nov 2023 | Bundle pricing (SGD) |
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Early Bird (1 Jul to 31 Aug 2023) | S$1095 |
Advanced Saver (1 Sep to 31 Oct 2023) | S$1195 |
Regular Price (1 Nov to 22 Nov 2023) | S$1295 |
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