Chairperson’s opening remarks

Francis G.L. Mok
Group Human Resources Director
Jebsen & Co Ltd

Engaging Gen-Y Employees’ in Today’s Multinational Workplaces

• Understanding the motivations and aspirations of Gen-Y employees
  
• Life is work and work is life - what makes Gen-Y tick?
  
• Creating a Gen-Y friendly environment: open culture and reducing hierarchy
  
• Impact of the Gen-Y workshop on Asian businesses

Sandy Fok
GM, Staff Development
John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd

• Recruiting for creativity
• Knowing and sharing
• Non-job related learning
• Team size and change matter
• The physical environment

Florence Ng
Senior Director, Human Resources, Asia Pacific
Philips Electronics HK Ltd

• Understanding your company’s position in the industry before you strike
  
• Learn how the alignment of your organization’s brand can drive people strategy
  
• Building a brand that creates trust to attract and retain skilled workers
  
• Reaping the maximum benefit from your brand in attracting and retaining the best talent

Elsie Hui
Human Resources Director, North Asia
Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd

Next Generation Human Resources Business Partnership: Bringing HR into the Boardroom

Boards effective in talent development and succession understand the need to collaborate with the CEO or other members of top management on frank discussions about the leadership needs of the organization. But even those who have managed to get out front in developing high-caliber leaders often leave room for improvement in one area: To their disadvantage, boards often overlook in this collaborative process the company's human resources leader.

• Utilizing HR in corporate strategic decision making
  
• What the board needs to know about HR

Ricky Long
Senior Director, Human Resources, Asia Pacific
Sybase Hong Kong Ltd

• Drivers of the talent shortage in Asia
  
• Impacts of the talent shortage on companies
  
• How companies manage their talent: Henkel as an example
  
• The role of HR in attracting, developing and retaining talent

Werner Krieger
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications
Henkel Asia-Pacific Ltd.

• Human relations and building trust in the China workplace
  
• Understanding the steps in creating “enablers” among your people
  
• Can excessive emotional intelligence make a weak leader?
  
• Why is succession planning important?

Chona Sunico
Chief Human Resources Officer, Asia Pacific
The Nielsen Company

Refreshments, End of Day One

• Creating a differentiated employee value proposition and experience
  
• Controlling attrition - understanding Gen-Y
  
• How does a holistic approach do you good?

Kam W. To
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Manulife (International) Ltd

• What’s the main impact for corporations?
• Reviewing the potential risks in the present labor law environment
• How to adjust your strategies to manage your employment relations?
• How HR can work in harmony with the union
• Review of current landmark cases in China labor law

Andy Yeo
Partner, JSM

Are We Getting the Best of Our Employees? Strategies to Keep Your Workforce Motivated

HP helps great people grow. This case study of Hewlett-Packard Hong Kong will discuss their efforts in developing strong leaders who trust and respect their people, give them opportunities to stretch and achieve, and reward those who focus on the customer, drive innovation and help HP win. The speaker will also share how they built a committed workforce in Hong Kong via talent management and performance culture to set the strategy and enable the businesses to run and growth faster the market.

• Implementation of People Promise
• Develop the pipeline of talent in Hewlett Packard Hong Kong via talent management programs
  
• Enable our employees to grow and win with HP through Career Development Framework
  
• Create the unique team culture by employee culture program
• Getting feedback via Employee survey – Voice of the workforce

Iris Mo
Talent Manager
Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd

Panel discussion: Attract and Retain the Best through Effective Compensation and Benefits

• Trends in executive compensation and benefits in Asia
• Recent trends in international mobility and how Asian company policies differ to global practice
• Overview of localization and local-plus strategies in Asia
• Does an effective compensation & benefits strategy really reduce staff turnover?

Ricky Long, Sybase Hong Kong Ltd
John Nesheim, 3M Asia Pacific
Karen Zong, Microsoft

• Identifying key talents in the organization through rigorous and consistent process
• Developing holistic development model, incorporating various models of learning
• Integrate the needs of employees and organizational objectives
• Measuring and enhancing talent development and retention initiatives
  

Karen Zong
Director, People and Organization Capability, Greater China Region
Microsoft

• Using informal learning to successfully underpin performance culture
• Understanding how to effective apply learning to enhance leadership development
• Measuring the impact of your training and development programs on retention and talent management
• Evaluating how learning techniques can dramatically boost performance

John Nesheim
Director, Human Resources, Asia Pacific
3M Asia Pacific