People Stage

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Designing an HR framework that scales effectively as your business grows.
• Adopting flexible HR practices that cater to the unique needs of a complex business structure.
• Implementing technology to streamline HR workflows and improve efficiency.
• Balancing compliance requirements with the need for a nimble and responsive HR function.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Breaking down traditional, rigid job roles to foster a more flexible and adaptive workforce.
• Cultivating a culture of continuous learning and skill-building within your organization.
• Implementing agile methodologies to respond quickly to market changes and business opportunities.
• Empowering your employees to take on new challenges and contribute to different areas of the business.

In a digital-first workplace, engagement can be a challenge and sometimes, misdiagnosed. Through lived-in stories and lessons, Jeslin invites HR and business leaders to rethink how digital-first experiences can build trust, not just clicks. She reframes EX not as a dashboard, but as a connector. This session is for anyone navigating employee apps life cycle and looking to elevate employee experience with care, clarity and community.

Key takeaways:

• Start with believers
• Make it intuitive
• Design for moments
• Friction is feedback.

What we notice and what we miss can shape the wellbeing and performance of our organisations. This session begins with the evidence of why wellbeing matters, introduces a Inside-Out / Outside-In approach to embedding care at scale (with technology as a support), and closes with a reminder that culture is felt most in the day-to-day interactions between people.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Why: Wellbeing is both a foundation to prevent strain and a driver of flourishing and performance.
• What: A practical framework, supported by technology, to embed wellbeing across systems, teams, and communities.
• How: The real difference comes when wellbeing is lived in daily interactions and small moments of care.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Understanding the communication styles and work preferences of different generations in the workforce.
• Leveraging platforms like TikTok and other social media to build trust and foster engagement with a younger workforce.
• Developing a unified communication strategy that resonates with employees from Gen-X to Gen-Z.
• Creating an inclusive and modern workplace culture that embraces diverse generational perspectives.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Crafting a competitive compensation and benefits package that meets the expectations of today’s workforce.
• Creating a compelling employer brand that highlights your company’s unique values and culture.
• Implementing flexible work arrangements and professional development opportunities to improve employee loyalty.
• Leveraging technology and data to optimize your recruitment and retention strategies.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Understanding the evolving priorities of talent in Southeast Asia, including work-life balance, purpose, and professional development.
• Crafting a compelling narrative and visual identity that authentically represents your company culture.
• Using digital platforms and social media to showcase your employer brand and reach a wider audience.
• Leveraging your current employees as brand ambassadors to attract new talent.

a time when artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to read emotions and simulate empathy, many human leaders still grapple with basic emotional connection and trust-building. Despite decades of investment in leadership training, engagement programs, and feedback tools, emotional intelligence in leadership remains a blind spot. While AI is often seen as a tool for automation, research reveals its growing role in offering emotional support—sometimes even perceived as more empathetic than humans.
•   This paradox raises a critical question: why are machines learning emotional skills faster than many leaders?

•   We will explore the reasons behind the Emotional Literacy Deficit in today’s leadership landscape - and why this matters more than ever in a world of remote work, disruption, and constant change.

•   Most importantly, this session offers practical strategies for developing emotionally literate leadership - by cultivating self-awareness, improving emotional communication, and building true psychological safety.

In today’s fast-changing world, organizations are increasingly recognizing that financial success alone is no longer enough. True long-term value is created when businesses invest in human sustainability—ensuring the wellbeing, growth, and resilience of people, not just profits. This keynote explores how leaders can reimagine success by integrating wellbeing, inclusion, purpose, and continuous learning into the workplace.

• Redefining Success – Why profit is important but insufficient, and how human sustainability creates long-term competitive advantage.
• The Human Sustainability Framework – Core pillars such as wellbeing, inclusion, development, and purpose that enable people to thrive.
• Role of Leadership – Practical ways leaders can embed human sustainability into culture, systems, and everyday practices.
• The Future Outlook – How organizations that prioritize human sustainability will be better positioned to attract talent, innovate, and lead responsibly in an uncertain world.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends in employee training and skill development across Asia.
• Identifying which L&D initiatives are delivering the highest ROI for businesses in the region.
• Adopting new technologies like micro-learning and gamification to engage and motivate your employees.
• Anticipating future trends in L&D to build a future-proof workforce.

By attending this session, you will gain insights into:

• How collaboration between Finance and HR drives organizational resilience, particularly in times of economic volatility, workforce disruption, and digital transformation.
• Experiences at Park Hotel Group during pandemic and at International SOS over the past year.
• Practical insights on how this alliance enables smarter decision-making, workforce empowerment, and technology adoption.