Description
In today's business environment, as we emerge out of the pandemic, leaders and managers face numerous challenges in managing their workforce.
There are a multitude of generations within the workforce today, with differing expectations, needs and demands, and these all play out in an environment of home and flexible working. In addition, there are challenges that come with being equitable to those who perform without being swayed by the “recency effect", and effectively leading and managing in a virtual world whilst concurrently being "sensitive to inclusiveness".
In the face of this is the fundamental notion of resilience and what needs to be firmly set in place for the sustainability and growth of tomorrow's organisations. It is clear that the boundaries have changed. Are we changing as managers and leaders?
Join us for this digital event, as we look to:
- Understand the trends and impact of inclusivity in the workforce and how it can be used as a catalyst for organisational improvement and growth
- Obtain insights on how organisations can become more resilient as a result of being a more inclusive workplace
- Better understand the practical challenges faced within organisations on the topics of inclusivity and resilience, and their impact on managers and leaders within a work-from-home environment
Our Speakers
Yap Hsu Yi
Chief – People and Culture, Tune Protect Group
Hsu Yi is currently Chief – People and Culture of Tune Protect Group Berhad. She is responsible for defining and leading the people's strategy to create a distinctive culture that separates Tune Protect from industry peers, while delivering high impact solutions for people and organisations.
An experienced Human Resource (“HR”) professional, Hsu Yi has over 20 years of experience collectively in consulting and operations, both in a local and regional capacity. Having started out specialising in corporate and personal tax, she advanced to various HR engagements in the areas of talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, performance management, change management, employee engagement, culture, and talent management. For her, HR is about People behind the Business and she is passionate about helping people thrive.
Prior to joining the Company, she has worked in various industries, including companies such as Arthur Andersen, PwC, Mercer Consulting, Telenor and PepsiCo. She is a graduate of Monash University, Australia with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance.
Kishenjeet Dhillon, CMgr MCMI
Associate Director, Transfer Pricing, Crowe Malaysia
Kishenjeet is a Transfer Pricing Associate Director at Crowe Malaysia and has close to a decade of professional experience in the field of tax and transfer pricing. His main area of focus includes advising on transfer pricing documentation compliance, regional business structures from a transfer pricing perspective and providing support to clients in dispute resolution with tax authorities in Malaysia. From a regional perspective, Kishenjeet also serves as the firm’s Transfer Pricing Liaison to Crowe Asia Pacific, working with the regional team to develop and grow the firm’s regional transfer pricing presence in the Asia Pacific region.
In the past, Kishenjeet has also featured as a speaker at tax related speaking engagements such as the Crowe Global Transfer Pricing Conference, regional Crowe network webinars and talks at leading universities in Malaysia. He has also contributed to numerous tax and transfer pricing related articles, appearing in notable publications such as the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia’s Tax Guardian and The Edge Malaysia. Previously, he also served as a member of the Board of Studies at a local higher education institution and acted as an independent advisor to an affiliate of a multinational corporation based in the Asia Pacific region.
Kishenjeet is a Certified Practising Accountant (Australia), Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) and an ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant as well as a Member of the Chartered Management Institute. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in leadership and management with the IIC University of Technology through GradXs India.
Our Host / Moderator
Sugunah Verumandy
Country Human Resource Director, HSBC Malaysia
Sugunah Verumandy is the Country Human Resource Director for Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Malaysia (HSBC). She joined HSBC after a stint with Dairy Farm International, a retail arm in Food & Health & Beauty. Prior to Dairy Farm, as part of her passion for National Service, Sugunah led the Industry Partnership and Malaysia Professional team in Talent Corporation Malaysia, an agency within the Ministry of Human Resources. Other key roles she held were Human Resource Director for General Electric, (GE), Power Asia Pacific, a role she was promoted into after a stint as Corporate Human Resource Director for GE Malaysia and Brunei. She has led several major Human Resource initiatives for her previous Fortune 500 and leading employers such as Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ericsson Telecommunications. In all the companies, she has earned leadership awards and recognition.
A practitioner in the dynamics of human capital, Sugunah has led numerous human resource strategies that encompasses elements that drives business needs and supports employees’ aspirations. She has extensive experience in business partnering, organizational development, facilitating talent and change management including leadership, diversity and inclusion programs. Her role has brought her to many countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and United States. In GE, she led a number of change and pilot initiatives that were replicated in other markets in the region as a core best practice.
Sugunah received a Masters in Human Resource Management from University of Western Sydney, Australia and BSc Hons (Human Development) from University Putra Malaysia. Her efforts in women initiatives in GE and externally led GE to receive the Most prestigious Country Award for Empowerment of Women and other recognitions including Best Overall Company and Best Company in Workplace Practices based on her overall leadership commitment to add value to business and people. Sugunah was the Gold Award recipient of MIHRM Human Resource Leader for the Year 2014, been awarded Global Human Resource Leadership Award and been named as Top 6 Human Resources Coach for the prestigious General Electric Human Resource Leadership Program. Sugunah also devotes her time to volunteer activities and is passionate in partnering with human capital communities to add value to organisation growth and talent ecosystem.
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