Agenda

Updated Agenda to be announced by June/July

Learning Technologies Asia 2021

8:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Organiser’s Welcome Address

9:05 am

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Ksther Lim

Chief Executive Officer – The People Decoder

9:15 am

KEYNOTE

Strategising Learning and Technologies for the Speed of Business and Accelerated Employee Development

  • Creating a skills-driven culture – What role does leadership thinking and employee empowerment play?
  • Defining and designing enterprise capabilities to deliver on business ambition and value creation
  • What HR leaders can do to effectively fulfill the present and future talent needs of the organisation

Featured Speaker

Saurav Atri

Director, Global Learning – Manulife

Dr. Raman Attri

Prolific Author & L&D Leader

Heather Gilmartin Adams

Senior Analyst, RedThread Research

9:45am

HR LEADERS PANEL

Curating Investments in L&D Programs and Technologies to Develop Talent and Organisational Excellence

  • Essential pillars of a successful L&D strategy that aligns people, leadership and business objectives
  • Driving workforce agility and operational efficiency in the transition from role-based to skills-based
  • Transforming workplace learning and aligning the pivotal roles of skills, capabilities and competencies

Moderator

Dr. CJ Meadows

Professor & Director, i2e – The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre – SP Jain School of Global Management

Panelists

Jane Lai

Senior Vice President, Talent & Development | Head of Group Capabilities Development & Reskilling – UOB

Shailaja Sharma

Executive Director, Group Learning & Talent Management – SGX Group

Michelle Pang

Global Head, Organisation Development & Learning – Shell

10:30 am

Adopting a Renewed Focus on L&D in the GenAI Era

  • Matching the needs and expectations of the modern workforce with adaptive learning paths
  • Embracing a people-first mindset in leveraging GenAI to support and enhance L&D
  • Unlocking the benefits and potential of GenAI as a competitive differentiator
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Featured Speakers

Alexander Roche

Chief Executive Officer & Principal Education Technologist, Androgogic

10:45 am

MORNING TEA BREAK

Get your key learning and development needs covered – Ask the experts and have your say! Structured to maximise interaction and in-depth focus on a topical subject matter, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a roundtable session of their choice, which has close relevance to their area of expertise and/or scope of responsibility. We will conclude with a 15mins sharing session, where each Roundtable Leader will present key highlights and takeaways from their group discussion.

11:15 am

Roundtable A

Navigating Tech Skills Transformation and the Future of Work

Roundtable Leader

Joyce Tse

Global Head of Learning & Organisational Development – OMRON Asia Pacific

Roundtable B

Executive Coaching for Organisational and Individual Impact

Roundtable Leader

Meng Hwee Teoh

Head of Talent & Diversity, Asia – Sanofi

Roundtable C

Personalising Learning Journeys Using Skills Taxonomies and Data Insights

Roundtable Leader

Cyl Lin

HR Director & APJ HR Business Partner – Modern Data Centres & Analytics – Tech Data

Roundtable D

Elevating Employee Engagement through Impactful Blended Learning

Roundtable Leader

Arthur Koo

Assistant Vice President, Group Learning & Development – IHH Healthcare

Roundtable E

Applying a Skills-First Approach across the Talent Management Cycle

Roundtable Leader

Eng Sing Soon

Vice President, Group People & Sustainability – Singtel

Roundtable G

Integrating L&D Systems in Employee Onboarding to Boost Learner Engagement

Roundtable F

Gaining Future-Ready Employability Skills through Flex Learning Experiences

Roundtable Leader

Mai Chinh Duong

Head of Global Learning & Growth – ASEAN – Siemens

12:15 pm

LUNCH & NETWORKING

13:30 pm

Adopting a Renewed Focus on Learning and Talent Initiatives in the GenAI Era

  • Matching the needs and expectations of the modern workforce with adaptive and dynamic learning paths
  • Embracing a people-first strategy in empowering employees with AI fluency
  • Propelling AI adoption across industries and democratising AI knowledge

Laurence Liew

Director of AI Innovation – AI Singapore

14:00 pm

CASE STUDY

Fostering a Culture of Agile Learning that Promotes Talent Growth and Measurable Business Impact

  • Taking a learning-focused approach to overall business and people management
  • To what extent can learning culture positively impact strategy, innovation and employee engagement?
  • Assessing competitive advantages of agile learning on recruitment, retention and performance

Saurav Atri

Director, Global Learning – Manulife

14:30 pm

Advancing L&D Strategies for a Multigenerational Workforce and Shifting Work Paradigms

  • Understanding the realities of generational learning preferences and devising practical strategies
  • Blending insights from workforce diversity to identify upskilling challenges and opportunities
  • Investing in inclusive learning and knowledge sharing for work optimisation and collective effectiveness
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Featured Speakers

Alexander Roche

Chief Executive Officer & Principal Education Technologist, Androgogic

14:30 pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

15:00 pm

Realities, Successes and Pitfalls of Scaling L&D and LMS Deployment

  • Convergence of various learning technologies and its impact on effective learning design and delivery
  • L&D rollouts in a period of resource downsizing – What are the main considerations and inhibitors?
  • Harmonising HR, L&D and OD teams in achieving a purpose-driven vision and shared goals

Sarmista Mondol

Business Transformation & IBM Garage Leader – IBM

15:30 pm

PANEL

From Cost to Value Centre: Winning Stakeholder Buy-In to Maximise Learning and Talent Enablement

  • Navigating enterprise complexities in redesigning learning experiences to grow your people and business
  • Reducing the cost and impact of ramp time in accelerating employee productivity and performance
  • Linking LMS investments to business outcomes and informing smarter decisions for the bottom line

Moderator

Sunil Puri

Senior Vice President, Head of Research & Engagement – Stewardship Asia Centre

Panelists

Yunli Zhao

Head of Global Learning & Development – Singapore – Micron Technology

David Hendrick Jr.

Director, HR Capability Development – NHG Population Health Campus – National Healthcare Group

Amor Villalon

Director & Head of Talent Management, Organisation Development, Learning & Development – FairPrice Group

Heather Gilmartin Adams

Senior Analyst, RedThread Research

16:30 pm

Closing Remarks & End of Conference