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BUILDING AGILITY & STRENGTH FOR ORGANISATIONAL SUCCESS International HR Conference | Thursday 23rd July 2020 | 10.00a.m. to 6.00p.m. IST

Grey Cells©

(HRD, Training & Placement Consultants) www.greycellsindia.com

| Enhancing Excellence in Performance | 1995 – 2020 | 90,000 Mandays’ Training | 1500 Clients |

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Date: 23rd July 2020 Webinar - Building Agility & Strength for Organizational Success

Silver Jubilee Celebration - Grey Cells 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Mehul Kuwadia , CEO, Grey Cells (HRD, Training & Placement Consultancy, India

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM Dr. R L Bhatia - Founder - World CSR Day & World Sustainability Congress , India

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM Dave Crane, CEO, Dave Crane Global, UAE

Topic :- "Building a Super team"

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Moderator :- Nikhil Desai , International Speaker, Motivator & Trainer, Director , The Centre For Excellence, India

Grant Herbert , Founder and CEO , People Builders, Australia

Topic :- "The Neurobiology of Change and Agility"

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Moderator :- Rowena Phillips , Director Training & Psychological Consultant, Dominion Phillips Consultancy, India

Sunil Hasmukharay , President, Malaysia Association of Professional Trainers, Malaysia

Topic :- Solution Focused Conversation Skills : Tools for Creating A Happier Corporate Culture & Drive Personal Happiness

11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon

Panel Discussion - I

Moderator :- Prajjal Saha, Founder Editor , HR Katha, India

Rudy Manik , Chief Human Resources Officer , FWD Insurance, Indonesia

Surani Amerasinghe , Head of Human Resources, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Sri Lanka

Zalmay Akbar, Head of Human Resources , MOBY Group, Afghanistan

Topic :- " Enhancing Employee Performance - Post Covid 19 "

12:00 Noon - 12:15 PM

Moderator :- Deepika Anu, Co-Founder, nTalents.ai, India

Indi Seehra, Director of Human Resources, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Topic:-"Developing an HR Strategy for the post Covid-19 workplace"

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Moderator :- Sanjay Tiwari, Founding Partner, 21 CC Education, India

Manu Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialized Bank, Cambodia

Topic :- “Promoting Engagement among a Multi-Cultural Workforce”?

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Moderator :- Priyanka Lenka, Principal Consultant, Train Theta, India

Isabell Dittmar, Emotional Intelligence Expert, Business Transformation, Executive Coach, CEO , Dittmar Consult, Switzerland

Topic :- Emotional Intelligence for Resilience & Agility

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Moderator :- Harsh Bharwani, Vice President - International Business & Content, Jetking Infotrain Ltd, India

Anjali Sharma- Managing Director , Narrative The Business of Stories, Singapore

Topic :- Storytelling to Change: Forward Story -> Post COVID- 19 2020 started with big bang, organizational goals, plans, strategy, vision and mission we had it all planned but just in days, the world came to a still. The old growth story slipped through our hands like sand and every organization now must tell a new hope, resilience and forward story.

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01:00 PM - 01:30 PM

Panel Discussion-II

Moderator :- Ashish Gakrey - Founder , HR Shapers, India

Ibem Idika , Chief Executive Officer, Speed Consulting Limited, Nigeria

Anjali Menon , Head of Talent Center of Competence - Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, NESTLE , Malaysia

Emmanuel Zvada, Chief HR Disrupter and Advisor, 3rdEye Africa Consulting Group, Zimbabwe

Topic :-Talent and Career Management in the ‘New Normal’

1:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Moderator :- Manoj Mandavgane, Managing Director & CEO, Bloom Systems, India

Keryth Mansfield , HR Director, 4C, UK

Topic :- 'HR Leaders - Did we follow the lead or take the lead?'

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM Dr. Candice Booysen, HR Director, Interconnect Systems SA, South Africa

Topic :- "Unlocking the strength in organizational values in a time of crisis."

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Moderator :- Vipul Dave - Global CHRO, Cosmo Films, India

Dr. Philimon Chitagu , Director - Human Resources and Administration , Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited, Zimbabwe

Topic :- “Agility For Business Continuity and Success In Crisis Situations”

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Panel Discussion-III

Moderator :-P Chandrasekhar - Founder MD, Icube Consortium, Singapore

Charul Chaturvedi Jaitley, Managing Partner, MÄ titi Group, UAE

Wale Adediran, Group HR Director, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Nigeria

Deshika Rodrigo , HR Professional, Executive Coach and Motivational Speaker, Sri Lanka

Topic :- Enhancing Employee Health & Wellbeing in Workplace - Post Covid 19

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed, Executive Director, Saad Group of Companies, Bangladesh

Topic :- " The Way Organizations Need to Prepare for Facing Prolonged Crisis Situations such as Pandemics, so that Human Capital May Not Be Disrupted or Destroyed"

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM Darwin Rivers , Founder / President, Philippines HR Group, Philippines

Topic :- "How Organizations can Thrive on a Post Pandemic World"

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Irvandi Ferizal, Human Capital Director, Maybank Indonesia, Indonesia

Topic :- Navigating Uncertainty in facing “Next Normal” Era

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion-IV

Moderator :- Aniruddha Khekhale, Group Director HR, Emerson Automation Solutions, India Devanandan Palmer Batumalai , Head of Digital Professional Services, KBZ Bank, Myanmar

Lamia Shady , Head of HR MEA, DXC Technology, UAE

Deepak Manek, HR Director , SITA, UAE

Topic :- "HR Metrics and Predictive People Analytics"

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM Kunal Wadhwani, Group Head - Human Resources ( GCC ) , Choithrams Group, UAE

Topic :- What CEO’s would expect from C&B Professionals post COVID”

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM Ron Thomas , Managing Director, Strategy Focused Group, UAE

Topic :-Covid 19- Accelerating through the Turn: Preparing for a future beyond the crisis.

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Dr. Suresh Devnani, Author | Researcher | Thought-Leader | Global Speaker on Resilience, Happiness and Wellbeing, Singapore

Topic :- "BOUNCE BACK: Resilience & Breakthrough in Times of Change"

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INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY MEHUL KUWADIA Friends I welcome you all and thank you for participating in this Silver Jubilee Celebration of Grey Cells… This is truly an International Conference… We have speakers from 20 countries situated in Middle East, Africa, Australia, Europe, USA & Asia… We also have 15,000 registered participants from 15 different countries.. So not only this an International Event but also probably the largest one… I once again thank you all for making this a grand event… It was a coincidence that on 16th May, both me and Dr R L Bhatia (of World HRD Congress), both of us individually thought of holding a Webinar together; this we communicated to each other.. and by 30th May we had firmed up our plans to organize a record making HR Conference, along with Ashish Gakrey of HR Shapers. All three of us pooled our strengths and in just 7 weeks’ time we have this record making International HR Conference happening… an event having 35 speakers from 20 countries & 15,000 registrations… So how did all this happen? Two things worked for all three of us in making this conference a grand SUCCESS. First is SWIFTNESS and second is capitalising on each other’s STRENGTHS. And friends that’s what the theme of this conference is. Building AGILITY; Agility is Quickness, Agility is Swiftness.. Building Agility & STRENGTH; we built on each other’s strengths – FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS… success of this Conference.. I am sure, all of you will agree that as a team we have demonstrated the theme of this Conference – BUILDING AGILITY & STRENGTH FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESSS… swiftness and pooling of strength for organizational success… The same is true for Grey Cells. Grey Cells has grown from a one-man show in 1995, to a team of 10 members in office at Mumbai, doing all kind of back office work; and a team of 60 Trainers, Consultants & Coaches… In 25 years’ time we have achieved quite a few milestones:

1. Becoming fastest growing Training Consultancy. Our client acquisition rate is 1.25 new clients per week. We

have serviced 1500+ clients in 25 years

2. India’s No. 1 Trainers’ Training Consultancy. We have certified 3500+ trainers

3. We have delivered 90,000 mandays’ of training.

4. Executed many unique assignments (Mumbai 227, TWIN, Footprints, 1st in field support)

All these have been achieved because of my team’s agility – swiftness in identifying opportunities & quickness in execution. The same has been true for all organizations whether its World HRD Congress or HR Shapers or Amazon or Ola.. My experience is that Agility always helps in not only reaching No. 1 position but also in creating a unique position… & that’s what we have created today… Probably Grey Cells is the only HRD & Training Consulting organization who celebrated its Silver Jubilee year by holding an International HR Conference with 35 Global speakers from 20 countries for 15000 participants and that too complimentary. Not only No. 1 position but a unique one too… Thank – you once again for participating and helping us create such a unique event. Thank you Dr R L Bhatia & Ashish Gakrey for supporting me. Without your support this wasn’t possible. Thank speakers for your time & thoughts & finally thank-you sponsors. Thank-you.

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PROFILE OF MEHUL KUWADIA

Mr. Mehul Kuwadia CEO, Grey Cells (HRD & Training Consultants) also holds following prestigious positions:

Director - Jetking Infotrain Limited - India's No. 1 Hardware & Network Institute

Associate - Harrison Assessments International - 35 Countries - 2 Lakh users

Honorary Secretary - Bombay Management Association

Core Committee Member - JEET - Supporting 4500 Students Financially

Co-Chairman – Entrepreneur Development Cell – Zalawad Federation of Trade & Ind.

Vocational Training Partner – Govt. of India – SKILL INDIA MISSION

Committee Member at : • Indian Society for Training & Development • SMJV Alumni Association • Orbit, Meghdoot, KKMM, SZSJMS

Founder Committee Member - Zalawad Business Forum – Empowering Community

Ex-International Associate - American Society for Training & Development Mr Kuwadia has been conferred with following prestigious awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award – Asia Pacific HR Congress

Professional of the Year – Zalawad Business Forum

Long-term Contributor to L&D – Indian Society of Training & Development

HR Professional of the Year – The CEO Magazine He has 35+ years’ experience in the field of Human Resource & Business Consulting. He has worked at General Management levels for Interlink, QSS-Lazor, Lupin, Ion Exchange and Jetking.

For such spectacular achievements Mr. Kuwadia has been interviewed on CNBC, Aaj Tak, etc. & also by newspapers like: Times of India, Indian Express, Mid-day, Afternoon, etc.

It will be of interest to know that, Mr. Kuwadia started his career as a Management Trainee with Jetking, way back in 1985, and today he is a Member of the Board in the same company, as Independent Director.

Mr. Kuwadia is very well known Executive Coach & is also known for conducting Skill Building and Behavioral Programs. He regularly conducts In-House training programs, on various topics of Managerial Effectiveness & Executive Development, for many of the Top 500 companies. He has personally trained over 25,000 + Managers & Executives from 300+ companies, coached 300+ Directors, VPs & GMs.

Mr. Kuwadia, has to his credit being the first and only one in India to have conceived and conducted Topic Based Train-The-Trainer Workshops/Skill shops. Has personally trained & certified 3000+ trainers from 1250+ organizations through his signature TTT programs. He is considered as India’s No. 1 Trainer’s Trainer. He has personally trained & certified 250+ HR professionals on Psychometric Assessments. He has executed 15 + large consultancy assignments

He has also been a visiting faculty at many of the Premium Management Institutes like: Indian Institute of Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,

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Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, N L Dalmia Institute of Management & Research, Ahmedabad Management Association, Bombay Management Association, Indian Society of Training & Development & many more.

Mr. Kuwadia has personally interacted with internationally well-known trainers like: Tom Fraiser, Dr. Dan Harrison, Dr. Edward De Bono, Bob Pike, Tony Buzan, etc.

Academically, Mr. Kuwadia is very well qualified. He has to his credit a BA in Psychology, Masters in Human Resources (where he topped the University), Diploma in Personnel Management and Diploma in Training & Development. He has also studied for MA in Industrial Psychology & Bachelor in Law.

Mr. Kuwadia regularly writes on various management topics, which are published in journals & newspapers. His four articles have been published in the ASCENT section of Times of India. He is presently writing a monthly column on various Management Topics in JAIN VISION.

Mr. Kuwadia is a multifarious personality. He is keenly interested in the fields of Astrology & Palmistry. He has formally studied it from Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan. He also has a Diploma in Dramatics from Indian National Theatre & a Certificate course in Film making from Xavier’s Institute of Communication.

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DR. R. L. BHATIA Founder World HRD Congress India

Dr. R. L. Bhatia is a Change Management and an Organisation Turnaround Specialist. He hats many roles in his life – An Author, a Trainer, a Coach, a Learner and a Family person. Dr. Bhatia is a leading authority for Paradigm Shift in Quality and how these paradigm Shift will impact the future of World. He draws inspiration from World Future Society in highlighting the paradigm for Quality & Leadership.

Dr. Bhatia has worked with several corporations across the world viz. Tata Exports Ltd., Standard Chartered Bank and Ernst & Young. He was Head of Human Resources and in-charge of Change Management practice at Ernst & Young. He has global experience of working in Singapore, Malaysia, USA and Dubai. He has a wide perspective on management related issues.

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DAVE CRANE CEO Of Dave Crane Global UAE

Dave Crane is an award-winning motivational speaker, public speaking & business coach. He also serves on the board of directors of the AFI Foundation and is their United Nations (ECOSOC) representative for Vienna. Dave is a former BBC journalist, an NLP master practitioner, certified hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist, trainer in sales, persuasion & leadership development, working with some of the world’s best-known brands for the past 30 years. Dave employs cognitive strategies to build successful and productive teams for organizations. His key focus is in delivering quality, highlighting the changing face of business, incorporating tactics that boost productivity and effectiveness with a measurable ROI and learning outcomes in a fun manner. Dave shares his expertise with global leaders, ministers, c-suite execs, decision-makers of entities like United Nations, US/Mexico Chamber of Commerce, and some of the world’s biggest brands – Google, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Visa, P&G, IBM, BP, Samsung, American Express, Schneider and more. Dave has had the privilege of working alongside some of the giants of entertainment such as Bruce Willis, James Brown, Sylvester Stallone, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Enrique Iglesias, Sting, Jim Courier, Kanye West, with events broadcast live to over 2 billion people and performed to audiences of over 50,000 people in stadium. He is very active on the international public speaking circuit, hosting awards, private functions, keynote speaker engagements (NASA and TedX), industry expos and corporate seminars on a variety of business topics & has changed thousands of lives.

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GRANT HERBERT Founder and CEO - People Builders International Keynote Speaker | Master Trainer Vuca Leadership | Emotional Intelligence Australia

By using experience from his own journey of imperfection in defence, corporate and business, Grant has empowered

thousands of people to escape the performance trap, learn from their experiences and enjoy happiness in every area

of their life. His cutting edge workshops and coaching programs help people to develop personal, professional and

people skills that are not taught at university.

With over 35 years as a leadership trainer and coach, Grant has learned that the key to developing others is to first

help them replace the learned mindsets and behaviours that are currently sabotaging their results. Once that new

platform is built, they actually implement what he teaches them. This ensures a high return on your investment and

long term change.

Whether it is in the corporate boardroom, the business seminar or the conference venue, he will inspire in everyone

a desire to change and then show them how to do so. In his own authentic yet powerful way, he guides them

through their surface story into the real issues hidden below.

Grant is the founder and CEO of People Builders, a leading supplier of training, coaching and HR solutions

throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, UK and the Middle East. He also trains and mentors associate

trainers and coaches, both internal and external, who work in Fortune 500 and other large organizations across the

globe.

People Builders was recently named the #1 Workplace Management Solutions provider in India by Silicon India and

they now have offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.

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If you want to leave a legacy, invest in people”. This core vision drives the passion to invest

in building people. Being a Human First before being a professional, is the value we place on

every individual.

Transforming people through developmental process and empowering them to manage

complex human behavior is the emphasis we have at Dominion Phillips Consultancy.

Dominion Phillips Consultancy has designed Learning &

Development Workshops that caters to Entrepreneurs,

Leaders, Managers, Executives, Professionals, Couples,

Parents, and Students.

We use scientific methodology of Meta Neuro Linguistic Programming, Cognitive

Psychology, Behavioral Science, Human Potential Movement, and principles of

Management in our Workshops. Our workshops are highly effective in personal

transformation, behavioral change, Performance management, Healing and

Wellness.

Popular Training Modules of Dominion Phillips Consultancy : NLP Basics & Developing Emotional Intelligence

NLP Communication Model Certification

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Leadership with Emotional Intelligence

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Visit Us @ www.dominionphillips.com

Call / Message 9819439554 | 8898854470

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SUNIL HASMUKHRAY President Malaysia Association of Professional Trainers Malaysia

Experienced Chief Strategist with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in Executive Team Alignment, Multi-Cultural Team Leadership, Executive Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, and Leadership Development Coaching. Strong business development professional graduated from University of Malaya.

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PRAJJAL SAHA Journalist, Writer & Editor – Founder HRKatha

"I am a journalist, writer, editor and now an entrepreneur with the goal to build B2B communities across functions and sectors. Founded HRKatha in 2015, and have successfully led it to become the most read HR publication in the country in a short span. HR Katha has disrupted the reading behaviour of HR professionals and students in India. From a monthly magazine mindset, to a subscription-based website, the community has now got a taste of a news-based platform which reaches their mailbox every morning for free. Created a unique concept – The Happiness Conclave – an event that celebrates happiness at work. In my past role, I spent more than a decade heading editorial for one of the world’s largest B2B publications on advertising and marketing - afaqs!. Just before moving on from afaqs!, I also launched the audio-video edition – the afaqsTV. Enjoy working in a multimedia environment with equal ease in digital, print and video."

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RUDY MANIK Chief Human Resources Officer FWD Insurance Indonesia

Rudy is the Chief Human Resources Officer of FWD Indonesia. He has over 15 years of experience in different industries like insurance, consumer electronics, EPC, hospitality and marketing and communication. In his current role, Rudy is focusing on driving M&A preparation from people aspect, as well as facilitating the company to drive and build high performance culture. Prior to his current role, Rudy spent 7 years in AXA Indonesia (covering life insurance, general insurance, and asset management) as Chief Human Resources Officer, and directly involved on simplifying the country operations from 6 operating entities to become 4 operating entities, including building an effective but efficient shared services function. It has brought the company to one of the most productive organization within the insurance industry in the country (Based on audited financial report). In 2019, the company received “Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2019” from HR Asia. He has completed his Master-Degree in HR from University of Atma Jaya Jakarta and Bachelor-Degree from University of Indonesia. He also holds Bachelor-Degree in Law.

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SURANI AMERASINGHE Head of Human Resources Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Sri Lanka

Head of Human Resources, joined Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC in January 2016.

A hotelier by profession having obtained her Hotel School Diploma from Hotel consult Cesar Ritz in Switzerland and a

MBA from the American City College.

Before joining Lion, Surani was Group Head of HR at Hayleys PLC and prior to that, Senior HR Business Partner for

British American Tobacco in London overlooking HR and Talent for the Legal and Corporate & Regulatory Affairs

functions at a Group level.

She has also headed Operations in the Hotel industry and Headed HR in FMCG / Manufacturing, Banking and Hotel

sectors.

Surani has experience overlooking human resources across Asia, including China, India, Bangladesh, Singapore & Malaysia in addition to her experience in the UK.

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ZALMAY AKBAR Head of Human Resources MOBY Group Afghanistan

Zalmay Akbar, is a winner of the “HR Professional of the Year” award, is among the 101 Most Influential Global HR Leaders with extensive combined years of experience in Human Resources Management and a Strategy Architect in the Development of innovative HR initiatives to streamline processes. He also capitalizes on organizational growth opportunities. Being a global transformational & inspirational leader, Zalmay has excelled in providing HR solutions for the companies, he works for, driving initiatives to build organizational infrastructure in dynamic start-ups or turnaround Human Resource Departments. He also Collaborated with businesses to deliver measurable results through Technology, Compliance and People, implementing coherent HR Strategies congruent to the Organizational Vision and Objectives. In addition, he played a dynamic role in designing change initiatives while improving internal processes and procedures within demanding environments, project deadlines and budgets. Besides, Zalmay is a Radio Presenter and a member Alumni of Afghanistan’s Young Leaders Forum and a Global Goodwill Ambassador. His areas of study include Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Psychology and Leadership. Throughout his career, he held several Corporate HR leadership positions with diverse businesses which include: Media, Broadcasting & Technology, Strategic Communications, Production House, Banking, Educational and Professional Services Organizations. Highlights of Past Achievements:

o Successful track record in leading, managing, motivating, coaching, nurturing, recruitment, training &

developing hundreds of individuals and teams

o Partnered with senior management to establish & communicate Corporate Vision, Mission Statement &

Philosophy across the Group by incorporating global thinking into HR policies and procedures to enhance

employee effectiveness.

o A winning change leader, skilled in identifying development needs and providing exceptional mentoring,

coaching and change strategies to all staff, supporting the business to move from transactional to the

transformational mindset

o Improved HR, operational and, risk controls in various business units through effective use of business

processes and corporate governance

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INDI SEEHRA Director of Human Resources London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom

Indi Seehra is Director of Human Resources at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In addition he is an independent member of the Board of Directors for Resaver, a multi-employer, multi-currency and multi-country Pension Scheme for organisations who are engaged in Research activity across Europe and an adviser to the International Bar Association’s Global Employment Institute. Indi graduated from Portsmouth University and was subsequently awarded Masters Degrees from Sheffield Business School and University of Cambridge. Indi held a number of significant private and public sector UK appointments including HR Director of the Crown Prosecution Service and subsequently the National Crime Agency. Over recent years he has been involved with respective European Union task Groups looking to overcome the barriers to mobility for Researchers. Indi has strong interests in Leadership and change management and global mobility, and is a Visiting Lecturer at Graz Medical University in Austria, University of Cambridge in UK and an adviser to two Indian Universities. He is a regular speaker at International conferences with engagements in Singapore, Delhi and Thailand in 2019. Until May 2014, he headed up Human Resources at the University of Cambridge and is a Visiting Member of Jesus College, Cambridge. He is the initiator of the Scholarship Partnership between the Golden Temple in Amritser and the University of Cambridge which has seen some 30 students studying PhD and Masters since 2010.

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MANU RAJAN Chief Executive Officer Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialized Bank Cambodia

Manu Rajan brings over two decades of hands-on learning across an interestingly diverse blend of Advertising, Analytics, Telecom, and Consumer Finance & Fintech. He has been passionately consolidating all that learning to drive Financial Inclusion in Developing Markets across geographies including Africa, Asia & the Pacific. He has been a techno-marketer over 21 years and had worked with companies in the USA, Asia, Pacific and Africa

that blended technology and finance that are relevant to the poor. Manu is working as the Chief Executive Officer for

Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialized Bank.

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ISABELL DITTMAR Emotional Intelligence Expert, Business Transformation, Executive Coach, CEO - Dittmar Consultan Switzerland

Isabell Dittmar is an international human resources leader, certified business coach and trainer. Rooted in

neuroscience and enriched with easily transferable tools based on mindfulness, she supports companies and

individuals in their growth of emotional intelligence - the key leadership skill in our modern world - to help them

shine in their full potential.

Isabell strongly believes that emotional intelligence is the differentiator for human kind in the years ahead: Self-

awareness, self-management, motivation, empathy and compassionate leadership skills unlock personal health and

happiness, as well as support the professional success of individuals and teams.

Isabell has 15 years of HR leadership experience on board level in multinationals in the automotive, machine,

packaging & retail industry. Prior to her career in HR, Isabell wasa strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting

Group and a financial controller with Robert Bosch.

She has a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, Germany) and

the École de Management Européen (IECS, France), and is a Certified Coach and Trainer for neuroscience based

mindful leadership and emotional intelligence with over 18 years of experience in mindfulness practices.

A German national, Isabell has found a home in Switzerland 10 years ago and has lived in Germany, France, Spain,

México and Perù. She is fluent in German, English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Teachers she was trained by include Dr. Richard Davidson, Dr. Daniel Goleman, Dr. Rick Hanson, Dr. Kristin Neff,

Brené Brown and Marc Lesser.

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ANJALI SHARMA Managing Director Narrative The Business of Stories Singapore

Anjali is one of the leading business storytelling consultant’s in Asia Pacific. She helps business leaders, data analysts, sales professionals and TEDx speakers find and tell stories. Anjali has worked in corporate roles for over 15 years in Australia, Singapore and India. Her background constantly informs her work, so that it is not just theoretical, but based on extensive experience, knowledge and understanding of strategic issues facing companies and of the issues facing employees in delivering their best for their companies Anjali works with Global 1000 companies including Shell, SAP, Microsoft & Danone. She regularly publishes her ideas on business storytelling.

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ASHISH GAKERY Founder HR Shapers India

He has more than 18 years of diversified exposure to HR Strategry, HR Generalist, HR Operations & Policies, Processes. As an HR Professionals, Ashish Gakrey is very well networked, social medial savvy & dynamic personality within HR Community.

Currently he is working for Capgemini India Pvt Ltd at the capacity of Program Manager HR based out of Mumbai. Before Capgemini, he worked for Serco Global (Erstwhile Intelenet Global) & Loop Mobile (Erstwhile BPL Mobile) as Sr Manager - HR & based at Mumbai.

Ashish Gakrey is founder of world largest HR Networking group called “HR Shapers” having presence Global and PAN India presence (50 locations, 25 countries 5 region) He also Founded More Than HR Global as well in 2002. He is Past President of HR Infotech Association (HRIA) for the year of 2012-2013 - HR forum for IT / ITES HR Professionals. Ashish Gakrey was also Executive Committee NHRD Mumbai Chapter twice.

He Stated his career with Grid Consultant as Management Trainee then worked with Grey Cells & Max Search. Subsequently, he joined Zycus Infotech where he spent more than 6 years in setting up & building HR dept.

He graduated MBA in HR from IME, Pune in the year of 1995-1997. Before MBA, he achieved Master of Labour Laws & Labour Welfare (MLL & LW) from Symbiosis, Pune in the year of 1993-1995. He studied upto 2nd year LLB from Symbiosis Law Collage. He is born & brought up in Bhopal. He stays in Mumbai with his wife, school going lovely son & cute daughter.

Hobbies & Interest - Networking, Traveling & counseling

Disclaimer: All knowledge sharing by me in this conclave will be absolutely on personal experience and overall industry outlook.

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IBEM IDIKA Chief Executive Officer Speed Consulting Limited Nigeria

Ibem Kalu IDIKA is a global Human Resource and Organization Development Expert. An International Speaker,

Author, Workforce Trainer and Development Consultant.

He is the founder and Director (CHCD Nigeria) Center for Human Capital Development a nonprofit which advocates

for increased investment in Human Capital as a driver for economic growth.

His 20 years hands on experience in Human Resources span through Public Sector, NGO, ICT, Telecoms, Courier,

Power Utility, Consulting, and Real Estate.

He has served as Human Resource Manager and Consultant in some notable Nigerian companies such as General

Manager HR Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, Afribank Estate Co Ltd, as Head Human Resources and

Admin, Maple Group, as Group Human Resources Manager, System Specs as Human Resources Manager. Leading

Edge Consulting and SCG Consulting as Senior Human Resource Consultant.

In 2017/18 he helped develop a competency matrix for critical roles in Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution sector and

has personally trained Human Resources professionals who are leading the function in several industries.

Ibem has authored several books, articles, and audio programmes such as Career Planning Tool Kit; comprising of;

Occupational Guide Book, Occupation Profiling Workbook and Occupational Directory of over 1,000 occupations.

He is a graduate of Geography from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and has also attended several trainings locally and overseas. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and Member, Nigerian institute for Training and Development, Society for Corporate Governance and Institute of Directors of Nigeria.

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ANJALI MENON Human Resource Expert & Leader Nestle Malaysia

Originally, a graduate as a Computer Engineer and post graduate in Human Resources, Anjali Menon has carved out

her career path to being an incredible HR expert known for her result focused, collaborative and inclusive initiatives.

Anjali is described by her co-workers and many of her collaborators as an attentive, calm, adaptable and pioneer of

diversity and inclusion. She is also praised for her resilience and leadership in every role she has taken on. The

mother of two young boys, ten and three years old, currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after moving around

in Asia for her roles across various cities in India, and then Thailand.

Anjali’s career started in 2005, where she landed a role at Infosys, an IT company based in Bangalore, India. Her first

role at Infosys, a workplace that she describes as a “non-hierarchical, networked work environment” provided her

with key learnings on having an entrepreneurial spirit, empowerment, and how to take ownership. After a short

sting there, Anjali moved her career to New Delhi to work for the largest Food and Beverage Company, Nestlé.

Her career picks up quickly, trailblazing through various parts of India for her different roles within Nestlé, expanding

her expertise across five different roles in the South Asia region that comprised of six countries where she led many

key and notable initiatives in her profession. She has been a proponent of diversity and inclusion by being a Gender

Balance Champion as well. In 2017, Anjali moves to Bangkok, Thailand where she drives the Change, Organization

Design and Communications for Global Transformation Project for the Indochina region that consisted of four

countries. While out in Bangkok, Anjali also supported the implementation of People Plan and HR Capability Building

in the region.

Anjali’s proven her expertise in Talent and Organization Development, Change Management, Leadership

Development, Employee Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Organization Design, Rewards, HR Business Partnering

and Employee Communication. Her extensive knowledge and ability to deliver the initiatives with great results is

what makes her a recognized and notable HR expert in the industry.In last two years, Anjali has setup and is leading

the Nestlé’s, Talent Centre of Competence for APAC and Sub-Saharan Africa, that covers 40+ countries. She has

culturally diverse team of members from nine different nationalities working in semi-virtual environment delivering

Talent Acquisition , Recruitment Marketing , Employer Branding , Leadership, Coaching, Mentoring, Diversity &

Inclusion, Professional and Functional capability building solutions. She is currently based in Kuala Lumpur,

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EMMANUEL ZVADA Chief HR Disrupter & Advisor 3rdEye Africa Consulting Group Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Zvada is the Chief HR Disrupter and Advisor for 3rdEye Africa Consulting Group. He is recognized as

anoutstanding Human Resources Professional in Southern Africa with over 8 years’ experience, as a facilitator and a

trusted advisor.

His Human Resources expertise wasacquired from the ground up as has worked as an HR consultant in avariety of

industries with national and international reach. He is also an HR Author with more than 60 newspaper articles with

Newsday a local Zimbabwean newspaper and a few publications.

Apart from that he is also an Expert Contributor for 1873 radio South Africa every Thursday with his HR Show where

he discusses HR ISSUES. Emmanuel has trained a variety of companies both in the public sector as well as Private

sector in Zimbabwe. With his Age (29 years old) Emmanuel has achieved and contributed a lot in the HR fraternity

which could have taken someone years to attain.

He also holds his Masters in Strategic Management and Bachelors’ Degree in Human Resources management and

various certificates related to his field. In the field of HR Emmanuel has given advisory services to many start-up

companies and has also managed to nature and mentor several youngsters in the profession of HR through his HR

Emancipation Club.

Achievements 1. Board Member Maidetti Business Advisory Group 2. Wrote an HR book on Amazon on (High Performance Work Practices) 3. https://www.amazon.com/Perfomance-Practices-Zimbabwes-Manufacturing-Sector/dp/3659965650 4. publication on Stress Management 2019 Publication

(www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol21-issue2/Series-6/D2102061930.pdf 5. 26 Articles for Masvingo Mirror 2018 6. 50 Articles for Newsday on HR Matters in 2018 -Ongoing featuring every Tuesday. 7. Expert contributor -Thriving Magazine South Africa 8. Elected as a Recruitment Coordinator YaliAlumina Board Zimbabwe

https://www.amazon.com/Perfomance-Practices-Zimbabwes-Manufacturing-Sector/dp/3659965650

http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol21-issue2/Series-6/D2102061930.pdf

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KERYTH MANSFIELD HR Director 4C United Kingdom

Keryth Mansfield is a Charted MCIPD, She has 19 years’ experience across the full HR spectrum, and is a qualified Coach. The war for talent is won by businesses who put people at the core of what they do - this is her mantra. Over the last 8 years she has focused on her path on relentlessly partnering with leadership, transforming practices and cultures from the boardroom straight to the heart of organizations by delivering goal alignment; She is most proud of the People strategies which she has built, strategies that align to business objectives and turn companies into employers of choice and magnets for talent. By tapping into what people really want she tends to throw out the rule books of traditional HR best practice and replaces it with practices that align to the talent at the hearts of organizations. She believes in being the guardian of culture, pride in performance and ensuring that values are lived and breathed. She is a champion for business ethics, ensuring we are an active citizens in the industries we work in, encouraging true HR business partnership, diversity and equality, skills development and social responsibility.

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DR. CANDICE BOOYSEN HR Director Interconnect Systems SA South Africa

Dr. Candice Booysen is a registered Industrial Psychologist and executive coach. She holds an M.Com. degree in

Industrial Psychology and completed her PHD at Stellenbosch Business School. She is a dynamic leader who is

passionate about the development of organisations, teams and individuals.

She is responsible for the strategic direction of the Human Capital function for Interconnect Systems where she

serves as the Human Capital Director. As a thought leader and strategic business partner she holds a number board

positions including Phoenix Americapital, Releasing Eagles and Aquila Talent Solutions. With more than 15 years of

experience she has served as a Talent Specialist and Organizational Development practitioner in various industries

serving in organizations such as BCX, Deloitte, Aspen Pharmacare, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Media 24, and

University of the Western Cape.

She is the founder of a Non-Profit Organization called Releasing Eagles which is centered around the mentorship and

coaching of young women. The organization serves young woman in South Africa.

She has been a recipient of numerous awards and recognition for her contribution made in industry. These included being the winner of the, HR Rising star award of the year, by, HR Future (2016). She was nominated for the Standard Bank woman of the year award as well as a finalist for 2016 Institute of People Management, HR Director of the Year Excellence Award. In 2017 she was recognized as one of 100 most influential HR professionals globally at the 25th HRD world Congress.

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DR. PHILIMON CHITAGU Director - Human Resources and Administration Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited Zimbabwe

Current Position and others in their order of occurrence are: HR Director-Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited; GM-HR-Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited; HR Executive-Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited; HR Services Manager-Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited; HR Officer, HR Manager and acting Group HR Manager-Caps Holdings Pvt Ltd; Executive Officer (HR and Administration) (Gvt)-SMED; Acting Principal Executive Officer (Gvt)-Education-Masvingo; Senior Personnel Clerk and Acting Executive Officer (Gvt)-Education-Masvingo); Personnel Clerk (Gvt) (Education-Masvingo); Health Information Officer (Statistician)-Ministry of Health (Masvingo). 24 solid years in HR and in business. Key Qualifications (Professional Or Academic): Doctor of Business Administration (DBA HON), Holder of MBA; Bachelor of Management in Industrial and Labour Studies; IPMZ Diploma; Industrial and Labour Studies Diploma; Master Balance Scorecard Certification; Chartered HR Professional (CHRP-G) and Fellow Member (IPMZ); Certified Personal Profile Assessment (PPA); PhD Candidate focusing on Thesis Topic “Transformative Leadership Through Bonding Culture”-Da Vinci Institute of Technology (RSA). Memberships (IPMZ-Fellow and CHRP). A member since 1994. Key Conferences/Conventions Attended Or Addressed (if addressed indicate topics where possible). Phil is an International Speaker on a variety of HR matters and has presented the following papers: 2015 HR Directors’ Summit and Expo key speaker on “Performance Management and Presenter on the same-Johannesburg (SA); 2016World HRDCongress – Speaker on Building Sustainable Leadership Pipeline-Republic of India-February 2016; Panel Speaker ON Employee Engagement at Africa Best Employer Brands in Mauritius (2015)-December 2015 and World HRD Congress-Speaker (Developing Global Leadership)-February 2017, Presented a paper on Future of Work at World HRD in February 2018 (Republic of India), How To Remain Focused and Be Profitable (Commonwealth University-UAE) etc, Panel Speaker on Best Employer Brands-Republic of Mauritius (2016) Awards Phil achieved the following: Africa HR Leadership Award (2014-Mauritius); 100 Most Influential Global HR Professional-World HR Congress-Republic of India-2015; 100 Most Influential Global HR Professional-World HR Congress-Republic of India-2016; Africa Best Employer Brands-2015 (Mauritius); Africa Best Employer Brands-2016 (Mauritius); Current IPMZ/EMCOZ Overall Employer of Choice; IPMZ/EMCOZ Employer of Choice; Leading Change and Transformation (EAG HR Systems Academy-Coca-Cola System), Africa HR Professional of the Year 2017. Schweppes achieved 74% Employee Engagement Index in 2018 from 59.2% in 2017 as adjudged by company research called Industrial Psychology Consultants.

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CHANDRASEKHAR PINGALI [email protected] Singaporean; +6597287395

With over 33 years of professional experience and extensive worldwide exposure, Chandru, has held several Business & HR transformation roles globally, proven to be a people focussed business director and a turnaround expert. He is a Board Member, Advisor and a Coach who helped start-ups, SMEs, growth and large organisations in their transformation of businesses.

His expertise is in BFSI, Pharma and IT/ITES industries. Travelling extensively in his global roles, he developed expertise on Asia, Middle East and Africa regions and led large and diverse teams. He is currently an entrepreneur, founded ICube, a Singapore based firm.

ICube’s innovations won awards in the APAC region. Its latest launch Solve Cube HR™, is a first of its kind online HR market platform. Funded by government of Singapore and an angel investor, it has intelligent matchmaking engines to shortlist and engage freelance experts across 10+ countries, 20+ industries, 30 practice areas, while freelancers and boutique firms gain hot leads and deals.

The platform also has hundreds of templates, 20+ policies, e-manuals, HR diagnostic tools to set up or step up HR function with speed. The services now expanded to aggregate freelance experts in Banking, Finance, Strategy, Digital, Risk and Operations etc to fulfil its client needs.

Chandru has been to top Executive Leadership Programs at Insead Business School, London Business School and Oxford Business School. An avid reader and a writer, an eloquent speaker, he is a sought-after keynote speaker and has participated in numerous high-profile events in Asia, UK and Africa.

He has won several awards, including Best HR Professional of the Year, by World HRD Congress, Outstanding professional of the year (by a leading daily), and regional Leadership award. He has also been ranked as amongst the Greatest HR Professionals in India and Asia.

www.SolveCubeHR.com, No.1 intelligent, matchmaking HR market place for HR products and people

http://www.solvecubehr.com/

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CHARUL CHATURVEDI JAITLEY Managing Partner Matiti Group UAE, DUBAI, INDIA

“When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home" I often wondered why talented individuals & Market Leaders found their visions & dreams after a life altering event, this led me to a series of “WHAT IF?” What if Organizations, CEO, Board of Directors & even employees could function effortlessly in being the best version of themselves? What if I could create that BRIDGE that was the ONLY nudge they needed that took them to the other side? From that day onward, I advocate #Fearless leadership, I reach for my goals that could only be defined as, #Unstoppable with a sense of awareness, passion, reflection & Purpose, Where Difference = Uniqueness, where Vulnerability=Strength, where Curiosity= potential Invention & innovation Drawing from my own experience & lessons in the 20 years of diverse corporate roles managing GLOBAL portfolios living and working across various continents, I co- founded Matiti Group with dedicated verticals to convert these ‘What if’s?” into purposeful living. These values form the GRID of my mentorship and customized programs which lead willing professionals to their own version of Excellence. I dream of a World where Communities and Organizations can aid their people to tap into their strengths, harness it with fervour, grace & tenacity, and then pass on the baton. If you were led to this point, you have the hunger to create a New-You. So let’s together UNLOCK THE DOOR that leads you to the bridge! Email me @ [email protected]

For - Mentorship Programs, Speaking Engagements & Purpose Driven Workshops

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WALE ADEDIRAN Group HR Director Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc Nigeria

With over 26 years experience, first as a well rounded engineer with practice in manufacturing operations, reliability

engineering, maintenance, store room and projects management; then later in organization excellence,

personnel/HR management; I have enjoyed a highly successful career in both HR and Engineering.

Well trained and certified in both; including project costing, quality assurance and health, safety and environment. I

have led the manufacturing operations of a multi-national company as well as the HR functions of several multi-

national companies. In the last sixteen (16) years plus, I have been in executive HR roles of major businesses as the

HR lead and member of the country business leadership as well as regional (African) or global functional leadership

teams. I have received recognition in the professional institutions for both HR and Engineering both locally and

internationally.

I have also served in leadership roles for the HR professional institute as member and Chairman of Council

committees over many years; also as the Vice President and now President and Chairman of Governing of the

Institute (CIPM)

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DESHIKA RODRIGO HR Professional, Executive Coach and Motivational Speaker Sri Lanka

Deshika Rodrigo has over 25 years of experience in HR including Microsoft Corporation, USA and at Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka where she was the Head of Human Resources, for 11 years. She is a guest lecturer at several institutes and has been invited to speak at various forums. Deshika specializes in Executive Coaching and Development, Coaching through Career transitions, Assessment Centers, the design and implementation of HR policies, enhancing employee engagement, professional etiquette, Women’s Empowerment and using psychometric tools to develop leadership, self-awareness and team work. Deshika holds a BA Honors Degree in English and Psychology from the University of Washington, USA, an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business, is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK, a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) UK, a certified Executive and Strengths Coach and an accredited Practitioner of MBTI and DiSC Psychometric tools. As the former Head of HR of Standard Chartered Bank, Deshika played a key role in driving the Banks diversity and engagement agenda with special emphasis on women and won the “Most Outstanding Workplace for Women” award by the IFS (2016), Sri Lanka’s Best Employer Brand award by the World Federation of HR Professionals & the HRD Congress in 2017 and the Market Leaders in HR award by the NHRC in 2017. She is the founder of “Lean In Sri Lanka” which aims to empower working women through collaboration and support. She was also a past President of the Zonta Club III of Colombo which is involved in the upliftment of women and children. Her hobbies include fitness, playing the piano, traveling and cooking. Deshika is the recipient of the 100 Most Influential Global HR Professionals award and Sri Lanka’s Top Women Leaders award (by the World Federation of HR Professionals & the HRD Congress – 2017) and has also won the Women in Management Gold award for “Leadership Excellence in Human Resources” (2015) as well as “Sri Lanka’s Top Women Leaders” award and the “501 Fabulous Global HR Leaders of the World 2020” award by the World Federation of HR Professionals.

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CHOWDHURY ABD-ALLAH QUASEED Organizational Growth and Transformation Consultant Q&M Solutions and ODG Consultants Bangladesh

After completing 20 years of serving in a corporate career spanning across various sectors, ranging from Banking, Shipping & Logistics, IT Infrastructure, Apparels and Textile, Food & Beverage, and having imparted trainings and worked as a part time consultant for Media, Development and UN Organizations, Multinationals, Telcos, Local Corporates, Banks, Pharmaceuticals and many other sectors, Chowdhury Quaseed has ventured out upon his own since November or 2018, and is currently an HR Development , Organizational Growth and Transformation Consultant working under the banner of ODG Consultants ( Organizational Development and Growth Consultants – his own firm) and Q&M Solutions ( a partnership consulting firm, engaged in various forms of consulting businesses). He is already working with a number of high value clients. His main work with them is to understand their systems and procedures and identify gaps and areas for improvements and then working on those to help the companies attain better performance and growth. The work encompasses refining organizational strategies, developing HR and OD areas, sales, customer relations, as well as learning and development and can also work on production efficiencies and finance utilizing his network of specialists in various areas- thereby leading to a comprehensive impact on the organization. He also assists some companies in accessing growth funds and investments. His main focus is in improving people and the way they work and the processes that they follow, to bring about the desired impact on the company. He is currently rendering his services as an HR and Organizational Development Advisor for Savar Textiles and Surma Garments Group, as well as MACES Education Consultants. He is also working as a Communications and Public Image Consultant for M K Footwear Industries Limited, and was responsible for launching the company in October 2019. He is also the Communications and Public Image Director of Rotary Club of Banani Model Town; Program Director for “EnterTrainment” Program of Travel Art – a tourism company that arranges outbound training programs and workshops in other countries combining the concept of travel and learning. He also conducted a series of workshops for Bank Asia on “Improving Communication, and Enhancing Leadership and Productivity” and conducted batch-wise motivational workshops for 2250 sales professionals of Square Toiletries and Square Food and Beverage Limited on the topic of “Having the Positive Mindset for Boosting Sales and Overall Performance” , and has conducted batch-wise motivational workshops for National Agri-Care Limited ( one of the largest agro chemical companies of the country) on “Achieving Targets and Boosting Performance”.

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DARWIN RIVERS Founder / President Philippines HR Group Philippine

More than 20 Years progressive leadership and management experience in both Operations and Human Resource working with Top Fortune 500 Companies. Currently working as a Country HR & Admin Director in a BPO Company. Public Speaker / Motivational Speaker, HR Blogger, Radio Broadcaster and TV Personality. In 2018 Pillar of Youth Awardee from the National Youth Commission (Philippine Government). In 2019 HR Leader Award from the Best Employer Brand of the Philippines, 2019 Top 100 Filipino Influencers in LinkedIn.

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IRVANDI FERIZAL Human Capital Director Maybank Indonesia Indonesia

More than 27 years’ experience in the field of Human Resources; Irvandi Ferizal is recognized as the figure in HR Indonesia’s communities. He has as strong passion for development of HR professionalism; either in Indonesia and in ASEAN region. Irvandi is the Chairman of Indonesia HR Association (PMSM) for period 2013-2016. He is very active to share on best practice HR Management in international, regional, and national events; included in national seminar, business school and other events. As ultimate of his passion for sharing; he released his book “The Journey to be Employer of Choice”. In 2017, Irvandi is awarded by Indonesia Human Capital Award (IHCA) as Best of the Best Human Capital Director, and as Best Human Capital Director for Employee Engagement in 2018. He won Asia HRD Congress Award in 2006 for category Contribution to Organization and World HRD Congress Award 2018 for HR Leadership; won Top 100 Most Talented Global HR Leaders from CHRO Asia 2015, Dave Ulrich Award for HR Leadership Excellence in 2016, CHRO of the Year 2017. Irvandi show a perfect professional who grow in national and multinational organization, as Training & Development Manager in Kalbe Farma, Country HR Director in TNT Indonesia as Head of HR Subregion Indonesia for Nokia Siemens Networks, HR Director for Mondelez Indonesia & as HR Leader for Southeast Asia on ISC business unit, and now as Human Capital Director PT. Bank Maybank Indonesia.

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ANIRUDDHA KHEKHALE Group Human Resources Director Emerson Automation Solutions India

Aniruddha heads the Human Resources for Emerson Automation Solutions India as the Group Director Human Resources. He has strategic oversight for Human Resources for the Emerson Automation Solutions Group companies within India. He is an expert and has proven leadership in the areas of Leadership Coaching and Development, Talent Hiring and Talent Management, Business Transformation and Turnarounds, Organizational Culture and Transformation, Building effective HR Systems and seamless M&A. He has over 26 years of rich HR experience most of which has been at the leadership level. Aniruddha is a recognized and well networked professional within the corporate world. He regularly speaks on various professional forums and is very active on social media and is also renowned for his online articles. He is a Graduate in Commerce, MPM, Pune University and did PGCBM from XLRI.

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DEVANANDAN PALMER BATUMALAI Head of Digital Professional Services KBZ Bank Myanmar

Devanandan Palmer Batumalai (known as Devan), is the new Head of Digital Professional Services (DPS) of KBZ Bank, Myanmar. KBZ Bank is the largest private bank and largest employer in Myanmar with over 16,000 employees. Devan (as the former Head of Learning & Development and Talent) has been with KBZ Bank since October 2017 and has achieved significant milestones for the Bank, some of which are:

i. Putting in place a Learning & Development and Talent Management Strategy and Framework; ii. Introduced digital initiatives in learning – KBZ YouTube channel and KBZ Digital Learning Academy;

iii. Introduced a digital and face to face assessment centre for specific roles; iv. Introduced a 108 Trainer Programme that enables 16,000 employees to be trained at any point; v. Introduced a self-sustaining mechanism of training that continuously trains 200,000 agents and merchants

across the country to be able to effectively use digital payment to serve their customers. This is currently the fastest growing digital payment bank in the world.

Devan has held leadership roles in learning and talent in several organisations since 2009, namely in the banking, technology and FMCG industries. For a significant part of his career, his role has included building learning and talent management frameworks. As of 1st of February, Devan has been appointed as Head of Digital Professional Services (DPS), he is leading the digital transformation of support services to the Bank across all 513 branches supporting 16,000 employees. As Head of DPS, he leads a team of 142 leaders and 3,600 employees nationwide. He is a catalyst for improvement, thrives on motivating leaders and enjoys developing employees at all levels across the organisation. Devan’s passion lies in the implementation of initiatives in the area of leadership development, coaching and talent management.

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LAMIA SHADY Head of HR MEA DXC Technology UAE

Human Resources Management professional with over 12 years of experience in human resources with a strong focus in Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and Performance Management in MEA/ Turkey Region and USA with leading / multinational Companies. Consistently aligned human resources strategy with business goals and achieved significant improvements in key business metrics such as internal fill, employee turnover, productivity and profitability. Known as an excellent communicator with great people skills. Proven skills in partnering with top Management to achieve maximum satisfaction. Able to motivate and guide personnel to high performance standards and excellence. Was involved in startup / mature organizations. A track record of 17 years in sales and HR operational and strategic leadership across country, regional & global roles in Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Technology & Financial Services. CERTIFICATIONS: • Certified Situational Leadership trainer (SLX II) • Certified Leadership Essential trainer • Certified Development Plans trainer • Certified Performance for Growth trainer • Certified Crucial Conversation trainer • Certified Interviewing & Recruitment trainer KEY QUALIFICATIONS: • Intensive experience in the fields of Human Resources • Intensive experience in Change Management • Attention to detail and analysis skills • Competent in preparing and managing work & business plans. • Innovative and thinking outside of the box • Excellent organizational, good time management, problem-solving and multitasking skills. • Excellent interpersonal & communications skills and excellent team management player with high energy level and ability to work under pressure

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DEEPAK MANEK HR Director SITA Middle East, India, Africa

Deepak Manek, Director of Human Resources (Middle East, India & Africa) at SITA, a global information technology

company that provides IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry. As one of the most

internationally diverse companies, SITA serves over 200 countries and territories and speaks over 60 different

languages.

A passionate leader with a dynamic personality, Deepak has over 15 years of experience spread across four

continents and diverse HR functions. Deepak believes, a people first approach grounded in sound HR principles, an

environment of learning and a growth mindset, are key to a thriving company.

Deepak's colleagues describe him as a strategic thinker, with a sensitive and pragmatic approach. He is seen as

confident, approachable and fun to work with.

A CIPD qualified Human Resources professional, Deepak started his career in 2004, in Dubai with Schlumberger - a

Fortune 500 oil field services company. In the years that followed he went on to work with them in the UK,

Cameroon, and USA. Schlumberger’s culture of investing in its people had a strong influence on Deepak.

Deepak believes, working in different countries with diverse groups of people has been personally enriching and rewarding while adding greater depth and dimension to his professional experience. At SITA Deepak is responsible for managing the full scope of HR strategy, consultation and delivery across Middle East, India and Africa.

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KUNAL WADHWANI Group Head - Human Resources ( GCC ) Choithrams Group. UAE

As the GCC Head of Human Resources, Kunal oversees management of over 4700 employees. He is a passionate leader & a hands-on-mentor. Being a business partner with strategic capability, commercial acumen and an enthusiastic preparedness to roll up the sleeve, he possess strong magnitude and the ability to partner with the Board, CXOs and senior stakeholders. Kunal holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources. With over 19 years’ experience in linking human capital to business results, he is highly adept at planning & directing ER, Reward & Talent Management Strategies. He is an active Business Ally who demonstrates success in negotiating win-win compromises. Kunal has led multiple award winning HR interventions which not only increased the shop floor productivity, but also enhanced the organizations brand image. He is a keynote & panel speaker in various HR Forums, including Work 2.0 HR Summit, HR MENA C&B Summit, 2nd Annual HR Digital Transformation, World HRD Congress & ATD Middle East. He has also partnered with various universities, across Middle East & India, to conduct keynotes with student groups to share insights on leadership, conflict, stress management & how to incorporate fun in your modern-day corporate life. In his spare time, Kunal competes as a professional ten pin bowler & enjoys his scuba diving routine.

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RON THOMAS Managing Director Strategy Focused Group UAE

Ron Thomas is the Managing Director of Strategy Focused Group an international consulting firm based in Dubai. He is a visiting professor at the Global Human Resources Leadership Institute at Howard University School of Business in Washington, DC.

He is also a senior faculty member of the Human Capital Institute, covering the MENA/Asia Pacific & Africa Region.

Ron is the former CEO of Great Place to Work-Gulf and CHRO of Al Raha Group, based in Riyadh. He holds certifications from HCI as Global Human Capital Strategist (GHCS), Master Human Capital Strategist (MHCS), and Strategic Workforce Planner (SWP) as well as New York University

He has been identified as one of the top 5 HR/Leadership thinkers in the Middle East by CIPD. He received the Outstanding Leadership Award for Global HR Excellence at the World Human Resources Development Congress in Mumbai, and was named as one of the 50 Most Talented Global HR Leaders in Asia

His work has been featured in the Wall St. Journal, Inc. Magazine, Workforce Management and numerous international HR magazines covering Africa, India and the Middle East. He is a columnist/blogger for magazines such as Insight magazine, HR People of Africa, SHRM and CEO.com. etc.

He has been contributing author to numerous books.

It's Time for High-Performance Government: Winning Strategies to Engage and Energize the Public Sector

Workforce-Howard Risher

Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith_Rev. Willard Ashley

Effective Onboarding programs-Doris Sims As a consultant and management educator, he has worked with companies such as Central Bank of Nigeria, Iran MTNCell, King Faisal Hospital-Jeddah Saudi Electric Company, BASHRM, JLT [Saudi Arabia], Dubai Tourism, American Hospital of Dubai, Dar Al Riyadh, Gulf Bank-Kuwait, Boybyan, Kuwait, CIMB Bank and Singapore Government Civil Service Prior to consulting, he worked in senior level roles for IBM, Martha Stewart Living, Xerox HR Services [HR Consulting] in the US. Board memberships include the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, McKinsey Quarterly Executive Online Panel, and HCI's Expert Advisory Council on Talent Management Strategy.He is a sought-after speaker throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific Region.

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Time-High-Performance-Government-Strategies/dp/1442261501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476853139&sr=8-1&keywords=howard+risher

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Time-High-Performance-Government-Strategies/dp/1442261501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476853139&sr=8-1&keywords=howard+risher

https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Lead-Lessons-Leadership-People/dp/1683361695/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476853447&sr=8-1&keywords=leadership+Rev.+AShley

https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Onboarding-Programs-Energizing-Orientation/dp/0071736794/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476853651&sr=8-1&keywords=creative+onboarding+programs

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REGINA TENDAYI Director Human Resources & Administration Premier Service Medical Aid Society USA

Regina Tendayi, a multi-award winner within the Human Resources leadership profession, has extensive human resources management and leadership experience gained while working for global organizations across the world. Currently, Regina is pursuing the Strategic Leadership Doctorate at Thomas Jefferson University in the USA. She has held executive human resources leadership positions within a diverse range of industries including healthcare insurance, professional firms, PwC and KPMG respectively as well as telecoms industry. Regina is the author of two published human resources books based on her more than 20 years’ experience within the profession. Her first book entitled My Boss, the Bully - A chilling revelation into Corporate Human Resources Management, exposes malpractices associated with people management issues within the workplace. In this thought-provoking book, Regina proffers solutions to address these. This ‘rhythm’ chimes through her second book entitled, HANDS OFF! Avoiding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, which explores complex issues affecting global HR management. This book aims at unveiling deeply ingrained sexual harassment practices that bedevil the common workplace whilst at the same time offering practical solutions to manage this vice. The book gained respectable reviews by the Arrupe Jesuit University in Zimbabwe, who recommended it as a relevant and appropriate HR management book addressing key issues affecting not only the workplace globally, but also the society in general. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Regina earned a BSc Honours in Sociology Degree from the University of Zimbabwe, a Master of Business Leadership from UNISA, and a Diploma in Personnel Management from Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe. In June 2019, she passed the global HR certifying exam with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA, qualifying her as a Senior Certified Professional (SCP – SHRM). Aside from her notable professional background, Regina is an avid philanthropist. She volunteers at Kudakwashe home of children living with disabilities. There, she aides by providing food and basic amenities whilst empowering three students with tuition fees. In addition, Regina is the Chairperson of Glen View High 2 Former Students Association, a coalition she formed aimed at connecting alumni together in an attempt to assist with fund raising initiatives for the school development initiatives. Among the initiatives, are student mentoring, coaching as well as providing education and information on preventative measures and counselling services around drug, alcohol and sexual abuse. Regina is married to Munyaradzi and are grateful parents to Chido, Isheanesu and Munya jnr.

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DR. SURESH DEVNANI Author | Researcher | Thought-Leader Global Speaker on Resilience, Happiness And Well being Singapore

Dr. Suresh Devnani is an award-winning speaker and internationally recognized global expert in leadership, and workplace culture. For over 28 years, he has been teaching entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders, professionals, and over-achievers how to build innovative, thriving organizations and design the dynamic life they desire. As a successful entrepreneur, former corporate executive, he is both an academic and a practitioner, incorporating his continual research into day-to-day business he’s taught thousands of individuals in over 123 countries through his books, videos, online courses, and keynote speeches. After advising some of the world’s most prominent individuals and companies, ranging from best-selling authors to emerging startups and innovative multi-nationals, Suresh designed a framework for creativity that helps individuals and organizations achieve exponential growth.

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SANJAY TIWARI Founding Partner 21CC Education India

I did several medium scale turn around or re-engineering jobs in the distribution and logistics industry. Without initially realizing it this became a theme in a number of jobs I held, making poorly performing units healthy again, and doing so with a focus on keeping or attracting the right people, understanding the numbers of a business in detail, and formulating a vision that was achievable for the team. I enjoy the stress of entrepreneurship, both within and outside of a large organization as it takes a lot of cajoling to get all the noses in the same direction, while trying to figure out the core value proposition. Logistics and supply chain education became a major interest., leading to the setting up of 21CC Education with friends in the U.S., Netherlands and India. I'm convinced that as an industry we don't do enough to train people at all levels in our business, but especially those at the entry level. Creating compelling (e) learning for this sector is a must. Have helped Maersk set up an entirely new business, Maersk Trade Finance, ancillary to its shipping business, across three continents. This business will help Maersk broaden its service offering to customers across the globe. We have most recently developed a very innovative blockchain application that is now being piloted with a customer, the customer's customer and a host of smaller service providers. Specialties: Turn around management of units. Revamping sales and operations as well as creating new services. Managing the change needed in order to achieve exponential growth. Developing and introducing supply chain management concepts, doing high level boardroom selling, as well as hard sales at a 'lower' level.

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NIKHIL DESAI International Speaker, Motivator & Trainer Director - The Centre For Excellence

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Nikhil graduated with an MBA from USA where he stood first in his university. Thereafter he worked in New York.

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MANOJ MANDAVGANE Managing Director & CEO Bloom Systems India

Manoj Mandavgane (56Years) is a Post Graduate in Human Resources from Mumbai University, also an Alumni of Kellogg's School of Management, Chicago He has over 30 Years of Industry Experience in India as well as Globally. He started his career with Greaves Foseco, followed by TATA's ,SM Dyechem & Matrix Telecommunications. In February, 2000 he joined ICICI Infotech (3i Infotech) as Global HR Head. He became MD & CEO 3i Infotech ConsultancyServices Ltd in 2008. In 2010 he started Bloom Systems Pvt Ltd an HR Outsourcing Company, Bloom Systems specialises in Contract Staffing, Training, Recruitment & Outplacements catering to BFSI, Information Technology, Telecom, Consulting Companies and Government Sector. Bloom Systems at present has 8,0000 employees on its rolls deputed on clients site in Telecom, Consulting, BFSI & Government Sector. Manoj is associated with various Educational Institutions as well as Startups on advisory position. He is an Independent Director on the Board at Jetking Infotrain Limited as well as E Litmus a talent assessment company. He stays in Mumbai along with his wife, a Chartered Accountant and Son studying to be a Surgeon.

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