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HR Magazine Conference | Dynamic Diversity

Recruiting & Nurturing a Diverse Workforce

Join us and celebrate all things unique and explore the world of DEI

Time: 8.30 am to 3.30 pm
Date: 23 September 2022 (Friday)
Where: Regal Hongkong Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay

Key topics:

• Building inclusive organisations
• Ingraining DEI into HR processes
• Dealing with the Diversity backlash
• Culture fit: having a diverse workforce
• Making your workplace accessible for all
• Supporting gender identity and expression
• Intentional inclusion and inclusion training
• Cultural competencies and diversity initiatives
• Making age diversity part of your people strategy
• Shifting organisational culture, climate and values
• Unconscious bias in the workplace – how to remove it
• How to measure your DEI success through HR metrics
• Addressing power, privilege and equity in your organisations

A-list line-up: 

• Sunny Lai, Head of Operations, JobsDB Hong Kong
• Kris Lui, former Chief Human Resources & Communication Officer, SVP, Sun Life Asia
• John Lee, Head of Performance, Rewards & Benefits, Standard Chartered Bank
• Sakshi Kumar, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion APAC, Credit Suisse
• Kunal Mulchandani, Head of Talent Acquisition & Special Projects, English Schools Foundation
• Tom Chung, Chairman, The British Computer Society
• Andrew Yeung, Director of Training, Dale Carnegie
• Paul Arkwright, General Manager, Hebe Haven Yacht Club
  

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Speakers:

Sunny Lai
Head of Operations
JobsDB Hong Kong

Sunny is a results-oriented and agile leader with a passion for growing businesses. As Director of Operations at JobsDB, he leads the Sales Operations, Customer Experience, Analytics and Growth teams in Hong Kong. Sunny has worked in a variety of industries and companies, including foodpanda, Klook, Expedia Group, etc.. Prior to JobsDB, he held the position of the Head of Vendor Growth and New Ventures at foodpanda, leading the launch of different restaurant technology solutions and a range of other strategic initiatives in the Hong Kong market. On top of Sunny’s professional working experience, he is a certified project management professional and certified hospitality educator.

Kris Lui
former Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, SVP
Sun Life Asia

Kris is a passionate, dynamic and business-oriented Human Resources and Communications executive with two decades of international and diverse experiences in delivering business results. She builds / transforms organization capability and Winning & Happy organization in market leading companies in FMCG, Retail, Technology & Financial to make them Employer of Choice. She serves the community to create positive impact.

John Lee
Head of Performance, Rewards & Benefits
Standard Chartered Bank

John is a human resources professional with over 20 years of experience across Asia and North America.   He is currently with Standard Chartered Bank as Head of Performance, Rewards & Benefits for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Greater Bay Area.   Previously he was the Asia Pacific Head of Benefits and Wellness for JPMorgan.   He also held senior rewards position at BlackRock, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura and Mercer in Hong Kong and New York.

Sakshi Kumar
Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion APAC
Credit Suisse

Sakshi is based in Hong Kong she supports Greater China, Japan and Korea as well as partners with Corporate Functions and Business Divisions regionally across APAC. She has been working in the social impact sector for the past decade with roles spanning community investment, corporate social responsibility, employee wellbeing, and diversity & inclusion. Sakshi holds a MA in Counselling and Applied Psychology and is a certified Mental Health First Aider. Her experience working as a Counsellor drives her to advocate for underrepresented groups and individuals, addressing the need for intentional inclusion to impact a positive change in the workplace and community.

Kunal Mulchandani
Head of Talent Acquisition & Special Projects
English Schools Foundation 

Kunal is an experienced Human Resources professional with over 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Diversity & Inclusion and HR Operations working across various sectors ranging from Education to Financial Services.

Tom Chung
Chairman
The British Computer Society

Tom is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience in NGO and AEC industries. He is representing BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in Hong Kong which has over 60,000 members in 150 countries. As the regulatory body for IT standards, BCS licences and regulates the professional Register for IT Technicians (RITTech) and the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) standards. Also, BCS is licenced by the Engineering Council UK to award Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration, etc.

Andrew Yeung
Director of Training
Dale Carnegie

Andrew is a seasoned corporate training professional. As Director of Training at Dale Carnegie Hong Kong and Macau, he formulates learning strategies and implement training solutions for companies in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific.He has enabled positive performance changes for over 15,000 participants from diverse background through dynamic training workshops, seminars and programs.

Paul Arkwright (former Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, HR Magazine)
General Manager
Hebe Haven Yacht Club

Paul has over 20 years of experience in leadership in media, private recreation clubs, corporate communications, marina management, environmental management, administration, human resources, L&D and corporate governance.

Main Sponsors

JobsDB is the leading employment platform in Hong Kong and Thailand, helping people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and helping organisations succeed. It is a subsidiary of SEEK, a diverse group of companies comprised of a strong portfolio of online employment, educational, commercial and volunteer businesses. SEEK is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and has a strong presence across the APAC region, including six Asian markets – Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand – through the JobStreet and JobsDB brands. SEEK attracts over 500 million visits a year in Asia. With its global expertise, local knowledge and technology innovations, JobsDB provides job seekers with the best opportunities, delivers exceptional value to hirers by ensuring recruitment strategy success, and connects employers with the right candidates who truly make a positive and lasting impact on the organisations.

Gold Sponsors

SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system. Our innovative technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. An end-to-end suite of applications in HR, Procurement, Customer Experience enables our customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference.

Hebe Haven Yacht Club was established in 1963. the Hebe Haven Yacht Club has been providing yachting and boating facilities as a private members club in the picturesque bay of Pak Sha Wan in Sai Kung for over 50 years. The surrounding coastline and nearby islands in Port Shelter provide some of the best sailing waters and beaches in Hong Kong.

Silver Sponsors

Atrium HR Consulting is a global one-stop solution for HR and talent teams, providing international recruitment support; training, development and multi-lingual HR support; employee benefits advice such as group medical and group life insurance; and wellness services, such as counselling, coaching, nutrition and fitness. Atrium’s experienced, professional and award-winning teams help give organisations confidence that wherever their employees are in the world, they will be empowered to achieve the highest levels of expertise in the knowledge that they have the support they need on hand.

Paradigm21 Group (Paradigm21Executive Leadership Coaching Academy) is founded in 2006, an award-winning Executive Leadership Coaching Academy & HR Management Consultancy. Their division, Paradigm21 Executive Leadership Coaching Academy offers Coach Certification Programs accredited by Global No. 1 International Coaching Federation.

Supporting Sponsors

Dale Carnegie was founded in 1912, Dale Carnegie Training has evolved from one man’s belief in the power of self-improvement to a performance-based training company with offices worldwide. They focus on giving people in business the opportunity to sharpen their skills and improve their performance in order to build positive, steady, and profitable results.

Community Business is a not-for-profit organisation (Hong Kong Charity Number 91/6560) whose mission is to lead, inspire and support businesses to have a positive impact on people and communities. A recognised leader in advancing responsible and inclusive business practices in Asia, Community Business facilitates networks, conducts research and events, leads programmes and campaigns and provides training and consulting. Their focus on responsible business is aligned to four mission-led themes: Building responsible leadership, Tackling workplace inequality, Ensuring employee wellbeing & Promoting social inclusion.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Hong Kong with a presence in India and working with dedicated partners and consultants across Asia, Europe and the Americas, Community Business works with companies of all sizes and from diverse industries across Asia, harnessing the power of business to drive social change. For more information, please visit www.communitybusiness.org.

Hong Kong Marriage Equality is an independent non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing fair treatment for same-sex couples and eliminating discrimination against same-sex couples. Established in 2019.

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