Day 2

Day 2


Sean is a Partner in Mercer Singapore. He leads the Talent, Workforce Transformation and Rewards practice, which delivers advisory services and insights to help our clients on their most important people and culture ambitions in areas such as Work Design, Skills Transformation, Total Rewards Strategy & Insights, HR Function Effectiveness, Employee Experience and Organization Culture Alignment. Sean’s consulting expertise areas include work design, competency modelling, talent management, career pathing, leadership development, performance management, workforce planning & analytics, HR operating model, career value proposition, organization culture alignment, employee engagement and people strategy formulation.

At Prudential, Sheela leads the agenda for developing future ready leaders who are equipped not just with the appropriate capabilities to navigate the ever-changing business landscape but leaders who are culture carriers and custodians of developing future leaders. A strong proponent of driving organisational culture that creates high performance, she also leads the culture and people experience agenda across our 14,000 employees to help our people Connect, Grow and Succeed at Prudential.

Prior to assuming the Group role, Sheela was the Chief Human Resources Officer for Prudential Singapore where she led the People Strategy and focused on creating and nurturing a values-based organisation.

Sheela started her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore (PwC Singapore) as an auditor before moving into a human capital role focusing on business partnership, talent and development, and mobility of its large professional workforce. Prior to joining Prudential Singapore, she was the Human Capital Leader for PwC Singapore Consulting and the Group Human Resources Director overseeing regional operations at Sindicatum Sustainable Resources.

Sheela is a Malaysian citizen and a Singapore Permanent Resident. A proud mother to 3 daughters, she holds an MBA (Banking & Finance) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A certified public accountant, Sheela was conferred the Institute of Human Resource Professionals Master Professional (IHRP-MP) in 2021.

Aslam Sardar is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP). He has over 20 years of corporate, start-up and NGO experience, leading and managing teams to drive change and transformation. He has worked in various roles such as business development, process improvement, and commercial performance monitoring and reporting in the IT, supply chain and adult education sectors.

Aslam co-chairs a sub-group of the Tripartite Workgroup on Tripartite Guidelines for Flexible Work Arrangements. He is a member of the SkillsFuture Career Health Initiative Data Ethics Panel with Ministry of Manpower, as well as a member of the Human Capital Action Committee (HCAC) in Singapore Business Federation (SBF). Additionally, Aslam is also a member of the Management & Organization Department (MNO) Advisory Panel for NUS Business School, and of the SkillsFuture Career Health Initiative Data Ethics Panel. He sits on the Board of Tasek Academy and Social Services and serves in Taman Jurong as an active community volunteer. Aslam was presented the Public Service Medal during National Day in 2016.

In addition, Aslam has played an instrumental role in establishing GreenSG COLLAB Ltd., a charity focusing on building a community of shared learning and action to help protect the balance of human life with the natural world so that all can thrive in it.

Systems Developer, Academic Researcher, Computer Engineer, User Experience Designer, Weiquan wears many hats. In his current role as Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Weiquan develops Immersive Technology solutions (such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality Simulations) for improving patient outcomes, enhancing student learning and safeguarding educator sanity. His research interests include figuring out if, how and why all this technology tangibly and measurably affects human learning. In his past life, Weiquan worked closely with the aviation industry to develop next-generation immersive pilot training systems. His award-winning solutions have (probably!) helped change the world for the better (or so he hopes!). He even runs courses to teach others to (hopefully!) do the same. In terms of academic qualifications, Weiquan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computing and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Derek is the Head of Strategic Risk Consulting in Asia and leads a team of highly-experienced risk management consultants with deep subject matter expertise, who specialize the Asia region. He has developed regional experience through both academic study and working in Singapore, Thailand and South Korea for more than 12 years. Derek has scoped, managed and delivered client risk projects in 20 countries across Asia Pacific. He has over 20 years of professional experience, with over ten years as a management consultant.

Prior to joining Marsh Derek was the Head of Crisis & Security Consulting in Asia for a global specialist risk management consultancy. Additionally, he was a Country Manager for mainland Southeast Asia while working in a boutique consultancy that specialized in HSE risk management in downstream oil & gas operations. Finally, Derek is a 12-year veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served in several locations around the world as a aviation logistics officer.

Derek holds an MBA in Finance from the University of North Carolina, USA. He also has a MA in International Affairs (Southeast Asia) as well as Strategic Security Studies.

Kelvin Sng is a Singaporean filmmaker and lyricist, known for directing comedy films Taxi! Taxi! (2013), The Fortune Handbook (2017) and King Of Hawkers (2024).

In 2004, Sng left his teaching position as a head of department and took up Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s (NP) Advanced Diploma in Film Production (Directing) programme with the Media Education Scheme Award from the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore.

Since 2008, Sng has been the managing director of Kelvin Sng Productions Pte Ltd, which focuses on production, education and corporate in film and media.

Cherilyn founded Tessaract Technologies in 2018 when she identified a lack of tools available to help professionals work efficiently. Cherilyn is driven by her quest to connect people and businesses across Asia with reliable systems so that they can work quickly and efficiently in order to make better decisions and build stronger businesses. Tessaract was founded to empower professional services firms by digitalising their operations and introducing them to new technologies such as artificial intelligence and data analytics. Cherilyn is also the founder of Asia Law Network, Asia’s largest network of lawyers and has launched various products such as a lawyer-vetted legal blog, Quick Consult and Quick Contracts, to name a few. Prior to this, she was instrumental in turning around a creative agency and led multiple design thinking projects. She has a proven track record of excellent business implementation and drives strategic direction and technology and product development at Tessaract. Cherilyn has raised a total of 6.3M USD from angels and VCs such as Wavemaker Partners, CIMA Capital Partners and M Venture Partners, and has grown Tessaract Technologies into the UK and EMEA, leading the cloud-native solutions adoption in the industry alongside complementary companies such as Reynan Court.

Mr. Edwin Yap, PBM is the Vice President of ESIS Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and oversees HSE consultancy business operations in the Asia Pacific region and EMEA. He earned a double Master in SHE Tech and Industrial Engineering, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He holds various professional memberships: President, NUS Alumni SHE Society, Board Member, National Fire, and Civil Emergency Council (NFEC), Immediate Past President, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Singapore (HFESS), and many more. He was also the Associate Professor for SUSS/NTU/NUS for EHS courses.

Awards:

  • Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM (The Public Service Medal) for contribution to the National Fire and Emergency Preparedness Council, NFEC.

  • Merit Award from SPRING Singapore: In recognition of contribution to development of OSH SS and COP

  • Executive Director Award: In recognition of significant contribution in the promotion of occupational safety and health in both the Bedok Safety Group and Metalworking Industries Promotion Committee in MOM

  • President Award: In recognition achieving significant improvements in EHS performance through obtaining integrated EHS Management Certification and implementation of Behavioral Based safety program to have fully functional Total Safety Culture

  • Certificate of Commendation from MOM: In recognition of meritorious service and significant contribution to the promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in Singapore

Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, helping clients to grow, innovate, and create value by understanding and better managing the risks they face.

Ali leads Marsh’s FINPRO (financial & professional liability) Specialty business for Asia and has more than 35 year’s industry experience.  Ali started his career in London insurance market.  Prior to his current role and the Marsh acquisition of JLT he ran JLT’s Financial Lines Group for Asia and was also Deputy CEO of their Malaysian business.  In December 2019 Ali relocated back to Hong Kong where he was previously based for over 20 years.