Alex is an accomplished leader with over 15 years of experience in HR, marketing, customer service, and operations across tech, e-commerce, aviation, and more. Passionate about brand building, people development, tech adoption, and change management, he has also led significant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, fostering inclusive workplaces that empower diverse talent. Alex holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Professional Life Coaching from Singapore University of Social Sciences, an MBA from Quantic University, and a Bachelors of Business (1st Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University. A recognized IHRP professional and practicing life coach, Alex currently serves as Chief People Officer at an e-commerce martech company, overseeing Southeast Asia. He is committed to personal growth, character resilience, and driving societal change through DEI leadership, coaching, and counseling.
Christine Amour-Levar has built a global career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur intent on solving some of the world's most pressing issues. As a passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, Christine founded not one, but two award-winning non-profit organizations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth, to bridge these two passions. Both take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions with Women on a Mission empowering and supporting women who have been subjected to violence and abuse, and HER Planet Earth raising funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change. Her speaking engagements have been hosted by INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Credit Suisse, TEDx, and more.
Kevin Kan is a multi-award-winning Professional Coach, mentor, mediator and business leader. With an international career spanning over 30 years in corporate and multinational organizations, Kevin has held management consulting and senior executive management positions in organizations such as AIMIA, American Express, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM, PwC Consulting and KPMG Consulting. He now coaches and mentors C-level and executive clients to help them gain clarity, confidence and focus to maximize their potential and performance. Kevin is a diversity and inclusion ally and you will find him regularly featured in media including Forbes, Marketing Magazine and Human Resources Magazine. Kevin is an expert in multi-generational workplaces, advocates for inclusive cultures, leadership mindset shifts, job redesigns, flexibility, and combating ageism for optimal organizational success.
Mimi Nicklin is an internationally bestselling author and the multi-award-winning Founder of the world’s widest-reaching organisational empathy training & engagement platform, Empathy Everywhere. A top 5-rated podcast host of her show, ‘MiMi YouYou’, she is omnipresent in the media, and on event stages, globally. Mimi specialises in Listening-Led Leadership, Psychological Safety and D&I. She is an experienced organisational coach, and a well-known thought leader advocating for the global movement to balance humanism and capitalism in our workplaces & well being. She has 60,000 followers with an organic reach of over 55,000 weekly and has trained 12,500+ professionals in Fortune 500 organisations globally, focusing on the future of multi-generational leadership. A truly global leader, she has recently been awarded Malaysian Female Leader 2024 and Top 45 Sri Lankan Leader awards. She is as charismatic as she is passionate and she is set on reconnecting the corporate world, one organisation, and one audience, at a time.
Michele has 25 years of leadership, management and finance experience both in the UK and Malaysia, bringing critical leadership and management insights with her. Michele has grown business revenues and built client opportunities over the years, managing accounts up to RM2billion, while also developing expertise in a wide variety of areas, allowing her to advise, train, coach and mentor clients on leadership, multi-generational workforce, strategic thought, change management, human capital development, managing culture, individual performance, career planning, and more. A certified leadership development and human capital strategist, she has also led, consulted, and facilitated on business strategy and human capital projects, working with board of directors and senior management teams in a wide range of areas. A certified instructional designer, international speaker and leadership trainer, she has designed and developed curriculum in the leadership and talent development space for MNCs, GLCs and the private sector.
Lynette is a data-driven human resource and marketing professional, who loves to tell stories and build long-term relationships, with a special kind of love for employee engagement and culture building in the workplace. Her most recent role at Foodpanda focused on driving strategies and initiatives to ensure employee well-being and Inclusion, Equity & Diversity, creating a psychologically safe space and an environment where employees could bring their whole, authentic selves to the table. Outside of her day job, she supports communities such as The Astronaut's Collective to work with students on making the world a more inclusive place for people with special needs. She is a strong believer of the strength in diversity and inclusion and the benefits it brings to organisations and teams.
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Nina founded X0PA AI in 2017 to disrupt traditional search business and pivot to a SAAS based AI, ML platform in 2017 to form X0PA AI, a B2B SAAS platform that helps organizations in their Human Capital hiring and deployment with AI and automation, improving efficiencies and removing bias from selections to create better teams. Nina is a Tech Entrepreneur, top 100 Women Powered High Growth Businesses APAC, Tech Blazer and Pioneer and Steering committee of Ethical AI. Nina is indeed a remarkable figure in the world of technology and human resources. She is also the Founder and Chair for Empauwer, an AI-powered platform that enables companies to hire, retain and engage neurodiverse talent. Nina is also a Founding Member of Chief, a global membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders, and a Board Member of Bipolar Buddy and Mood Mentor, mental health start-ups.
Dr. Raman K. Attri is a multifaceted personality with a range of talents, including being a scientist, author, speaker, L&D leader, and artist. His outstanding achievements have earned him recognition as a Brainz Global 500 leader alongside other stellar personalities such as Oprah Winfrey, Gary Vee, Jim Kwik, and Jim Shetty. Dr. Attri is the world's leading authority on the "science of speed" in professional learning and performance, with over two decades of research in performance science. Despite being permanently disabled since childhood, Dr. Attri is known as a powerhouse of positivity and inspiration. He has transformed his inability to walk into a unique expertise in teaching people how to walk faster in their professional world.
Mette Johansson (MBA, CSP, PCC) is an highly awarded author, speaker and consultant. She worked in leadership roles for multinational corporations for 15 years before founding MetaMind, a training consultancy providing consulting and learning programmes in the people side of leadership skills. Mette supports clients via workshops, trainings, and keynote speaking sessions around Authentic, Inspirational, Motivational and Inclusive Leadership. Her clients include Citibank, Airbnb, Microsoft, UPS, Pfizer, CapitaLand, and many more. She is the author of three Amazon bestsellers; "How to Make Yourself Promotable", "7 Skills to Help You Climb the Career Ladder", "MyVoice", as well as the co-author and ideator of “Unleash Your Voice", "Powerful Public Speaking for Every Woman”. She is regularly featured in media in Singapore, from Harper's Bazaar to Straits Times.
Arasu is an Executive Coach with over 9 years of coaching experience helping people and organizations attain maximum effectiveness. He's guided mid to senior-level leaders globally, spanning diverse sectors and accumulating 1500+ coaching hours. With a corporate tenure of 24 years at Motorola, Bristol Myers Squibb, ABB, Baker Hughes, and 3M, including roles like HR Leader at Baker Hughes and HR Director at Bristol Myers Squibb, Arasu offers practical insights. His expertise serves Fortune 500 companies and startups worldwide, navigating intricate business landscapes. As a certified Leadership and Executive coach, Maniarasu empowers individuals, focusing on coaching leaders from varied cultural backgrounds. He equips them with essential skills like systemic thinking, resilience, communication, influence, learning agility, self-awareness and equality. Arasu's approach fosters positive change and tailored support, particularly in training middle managers for leadership success.
Hitesh is a Paralympic Medal winner with the Singapore Cerebral Palsy Football Team and the author of the book 'Better Than Normal' which has sold more than 15,000 copies worldwide. He has received the South-East Asia Excellence Awards-Special Mention of Outstanding Achievements for being an exceptional role model to youth all around the world. Hitesh is also a certified Jack Canfield Success Principles Trainer and is featured regularly on local and global TV, Radio and Magazines for his crazy mission to inspire 50 Million People by 2050!
Nicole is an accomplished HR leader with over 10 years of experience in HR, marketing, and academia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in industrial organizational psychology, specializing in talent management, organizational development, culture, and learning & development (L&D). Nicole is currently the Director of Human Resources and Corporate Communications for Singapore and Hong Kong, and the APAC Regional DEI Lead at McCann Worldgroup, where she champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the region.
A strong advocate for mental health and inclusive leadership, Nicole has been recognized for her work, being named one of the Philippines’ Top 30 Leaders on LinkedIn in 2023 and one of the Top 100 Filipinos to Follow on LinkedIn in 2020. She mentors leaders globally and is a sought-after speaker at regional and global events, sharing her expertise on modern HR practices, leadership development, and DEI.
Rebecca is the Managing Director of Iris Singapore, a global creative agency network. She has spent the last 18 years working as a brand, business and creative strategist in Australia, New York and the past 10 years in Singapore. She has built successful global brands across cultures, channels and changes in the industry, using AI, tech and social media successfully to do so.
She is passionate about women in leadership, being a mother of a 3 year old in a demanding industry, and intent on proving that empathy and kindness are the cornerstones of a new generation of leaders. She mentors and shares her own experience and cornerstones for being a conscious leader in an age where uncertainty and change are the new norms.
