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Leadership and Engagement:
Going Beyond the Tipping Point

Monday, 26 May 2008
Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

0910 - 0915 Opening Remarks

Webcast: Broadband


0915 - 0945 Choosing not to fight the war for talent - how some companies run a talent surplus even in the toughest talent markets

Speaker:
Indraneel Roy, Global Consulting Leader, Hewitt Leadership Consulting Business, Hewitt Associates

0945 - 1100 CEO Panel Discussion

Developing Leaders for Today and Tomorrow - How leading organizations grow great leaders, create a leadership culture and drive leadership development practices for continued business success in the face of talent scarcity and fierce competition. An interactive question-and-answer session will be held for participants to share points of view on leadership.

Panelists:
Clifton Chua, Managing Director - Hong Kong, Macau & the Philippines, FedEx Express



Robert A. Cook, Senior Executive Vice President & General Manager, Asia, Manulife Financial



Roger Lee, Director, TAL Apparel Limited



Jim Yearick, Vice President, Asia - CRDM, Field Education Director, Eastern /Northeastern Regions - CRDM, Medtronic


Moderator:
Indraneel Roy, Global Consulting Leader, Hewitt Leadership Consulting Business, Hewitt Associates


Webcast: Broadband

1100 - 1130 Coffee Break

1130 - 1245 Directors' Panel Discussion

Employee Engagement - How leading organizations set themselves apart in the challenging talent war by creating an environment where employees are highly energized, engaged and committed to business success of the organization. Speakers will share their success stories, unique challenges and key lessons in leveraging their greatest organizational asset - their people. An interactive question-and-answer session will be held for participants to gain first-hand knowledge and experience from the distinguished speakers and one another.

Panelists:
Paul Clark, Group Director of Human Resources, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group



David A. Ellis, Partner, Director of Operations, JSM



Gregg Tate, Vice-President, Human Resources & Knowledge Management, adidas Group Region Asia Pacific



Wendy Zhang, Regional HR Director, Lubrizol Asia Pacific, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Asia Pacific Limited



Moderator:
Philip Wixon, General Manager, Hewitt Associates

Webcast: Broadband

1245 - 1305 Engaging Gen X and Y employees in today's Multi-Generational Workplace

People from different generations have worked side by side throughout much of human history, but today with increasing life expectancies four or more generations are now in the workplace and employee engagement has become more complex.

Speaker:
Erica Briody, Director, MRI China Group

1305 - 1400 Lunch

1400 - 1500 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Practical tips on what would work for your organisation in going beyond the tipping point

  • Leadership and Talent Development in adidas Group Region Asia Pacific
    Speaker:

    May Anne Vergara Bird, Director, Group Development and Training, adidas Group Region Asia Pacific

    Moderator:
    Sonali Kumar, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates

  • Leadership Development at Federal Express
    Speaker:

    Amy Leung, Managing Director - Human Resource Services, South Pacific Region, FedEx Express

    Moderator:
    Gail Corvette, Head of Client Development and Marketing, Asia Pacific, Hewitt Associates

  • Employee Engagement in Lubrizol
    Speaker:

    Wendy Zhang, Regional HR Director, Lubrizol Asia Pacific, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Asia Pacific Limited

    Moderator:
    Philip Wixon, General Manager, Hewitt Associates

1500 - 1535 Keynote Presentation on Leading across Diversities from a Coporate Perspective

Speaker:
Professor Caroline Wang, Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Webcast: Broadband

1535 - 1550 Closing Remarks

Webcast: Broadband

1600 End of Conference

 
Note: Organisers reserve the right to make alternations to the programme due to unexpected changes in travel commitments or the schedule of speakers.

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