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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
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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
Dave Crane, CEO, Dave Crane Global, UAE
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Topic :- "Building a Super team"
Moderator :- Nikhil Desai , International Speaker, Motivator & Trainer, Director , The
Centre For Excellence, India
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Grant Herbert , Founder and CEO , People Builders, Australia
Topic :- "The Neurobiology of Change and Agility"
Moderator :- Rowena Phillips , Director Training & Psychological Consultant,
Dominion Phillips Consultancy, India
Sunil Hasmukharay , President, Malaysia Association of Professional Trainers,
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Malaysia
Topic :- Solution Focused Conversation Skills : Tools for Creating A Happier
Corporate Culture & Drive Personal Happiness
Panel Discussion - I
Moderator :- Prajjal Saha, Founder Editor , HR Katha, India
Rudy Manik , Chief Human Resources Officer , FWD Insurance, Indonesia
11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon 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 "
Moderator :- Deepika Anu, Co-Founder, nTalents.ai, India
Indi Seehra, Director of Human Resources, London School of Economics and Political
12:00 Noon - 12:15 PM
Science, UK
Topic:-"Developing an HR Strategy for the post Covid-19 workplace"
Moderator :- Sanjay Tiwari, Founding Partner, 21 CC Education, India
Manu Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialized Bank,
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Cambodia
Topic :- “Promoting Engagement among a Multi-Cultural Workforce”?
Moderator :- Priyanka Lenka, Principal Consultant, Train Theta, India
Isabell Dittmar, Emotional Intelligence Expert, Business Transformation, Executive
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Coach, CEO , Dittmar Consult, Switzerland
Topic :- Emotional Intelligence for Resilience & Agility
Moderator :- Harsh Bharwani, Vice President - International Business & Content,

Jetking Infotrain Ltd, India
Anjali Sharma- Managing Director , Narrative The Business of Stories, Singapore
12:45 PM - 01:00 PM 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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Panel Discussion-II
Moderator :- Ashish Gakrey - Founder , HR Shapers, India
Ibem Idika , Chief Executive Officer, Speed Consulting Limited, Nigeria
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM 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’
Moderator :- Manoj Mandavgane, Managing Director & CEO, Bloom Systems, India
1:30 PM - 01:45 PM Keryth Mansfield , HR Director, 4C, UK
Topic :- 'HR Leaders - Did we follow the lead or take the lead?'
Dr. Candice Booysen, HR Director, Interconnect Systems SA, South Africa
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Topic :- "Unlocking the strength in organizational values in a time of crisis."
Moderator :- Vipul Dave - Global CHRO, Cosmo Films, India
Dr. Philimon Chitagu , Director - Human Resources and Administration , Schweppes
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Holdings Africa Limited, Zimbabwe
Topic :- “Agility For Business Continuity and Success In Crisis Situations”
Panel Discussion-III
Moderator :-P Chandrasekhar - Founder MD, Icube Consortium, Singapore
Charul Chaturvedi Jaitley, Managing Partner, MÄ titi Group, UAE
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
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
Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed, Executive Director, Saad Group of Companies,
Bangladesh
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
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"
Darwin Rivers , Founder / President, Philippines HR Group, Philippines
03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Topic :- "How Organizations can Thrive on a Post Pandemic World"
Irvandi Ferizal, Human Capital Director, Maybank Indonesia, Indonesia
03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Topic :- Navigating Uncertainty in facing “Next Normal” Era
Panel Discussion-IV
Moderator :- Aniruddha Khekhale, Group Director HR, Emerson Automation Solutions,
India
Devanandan Palmer Batumalai , Head of Digital Professional Services, KBZ Bank,
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Myanmar
Lamia Shady , Head of HR MEA, DXC Technology, UAE
Deepak Manek, HR Director , SITA, UAE
Topic :- "HR Metrics and Predictive People Analytics"
Kunal Wadhwani, Group Head - Human Resources ( GCC ) , Choithrams Group, UAE
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Topic :- What CEO’s would expect from C&B Professionals post COVID”
Ron Thomas , Managing Director, Strategy Focused Group, UAE
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM Topic :-Covid 19- Accelerating through the Turn: Preparing for a future beyond the
crisis.
Dr. Suresh Devnani, Author | Researcher | Thought-Leader | Global Speaker on
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM 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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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,
Malaysia.
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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
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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
chandrupingali@icubeconsortium.com
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
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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 @ md_ccj@matitigroup.com
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.
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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
GET READY FOR TOMORROW, TODAY!

Thru Nikhil Desai’s Power Packed Masterclasses!
Nikhil’s following 2 flagship trademarked online programs which are the need of the hour in today's pandemic times
are popular worldwide:
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Nikhil Desai is an International Speaker, Motivator and Trainer.

A powerful presenter with an energetic speaking style, Nikhil inspires and motivates his participants to produce
lasting change.
More than a quarter million people have benefited from his presentations in 56 cities of the world in the last 28
years.
Nikhil graduated with an MBA from USA where he stood first in his university. Thereafter he worked in New York.
In 1991 when India liberalized the economy Nikhil established The Centre For Excellence which was awarded as the
HR & Training Company of the Year by the CEO Magazine. Nikhil Desai received a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at
the WORLD HRD CONGRESS.
He has appeared on Television & Radio in India, New York, California, Philippines, South Africa & Oman.
Nikhil’s participants also includes executives of more than 900 organisations including AC Nielsen, Aditya Birla
Group, Aon Global, BASF, Bank Sohar, Barclays Bank, Caterpillar, Cadbury, Cap Gemini, Castrol, DHL, Deloitte, Dow,
Fosters, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra, Novartis, Omantel, Pepsico, Pfizer, PwC,
Reliance, Sandoz, Standard Chartered Bank, Tata Group, Unilever, Whirlpool, Wipro and various other companies.
Nikhil Desai has delivered presentations and conducted workshops at various national and international events &
forums.
HR & Training Company of the Year - CEO Magazine
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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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