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2024 ASIA SUMMIT

THE FUTURE OF BENEFITS STRATEGIES

Day 1 - April 16

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

2024 Asia Summit – Day 1

Welcome!

Lisa Yee - President & CEO, Silicon Valley Employers Forum
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Barriers to wellbeing and DEI in Asia  

A panel discussion on how insurance plan design and underwriting can evolve, moderated by Audrey Tan, Head of Health & Benefits, Singapore and Southeast Asia at WTW.
Google, AIA Group, Microsoft, Maxis Global, Salesforce
Kieran Maher - Director, APAC Compensation and Benefits, Google
Dushyant Ajwani - Director Asia C&B Consulting, Microsoft
James Koh - Head of Business Development & Broking, AIA Group
Andrew Sim - Account Management Leader - Asia Pacific, MAXIS GBN
Vishakha Tejas Damania - Senior Director - Total Rewards APAC, Salesforce
Audrey Tan - Head of Health & Benefits, Singapore and Southeast Asia, WTW
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

Wellbeing – resilience: helping employees bounce back 

Molly Ang - VP, Global Rewards, Seagate
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Networking Break 

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

Surfacing actionable insights for a better return on your global benefits investment

76% of benefits leaders say they face challenges turning data into actionable insights – held back by budgetary constraints, fragmented data, technology limitations and a lack of AI applications. But benefits data presents an immense opportunity to deliver better outcomes for organisations and their people. Join Adam Mason, EVP at Benefex, for an expert dive into how technology can empower global HR and Reward leaders to success through a laser focus on technology-generated insights and data-led decision making.

Adam Mason - EVP Global, Benefex
11:35 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch and Networking

12:50 PM - 1:30 PM

Employer Roundtable – Country trends and challenges: post-pandemic, in light of the return to office mandates, how have benefits programs evolved

1:35 PM - 2:15 PM

Employer Roundtable – Wellbeing strategies and mental health

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Micron DEI Pay Equity and Inclusive Benefits

Tze How Lee - Director, Asia Compensation and Benefits, Micron
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM

HR data insights driving benefits evolution

Thomas Reblora - Insights Partner, Roche Group
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Alison Main - Associate Director, Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Reception and Networking

Day 2 - April 17

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

2024 Asia Summit – Day 2
Welcome!

Alison Main - Associate Director, Silicon Valley Employers Forum
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Innovation in Wellbeing and Benefits

Sahil Batra - VP, Benefits & Wellbeing, Wells Fargo
9:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Transforming Benefits to fit the workforce of the future with WTW
Today’s workforce is skilled with a high degree of technical proficiency underpinned by constant flux with rapid technological advances that will continue to accelerate.  In turn, employers need to be ready to embrace the workforce of the future and its distinct employee needs by understanding the emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges. 
Eva Liu - Head of Strategic Development, Health & Benefits, Asia Pacific, WTW
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Networking Break 

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

Not All Mental Health Support Is Created Equal – The Importance of Full Population Support with Modern Health & Atlassian

The impact of mental health on workplaces around the world is undeniable, with 12 billion working days lost every year to depression and anxiety globally at a cost of $1 trillion per year in lost productivity. Join us as we discuss why the one-size-fits-all approach is falling flat and the importance of not only supporting those with high-acuity needs but also interrupting the cycle of negative mental health habits with proactive and preventative support. Hear how global people leaders are driving up engagement levels with culturally centered care that prioritizes equitable access across diverse workforces.

Dr. Jessica Watrous - Director, Clinical Research & Scientific Affairs, Modern Health
Lydia Wright - Senior Manager, Global Benefits, Atlassian
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

Fireside Chat – Designing benefits that work for different lifestages

Genevieve Lim - Head of APAC Compensation & Benefits, Meta
Prakash Satagopan - Director, Compensation and Benefits, Western Digital
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Energizing Your Workforce through Benefits and Wellbeing Strategies

Zhiyang Lim - Senior Compensation & Benefits Partner, LinkedIn
Vera Soh - Regional Wellness Specialist (APAC), LinkedIn
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Lisa Yee - President & CEO, Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Optional Lunch and Networking

NOTE: All times noted are in Singapore Standard Time.
The agenda may be subject to change.

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Speaker Details

Lisa Yee

Full Name

Lisa Yee

Job Title
President and CEO

Company

Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Biography

Lisa Yee is the President and CEO of SVEF, based in Northern California, leads and engages with employers and partners to drive change in global benefits. She enjoys spending time with her family and two rescue dogs, Daisy & Gryffin, volunteering with animal rescue organizations, traveling, and baking.

Speaker Details

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Full Name

Kieran Maher

Job Title

Director, APAC Compensation and Benefits
 
Company

Google

Biography

Kieran joined Google in 2012 and is Director of Compensation and Benefits and based in Singapore. He is
responsible for the development and execution of compensation and benefit strategies for the region. Before joining Google, Kieran worked for Bloomberg L.P. in New York, London and Hong Kong. He holds a Masters from Temple University and a BA from the George Washington University in DC.

Speaker Details

Full Name

Dushyant Ajwani

Job Title

Director Asia C&B Consulting
 
Company

Microsoft Corporation

Speaker Details

James Koh

Full Name

James Koh

Job Title

Head of Business Development & Broking
 
Company
AIA Group
 
Biography

Relevant Experience & Specialization

  • James Koh was previously Business Development Director at Prudential Singapore where he was responsible for driving record sales and partnership development for eight consecutive years for Corporate Business Solutions Division.

Role at AIA Singapore

  • James Koh is Head of Sales & Marketing – Business Development & Broking at AIA where he leads new business development, client retention and joyous customer experience strategies. In this role, he manages AIA partners and intermediaries in Singapore to support close to 1,000 corporate customers to achieve their workplace wellbeing aspirations.

Speaker Details

Andrew Sim

Full Name

Andrew Sim

Job Title

Account Management Leader - Asia Pacific
 

Company

Maxis Global Benefits Network

Biography

Relevant Experience & Specialization

  • Andrew Sim has more than 10 years of working experience in Employee Benefits space, being the broker, consultant & Insurer. Prior to joining MAXIS GBN, Andrew was working in the broker firm, managing the client relationship for the MNC. Andrew has comprehensive experience in helping the client to manage, design, implement the employee benefits.

Role at MAXIS GBN Asia pacific

  • Andrew joined MAXIS GBN Asia Pacific in 2020 as Regional Executive responsible for Asia Pacific. He takes care all the renewal cases in the region.

Education and Credentials

  • Andrew is a graduate of The National University of Malaysia with the bachelor degree in Actuarial Science.

Speaker Details

Full Name

Vishakha Tejas Damania

Job Title

Senior Director - Total Rewards APAC
Company
Salesforce

Speaker Details

Audrey Tan

Full Name

Audrey Tan

Job Title

Head of Health & Benefits, Singapore and Southeast Asia
 
Company

WTW

Biography

Relevant Experience & Specialization

  • Audrey has extensive experience in Employee Benefits Insurance Market in Singapore. Since 2006, she has been working with clients on their benefits and has played major role in the insurer’s transition team during her 8 years’ tenure with a top group insurer in Singapore. Her current role for Willis Towers Watson’s Health & Benefits business in Singapore provide her the platform to work closely with clients to improve their benefits in Singapore, working closely with our team of health and benefits consultants.

Role at WTW

  • With more than 10 years of experience in employee benefits, Audrey has supported numerous clients in Singapore on their journey to provide a competitive benefits program. She has planned and designed health and benefits program for clients in Singapore and at times, across multi-countries to introduce preventive wellness program as well as supporting on the clients’ need for traditional health benefits program.
  • On top of benefits program’ design and planning, Audrey is currently in charge of the operational team support for the clients in Singapore. This ensure a smooth transition to Willis Towers Watson and support in ensuring consistent service delivery to clients’ employees.

Education and Credentials

  • Audrey holds Bachelor Science of management (London School of Economics). She is certified by the Singapore College of Insurance in the following modules: M5, M9, M9A, HI and M8.

Speaker Details

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Molly Ang

Job Title

Vice President, Global Rewards 

Company

Seagate

Speaker Details

Adam Mason 2023 new (1)

Full Name

Adam Mason

Job Title

EVP Global

Company

Benefex

Biography

Adam leads the Global team at Benefex, working with Global Enterprises to digitally transform their benefits programmes. Working with organisations such as BAE Systems, Bank of America, Baker Hughes, Diageo, Ocado, and Salesforce, Adam uses his global benefits experience to ensure customer programmes have personalisation at their core and cater to every audience.

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Full Name

Tze How Lee

Job Title

Director, Asia Compensation and Benefits

Company

Micron Technology

Biography

Tze How is the Director of Compensation & Benefits for Micron in Asia Pacific, covering 6 major countries. He is responsible for the design and implementation of Total Rewards policies to facilitate the attraction and retention of top talent in the region and helping Micron to be a great place to work.

An experienced Total Rewards professional, Tze How started his career as a Process Engineer after graduating with a Chemical Engineering degree. He switched career to focus on Compensation and Benefits when presented the chance with his company’s expansion within Asia Pacific. He has spent the past 14 years working on Total Rewards challenges including multiple M&A projects in different countries.

Speaker Details

Thomas Reblora

Full Name

Thomas Reblora

Job Title

Insights Partner

Company

Roche Group

Biography

Relevant Experience & Specialization

  • Thomas shifted from his IT career to HR in 2019 after completing his Master of Human Capital Leadership at SMU to start the people analytics practice in APAC. The practice has since become global when the People Insights & Technology chapter was formed as part of the global P&C transformation.
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Role at Roche Group

  • Thomas is a global Insights Partner in People & Culture (P&C), primarily providing people analytics consulting and advisory to P&C partners and business leaders in Roche Group’s Pharmaceutical Division.
  • As an Insights Partner, he initiates and drives people analytics studies end-to-end, in partnership with other P&C chapters by engaging business stakeholders from education, problem and hypothesis definition, analysis and insights generation, to business recommendation. Some of these engagements lead to coordinating with tech partners to automate or “productize” the solution for scaled adoption.

Speaker Details

Alison Main

Full Name

Alison Main

Job Title

Associate Director

Company

Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Biography

Alison Main, Associate Director, based in France, focuses on enabling SVEF's international expansion and developing member communications. She has held various roles in International Benefits and Rewards and has a particular passion for well-being. In her spare time she enjoys the Great Outdoors and entertaining friends with French and Asian cuisine.

Speaker Details

Alison Main

Full Name

Alison Main

Job Title

Associate Director

Company

Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Biography

Alison Main, Associate Director, based in France, focuses on enabling SVEF's international expansion and developing member communications. She has held various roles in International Benefits and Rewards and has a particular passion for well-being. In her spare time she enjoys the Great Outdoors and entertaining friends with French and Asian cuisine.

Speaker Details

Sahil Batra

Full Name

Sahil Batra

Job Title

Vice President - Benefits & Wellbeing

Company

Wells Fargo

Biography

Sahil is a seasoned HR professional who has close to two decades of experience working in various industries spanning across consulting, pharma and financial services.  He is a passionate health and benefits enthusiast with a mission to partner with organizations to help build value-based and impactful solutions pivoted around workforce evolving needs, bearing in mind core principles of benefits’ adequacy, long term sustainability and personalization.  Currently he works with Wells Fargo, a multinational bank, heading their APAC Benefits & Wellbeing function.  In this role, he is responsible for leading strategy, market review, implementation, budgeting and operations for Wells Fargo’s benefits programs across APAC. He utilizes analytics and emerging trends to develop and influence benefits & wellbeing initiatives while at the same time furthering business objectives as well as enhancing employee experience.

Speaker Details

Eva Liu

Full Name

Eva Liu

Job Title

Head of Strategic Development, Health & Benefits, Asia Pacific

Company

WTW

Biography

Relevant Experience & Specialization

  • With over 20 years of experience in client management, Eva moved from IT to HR consultancy industry in 2008 and joined the employee benefits space 10 years ago.
    She held business development, account management and consulting positions locally
    and regionally before joining WTW.

Role at WTW

  • Eva Liu is the Head of Strategic Development, Health & Benefits, Asia & Australasia.
    She assists the business to drive specific strategic projects, as well as manage the critical area of Benefits Consulting and Advisory services including Corporate Wellbeing strategy and go to market approach.
  • Eva joined WTW in 2018 leading client services and subsequently promoted to lead the Health & Benefits business in Hong Kong where she led the “Modernizing Benefits Strategy” operating model for Hong Kong to ensure a high level of client satisfaction
    and retention.
  • In her role as Head of Strategic Development, Asia and Australasia, she continues
    to build on the momentum of H&B’s growth trajectory, accelerate the development and commercialization of our insights and solutions to be an effective consultative broker for
    our clients.

Education and Credentials

  • Eva holds bachelor and master degrees in business administrations from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is a licensed Technical Representative of
    Hong Kong Insurance Authority and MPF intermediary.

Speaker Details

Jessica Watrous

Full Name

Dr. Jessica Watrous

Job Title

Director of Clinical Research & Scientific Affairs

Company

Modern Health

Biography

Dr. Jessica Watrous is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Clinical Research & Scientific Affairs at Modern Health. Broadly, her clinical and research efforts have focused on the complex relationships between physical and mental health including the emotional impact of illness and injury, health behavior change, substance use problems, and optimizing clinical prevention and intervention protocols for mental and physical health promotion and behavior change.

Speaker Details

Lydia

Full Name

Lydia Wright

Job Title

Senior Manager, Global Benefits

Company

Atlassian

Biography

As a dedicated Global Benefits Manager, I've enthusiastically contributed to Atlassian's growth journey for the past four years, relishing every moment. Challenging the status quo and crafting tailored global benefits programs for diverse global workforces invigorates me daily. I navigate international markets adeptly, utilizing innovation and data-driven insights to optimize employee benefits in an equitable and thoughtful way. Our team prioritizes enhancing employee well-being and engagement, driving meaningful change to maintain our competitive edge in talent acquisition and retention.

Speaker Details

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Genevieve Lim

Job Title

Head of APAC Compensation & Benefits

Company

Meta

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Prakash Satagopan

Job Title

Director, Compensation and Benefits

Company

Western Digital

Biography

A human resource leader with over 24 years of extensive experience in design and delivery of performance, rewards, and benefits frameworks in a across industries.  Have played global/ regional roles in technology/ hardware and banking industry. A strong advocate in building a collaborative and consensus driven work environment. A trusted advisor and a strong people leader.

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Full Name

Zhiyang Lim

Job Title

Senior Compensation & Benefits Partner

Company

LinkedIn

Biography

Zhiyang is a Senior Compensation & Benefits partner at LinkedIn, he is seasoned Rewards professional that has deep subject matter expertise in the APAC benefits space. He brings over 14 years of experience in both a benefits consulting space and corporate rewards. In prior roles, Zhiyang focused on consulting with Multinational clients as well as developed analytical tools for global clients through the use of visualisation and data transformation tools and strengthening the value proposition for these clients. Zhiyang is a big proponent of streamlining processes and ensuring scalability of programs and applies these to enhance the way LinkedIn operates from a Rewards perspective.

Speaker Details

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Vera Soh

Job Title

Regional Wellness Specialist (APAC)

Company

LinkedIn

Biography

Vera leads LinkedIn Wellness in the Asia Pacific region and has close to a decade long experience in the wellbeing industry. She crafts and implements Wellness programs that are not only engaging but also tailored to meet the unique needs of each of our 11 offices in the region. Her approach is holistic, focusing on the physical, mental, and emotional facets of health, ensuring LinkedIn’s employees thrive in all aspects.

Speaker Details

Lisa Yee

Full Name

Lisa Yee

Job Title
President and CEO

Company

Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Biography

Lisa Yee is the President and CEO of SVEF, based in Northern California, leads and engages with employers and partners to drive change in global benefits. She enjoys spending time with her family and two rescue dogs, Daisy & Gryffin, volunteering with animal rescue organizations, traveling, and baking.