Day 1 - April 16
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
2024 Asia Summit – Day 1
Welcome!
Speaker Details
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.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Barriers to wellbeing and DEI in Asia
Speaker Details
Full Name
Kieran Maher
Job Title
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
James Koh
Job Title
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
Full Name
Andrew Sim
Job Title
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
Audrey Tan
Job Title
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.
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Wellbeing – resilience: helping employees bounce back
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.
Speaker Details
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.
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
Speaker Details
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.
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
HR data insights driving benefits evolution
Speaker Details
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.
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.
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker Details
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.
Reception and Networking
Day 2 - April 17
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
2024 Asia Summit – Day 2
Welcome!
Speaker Details
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.
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Innovation in Wellbeing and Benefits
Speaker Details
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.
9:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker Details
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.
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.
Speaker Details
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
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.
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Fireside Chat – Designing benefits that work for different lifestages
Speaker Details
Full Name
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.
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Energizing Your Workforce through Benefits and Wellbeing Strategies
Speaker Details
Full Name
Zhiyang Lim
Job Title
Senior Compensation & Benefits Partner
Company
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
Full Name
Vera Soh
Job Title
Regional Wellness Specialist (APAC)
Company
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.
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker Details
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.
Optional Lunch and Networking