HOST Adeline L. Pang
GUEST EXPERT Priya Rao I GUEST EXPERT Alan Sumano
The future of work is no longer a distant concept, it is already reshaping our organisations, our people and the way we lead. From AI-driven decision-making to purpose-driven culture, to the reinvention of employee experience, the need for adaptation and evolution has never been more urgent.
This session of Conversations on Change goes beyond speculation, as we deep-dive into Envisioning Our Work Future Now. Together with our expert speakers, Priya and Alan, we’ll forecast key HR trends shaping the next three to five years, unpack the signals of change already surfacing today and discuss how leaders can take proactive steps as the architects of our Work Future.
Read more about our guest experts:
Priya Rao
(Chief Operations Officer, Board Match-Up; Chief Operations Officer, Bridge Et Al.)
The Chief Operations Officer at Board Match-Up and Bridge Et Al., Priya is a Human Resources & Talent Strategy Partner with over 16 years of experience in large multinationals as well as startup environments, ranging across engineering, manufacturing and technology industries. She is passionate about supporting leaders in driving business growth strategy and highly skilled at managing stakeholders across different levels of the organisation. In addition, Priya has supported business expansions by achieving aggressive headcount growth plans in given time frame, implemented initiatives for talent management and employee engagement, and has led as well as supported teams in deploying high performance culture in the organisation. She has taken up various roles in Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Business partnering and HR leadership.
Alan Sumano
(Vice President of HR - People Analytics, IHH Healthcare)
Digital Transformation and Business Analytics Executive, Alan has had 22 plus years of experience, with global roles in different industries and organisations such as IBM, Schneider Electric and IHH Healthcare (covering 80 hospitals across more than 10 countries with brands such as, Parkway Hospitals, Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth). Since 2013, Alan has specialised in the Human Resources domain, encompassing People Analytics and Insights, Employee Experience, HR Transformation, Rewards and Strategic Workforce Planning.
Alan currently leads the integration of workforce analytics and employee experience solutions, to drive organisational transformation and tangible impact – from employee engagement to operational efficiency, but also to surface hidden risks, anticipate market shifts, and uncover opportunities on an ever-changing workforce landscape that impacts the 70K employees across the group. He is also a published IBM Redbook author on its Data Management series.
