PMAP’s 54th Annual Conference

Chief Executive Officers & Chief Human Resources Officers Open the 54th PMAP Annual Conference

The jam-packed, no frills 2-day conference gathered some of the best minds and thought leaders in people management in the country.

“Disruptive HR in a Digital and Borderless World” is this year’s theme, focusing on three (03) elements: (1) Disruptive HR, (2) Digital, and (3) Borderless (Global / Regional). All seven (07) Plenary Sessions and twenty-four (24) Concurrent Sessions will cover all these three (03) elements.

The Plenary Sessions featured CEOs and Chief HR Officers from Global and Local Disruptive Organizations with these distinguished panelists for a discussion on CEO’s views on staying ahead of the curve amidst global disruption:[post_ads]

• Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, President and Chief Operating Officer, Summit Publishing Group
• Rogelio Singson, Chief Executive Officer, Light Rail Manila Corporation
• Edwin Bautista, President and Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank of the Philippines
• Geoffrey Prentice, Co-Founder of Skype and Atomico
• Moderator: Ruel T. Maranan, President, Ayala Foundation, Inc.

Another plenary discussion was held to discuss the CHRO’s views on reinventiing HR for the future, with the following panelists:

• Sarab Preet Singh, Country Human Resource Officer Philippines, CITI
• Nicasio L. Lim, DPM, Senior Vice President, Corporate Resources Group, JG Summit Holdings, Inc.
• Mitzie Antonio, Human Resources Director-Senior Vice President, Nestle Philippines, Inc.
• Moderator: Ruth Angeles, Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Philippines HR Head, Jollibee Foods Corporation

There were also plenary sessions revolving around these topics:ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS: FOOL-PROOFING BORDERLESS ORGANIZATIONS; TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES: WINNING IN THE DIGITAL ERA; FUTURE OF WORK: LEARNING FROM YOUNG LEADERS; POSITIONING HR AS AN INNOVATIVE DISRUPTOR IN ORGANIZATIONS; & 2017 PMAP AWARDEES SHOWCASE OF HR BEST PRACTICES.

• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS: FOOL-PROOFING BORDERLESS ORGANIZATIONS;
• TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES: WINNING IN THE DIGITAL ERA;
• FUTURE OF WORK: LEARNING FROM YOUNG LEADERS;
• POSITIONING HR AS AN INNOVATIVE DISRUPTOR IN ORGANIZATIONS; and
• 2017 PMAP AWARDEES SHOWCASE OF HR BEST PRACTICES.

The concurrent sessions offered a variety of topics that focus around three (03) themes:

1. Core HR – visceral and direct-to-the point perspectives on the HR imperatives;
2. Future of Work – blowing the doors wide open to imminent change and endless possibilities; and
3. HR Disruption – harnessing potent tools in effective people management in the digital and borderless era.