H.E.R Asia Summit 2019 – Program

0800
Registration & networking

0900
Chairperson’s opening remarks

Renee Tan, Founder, Rendeur (H.E.R® Entrepreneur)

0910
Guest-Of-Honour’s Speech

Joan Pereira, Member of Parliament, GRC Tanjong Pagar

0930

Opening Keynote

Swati Pandey, CEO, Arboreal Innovations, India (2018 Cartier Women’s Initiatives Award Laureate)

Scaling Up and Digital Readiness

0950
Opening plenary: Scaling up a local business to global heights through innovative strategies

– Accelerating business growth regionally through partnerships and franchising strategies

– Transforming business value proposition, organisational processes and people

– Implementing innovation and business transformation solutions to accelerate business growth

Panelists:

Michelle Yong, Director, Aurum (Woh Hup Group), Singapore

Michelle Peh, Chief Brand Officer & Global Group GM, MindChamps, Singapore

Imelda Harsono, Director, Samator Group, Indonesia

Moderator:

Renee Tan, Founder, Rendeur (H.E.R Entrepreneur)

1040
Speed networking session

1050
Morning networking refreshment

Innovation to Enable Business Growth

1120
Panel: Applying New-Gen Technologies To Drive Business Growth

– Leveraging on data and business analytics to increase business profitability

– Integrating AI and machine learning to automate businesses and analyse user behaviour

– Disrupt or be disrupted: Adapting to technological trends to drive business growth

Panelists:

Violet Lim, Co-Founder & CEO, LunchActually Group, Singapore

Grace Park, Co-Founder & President, DocDoc, Singapore

Ng Aik-Phong, Managing Director, Fave (Formerly Groupon), Singapore

Moderator:

Kamlesh Mahtani, Director, Emerging, Oracle NetSuite

1210

Panel: Developing an Innovative Business for the Sustainable Future

– Exploring opportunities and overcoming challenges in building a business for good

– Implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to drive productivity and efficiency in the workplace

– The perfect balance: Doing good for the people and environment while sustaining a viable business model

Panelists:

Swati Pandey, CEO, Arboreal Innovations, India 

Atchara Poomee, Founder, PAC Corporation, Thailand

Koh Seng Choon, Executive Director, Project Dignity, Singapore

Claire Sancelot, Founder, CEO, HIVE, Malaysia

Moderator:

Joelle Chia, Board Member, BANSEA

1300 

Networking lunch

Local Brand, Global Presence

1430

Panel: Dominating the Local Market with Expansion Strategies

– Discovering opportunities and challenges in expanding into untapped markets

– Regionalising a local brand: Exploring Trademark, IP, Franchising, Distributorship strategies

– Exploring brand & legacy strategies to ensure business sustainability

Panelists:

Alexander Pang, Chef & CEO, New Ubin Seafood Group, Singapore

Rehan Amarasuriya, Executive Director, BP de Silva Group, The 1872 Clipper Tea Co., Singapore

Laura Berttoto, CEO, VMV Group, Philippines

Moderator:

Rebekah Woo, Managing Director, Fosun, Singapore

1520

Sharing: Building Talent in the Workforce

Manisah Sapari, Business Advisor, SME Centre @ SMCCI Singapore

1540
Afternoon Networking 

1600
Round Table Discussion 

Opening of the round-table discussion:

A round-table discussion is like a mini workshop. Attendees get to choose their roundtable topic of choice. Each round table discussion takes 30 mins where the roundtable facilitator will be presenting about the topic and attendees could share their challenges and ask questions during the intimate round-table session. Attendees may rotate to another topic of choice on the next round.

Round-table A: Developing Your Digital Transformation Roadmap

       Michael Chua, Independent Digital Technology Consultant, Singapore

Round-table B: Scaling Up Through International Market Entry Strategies

       Jeffrey Nah, Growth Consultant & Advisor, Managing Director, JN Capital & Growth Advisory, Singapore

Round-table C: Stop Leaking, Start Reaping

Brendan Yong, Founder, Scale-Up Marketing, Singapore

1700
Closing remarks

1710
Networking Tea Extravaganza & Lucky Draw

1800
End of event