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Paul ANGWIN (BiographyHide Biography)
Director, Asia - Corporate Affairs & Social Responsibility
Manpower
Hong Kong |
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As Manpower Hong Kong’s
Social Responsibility Director, Paul promotes joint venture programs
with business clients, government and non-government organizations
to assist individuals and groups in the community.
In Hong Kong, Manpower’s Social Responsibility program concentrates
resources primarily on where we can have the most impact - in creating
a bridge to employment for disadvantaged individuals through various
workforce development programs. Manpower is also dedicated to increasing
awareness of, and opposition to, labor practices that exploit individuals,
particularly those that are vulnerable.
Originally from Australia, Paul has over sixteen years of business
experience gained throughout the Asia Pacific region, of which ten
have been in Hong Kong. He holds qualifications in Personnel / Industrial
Relations and International Marketing and has worked across several
industries for local, national and multinational organizations. |
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Subha BARRY (BiographyHide Biography)
Global Head of Diversity & inclusion
Merrill Lynch
United States |
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Subha Barry is Managing
Director and global head of Diversity and Inclusion for Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc. In this role, she is responsible for managing and integrating
existing and new diversity efforts across the corporation globally.
Ms. Barry joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 and spent 13 years in the
Private Client Group as a highly successful and best practice Financial
Advisor and Branch Manager. In 2001, she created the firm’s Multicultural
and Diversified Business Development group to help establish Merrill
Lynch as the preeminent wealth management firm among diverse and
multicultural markets. She headed the group until 2005 when she was
appointed to her current role.
Ms. Barry holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Bombay University,
India, a Master of Business and Public Management and a Master of
Accounting from Rice University, Houston.
She serves on the Business Women’s Advisory Board of Diversity
Best Practices, a Working Mother Media company. She is a member of
the Corporate Circle Advisory Committee of the National Council on
Research for Women and on the Advisory Board for VOICE, Hyperion’s
imprint for women.. She is the Chairperson of the Christian & Timbers
Inclusion Practice Board of Advisors. She serves on the Boards of
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Princeton HealthCare System
Foundation.
Ms. Barry is an active mentor of women both within her community
and at Merrill Lynch, where she is a member of the firm’s Diversity
and Inclusion Council. A three time cancer survivor, she supports
and coaches newly diagnosed patients with coping strategies and work/life
balance. In 1997, she was the winner of the Princeton YWCA’s Tribute
to Women in Industry Award. In 2000, she won the Women’s Fund of
New Jersey Award for Outstanding Achievement in Banking and Finance.
In 2006, she was inducted into the New York City’s Academy of Woman
Achievers.
Ms. Barry lives in New Jersey with her husband and 2 children.
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Geri CARDEN (BiographyHide Biography)
Consultant
Geri Carden Diversity Consultancy
Japan |
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Geri Carden is a Diversity
and Gender Inclusion Specialist, living and working in Japan. She has
been a champion and advocate of the importance of diversity since her
undergraduate days. She holds her first degree in Economics and an
MSc in International Employment Relations from the London School of
Economics and Political Science. She has a background initially as
an economist and then as an Equity Trader within the Yen equity market.
She has a firm academic and ethical belief in the importance of diverse
group integration into managerial structures as a means of empowering
both individuals and organizations. She approaches her diversity work
within Japan addressing the importance of organizational change and
it’s effective management as a vehicle for diversity and inclusion.
She has worked for a variety of investment banks UK government offices
and local health authorities. She is currently carrying out extensive
research into the working lives of Japanese women and the importance
of legislative and cultural change as Japan faces a decline in its
traditional workforce. She currently offers research, consultancy,
training and executive coaching to organizations within both Japan
and Asia. |
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Ella CHAN (BiographyHide Biography)
APAC Market Intelligence Manager
Cisco
Hong Kong |
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Ella Chan is the Market
Intelligence Manager for Asia Pacific and is based in Hong Kong. In
her current role, she is responsible for all matters relating to market
intelligence, from understanding the market intelligence requirements
for the theatre, research contract negotiation, to providing necessary
market share and market size forecast for business planning.
In Ella’s career life, she has worked in few countries. Started
off as an engineering trainee at Emerson Electric in the UK. Then
worked as a Project Engineer at Hong Kong Telecom in Hong Kong where
she was part of the engineering team to design the communications
network for Taipei Rapid Transit Railway. Then she moved to Vancouver,
Canada, where she was a Bid Manager at Nortel. Came back to Hong
Kong in 1998, worked as a Bid Manager for MCI WorldCom. Finally joined
Cisco in 1999 as a Bid Manager, prior to the current role, she was
working in the Sales Operations Department.
Ella holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
from Loughborough University, UK and an MBA from Warwick University,
UK.
Being an engineer by training, a mother of two, a manager, and a
WAN Lead for Cisco Hong Kong office, she has a lot of interest in
gender diversity, work life balance, girls in technology and corporate
responsibility.
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Chan Yau CHONG (BiographyHide Biography)
Director of Student Development
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
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In October 2006, Mr. Chong
Chan-yau joined the University of Hong Kong as the Director of Student
Development, Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS).
Mr. Chong is a graduate from the Faculty of Arts, University of
Hong Kong in 1981. He obtained a master degree in Analysis,
Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School
of Economics and Political Science.
Before joining the University of Hong Kong, he has served in the
Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer, and as the Executive
Director of Oxfam Hong Kong, an international development and relief
organization.
Mr. Chong is active in promoting civil society in Hong Kong. He
is also an advocate for disability rights and served on the Rehabilitation
Advisory Committee to the Government of The Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region. He is currently the President of the Hong Kong Blind Union
and the Vice-Chairperson of Joint Council for the Physically & Mentally
Disabled.
Mr. Chong received The Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 1991,
the MBE award in 1995 for community service, and the Poverty Alleviation
Award by the Poverty Foundation in China in 2004.
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Tracy Ann CURTIS (BiographyHide Biography)
Asia Pacific Diversity & Inclusion Champion
Cisco
India |
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Always a student of culture
and human spirit and a lifelong champion of diversity and inclusion,
she has recently acquired a job aligned with some of her highest
values. Ms. Curtis, who currently lives in Bangalore, India, is responsible
for developing and executing strategy for Cisco's Diversity & Inclusion
programs across the Asia Pacific region.
Ms. Curtis has held a variety of positions throughout Cisco for
the past 6+ years, and worked as both an employee and a consultant
with a number of other multi-national companies before joining Cisco.
Her expertise is in leading large-scale global organizational change
initiatives, creating talent development architectures and strategies,
and cross-cultural integration programs. She holds a Masters Degree
in Organizational Development (USA), and Bachelor Degrees in Psychology & Philosophy
(USA & United Kingdom), as well as a number of certifications
for programs related to talent assessment and people development.
When not travelling across Asia for Cisco, she can be found on the
yoga mat, surfing or running marathons.
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Ran DE SILVA (BiographyHide Biography)
Director, Global Diversity
UBS
Hong Kong |
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Ran de Silva is a Director
of UBS's Global Diversity Group based in Hong Kong. She is responsible
for the development and execution of the bank's diversity programme
in Asia Pacific. Her work at UBS has helped accelerate the introduction
of new initiatives relating to people with disabilities, diverse cultural
backgrounds and gender.
In her current role, Ran provides senior management, human resources
and general staff with objective insight into trends and developments
in the workplace. Ran is a regular guest speaker at conferences promoting
awareness on diversity issues and the implementation of related initiatives.
Prior to joining UBS, Ran was the Regional Head of Human Resources
at a leading shipping company.
Ran graduated with an LLB Honours degree from the National University
of Singapore |
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Gary DIRKS (BiographyHide Biography)
Group Vice President and Asia Regional President
BP
China |
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Gary has spent his entire
career with BP and its predecessor companies since completing a Doctorate
in Chemistry from Arizona State University.
He began his career in Research and Development before moving into
Oil and Chemicals Marketing and Strategic Planning. He is currently
Group Vice President of the BP Group and also Head of BP for the
Asia, Pacific Region as well as President of BP China. Gary is on
the Board of the China-US Centre for Sustainable Development as well
as the Board of Directors of the China Business for Sustainable Development.
Gary was awarded China’s “Friendship Award” in the autumn of 2003
and received an honorary CMG from the UK in 2005.
Gary currently resides in Beijing, China. |
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Lilian FANDRIANA (BiographyHide Biography)
President of Asia and Vice President of Finance, Asia Pacific
BP Asia Limited
Hong Kong |
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Lilian Fandriana is the
President of BP Asia Limited since October 2005 and she is in charge
of all the activities for BP in Hong Kong. In addition, Lilian is Vice
President of BP Finance, Asia Pacific and is responsible for all financing
activities for BP businesses in the Asia Pacific region.
Lilian joined BP in 1976 as an engineering intern and has since
worked in a variety of operations and project managing roles in both
upstream, chemical stream as well as corporate commercial and planning.
She has handled various posts in the US, China, Trinidad and Indonesia.
Lilian was the project manager for Trinidad LNG Train2 & 3, and was
the General Manager and President of BP Netherlands.
She has a Master degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University,
and Mastere Specialist of Economics Intelligence and Project Management
from CERAM University, France.
She is married and has two children. |
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Joanna FIELDING (BiographyHide Biography)
Chief Financial Officer, South East Asia
Standard Chartered Bank
Singapore |
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Joanna Fielding is Chief
Financial Officer, South East Asia for Standard Chartered Bank (SCB),
based out of Singapore. In July, she will relocate to Shanghai to be
CFO of SCB in China. Joanna is also on the Board of Prime Financial
Holdings Limited and a member of SCB’s Executive Forum. Joanna joined
SCB in 1997 and has worked in London, New York and Singapore, and has
also been responsible for leading teams in India, Hong Kong, Malaysia
and Dubai. In November 2006, in recognition of her successes in her
own career and in the development and coaching of others, Joanna was
asked to Chair the Group Women’s Council. Working alongside the Group
D&I Council, the Women’s Council is tasked with driving the gender
diversity strategy for SCB. In May 2007, Joanna organized a very successful
Global Women’s Forum attended by over 100 women from 36 countries across
the SCB network, aimed at inspiring women within SCB to expand their
career aspirations. A Chartered Accountant, Joanna joined SCB in 1997
from the Royal Bank of Scotland, and has spent most of her career in
Financial Services. |
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Meilita GEORGE (BiographyHide Biography)
Program Lead, People with Disabilities & Flexible Work Options, Human
Resources
IBM
India |
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Melita George is the Program
Leader in the IBM India Diversity Team focusing on People with Disabilities
and Work Life Flexibility initiatives. In the People with Disability
area she has initiated and led a host of new projects within and outside
IBM thus establishing IBM India in a leadership position for this important
constituency.
In 2006 IBM India won the coveted NCPEDP Shell Helen Keller Award
in the category of "Organizations who through their policies and
practices demonstrate their belief in equal rights and gainful employment
for persons with disabilities (PwDs)"
Melita has above four years experience in HR and Business Operations
ranging from Staffing to Policy formation to Project Management.
A Commerce graduate, Melita also holds a Post Graduate in Business
Administration (gold medalist) with a specialization in Human Resources. |
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JoAnn Heffernan HEISEN (BiographyHide Biography)
Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
Johnson & Johnson
USA |
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen is
Corporate Vice President and the Company’s Chief Global Diversity Officer.
Ms. Heisen joined Johnson & Johnson in 1989 as assistant treasurer
and the corporation's first Investor Relations officer. In 1991, Ms.
Heisen was named treasurer of Johnson & Johnson and became the first
female officer. She subsequently served as corporate controller before
being named vice president, chief information officer, and a member
of Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee in January 1997. Ms. Heisen
was the first woman to serve on the Executive Committee. She became
the Company’s first Chief Global Diversity Officer in 2006. Ms. Heisen
established the Women’s Leadership Initiative, which began in 1995
and since has become a model of success for diversity and inclusion
within Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson in 1989,
Ms. Heisen was vice president, Corporate Affairs, at Primerica Corporation,
and a member of the Executive Committee. She had earlier served as
chief financial officer for Kenmill Textile Corporation and as a second
vice president and commercial lending officer with The Chase Manhattan
Bank. Ms. Heisen is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a B.A.
in economics. She is past president of the Financial Women's Association
of New York, was named Honoree of the Princeton YWCA's 1995 Tribute
to Women in Industry, and was recipient of the 1996 Johnson & Johnson
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Award.
Among her many community and professional associations, Ms. Heisen
is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women's Research and
Education Institute (WREI), which provides members of the U.S. Congress
with research on key issues for women, and she serves as Chair of
the WREI Corporate Advisory Council. She is a member of the Advisory
Board of The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at
Syracuse University and a member of the Economic Club of New York.
Ms. Heisen is a member of the board of directors of The Vanguard
Group, Inc., and each of its 125 mutual funds. In addition, she is
a member of the board of trustees for the University Medical Center
at Princeton. In 2005, Ms. Heisen received the first Jill Ker Conway
Women in Business Leadership Award, presented by Smith College. In
1994, she received Syracuse University's Distinguished Alumni Award
and, in 1998, Marymount Manhattan College's Women in Urban Leadership
Award.
She resides in Princeton, NJ, with her husband and four children. |
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Norma JARBOE (BiographyHide Biography)
Director
Opportunity Now – a Business in the Community initiative
United Kingdom |
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Since 1999, Norma has been
the Director of Opportunity Now, the UK’s premiere employer-led organisation
focusing on the recruitment, retention and the development of women
in the workplace. Norma has been actively involved in corporate social
responsibility for many years and has a particular interest in social
inclusion. She came to Britain from the USA to work as a secondee in
Brixton following the 1981 riots. She was a founding trustee of the
Windsor Fellowship, a UK charity providing personal and management
development for Black and Asian students that is supported by major
corporate bodies and government departments. Norma has over 25 years
senior management experience and has worked in both the UK and the
USA.
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Rieko KAWAHARA (BiographyHide Biography)
Chief Coordinator & Liaison Officer, Corporate Equal Partnership
Office
Matsushita Electric Works Limited
Japan |
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Since 2005, when Matsushita
Electric Works (MEW) first decided to promote a culture of gender equality
culture, Rieko Kawahara has been driving activity related to the advancement
of women. As a result of Rieko’s efforts, MEW received a Ministerial
Award from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2006 a leading
honour given to the company making the best effort to promote equal
partnership in Japan. She not only promotes diversity internally but
travels round Japan as a speaker, introducing case studies and explaining
the importance of diversity. She is a pioneer in the field of gender
equality and diversity in corporate Japan and manages a Western Region
Diversity Round Table with over 40 participating companies. She also
leads the Kansai Working Women’s Networking Forum with 22 companies
and 500 participants. She lives in Osaka with her husband and daughter. |
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Thelma KAY (BiographyHide Biography)
Director, Emerging Social Issues Division
UNESCAP
Thailand |
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Thelma Kay is the Director
of the Emerging Social Issues Division of the United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) based in Bangkok.
Thelma was formerly the Chief of the Gender and Development Section
of UNESCAP. She is currently responsible for regional programmes on
social development and on gender. Her work covers women in the economy,
eliminating discrimination, and building inclusive societies through
bridging economic and social policies. She is actively engaged in UNESCAP's
work on the economic costs of discrimination and with UNESCAP's Asia
and Pacific Business Forum. |
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Jolia KUA (BiographyHide Biography)
VP, Corporate Marketing & Communications Asia
Nortel
Hong Kong |
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Kua is responsible for brand
building, marketing communications strategies and programs, and internal
and external communications for Nortel in the Asia region . She has
over 20 years experience in marketing, primarily with high tech companies.
A strong believer in promoting diversity in the workplace, she spearheaded
the development and formalization of women's network in Asia at Nortel.
She also co-chairs the company's Global Women's Business Council.
Kua has M.A. and B.A degrees from US and is married with one daughter.
Prior to Nortel, she worked in HP and WMX Technologies.
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Joseph KWOK (BiographyHide Biography)
Board Chairman
Joint Counsel of People with Mental & Physical Disabilities
Hong Kong |
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Joseph Kwok is Chairman
of Rehabilitation Advisory Committee of the Government of Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, which advises the Government on development
and monitoring of disability concerned policies and services. He was
an invited speaker at the 2004 Annual Conference of National Disability
and Business Council of USA 2004, and the Global Diversity Network
in 2005 and 2006. He has been an active member of the Multi-stake Holders
Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific on disability concerns, including the drafting
and monitoring of the Biwako Millennium Framework for the Asian and
Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 2003-2012, and the United Nations
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
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Sandy LIANG (BiographyHide Biography)
GCG Diversity Leader, Human Resources
IBM
China |
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Sandy Liang is currently
a leader for IBM Workforce Diversity, Greater China Group (GCG). Working
in close partnership with other key HR functions and business units,
she is responsible for developing GCG workforce diversity strategies
and leading China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to implement diversity initiatives
in line with IBM’s strategic direction. Sandy began her career with
IBM in 1993 as the first employee in IBM Guangzhou, China. She has
since held a variety of staff and management positions in HR. Prior
to joining IBM, Sandy held a position of executive assistant to the
General Manager at British Petroleum (China). Sandy completed her studies
in English at the South China Normal University, and is now embarking
upon a graduate program in Psychology & HRM at Peking University. She
is also an MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) accredited facilitator.
Sandy lives with her husband and daughter in Guangzhou, China. |
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Shalini MAHTANI (BiographyHide Biography)
Founder & CEO
Community Business
Hong Kong |
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Shalini Mahtani is Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Community Business. Shalini works with
leadership in some of the world’s largest companies in CSR on matters
of CSR strategy for Asia, corporate community investment and diversity
in the workplace. Shalini has written numerous publications and
is a frequent speaker on these subjects. In 2005, Shalini was awarded
the “Chief Executives Commendation for Community Service” by the Hong
Kong Government for her contribution to the ethnic minorities of Hong
Kong. In 2007, Shalini was named Asia 21 Young Leader by the United
States’ Asia Society.
In a personal capacity, Shalini is a founding board director of
The Women’s Foundation in Hong Kong. Shalini is also founder
of the Suddhananda Vidyalaya Ammapettai School in Madras, India.
Before Community Business, Shalini had a career in accounting and
banking. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics and
is a Certified Public Accountant. She is married with one son. |
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Hayden MAJAJAS (BiographyHide Biography)
Asia Diversity – Program Manager
Lehman Brothers
Japan |
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Hayden joined Lehman
Brothers in 2004. Initially a member of the legal team, Hayden went
on to become Business Strategist - liaising between the Firm's businesses
and providing strategic advice and support in 5 culture-building
imperatives: Diversity, Philanthropy, Retention, Recruiting and Talent
Management. In 2007 he took up the role of Program Manager for Diversity.
Hayden was instrumental in establishing Lehman Brothers Gay & Lesbian
Network, Asia for which he served as co-chair from inception; as
well as GLBT interbank initiatives in both HK and Tokyo. |
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Hamidah MARICAN (BiographyHide Biography)
Regional Diversity & Inclusion Manager – Asia
BP
Malaysia |
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In her role as BP’s Diversity & Inclusion
(D&I) Manager, Asia, Hamidah is involved in engaging and coaching senior
leaders on BP’s D&I journey. She also runs D&I related learning workshops.
Recently she worked closely with D&I teams in India, Malaysia and China,
hosting D&I awareness courses to engage a wider employee base. Hamidah
is herself from a very diverse origin – paternal family is from India
and was involved in the early Spice trade and her maternal family is
from Pakistan. She is born and bred in Malaysia and speaks English,
Malay and Urdu fluently. She has a 13 year old daughter from whom she
continues to learn real-time generational diversity and inclusion.
Hamidah is also involved in youth related programs. |
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Paul MASI (BiographyHide Biography)
Country Head and Chief Executive Officer
Merril Lynch
Australia |
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Paul Masi, who is Merrill
Lynch's Country Head and Chief Executive Officer for Australia, also
co-chairs the Asia Pacific Region's Diversity & Inclusion Council for
the Bank. In addition, he is chairman of the Australian Executive Committee
and a member of the Asia Pacific Region Executive Committee.
Paul joined Merrill Lynch in Australia in 2000 and was previously
Country Co-Head and Head of Australasian Equities before moving to
Hong Kong in 2003 as head of Asia Pacific Region Equity Markets and
Equity Trading. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Paul was Head of
Equities for ABN AMRO Australia which he joined in 1982 when it was
Meares and Phillips and subsequently, BZW Australia.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and
has a diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia. Since 1995,
Paul has sat on several Australian Stock Exchange committees, including
the Rules Committee, The National Adjudicatory Tribunal and the Appeals
Tribunal. In 2003, he was elected to the Board of Securities and
Derivatives Industry Association (SDIA) and named Chairman of the
Institutional Broking Committee. |
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Roman MATLA (BiographyHide Biography)
Vice President and Divisional Diversity Manager – Asia
Merrill Lynch
Singapore |
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Roman Matla, Vice President
and Divisional Diversity Manager, re-joined Merrill Lynch in Singapore
in December 2006, and most recently was the regional head of Diversity
and Inclusion for Credit Suisse across Asia Pacific. Prior to relocating
to the region more than 6 years ago, Roman had worked in various technology
management positions at Merrill Lynch in both the US and Canada. He
currently has a primary focus on Global Private Client in the Pacific
Rim. Together, Roman and team target their efforts across the region
and partner with their global colleagues to further the vision of an
inclusive business rich in its mix of people, experiences, thoughts
and perspectives. He is an honors graduate of Business Administration
at Humber College in Toronto, Canada and he and his partner Heather,
an executive recruiter, have made Singapore their home. |
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Kay MCARDLE (BiographyHide Biography)
Head of Global Leadership and Diversity for Asia Ex-Japan
Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong |
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Kay is the Head of Global
Leadership and Diversity for Asia Ex Japan. She is an Executive Director
who joined Goldman Sachs, in Hong Kong, in March 2000 and spent her
first six years at the firm specializing in Employee Relations. Kay
is a qualified laywer and has worked as a litigator specializing
in employment law at law firms in the UK and then Hong Kong before
joining Goldman Sachs. While at law firm Masons in Hong Kong, Kay
was part of the Employment Litigation team which won the Asian Legal
Business Best Employment Law Firm of the Year award in 1999. In mid-2006,
Kay joined the board of The Women's Foundation, a Hong Kong-based
non-profit organisation, the mission of which is to promote the full
participation of women and girls in all aspects of Hong Kong society
through research, education and public awareness. Kay lives in Hong
Kong with her husband, Peter and their three young children. |
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Karen MCFADZEN (BiographyHide Biography)
Asia Pacific VP, APAC Technical Services
Cisco
Australia |
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Karen McFadzen is Vice
President of Technical Services for Cisco Services Asia Pacific at
Cisco, the worldwide leader of networking for the Internet. Cisco
Services have received many honors under McFadzen’s direction including:
- Honourable Mention for Excellence in Retention for the Australia/New
Zealand Flexibility Initiative, Cisco Women’s Leadership Offsite,
2006.
- Finalist in the 2005 Service Support Professional Association
award for the China Technical Assistance Centre for Best Practises
for Managing People.
- Grand Award and Commercial Big Business Award for Community Relations
Commission, National Multicultural Marketing Award, November 2005.
Karen is a major contributor in supporting the work environment
in Cisco Australia. Recent awards include:
- Highly Commended in the 2006/07 Hewitt Best Employers in Australia
and New Zealand.
- Cisco Australia named Employer of Choice for Women by Equal
Opportunity for Women in the Workplace.
- Winner of the 2006 “Best Learning and Development Strategy”,
the Australian HR Awards.
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Andrew MCGREGOR (BiographyHide Biography)
Director – Talent Development
PepsiCo International – Asia
Hong Kong |
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As Talent Development Director,
Andrew is the lead I&D practitioner for PepsiCo International - Asia.
With past experience as Chair of SenseWide, an Australian NGO supporting
people with disability to engage in mainstream employment, and HR roles
covering Asia from Australia, Hong Kong & Thailand, Andrew recognises
the rich cultural, racial and ethnic diversity of Asia. Working closely
with senior leadership, Andrew is actively raising I&D awareness and
skill across PI - Asia's 23 countries. Andrew holds Master’s & Bachelor’s
Degrees in Social Science. |
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Tim MINGES (BiographyHide Biography)
General Manager, Asia Pacific Business Unit
PepsiCo Asia
Thailand |
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Tim is a 24 year PepsiCo
veteran currently leading the Asia Pacific group of companies for PepsiCo.
Tim’s territory includes the developed markets of Japan and Korea as
well as the fast developing ASEAN group of countries. Tim has been
in Asia for 12 years with General Management assignments in China,
Thailand and Indonesia prior to his current role as regional GM. Tim
holds a bachelors degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. |
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Simon MINTY (BiographyHide Biography)
Director
Churchill, Minty & Friend
United Kingdom |
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Simon is a Director of Churchill,
Minty & Friend who provide training and consultancy in disability and
diversity. Simon is an advisor and consultant to the Employers Forum
on Disability, Broadcasters and Creative Industries Disability Network
and the Disability Rights Commission.
Simon is highly experienced in developing and delivering disability
and diversity training programs. His reputation is for being challenging
yet humorous; getting people to think further and deeper than the
expected, but remain focused on practical solutions. Simon regularly
runs workshops with the UK's major organisations on disability issues
and has worked as a writer, public speaker, producer and presenter.
He enjoys comedy and has written sketches for BBC Radio 4 and Channel
4. He has been the film critic for Disability Now, written for BBC
Ouch and the correspondent for the World Institute on Disability.
In August 2005, he produced and starred in a sell out Edinburgh Fridge
comedy show called Abnormally Funny People. Simon has personal experience
of disability, being of short stature and limited mobility. |
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Chandran NAIR (BiographyHide Biography)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)
Hong Kong |
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Chandran Nair is a true
internationalist, having lived and worked in Asia, Europe and Africa.
He is the founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow, an Asian first:
a private, non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing understanding
of the challenges of globalisation in Asia, including key issues of
the role of business in society, governance and ethics, and leadership
development. He strongly advocates a more sustainable approach to development
(before founding GIFT in 2004 he built Asia’s leading environmental
consultancy ERM as its chairman). He helps governments and corporations
instil these principles into their key decision-making process. He
has lectured energetically on these subjects, drawing on his global
outlook. His diligence is earning him a reputation for insightful observation
on geo-political realities and a refreshing perspective on conventional
wisdom. But more than just a speaker he seeks practical, long-term
solutions through his innovative Global Young Leaders Programme. |
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Anjana NATHWANI (BiographyHide Biography)
Director, Knowledge and Practice
Schneider Ross
United Kingdom
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Anjana Nathwani is a
Business Psychologist with extensive experience in Leadership and
Organisation Development. She has held numerous senior management
positions prior to joining Schneider Ross. These include Director
of Learning Design at Cass Business School and Assistant Director
at the Improvement and Development Agency for local government in
the UK. Her experience in enabling leaders and organisations to manage
change has proved to be invaluable in helping clients to acknowledge
the business benefits of equality and diversity. She has been leading
the Asia Chapter of the Global Diversity Network. Anjana contributes
at conferences periodically and has a number of publications to her
name. She is currently authoring a book. She has a passion for working
with young people and offers her spare time for mentoring and coaching
18-20year olds. For her wellbeing she enjoys holidays in the Himalayas
and has a daily routine of yoga and meditation. |
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Nancy PAYNE (BiographyHide Biography)
General Manager, Senior Vice President & Partner
Fleishman-Hillard Hong Kong Ltd.
Hong Kong |
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Nancy Payne has managed
several corporate, interactive and social issues-based programs over
a 17-year career in public relations and marketing communications.
As general manager of Fleishman Hillard’s Hong Kong operation, Nancy
oversees all functions of the office including strategic counsel for
clients, personnel management and business development. Nancy is also
member of Fleishman-Hillard’s Social Impact practice group. She champions
work in the Asia Pacific region that targets social issues and corporate
social responsibility. She also sits on the leadership team of Community
Business. Nancy also has experience working with clients to communicate
within our changing digital world. She has served as an adjunct professor
at Johns Hopkins University in the US. She holds a MA from American
University’s School of International Service, and a BA in Journalism
from the University of Nebraska. |
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Margaret REGAN (BiographyHide Biography)
President and CEO
The FutureWork Institute
United States |
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Margaret Regan is the President
and CEO of The FutureWork Institute, a global virtual web of alliances
which models and co-creates flexible, inclusive workplaces. Its members
are from the former Global Diversity Practice of Towers Perrin, and
the Institute is a Strategic Alliance of Towers Perrin. The Institute
operates on four continents—North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America--as
a global incubator of innovation and change in addressing current and
future workplace and marketplace trends and issues.
Ms. Regan has studied human resource practices in Japan, worked
in Paris on French-American mergers, educated global executive teams
on cross-cultural differences, conducted women’s studies in Germany,
France, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. She has led Institute
projects which conducted employee research and focus goups in Hong
Kong, Bangalore, Tokyo, Mexico, Chile, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam,
Paris and other major cities.
As a member of the World Future Society, Ms. Regan is often asked
to bring to her keynote speeches and consulting assignments a perspective
on the next 10 years and the implications for workforce change management.
She has appeared on NBC-TV’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly
News, CNN, and WNYC-TV to comment on emerging workforce trends. She
has been frequently quoted in Fortune, The Wall Street
Journal, Miami Herald and The Washington Post and
is currently featured on Close-Up TV as the CEO of “one of the most
innovative businesses in the U.S.”
Ms. Regan was formerly a Principal at Towers Perrin where she founded
the Global Diversity and Work/Life Practice, and led those practices
as well as the Global Reinventing HR Practice, and the Global Human
Capital Management Practice. She was also the Senior Vice President
of the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the VP of Human
Resources for Con Edison, one of the largest utilities in the US.
She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the City University
of NY, and completed her doctoral work at Fordham University. |
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Ken Wye SAW (BiographyHide Biography)
Vice-President (Sales and Marketing)
Microsoft Asia Pacific
Singapore |
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Vice-President (Sales
and Marketing) for Microsoft in Asia Pacific, Ken Wye Saw is responsible
for the sales and marketing functions for the regional operations
at Microsoft. Prior to this role, Ken was the President for Southeast
Asia for two years since October 2004, and had held direct responsibilities
for providing strategic direction with Microsoft’s marketing, sales,
operational and business development efforts in emerging markets.
Ken was also the General Manager for Communications Sector for Microsoft
in Asia Pacific, Greater China and Japan regions from 2001 to 2004
where he was responsible for driving vertical sales strategies for
network service providers. This entailed working closely with telecommunication
companies, Internet Service Providers and Application Service Providers
to take advantage of cost effective Microsoft based solutions. Equally
important was his focus on working together with the services providers
in creating new markets and services for connected businesses and
consumers.
Ken was previously Managing Director of Microsoft Singapore from
1997 to 2001.
Actively involved in the local Singapore IT community, Ken serves
on the board of the Infocomm Development Authority and on the advisory
committees of several Singapore-based institutions of higher education.
Ken had also served as the Chairman of the Singapore Infocomm Technology
Federation. He was also with the National Computer Board for 14 years,
his last appointment there being Assistant Chief Executive (Industry).
His notable contributions during his National Computer Board days
include playing a key role in driving national projects such as Singapore
ONE and IT2000.
Ken graduated from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
with a BSC (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a MSC in Operational
Research. |
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Elisabeth C SCOTT (BiographyHide Biography)
Chairwoman
The Women's Foundation
Hong Kong |
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* Appointed Managing Director
and Country Head of Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
in 2005.
* Joined Schroders in Hong Kong in 1992, initially with responsibility
for the US equity content of institutional portfolios
* Chair of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (2005/2007);
Board member of the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board
* Chairwoman of The Women’s Foundation, a Hong Kong based NGO which
promotes economic self-reliance for women and girls in Hong Kong
* Investment career commenced in 1985 in Edinburgh
* MA (Hons) in Politics and Modern History, Edinburgh University |
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Ako SERIZAWA (BiographyHide Biography)
Area Director, Diversity
The Dow Chemical Company
Japan |
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Atsuko “Ako” Seriawa assumed
her current position as Pacific Area Director, Diversity & Inclusion,
Dow Chemical Pacific Limited, in 2006.
Seriawa joined Dow Chemical Japan in 1974 as a sales assistant after
receiving a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from Occidental College,
Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She was appointed
as epoxy field sales person in the Tokyo Sales Office in 1975, the
first woman to hold such a position for Dow Japan.
In 1980 she was named senior sales person for Designed Products in
the Tokyo Sales Office.
Ako became product marketing manager for Designed Products for Dow
Japan in 1983, becoming the first woman to be named marketing manager
in Dow’s Pacific operation.
She was appointed product marketing manager in Specialty Chemicals
for Dow USA in 1988, living in and working from Midland, Michigan,
U.S.A. In 1990 she moved back to Japan, and in 1991 she was named commercial
manager for Liquid Separations for Dow Japan, again becoming the first
woman to receive the title within Dow Pacific operations. She held
that position until 1999 when she was named area director for Customer
Interface Group in Dow Pacific, leading Customer Services and the Customer
Service Support group for 13 countries in the Pacific.
Seriawa was the recipient of the Genesis Award in 1998, presented to
employees who have demonstrated exceptional people development skills,
and started the Pacific Women’s Innovation Network (WIN), a global
employee network focused on growing women’s contributions at Dow and
enabling them to lead fulfilled lives. |
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T.K. SRIRANG (BiographyHide Biography)
General Manager, Human Resources Management Group
ICICI Bank Ltd.
India |
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T.K. Srirang has been with
the Bank since 2001. His responsibility includes shaping HR policies
for the Bank and driving these policies and processes across various
business groups within India. He played an important role in setting
up the recruitment practice for the Bank. The Bank has grown from employee
strength of 7000 employees in 2002 to 35000 employees as on date. He
used to head the recruitment practice for the bank prior to moving
into the current role. Before ICICI, he had worked with Coca-Cola India
Limited, Ford India Limited and ICI India Limited. He has a total experience
of 12 years. He has done his Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from
Bangalore & Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
from Calcutta. He has led various initiatives in areas like, Leadership
development, Performance Management, Job evaluation, Organization Restructuring;
Competency based Recruitment, Mergers and Employee Relations. |
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Venkata RATNAM (BiographyHide Biography)
Professor and Director of International Management Institute
International Institute of Management in India
India |
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Dr C S Venkata Ratnam is
Director, International Management Institute, New Delhi and Editor,
Global Business Review. He is also executive member of the International
Industrial Relations Association, Fellow, Indian Society for Training
and Development and Secretary of Indian Society of Labour Economics
and Indian Industrial Relations Associaton.
Dr Ratnam has specialized in human resource management and industrial
relations and has held numerous consulting assignments for International
Labour Organization, Asian Productivity Organization and International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions in various countries in Asia and
Europe. He was visiting professor at International Institute of Management,
University of Graz, Austria and visiting fellow at McGill University,
Montreal and Manchester Business School, Manchester.
Author of several books, including Employers Dilemma, Challenge
of Change: Dynamics of Labour Management Relations in India, Managing
People, Unusual Collective Agreements and Negotiated Change.
Dr Ratnam is a member of the HR or IR committees of all the apex
chambers and employers organizations in India. |
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Yulee TENG (BiographyHide Biography)
Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
Citi Markets and Banking Asia Pacific
Hong Kong |
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Yulee Teng is Senior Vice
President, Organizational Development at Citi Markets and Banking Asia
Pacific. Prior to joining Citi in 2004, she was Associate Director
in Human Resources at UBS AG, responsible for graduate recruitment
for the Asia Pacific region. Before that, she managed the recruitment
efforts for the Capital Markets businesses at Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific.
Yulee began her career in Human Resources as a search consultant
at Korn/Ferry International specializing in banking and consulting
industries.
Yulee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel
Administration at Cornell University. |
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Tom VERGHESE (BiographyHide Biography)
Director
Cultural Synergies
Australia |
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Tom Verghese lives and breathes
cultural diversity. Of Indian origin, born and raised in multi-ethnic
Malaysia, he moved to Australia as a foreign student. His wife is English
and they have two children.
As founder of the consulting firm Cultural Synergies, Tom has attracted
global clients such as Shell, Ingersoll-Rand, Goldman Sachs JB Were,
ANZ Bank, Sara Lee, Autoliv, Hewlett Packard, University of Melbourne
and BP. During his more than 15 years of consulting, he has undertaken
assignments in more than 20 countries.
He is author of ‘The Invisible Elephant: Exploring Cultural Awareness’
and co-author of ‘'Pillars of Growth - Strategies for Leading Sustainable
Growth'. |
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Paul YIP (BiographyHide Biography)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong |
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Paul is a senior lecturer
in the department of statistics and actuarial science and is the director
of Centre for suicide research and prevention of the University of
Hong Kong. Paul is also a consultant for the Government on the fertility
issue, a working group member on the population policy of the Sustainable
Unit of the Hong Kong Government and a council member of the Family
Planning Association of Hong Kong. |
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Annie YOUNG-SCRIVNER (BiographyHide Biography)
Business Unit General Manager
PepsiCo International, China Snacks
China |
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As the General Manager of
PepsiCo Foods for greater China, Annie is responsible for developing
the strategic framework for PepsiCo¡¯s Macro-Snacks & Quaker businesses.
She leads all functions including: Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations,
R&D, Agriculture, PR and Government Relations. Annie is a fifteen year
PepsiCo veteran who has held varies roles in Sales, Marketing and General
Management. Annie believes in cultivating an inclusive culture where
individual differences can be leveraged to be a competitive strength.
She holds an Executive MBA from University of Minnesota and BA from
University of Washington. She was on the Executive Committee for
PepsiCo¡¯s Asian Network and previous Board member of Network of
Executive Women. Annie and her family live in Shanghai China. |
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Masayasu “Mark” YUKIOKA (BiographyHide Biography)
General Manager of Affiliates & International HR
Matsushita Electric Works
Japan |
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Mark Yukioka’s career in
Human Resources at Matsushita Electric Works (MEW) spans two decades
and includes four years of service at Panasonic Electric Works of America.
In his current role as General Manager of Affiliates & International
HR, Mark is responsible for accelerating the global business growth
of MEW by providing HR infrastructure and promoting personnel development.
He is responsible for creating an inclusive workplace environment and
for driving a culture of cross-cultural awareness, encouraging MEW
employees in Japan adopt a global mindset and language. He is a lecturer
of an overseas assignee training program and an advisor of an overseas
executive development program. He is also involved in work to support
joint venture and M&A activities, such as due diligence and post-closing
integration from an HR point of view. He lives in Osaka with his wife
and four daughters. |
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Andrea ZAVADSZKY (BiographyHide Biography)
Editor for Classified Post and Special Report
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong |
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Andrea Zavadszky is the
editor for Special Reports and Classified Post at the South China Morning
Post. Previously, she worked in the same capacity with Career Times
and has six years’ experience in staffing matters. A long-time journalist,
she has worked for several local and international publications specialising
in the travel industry, and business and politics in China. She helped
to produce several documentaries on China for BBC’s Panorama and Granada
TV. She has a bachelor’s degree in Chinese studies from the School
of Oriental and African Studies and a master’s in journalism form The
University of Hong Kong. Her research included reportage literature
in China from the 1920s to 1989. |
