Gpayroll takes home the biggest prize at the HR Tech PitchFest

Singapore’s Gpayroll beat out 18 other companies to emerge as the winner of the inaugural HR Tech Pitch-Fest.
Gallery: All the best pictures from HR Festival Asia

Did our photographers catch you at HR Festival Asia over May 8 and 9? Check out some of the best pictures captured right here!
Transformation through automation, the Agoda way

Over five years, Jeff Lee, Chief People Officer at Agoda has transformed its HR department into a far more tech-driven and agile team.
Flexibility as the key to HR technology implementation

Implementing an effective HR strategy for the future is more about its ability to adapt, than its value as a permanent solution, explains Stephanie Morton.
Growing pains: How Fave overcame its expansion issues

Mobile payments app Fave’s Head of Strategic Initiative revealed what HR problems the company ran into after it acquired Groupon.
Anticipation and alignment at global beauty giant L’Oreal

Yenita Oktora from L’oreal’s HRD Consumer Division Asia-Pacific says good HR practices lie at the core of the company’s success.
Adapting digital transformation in HR to every industry

Digital, digital everywhere but are we doing it right? A panel of experts looked deep into the question on stage at HR Festival Asia today.
Bigger budgets for HR technology in Asia-Pacific

A new Sierra-Cedar whitepaper, as unveiled at HR Festival Asia, has found that the Asia-Pacific region will be the next hot spot for HR technology.
HR technology tools: Intelligence is everything

Futurist and technology commentator John Sumser took the Plenary Stage to highlight the immense potential of technology in HR, and also its dangers.
Power Talks set to electrify Day Two of HR Festival Asia

A full schedule of short, sharp Power Talks is set to wow visitors to the HR Festival Asia expo on the final day of the event.
Transforming change management, by Schroders

Gunnar Jaschik, Operations Transformation and Change Manager, Schroders, has highlighted a model for digital transformation at HR Festival Asia.
To rate or not to rate, that is the question

When it comes to performance reviews, less is sometimes more, according to HR panelists from Spotify and Schneider Electric.
GE: An industrial titan that is always learning

Wouter Van Wersch, President and CEO, GE ASEAN-ANP, has shared how the legacy company remains agile in a world of short attention spans and startups.
Josh Bersin: Managing the workforce for the future

Speaking at HR Festival Asia on Wednesday, Josh Bersin made some key predictions about the state and future of the HR industry.
DBS Bank, Teledirect CEO lead winner’s pack at HR Fest Awards

The first-ever HR Fest Awards took place earlier today at HR Festival Asia, recognising two individuals, and three organisations.
Five things we learned on Day One of HR Festival Asia

It’s been a vibrant, content-rich, and sometimes overwhelming day at HR Festival Asia. Here are five key takeaways the HRM Asia team has picked out.
Singtel’s technology-centric recruitment strategy

The telco’s Head of Talent Acquisition shared how the company had successfully automated the recruitment function at HR Festival Asia today.
Women in STEM: Proactively addressing gender inequality

Women’s under-representation in STEM fields across Asia-Pacific compromises the region’s ability to realise its full potential, HR Festival Asia has heard.
Carving a bigger share of a US$400b pie in Singapore

Singapore is investing heavily in HR technology, as Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad told HR Festival Asia today.
At Google, everything starts with an optimistic mindset

Google’s “Chief Innovation Evangelist” says true business transformation starts from the mindset of all employees.
How DBS changed its fortunes in less than a decade

DBS Bank’s Chief Data and Transformation Officer Paul Cobban told HR Festival Asia about the company’s unique and rapid transformation journey.
Crowds welcome opening day of HR Festival Asia

A strong crowd has turned out for the opening sessions of HR Festival Asia in Singapore this morning.
How OCBC Bank’s HR team is keeping up with the gig economy

Employees are expecting organisations to be agile, such as by offering options for part-time, project-based, contract, or remote work.
HR Festival Asia: Networking opportunities galore

With just five days until the region’s biggest HR and technology conference, HRM Asia is counting down the seven key reasons to be a part of HR Festival Asia.
HR and IT: Achieving together side by side

There is a powerful new relationship at the top of the most successful organisations today when HR and IT departments work together to impact the business.
HR Festival Asia: Recognising the best of HR at the HR Fest Awards

The first-ever HR Fest Awards will take place at HR Festival Asia this year. The winners will be announced on the HR Tech stage on May 8.
HR Festival Asia: Latest innovations on display at the sold-out Expo

With just nine days until the region’s biggest HR and technology conference, HRM Asia is counting down the seven key reasons to be a part of HR Festival Asia.
Talking HR innovations at Microsoft’s #FutureOfWork Summit

Join HRM Magazine Asia’s Yamini Chinnuswamy for Microsoft’s #FutureOfWork Summit on May 7 – a special virtual livestream event.
HR Festival Asia: An exclusive platform for all-new research

With just 12 days until the region’s biggest HR and technology conference, HRM Asia is counting down the seven key reasons to be a part of HR Festival Asia.
HR Festival Asia: A showcase for the region’s top trailblazers

With just 13 days until the region’s biggest HR and technology conference, HRM Asia is counting down the seven key reasons to be a part of HR Festival Asia.