Date:
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM GST
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM SGT
08:00 PM - 09:00 PM AEST
HR & Technology Panel Discussion
Organised by Thrive HR Exchange
Join us for an interactive session at the intersection of people and technology where we will kick off with a visual image exercise and enter into a deep discussion covering:
How digital trends and influences are changing from the present to the future of work
Ideas to influence your organisation to successfully adopt new technologies
Ramping up your understanding of the critical role that you play in leading your organization for the future
With rich and diverse experiences in HR, technology and education, the panelist lineup for this virtual dialogue include:
Bhakti Vithalani, Founder & CEO of BigSpring
Krish Sridhar, Founder & CEO of KNOW
Philippa (Pip) Penfold, Co-Founder of People Collider
Moderator: Stephanie Nash, Co-creator & Chief People Officer, Thrive HR Exchange
If you are running business, HR and IT for large or small organisations, join us to learn and connect with the community in this virtual group!
Limited spaces available so register soon!
Our Panel:
Bhakti Vithalani
Founder and CEO of BigSpring
BigSpring is a lifelong skilling platform that moves people from “test ready” to “job ready”. BigSpring equips people with market-relevant skills they need to be gainfully employed, and enables employers to measure ROI from learning to establish it as a core business driver - not a discretionary expense. This approach was born from a decade of work in vocational training across sectors, job types and geographies. BigSpring has garnered over a half-million learners globally and is the platform of choice for Uber, Google, Facebook, Tata Steel, United Technologies and others. Under Bhakti’s leadership, BigSpring has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a Technology Pioneer 2020, joining a select group of companies that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. In this capacity, Bhakti is a member of the Forum’s New Economy and Society platform.
Bhakti also sits on the Board of Governors for JA Worldwide, a hundred-year-old organization that delivers financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship skills to over ten million youth around the world each year. In her role as Governor, she co-chairs JA’s Learning Experiences Committee. Previously, Bhakti worked as an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company leading client engagements for the High Tech and Corporate Finance practices across the United States and Asia Pacific. She started her career in product development in Silicon Valley with Siebel Systems.
Bhakti is a Computer Engineer with University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University (where she was among the first women from India to attend) and has an MBA from The Wharton School where she was a Joseph Wharton Fellow.
Krish Sridhar
Founder & CEO of KNOW
KNOW is a mobile communications and operations platform for frontline and service workers. With over half a million workers already benefitting from the platform, KNOW is rapidly on its way to achieving its mission of transforming the lives of blue and grey collar workers everywhere. Krish wakes up every day thankful for being alive at a time where technology, if done right, can truly advance people's lives at a pace never seen before.
Prior to starting KNOW, Krish was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, and leader of McKinsey's Digital Labs in Asia. He has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, is a contributor to four Java internet standards, and holds an MBA from London Business School. His best friend in the world is his Labrador Retriever, Bailey.
Philippa (Pip) Penfold
CEO and Co-Founder of People Collider
After a 20-year corporate HR career in Asia Pip now leads People Collider, a company providing education to HR professionals about new and emerging technologies and methodologies for the digital era. In addition to her role as Instructor on topics including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Blockchain, Pip lectures at a Singapore University on Human Capital Innovation as Adjunct Faculty and researches the impact of human-technology blended teams on the workforce and workplace beyond the Information Age.
Pip is a HR Tech Start-up Mentor for the Workplace Accelerator and Advisor to emerging HR technology companies including Naomi. She is a regular keynote speaker on HR and Technology at regional and global conferences and a recognised thought-leader on the application of Artificial Intelligence by Human Resources. Pip holds an EMBA, MScHRM and other postgraduate qualifications in addition to global HR certifications (GPHR, SHRM-SCP, CAHRI & MCIPD).