ASEAN Future of Work Track, 1 Oct 2020

1. Special Remarks by ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting Chair

Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, Minister, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia, spoke about Malaysia’s measures to address the impact of COVID-19 on Malaysia’s labour market and to support Malaysia’s economic recovery.

2. “The Impact Of Technology And i4.0 in the Singapore Financial Services and Logistics Sector”, by Mr Samir Bedi, Partner, ASEAN Workforce Advisory Leader, People Advisory Services, Ernst & Young.

3. Panel Discussion: “Developing Skills for a Resilient and Digitally Enabled Workforce for the Region”

  • Moderator: Mr Max Loh, Managing Partner, Singapore & Brunei, IPO Leader, Ernst & Young ASEAN

  • Panellists:

    • Dr Gog Soon Joo, Chief Futurist & Chief Skills Officer, SkillsFuture Singapore
    • Mr Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary General, National Trade Unions Congress, Singapore
    • Ms Susan Cheong, Managing Director and Group Head of Talent Acquisition, Group Human Resources, DBS Bank
    • Mr Ronald Tay, Executive Director, APAC Head of Learning and Development, Asset & Wealth Management, JP Morgan Chase

This session discussed the future of work trends impacting lifelong learning, the critical skillsets required in the post-COVID future of work, as well as how businesses can prepare and respond to these unprecedented shifts.

4. Special Remarks by the Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia

Mr Anwar Sanusi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia, spoke about Indonesia’s measures to address the impact of COVID-19 on Indonesia’s labour market and to support Indonesia’s economic recovery.