The Modern Workforce: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
Brought to you by the AustCham Shanghai Elevate Women in Leadership Committee and Hays Recruiting, join us for light breakfast and panel discussion on workplace diversity.
Topics for the panel discussion will reflect the findings of last year’s report which include:
- Workplace diversity is vital as a foundation for innovation and creativity and also for recruiting and keeping the best talent.
- 63% of respondents across all markets believe leaders hold a bias towards people who look, think or act like they do.
- While two thirds of respondents work for organisations that set individual diversity targets for senior and line managers only nine per cent told us these targets are actively worked towards.
- Less than a third of all respondents believe people of equal ability in their organisation have equal access to career opportunity regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, family commitments, marital status, race, religion or sexuality.
- Fewer employees now have a male boss. Still over half of respondents, 58%, report to a male; but this is down from 63% last year and 67% two years ago.
Facilitator
Joanne Warrin
Asia-Pacific Brand, Marketing and Communications Leader, Growth Markets
EY
As the Asia-Pacific Brand, Marketing and Communications Leader, Growth Markets, Joanne is a senior B2B marketing and business development professional. With over 20 years’ global experience developing and implementing critical business transformation programs and leading brand, marketing and communications strategies, Joanne is successful in implementing complex, integrated, multi-channel campaigns across geographies and sectors.
Panel Speakers
Sue Wei
Business Director, Hays in Shanghai
Sue is the Business Director at HAYS Shanghai and currently lead key recruitment teams including Life Sciences, Accounting & Finance, Human Resource, Legal, Education and Service Sales and Marketing with over 80 consultants. Sue personally focuses on executive level roles in supporting functions across industries. Overall, Sue has 9 years in recruitment with previous experience in advertising in New York. She holds an MBA from Pace University, New York.
Unice Liu
General Manager, Baldwin Boyle Group
Unice Liu is the Managing Director of Baldwin Boyle Group’s China office. Unice was previously part of BBG’s Singapore team and has extensive experience leading strategic communications programmes across sectors including financial services, real estate, food and beverage, FMCGs, travel and tourism. Unice is passionate about crafting authentic stories that help corporations connect better with their key audiences. She is versed in strategic media and stakeholder engagement, internal communications, issues management and thought leadership building. Unice is effectively bilingual and holds a Bachelor (Honours) in Social Sciences (Communications and New Media) from the National University of Singapore, and a Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Temasek Polytechnic.
Benjamin Wong
HR Director, Goodman
Benjamin Wong is the HR Director, Greater China of Goodman, one of the largest asset investment and management companies listed on the ASX. Prior to joining Goodman, Ben was the CHRO of K Wah International Ltd for the real estate industry in HK and Greater Bay area. Benjamin also worked in a German brake control system company (Knorr-Bremse) for rail and commercial vehicle industries as HRD for APAC. His previous work experience includes Otis, Shell, ANZ Bank and more. He has over 20 years work experience in Suzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong. He possesses a CPA, MBA from Australia, and a professional member of Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management, and the Australia Institute of Human Resources.
