Conference Agenda | E2 Workforce Consulting

Inside the Program

Everything you need to plan your conference experience.

END OF WORKSHOP

3.45pm – 4.45pm

Closing : Q&A

Clarify understanding and reinforce key takeaways

3.45pm – 4.45pm

SESSION 5

The Alchymyst’s HR Card Game Part 2: Behavioral Assessment

Apply awareness to make intentional HR decisions under pressure

Experimental Activity: The HR Toxic Workplace Game Tournament

3.30pm – 3.45pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

3.00pm – 3.30pm

SESSION 4

Influence Under Pressure: Applying Awareness to HR Decision- Making

Coalition-building vs. Exclusion
Ethical decision making under pressure
Communication choices during conflict

1.30pm – 3.00pm

SESSION 3

The Alchymyst’s HR Card Game Part 1

Energise participants through a fun HR card game that reinforces key concepts while sparking laughter

Experimental Activity: The HR Toxic Workplace Game – Introduction & Practice

12.30pm – 1.30pm

LUNCH BREAK

10.45am – 12.30pm

SESSION 2

Networking for HR Professionals:
Creating a Lasting Impression with Dr. Eric Siew

Build intentional connections that create lasting professional impressions

Mastering Active Listening
Asking Better Questions
Non-verbal Language & Micro Signals
Auditing Your Digital Footprint
The Art of Following Up
The Social Experience Part 2 Experimental Activity

10.30am – 10.45am

MORNING TEA BREAK

9.30am – 10.30am

SESSION 1

The Social Experiment Part 1 with AuntyHR

Surface gaps between self-perception and external perception

Experimental Activity: First Impression Reality Check
Debrief Focus: Intent vs. Impact

9.00am – 9.30am

Opening

Set context, expectations, and readiness for experiential learning.

Welcome message & brief intro of host and trainers
Reiteration of training objectives and outcomes
Agenda run-through

09:00 am

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10:00 am

11:00 am

12:00 pm

01:00 pm

02:00 pm

03:00 pm

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05:00 pm

END OF DAY 1

3.30pm – 4.00pm

TOPIC 5

Building a Resilient ER Culture Through Positive Psychology

Explore the powerful intersection of resilience and positive psychology and how organisations can focus on strengths, promoting gratitude and encouraging growth mindset as means to mitigate IR risks.

Max Wong

Director, Impact Volution

3.00pm – 3.30pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

2.15pm – 3.00pm

TOPIC 4

Trade Union Recognition in 2026: Compliance, Culture and Contingency Planning

The surge in union recognition claims isn’t a coincidence. Legislative reforms have shaped a new future in IR. This session reveals why assuming the status quo is a dangerous gamble and how HR must pivot into a proactive, high-engagement unit.

Dzulfadhli Lamin

Senior Consultant, E2 Workforce Consulting

12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lunch & Networking

10.00am – 10.30am

COFFEE BREAK

1.30pm – 2.15pm

PANEL DISCUSSION 1

The Perpetual Temporary: Rolling Fixed Term Contracts and Contracts for Service - Are they a ticking time bomb?

Temporary arrangements are sometimes not temporary. C-Suites, Senior Management, Contractors are common examples to name a few. This session focuses on navigating this IR minefield or fixed term engagements.

Leonard Yeoh

Partner, Tay & Partner

Jassmine Joseph

Senior Consultant, E2 Workforce Consulting

Edward Saw

Partner, Messrs Josephine, LK Chow & Co.

Rachel Tan

Partner, Rachel & Co.

11.15am – 12.30pm

TOPIC 3

The Corporate to Agile Pivot: Modernizing Human Resources and Industrial Relations for High Velocity Growth

Having steered a huge organisation successfully to scaling a high growth venture, Azran offers a rare perspective on how HR practitioners can re-think their blueprint for building a framework that is robust enough for a boardroom, but agile enough for a disruptive market.

Azran Osman Rani

Group CEO & Co-Founder, Naluri Life

10.30am – 11.15am

TOPIC 2

Exiting the C-Suite and Senior Management: Legal, Reputational and Industrial Relations strategies for senior level termination

Terminating a senior executive requires more than just a checklist. Explore the complex intersection of airtight contracts, mutual separation strategies and the delicate art of a clean break.

Yong Hon Cheong

Partner, Zaid Ibrahim & Co

9.15am – 10.00am

TOPIC 1

PIPs Gone Wrong. Key Learnings from Recent Industrial Court Awards on Performance Management

Performance Management has been regarded as a legal liability, and the costs are staggering. Learn critical mistakes that turn routine PIPs into losses through decided Industrial Court awards.

Amardeep Singh Toor

Partner, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

9.00am – 9.15am

OPENING AND WELCOME ADDRESS

4.00pm – 5.00pm

HYPOTHETICAL

Exit Package or Legal Trap: How your seemingly safe MSS could backfire

A signed MSS is not an absolute shield. Recent case awards have emphasised on the importance of the ‘leading up’ instead of the document itself. This hypothetical session allows participants to understand the build-up of a MSS from multiple perspectives.

Richard Wee

Managing Partner, Richard Wee Chambers

May 12 - CONFERENCE - DAY 1