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Siti Norliza Mohd Sahar (Liza) is the Director of Talent at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Liza responsible to leads the initiatives in building and sustaining talent pipeline in driving the Digital Economy agenda that includes in ICT, Creative, eCommerce and Global Business Services.

Liza has more than 15 years of working experience in Human Capital, from Human Resources management to Talent Development as well as driving graduates related initiatives. Prior joining MDEC, she was the Head of Graduate Employability with TalentCorp. Liza past experiences includes working with Khazanah Nasional PMCare Sdn Bhd and Maxis.

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Nadiah has been in the HR line for more than 20 years with focus on Organizational Development and Change Management with experiences in multinationals in various industries. A graduate of BA International Relations from the UK (1991).

She has been tasked to work with the leadership team to build organizational capabilities to grow the Talent base in alignment with SP Setia's growth agenda. This will be another great HR chapter for Nadiah with a No 1 Group HR role in a company that is poised to double up their growth within the next 5 years.

AWARDS

• Global Best TQM achievement
• Gold Star Award in 2009 – Trusted Advisor
• Women Leadership Achievement award

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June Beh started her journey at Starbucks in 2005 as partner resources manager and over the years she has been promoted to director of partner resources and compliance, which consists of Human Resources, Learning & Development, Talent Development, Safety & Security Services, and Quality Assurance for Starbucks Malaysia and Brunei.

Her focus as a HR practitioner concentrates on delivering business results through leadership growth and employee engagement. She believes that people are the core strength of any business and strengthening talent is vital to enable businesses to grow and strive. Through best practices, she obtained numerous HR Awards, such as Employer of Choice, Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2015 & 2016 and Aon Hewitt Best Employers 2015 – Best of the Best, TalentCorp-Life@Work2016; on a personal level, she received the award for HR Leader – Gold Award 2015.

AWARDS

• Employer of Choice, Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2015
• TalentCorp - Life@Work2016
• HR Leader – Gold Award 2015

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Dr Haniza Yon, as a director of the Psychometrics Lab, MIMOS Berhad is responsible for overseeing the lab's research, development and commercialisation work. After obtaining a PhD in Measurement and Quantitative Methods, she worked as a psychometrician at Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey, USA for several years before returning home to Malaysia in 2009.

She served as a consulting measurement statistician on several state and international projects, and as a test auditor for several assessment programmes in the United States. She was the founding President of the Malaysian Psychometrics Association (MPA), and is currently serving her sixth presidential term. Her main research interest is in applying digital assessment technology to assess human potentials and capabilities.

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Caroline has 20 years of experience in managing key stakeholders across her different roles which involved sales, marketing, and consulting. She spent two years in human capital consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where she was a Senior Manager, leading People & Organization projects and work streams of diverse projects. Prior to that, Caroline led the business in Hann Consulting, a local boutique Talent Management consulting firm. She was responsible for scoping, designing, and implementing people and organizational solutions. Her eight years with Agilent Technologies gave her solid experience across a varied portfolio of roles from frontline Sales and Business Development to strategic product development and marketing programs. In her current role at Leaderonomics, Caroline continues to diagnose, design, and facilitate leadership and human capital interventions especially in the arena of talent management.

Caroline holds a Bachelor of Economics, with a major in International Trade & Business. She is also HRDF-certified trainer and also holds the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) Level 1 ATU Certificate. Caroline believes in maximizing the potential of people and is passionate about making a difference in people's lives at work.

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Diana Hoppe, 47, is the Head of Human Relations, Malaysia & Indonesia since 1st July 2016. She began working for Continental AG in 2000 in the Recruiting Office, today called Employer Branding and Strategic Recruiting. After moving as a HR Business Partner to Human Resources for Marketing & Sales Headquarter in Hanover, she was in charge for implementation of HRD initiatives and programs within the Tires Division as well for HRD in the divisional Tires functions Controlling, Purchasing and IT. As project manager she took over responsibility for the HR integration of the newly acquired Tires organization in India from 2010 until 2012. She was a Head of Human Resources BU Commercial Vehicle Tires (CVT) since January 2012 to June 2016, played an important role together with the local and regional HR teams to implement strategic HR projects within the BU and the HR activities in the worldwide CVT locations.

Diana Hoppe studied at the University of Cologne in Germany where she obtained her degree in Economics. She is married with 2 daughters, aged of 12 and 10, and living with her family in Kuala Lumpur.

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With the backing of 17 years of excellent knowledge and experience in the legal field, Rebecca has always had a knack for seeing what others don't yet see. She has never been afraid to try on different hats and today she stands as a prominent female Private Investigator cum CEO of a leading Employment Screening company named VENOVOX SDN BHD. One of her first mandates is to take part in the realignment of the entire Background Screening operation in Venovox and to profitably expand the business.

Venovox is a home grown employment screening company in operation since year 2000 Having established as a leading employment screening vendor in Malaysia and SEA, she has taken on the challenge to bring VENOVOX to the next level. Today, she has successfully brought the organisation to stand as a Global Screening provider – with a regional operation in USA; VENOVOX LLC.

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Susee Rajaram is the head of Guardians of Mother Earth (GME), an affiliate member company of The Golden Space Malaysia. Guardians of Mother Earth envision a world where everyone honours, respects and loves Mother Earth.

A strong advocate of sustainable living and one that is kinder to our planet, Susee and her team at GME organise monthly talks and activities to create awareness and understanding of environmental issues. The team also holds sessions on how we can reduce our ecological footprint by adopting a more sustainable way of living. All of nature is interconnected and to help people reconnect with Mother Earth more deeply, GME organises outdoor activities such as nature appreciation sessions and mindfulness in nature. Numerous studies have proven that being in nature has tremendous mental, physical and emotional benefits. Ultimately the objective is to bring more peace, harmony and happiness into our lives. Having over 15 years experience in the corporate world of advertising and sales, Susee brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to GME. GME currently runs Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Inner Balance (Mindfulness @Workplace) programmes for companies.

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Beatrice Lee's gift of intuition was opened to her from her childhood. Intuitive at an early age, she was able to fore tell the future of friends and family using this "sixth sense" of hers. This gift never left her; and growing up she had a strong desire to explore the unexplainable. Her curiosity towards meta-physics grew stronger and she found herself attracted to aromatherapy, colors, universe energies and natural crystals, in which she could detect vibrations from and used them for well-being purposes.

A certified meta-physician and hypnotherapist, Beatrice left her corporate job and realized her dream of serving humanity in The Golden Space Malaysia, as a Director and Practitioner. Her clientele grew tremendously; from people of all walks of life to major corporate companies such as BMW, Dior, Gamuda Properties and Entrepreneur Organisation (EO).

Beatrice has worked with a few hundred clients to date, offering services such as Intuitive Card Readings, Soul Empowerment Energy Healing, Hypnotherapy, Numerology reading, Color therapy & workshop, Meditation, Women Empowerment Journey workshop, Crystal Activation Healing workshop and The Chakra Code Workshops.

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Her former experiences as a seasoned entrepreneur with a wealth of experience and success in the retail, beauty, jewellery and estate distribution industries. Her consistent success over more than two decades comes from the creative approaches, which she developed through her deep understanding of the markets that she was targeting, as well as the financial, people and operational aspects of the businesses that she built. Prior to her venture into entrepreneurship, she held senior management positions in multinational corporations in the sports and pharmaceutical industries.

Teresa is also a certified business coach and has helped her clients turnaround their businesses through her guidance. Her ability to understand the breadth and depth of her clients' goals allows her to support, encourage and guide them towards the results that they pursue. She has been described by many as an insightful, creative and effective coach.

AWARD

• Top Estate Planner Malaysia 2010

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GM Tan is the founder and managing partner of GM Tan & Company (Advocates & Solicitors) (Trademark Agent), a multi-award winning business boutique law firm in Centum Oasis Corporate Park, Ara Damansara that handles turn-key and complicated contract, debt recovery and employment cases. A lawyer having handled cases in the UK, Hong Kong & Malaysia since 2006, GM Tan is no stranger to extra-ordinary cases. Due to the diverse nature of cases involved with businesses and corporates, GM Tan became a legal specialist in serving corporate & business needs and in 2012, set up GM Tan & Company as a special purpose legal vehicle to clients with contracts, debt recovery and employment issues.

GM Tan was a featured speaker on insolvency law and creditor's rights at the Malaysian National Credit Conference of 2016 in Kuala Lumpur. Additionally, in February 2017, GM Tan presented on employment law and employee's rights at HELP College University to university students.