SLASSCOM launches theme for People Summit 2023, ‘Survive to Thrive’
SLASSCOM HR Forum recently launched the theme for their flagship event People Summit 2023, themed ‘Survive to Thrive’, it acknowledges challenges the world has faced in the past few years and plans to showcase the renaissance of innovation that the business world has undergone, leading to the resurgence we are yet to see.
SLASSCOM Chairman Ashique M. Ali stated, “Talent and workplace dynamics are rapidly evolving around the world and here too in Sri Lanka, especially in the IT and BPM industry. The People Summit conference is one of the foremost and progressive platforms that shares global and local trends.
The upcoming 11th edition focuses on diving deep into the transition from ‘Survive to Thrive’, covering how crisis and change has become a constant in every business due to geo-political dynamics, health crises, climate change and better yet, what can we do about it?”
Director Sampath Jayasundara of the SLASSCOM HR Forum along with Nuwan Dishan, HR Forum Head, spoke of the timely value that this year’s Summit adds to the industry quoting “Crises are becoming the norm everywhere in the world, but how you develop that thriving mindset and the skill set that you need to have as a team, a leader and as an organization is what we are going to dive deep into during the summit.”
SLASSCOM People Summit is to be held on January 19-20, as a Hybrid event, where day one will be virtual and day two conducted in person at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.
The event is due to feature an array of world-class professionals and thought leaders that who will share transformational insights and practices, bringing their expertise from all over the globe.
The speakers expected to take to the virtual stage on Day one includes; Grant Bosnick Author, Executive Coach and Chief Executive Thinker at YES Pte Ltd, Ali Starr Global Speaker and Founder of Tashi Deley, Abdulaziz Al-Roomi Global Speaker and Entrepreneur, David Strainick Chief People Officer, MadMobile USA, Sasha Lawrence Partner, Deals Strategy and Operations PwC Australia and last but not least, Judy Hehr Development Coach, Author and Podcast Host.
The speakers to follow on day two includes; Louka Parry CEO and Founder of The Learning Future, also among the Australian Top 100 Innovators, Christoffer Erichsen Founding Partner and CEO of Human Inc., Srimathi Shivashankar Corporate Vice President and Business Head, HCL Technologies, Thierry Moschetti Co-founder and Partner, The Resilience Institute (Europe), Vidusha Nathavitharana Author, TEDx Speaker and Leadership Trainer, Emmy-Lou Quirke- Innovation Lead (Digital Transformation, Sustainability and ESG), South East Asia at PwC, along with Rui Savio Dass Global Speaker and Head of Total Rewards Asia Pacific at Netflix.