About the Winning With People Series
Winning with People is SHRI’s flagship thought leadership and engagement series that brings business and people leaders into the same conversation. Anchored in real-world organisational challenges, the series focuses on translating people insights into practical, business-relevant decisions.
The series is grounded in a simple but often overlooked truth:
People decisions are business decisions.
While technology can optimise tasks, it cannot provide purpose, create belonging, or help people navigate uncertainty. As organisations rethink how work is designed, forward-looking leaders and HR professionals have an increasingly important role to play.
Join us at this edition of Winning with People as business, technology, and HR leaders explore what it means to lead in an AI-driven world. Discover how leaders and HR can become meaning-makers by creating purpose, context and belonging; sense-makers by helping people navigate uncertainty and continuous change; and value-makers by redesigning work so people continue to create value alongside AI.
Programme
| Keynote 1 | The Forces Reshaping Work Business and Technology Perspective |
| Panel Discussion 1 | Panel Discussion: Sense-Makers Navigating the Future of Work |
| Keynote 2 | Redesigning the Human Experience of Work HR Perspective |
| Panel Discussion 2 | Meaning-Makers & Value-Maker: Designing the Future of Work |
Chief AI Officer, NCS
Keynote Speaker
Edward brings over 26 years of public sector experience across cyber operations, digital transformation, and national security. Prior to NCS, he served as Deputy Chief Executive (National Cyber Resilience) at the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), where he led national cyber defence operations and oversaw the cybersecurity of Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure.
As a brigadier-general, Edward held several senior leadership roles in the Singapore Armed Forces. These included Defence Cyber Chief, where he built key cyber capabilities in the newly formed Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), and SAF Chief Information Officer, where he oversaw 24/7 network operations and drove large-scale digitalisation and cloud transformation.
Edward holds engineering and management degrees from Cornell University, Stanford University, and the Australian National University. He is GIAC-certified in malware reverse engineering, cloud security, and incident handling. He serves on several education and industry boards, including as Vice-President of the Singapore Computer Society and board director of the Singapore Chinese High School.
Panellist
Kim Lim is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) at James Cook University, Singapore. His work focuses on the future of work, workforce transformation, employee behaviour, and technology adoption, with a strong emphasis on translating research into practical business solutions. He has led numerous applied research and consulting projects with government agencies and industry partners across Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. A regular speaker at industry forums and conferences, he shares insights on employment trends, artificial intelligence, leadership, and the future of work. Prior to academia, he spent over a decade in Singapore’s public sector as a human resource practitioner, with experience from operational HR to HR policy development.
