How Global Hiring Can Help Malaysia’s Growing Economy

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Venue Location

AMERICAN MALAYSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Level 10, Bangunan Faber Imperial Court, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Organizer

Organizer: AMCHAM Malaysia

Phone: +60 327270070

Contact Person: Christy Ooi

Email: christy@amcham.com.my

Event Details

Malaysian businesses are increasingly hiring distributed teams around the globe. Why? To help them quickly expand into overseas markets, meet the quest for cost efficiency and high productivity, and bridge the skills and talent gaps closer to home.

Join us for a lively discussion with Deel on "How global hiring can help Malaysia's growing economy" this upcoming 8 November, 2.00pm-4.00pm.

Developing a #globaltalent strategy can feel overwhelming, but it pays dividends by creating a competitive edge for our businesses. Gain some insights from the brightest minds in talent and global hiring to:

Explore the innovative solutions and best practices that are reshaping global hiring and Malaysia's role in the global economy
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Malaysia's labor market and new hiring trends
Participate in insightful discussions with executives, heads of expansion and HR professionals

Event Detail:

Date: 8 November 2023

Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm (Light refreshments will be served)

Venue: AMCHAM Executive Office

Who should attend this session?

HR Leaders
Expansion Leaders
C-Suite Executives

For any further questions, please email us at events@amcham.com.my.

Speakers

Hsing Ren Chiam

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace – Employers, Asia at SEEK

Hsing Ren Chiam

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace – Employers, Asia at SEEK

Hsing Ren is the Chief Growth Officer for the employer side of SEEK's marketplace in Asia, where he is responsible for driving the end-to-end strategy, offering, commercial partnerships, and value proposition to employers under the Jobstreet and Jobsdb brands.

Having held multiple roles at SEEK, he most recently spearheaded the growth of the talent franchise in six Asian markets: Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Prior to that, he served as Commercial Director, overseeing the commercial operations, opportunities and strategy across the Asia business. His journey with SEEK began in 2016 as Director of Strategy, where he played a pivotal role in devising and implementing the company's regional strategy, solidifying his expertise in online human capital marketplaces in South East Asia and globally.

Before moving to South East Asia, Hsing Ren worked in various strategy roles for 15 years in the telecoms, digital media and technology space in London. This experience included managing strategy for the global commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), as well as in management consulting where he advised the world’s largest telecoms and media players.

Hsing Ren holds a masters and bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge.

Karen Ng

Regional Head ASEAN and India at Deel

Datuk Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli

Chief Executive Officer at InvestKL

Datuk Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli

Chief Executive Officer at InvestKL

In his current role as Chief Executive Officer, he leads the teams to identify, facilitate, and develop solutions for MNCs to locate their high-value regional hubs in Greater KL and Malaysia. The focus sectors include oil & gas, healthcare, FMCG, business and financial services. To date, the InvestKL team led by Datuk Muhammad Azmi has successfully brought in more than 130 MNCs to set up
regional headquarters or hubs within Greater KL.

He joined InvestKL in 2012 as Director of Investor Relations for Europe. Prior to InvestKL, he has over 16 years of experience in leadership and management positions spanning commercial business, business transformation and operations with MISC Berhad, a subsidiary of Petronas. He participated in MISC’s business transformation initiatives and was part of a leadership team to re-engineer, develop and commission a global ICT system throughout MISC offices globally.

Datuk Muhammad Azmi holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He has attended Petronas Management Training programs as well as participated in several Executive Management programs under Harvard Business School and Dale Carnegie Training.

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How Global Hiring Can Help Malaysia’s Growing Economy

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Hsing Ren Chiam

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace – Employers, Asia at SEEK

Karen Ng

Regional Head ASEAN and India at Deel

Datuk Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli

Chief Executive Officer at InvestKL

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