KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- Here's one way you can stay ahead of the curve - attend the inaugural ASEAN Disruptive Leadership Summit 2018 (ADLS2018) organised by Shapers Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Country Heights Holding Bhd at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) on July 9.
The pundits invited to speak on the topic of disruption are Marc Randolph, an American techpreneur, advisor and founding CEO of Netflix; Sarah Robb O'Hagan, former global president of Gatorade who has also been listed as one of Forbes magazine's ?Most Powerful Women in Sports'; Ram Charan, a world-renowned business advisor and bestselling author who has been named Fortunemagazine's ?Most Influential Consultant Alive'; Jon Steinberg, former president of BuzzFeed as well as CEO and founder of Cheddar Inc; and Scott Deming, a famous customer service and emotional brand-building guru, author of ?The Brand Who Cried Wolf' and advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Ambitious and dynamic executives from around the region are expected to attend for insight on staying relevant and serving the market better, as well as understanding how to learn from their successes and failures. ADLS2018's mission is to contribute to disruptive idea creation, leadership, promotions and imprinting of brands, managing failures and stress, as well as ideas on viral and online marketing. In a statement, Shapers said: "With the likes of Uber, Netflix and AirBnB transforming the norms in engaging with customers, businesses have to act now in adapting to changes in technology as well as anticipating customer expectations in order to stay ahead of the market." The conference is 100 per cent Human Resources Development Fund Malaysia (HRDF) claimable. A 10 per cent discount will be offered to groups of eight people or more, and a five per cent discount to groups of between five and seven people. The price starts from RM550 nett. For more information or to book seats, call 03-6203 4433, e-mail: [email protected], WhatsApp: 019 3222 220 or visit www.shapers.my -- BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Singaporean employees sees the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the working environment in the next five years, a new study from Unisys Corporation reported.
Consulting Practice Lead, Unisys Asia Pacific, Leon Sayers said AI benefits sectors with clear decision protocols such as credit card application assessments while IoT benefits industries that rely on workers to monitor situations in the field such as social workers or police. Employees should not fear these emerging technologies as organisations who modernise their technology and business processes in the right way will be best positioned to lead and the combination of human and machines will enhance the productivity. The study - The New Digital Workplace Divide: Why a Technology-Enabled Workplace is Critical to Business Success - explores the importance of deploying current and future digital capabilities in the workplace, a statement from Unisys Australia said. The research underscores how the digital workplace encompasses a wide ecosystem of people, culture, technology and processes. It suggested that employers must take a holistic approach to organisational change in order to achieve successful in digital transformation. It also reveal the correlation between technology, productivity and the bottom line as employers should know unhappy employees can cause high cost to them as employers who invest in employees have 4.2 times the average profit compares to employers who do not. Sayers added the cost of not engaging employees in the workplace has real consequences as personal productivity is a key motivator that not only impacts employee´s efficiency but also includes how engaged and committed the employee to their employer. Employers should designing and implementing an effective digital workplace to ensure employees have the right technology to do their jobs and comfortable using it as 40 per cent of employees said the technology used at work makes them feel frustrated with their employer. Among the highlighted results includes that devices are the biggest pain point for workers at technology laggard organisations, security needs to be a priority in Singapore and technology laggards produced employee frustration and attrition. Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for businesses and governments. It surveyed 1,003 adults in Singapore on April 2018 for the research. More information at www.unisys.com.sg. KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Singaporean employees sees the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the working environment in the next five years, a new study from Unisys Corporation reported.
Consulting Practice Lead, Unisys Asia Pacific, Leon Sayers said AI benefits sectors with clear decision protocols such as credit card application assessments while IoT benefits industries that rely on workers to monitor situations in the field such as social workers or police. Employees should not fear these emerging technologies as organisations who modernise their technology and business processes in the right way will be best positioned to lead and the combination of human and machines will enhance the productivity. The study - The New Digital Workplace Divide: Why a Technology-Enabled Workplace is Critical to Business Success - explores the importance of deploying current and future digital capabilities in the workplace, a statement from Unisys Australia said. The research underscores how the digital workplace encompasses a wide ecosystem of people, culture, technology and processes. It suggested that employers must take a holistic approach to organisational change in order to achieve successful in digital transformation. It also reveal the correlation between technology, productivity and the bottom line as employers should know unhappy employees can cause high cost to them as employers who invest in employees have 4.2 times the average profit compares to employers who do not. Sayers added the cost of not engaging employees in the workplace has real consequences as personal productivity is a key motivator that not only impacts employee´s efficiency but also includes how engaged and committed the employee to their employer. Employers should designing and implementing an effective digital workplace to ensure employees have the right technology to do their jobs and comfortable using it as 40 per cent of employees said the technology used at work makes them feel frustrated with their employer. Among the highlighted results includes that devices are the biggest pain point for workers at technology laggard organisations, security needs to be a priority in Singapore and technology laggards produced employee frustration and attrition. Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for businesses and governments. It surveyed 1,003 adults in Singapore on April 2018 for the research. More information at www.unisys.com.sg. KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Shyft Network - a leading blockchain-based solution -- announced 17 new board of advisors to provide strategic guidance across multiple dimensions to make the global economy more efficient and effectively regulated. The board of advisors bring deep industry knowledge from international business and finance, blockchain, economics and Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance, a statement said. Shyft chairman, Joseph Weinberg said the advisors understand the dire need for a new system that allows attested data to not only be shared securely and privately but also a system that can build reputational identity from the data to be used across borders. The advisors have diverse backgrounds, experiences and broad networks as they provide unique perspective and strategic direction on the global and complex topic of identity, compliance and privacy as well as solving global problem related to blockchain technology. Shyft will be featuring individual dialogue and commentary from its advisors through its various channels starting in early July to build and connect the ecosystems that deal with data and identity. More information at www.shyft.network. -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Coupa Software Incorporated -- a business spend management (BSM) solutions provider has been selected by Telenor to transform its global procurement capability and drive efficiencies across its 25,000 employees.
Telenor is one of the world´s largest telecommunications companies which currently operate in 12 markets across Scandinavia, Central Eastern Europe and Asia. The deployment will also be supported by a global service provider, KPMG. Both Coupa and KPMG were selected by Telenor after an extensive evaluation of potential solutions, a statement said. Telenor will first deploy a pilot to employees in Denmark and Singapore before embarking on a rollout for Telenor´s Business Units in Norway, Sweden and across Asia. The project will simplify policy-compliant purchasing for Telenor´s employees who in turn service Telenor´s 178 million customers around the world. Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Procurement Company, Jon Omund Revhaug said Telenor is embarking on the beginning of its digital transformation journey to among other things, digitize and simplify its internal processes. Revhaug added standardizing and streamlining procure-to-pay processes across Telenor´s diverse businesses across Asia and Europe required a solution that could be rapidly deployed and easily configured in the cloud. Chief Customer Officer of Coupa, Mark Riggs said the telecommunication company needed a modern, agile cloud platform and a deployment approach squarely focused on its desired business outcomes. "We are delighted to work with Telenor on this project to help drive increased visibility into the company´s BSM processes, " he added. More details on https://www.coupa.com/ and https://www.telenor.com/ --BERNAMA |
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