Mega trends are characterised as deep and profound trends, global in scope and long-term in effect, touching everyone on the planet and shaping our world for many years to come.
These Megatrends have transformed our world even faster than we predicted. Largely, this is due to the interaction between the trends, which has turbocharged both the speed and pervasiveness of change. As organisations continue to focus efforts on evolving their landscape and increasing their attention towards business viability with a significant emphasis on addressing business and financial risks, more focus needs to be on risk elements associated with the workforce – but you can’t manage what you don’t understand.
In addressing the challenges ahead, organisations will need to gain insights into the unique workforce challenges and opportunities to make informed interventions and stay ahead of whatever comes next. Learn how organisations can assess workforce risks and turn them into legitimate market opportunities, enabling organisations to make intelligence-led decisions on investment priorities to create a competitive advantage.
We have invited speakers from PwC to share insights on these megatrends and proactive solutions which can be used to address these challenges. Joining us from PwC will be Debra Ovinis and Bernice Wessels. Debra Ovinis is a Partner in PwC South East Asia Consulting’s Workforce Transformation practice based in KL and Bernice Wessels is a Partner in PwC South Africa’s Actuarial, Risk and Quants practice leading the HR workforce analytics capability.
In this 60-minute interactive and participative programme, Debra and Bernice will take you through:
- Global Mega Trends – Disruptive megatrends which are significantly affecting organisations worldwide.
- PwC Hopes & Fears 2023 survey – Survey findings from 19,500 Asia Pacific employees driving the need to reinvent the workforce.
- Workforce Risk – How to holistically view workforce risk and uncover workforce opportunities for competitive advantage.
Seats for this complimentary event are limited to 2 board members per organisation and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Kindly register here by 11 October 2023, Wednesday, to reserve your seat.
Programme Agenda:
3.30pm Welcome Note
3.35pm The Case for Change
3.50pm Introducing Workforce Risk
4.10pm Case Study Sharing and Q&A
4.30pm End
Debra Ovinis
Partner, PwC South East Asia Consulting – Workforce Transformation
Debra is a Partner in Workforce Transformation with 20+ years of experience across diverse HR domains. She has excelled as an in-house HR practitioner and as a consultant to senior leadership. With a track record of building and revamping HR functions and leading large workforces of up to 12,000 employees, she is well-versed in strategic initiatives related to talent, culture, HR digitisation, and employee engagement.
She has led initiatives covering a wide range of cost transformation, cultural transformation, employee engagement, employer branding and employee value proposition. Debra has also played an advisor to CEOs, the Executive Committee, and the Board to shape, build and drive a comprehensive, enterprise-wide transformation agenda to drive people and business performance.
Bernice Wessels
Partner, PwC South Africa – Actuarial, Risk and Quants
Bernice is a partner in the PwC South Africa practice with over 13 years of consulting experience. She leads the PwC South Africa People Analytics practice. Although her background is in Actuarial Science, specifically employee benefits and short term insurance, Bernice’s area of expertise and focus is now in Analytics and Statistical Modelling within the workforce space.
Her focus is on supporting public sector and corporate clients in developing sustainable and outcomes-based approaches to managing human resources while employing robust
analytics and benchmarking as well as modelling to provide the evidence base for change. She co-drives the PwC Workforce of the Future platform and aims to incorporate data-driven approaches in workforce transformation.
