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Introduction
Singapore continues to attract global companies looking to establish a hub in the region, offering access to a deep and diverse talent pool and a strong base for growth across Southeast Asia. As companies expand across Southeast Asia and the broader region, they face fragmented tax, employment and compliance regimes presenting complexities for cross-border operations.
This session explores how companies can use Singapore as a compliant, talent-ready springboard for regional expansion. It walks decision-makers through a clear, end-to-end expansion narrative: understanding Singapore’s growth sectors and emerging opportunities across Southeast Asia, establishing a compliant and well-governed regional base, and executing a Singapore-anchored regional talent strategy through the right workforce and hiring solutions.
Attendees will leave with a clearer view of how to build and execute a regional talent strategy with Singapore as the springboard and the right structures in place to scale control and confidence.
Key Takeaways:
- Insights into Singapore’s growth sectors, emerging opportunities in Southeast Asia, and Singapore’s role as a regional hub
- Practical considerations for building the right entity structure, governance and compliance foundations for regional growth
- Understanding APAC contingent workforce trends, options, benefits and key considerations
- Understand the benefits, limitations and key considerations of Employer of Record (EOR) solutions
- Building and executing a Singapore-anchored regional talent strategy with the right structures and workforce model in place
Who should attend: C-suite leaders (CFO, CHRO), HR professionals, Country Heads of foreign enterprises expanding into Southeast Asia, as well as Singapore-based companies pursuing regional growth.
Speakers:
- Steffi Lau: Steffi is an Assistant Vice President in the Global Enterprises division at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). She leads the team supporting companies headquartered in the US, Canada and Latin America to establish, expand and deepen their presence in Singapore. She also has experience in Singapore’s headquarters strategy, enterprise risk management, financial reporting and grant incentive administration.
- Ong Ting Ting: Ting Ting has over 18 years of experience in corporate secretarial practice. She specialises in corporate compliance, business establishment, restructuring and dissolution, and supports native Chinese clients across various industries as part of the Firm’s China Practice Group.
- Lucas Yeo: Lucas has over a decade of experience in recruitment and talent strategy. He combines deep industry insight with a consultative approach to help businesses attract, hire and retain the right people, whether scaling a team or filling specialised roles across a range of industries.
- Johannes Eckold: Johannes is a Human Capital Management expert and Partner Director at G-P, where he helps organizations build and scale global teams through HR Tech, Employer of Record (EoR), and workforce expansion solutions. With over 15 years of experience across Singapore and Hong Kong, he has held senior leadership roles at Oracle, WTW, and ORC International, and founded his own consultancy, Up! Advisory. Johannes brings deep expertise in workforce transformation, employee experience, and talent strategy, providing practical guidance to help businesses grow internationally while maintaining a strong people-first approach.