Fermin Diez

C-Suite Leader
Board Member of SHRI, SPD and SID

Former Deputy CEO of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and Head of HR for two large MNCs in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, with experience across more than 40 countries. Adjunct Professor of HR at NUS and SMU and co-author of three books, including ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’. Named a top HR influencer in Asia.

Marcus Budimulia

C-Suite Leader over 20 years
Executive Coach
Fractional CHRO

Over 20 years in C-suite, most recently as CHRO for organisations with 90,000+ employees across 13 countries. Now an executive coach (ICF and John Maxwell trained), he supports CHROs and senior leaders through career transitions and board-level decisions, and steps in as a fractional CHRO during critical periods.

Chandru Pingali

Founder & Managing Director at Solvecube
Oxford, INSEAD & LBS Alumnus
Asia Business Outlook Top 10 Indian Business Leaders in Singapore 2024

Founder of Solvecube, which blends progressive AI with business and human capital expertise, from an expert network to a global AI hiring platform and people strategy diagnostics. Named among Asia Business Outlook’s ‘Top 10 Indian Business Leaders in Singapore in 2024’.

Gokul Jayaram

Founder at Peoplemath
AI Builder
SG60: 60 People Leaders Shaping Workplaces
SIA Scholar

Founder of Peoplemath, building AI agents that provide hiring intelligence for growth stage enterprises. Over 10 years as a HR leader across scaleups and high-growth tech in Singapore and APAC, including building performance, L&D and business partnering functions from scratch. Featured in ‘SG60: 60 People Leaders Shaping Workplaces’. SIA scholar.