IPM officials at Singapore HR Institute celebrations

IPM Sri Lanka, the premier body for human resources management in Sri Lanka, participated in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) in Singapore. Vice President, IPM Sri Lanka, Chandra Gannile and Executive Council Member, IPM Sri Lanka, Dillon Gomez represented IPM at the regional HR event.

"As a professional body for human resources management in Sri Lanka, we ensure that we are represented at notable HR seminars and conferences in the region and the world to understand the current HR trends and thought processes and its applicability for Sri Lanka. We ensure that any new HR related trends that are beneficial and applicable in the Sri Lankan context is discussed and debated at our many professional fora," President, IPM Sri Lanka, Rohitha Amarapala said.

Singapore Human Resources Institute, with over 3,000 HR professionals, is one of the largest HR bodies in the Asia Pacific region with cutting-edge HR architectural tools, best practices knowledge and professional programs for private and public sector organisations. The 50th anniversary celebrations of SHRI was branded as a global HR seminar which included the Premier HR awards ceremony recognising outstanding corporates and HR professionals in the country.

The keynote presentation at the seminar was on 'The eight keys of unlocking value in the age of HR analytics' which was followed by presentations on 'Facing HR Challenges for the Future - a global perspective with special reference to China, India, Japan, Australia, US and Singapore' and 'Managing Manpower Challenges in the Future'.

The seminar also included presentations on timely topics such as War for talent, Transformation of HR analytics into business realities, Dynamics of key human resources for the development of Singapore in private and public sector interventions and national trade union Chambers, Integration of business priorities with a new paradigm shift of HR architecture and innovative HR for business growth, which were well received by local and overseas participants.

A session on 'Building HR competencies for the 21st Century - How to unleash power' focused on the ever-changing landscape of HR, major shifts in HR, new HR competency models for the future, imperatives for HR as a function and a paradigm shift in HR.