About the speakers
Charlene Tan (Regional Sales Director, Workday)
Charlene is the Sales Director for Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud Human Capital Management(HCM) and Financial Management (FIN) applications to more than 45% of Fortune 500. She provides leadership and direction for Workday’s growth in Singapore, building an authentic partnership with customers and the wider ecosystem. Passionate about people, she firmly believes that long term partnership is forged with putting people (workmates, customers) at the center of everything with an unflinching focus on their success. With more than 17 years of experience in the Technology Industry, her experience spans across multiple business applications like Human Capital Management, Financial Management, Customer Relationship Management and partnering with many organizations as they transform from on-premise to cloud. Charlene holds a degree from University of Bradford, Bachelor of Science (Honors), Business and Management Studies Marketing.
Pei Woan Wong (Director of Presales Consultant, Workday)
Armed with a Computer Science degree, Pei Woan was passionate about coding and planning to settle in a programming role upon graduation. Her first job landed her in the HR world at a large conglomerate and since then, she has never looked back. For 15 years, she built her career deep in the discipline of Human Capital Management (HMC) and Technology recommending and managing transformation projects across organisations. She currently manages a team of Human Capital Management (HCM) and technology solution consultants at Workday for Asia and constantly sets internal benchmarks in team management and performance. She believes that success is built upon teamwork and high trust and is a huge advocate for collaboration across lines of business. As part of her leadership portfolio, Pei Woan also chairs the Field Innovation Champions for Customer Experience team across Asia Pacific and Japan.
Simon Ma (ASEAN Regional Sales Director, ServiceNow)
Having been in the Tech industry for more than 11 years and exposed to a diverse set of organisations across the SEA region, Simon is intimately involved in the digital initiatives organisations have taken to transform their businesses across different tech domains like Cloud and Data Analytics.
Simon is currently the ASEAN Regional Sales Director for ServiceNow, a company focused on making the world of work, work better for people by delivering workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity. In his capacity as the sales leader of the region, his team is actively involved in helping businesses drive digital strategies that transform the way they service their customers and employees. ServiceNow has 6,200+ customers, serves ~80% of the Fortune 500 and is on the 2020 list of FORTUNE World's Admired Companies®.
Simon made a career change into the tech industry 11 years ago and has not looked back since. Passionate about leadership and coaching, he volunteers his time in coaching and mentoring the youths looking to enter the industry.
Melissa Ng (Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, ServiceNow)
Melissa has spent most of her career recruiting top talent across Asia. She is currently responsible for hiring in the ASEAN and North Asia teams, with the majority of roles based in Singapore. Melissa has a strong passion for driving headcount growth and spotting top talent.