14:40 - 15:40 WORKSHOPS #1 (Held concurrently, attendees select one workshop from below to attend):

1A. Global Mobility

With the facilitation of Newland Chase, 3 invited Global Mobility HRs will carry out an exciting panel discussion and share their thoughts and perceptions on:

1. Sino-US Trade War and its impact on mobility world
2. China regulation changes and how companies react to them
3. Talent mobility and its opportunities and challenges under current environment
4. Other microtrends and their impact on mobility function in the long run

• Wendy Xie, Managing Director, China, Newland Chase.
• Claire Yao, Immigration and Global Mobility APAC, Corning China (Shanghai) Regional Headquarters
• Richard Ma, HRBP, Global Mobility, BOGE Elastmetall Shanghai Co., Ltd.
• Elena Huang, Compensation Benefit Mobility China, Covestro Polymers (China) Co., Ltd.

1B. Immigration

Deloitte will be presenting China immigration covering recent key regulatory updates concerning moving people to/from China. We will also look into some crucial issues during the processing with live cases . In addition, we will also share with audiences our insights of what is the immigration trends in China as well as in AP and how to mitigate risk from both employer and employee perspectives in this changing environment etc.

• Yvonne Lu, Senior Immigration Manager, Deloitte
• Sally Yu, Manager, Deloitte

1C. Compensation & Benefits

Mercer will be sharing the talent trends under the influence of the changing Chinese markets. With the most reliable data in China, we observe changes among companies from MNCs, state-owned companies to privately owned enterprises. Implications from Mercer data analysis will be shared on emerging challenges facing in HR Total Rewards.

• Aries Li，Senior Consulting Director，Mercer

1D: Measuring Success with new HR Tools

The HR function is beginning its digital transformation, and it is happening at a time when technology is also transforming rapidly. In this workshop, you'll learn about the different types of HR technology tools available today and how to measure their success. You'll also learn about common mistakes organizations make when adopting new tools, as well as best practices when evaluating, choosing, and rolling out new tools. We'll also learn how to create a business case to get new project budgets approved by your CEO/CFO, and how to specific outline your goals. Most importantly, we'll explore the evolution of HR Business Partners in China, and some are leveraging emerging technology to turn HR from a cost center, into a profit center.

This session will include the following main topics:

1. What is HR 4.0?
2. Types and Examples of New HR Tech
3. Selecting a Goal to Solve with new HR Tools
4. Common failures when Adopting new HR tech
5. Best practices when Adopting new HR tech
6. Top Questions to Ask AI Providers
7. Creating a Business Case to convince your CEO to Approve Budgets for HR Digital Transformation
8. Predictive recruiting and using it to turn HR from a cost center to a profit center

• Robert Contant Director, Seedlink
• Jacob Aldaco Director, Seedlink

16:00 - 17:00 WORKSHOPS #2 (Held concurrently, attendees select one workshop from below to attend):

2A. Global Mobility

Join us in this Role-Play discussion to explore expatriation cost reductions from new angle! In this session, mobility colleagues and service providers will have the chance to learn how business leaders and HRBPs perceive cost questions, important factors to consider during policy changes as well as opportunities and challenges on localization.

• Claire Yao, Immigration and Global Mobility APAC， Corning China (Shanghai) Regional Headquarters
• Richard Ma, HRBP, Global Mobility, BOGE Elastmetall Shanghai Co., Ltd.
• Elena Huang, Compensation Benefit Mobility China, Covestro Polymers (China) Co., Ltd.

2B. Immigration

Newland Chase will carry a very practical and vivid visa and immigration focused workshop session for HRs who may be involved in inviting foreigners to China, sending China based employees to other parts of the world or hiring non-Chinese nationals in their daily work. You will learn from the immigration and visa experts regarding the do's and don'ts, common pitfalls and insights from government policy and enforcement perspective on different scenarios from commuter, business traveler, intern, short/long term transfer and local employment.

• Wendy Xie - Managing Director, China and Jane Li – Global Client Services Manager
• Frankie Liu, Executive Deputy General Manager, Newland Chase

2C. Individual Income Tax (IIT)

Further to the amended PRC Individual Income Tax ("IIT") approved on August 31, 2018, the Implementation rule and a serious follow-up tax regulations and measures have been announced in December 2018 and early 2019. This IIT reform is considered as the most significant one since 1980, which contains broad changes to the old rules and will have a significant impact to individuals. Key changes include tax resident rule, withholding method, annual filing requirement, Anti-avoidance rule and tax clearance upon emigration, which will affect all individuals taxpayers working in China.

This session will include a presentation on the status of the IIT reform as well as a Q&A session covering the following:

1. Updates of main implementation rules
2. Tax Residence rule and Six-year rules
3. Tax treatment – resident vs. non-resident
4. Transition Rules – Annual Bonus / equity incentive income
5. Preferential tax policy in Greater Bay area
6. Practical considerations and case sharing on the PRC individual income tax
7. How the new PRC individual income tax will drive the HR transformation

• Tiffany Li, Director, Deloitte
• Kevin Zhu, Senior Manager, Deloitte

2D: HR Strategies for the Future of Work

In this workshop you'll learn about the current business landscape in the 21st century, and how HR must adapt to the next industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). Part of this workshop will focus on AI and automation, how it is impacting workforces, but also how it is impacting the HR function. Will HR be replaced by AI? Do we have a proper understanding of AI in HR? Since soft-skills are now becoming important for the future of work, how can we assess these hidden skills, and more importantly, how can we prevent bias from interfering with our people-decisions? We'll also talk about the new types of Data that HR is using, and how it isn't as scary as you think! You'll also learn about emerging competencies frameworks for the future of work, and also how HR leaders are advancing their careers by becoming innovators within their organizations.

This session will include the following main topics:

1. Business in 21st Century and the Future of Work
2. HR Strategies: Adjusting Recruiting for the Future of Work
3. HR Strategies: Using AI to Tackle Human Bias
4. HR Realities: The Cost of Bias in People Decisions
5. HR Strategies: How AI and Automation will Impact the Future of Work
6. HR Becoming Data-Driven, The New Types of Data and How to Collect Them
7. The HR Practitioner: Will AI Replace HR? How to Elevate Your Career Path as an Innovator
8. Developing a Competency Framework for the Future of Work
9. Predictive recruiting and using it to turn HR from a cost center to a profit center

• Robert Contant Director, Seedlink
• Jacob Aldaco Director,Seedlink