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Panel Discussion - Career path for Project Manager in Economic Crisis
Date: 21 Nov 2016, Monday
Venue: TKP Conference Centre | 137 Cecil Street | Hengda Building #03-01 | Singapore 069537 | Tokyo 2 Room
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm, Registration starts at 6:30pm
Much awaited and only panel discussion this year - Don't miss the opportunity to interact with Industry experts.
Synopsis:
Uncertainty is prevailing in the global markets due to various reasons such as financial crisis, oil crisis and recent Britain's exit referendum from EU. Due to cost pressure, many multinationals companies are moving their operations to low cost locations such as India, Vietnam and Philippines etc. Many projects are moving out of Singapore, which is causing turbulence in the Singapore Job market. Under these circumstance what a Project Manager can do or should do?
Join us for the Panel Discussion, with panelists from the industries and finance professionals. It aims to provide an insight on what can be done in this uncertainty time.
Panelists
Mr. Jay Wadhwani
Senior Vice President Operations, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific (MHI AP)
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Mr. Wadhwani is a Global leader with 26 years of international experience in the Engineering and Construction Industry. Market segments include Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and the Power Business. He has lived and worked in North America, Europe/UK and Asia Pacific. His experience is in Operations Management and EPCM Project Management with a strong focus on HSE, Project Controls and Client Satisfaction. Key strengths are Relationship Building and Talent Development.
He is currently employed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-Asia Pacific (MHI-AP) as Senior Vice President and is based in Singapore. He oversees Operations and Business Development activities in SE Asia. MHI is a large and diverse organization head quartered in Tokyo, Japan, with a significant Global footprint.
Mr. Wadhwani holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York Institute of Technology and is a US National living in Singapore. |
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Mr. Ofir Shalev
CIO, Connexions Asia, CXA Group |
Ofir Shalev is an entrepreneurial executive bringing over 20 years of international experience in both start-up and Fortune 250 organizations, spanning across multiple geographies, product lines and functions. Prior to joining CXA Group as a CIO, Ofir was Mercer’s Partner and Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsible for the technology to support the regional Employee Health & Benefits suite of products and services and for the regional data strategy. Prior to joining Mercer in 2010, Ofir was VP Strategic Accounts, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) leading the post M&A regional operation and developing innovative products and services. Ofir holds a M.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning, he is a frequent speaker at CIO and Data and Innovation conferences and a social media influencer. |
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Mr. Niguel Brooks
Head Architecture and Infrastructure, Singapore Exchange |
Mr Brooks joined the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in January 2009 as a Senior Vice President and Head of Architecture and Infrastructure. His responsibilities include identifying and implementing strategic and transformational initiatives, as well as the management responsibility for the IT Operations, Data Centre infrastructure, Demand Management and IT Disaster Recovery. Niguel also led the Board Committee of Inquiry in a full time capacity for a period of over 12 months.
Prior to the SGX, Niguel was a senior manager within Markets Technology for the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX). He was responsible for the technical development and implementation of the Integrated Trading System (ITS), Technical integration of SFE trading systems and played a key role in the evolution of electronic trading in his 11 year tenure.
Prior to this, Niguel's held various technical / network specialist roles during his 11 years with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) main headquarters in Asia Pacific.
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Mr. Umesh Ursekar
Managing Director and founding member,
U3 Infotech |
Umesh Ursekar is Managing Director and a founding member of U3 Infotech. Umesh has been president of Project Management Institute Singapore Chapter. Umesh received his Master of Management Science and Bachelor Degree in Science from Pune University, India. Umesh has Global team management, business development skills. Umesh is energetic and visible leader. He is also responsible for geographical expansion & growth, new value creation and business operation of U3. Prior to U3, Umesh has worked with Infineon Technologies, AXA Insurance, and Hewlett Packard, in Singapore, in various capacities. Umesh has lead and managed multi-million dollar Business programs and projects. Umesh was a board member of ISACA, Singapore Chapter (Information Systems Audit and Control Association). Umesh has been assisting new entrepreneurs in evaluation and finalization of business and implementation plans, on volunteer basis. Umesh is a regular public speaker at international conferences. |
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Registration Fees
SPMI Members: SGD 60
SPMI Member - Early Bird Discount, off SGD 25, extended till 15 November 2016
Please log-in to avail members' rate
Non-Members: SGD 100
PDUs: 2.5
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