🚀 ATTENTION HR PROFESSIONALS, BUSINESS OWNERS & SME LEADERS!
Date: 15 October 2026
Time: 9:00 AM
Are you ready to level up your people management skills and future-proof your organisation?
We’re excited to invite you to HR Mastery 2026 a power-packed full-day event designed to give you actionable insights, practical strategies, and valuable connections that you can implement immediately.
Why You MUST Attend
In today’s fast-changing business landscape, your people are your greatest asset. But managing them effectively? That takes more than just gut feeling. This event is crafted to equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to:
Build stronger, more cohesive teams
Leverage AI to streamline HR processes
Stay legally compliant and avoid costly mistakes
Hire the right talent – and keep them
Protect your leadership from unseen risks
Elevate your career as a top HR leader in Malaysia
What’s on the Agenda?
Behavioral Style Index (BSI) – DOPE
Discover how understanding different personality styles can transform communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution in your workplace.
AI & Automation for HR
Learn how to harness technology to save time, reduce errors, and boost HR efficiency – without replacing the human touch.
Employment Contracts & the Employment Act
Get clarity on the legal must-knows every employer and HR professional should have at their fingertips.
Talent Interview & Retention Strategies
Master the art of spotting top talent and creating an environment where they actually want to stay.
Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance
Understand the liabilities faced by your leadership team and how to protect them.
Becoming a Top HR Leader in Malaysia
Gain insights on how to develop the leadership presence and strategic influence to drive real change.
2027 Budget Highlights
Stay ahead of the curve with a breakdown of the key announcements, incentives, and compliance implications every HR professional and employer needs to know.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Hotel Armada Petaling Jaya
Network with like-minded professionals
This isn’t just about learning; it’s about connecting with fellow HR practitioners, business owners, and industry experts who share your passion for growth.
Speakers
Jeslyn Thoe Tze Yeing
Malaysian entrepreneur, HR and labor law advisor, and Executive Director of JP Asia Capital Sdn Bhd
Jeslyn Thoe is an HR and Employment Law trainer with over 10 years of experience, holding an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of London, a First Class Honours in Commercial Law, a CLP, and an Executive MBA. She is an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer and certified ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor, with corporate experience at IBM and DELL. She is also the author of the HR Master Handbook and founder of the HR Master Game. As a speaker on Employment Law & Termination Risk Management, she helps HR professionals and managers avoid costly mistakes through practical, real-world wrongful dismissal case studies. Her sessions are interactive and grounded in Malaysian employment law, equipping participants with actionable strategies to manage terminations confidently and minimise legal risk. Her motto: "Empowering professionals through knowledge, innovation, and practical insights."
Vicky Loh
People & Workforce Strategist | Business Director | Corporate Leadership Partner
Former Group HR leader with 14 years at Coway Malaysia and close to two decades of experience across talent, workforce strategy, leadership development, culture and HR transformation. Today, Vickey brings together three perspectives rarely found in one room: corporate HR leadership, business ownership and board-level thinking. She is a Business Director of Highspeed Motorsports Sdn Bhd, a Corporate Leaders Partner of EDUK8U and ICQA initiatives, an ICDM member, and is currently pursuing her DBA research in multigenerational workforce adaptation and HR leadership readiness. “Strategy means nothing until people believe in it.”
Michael Koek Teng Aun
Distribution Channel Growth & Development Specialist
Michael Koek is a seasoned distribution and channel development expert with over 20 years of experience in Malaysia's insurance and financial services industry. He specializes in transforming underperforming distribution channels agency, bancassurance, and independent into sustainable growth engines. His career spans leadership roles at major institutions including AmMetLife, AIA, Prudential, UOB, Standard Chartered, Citibank, and Hong Leong. As a speaker and workshop facilitator, Michael is known for his practical, results-driven approach to channel strategy, advisor recruitment, leadership pipelines, and bancassurance partnerships. He also integrates the Behavioral Style Index (BSI) - DOPE framework into his sessions, helping leaders and teams decode personality styles to enhance communication, strengthen collaboration, and resolve conflict more effectively adding a human-centric layer to commercial growth. His speaking engagements are tailored for insurers, banks, agency leaders, and financial institutions seeking actionable insights on building distribution channels that last. His motto: build channels the right way.
CK Koay
AI & Automation for HR Putting Intelligent Technology to Work in Human Resources
CK Koay is an enterprise AI practitioner and technology leader with over 30 years of experience driving transformation across telecommunications, digital services, and emerging tech. As co-founder of Bynry Foundry and former Head of Digital at Maxis, he brings a rare operator's perspective grounded in what actually works in complex organisations. As a speaker and trainer on AI and Automation for HR, CK helps HR leaders move from hype to action. His sessions cover intelligent talent acquisition, people analytics, automated employee lifecycle management, AI-powered learning, and responsible AI governance all delivered through keynotes, half-day intensives, or multi-day build sprints. His approach is practical, ethical, and results-driven, helping HR teams build deployable solutions that improve efficiency, insight, and employee experience without losing the human touch.
LIM AI CHEN
PARTNER, PKF MALAYSIA (Taxation & Business Processes Solution)
Over 25 years of extensive experience in the areas of taxation (compliance and advisory), statutory audit, transfer pricing and tax defense support as well as business advisory services. A member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA), a Chartered Institute of Taxation in Malaysia (CTIM), a fellow member of Certified Chartered Accountants of United Kingdom (FCCA), CPA Australia and CPA with the Khmer Institute of Certified Public Accountants & Auditors (KICPAA). She is a licensed tax agent under Section 153 of the Income Tax Act 1967 and a GST/SST qualified specialist in Malaysia. Her experience covers advising on GST/SST compliance, advisory and provision of training. Previously, attached with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia in the Investigation and Intelligence Unit with the main role of discovering back duty, conducting full examination and investigation of various tax fraud and evasion cases, in various industries especially in property development and land dealing companies. A registered trainer with HRD Corp and actively providing e-invoice implementation trainings to association and corporations since the implementation announcement.
