Future of Work | #RebuildingHumanity Forum | 15 October 2026 | 27 Advisory
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#RebuildingHumanity Forum

Future
of Work

Humans + SI (Super Intelligence)

Five burning questions on how Malaysia's organisations, people and economy adapt when AI does more of the work.

RM270 per personCurated playbook, materials, speaker honorarium, venue, lunch & Super Networking
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Date

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Time

10.00 am – 2.30 pm

Guests to arrive by 9.30 am

Venue

Plaza Damansara, Kuala Lumpur

Lunch will be served

About the forum

Who should attend

CEOs, business owners, HR leaders and those responsible for strategy and transformation should attend.

Explore how AI will reshape jobs, productivity and leadership, and what your organisation should do next.

Why attend

  • AI is changing how work gets done. Leaders need to rethink organisation charts, roles, reporting lines and workflows.
  • Substantial strategic work on these changes will be presented, with practical options for redesigning your organisation around people and emerging technology.
  • Two specially curated keynote presentations will be shared, offering C‑suite leaders and decision makers guidance on workforce transformation, organisational design and technology adoption.
  • Essential for anyone exploring how to restructure teams, redesign workflows and translate technology investment into higher productivity.

Our speakers

Specially curated for this conversation, our speakers bring together expertise in workforce research, business strategy and organisational transformation, alongside leadership experience from operationally successful companies.

Their combination of research and practical experience connects the future of work to decisions leaders face today.

Dedicated sessions on resilience and personal performance complete the human perspective.

Event Programme

What to expect

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Guest Arrival and Seating

10:00 – 10:05 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Emcee

10:05 – 10:20 AM

Transforming People Through Purpose

Girish Mavath Ramachandran

10:20 – 10:45 AM

Future of Work Presentation

Dr Michele Sagan

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Redesigning the Organisation Chart

Dr Michele Sagan (Moderator) · Effendy Shahul Hamid · Sulaxmi Prasad · Cyril Tan · Badrie Abdullah

12:15 – 12:45 PM

Panel Q&A

Dr Michele Sagan (Moderator) and Panellists

12:45 – 1:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 – 1:30 PM

One Man. One Boat. 32 Months

Capt Fabian Fernandez

1:30 – 1:45 PM

Are You Fit Enough for the Future? The Mind, Body & Performance

Azmil Saleh

1:45 – 2:00 PM

Q&A with Capt Fabian Fernandez and Azmil Saleh

Facilitated by Girish Mavath Ramachandran

2:00 – 2:15 PM

Speaker Appreciation & Photography Session

2:15 PM onwards

Networking

The agenda

We will answer 5 burning questions

Each one is a decision leaders are already facing. None has a settled answer.

  1. If AI performs 40% of an employee’s work, should we reduce headcount, redesign the job or increase output?

    The tensionWho receives the gains: investors, customers or employees?

  2. If AI takes over junior employees’ work, how will Malaysia develop future managers and professionals?

    The tensionWho develops professional judgement when senior staff supervise AI agents rather than junior colleagues?

  3. If AI crosses departmental boundaries, do we need the same organisation chart and salary structure?

    The tensionWhich management layers remain necessary, and should pay still follow seniority?

  4. In a more automated workplace, who takes care of the human being?

    The tensionWho is accountable for people when more of the work is automated?

  5. If AI doubles productivity, how does Malaysia convert that into higher wages, growth and better public services?

    The tensionHow should productivity gains be shared, and how can SMEs finance the change?

People | Strategy | Transformation

Keynote speakers

Perspectives from leaders working at the intersection of people, strategy, technology and organisational transformation.

Dr Michele Sagan

Keynote Speaker

Dr Michele Sagan

Founder & CEO, Optimal Insights
Senior Advisor, 27 Upskill

Human–AI and workforce transformation specialist with 25 years' experience across Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Experience & Credentials

  • PhD research on the Future of Work
  • Former PwC Southeast Asia Consulting Director
  • Developed large-scale organisational blueprints
  • Author of Future Shaping – out November
Girish Mavath Ramachandran

Keynote Speaker

Girish Mavath Ramachandran

Founder & Executive Director
27 Advisory | 27 Digital

Strategic and financial advisor with three decades of experience spanning government, corporate and development projects.

Experience & Expertise

  • 30 years of strategic & financial consulting experience
  • Led 270+ advisory, socio-economic & transformation assignments
  • Advised on Malaysia's strategic & digital transformation agenda
  • Agrifood & agritech entrepreneur driving innovation & growth

Panel Session

Redesigning the Organisation for an AI-Enabled Future

Beyond automating tasks, what happens when AI begins to reshape roles, workflows, management structures and the way organisations create value?

Leaders from business, education and human capital will examine how organisational structures, talent models and leadership need to evolve as humans increasingly work alongside AI — and what must remain fundamentally human.

Organisation & Job RedesignHuman + AI CollaborationFuture Skills & LeadershipProductivity & Workforce ValueAccountability for People

Meet the Thought Leaders

Effendy Shahul Hamid

Panel Member

Effendy Shahul Hamid

Deputy CEO, Capital A

Business leader with extensive experience across financial services, digital transformation and consumer-facing businesses.

Career Highlights

  • Driving growth and digital enablement at Capital A, owners of AirAsia, Teleport, ADE, Move and Santan
  • 21 years at CIMB, including CEO of the Consumer franchise
  • Led CIMB's digital banking agenda and Touch 'n Go's digital transformation
  • Executive education at Harvard, INSEAD and Columbia; trained at UCL
Sulaxmi Prasad

Panel Member

Sulaxmi Prasad

Group CHRO & CSO, Taylor's Education Group

People and strategy leader with 16+ years of experience across HR, technology and organisational transformation.

Recognition & Experience

  • HR Leader of the Year 2025
  • Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
  • Shaping people strategy across a 23,000+ student education ecosystem
  • Leading group strategy for Taylor's Malaysia
Cyril Tan

Panel Member

Cyril Tan

Head of People Capability & Performance, U Mobile

Human capital leader focused on people capability, performance, workplace development and measurable HR impact.

Recognition & Credentials

  • HR Manager of the Year 2024
  • HR Asia Most Caring Company & DEI Award 2024
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Certified ROI Professional (CRP)
  • HR Best Company to Work For 2025
Badrie Abdullah

Panel Member

Badrie Abdullah

Head of MyMahir, TalentCorp

Focused on building an AI-ready, future-skilled Malaysian workforce through workforce transformation and industry collaboration.

Focus & Experience

  • Focuses on AI-ready workforce & future skills
  • Driving AI-readiness for 7,000+ Malaysians through MyMahir
  • Shaping Malaysia's future workforce & skills strategies
  • Working with KESUMA & industry to build a future-ready workforce
  • Championing workforce transformation for Malaysia's AI economy

Special sharing

Motivational sessions

Azmil Saleh

Azmil Saleh

Celebrity Personal Trainer & Performance Coach

Are You Fit Enough for the Future?

The Mind, Body & Performance

Capt Fabian Fernandez

Capt Fabian Fernandez

Leadership & Resilience Coach

One Man. One Boat. 32 Months.

A Journey of Resilience, Courage & Never Giving Up

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Venue

Join us at Plaza Damansara

301, 3rd Floor, Block A,
Plaza Damansara,
Jalan Medan Setia 1,
Bukit Damansara,
50490 Kuala Lumpur

Thursday, 15 October 2026. 10.00 am – 2.30 pm. Guests to arrive by 9.30 am. Lunch will be served.

The event hall at Plaza Damansara, set up with theatre-style seating facing the stage and Future of Work screens

The Event Hall

This private corporate event will be held in a 100+ seat event hall hired for the occasion. The programme is professional in focus and contains no religious content. We warmly welcome participants of all faiths and backgrounds.

RM270 per personThu, 15 October 2026

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