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Join us for the launch of our latest flagship study, the 2019 Gender Diversity Benchmark in Asia, to learn about the current state of gender representation in the workplace and its implications to diversity and inclusion strategies. Leveraging data from Willis Towers Watson’s 2018 Global Data Services Compensation & Benefits Survey Data, the fourth edition of the study draws insights from 4,793,000+ employees at 3,600+ companies in 10 Asian markets, facilitating a deeper level of analysis than ever before.

At the launch event, there will be:

  • Highlights of the research findings
  • Insight sharing by expert speakers
  • Q&A session

 

Registration for this event is now closed. Please get in touch for further information. 

Event Speakers

Fern Ngai

CEO, Community Business

Fern Ngai is Chief Executive Officer of Community Business, a Hong Kong based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing responsible and inclusive business practices. With over fifteen years of experience in harnessing the power of business to drive social change, Community Business has an established reputation as a thought leader and trusted partner in corporate social responsibility and diversity and inclusion in Asia. Community Business conducts pioneering research, facilitates networks and events, leads impactful campaigns and provides training and consultancy services.

Fern joined Community Business 7 years ago and under her leadership, the organisation has expanded its products and services, established a subsidiary in India, and has launched the ground-breaking Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Index and annual Awards. Fern is a Steering Committee member of the 30% Club Hong Kong which believes in collaborative, concerted business-led efforts to help accelerate progress towards gender parity on Hong Kong corporate boards. She was also a finalist in the 2017 Telstra Business Woman in Asia Award.

Originally from Canada, Fern has over 40 years of broad experience in financial services, technology, change management, and in workplace diversity and community programmes. She held leadership roles in the human resources, technology and operations, governance, and corporate affairs functions at Standard Chartered Bank and was its first diversity and inclusion champion for Hong Kong. She volunteers as a board director of KELY Support Group, a Hong Kong charity dedicated to supporting young people.

Roger Steel

Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau, Willis Towers Watson

Roger is an experienced financial services consultant and executive, with a track record of achieving growth and profitability across multiple markets in Asia. Roger has 35 years of life insurance industry experience, of which 24 are in Asia, having lived in Australia, the UK, France, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, and having worked across almost all countries in Asia.

Research Partner