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From Transactions to Transformation:
Payroll's Role in Strategic HR
- April 08, 2025
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
Overview
Payroll is no longer just about transactions—it’s a strategic driver of workforce and organizational transformation. Advanced payroll systems equipped with AI and analytics provide critical insights into labor costs, productivity, and trends. This enables HR leaders to pivot from operational tasks to strategic initiatives, such as optimizing talent allocation and driving employee satisfaction.
Speakers
Sivanesan Paranam
Sr. General Manager, Human Resources - APAC
Rajesh Mishra
Regional Sales Director - Malaysia and Indonesia
With a proven track record in winning multi-million dollar Application deals with large organizations, leading complex sales cycles in large Enterprise Accounts, selling to the C level, business heads and board members. He has helped many organizations with their transformation programs by being their trusted advisor.
He has also mentored many successful sales reps, and established a high-performance sales teams in most reputed organizations to drive exponential growth in the business in Malaysia and ASEAN.
He specializes in selling business applications in the regulated Financial Services Industry, Oil & Gas, Engineering and Construction, Discrete and Process Manufacturing and Retail sectors.
Winner of multiple sales awards for over-achieving sales quota year after year, he is also Oracle *Club Excellence* and Quota Club Winner - global recognitions from Oracle for Top Sales Professionals in Oracle. He and his entire sales team are winner of prestigious Workday Sales Club where Rajesh runs and manages the Malaysia and Indonesia Business for ASEAN.
Fong Tuan Chen
Senior Executive Vice President, Group Human Capital
Anjali Velayudhan Menon
Global HRBP and APAC HR Director
Koljit Singh
Vice President, Culture Transformation & Projects
Currently leading culture and transformation initiatives in one of Malaysia’s largest organizations, Ajit brings both clarity and creativity to every conversation around HR transformation and organizational effectiveness.
Amit Kode
Head - Global Payroll Product Marketing
His role involves harmonizing statutory requirements with employee benefits, leveraging my proficiency in Workday Payroll to deliver tailored solutions. The mission is to provide impeccable service delivery, where each strategy is crafted with the client's unique payroll landscape in mind, translating into a reputation for excellence and a commitment to innovation in the payroll domain.
Gurjeev Singh Bagga
Head of Business - Malaysia
Assis Franklin
HRP Solutions Head - APAC
Prashant Srinivasan
Presales Solution Advisor
I have successfully delivered projects for customers in diverse industries, such as logistics, banking, and finance, and have excellent business writing skills in project documentation and proposals. I possess strong communication skills, adaptability, quick learning capability, and willingness to learn new products and technologies. My mission is to help clients achieve their business objectives and optimize their HR processes with innovative and customized solutions.
Speakers
Anjali Velayudhan Menon
Global HRBP and APAC HR Director
Sibelco Group
Anjali is a seasoned HR professional with over 19 years’ of experience across multiple sectors and geographies, with proven expertise in leading transformations, talent management, employee relations, organization design and development, employee engagement and communication, diversity & inclusion, rewards, and HR business Partners. Anjali is currently the Asia Pacific Human Resources Director and Global HR Business Partner for Strategic Corporate Functions for Sibelco. Prior to that, she was HR Director for Dutch Lady Milk Industries (FrieslandCampina) for Malaysia. Till December 2021, Anjali was the Regional Head of Talent Centre of Competence, for Nestlé in Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa Region. Since 2006, Anjali has held various positions in Nestlé, including Corporate People Development and Employee Communications Lead for South Asia, and Change, Organization Design and Communications Lead for Indochina between 2013–2018. Anjali started her professional career as Management Trainee in IT Services and Consulting firm, Infosys Technologies Ltd. in India in 2005.
Chen Fong Tuan
Senior Executive Vice President, Group Human Capital
Maybank Group
Fong Tuan leads people’s strategy, practices and policies to accelerate a transformative, purpose-driven workforce. He is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD, UK and a qualified professional engineer, holding an honours degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, an MBA in Organizational Behaviour and a CFA. He is currently a Doctoral candidate researching on the reliability of quantitative correlation between psychometric traits with success profiles. He started his career with Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia’s power utility company, where he was a scholar, subsequently leading and holding senior HR leadership roles for global MNCs and blue-chip corporations: Coca Cola, Watson Wyatt, British American Tobacco, Maybank Group, B. Braun, Samsung and most recently, Berjaya Corporation to name a few. He has been personally recognized with the following: HR Icon 2023 -100 Top HR Leaders in SEA, 40 Most Influential HR Leaders in SEA 2022 and HRM Asia Watchlist 2018.
Program Flow
Time | Duration | Agenda |
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10:00 - 10:30 AM | 30 mins | Registration & Breakfast |
10:30 - 10:40 AM | 10 mins | Opening of the Event - Welcome Note |
10:40 - 11:10 AM | 30 mins | Keynote Session: Key challenges in multi country HR & Payroll Setup |
11:10 - 11:55 AM | 45 Minutes | Panel Discussion: Beyond Transactions: Unlocking the Power of AI in HR & Payroll Ecosystems |
11:55 - 12:25 NN | 30 minutes | Ramco Payce Demo |
12:25 - 12:30 NN | 5 mins | Closing Note: Feedback Forms and Barcode |
12:30 - 2:00 PM | 90 mins | Networking / Lunch |

With payroll coverage spanning 150+ countries, Ramco has been processing 36+ million annual payslips for 500+ large MNCs and Fortune500 customers. Leveraging award-winning AI and ML technology and integrating with major HR tech partners like Workday and Oracle HCM, Ramco has been transforming global payroll for 25+ years.