Creating the Workplace of the Future 

Free Interactive Online Event
March 14 - 15, 2023

Gayatheri Silvakumer

Chief Talent Officer APAC McCann Worldgroup

With a master’s in Business Administration from the prestigious University of Roehampton, UK, and a Chartered Practitioner CIPD, UK, Gayatheri has over 20 years of international HR experience across Asia, the United Kingdom, and UAE. A creative business partner infusing modern tools and emerging technologies to optimise HR processes, frameworks and service delivery, and talent management best practices to drive sustainable growth. Leverages influential leadership to exceed performance targets in high-demand, complex structure and rapidly changing cultures.

Gayatheri has established competency to evaluate, score, and evolve processes into impactful solutions and employee resources. Drives organisational transformation by building strategic partnerships with clients, fellow HR business partners, executive leadership teams, and clients.

She has vast experience with mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and franchise integration, employment transfer, and trade union negotiations.

She has held senior HR leadership positions in various industries, working with organisations like Bombardier, Rolls-Royce, Vice Media, and McCann Worldgroup (IPG Group of Companies).

Day One

12:45 PM Do your employee benefits and packages meet the expectations of your future workforce?

We are in a workers’ market – an era where being “ghosted” by the candidate the morning of the interview is now common. Very frustrating for you and your management, delays to your recruitment drive and the temptation increases to stick with the employees you have despite there being a talent gap.


  • Are you offering attractive benefits & packages which are reflective of the modern worker beyond the option of remote working i.e. longer paternity leave, childcare support, wellness days etc..?


  • How can you make your employees your best brand advocates? Do you have internal hiring practices and reward schemes to motivate your employees to bring new talent to the business? 


  • Winning over the “giggers” – The Gig economy will continue to grow over the next decade as workers seek further autonomy and variety in their work. What benefits & packages can you provide to tap into this increasing talent pool?