Asia’s Largest Virtual HR Summit – HR Katalyst 5.0

What the Event Is About

• A summit designed for HR leaders, people managers, and talent strategists to discuss future HR trends, digital transformation, and the role of AI.
• Focuses on how HR professionals can leverage data, automation, and technology for better hiring, retention, and employee experience.
• Provides a platform for insights on how to build future-ready HR functions, combining human judgment with AI capabilities.
• For companies: Opportunity to launch HR products, showcase innovation, and engage with a senior HR audience.

Key Facts & Figures

• Two-day virtual event with sessions from morning to late afternoon.
• Content includes keynotes, masterclasses, panel debates, and workshops.
• Topics covered: pay benchmarking, AI in hiring, data-driven metrics, HR scorecards.
• Features an expert lineup of CHROs, HR technology leaders, and industry thinkers.
• Free for HR professionals to attend, maximizing accessibility and reach.

Main Zones / Participation Areas

• Keynote Panels: High-level discussions on HR strategy, compensation, and the economics of people.
• Masterclass: Practical session on retention, training outcomes, and metrics that matter.
• AI in Hiring Panel: Exploration of what AI can and cannot do in recruitment, fairness, and candidate evaluation.
• Metrics & Data Debate: Conversation on how traditional KPIs might undermine innovation; building better metrics.
• AI Policy Debate: Ethical and cultural implications of letting AI draft policies, versus human-led policy-making.
• Tech Stack Session: Live demonstration and discussion of 10 essential AI tools for HR teams.
• Listening Strategy Panel: Designing systems and analytics to hear what employees really feel.
• HR Scorecard Workshop: Building meaningful and CEO-relevant HR metrics rather than vanity KPIs.

Why It’s Significant for Coverage

• Offers sharp insights into the intersection of AI, analytics, and HR, which is a high-impact narrative for modern workplaces.
• Helps surface debates around ethical AI, data maturity, and the future of HR measurement — useful for thought leadership.
• It’s an excellent platform to profile HR leaders who are charting the next phase of people operations.
• The virtual format means broader participation across geographies; good for covering global HR trends.
• Provides story angles around “what tools real HR teams are using today” and “how HR is preparing for a data-first future.”

Tips for Your Coverage

• Focus on the AI in Hiring panel — potentially controversial and deeply relevant.
• Capture quotes from the masterclass about retention — “why people leave even after being upskilled.”
• Interview a CHRO or panelist to get their framework for “ethical AI in HR.”
• Highlight the data-driven metrics debate — this is a fresh angle many HR teams are struggling with.
• Use visuals (or descriptions) of the “10 AI Tools” session to identify which tools are trending.
• From the listening strategy discussion, pick out practical insights for building employee sentiment analysis.