APF Committee Meeting - August

AustCham's People Forum Committee invites you to join us for our August meeting on Tuesday 27th August from 12:30-1:30pm online and in person at the CLP boardroom in Central.

We welcome Tony Williams from Korn Ferry who will moderate a discussion on how leaders can face into challenges and facilitate some options for overcoming them.

Leading beyond VUCA – how agile learning is a key part of survival

Several recent publications have devised new terminology to replace VUCA as a way of describing the challenges that face leaders in 2024. BANI & TUNA just two of a plethora of new contextual models for leaders to navigate.

Most Hong Kong leaders are less concerned about the terminology, more about the reality of the risks that face every day. Geopolitical tensions between east and west, how to optimise digital technology, how to motivate a changing talent demographic, are just three examples of many.

Tony Williams

Senior Client Partner & Global Account Lead

Tony is a Hong-Kong based Global Account Leader in Korn Ferry's Financial Services practice, focused on strategic account management for a portfolio of marquee clients, both regionally and globally. His role focuses on bringing the whole Korn Ferry firm to the benefit of his clients, looking at their priorities and ensuring the best capabilities in support of their needs.

Tony joined Korn Ferry in 2022, after 7 years as co-founder and Managing Partner of a global consultancy and coaching business which followed three decades in financial services, 20 of which spanning a broad selection of senior HR roles across Europe and Asia.

He is a specialist in M&A, leading several large-scale and high-profile investments both as a functional leader and senior consulting advisor with a strong focus on the people aspects of the deal.

Tony is an accredited coach and Immediate Past President of the ICF Hong Kong Chapter. He is also a trained facilitator, working with senior teams on both commercial planning and team effectiveness.

He has an MBA and a Masters in Leadership & Coaching. He holds several Fellowships and Membership positions with professional associations in HK and the UK. He has also published 3 books on HR with his co-writer Peter Reilly.

Tony lives in Hong Kong with Vesna, his partner, and Scooter, his French bulldog. He has two grown up children in Scotland and is about to be 'father of the bride' to Ellie in October 2024.

Please register if you would like to attend.

Please note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the speaker(s) belong solely to the speaker, and are not representative of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.