HR Forum - Next-Gen HR: Experience and Analytics for Impact​

Event overview​

The world of work is changing faster than ever and so is HR.​

The 2025 HR Forum, hosted by The Business School, RMIT Vietnam, brings together HR leaders, business executives, academics and students to explore how the HR profession is redefining itself in an era powered by employee experience, data analytics and strategic impact.​

This year’s theme “Next-Gen HR: Experience and Analytics for Impact” highlights how HR is evolving from process-driven andoperational support to becoming a strategic powerhouse that shapes culture, capability and organisational performance.​

Through insightful keynote presentations, a thought-provoking session on “The 3 Impossible Questions for HR Leaders” and adynamic panel discussion, the forum delivers practical insights and cross-industry perspectives on how HR can leadtransformation in the modern workplace.​

Key topics​

This year’s forum explores the evolving role of HR through five powerful themes that define what it means to lead in the next era of work.​

  • The Changing Face of HR: How HR is evolving from transactional work to strategic leadership that drives long-term organisationalgrowth.​
  • Employee Experience as Strategy: Designing employee experiences that foster engagement, strengthen culture and elevateperformance.​
  • The Power of People Analytics: Turning workforce data into actionable insights that inform smarter, evidence-based decisions.​
  • The 3 Impossible Questions for HR Leaders: Challenging today’s leaders to rethink HR’s influence, capability and sustainable performance.​

Register for the event​

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Contact Information

Featured speakers​

Mr Vu Thai

General Manager​, Novotel Saigon Centre, Accor​

Ms Chi Hoang

HR Business Partner, Sales​, Nestlé Vietnam​

Mr Raymund Chua​

Former Senior Director, HR, ASIA & EMEA​, OSI Systems​

A/ Prof Elaine Chew​

Associate HoD, Research & Innovation​, Management Department​, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam​

Dr Thao Luong​

Senior Program Manager, HRM​, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam

Dr Que Tran​

Lecturer, HRM​, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam

Who should attend​

  • HR Directors, Business Partners, and People Leaders driving transformation​
  • C-suite and Business Strategy Leaders aligning people and performance
  • People Analytics, EX, and HR Tech Specialists advancing evidence-based HR
  • RMIT students and emerging HR professionals preparing to lead the next generation of HR.

Why you don’t want to miss this​​

  • Discover what next-gen HR truly looks like – and where you stand in the transformation​
  • Build the analytics confidence you need to influence senior decision-making​
  • Learn concrete ways to prove HR’s commercial impact, not just culture outcomes​
  • Walk away with clear, actionable priorities to elevate HR’s role in 2026​

Join us as we reimagine HR: from process to people, from support to strategy and from effort to impact.​

Agenda

Time​

Activities​
09:30 – 09:35​

Opening remarks​

Framing HR’s identity shift and the path toward strategic impact.​
09:35 – 09:50​

Keynote: The Changing Face of HR​

2024–2025 insights on the HR paradox and the rise of experience, analytics and performance.
09:50 – 10:00​

Provocation: The Three Impossible Questions​

Challenging HR to rethink impact, analytics fluency and burnout-proof roles.​
10:00 – 10:50​

Panel Discussion & Live Q&A​

Building Next-Gen HR: Experience and Analytics for Impact 
10:50 – 11:00​ Closing & Group Photo​

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