The demand for more flexible and future-ready abilities is outpacing traditional talent development strategies in today's quickly changing digital environment. To remain inventive and competitive, this fireside chat will examine how the public sector can effectively lead and adopt a skill-based approach to personnel recruitment and development.

Speakers at this panel include:

• Bruce Liew, Director, Capability and People Strategy, National Council of Social Service (NCSS), Singapore

• Assoc Prof. Soo Kheng SIM, Director, Centre for Workplace and Learning Innovation, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore

• Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, Singapore

• Low Peck Kem, Chief HR Officer and Advisor (Workforce Development), Public Service Division, Singapore

Moderator: Chetan Jotwani, Head of Value Realisation, APJ, Workday

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