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Overview

Discover the financial strategies to power your business forward and the hiring support grant that you can tap on from the Career Conversion Programme for SME Professionals (CCP-SME)!

Join us for an insightful seminar designed exclusively for you to accelerate your growth and empower your workforce. In this session, we’ll provide a preview of the 3-day training under CCP-SME, which equips your team with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today’s competitive market. Additionally, we will explore cutting-edge solutions in finance and HR. Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore practical insights and strategies to enhance your business operations!

Programme/Agenda

Programme
2.30 pmRegistration
3.00 pm

Transforming Finance & HR: Real World AI Applications

Uncover what works, what doesn’t and what’s on the horizon with real business use cases.

  • Quick Finance AI automation wins for Accounts Payable, bank reconciliation, management reports and real-time alerts
  • Enhance employee experience through AI automation for onboarding, training, enquiries management & HR chatbots
  • Best practices for AI adoption, governance, and risk management

Speaker: Mr Lex Lee, Head AI Automation, RSM Stone Forest

3.30 pm

Retaining Crucial Talent – The Lifeline of SMEs

For SMEs, talent retention isn’t just an HR issue, it’s a survival strategy. Losing key employees disrupts operations, weakens competitiveness, and stalls growth. Limited career progression, uncompetitive benefits, and a lack of development opportunities often drive talent away. However, retention is about more than preventing turnover, it’s about creating an environment where employees choose to stay and thrive.

This presentation will explore SME-specific retention challenges, strategic solutions, and actionable steps leaders can take to build an engaging, high-performing workforce.

Speaker: Dr Cidi Wee, Founder & Performance Consultant, CWG Consulting Pte Ltd

4.00 pm

Career Conversion Programme – SME Professionals

Speaker: Mr Eady Ng, Deputy Director, SBF Business Institute, Workforce Development Division, Singapore Business Federation

4.15pm

Jobs Skills Integrator Programme Office (JSIT)

Speaker: Mr Teo Soon Sin, Head, Jobs Skills Integrator Programme Office, Singapore Business Federation

4.30 pmNetworking & Refreshment Break
5.00 pmEnd

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

C-level Executives, Managing Directors, General Managers, HR Directors & HR Managers

Contact Detail

For more information or registration, pls contact Lou Tze ing @ tzeing.lou@sbf.org.sg or Ching Ching @ chingching.siow@sbf.org.sg

Wednesday, 3 September 2025 - Wednesday, 3 September 2025

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

160 Robinson Road, #06-01
SBF Center

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