Ekaterina Naumova

Head of HR, Asia Pacific Kaspersky

Ekaterina Naumova is an HR leader at cybersecurity company Kaspersky with nearly 13 years of experience, based in Singapore. She currently serves as Head of HR Asia Pacific, where she partners with the regional management team as an advisor on business strategy and its implementation.Her expertise spans the full spectrum of human resources, including employee relations, talent development, performance management, and organizational development. She has deep experience in labour law, having helped establish HR policies and compliance frameworks for Kaspersky's APAC region. Ekaterina is also skilled in large-scale HR program design, with a track record of advising senior management on complex, cross-functional people issues across diverse APAC markets.She holds a Master's degree in International Economics from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and studied Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 19 October 2026, Monday

3:50 PM ‘How To’ Roundtable Discussion: How to design a talent procurement system that drives value, retention and readiness

Eight simultaneous roundtables, each dedicated to a distinct stage of the talent lifecycle, will take place in a single

40-minute discussion round. Attendees will choose one roundtable topic to join, providing an interactive forum to exchange ideas, share experiences, and discuss practical strategies with peers facing similar workforce and talent challenges.

Each discussion is intentionally framed to examine where traditional HR practices fall short within procurement contexts, and to explore how these approaches can be redesigned to better drive procurement value, capability, and long-term retention.

At the close of the session, each roundtable leader will share key takeaways from their discussions with the wider group.

Roundtable 1:
Recruiting - How to attract the right talent in a competitive market

Speaker: Annie Sachdev, Head of Talent Acquisition, APAC (Medical Segment), Cardinal Health

Roundtable 2:
Onboarding — How to set new hires up for success from day one

Speaker:

Ekaterina Naumova, Head of HR, Asia Pacific, Kaspersky

Roundtable 3:
Learning — How to build capability continuously across your team

Speaker:

Christine Josephine, Head of Culture & Engagement, Samsung Electronics Indonesia

Roundtable 4:
Career Development — How to create pathways that retain your best people

Speaker: Suman Sharma, Head of People Capability, Wealth & Retail Banking, & Co-Head of AI Learning, Standard Chartered Bank

Roundtable 5:

Opportunity Marketplace — How to match internal talent to emerging needs

Speaker: Sameen Khan, Former Regional HR Director, APAC, Grey Global

Roundtable 6:

Performance Management — How to drive accountability and growth

Speaker: Nicolas Ingels, Director Global Procurement, Packaging & Raw Materials, Asahi Global Procurement, Asahi Group

Roundtable 7:

Compensation — How to stay competitive in a shifting talent landscape

Speaker:

Roundtable 8:

Succession Planning — How to build the pipeline before you need it

Speaker: Avery Balboa-Banta, VP & Head of HRBP, Change Management & Organizational Development COE Team, Globe Telecom

5:20 PM Day 1 Closing Panel: Future skills – What the organisations leaders need and what HR must enable

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Ekaterina.

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