Kathy Zhao

Global Category Director, Procurement Asahi Global Procurement Asahi

Kathy Zhao is responsible for Global Categories including Logistic, CAPEX, Utility and Co-Manufacturing for Asahi Group. She has over 20 years experiences in Sourcing, sales and R&D. Before Asahi, Kathy worked for Pfizer, Danone, Loreal, SC Johnson and other companies on various activities of driving organization transformation, optimizing TVO, enhancing supplier innovation and developing balanced global sourcing base.

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 19 October 2026, Monday

9:20 AM Opening Panel: The state of total talent management in Asia: Where procurement and HR stand together, and where the gaps still are

• How are organisations across Asia defining and owning the total talent agenda today?

• What are the biggest barriers to progress — organisational, structural and cultural — and how are leaders overcoming them?

• Where does Asia lead, and where does it still lag, compared to global benchmarks?

• What are the top priorities organisations are focused on as they head into 2027?

• What does 'good' actually look like in total talent management — and who is setting the standard in the region?

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

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