Sue Ann Yong

Growth Market External Talent Strategy Lead Accenture

Sue-Ann Yong is a senior executive in Accenture's Procurement organization and leads the External Talent category across Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, she oversees the strategic supplier ecosystem that powers Accenture's access to talent, partnering across HR, Procurement, and the Business to drive workforce innovation, governance excellence, and sustainable growth. Her work has helped shape how large organizations partner with strategic suppliers to drive external talent into Accenture in an increasingly dynamic labour market. In recognition of her impact on the contingent workforce industry, Sue-Ann was awarded the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) CW Game Changer Award in 2023.

Fun fact: While leading programs and teams across multiple countries, Sue-Ann has been working 100% remotely since the pandemic, proving that leadership and influence are not defined by location.

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2 – 20 October 2026, Tuesday

9:40 AM Keynote Panel: How do you manage the tension between centralised governance and the need for local market autonomy to build a regional operating model that is both consistent and genuinely fit for purpose across Asia?

•How do you decide which policies, standards and processes must be consistent across all markets — and which should be left to local teams to define and own?

• How do you build trust between regional leadership procurement and local market teams so that centralised governance is seen as an enabler rather than a barrier to getting things done?

• How do you design a regional operating model that is agile enough to adapt to the regulatory, cultural and supplier landscape of markets as different as Japan, India, Indonesia and Australia?

• How do you measure the performance of a regionalised procurement model — and how do you know when the balance between central control and local flexibility is actually working?

4:10 PM Fireside Chat: How do you design a contingent workforce governance model that keeps pace with Asia's rapidly shifting regulatory landscape to protect your organisation from compliance risk while maintaining programme agility and speed?

• How do you build a contingent workforce governance model that keeps up with Asia's constantly evolving worker classification laws, employer of record regulations and SOW compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions?

• How do you balance the need for regulatory compliance and risk mitigation with the speed and flexibility that your business demands from its contingent workforce programme?

• What role should procurement play in owning and driving contingent workforce governance — and how do you get buy-in from legal, HR and finance to make that happen?

• How do you future-proof your governance model so it can adapt quickly when regulations shift, without having to rebuild your programme from the ground up every time?

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