Speakers

Carol Xu is a visionary HR leader renowned for orchestrating people strategies that power business transformation and sustainable growth. With a 25+ year career spanning China, Asia Pacific, and North America, she has built a distinguished track record in Zuellig Pharma, Lazada/Alibaba, Philips, IMI, Alcoa, and Yum Brands across the technology, healthcare, logistics, and e-commerce industries.

Carol excels at integrating future-focused HR capabilities with operational excellence to drive performance in both mature enterprises and hyper-growth organizations. Her leadership is characterized by major organizational transformations, talent life-cycle modernization, and the cultivation of agile, growth-oriented cultures.  Her work in re-imagining talent management for the Industry 4.0 era earned her a place among Economic Times HR World's "Top 100 Most Influential HR Leaders in ASEAN" in both 2023 and 2024.